Viewing x purely as practice has boosted both my usage and enjoyment of it exponentially, and therefore also its effectiveness as practice. If you're a comp player performing in comp should be your goal. Don't worry about performing your best both in comp AND solo. Let one become the practice space

{shameless plug} you can watch me do those things i have a youtube series where i practice in x rank and sometimes i’m funny and informative youtu.be/gscYoy8_yDQ?...

make practice a game and separate your progress from the numbers. Things feel a lot better when you reward yourself for good habits and don’t punish yourself for things out of your control.

Aim small. Aim slow. Episode 14 of To the Top is OUT! #splatoon #splatuber #youtube #compsplatoon

This is also on Youtube shorts and TikTok! Drop a follow! ❤️ youtube.com/shorts/Kj2mB... 🖤 www.tiktok.com/@achtonic/vi...

the splatling challenge was good for my ego #splatoon #compsplatoon #challenge #youtube #tiktok #splatuber

Here's this week's upcoming streams. See ya soon! #splatoon #compsplatoon #splatuber #youtube #twitch #livestream

This is Mellana. Mellana is cool. Mellana cheers for The Whiprays. Be like Mellana.

be sure to support your local competitive teams too!! here are some teams to be sure to follow throughout the league: @rrremix.bsky.social @whiprays.com @moonlightspl.bsky.social @bestsplmapmode.bsky.social (who played awesome games today!!) feel free to drop your fav teams below!! 💖

Bro I'm not washed AND I got to play with some good friends. Great day today I gotta say

Qualified for alpha bracket through redemption, we'll be back same time tomorrow for day 2

I- I don't know what to say. this is leagues (heh) above my expectations today

PSA for all NA League Players! you can submit clips to Nintendo and they might feature you in their videos before each week! submit a replay code, timestamp, and brief summary to the "replay codes" chat in the tournament discord! #naleague #compsplatoon #splatoon discord.gg/splatoon2-nao

The Whiprays played in the Splatoon 3 North American League today and placed wait NINTH??

Sure the NA League content is sanitized and corporate because Nintendo, but format be damned this is just so cool to see. To have official coverage of a grassroots LAN on their platform is groundbreaking, and to have it accompanied by the words, names and faces of community figures too??

Genuinely emotional watching this. I’m fairly new to competitive, and seeing all the people who got me into the scene all together talking about how fun splatoon is ON NINTENDO’S CHANNEL 😭 We’re so lucky to have such welcoming figures. youtu.be/ro9vc7ZnzGU?...

Do you ever play a tournament and fight a team And then fight that team again? And then again? Here's the story and highlights of how we played 14 games against the same team in one tournament to decide the winner! 🔗Link: youtu.be/KzZSX-Kebto 📸Thumbnail by me

Little bonus video on the other channel youtu.be/JbY5znra1rk?...

guys you'll never believe this... Episode 12 of To the Top is OUT! #compsplatoon #splatuber #splatoon #youtube

Whipray practice time! ❤️YOUTUBE❤️ youtube.com/live/5ABxKkt... 💜TWITCH💜 twitch.tv/achtonic

Live for solo practice, then we'll vibe with viewers! ❤️YOUTUBE❤️ youtube.com/live/zwzrT-3... 💜TWITCH💜 twitch.tv/achtonic

Orion's Belt is a big waist of space. Mediocre constellation, imo. Only 3 stars.

Did you know I have my own merch store?! There may only be a few products at the moment, but there are definitely more to come! Check it out! www.teepublic.com/user/xcuber2... #merchstore #personalart #art

I still can't believe we did this #salmonrun #splatuber #youtube #splatoon

Ever thought about how to get better? Episode 11 of To the Top is OUT! #compsplatoon #splatoon #youtube

The Official Nintendo Splatoon 3 North American League Tournament starts this week!! Come cheer on the Whiprays! #twitch #streamer #youtube

It’s been one month since I started the To the Top series and i cannot stress enough how grateful i am for everyone’s support. If you’re new, WELCOME and thanks for being here. And for my ride or dies, i couldn’t do it without you. Stay tuned and maybe we’ll hit that youtube partner goal soon!

Three years ago today, our favorite Hydra main joined our merry crew. Happy Whippiversary, Riddm!

NO THINKING ONLY SHOOT Episode 10 of To the Top is OUT! #compsplatoon #splatoon #youtube

Riptide '25 Thoughts 🧵 1/8 Warning y'all now this is gonna be a long one so strap in cause I'ma yap 🗣️ This Riptide was truly the best one I've experienced yet. It's funny bc I knew going into it that I was going to be more anxious & nervous playing w/o BSIB but @whiprays.com made me feel at home 💚

the zone is oof owie ouchie Episode 9 of To the Top! is OUT #compsplatoon #splatoon #youtube

I wish to hibernate but the content will continue (i'm staying rested i am simply an eepy guy) #splatoon #compsplatoon #twitch #youtube

Start.gg tends to be a little whack when it comes to tournament placements with more than one bracket, so here's a very basic spreadsheet with more accurate placements based on each team's Riptide bracket placement, if you care. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Gaming photo by @crimmothy.bsky.social (ty goat)

Already, 194 teams have registered for the Nintendo VS Splatoon 3 NA League. Here are a few of them. #compsplatoon #naleague #nintendo #nintendovs #splatoon

I think I know some of those gamers, they have an *air* of familiarity…

I am home and my ears hurt goodnight gamers. Until next time

See you next time, #riptide2025 ! This was an awesome weekend! Can’t emphasize enough how badly I needed something like this at this point in my life! It was awesome getting to talk to all you awesome people!

Thank you for meeting us at Riptide!!!

Splatoon is supposed to be fun, y'all... Episode 8 of To the Top! is OUT #compsplatoon #splatoon #youtube

Hello, competitive Splatoon, and hello #riptide2025 ! I realized that I don’t really talk about myself here very often, so I thought I’d share some of my story in comp! Despite not really having experience in shooters, Splatoon caught my attention immediately when it was announced in 2014. 🧵

Good morning, I’m one prickly please mimosa deep and ready to yell at @whiprays.com in silver bracket. This is what day 2 is all about

9-0 in games for day 1 pools, we’re heading straight to top 32 on sunday! Hanging out and resting up until then

I really am trying, y'all. Episode 7 of To the Top is OUT! #compsplatoon #splatoon #youtube

We will be LIVE ON STAGE on twitch.tv/iplsplatoon

You can’t miss us #riptide2025

tag yourself 🔖

THANK YOU!!!

Up bright and early for Riptide travels, can't wait to see everyone o7

What’s up #riptide2025 ?!