i cannot for the life of me find the essay but pat wrote something along the lines of "even with 30 minutes of practice, as long as i am consistent, i am inevitable" this along with this line from his latest essay has always kept me going even when there are people joining in later shooting past me

Last Dustbowl's Top 4 is finally here!! And there's more Dustbowl TONIGHT!!! Come get ya Xrd 🗓️TONIGHT @ 8:30PM EST ⚙️ start.gg/dustbowlgg 🖥️ dsc.gg/guiltagear 💰$15/10/5 Top 3

Beach Episode potluck sauce. Bepisauce?

"How do I deal with the frustration of losing to teenagers with unlimited free time?" A reader wrote in about the pain of keeping up with the kids, which is something I know all too well. But if you want to have high expectations for yourself, you have to earn them. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

"how do i deal with losing to 30-40 year olds smoking gallons of weed" is this-a-way pattheflip.medium.com/how-do-i-cat...

Japanese version of SOTN and a Brooks converter has me on cloud 9 right now. This is really all i need when it comes to console gaming.

I was today years old when i learned a Sumo match can have a definite winner without either wrestler leaving the dohyo or even touching the ground.

REV2SDAY 7/14/26: SUB2SDAY TOP 8 IS LIVE! Solstice vs fresh pork bun Minu vs FUTT LO7U5 vs SBZ pzooo vs White Beast twitch.tv/pattheflip

Swept the A-rank Rev2sday bracket 5-0. 😊

People who just zone in FG's releases this absolute primal instinct of "JUST GET THE FUCK OVER HERE SO I CAN RIP YOU TO FUCKING SHREDS" A lot of time that just means i lock tf in and start moving around the projectiles in order to catch you and make sure you dont get to breathe again.

Every Monday I run a Q&A with someone doing cool shit out there. If you'd like to support my work, just sign up patreon.com/pattheflip! Plus, if you'd like to support Ryn's work, stop by her ko-fi: ko-fi.com/wistfulhopes

REV2SDAY 7/14/26 STREAM IS LIVE! On Tuesday we play Rev2! Ladder begins at 730PM Pacific, Top 8 starts at 830PM! SUB2SDAY IN EFFECT! This week's $20 goes to the highest-placing secondary! twitch.tv/pattheflip

Okay, maybe ill quit calling myself a beginner Rev 2 player. Just need to understand what a beginner really is and im not really that anymore. But whats after beginner? I feel like "intermediate" might be stretching it but maybe i am?

梅原が来たっ！！ Umehara's coming!

Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev

I wonder if I'll ever go to a nail salon that doesn't try to sneakily upsell me on stuff I didn't ask for lol.

⚔️@TeamSaltyEU is on a break, so Koji Dojo will run Xrd again this Thursday + next Tuesday! 🗓️16 July ⏰ 8:15pm CEST / 2:15pm EDT 🕹️Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 ✏️https://challonge.com/5gveq0cm 📺http://twitch.tv/koji_dojo Lets keep the Xrd wheels turning! ⚙️❤️‍🔥 #GGXrd #FGC #GuiltyGearXrd

*cries in vampire* You're never leaving me again. Gonna keep you safe and well cared for. My child. My miserable little pile of secrets. Mine. Forever.

TODAY IS REV2SDAY PLAY GUILTY GEAR

"the ninja saviors: return of the warriors" is about as bad as titles get but it's also about as good as games get, so it's OK imo

It's Rev2sday! Over in Britain, they call it RevCHEWSday.

Free entry online bracket on Sunday July 19th at 8:30 eastern! Link: start.gg/birdcagebrawl

this sunday july 19 at 3 pm eastern time/12 noon pacific i'm hosting an xrd tournament, first place prize is $23 (it's my birthday !!) hope to see you all there 😊 start.gg/swagzone

REV2SDAY 7/14/26 REG IS LIVE! - Two skill ladders, S-Rank and A-Rank! - A-Rank is for beginner/int players - S-Rank if you want the smoke (and $20) - SUB2SDAY IN EFFECT! THIS WEEK'S $20 GOES TO THE HIGHEST PLACING SUB CHARACTER. - 730PM PDT www.start.gg/wnfoakland #rev2forev2

Weekly Xrd #Rev2Forev2 thread is up! If you have an event for the calendar, DM me! Love your life, be good to one another, and play some mfing guilty gear <3 You can also find this calendar + IRL events at playguiltygear.com

Putting out a public call: I'm running a fundraiser for Trans Lifeline on August 10-16th We're planning a bunch of tournaments and I'm really hoping to find TOs for the following: Guilty Gear XX AC+R Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Vampire Savior 1/2

Ill be at Beach Episode this weekend so someone please enter and take my spot :D bsky.app/profile/junk...

our beginner/intermediate xrd tournament is back this saturday at 2pm EDT/8pm CEST! if you have <150ms to germany, sign up here! challonge.com/RookieRC44

Labbing against Ky cause he's a big fat JERK.

Q&A: Aeryn "WistfulHopes" Mu, fighting game modder extraordinaire Got to talk shop with @wistfulhopes.bsky.social, one of the baddest fighting game modders out there! We chatted about her ASW modding work, tech art on MvCI:B, and her Night Sky Engine for UE5. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

Square Enix putting everything physical into game key cards sits about as well with me personally as Sony quitting physical entirely. Ill buy the Switch 1 releases that are still on the card but once that stops, so does me giving Square Enix any more of my money.

Good morning.... ....to everyone working diligently on emulating Playstation consoles.

Im not above just buying the disc alone for a more expensive game. Like $800 for a sealed copy or $38 for a loose disc without the case. Which exactly the situation of the Gigawing Generations disc i just scooped on eBay. I already threw together full sleeve art for it lol.

Well, i can call myself a junior plumber since i added a new kitchen sink and re-did all the fittings and pipes below. I certainly shouldnt call myself a carpenter though since i had to take my silverware drawer out to get the sink to fit. Now it permanently does not fit lmao.

If you're a fan of anime fighters, you'll enjoy what we have for you on ICFC today! IGM is streaming day two of IGM Summer Showdown now on Majin Obama and FunkyP! twitch.tv/MajinObama: GGXRD REV 2, GGST twitch.tv/FunkyP: GBVSR, UNI2

Sleep was the right call.

Whatever, im going to bed, fuck this fucking game right now.

Nope, im getting way saltier tonight than i ever have in years and idk why so im getting off this fucking game for now.

If you're kicking my ass, And you burst a single hit with a 95% life lead Then im pretty much done playing you.

Once folks start realizing that the brain is kind of like a muscle in the sense that, if you don't exercise it by using it, your brain will get weaker. AI doing the work for you is only robbing you of the agency to learn how to do that again in the future. bsky.app/profile/skul...

"how were people writing 10 page papers before AI???" we were smarter than you. you could've been smart, too. but you sold your brain for nothing

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"How to learn from getting bodied (pattheflip reads)" New reading video! Switching over to some CvS2 for this next batch. Sometimes you get beaten so bad it's hard to find the lesson, so this essay talks through some basic diagnostic steps. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

$1400 to have a sink installed... I even have the sink and faucet already... Fuck that, im just going to do it my damn self.

These Pokemon card vending machines might be the single most dystopian thing ive ever seen.

Last night i learned that i have reached the age in which 2 strong drinks puts me to bed.