Rowan Hall
@rowanwhall
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Senior Engineer @ Underdog, ex-Amazon. BS @ Emory, MS @ Georgia Tech. Big into VGC and fighting games. My views do not represent my employer. He/Him.
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Absolutely surreal morning - wasn’t expecting much but I went 12-3 to place 10th at the Orlando regionals!
Bubbling cut is a little disappointing but I’m still so happy about this new personal best. Next stop NAIC!
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Team India players 🤝 Singlehandedly warping the meta with a regional win
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You have been visited by the genie of healthy meta. Good RNG be upon you, but only if you say “thank you genie”
#DragonCon2023
#DragonCon
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So to sum up Worlds:
- Outdoor registration lines in the sun for hours
- Stream difficulties causing delays D1
- Hack check DQ drama
- Self-inflicted disconnects for all of T16 resolved by sudden death
- Objectively awful decision for next year's location
Did I miss anything?
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If you don't like this thing's design, I don't know what to tell you. Brontosaurus is Greek for thunder lizard, it's just a neck-cellent pun
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- Work enough to afford travel around the world all year to qualify for Worlds, then travel to Japan
- Have enough free time to soft reset for 0IV legendaries across multiple generations/DLCs, then grind tera shards for hours
Pick one. This kills the esport.
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@WillJPowers
@EsportsTj
Mostly because of how mobile games are monetized via microtransactions, and are usually simpler than their console/PC counterparts. Compare the main series of Pokemon and Animal Crossing with their mobile versions
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Lot of drama from the latest Wolfe video going on right now, I think we're missing what's important here
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I day 2’d Orlando at 40th with Dragonite and clap-less Bolt! Been over a year and was starting to feel washed so this is so validating.
We’ve been cooking this team for a month now so big calc/matchup doc share when I’m done!
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Okay I know everyone's mad about invite stuff rn but why is every event at the most miserable time of year for the location? New Orleans in June, Toronto in December, London in February - my non-VGC friends think I'm so dumb for this
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@ProHJFarnsworth
@Ocasio2018
I'm gonna choose to believe actual scientists on this one. Preferably those who can spell "due"
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This is some elitist nonsense - not to mention the cost of traveling to enough regionals to earn 500 points through those alone puts worlds out of most people’s reach before they click one button.
I really hope BFLs get reduced across the board for next season. Right now we have a bit of a quantity over quality problem.
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Last post for top 10 @ Orlando - I had several hours to kill at the airport yesterday so I turned my rough matchup doc into a full team/tournament report:
Shout out to my building group
@Richrappa_iii
and
@TannerMask2
, let's do it again at NAIC
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Me with every weak armor Armarouge player
Thanks to the combined efforts of Showdown developers Mia,
@KarthikVGC
, and myself, I'm pleased to share that VGC now has a best-of-three, mandatory open team sheet ladder.
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Quite a few beta testers and no complaints, so I went ahead and clicked the button. You can find the app here:
Demo of a cute little project I slapped together. Replay Genie searches for Showdown replays by format, ELO, and Pokemon used!
I want to do a quick beta test before releasing next week, so if you're an interested VGC player/Android user, DM me your Gmail for an invite.
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@PandaGlobal
Yikes. I think y’all probably did the right thing here, but it might be hard to get the same level of support a second time
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So this wasn't even a particularly original idea on my part, but it still rubs me the wrong way when a much bigger channel like Jeans does this.
Used my rental without credit, apologized/promised to do so when I commented, then just hid the comment and didn't. Feelsbadman.
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@MoxieBoosted
You’re probably right but can I please have an 80 BP/100 acc special water move?
(The answer is no and I’m sad about it)
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I won the MSS! Georgia is getting stacked but CM Bolt remains goated. Next stop Orlando
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Made my first day 2! Palafin and Dragonite pulled it out. So happy, time to celebrate and wake up way too early to do it all over again.
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If you’re saying no to open sheets, you’re not playing VGC. My kingdom for some actual practice dear god
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A video team report on my top 16 mixed Thundurus squad from Secaucus. Listen to me blab about EV spreads and grab the rental/paste to try it yourself! Big thanks to
@ralfdude90
for all the coaching and
@AngelostGaming
for the late night theory crafting
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Won the
@LRLessons
Invitational and a cool $150! Thanks so much to Carl & Carter for organizing,
@AngelostGaming
and
@ralfdude90
for all the help optimizing the team, and Prankster T-Wave for being completely unfair. Content around this coming soon!
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@MNateShyamalan
Crazy how long it took me to realize how insanely anti-Semitic the Harry Potter goblins were
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75 championship points in one weekend with the e-bike and the moth, in range of an invite with a mediocre NAIC performance - 3 weeks of hard prep starts now!
Also the Canadian scene is so friendly, feel incredibly lucky to have a hobby where I can make friends all over the world
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Demo of a cute little project I slapped together. Replay Genie searches for Showdown replays by format, ELO, and Pokemon used!
I want to do a quick beta test before releasing next week, so if you're an interested VGC player/Android user, DM me your Gmail for an invite.
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Okay no cut but top 16 is legit! Great time with the
@PokesportsPod
crew and got to meet a bunch of the people I’ve been looking up to in the community. I’ll put up a team report soon, mixed Thundy does work!
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2023 beat the shit out of me. Laid off from Amazon after 5 years, panic attack from new startup workload, Mom’s cancer out of remission (back in check, thank god), and now I’m on the other side of the world burying my brother. Things will get better but I’m not fucking alright
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Bubbled out of worlds with a meh 5-4 at NAIC. Some bad luck, but just as many moments I could have played better, so no excuses - I’m just not there yet.
Despite the sad end I’m really happy with my season, and now I get to do NOLA/Pride with friends. See you in Reg H!
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Can we talk about how messed up the championship point system is? I earned 90 from two afternoons playing against my buddies vs 80 from bubbling cut in an 800+ person regional. Is there a reasonable solution to this?
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I’ve wanted this ink since high school, finally pulled the trigger
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1. Pick fight with young woman half your age while clearly overcompensating
2. Be humiliated in one of the most liked Tweets ever
3. Dox yourself and get arrested for human trafficking
4. ???
5. Profit (jk jail)
Is this really your guy?
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6-3 with CM Bolt and Harcanine at Charlotte. Tragic losing the win-and-in to a silly mistake, but the games were fun, the company was the best, and the team was Neckcellent.
(Yeah I’m recycling that one, deal with it)
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@WillJPowers
@EsportsTj
Fwiw I intend to play this new Diablo and take it for what it is, but mobile games are almost always more "casual" than traditional ones (perhaps out of necessity due to the control scheme and because people tend to have shorter play sessions)
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@Bluxious1
@NairoMK
@NintendoVS
That doesn't exist. Please don't play in public arenas without a wired connection
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@TheOnion
It's a riff on people complaining about their friends not being fun after having kids. I mean yeah, it's dark and tasteless but I thought that was the point of the Onion
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Pittsburgh Regionals being held the same weekend as the first Steelers game of the season, only an addict would book at these prices...
...anyway I'll see y'all there
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6-2 at Secaucus! Might bubble but it was a great time either way
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Day 1 was good! It was fun joining the horde of
@unironicpanda
impersonators, sadly won't have the time to round it out this weekend. Good luck everyone on the rest of your runs!
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Did the swastika TCG guy really need to have my name? I preferred when it was just me and Mr. Bean
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That's a wrap on the WCOP 2022 run! India is out at top 8, awesome showing from the team throughout. Grateful to get to learn from all these talented players, and really happy with my 6-1 record for the season. I'm done with Series 12!
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I don’t really know where to start with the carpet lore but Marriott couple day 2!
#dragoncon
#dragoncon2023
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Super proud of our Georgia USPA team, finishing the regular season with just one loss and grabbing first seed in the division!
@Prof_Walnut
@Bruneaux
@darius_esq
@TannerMask2
@BazukTheBest
@Sand4482
@Patillac_
@thetyleromari
@MachPunchVGC
@PapiCantan
@Sanaito303
Purplepiglis
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We’re going to playoffs with first seed in our group for the VR World Cup, and I managed to get in the top 8 player records so far! Two weeks till we try to keep it going against Singapore in the ro16
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Top cut the 177 person Espeon Cup going 7-1 with Dragonite and Dondozo!
Nice confidence boost before San Diego, and thank you to
@KaiTheProfessor
for organizing
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5-5 at San Diego. Definitely not as good as I wanted to do, but every loss was to an awesome player and I learned a lot. Time to prep for Orlando!
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17/127 at the MSS against some really strong players, so I guess that’s some redemption.
Dragonite from my original FireRed save got me some points to start the season!
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Won my first VGC tournament today! Big thanks to
@LRLessons
for putting it on, and I'll definitely be ready for the invitational in November now that I'm qualified
#pokemon
#vgc
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How did it take me this long to try
@Chilling_Neigh
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I have never been more hungover in my life, but we squeaked into cut so that’s neat
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@simplylorilee
@AOC
The irony of calling millenials selfish while talking about a time when your engagement ring was worth the down payment on a house
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Feelsgoodman. But man if I hadn't thrown that one game 3 it would've shot me up to
#2
, if only. Maybe next year!
Congratulations to the best players of the 2022 World Cup of Pokémon VGC, who helped their teams the most with their fantastic records!
🥇 🇨🇦 Navjit Joshi (
@IsAStarter
)
🥈 🇳🇱 Bas van der Heijden (
@BaarsKaasVGC
)
🥉 🇦🇺 Christopher Kan
(Ordered by set difference → game difference)
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Orlando flight delayed three times then stuck on the runway for over an hour, but
@ro_ixen
took me to Soupa Saiyan for pho so overall life’s not too bad. Bo1 hell awaits in the morning!
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Happy about this, Ursaluna was clearly undertuned and needed a buff
Ursaluna - Bloodmoon Form
It crossed the sea and drifted ashore in a new land. Surviving in this place led it to take on a unique appearance and gain special powers.
This special Ursaluna can see in the dark with its left eye and protects itself with mud that is as hard as iron.
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6-2 to 6-4 at Orlando, disappointing end including a t1 freeze but still fun times! Saw a lot of friends, met a lot of cool people. Palafin did good
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Shout out to
@jamesdiato
for the incredible artwork of my favorite Pokemon and me. My first time commissioning digital art, definitely not the last
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Heatstroke into frostbite into seasonal depression true combo
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Been told I might be misinterpreting some awkward wording - it comes off as “too many bad players are making worlds”, but if Gio just meant that quality finishes should have more weight than they currently do compared to a large quantity of locals then that’s fair enough
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This is the power of a YOGA master! JK but I can touch my toes so close enough
#dragoncon
#dragoncon2023
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I didn’t know Neil super well so my opinion isn’t really important, but since it apparently needs to be said, trans rights are human rights.
I will say it’s heartening to see that the VGC community at large agrees with that, and for all its flaws is still a good place to be.
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@Kaphotics
@CentroLeaks
People will keep on genning and no one worth a damn will care, but I guess these threads are still amusing
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I really don’t understand how y’all took this seriously, like no shit we’re not better at VGC than the biggest population centers in the world (although apparently we are better at trolling)
It was fun while it lasted but this will be my final post regarding the region discourse.
I am not responsible for my actions.
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I'm out of the Malamar Games in top 4! Sad I couldn't make it all the way but I can't be too down about losing to a player like Brady. Huge thanks to
@Bruneaux
for organizing such a cool league, it was a lot of fun.
P.S. I recorded every set so come check them out!
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So excited for the opportunity to learn from/play alongside these awesome players on a big stage!
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For everyone trying to book your time slot for NAIC merch, just keep hammering the captcha and you’ll get through eventually.
Seriously though, why are they incapable of hiring a contractor who knows what they’re doing?
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If this is just bad caching on YouTube's part then I'm sorry and will delete this, but I don't believe that's the case
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Had a lot going on and forgot to share that I won the
@GeorgiaVGC
S9 draft league last week! Having a lot of fun playing with our local scene, huge thanks to them for organizing and even commentating top cut.
I'll do a draft/team report soon, and then Malamar League's next!
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As everyone goes to vote today (and you better be voting), let’s not sugar coat things: Republicans are pushing an agenda of bigotry, and regardless of your personal beliefs, voting for them means you support that. Democrats have serious issues, but there is no comparison here.
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On stream next, excited to get my match casted on VR!
[World Cup of Pokémon VGC 2022]
Qualifier Stage - Week 2
🇮🇳 Rowan Hall (
@rowanwhall
) vs 🇵🇦 Fernando Castillo (
@NanoVGC
)
🎙
@MaeveODork
&
@KoalaT_Kosta
🟣
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Shiinotic, the prettier Spore user.
@abracadashtyn
knocking it out of the fucking park
#DragonCon
#DragonCon2023
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Man my luck today, 5-1 to 6-3 and bubbled out of CP by two spots. Still it was a fun tournament and I’m mostly proud of my play. NAIC is next!
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The world is stressful and crazy but good things coming next year. Gonna hit every regional I can!
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5-1 to 6-3 at Knoxville. Another slide in the final rounds but at least we’re improving! Great time with friends, and maybe some points to boot?
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@MoxieBoosted
Really enjoying your new trend of shaming bad YT comments, we need more of this
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Is anyone else really enjoying having all the right-wing blue checks concentrated at the top of each thread so you can just block them all in one go? Takes a bit of work but my feed is so much better now
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Today I received the first promotion of my career. Software development seems to incentivize lateral moves, and I'm not sure what my feelings are on that, but it does feel good to get the validation that I'm growing within my role.
Senior Engineer @ Amazon - onwards and upwards!
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@gamingburner123
This is more accurate tbh. If I choose the right archetype I might be able to grind out a legit team, but I certainly won't have the time to practice enough with it
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Only had time for a handful of games during my late lunch break, but this was a nice little confidence boost for S12. 6/56(?) isn't too bad! Thanks for hosting
@LondonVgc
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Calling it at 4-3 for my first Player's Cup. Good games to all my opponents, kinda exhausting to be playing for almost 7 hours but I had a great time! Thanks to
@Cnorth26
for the basis of the team and
@ralfdude90
for all the coaching and tweaks we made to it.
Paste in thread:
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@GoblinFL
Online tournaments should require a picture of your ethernet adapter and a speed test to enter
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I still haven’t gotten an email about prize money from Orlando, is that normal or should I be trying to contact someone?
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Out at top 4, can’t be mad at losing to
@Dimsunlight
. I think this is what we’re locking for Toronto!
I have never been more hungover in my life, but we squeaked into cut so that’s neat
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