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I'm live on Twitch playing Marvel Rivals Quick Match stacks with Viewers. twitch.tv/nagatalockii Come through and play or chill with us in chat and discuss the Food Question Of The Day.

.@MarvelRivals SEASON 7 IS HERE! I'm live on Twitch checking out White Fox and playing Quick Match stacks with Viewers throughout the day. twitch.tv/nagatalockii Come through and play, chill in chat talking the Question Of The Day, or hang around for an epic skin giveaway.

@brokentier Koogy I am PLEADING with you to re-release the 2/3 shirt. I wore mine so much over 15+ years that it eventually fell apart. I still wear your stuff on stream regularly. Adapt, Inputs, Stay Free (all 1st edition releases) have taken a beating, but are still going strong.

It's time to get back to basics...

@AshlynnFPS Well deserved. Your grind has been real, especially over the last year. Congrats!

I'M OFFICIALLY A TWITCH PARTNER! I'm so happy!! Thank you guys so much for supporting me, you are all the goats! 😍😍😍

On the whole "TNS online killed locals" topic and offline vs. online discussion, one thing Tong touches on in the podcast is how Tampa Never Sleeps Online is a major loss leader for the company. To run online events at the scale and quality TNS does, they take on: - 8 full time employees - All commentators/TO's/staff paid for their time - Infrastructure costs TNS is losing money on nearly every online event they run, while employing people within the FGC and giving a platform for the players and smaller game communities. The tradeoff is the service to the community and awareness of the brand the online tournaments provide, which helps them land and work offline events to pay the bills. These offline events become the hubs people gather at. It's not offline vs. online, it's one community.

I need this to be elaborate rage bait designed to unify the FGC in recognizing TNS is one of the greatest net positives in the history of competitive gaming. Otherwise, this is one of the worst takes I've ever seen, and I'm disheartened realizing anyone could be this stupid.

We throw for the vibes. #MarvelRivals

I've live on #Twitch and #YouTube playing #MarvelRivals Quick Match stacks with Viewers. twitch.tv/nagatalockii or youtube.com/nagatalockii Come through and play or chill with us in chat and discuss the food Question Of The Day.

I do NOT miss this aspect of working within the competitive gaming space. People would be surprised not just at how many prominent figures don't pay, but that they bank on the fact people will give up in chasing hundreds if not thousands of dollars they're due.

@CryssyTV I'm unsure if it's specifically about something to hide, more so security. I keep Debit / CC via Apply Pay on my phone. Giving access to a now trusted friend who may or may not use it for less than ideal purposes if circumstances change, is something I'm unwilling to chance.

okay this is probably controversial but most of my close friends know my phone password 😭 I simply have nothing to hide so idc

The people getting surprised by these numbers just shows how much people don’t know how expensive it is to run an event. And it’s not just a California thing either as many have blamed it on. Venues charge a lot for internet because they can. There are no other internet options.

It feels a hair early to make such hefty changes to Elsa's Ult but it's understandable. I like the hitbox change a lot. There were far too many instances where I felt I was out of range of Glartrox and then all of a sudden I'm somehow scooped up in its wake. #MarvelRivals

@NeoJudai @Jebailey Sir we met at ComboBreaker. I MADE NO IMPACT! I CRY NOW!

@NagataLockII @Jebailey Omfg we get to MEET FINALLY?

CEOtaku, an Update: I wanted to completely be transparent about the future of CEOtaku and the challenge it has been to bring back. At this time I do not have anything lined up for 2026. Last year I was very close to having it take place but date conflicts with other events came in to play. For this year, it's still a challenge to find the right time as well as a suitable venue that can even come close to what the Wyndham Provided. In a dream world, I do want to bring it to where CEO prime currently exists at a Rosen Property but finding the right dates and taking a risk for another standalone event would not be as easy as it was when we first started CEOtaku. Why am I saying this now? I know a few members of the community like to hold out from attending CEO, but honestly, this year has more Anime featured titles than ever and we have the space to accommodate everyone under one event. If you were holding out for a CEOtaku this year, I suggest making it out to CEO 2026 on August 14-16 if you have the means. It's shaping up to be an incredible event based on early numbers and we're still 6 months away. I promise, CEOtaku will always be on my mind to bring back one day when the timing is right. I'm not done with it yet. Until then support your local communities. I appreciate everyone's support for everything and when I can bring it back, it will be special. Also, not bringing back CEOtaku is not a sign of the times as I truly believe the FGC is in a great spot. No amount of doom & gloom on social media can take away the real world experiences you get from being around other FGC members at events. Thanks for reading.

I went on a rant today discussing #2XKO looking to already be dead in the water because of the short sighted FGC influencer space telling their audience that it isn't worth playing before it even reaches v1.0

As someone who lived through the gutting of @PlayRuneterra, I can tell you that @riotgames reducing team size is NEVER a good thing. I am disappointed beyond measure to see that #2XKO, upon just having gotten to v1.0 after ten years of development, is already restructuring.

We had a great Marvel Rivals stream today. GGs to everyone that came through and thanks to those who stopped in to yap about all sorts of stuff. I'll be back on Twitch tomorrow at 11am EST. Have a great night!

We had a great #MarvelRivals stream today. GGs to everyone that came through. We'll be back tomorrow @ 11am EST with more Quick Match stacks. Have a great Pizza Friday!

Sad to learn that Bryan "Jiggabry" Simard has passed away. He was a staple in the early days of Canada's FGC, generally considered the best MvC2 player in the country and always a threat when we ventured into the eastern US for tournaments. Taken from us far too young.

@TheAnnarf Are you looking for a specific role duo or just someone you trust to hedge variance?

I desperately need to find a good duo for Marvel Rivals Need help balancing out the 0-7 Squirrel Girls and inting Thors on my teams 😭