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EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
Maybe I should jump in, or maybe toe tip dip in.

I would say I'm no better than mid-tier, and only then through stubbornness. I'm getting old enough that reaction based things like hit confirms I just won't really bother with most days. I auto lose to a lot of characters. I have a bajillion bad habits from playing the CPU 98% of the time and will d1 on wake up almost every time and cannot be untrained. I'm a very slow learner and not particularly observant when it comes to noticing what people are doing or what I'm doing.

I'm also very anxious about playing strangers including heart flutters and hand shaking, so ducking people is a strong possibility. There is also a better than average chance that I will be playing with the volume off while watching back episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Twitch streams. If you are talking it's likely to yourself.

If none of that dissuades you,
I can really only play WoWo, but have a tragic Harley I would like to be better with.
Central Time Zone - Smack center of USA.
Usually around late evenings and most weekends.
I am a unicorn, I mean wired player.
I have cats, which is an unrelated but factual statement.

PSN The_Venomouse

We have a great core of guys here, that are all extremely patient, very willing to help and it's a very very low stress environment. Perfect place imo to acclimate to online matches.
 

ChoseDeath

Seriously Casual Player.
@EntropicByDesign

Bro, this is fantastic and I'd love to join.

PSN: ChoseDeath. Bane, Grodd, Wonder Woman, Darkseid, Swamp Donkey, Superman.
MKX: Kano (Commando), Kotal Kahn (all), Raiden (Master of Storms), Ferra/Torr (all). Just started this game again.

United States, East Coast. Usually available weeknights after 2200 EST and Weekend nights after 1900 hrs.

I'm a Perioperative Registered Nurse and take call, so my schedule rotates.

Self-evaluated skill level- 6/10 sober, K/Q drunk. Can't wait to grab some sets with you all!
 
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EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
Welp, I came home this morning and went STRAIGHT to bed, so I managed to drag myself outa bed earlier than usual. Gonna try to get on in an hour and see about games.
 

SaucyD0ge

Worst european batman
Welp, I came home this morning and went STRAIGHT to bed, so I managed to drag myself outa bed earlier than usual. Gonna try to get on in an hour and see about games.
Man, at least stick to a strict sleeping regimen.At this point this is just for your own good, not even about fighting games anymore.Make sure you sleep a good amont before the next day.
 

EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
Man, at least stick to a strict sleeping regimen.At this point this is just for your own good, not even about fighting games anymore.Make sure you sleep a good amont before the next day.

Id love too, but its too hit or miss. I work third shift but "life" in general happens during the day, lol. Makes it so somedays I just dont get to sleep. I get off work and have a ton of shyte to do, or just dont want to go to bed yet - I dunno why but Ive always been one of those people who after work has a ton of trouble going strait to bed unless Im as tired as I was today.

To be fair though, I do sleep at work *most* nights anywhere from 2-4 hours, but its broken, weird sleep and I have to get up constantly to keep an eye on the dogs, or find the big ass spider that just crawled across my face and kill the fucker. We have mutant spiders at work.

Ultimately though, you are right. A lot of times I COULD sleep, I just dont WANT to sleep - and that costs me. Hard to focus, hard to pay proper attention, etc.

Was gonna get on, but Im watching ELEAGUE, and my house is flled with my niece and three of her friends + my GF and 12 (yes 12) cats. In a 700sq ft. apartment... God help me.
 

EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
Title post should be updated with new names and such. Gonna get on and send out friend requests to people. ELeague over, might try to get some games in a bit.
 

EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
There are reasons I enjoy my job, last night I got a Solid 5 hours of sleep interrupted only by having to get up every hour and 45 minutes to check on the dogs. So I'm damn sure awake now and once I get home get the cats fed shower all the usual s*** I'm going to try to get on and see if anybody wants games. I meant to get on and play yesterday but got caught up doing some stuff and by the time I sat down I decided to just lab a little bit and work on some Beetle combos.
 
PSN : khayri // Canary - Raiden // east coast // mon-fri after 7pm (sometimes) weekends (depends) just message me and if I'm free, let's play.
 

Undergroundepict

I am like the blue rose
PSN: Undergroundepict

Characters: Superman, Bane, Black Adam.

Region: South Florida

Availability: All over the place. Whatever your schedule is, I will be on it at some point.

This thread is an awesome idea.

Edit: Always helpful to include a message such as "tym grindstone" along with your friend request so that people know where you are coming from. This way, we can distinguish between fellow TYM members and Russian catfishbots.
 
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There are reasons I enjoy my job, last night I got a Solid 5 hours of sleep interrupted only by having to get up every hour and 45 minutes to check on the dogs. So I'm damn sure awake now and once I get home get the cats fed shower all the usual s*** I'm going to try to get on and see if anybody wants games. I meant to get on and play yesterday but got caught up doing some stuff and by the time I sat down I decided to just lab a little bit and work on some Beetle combos.
This is gonna sound super weird but you are fucking intriguing. We need to know more about you
 

EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
This is gonna sound super weird but you are fucking intriguing. We need to know more about you
Lol, I dont think Im very intriguing. My work is super simple, I take care of an upscale pet resort at night - we board dogs for people willing to pay. But it's usually slow at night, so most nights, I do some cleaning, take care of any dogs with special requirements or whatever - then after I get to do whatever I want mostly. So.. I make a large human bed out of several, smaller dog beds, and sleep. I have internet and such and can haul my ps4 in and play - but when faced with the choice of playing a video game or sleeping, I will 11 times out of 5, go to fucking bed if I'm at work, cause it gets work over faster.,
 

hatyr

tease out the impurities
Can I get on the list? Add Espio872 on PS4 and MidWest that would be great. I play Blue Beetle, Starfire and Vixen. @EntropicByDesign
Would love to play my Cheetah against your BB or something one of these times; I feel like such a Cheetah scrub (scrub in general, really, but I play mostly Cheetah) most times and would love some feedback.
 

Espio

Kokomo
Lead Moderator
Would love to play my Cheetah against your BB or something one of these times; I feel like such a Cheetah scrub (scrub in general, really, but I play mostly Cheetah) most times and would love some feedback.
Sure thing, I dunno what is good time but we can try to sync up at some point.
 

EntropicByDesign

It's all so very confusing.
@Made Capo @Undergroundepict @New York Pizza

Allrighty - you guys should be on the list! If you get games, try to give an @ and a GG back here after or something *if* you feel like it. Just keeps things active and busy and lets people know this isnt some vacant list of long-gone players.

I know Ive been able to get quality games with quality humans within minutes of logging on - EVERY TIME Ive wanted to play. So, at least for me, its jumping.





Additionally, I'll be on in a bit. Just getting the cats sorted out.