WillTwitches

Ever since Alyssa Mercante has targeted me for covering her many questionable public comments and actions, I have received a deluge of hateful and sometimes even threatening messages on a consistent basis. Yes I have the receipts, and yes I have been saving them all. She has doxed my home address when she filed her lawsuit (while redacting hers), attempted to cause strife in my marriage by contacting my wife, wrongfully accused me of harassment, and laughed about my work in gaming. She and her legal team have now shared what I thought would be private information regarding discovery to determine jurisdiction for New York in our case in what I could only imagine was done in attempt to defame and discredit me in the court of public opinion, because there’s no legitimate connection of Smash JT to New York. She knows this, and her legal team knows this. So instead of finding any smoking gun in my private messages that I was more than happy to share everything with them to prove my innocence, they’ve now decided to turn up the heat on me. My family and I have been forced to live in constant fear directly because of her dox and legal actions. This is not me playing the victim card. This is unfortunately… reality. While I know a lot of you want more information on the current legal status, I am limited on what I am allowed to say at this time. I am hopeful justice prevails in the court system, and I’m more than willing to fight back for as long as it takes. If you’re able to contribute to my defense fund campaign, you can do so here: givesendgo.com/smashjt-defens…

It’s a bit disturbing to see how many players were insanely hyped for Crimson Desert until today and how quickly opinions have shifted now - hell, I think most people saw it as the potential new Elden Ring 😳 But now the reviews have come in and it sits on a 78 on Metacritic. And to most gamers, that means it’s pretty much a waste of time. But then I listened to @ForceStrategy’s breakdown, a reviewer who’s usually spot on, and he had a ton of good things to say about it - as long as you come in with the right expectations. It was honestly quite silly to expect the team that was in charge of BDO to build the next Elden Ring… but based on what Force was saying, I could easily see them still turning things around. I think in general I love the games industry for of how passionate everyone is about games - but it also feels like games get overhyped so often that it’s becoming a bit ridiculous… So… give them some time. There’s definitely something interesting going on with Pearl Abyss. For some reason, they know how to generate a ton of hype. I remember how insanely excited people were about DokeV when they showed a trailer at Gamescom a few years back. So I’d say… chill and let’s see how they’re reacting to this feedback. Will definitely be interesting to follow! 👍