Had to hop in on this “kinda chic” trend! ✨ Bookish social media posts will likely be slowing down for a bit soon. I’m out of content scheduled weeks ahead, and after the busiest summer of my life, I’m approaching burnout. 😮‍💨

It’s 1 AM, I’ve been doing this for over an hour, and I feel like I’m in some kind of half-asleep flow state 😂

I’m always a little embarrassed by the previous night’s dooming after the fact, but I’m starting to think it’s a necessary part of my process. I have to get angry with myself first, then it turns into momentum to do something actionable. It’s time to work.

MODERN #SF6_MARISA ARMY: I have a drill for the new Dima. - always buffer the motion inside the 2nd medium punch - on block, you can do a simple input Gladius or Phalanx; it overrides the motion - on hit, confirm motion into M or OD Dima Set bot to random block and practice!

New muscle memory isn’t gonna memorize itself.

Listening to the new Broski patch guide while cooking on lunch break is apparently a safety hazard because I heard “FemShep” and almost sliced my hand instead of the potato. 😂

This is the first time in recent memory that the problem was not my dyspraxic ability to execute, but rather my muscle memory being trained to do the wrong input. Last time was when I moved my DI button, but that’s so much less impactful than reorganizing half my special moves.

I don’t know how the fuck I’m gonna be able to play at a competitive level by CEO in 2 weeks. Yes, this is going to be better long-term, but they changed my CONTROLS. 2 weeks before a major. I’m dropping my BnBs repeatedly. I feel like an idiot.

I did not mean to quit on my first Yasmine! My phone rang, I’m sorry

Hopping back on ranked and getting accidental Phalanx and Quadriga like crazy when trying to do old muscle memory routes. Definitely need to play A LOT of real matches to rewire my routing before CEO.

Hey all, as excited as I am about the new patch, I’m going to miss streaming TNS this week. I was supposed to record a podcast with a bookstore tonight, and after calling out of work sick, I completely forgot. We rescheduled for Wednesday instead. Should I stream Can Opener? 👀

I think this is the first time I’ve discovered, labbed, and compiled an original setup on day 0 of a new patch, and I’m actually really proud of that.

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In season 4, Marisa’s Quadriga (Spartan kick) is now also available on modern controls. It’s also +1 on block now. I MAY HAVE FOUND SOME NEW TECH. If used as a meaty after light QcB, heavy Quadriga can be +4, safe to DI, and offer multiple threatening follow-ups. #sf6_marisa

Well, when I wasn’t asleep today or bemoaning my uterus, I compiled all my own labbing, collected posts from Japanese Marisas, and some Quadriga combos from a friend into an almost 600-word comprehensive Modern Marisa Buffs document. VIDEO TO COME.

“Shep, how are you feeling about the new patch?”

Apparently, my body thought it would be appropriate to celebrate by also Spartan-kicking me in the uterus. I’m in so much pain that I dreamed about cramps, then woke up an hour before my alarm. Burned PTO, but there’s no way I’m recording high-energy videos till tomorrow.

So they really dragged Ed out to the McDonald’s dumpster and beat him senseless, huh?

If I had access to you on Discord tonight I am sorry

I was worried reading the notes that some changes would feel alien, but I was already practicing doing all QcB manually, so that’s a very minor shift. Modern Phalanx being a back input instead of down is even easier to do off a DR 4HP. Modern Quadriga is extremely intuitive.

Patch night thoughts: - Marisa’s ability to delete drive on block is even more brutal - more frametrap situations, lower risk when pressing 5MP TC - better Phalanx oki - better sweep punishes - access to Quadriga on modern is a giga-damage buff I am the happiest SF6 player in NA.

The reduced knockback on counter hit or punish counter Phalanx (Superman punch) knockdowns enables disgusting charged heavy midscreen oki. #sf6_marisa

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CEO group chat is on one right now 😭

I’m counting on a YouTuber to explain the rest of this patch to me because I cannot see past Quadriga tonight

WAIT IS THIS ALL ACCESSIBLE IN TRAINING NOW IM GONNA SHIT

I NEED A LIST OF ALL OF MARISA’S QUADRIGA ROUTES AND I AM SO SERIOUS PLEASE AND THEIR OKI PLEASE

I still haven’t read a single other character’s patch notes and there are tears in my eyes

I’m gonna fucking sob. They really buffed modern Marisa. #sf6_marisa I have to relearn a lot of my muscle memory, but in the long run, this is a very good thing. MODERN-SPECIFIC CHANGES EXPLAINED BELOW ⬇️

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I NOW HAVE ACCESS TO QUADRIGA (SPARTAN KICK) ON MODERN CONTROLS

The night of an SF6 balance patch really feels like evil Christmas. There is a non-zero chance that Capcom Santa brings us all a heaping sock of coal. 😰

Sold 8 hardcovers of BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW at B&N Clark Commons, NJ this afternoon! 🩷💜💙 Highlight of the day was a mom LIGHTING UP at Aspect, my goofy robot sidekick, being non-binary… because her eldest child is non-binary, too. 🥹