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toasttz · 6 years ago

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How to make games: RTS

Once, on a particularly lethargic day at work, In a moment of office stagnation and fatigue I realized "It actually wouldn't make a fucking difference if I was even playing an RTS since this is about the level of excitement I derive from those too,". So let's talk about Real-Time Strategy games! If sitting around accomplishing nothing sounds like a good time to you, check your back for encroaching fungus, because you're probably a literal sloth. You're also the demographic for RTS games, but that's a different handicap entirely. Anyways, making an RTS is easy because nothing, least of the dev cycle, is expected to move quickly, so if it takes you 15 years to churn out a sequel, that's perfectly fine, because Korea will still play it. Therefore you can take all the time in the world to make some isometric angle maps with random hills, valleys, and resource spawn points that are way too fucking far away from the base camp, you filthy asshole why would you put it over there I can't even begin to make progress on this fucking map, you asshats. I mean, after the maps are polished to the point where they are perfect - an irrelevant fact due to everyone keeping their camera as far out as humanly possible, like we were watching the action from the bird's eye view of a majestic eagle with a telescope - you can make the obligatory three factions. What three factions, you ask? Any three factions, be they fictional or based on actual history, but there's always three. The big guys who are resource-intensive and slow to build but each individual unit is a powerhouse, the small, speedy shitstains who require nothing to produce and upkeep but have the HP of moistened rice paper, and the guys who are in the middle of the two extremes. Play a few rounds with each to find out which one will be meta-dominant and then ignore the other two entirely when you get around to the eSports part of this equation. Which, if we're lucky, is fucking never because RTS games can only be made more boring by watching them in lieu of playing them. You can take on a sci-fi or fantasy motif if that's your thing, but personally, I prefer historic-themed strategy games because not only do you get to crow on about how """educational""" your game is by copy+pasting blurbs from history textbooks, but then you get to do shit like showing up to a war with your rivals armed with steel weapons and armor just as they're getting around to discovering bronze smithing. For historical context, that would be like time-travelers showing up in the 100 Years War with AK-47s. Motifs aside, the core gameplay is the same as you conquer resources like mines, rivers, towns, and rival-held resource locations in order to sit on your hands for a while and build up your forces while the AI players suck their thumbs and rival humans will attempt to Zerg Rush you at earliest possible moment. If you're like me and don't have any friends, but you want to experience the receiving end of a Zerg Rush for yourselves, you always have the option of eating nothing but Chipotle for lunch for several days straight. It's kinda like that. So, just copy a map of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia, plop down some countries and some resource locations and most of the work is already done. Music needs to come from either the "elevator" genre or the "intense Celtic metal" subgenre with no particular subtle segues between them. Once you have that, just pay some bored people off the street to provide some voice lines for your various ruler types and you're on your way. While beta testing, make sure that 80% of the game involves sitting on your hands and that sufficient time is made to roast an oven-perfect turkey before any legitimate action gets underway, but once it does, make sure it's hectic and crowded enough that sub-par processors drop frames like a clumsy optometrist. Once the action in an RTS starts, it basically doesn't stop until one side or the other is completely annihilated. Make sure no actual war tactics work, either. Things like positioning and unit movement should be handled automatically - never, ever give your players any sense of agency or, Heaven forbid, strategy in your strategy game. If you accidentally break ground and having a legitimate understanding of history, warfare tactics, and related sciences giving your players a leg up will raise expectations for your expansion pa-- I mean-- sequels. The sequels that will come out in 15 years, yes, of course. After all, we don't want to be arsed to re-invent the entire genre until at LEAST the eighth installment, if Sid Meier is to be believed. So be sure you don't, that way the bar is set nice 'n' low for RTS 2: RTS Harder. Once you have absolute mediocrity down to a fine art, you're more or less set for an entire franchise! Just keep telling your fans that the sequel is totally, totally coming! Really, all you need to do is keep releasing expansion packs to your first game, gradually expanding the map a few hundred miles more across Eurasia until you suddenly have Nobunaga's Ambition pressing lawsuits. Congrats, you can now turn out a lump of 'meh'. You could shoot for so much more and make it so much bigger, faster, and more in-depth, but, hey, expansion pack sales are good, so I guess I'm the retard here. You're welcome. *Sigh.* This feels a little phoned-in compared to the others. Just this once, I'm gonna make this a two-fer. Only because RTS is not really my genre of choice. Hope this makes it up to you. Hey, do you wanna make a MOBA? Start by looking into a mirror. Make sure you can plainly see yourself without too much difficulty. Take a rubber mallet in your dominant hand. Place your off-hand flat on the counter. Hit your off-hand with the mallet until you realize this is a bad idea. Literally nothing good has ever come from a MOBA. Seriously, you're just shitting into a mountain of already-solidified shit. Don't fucking do it. Congrats, you avoided contributing another mistake into a pool of mistakes. You're welcome.

#satire #video games #games #RTS #sorry I'll do better next time

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knightofbalance-13 · 7 years ago

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You severely misunderstand your relationship to the CRWBY

I seriously don’t understand why RT would bother putting songs in the RW/BY official soundtracks if none of them were “actually canon.”

Moreover, I cannot, for the life of me, understand why Jeff would say so in such a condescending and dismissive manner. People buy these songs because they love and enjoy them not just because they’re great in their own merit, but because of the innate connection they have to the story, and the relatability these people find in it.

Telling people to “go outside” because the songs don’t really have those meanings when they’re found in the official soundtrack for the show is not just biting the hand that feeds you. You’re stepping on it and calling it delusional. You’re working against the greater project you’re a part of.

Adding in songs that aren’t really related to RW/BY is well and fine, artists do that all the time. But to say that none of it is in any way related to the show and you’re keeping it vague just so it can somehow fit is just senseless. These songs are way too specific to the situations and motifs of the characters that they can’t just not mean anything.

The patronage of your fans keeps food on the table. It’s utterly retroactive, and quite frankly insulting, to antagonize and berate them.Â

Maybe because fans would like the songs: Some people engage in media because they like it, not because they want to see a 100% reflection of themselves in it.

Maybe Jeff is being so cold towards is because A. People have been attacking him over a song. B. Attacked his co-worker over a song. C. Has the gall to try and take the moral high ground even though when this exact same thing happened to Black Sun, no batted an eye. D. They imply that his songs aren’t good enough on their own. E. They are trying to limit his creative freedom And F. They have been attacking his coworkers for years now and he’s getting sick of it.

And now he’s taking it out on the fans because you proclaim to be the only “true” fans in the fandom, make the biggest stink and screech the loudest thus you look like the fandom at whole.

AKA The exact same thing I TRY to prevent. COngrats, you justified what I do here.

And now you are trying to use Jeff as a pawn in your little game of “How can I abuse RT until they give me what I want?” Not everybody or even a majority of people listen to the songs because “relatability”: they listen to the songs because they are good songs.

Actually NO: Jeff isn’t biting the hand. Because you all are a very small minority whereas the rest of the fans don’t give a shit about the canonicity of a single song. He’s just rightfully insulting a group of people blowing this out of proportion.

In fact, YOU are the ones biting the hands: RT has no obligation to you RWDE posters except a single LGBT character. Nothing else. If you want them to listen to you or value you in any regard at all, you had better start treating them like human beings or else they can just flip you off and listen to the other fans.

Not really: Everyone has their own intereptation fo a character, their relationship with others and how they act. Some people just read too much into crap.

And I’m just gonna debunk you here with one simple fact: The End Of Evangelion made over 13 million dollars. The budget probably didn’t even break 1 million,. And that whole movie was basically the creator giving you giant Reason You Suck Speech to his fans (Who acted in a suspiciously similar way to you) and got rich off of it. Evangelion as a whole is one fo the most profitable anime franchises of all time and it spends half of it’s time insulting it’s audience. And also: Evangelion is an influence on RWBY. Do you wanna see how much of an influence it is?

Bottom line: RT doesn’t need YOU at all, especially since your tag advocates piracy. You DO need them. This is an entirely one sided relationship that you have fooled yourself into thinking is equal. You don’t get to play victim anymore: You lost that right a very long time ago.

#rwde bullshit #rwby-rants-and-theories

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benthekarateboy-blog · 6 years ago

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Daily Tweets About My Life in School (August 29th - May 25th)

It starts from Day 165 to Day 1. Yes, it’s backward, but that’s how it got pasted. Anyway, these are my tweets that I have been tweeting since the second day of school. I did this for various reasons. And some reasons are really dumb. If you want, you can follow me on Twitter at @TweetBrownBoy. Click here to check out these tweets and Like/RT them. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

Day 165 of School: YEEESSS!!! NO SCHOOL!!! FINISHED ALL MY FINALS!!! NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HW AND OTHER THINGS!! FINALLY CAN GET A BREAK!! ENJOY YALLS SUMMER!!! Going to grow out my fro!

Day 164 of School: Was still working on one of the finals. Man, the finals had to be difficult and lengthy! ONLY 1 DAY LEFT!!!

Day 163 of School: Well, end of school classes! Only 2 days of school since we have finals. Wish us luck on them, cause, well, we need it!

Day 162 of School: Bruh, ONLY 3 DAYS TIL SUMMER!!!

Day 161 of School: Felt like I was losing it! :D

A Tweet to the Senior Class of 2018

Today was the Seniors' last day of school. Thank you so much for being an AWESOME friends and Seniors! It's sad to see yall leave! Anyway, wish you all good luck for your future and wish ya'll luck entering to the real world! Definitely will miss yall! Cya on Monday & graduation!

Day 160 of School: Happy/sad day

Day 159 of School: Was okay. Got a headache on the left side of my head. Suckish part is that we have a band concert today and my friends and I have to wear our concert uniforms! It makes me look, well, thick! Plus it is a little (or a lot) uncomfortable!

Day 158 of School: Pretty good. Felt a little sad the moment the Seniors gave us the key and finding out that they will graduate and be leaving to the real world. Years went by so fast. My friends were emotional, whether they showed it or not.

Day 157 of School: It was okay. Got a dress down day, but you get to the point where wearing the same clothes is not a good idea. Wore a Pollo Shirt, which was pink and white, that my dad gave me from India.

Day 156 of School: Felt dumb man

Day 155 of School: Thank God it's Friday

Day 154 of School: Was okay.

Day 153 of School: It was okay. Felt a lil tired and weird

Day 152 of School: Bruh, I need more sleep. Actually almost everyone in my school does. I know how tired they are. I'm surprised we even survived with tiredness.

Day 151 of School: Felt tired. Choir left to compete so it felt weird without them. By the way, they won FIRST DIVISION!!

Day 150 of School: TGIF! I'm surprised to even stay awake.

Day 149 of School: Okay. Lunch time was a little sad since it was just a sandwhich. If it was grilled cheese, then it would have been WAAAAYYY BETTA!! Also, it rained pretty hard and I was like, "YEEESSS!!!" in my mind, even though so didn't like the rain

Day 148 of School: Felt tired and weird

Day 147 of School: Forgot it was Class Picture day and that we had to wear our chapel uniform. Luckily my brother reminded me so I didn't come in a wrong uniform.

Day 146 of School: Felt horrible for some reason.

Day 145 of School: Was okay. Felt really tired since I stayed up last night. Went to the airport! Glad to see him come back to U.S.

Day 144 of School: Elementary won 1st Division! We, the High School Band, win 1st Division and Outstanding Band! How was my day? Went pretty well.

Day 143 of School: Felt a little tiring. Surprised we had Chapel in the gym.

Day 142 of School: Was okay. Had a test and I am hoping I passed since there were lot of memorization

Day 141 of School: Okay. Typical "Waiting for Summer!" days

Day 140 of School: Surprise I even stayed awake.

Day 139b of School: School wise was okay but things had to make it into a sad mode cause of the way I work and all

Day 139a of School: We went on a field trip to the JFK The Sixth Floor Museum! It was interesting to learn about the President and the events that happened.

Day 138 of School: Presented it to my school and they liked it! Also heard something that was very surprising :D

Day 137 of School: Was okay. Felt tired though

Day 136 of School: Well, did my tests which sucked cause I forget the items I just studied or memorized. Also, other things had to make it worse

Day 135 of School: Okay. Felt sleepy though. ONLY 30 days til Summer!!

Day 134 of School: Was okay-ish. I was happy to hear everyone's congrats for the result on my Oratory. Really appreciate it!

Day 133 of School: Ya know

Day 132 of School: Well, the power went out and I thought we might go home. Guess what? It came back on. Felt weird without some people.

Day 131 of School: It was okay. Though as usual, I am mad at getting homework even though you will get homework no matter what. I just don't like it when it is always due the next day though. Did the drill and worked out okay for some class :D

Day 130 of School: Went well. I was uncomfortable wearing my band uniform since it made me look weird and too big for it. I looked fat in it! Anyway, we did really good and got good scores!

Day 129 of School: Okay. Suckish part was we had a test but forgot to do the notecard. Would have been so much easier

Day 128 of School: Okay.

Day 127 of School: Okay-ish. Just not used to coming back after a break. Plus my mind felt different for some reason. Can't wait for summer! This month will be a busy one for sure. Just like last month

Day 125 of School: Okay. Went to a La Perla restaurant and got myself Chicken Quesadilla, which tasted great.

Day 124 of School: Okay. Still want this week to be over with.

Day 123 of School: Okay. Saw the new student. Sad thing is that the gerbil from the science lab has left us. But she is in a betta place. But the day felt tiring and sickening. Felt sick especially my throat. As usual, just want this week to be over with.

Day 122 of School: Okay. Have to go to a meeting which I want it to be over with so I can have preparation time for tomorrow's event. Hope it's over by 7:30!

Day 121 of School: Tired of hearing the same phrase that's really annoying. Pretty good day, I guess.

Day 120 of School: Pretty good. Was tired though. But, it then led to a more, horrible day on one of the specific time since I had to explain something that involve not staying for long.

Day 119 of School: I guess it was okay. I'm sick of hearing the same phrase over and over again about things that aint necessary.

Day 118 of School: One of those normal days where you DON'T feel like coming to school after that long, awesome, peace, Spring break! It was okay but things that I listened to made me a little mad since I aint a fan of it or don't like it.

Day 117 of School: TOOK A HALF DAY TODAY!!! HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK EVERYONE!!! #SpringBreak

Day 116 of School: Pretty good. Ate grilled cheese w/ bacon for lunch. Taking the Merit Reward which is Half-Day tomorrow since I don't want to do the same mistake I did last year which was NOT USE ANY OF IT!!! First time to use it btw!

Day 115 of School: Okay. Felt a little sick for some reason and now I got a headache. Still miss the Seniors though. Hope ya'll are having fun in Costa Rica!

Day 114 of School: Pretty good. I'm happy that my friends cared for me. It was appreciative though my mind made it into anger. But still, it was great

Day 113 of School: Was okay. Felt weird without some of the Seniors in the school. Hope they have a fun time at Costa Rica!

Day 112 of School: Okay. Angry since I had to get up early. Now I got a headache.

Day 111 of School: Pretty good. Got a McChicken btw

Day 110 of School: Okay. It was actually okay. I'm not much of a fan on bazaar especially when it is after educational institution

Day 109 of School: Was horrible then it went better. Might stop being unhappy. I guess part of the reason was thinking something might happen by force. Things that might interfere my time, and also, getting other problems.

Day 108 of School: Went like patterns. Good then bad, then stressful. Then happiness, and then another problem.

Day 107 of School: Pretty okay-ish

Day 106 of School: Trying to get used to the changes after the problems. Im going to stick with what I just did rather than do something that might later give me problems. Today was more of a HORRIBLE and okay-ish

Day 105 of School: It went horrible. I feel nervous

Day 104 of School: Was okay. There were times where I didn't want to talk because I felt like I might say something weird or confusing. But it went okay. Don't want to jinx it though

Day 103 of School: Felt happy for some reason. It was depressing at first and it like went to a happy mood because of my friends comedy and all.

Day 102 of School: Was okay, actually. Felt nervous for things and life and all.

Day 101 of School: Already mentioned it. Best Valentine's Day of 2018. Gotta love my friends!

Day 100 of School: Kinda well. The game went kinda well too. Still in silence mode since I said it might take next week to become normal and all.

Day 99 of School: Happy my friends cared about me. Kept telling them I am waiting for a day where I will be normal, fun me. Might take awhile anyway. Today was okay. Felt like I was dumb in each classes for some reason. At the end, it was sad since I felt bad. Hope things go well

Day 98 of School: *Didn’t tweet on that day due to numerous students being sick. School was closed on that day.*

Day 97 of School: Felt horrible in school. But happy for two things: WE WON THE BASKETBALL GAME!!! And, NO SCHOOL TOMORROW due to illness. Hope they feel better, but at the same time NO SCHOOL!!!

Day 96 of School: Felt sad for some reason. Also, feelin nervous since things aint goin well as I expected!

Day 95 of School: I felt horrible and sucked and other things. Felt dumb as well

Day 94 of School: Was okay. Felt bad for not talking much but waiting for a day where I can be normal. For now, might remain what I am doing now. Hoping things go well.

Day 93 of School: It was okay. It was like a sad day. Suckish part was to stop something just for someone's funness. Mind felt angry about it. We played Heads up, seven up. Only played two rounds. Third round I stopped since I got a nosebleed. Common nosebleed anyway :D

Day 92 of School: I feel like I got forced or got told what to do. Didn't talk much. Game went pretty well.

Day 91 of School: N/A

Day 90 of School: My fault for everything. So many problems I can just list out but I aint gonna since it's always the same problems.

Day 89 of School: I guess okay. Didn't talk much in class because mood kept going down and down everytime I hear what I DONT want to hear. It got depressing but at the same time, might make a lil difference in things

Day 88 of School: HORRIBLE!!! IT WAS A LIL BETTA NOW GOTTEN WORSE!! Hope things go well

Day 87 of School: Didnt talk much and was kinda in a bad mood for some reason. Did pretty good in the basketball game. Wish I made the shots rather than miss the easy shots I had

Day 86 of School: Felt horrible.

Day 85 of School: School was okay. GUESS WHAT EVERYONE!? SGCA BOYS VARSITY TEAM GOT A W!!! WELL DONE!

Day 84 of School: Okay. Waiting for it to end

Day 83 of School: Kinda okay. So many things that I hear from others that I don't even want to say back of!

Day 82 of School: Today was not much of a good day. So many problems bruh

Day 81 of School: Okay

Day 80 of School: ***

Day 79 of School: Wish I was betta

Day 78 of School: Felt bad to those stayed up for papers. Even myself. Was tired since I only had 2 hours of sleep. Friends had the same problems too. But also, today felt like a sad day for some reason

Day 77 of School: ...

Day 76 of School: Ym efil si elbirroh ecnis I kcus ta gnihtyreve!

Day 75 of School: Two things: TGIF and Today might have been my worst, sad day. Praying to God

Day 74 of School: *shocked*

Day 73 of School: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/948749277932728322

Day 72 of School: ...

Day 71 of School: It was okay. I kinda felt mad a lil for no reason :D. Anyway, NO SCHOOL!! CHRISTMAS BREAK!! (Sort of, but not gonna say why)

Day 70 of School: So many tests bro

Day 69 of School: Tiring as usual

Day 68 of School: Okay. Had a Christmas concert and it went pretty well.

Day 67 of School: Felt tired bruh

Day 65 of School: Okay, until things went un-well. Felt like my fault

Day 64 of School: Felt a lil tiring!

Day 63 of School: Okay, I guess

Day 62 of School: Bruh, the hw went outta control :D

Day 61 of School: Felt a lil sleepy! Also, it's #December1st

Day 60 of School: Okay!

Day 59 of School: Felt like fallin asleep since I was tired!

Day 58 of School: Was pretty good since we went on a field trip to the Perot Museum!

Day 57 of School: Didn't go well. Left my pencil bag with my supplies. Luckily got help. Also, felt like not goin to school either. :D

Day 56 of School: Pretty good. Got my new glasses til it became more of a fashion thing for some reason. My choice of what to wear bro. Anway, FINALLY GOT THANKSGIVING BREAK!!! #ThanksgivingBreak

Day 55 of School: It was actually better. It went well as expected! Hope my friends in One Act performed well. Good luck with the results!

Day 54 of School: Felt tired as usual

Day 53 of School: Okay

Day 52 of School: Felt tired. Felt lil angry. Usuals.

Day 51 of School: Not sure man

Day 50 of School: Felt different

Day 49 of School: Couldn't see things since things were blurry. My glasses broke and hoping it will be fixed by Friday. Got a eye exam tomorrow still to get new glasses anyway.

Day 48 of School: Idk

Day 47 of School: Felt tiring. There was more daylight in the morning now that Daylight Savings ended. And it was dark at like 5 or 5:30 pm!

Day 46 of School: Not sure

Day 45 of School: Not sure. Felt horrible and all :D

Day 44 of School: Felt sick a lil for some reason. Felt nervous as well. Felt like my mind is not rememberin things. Still sore. It's Nov. 1

Day 43 of School: Pretty good but feelin sore to where I can't even reach or stretch my arm out. Hope my team feels betta bruh

Day 42 of School: Pretty good. Gettin tired of hearing things that sounds rude in my head even tho it's just a joke.

Day 40 of School: Did our PSAT, hope the score is awesome! Felt tried after doing it as well.

Day 39 of School: Bruh, coughin a lil and all. I guess pretty good. Felt tired tho

Day 38 of School: Felt rough cause one of my nostril was clogged and I kinda felt sick even tho I didn't have a fever. Felt mad for nothin!

Day 37 of School: Went pretty good. Apparently I can't do what I did before anymore because they caught me. Anyway, went pretty good!

Day 36 of School: Went pretty well. Gettin tired for some reason, even if I do sleep early. Anyway, least it wasn't bad like last time!

Day 35 of School: Went pretty well (as usual :D) Gotta study a lot for tests and finish hw! Hope I get good grades on them tests!!

Day 34 of School: Pretty good. Pretty tiring since I felt like falling asleep. Must be that tired then. Gotta finish these homework now!

Day 33 of School: Went pretty good. Tho the schedule throws me off since we have a A-day and B-day. But, went pretty good, TIL I GOT HW!!!

Day 32 of School: Pretty good, but tiring! We played scavenger hunt and we came second. Well, tied with Freshman. Also, it's #FridayThe13th

Day 31 of School: It was pretty good. Wore red shirt and jeans for today's theme. Today was pretty good. But now I feel nervous bout tomorow

Day 30 of School: Felt like it was depressing or something. It wasn't goin well. So many problemas man! Anyway, hope everything goes well!

Day 29 of School: Went well. Didn't look much like my teacher, but still, close enough to where it counts. The day went well!

Day 28 of School: Spirit day theme today was Tacky Tourist and was able to wear somethin good! It went well. Today was pretty good!

Day 27 of School: Pretty good. Felt weird a lil and felt a lil more stressful for some reason! GOOD LUCK SGCA VOLLEYBALL! Have a safe trip!

Day 26 of School: Pretty good. Still feelin nervous as days go by. I guess it's becuz of me stressin over Junior stuff since I suck at stuff

Day 25 of School: Felt a lil rough. It felt like everyone was down or something. Maybe I was just seeing things. Either way, wasn't DAT gud

Day 24 of School: Went well. Did some things well. Had a meeting with my new basketball coach! Meeting went well too! Overall, it went well

Day 23 of School: Pretty well. I was raging easily especially not calming myself down. Also, from hearing somethin, I just felt stressed now

Day 22 of School: Pretty good, tho I have to go to my school even tho I don't feel like it. Ahh, least I get something to eat.

Day 21 of School: Pretty good. Found out something was a have to thing which made me upset. Got my State Fair ticket! Had #SYATP2017

Just realized that even though I said 21st Day of School, it was supposed to be 22nd Day of School. Ahh, still the same experience anyway!

Day 20 of School: Umm.. not sure. It was kinda good but then later gets ruined some how. It could be me seeing things as problems :D

Day 19 of School: I guess good. Felt horrible for some reason! Hope that gets resolved though. I'm tired of getting myself stressed! :D

Day 18 of School: Pretty good I guess. Felt tired since I slept at 2 am. Felt horrible and felt left out on somethin. Btw, #FirstDayofFall

Day 17 of School: Pretty good (sort of). Didn't tell my friend I was going to the volleyball game for the heck of it. Btw, THEY WON!!!

Day 16 of School: I guess it was okay. I felt like I was out of control on one of da class to where my mind told me to stop. Got mad as well

Day 15 of School: Pretty good ONLY after the 5th class and all. The rest before that was like suckish and stuff since I kept hearin problems

Day 14 of School: Felt suckish for some reason. Felt dumb in 1 class to where I had to hear it from someone. Didn't say it but felt like it

Day 13 of School: It was pretty good. Felt tired and quiet without the Volleyball girls with us! Miss their loudness and laughter and all

Day 12 of School: Pretty gud. Ain't bad like last time. Wished the SGCA Volleyball Girls a GOOD LUCK on their tournament! #ThursdayThoughts

Day 11 of School: Not bad I guess. I feel like it wasn't great since OUR FIELD TRIP WAS CANCELLED!!! It was a lil tiring for me.

Day 10 of School: Im gonna say it was horrible, becuz of the rage I did. Im mad at myself for being dat way. Tho "the person" for startin it

Day 9 of School: Pretty gud, until things went to da point where I just felt like not talkin anymore. And, da schedule was confusing as well

Day 8 of School: Horrible. Was tired on that day since I didn't get enough sleep becuz of one hw! Forgot to say dis since I slept on dat day

Day 7 of School: Not bad. Tho I wish it wasn't a lil awkward. By dat I mean, when I was talking bout something, and it made me feel awkward

Day 7 of School: Pretty tiring. I felt really tired and got a headache as well. Wore cardigan and tie today which was not comfortable.

Day 6 of School: Uhhh. Don't know what to say. It was okay. Class felt harder for me since I keep making it hard on myself!

Day 5 of School: Not bad. Luckily no school on weekends so I'm good. Got the "shut up" but couldn't argue about it since it ain't necessary

4th Day of School (Anotha1): Did Ribbon cutting today & was able to see & hear something from da Representatives, City Council, Mayor, & more.

Day 4 of School: Kinda good. Heard something that kinda made me mad but could be a silly thing anyway. Got homework so gotta finish it!

Day 3 of School: Not bad. Not much homework which made me happy! Though I was still tired from getting up early and all. Anyway wish me GL!

Day 2 of School: Felt horrible. Not because of tiredness but more stuff coming at me outta nowhere! Even things that makes me say "Uhhh"

Day 1 of School: Didn’t like getting up early and felt nervous. *Didn’t tweet this until Day 2 of School*

#daily school life #school #daily #tweets

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junker-town · 7 years ago

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Russell Westbrook was the best thing about the NBA all season

Why not? The Thunder star made the NBA worth watching from start to finish.

The Year of the Brodie began the same way as every classic tale of vengeance, redemption, and maturity: with a text message. When Kevin Durant notified Russell Westbrook he was leaving Oklahoma City for the rival Golden State Warriors with that text, the most transcendent individual season in recent NBA history was set into motion.

Russell Westbrook’s assault on the basketball record books has been the biggest story in the sport ever since. Westbrook may not be the best player in the NBA, but there’s no denying he’s been the league’s most captivating figure throughout its marathon 82-game regular season and first round of the playoffs.

This was the season Westbrook became the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double, but it was so much more than that. Westbrook’s year of inhuman achievement was powered by an emotional core any fan could relate to. He was petty, funny, embarrassing, disappointing, and spectacular, often all at the same time.

Westbrook completed the Year of Russ by winning his first-ever NBA MVP award and brining the entire experience full circle. Westbrook gave us a season that will endure decades from now. This is how it happened.

The Cupcake Instagram post

HAPPY 4th YALL....

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Jul 4, 2016 at 10:40am PDT

When Durant announced his decision to leave OKC on July 4, Westbrook’s initial response was seemingly innocuous: he posted a plate of cupcakes from his holiday party on Instagram. We know now there was a hidden message behind the picture.

The story comes from the great Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated, who included this anecdote in his preseason profile of Westbrook:

When Kendrick Perkins played center for the Thunder, he called teammates “cupcake” if he thought they were acting a little soft. Westbrook and Durant adopted the term in jest. Westbrook posted a bittersweet pic on Instagram: three plates of cupcakes topped by red and blue stars and sprinkles.

Is it still a subtweet if it’s on Instagram instead of Twitter? Either way, this subtle dig was incredible. It set the tone for everything that was to come.

Westbrook commits to OKC — and gets a hero’s welcome

The moment Russell arrived to his press conference. Man of the people. #Thunder http://pic.twitter.com/APLu9zMGEA

— Up The Thunder (@UpTheThunder) August 4, 2016

Westbrook was slated to become a free agent at the end of the season. He could have jumped ship to a bigger market and better team in the wake of Durant’s decision, but he decided to stick with OKC instead.

When the Thunder announced Westbrook’s three-year, $85 million extension, fans showed up at the arena like it was a game day. Westbrook loves Oklahoma City, and it loves him right back.

Meet Joe Dirt

Yo Brandy where you at?? #joedirt

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Oct 21, 2016 at 9:44pm PDT

The MVP race was over before it even began.

A perfect reaction to an angry fan

Game No. 1 in Russell Westbrook’s historic season did not start off with a triple-double, but it still contained one of his most memorable moments. A Philadelphia fan flipped Westbrook the double bird, and he gave us a reaction that can be meme’d forever.

Westbrook handled that better than a lot of other people would have.

The first 50-point triple-double

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Westbrook didn’t wait long to start re-imagining what was possible in the modern NBA. In only the second game of the season against the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook finished with 51 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the first 50-point triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it in 1975.

This was just the beginning for Westbrook. He would finish with three 50-point triple-doubles on the season.

“Official Photographer”

The world was watching when Westbrook’s Thunder and Durant’s Warriors met for the first time on Nov. 4. The hype was out of control for this game and Westbrook took it to another level when he showed up at Oracle Arena wearing a pinny that said “Official Photographer”.

This was immediately perceived as another subtle shot at Kevin Durant, who enjoys taking photographs in his free time:

Westbrook said got the outfit in Madrid and that it wasn’t a shot at KD. Sure.

Westbrook dunks on Clint Capela rather than running out the clock to beat HOU

The guile, the explosion, self-assuredness, it’s all here. In a season full of brilliant Russ moments, this might be the best one.

The Shamgod

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I have watched this 500 times and still can’t comprehend it.

THANK YOU, KYRIE?

First try! Russell Westbrook warms up on Christmas Day. RT to #NBAVote for Russ for #AllStar. http://pic.twitter.com/5bqpbzkaQX

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 25, 2016

Kyrie Irving had just stunned the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day with a falling fadeaway at the buzzer. The Thunder were warming up to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the next game as it happened. It sure sounds like Westbrook yells “THANK YOU, KYRIE” as he ran into the tunnel after hitting his last shot.

Westbrook denied it, of course. He said he was saying “Thank you, Jayme,” in reference to the daughter of a team trainer. Unfortunately, ESPN’s Royce Young also debunked the Kyrie dig.

Westbrook forgets he’s supposed to dribble

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Only Westbrook could turn this into a lovable moment.

Westbrook to Zaza Pachulia: “I’m gonna get his ass back”

There was never a boring second when the Thunder played the Warriors this season.

Case in point: Westbrook getting leveled by Zaza Pachulia and vowing to “get his ass back.”

Westbrook on the Pachulia incident: "I'm gonna get his ass back for that one." http://pic.twitter.com/yJDYes2nXn

— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 19, 2017

Westbrook goes on a 15-0 by himself to beat the Grizzlies

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Westbrook went into hero mode against Memphis in early February. With the Thunder trailing the Grizzlies late, Russ closed the game with 15 straight points in the final 2:14 to carry the Thunder to victory.

Westbrook and Durant get into a shouting match mid-court

The tension in the Russ-KD cold war finally boiled over on Feb. 11 when Durant made his highly anticipated return to OKC. With the Warriors starting to pull away in the third quarter, Westbrook and Durant began jawing at mid-court.

You can see Westbrook yell “I’m coming!” repeatedly as the teams head to the bench. This was a weird night in general and the entire NBA community was probably glad when it was over.

Westbrook and Durant connect for a heartwarming All-Star alley-oop

If only for a moment, an All-Star game alley-oop squashed the beef in the Westbrook-Durant feud. A simple give-and-go play ended with a Westbrook dunk and momentarily made everything right in the world.

The best part was how their Western Conference teammates reacted:

If you're wondering what it sounded like on the Western Conference bench when KD and Russ reconnected... #NBAAllStar http://pic.twitter.com/ueqcoH7XWR

— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 20, 2017

Even Kawhi cracked a smile.

Westbrook announces he will become a father

-5/2017-

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Mar 1, 2017 at 9:49am PST

In a season full of firsts for Russ, this is the best one.

Westbrook on Steph Curry: “Who is he?”

Earlier this week Steph Curry said James Harden should win the MVP over Russell Westbrook. Today RW responds: "who's he?" http://pic.twitter.com/kqeiWJiMrC

— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) March 16, 2017

Steph Curry, reigning NBA MVP, was asked about this year’s race. He said “James (Harden) will probably edge Russell out.”

Westbrook was asked about this and issued a classic response. The eye roll at the end really brings it home.

Westbrook throws the pass the season — maybe the decade

This pass is impossible for like 100 different reasons. Tom Ziller broke it all down at the time.

If this was intentional, Westbrook is a wizard. If it was luck, then it’s just another example that this really was the year of Russ.

Westbrook named MVP by Migos, gets a shout-out from Kendrick Lamar

Migos brought out Russell Westbrook in OKC and remixed #badandboujee aka the MVP Edition. (via @sneakerreporter, h/t @bleacherreport)

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Westbrook joined Migos on stage during a show in Oklahoma City and crowned him MVP in a “Bad and Bougee” remix. So that settles that.

Westbrook was also named dropped in a new song by Kendrick Lamar.

Tables turned, lesson learned, my best look/You jumped sides on me, now you 'bout to meet Westbrook/Go celebrate with your team and let victory vouch you/

Just know the next game played, I might slap the s— out you/

This might have made Russ happier than anything else this season:

Russell Westbrook on getting mentioned on Kendrick's new song: http://pic.twitter.com/DIL64V0tZz

— ㅤ (@GoatRapLines) March 26, 2017

Westbrook gets a triple-double without missing a shot

Congrats to @russwest44 on his big night! Westbrook picks up his 35th triple-double AND makes NBA history shooting 100% tonight! #ThunderUp http://pic.twitter.com/dWYfWluGDL

— FOX Sports Oklahoma (@FOXSportsOK) March 23, 2017

In a March 22 win over the Sixers, Westbrook finished with the triple-double (18 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds) with zero misses. He went 6-of-6 from the field and 6-of-6 from the foul line.

Westbrook breaks triple-double record, sinks Nuggets at the buzzer

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Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s record for triple-doubles in a season with his 42nd on April 9. That’s only part of the reason this night was so memorable.

With the Thunder trailing by two on the final possession, Westbrook drained a 35-foot three-point to give OKC the win. He finished with 50 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists on the night — his third 50-point triple-double of the season.

Westbrook’s season ended in the first round against the Rockets in five games. Somehow after 87 games, it felt like we still needed more Russell Westbrook in our lives.

Russell Westbrook wins 2017 NBA MVP

There was only one way this incredible season could have ended, and that was with Russell Westbrook winning the MVP. It’s the ultimate award for the ultimate season. Not only did he win the award, his speech had tears also as he thanked his family for all of their support.

"I look up to you." -@russwest44's message to his brother during his 2016-17 KIA MVP acceptance speech. #NBAAwards http://pic.twitter.com/RTQOB8BonJ

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 27, 2017

Who knows what we will see from Westbrook next season but we’ll always have the Russ Revenge Tour in our hearts.

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junker-town · 8 years ago

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Russell Westbrook was the best thing about the NBA all season

Why not? The Thunder star made the NBA worth watching from start to finish.

Westbrook gave us a season that will endure decades from now. This is how it happened.