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MonteCristo
@MonteCristo
Esports knight-errant. Demon feasting on fanboy tears. Plundering with the pirate lords of @lastfreenation
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2012
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    Why can't you find good games to play anymore? A report from @ballmatthew breaks down the data on the difficulties faced by traditional game developers. I discuss his surprising conclusions:
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    Carlos lost his VALORANT partnership slot and later his job because he partied with a man who said misogynist things. ZERO executives at Riot have lost their jobs for creating a systemic misogynist culture for an entire decade. What a clown world.
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    Best Worlds meta ever. Best Worlds finals ever. Best Worlds story ever. Best Worlds ever. #Worlds2022
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    When I started working in esports 20 years ago I could have never imagined the industry would turn out so terribly.
    Is going to Riyadh for the Counter-Strike finals cheap or expensive? ๐Ÿ’ธ
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    I am sad to see Carlos stepping down as CEO of G2. I donโ€™t agree with his recent actions, but he has done so much good for the esports scene that it hurts to see things go this way. The worst part is he will likely be replaced by yet another outsider who doesnโ€™t get it
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    This pandemic made me unable to attend the birth of my son and now prevented me from visiting my grandmother while she was still able to hold a conversation. She died this morning, but at least was able to see her great-grandson even if she couldnโ€™t hold him or speak to him.
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    Zero LCK casters will be present for the semis and finals of #Worlds2022 in spite of the fact that 3 out of the 4 remaining teams are Korean. Riotโ€™s decisions around casters remain completely baffling and continue to rob their audience of the experts who know the teams the best.
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    My personal theory is that TSMโ€™s attendance at Worlds is what cursed the entire West.
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    Faker is now in Korean Costco on instant ramen boxes.
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    I would like to announce that today is the last day of my @overwatchleague contract and I will not be returning next year. Although I had a great time helping to develop and launch the league in the first two seasons, I am leaving to pursue further career growth. (1/12)
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    Regi spent years saying his goal was to win Worlds. TSM is now the last place team in the worst major region, thereby making them the absolute furthest from winning Worlds among teams who paid for a franchise slot.
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    UNF0RGIVEN is going from LEC Summer first team all-pro to an NA Academy slot to sit behind an unretiring DoubleLift. NA truly is a clown region.
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    Riot prioritizing banning people who say mean things over people who ruin the ladder with griefing, inting, and going afk honestly blows my fucking mind.
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    Tencent asked Riot to make a mobile version of LoL in 2015. Riot refused. Tencent made Honor of Kings. HoK has made $10B revenue and is the highest grossing mobile game of all-time. HoK finals just broke the record for esports attendance. Generational fumble from Riot.
    The Opening Ceremony of the Honor of Kings KPL Grand Finals is underway in China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Tencent and HOK are attempting a Guinness World Record for hosting the largest-ever Mobile Esports event at the 91,000-capacity Beijing National Stadium. The tickets for the tournament has been
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