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@riennezelda

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Melee's Best Zelda + Controller Engineer She/her Founder @PODEcollective for zelda ORCA PREORDERS:

Hyrule, Washington
Joined May 2018
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
9 months
introducing: the Orca Analog Box Controller -true neutral additive SOCD -variable press analog switches -one button tilt angles, two button wd angles -two stage spring system for physical notch emulation -micromanage angled inputs, no modifiers Production begins early/mid 2024
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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i'm so fucking sad melee zelda legend and extremely nice human The Lake passed away he was a hero to me and i always told myself i would get games in with him one day next lifetime, friend. rest in peace
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
vgbc has failed trans people this wekeend pronouns on stream overlay were vetod from the top down transphobes in chat while others are banned only for posting trans support emojis commentators misgendering people all over the place idk what to say besides fuckin uh DO BETTER
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
sup
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
✨⭐️✨GIVEAWAY✨⭐️✨ Dying for a Goomwave? I'm giving this one away! This is a fully notched JP white Goomwave with my trigger + stickbox springs, fully calibrated and updated! Like / follow / retweet to enter!! Drawing the winner on 1/1/2022 4:20PM PST, best of luck~ :3
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
panda is now banning "slippi" in their chat the same panda with employees controlling the current controller rules panel the same panda taking money from nintendo to enforce Daddy's agenda pretending to be a grassroots org w/ our interests in mind shits startin to stink funny.
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
🚨🚨🚨 GIVEAWAY 🚨🚨🚨 One lucky person will be receiving this tricked-out JP white, complete with my hybrid gate, cell phone vibrate mod, and a no-reset snapback switch module! Like / Retweet / Follow for an entry! Giveaway ends 8/20 at 2PM PST, best of luck~
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
My perspective and experiences with Panda Global Read:
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
6 months
@bbatts523 one time @slime_machine tested a controller at my booth, said he wanted to buy it and another one just like it, then blasted fetty wap on his phone and put it on my table while counting out 20s from a huge mf wad of cash he pulled from his suit jacket lmfao
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
i'm loving the whole melee scene being reintroduced to the hybrid controller / fightstick thing back in my day we called it the fidi controller, this thing predates rectangles by a good margin
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
this needs another round on the internet methinks
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 months
✨✨G I V E A W A Y✨✨ I'm giving away a couple beta units of my Orca Analog Box!! Be part of melee history and help test out this awesome new technology :3 To enter, like retweet and follow!!! Preorder for entry in a second drawing too! Winners chosen 2/22, good luck 🤍🤍
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
Happy pride month!! Giveaway time :3 Featuring this majestic tint from @CGCC_Life , bald full button set from @DaFunkGaming , wavedash notches and adjustable snapback capacitors! Like/retweet/follow for entry! GiveaGay ends on 6/28, the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots!
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
the smash community actively suffers under nintendos ideologies and discretions and the panda cup is some loud proof panda global is not here for the love of the game, or to help us, or to further the community its here to make money at our expense
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
Announcing a rollback giveaway ☕c(ˊᗜˋ♡c) Winner can choose to add either wavedash notches, a snapback capacitor, or a basic trigger package! Like/retweet and be following me here for an entry, giveaway will end on 7/10 at 4:20 PM PST c;
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
"check the disk" is still the funniest john i've ever seen in my life
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
I AM SO MAD GUYS first picture is room temperature diagonal pivot input oscillation second picture is same controller 30 degrees fahrenheit diagonal pivot input oscillation COLD CONTROLLERS ARE FUCKING USELESS I AM SO MAD
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
y'all with me now when i say fuck panda global?
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rienne, orca mother
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
hiiiiiii I have something very cool for ya today: this swagged up picoboot symphonic green gamecube 16gb microSD SD2SP2 with iso boot support adjusted laser for homebrew discs gameboy player w/disc quickboots to melee with ucf + qol fixes w/virtual memcard up for 666, hmu
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
this is how this character works
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
i'm honored to announce that i've been invited to smash summit 13 as a controller modder i'll be providing repairs for free and upgrades/parts at cost to players in spirit of the event i'm very happy to offer the top level of precision controller modding where it matters most🙇‍♀️
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
been waiting long enough: GIVEAWAY TIME! this ones got an abxyst set from @koalatcustoms and dyework from me :D ALSO -wavedash / shield drop notches -adjustable x-axis capacitor switch -cut springs, lubed triggers -XL paracord Like, follow, and rt for entry!! Ends 10/1, gl c:
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
just learned some chickenshit child went around at double down and changed setups over to 1.03, which is notably unstable and causes crashes and 3rd pt controller disconnects and other weird behavior unspeakably angry ngl this caused a LOT of issues. don't fucking do this. ever.
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
so lemme get this straight ult players are losing their minds over a steve tech thats basically a glorified counter that only stops weak hits? i'm so glad i dont play this game for so many reasons
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
bro i notched that controller in like 20 minutes LOL
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
damn I love my setup
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
Alrightttt it's giveaway time!! One lucky person who likes, retweets, and is a follower will be picking up this Arizona cherry blossom built in a shell by @40ozDips ~ I'll be drawing the winner on April 2nd at 7pm PST :) Make sure you like, retweet, and follow for entry!
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rienne, orca mother
3 years
😳😳😳😳
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
shoutouts to the shine TOs for explicitly banning any 18+ merch and expressing that directly to vendors in light of some folks booths at smashcon this should really go without saying at this point but i am still happy to see it being said
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
shoutouts to the dude who passed our booth this weekend and asked his friend "why do all modders look like that"
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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armada DQing from a tournament bc he couldnt find a good enough controller is the smash community's harambe timeline split
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
GIVEAWAY TIME LETS GOOO MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎊🎄🎊 Shell by @CSS_Kief ABXYSt by @2GhostsGaming XY switch caps + buzz rumble T3 w/paracord Like + retweet + follow for entry!! I'll be doing this drawing 12/31 11:59PM PST to put this shit year to bed by making someones new year!
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rienne, orca mother
2 years
upsetting nintendo collectors since 2016
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rienne, orca mother
2 years
yea sex is good but have you ever beaten a bracket demon thats beaten you every week for five years
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
11 months
to spread some awareness: NONE of us want this shit. the people we dont allow to compete have lost their privileges for VERY SPECIFIC REASONS. not that you give a fuck! have fun with your sex pest bigot bracket buddy, hosting this makes you no better than them
@themanalord
TheManaLord
11 months
Welcome to the first iteration of the Mana Monthly series for super smash bros #Melee ! Beginning at 7pm EST on Friday July 21st. Region locked to East Coast + Midwest, and Ontario/Quebec/Nova. All players are encouraged to stream their gameplay or upload their recorded sets,
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@riennezelda
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how is this nintendo "we didnt say that" response up for any questioning at all? it's PR pandering. they didn't need to say no. they just stood there hitting their palm with a baseball bat but they sure don't wanna look like the bad guys!! this is basic corporate subterfuge
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rienne, orca mother
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i believe hax himself is not a threat, even with his harassing videos in context BUT his followers fully subscribe to his extremely dangerous rhetoric w/o the nuances of hax's style of analysis (long-winded, incomplete) / frustration as a competitor this is the actual problem!!
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rienne, orca mother
2 years
spin the wheel
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
1 year
2023 hit and the smash community unlearned fucking everything about being normal around women, apparently
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rienne, orca mother
1 year
what melee controllers actually need:
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
OHHH I GET IT I get why nintendo is squishin slippi THEY NEED TO CND SLIPPI BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE THE JOKE THAT THEY ARE Multibillion dollar cant make functional netcode for ult, beaten out by ONE GUY in 2001 GAME and now theyre all butthurt and pissy lol #freemelee
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
Giveaway time :] I've been sitting on this lovely shell from @CrystalCactusAZ for too long. Like/retweet/follow for an entry, giveaway will end on May 11th at 7pm PST! Good luck y'all :D
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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a friend of mine has the most incredible wear pattern ive ever seen on a gamecube controller
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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A closer look at the @GoldenGuardians controller :3 This along with other merch is being given away as part of a fundraiser for @StopAAPIHate during The Octagon 2! Shell by @Kubbymo
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rienne, orca mother
1 year
I just beat aura 3-0????? everyone shit talking zelda stay home
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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guys the whole point of a goomwave is so you DONT have to spend a ton of money on keeping a controller that performs like a top-performing nintendo controller UCF came out and y'all forgot what it was like to get a good controller back then what the fuck am i reading today lmao
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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just signed someones estrogen vial. I love my job
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
being anti-L cancel is near the most banal, trite take about melee i can possibly think of the only worse take is wanting to turn tap jump off it feels like a waste of a good tweet to even mention it
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
The cone of shame for all those itchy marth mains out there
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
this was sent to me by a random follower with no context lmfao
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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nintendo when you get a grounded shield tilt that's impossible in vanilla, tipping them off to illegal program modifications and deploying lethal force under code §17.003.69
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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its always been Fuck Zion always disappointing to watch community figures not take the comfort and safety of its most vulnerable people seriously over and over again because some bigoted schmuck pushes buttons well. do better. im so sick of this happening over and over.
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hey idk who needs to hear this but the mask mandate for riptide is a very, very good thing covids getting much worse and i wish more events would take masking up seriously!!! there is so much medical disinformation and politicizing mask use, just wear them! they keep u safe!!!!!
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
lol
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
if you're looking for a tournament to boycott i strongly suggest apex gimr continually taking willful steps counter to social progress in melee should be ringing some alarm bells for y'all by now fuck all of this noise
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rienne, orca mother
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the lab results must be with the pronoun sheets
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
3 years
hi i make gamecube controllers for a living #lesbianvisibilityday
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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btw if i did free controller work for you at mainstage it was because you were really hot
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@zamu_ssbm
Zamu
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boys that look like girls 😍 girls that look like boys 😍 girls that look like girls 😍 boys that look like boys 🤮
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rienne, orca mother
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if you purchased a goomwave from me at mainstage and are not named webwipe please see me at my booth to correct a polling error we found in the pode algorithm causing tilt inputs!! pls rt for visibility for mainstage folk
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rienne, orca mother
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one of the best things about being in the melee scene for so long is watching the iron grip of the top 6 chars melt away to a lot of very dedicated players showing off the top level of play with off-tiers and actually winning
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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godspeed
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rienne, orca mother
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vibes for the summer
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rienne, orca mother
3 years
thought this was cute, might delete later
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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@ssbMekk stay out of this fucking community on god. nobody wants you anywhere near this place or making some "alternate" space (read:bigot and pedo friendly) fuck right off and stay gone
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
Finally 100% acquainted with these newer better files Might be my best work yet
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
#FreeMelee @nintendoamerica you are an embarassment and your greed, malice, and incompetence shine through in every action you take in regards to the smash community 1 billion+ in the coffers and you come after melee with no financial or moral incentive? fuck off, you pigs
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Jas | FIZZI#36
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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shit man that sucks. if you didnt want to get banned from events you shouldnt doxx someone then say you would kill that person legally if possible. hope this helps!
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
you're worried about getting top 8, i'm worried about getting topped + ate, we are not the same
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rienne, orca mother
1 year
wow, he can doctor the truth too!
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
melee is alive and well like never before and we truly have no idea what we'll see in the future
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rienne, orca mother
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love the people excusing zions behavior saying hes reformed then as soon as ranked hits he's just shitting on it by naming himself after a sex predator and offering account boosting just fuck off dude on god we are so sick of it
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rienne, orca mother
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ive wanted this hair for fifteen years
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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the c in c-stick stands for clitoris
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rienne, orca mother
3 years
melee feels so fucking amazing with a good controller and so criminally dogshit with a bad one it's frustrating
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rienne, orca mother
4 years
ness sucks
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rienne, orca mother
1 year
happy trans day of visibility! burn one down for me :3
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
4 years
yo what the fuck @NorthGCC buttons + @Kubbymo shell and you will always have something absolutely otherworldly
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rienne, orca mother
11 months
fuck. that phob fuckup is heartbreaking. in high tension scenarios some 1.2s can sometimes be damaged by a lil extra grip pressure that can cause hall sensors to bridge and throw full right values 2.0s do not have this problem, and later 1.2s have been corrected for this issue
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
thanks for 10k yall i will continue to push for the worlds best controllers
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rienne, orca mother
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it's always been fuck nintendo we press on
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
10 months
imma be so real with you after seeing 3/4 of these happen in real time i am so sick of all of you already fucking behave you little freaks
@starfoxfreshman
pepper MD
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📢 SMASHCON ATTENDEES: i CANNOT believe I have to say this but please DO NOT: - change the setups to 1.03 - ask women if they "are new" after beating them - wear a shirt that says "I HAVE A GUN IN MY BACKPACK" - shave your pubes AND LEAVE THEM in the corner behind station 313
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i just got timed out in the riptide stream for... trying to explain to someone there is a covid wave? with an automod that deletes any mention to covid??? what the fuck is going on LOL this is some hamfisted moderation if ive ever seen it. i get what they went for but wtf fam
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rienne, orca mother
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please leave ranked behind the paywall that shit is venue fee
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rienne, orca mother
10 months
I HATE character discords man the biggest archive for my character has been shuttered, kicking/banning people for no reason, and fully unviewable bc of a rogue moderator tantrum why? someone posted a very tame screenshot poking fun at someone who isnt even in the server LOL
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rienne, orca mother
2 years
tested positive. cool. if we hung out / smoked or i worked on your controller absolutely please get pcr tested
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rienne, orca mother
11 months
here at rienne customs we have a very strict no-baby policy: if a commission ever approaches 9 months old, we reach out, finish it on the spot if possible, and offer a refund or alternate solution if not this prevents serious problems from being born into this world no babies!
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rienne, orca mother
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this is at best insensitivity and at worst just malice from alan posting, at 1AM his time, something like 'BTS put the community in jeopardy' during winners finals of the BTS tournament that garnered extra support because of his actions it's just more of his same patterns
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rienne, orca mother
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@LogosLFTG i think i prefer boxx players to pedophiles in melee js
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rienne, orca mother
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idk who needs to hear this but please have a backup controller with you, especially if you're a top player practice on it alongside your main controller so it doesn't feel alien if you suddenly need to switch to it will save you so much headache in the long run
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@Luminosity @LiquidHbox why is this normalized
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
re:box nerfs i truly dont believe there is a way to balance the device through software restriction melees engine directly rewards analog consistency the box provides this artificially it alters risk/reward so deeply it is difficult to fully conceptualize its in-game impact
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
pound commentary learn peoples pronouns challenge
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
2 years
you remember that whole "mine critical info for free from top controller modders while making false promises then pull a $2 million+ kickstarter to get corporate float money rather than be beholden to the community in any way shape or form" thing? cuz i sure do
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@riennezelda
rienne, orca mother
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@LiquidHbox i hope i can speak for some of the upset people by saying we arent attacking you or your character, but rather asking you to address this publically and professionally while being exhausted that we still need to have this discussion thank you for posting this + taking action
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