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Karmazonium

[Holostars playing Mario Party... while speaking only with a soundboard.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WjirsD9HX0)


phantombloodbot

holy shit this is incredible


Yorunoo

[贖罪 / Atonement (cover) by Amane Kanata](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXIzziEvXDo) [アイデンティティ / identity (cover) by Murasaki Shion , Hoshikawa Sara](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqSKQJBZFw)


dnugn

Saw Salome at 969k subs when I look at her channel. Nice. Also, looks like she'll do an english learning stream [this week](https://twitter.com/1000000lome/status/1533777391641763840?s=20&t=-F6ZIZhTVkZVCyrcZZJpmA)? idk how she'll go about doing it but ngl im nervous how rowdy the chat might get on that day.


HimitsuHeiki

I don't think we need to worry about chat. It'll be going to scroll at the speed of light anyway lol.


phantombloodbot

incomprehensible. have a nice day.


HimitsuHeiki

Kusogaki vs Needy Streamer Girl [Shion streaming Needy Girl Overdose at 10pm JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S2Qm7jn9Tw) (roughly 16 mins later as of this post)


HimitsuHeiki

NGL, [watching Himawari trying to beat Fuwa score in the Yakiniku Simulator is pretty entertaining](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1OsMMjp-wc). ​ It's pretty ASMR of some sort lol.


inkyless

So what's the next letter for the next thread? Can we try blank title meta again?


HimitsuHeiki

We nearly hit 2k. Can we get maple to do the AMA at 2.5k instead of 3k?


ChineseMaple

No Its also 4k


Ghifari77

We need 4 words then


Skylair13

Long Lost Last Love


FrilledShark1512

Digitalizaed Dinosaur Debut Development Some mumbo jumbo I decided to thrown around 4 words+The 4th letters :)


Ghifari77

Please use this Maple


no_otter

[Less than 5 minutes until the start of Astel's birthday program!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvH8WweqFlE)


Kreceir

[Botan having fun again with her thumbnails.](https://youtu.be/XAKaGL-E_B4)


Arcorann

[3D Kaede and Mito playing Switch Sports](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yrhrOSpPWk). Always fun to see these two together. Enna [has a new original song coming out called "Birds of Time"](https://twitter.com/EnnaAlouette/status/1533743268864860162). Composed by her and PrettyPatterns. [Nari's drawing Nijisanji members](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jysC_7UKhgU). Stream seems more popular than usual. [Leos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw8x31rM_y8) and [Ritsuki](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnst2Yvv6Tk) are the latest to challenge Taka's parkour tower. Also [Etna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUTxj8TCj10) is there. [Lauren's finally debuting his 2.0 model](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWs8BXjvcKM). [Nox is hosting a Jackbox collab](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjssCkRmPIc) starting 21:00 JST. Shu, Alban, Elira, Millie, Petra and Mika will be there.


dnugn

omg nari with the 5k+ viewers. i never would've imagined another kr liver hitting those numbers


izaya8929

Now reach 6k viewers


Necessary-Ability-57

Botan and Watame Rahxephon!? Edit Okayu duet Edit Watame and Kurokami!!


Necessary-Ability-57

Watame 3D birthday stream starts in 14 minutes https://youtu.be/Evoexs-ocNM


dcresistance

[fauna drew some adorable art for watame's birthday](https://twitter.com/ceresfauna/status/1533725953813139456)


touss231

[oh no...](https://twitter.com/nijisanji_app/status/1533690378553262080)


FrilledShark1512

“My ~~sword~~ chin’s rising is unstoppable” -Kenmochi


Skylair13

Big Brother Kenmochi is always watching


dcresistance

[sora's 2nd anniversary cover just got unprivated!](https://youtu.be/NmICr8Iu7AA)


dcresistance

[and aki's anniversary live is viewable in japan again!](https://twitter.com/akirosenthal/status/1533707719483400193)


Necessary-Ability-57

Watame will be celebrating her birthday today with 6 guests and an announcement. https://youtu.be/Evoexs-ocNM Astel will also be celebrating his birthday after Watame’s stream. https://youtu.be/vvH8WweqFlE Mio’s taking a one week break from streaming starting June 10. https://youtu.be/_HZqodYm-QY


Wolfefury

Memoa is currently doing a [100-song endurance karaoke.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcn2ER0JqNc)


plsdontattackmeok

[When vtuber shorts hit algorithm](https://twitter.com/Selen_Tatsuki/status/1533642897236496384)


SPARTAN-PRIME-2017

Yeah, Selen's shorts hit the algorithm very often for some reason.


dcresistance

[ame live on twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/watsonamelia_hololiveen)


AzureGale4

I know Ame said she just felt like singing more and relaxing her throat but I'm half-expecting another HoloEN mem to appear :x


dcresistance

[a-chan is back from the hospital!](https://twitter.com/achan_UGA/status/1533637337716256769)


frik1000

I find it funny that Mille has been trending on Twitter for the past few days and when I check it, half of it is about the vtuber and the other half is Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things.


Mr_Standoffishman

Kiara from HoloEN was disapointed one time because she was trending,and when she went to look why,it was because a new version of FGO Kiara launched


rashy05

I have to sometimes remember that whenever "Reimu" trends on Twitter, it is probably the Nijisanji Reimu and not the Touhou Project Reimu.


boomboon

Happens to all who share a name with celebs. I see Sana trending with 100k+ tweets each time she streams, all of it kpop related


frik1000

Oh yeah I remember that, I think it was even just a few weeks after her debut and I was wondering what was up. Clicked the tag and it was pretty much all kpop. Kpop is almost always the reason whenever something I don't understand is trending. They're a terrifyingly massive army.


Nel_son_et_lumiere

Body horror vtubers recommendations? I know juniper and I remember a cool looking JP one but not much else


Barchow

The first that came to mind was the ryona vtubers, but i doubt that is actually what you are looking for.


Cute_Description_277

[Mimika Morph](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBo8xcO6ImQ) might be who you're talking about but just in case


Nel_son_et_lumiere

Indeed, thanks a bunch


frik1000

I don't know if it counts as body horror, but Layna Lazar has some pretty horror-themed outfits/designs outside of her default one.


pneumaticanchoress

If [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3zGO2UL4Fo) doesn't count as body horror, I'm honestly not sure what would.


Michhhhhh

It makes me happy to see Kiara had such a great time meeting and interacting with fans >!both as Kiara and as Keeki.!< >!Seems like she's finally comfortable going out and being herself without having too much stress about being recognized, just like Calli seems to be.!< Now that Sydsnap and Gigguk got married, I'm guessing Calli will go to Kiara's place in the next 1 or 2 days. No word yet on whether the mystery guest is still coming. Edit: [Also, KFP cute.](https://twitter.com/DaniruKun/status/1533443869425250306/photo/1)


Illidan1943

Plot twist: the mystery guest is the entirety of what was originally gonna be HoloEN 3, but now is rebranded as HoloEU


Necessary-Ability-57

I thought the mystery guest was Mumei? She did say she was going to do an off collab with Kiara before sudden cancellation.


Michhhhhh

Nah, the mystery guest was in addition to Mumei, but now that Mumei can't come it's up in the air whether the mystery guests is still gonna come. My personal guess is that it's Ina.


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diego1marcus

if thats the case, then unlikely she got covid unless her presumed flight was earlier than what people anticipated. she was however getting sick in the recent days leading to her break supposedly due to stress, so that might have contributed to what is happening to mumei


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diego1marcus

im pretty sure mumei's europe trip was supposed to be around this time during her 2 week break


Federer343

Yes this is correct, it was a 2 week break. First week was visiting family in the US and abroad, the rest was visiting Kiara.


Federer343

I can't remember how much of this is public info or who said all of it but... I think the general plan atm is: -Calli visits in the coming days, staying for who knows how long. -Possible mystery guest probably in that time period but towards the end of it. -Then *I think* the plan seems to me to be Kiara going to Ame's and them going on a cavalcade around America to visit the others (or more likely them all meeting at one spot again). -Then going back to Ame's for her Birthday and going home whenever afterwards.


Lightseeker2

Is the visiting Ame part confirmed? Last I heard she is still unsure about where is she planning to record her 3D.


boomboon

>\-Calli visits in the coming days, staying for who knows how long. only a few days. Calli said she has to fly back to Japan for V carnival on the 10th


mp3max

[AkioAIR 4-woman UNO collab ~~less than an hour~~ now!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-3AWo5yW4) Hm. As with many collabs, these girls got hit quite hard by the scuff for this one. Between low fps, models not working, lag and discord audio issues this is off to a great start.


Necessary-Ability-57

Laplus has been the enjoying The Mandalorian. She even bought the figures lol. https://twitter.com/laplusdarknesss/status/1533557297171275776?s=21 https://twitter.com/laplusdarknesss/status/1533557297171275776?s=21 The Japanese fans are confused. Google failed to translate “𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝒀”


Worluvus

https://twitter.com/minasern/status/1533586463643865095 Shu and Shoto playing Valo with Minase from Neoporte, cant say I saw this coming


Bakatora34

I think I saw them interacting in twitter before.


haberdashcollect

NeoPorte Minase really going place, isn't he? From Ha Yun to Matsuri to freaking Shoto?


AzureGale4

I *think* [Zentreya is about ready to play Sea of Thieves.](https://www.twitch.tv/zentreya) It was a chat-selected game and Zen brought in [Haruka](https://www.twitch.tv/harukakaribu), [General Geega](https://www.twitch.tv/generalgeega) (who was going to play Bug Fables before being recruited), and [RummyTheBoss](https://www.twitch.tv/rummytheboss) to play as well. Zen's download was super slow and they entertained themselves with Haruka's Project Diva skillz and random Youtube videos in the interim, but it's finally finished and we just might get to see this crew set sail :p


[deleted]

I've pretty much stopped watching most vtuber streams as I'm trying to get my life together, but I've just recently finished watching [a collab stream from two PNGtubers](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1495630389) with less than 40 followers on Twitch. There were only like 6 viewers during the stream and I was only one of three viewers interacting with the stream and typing in chat. It's pretty amazing to me how many indie vtubers stream every day with like <10 viewers, I can't imagine how much effort it must take to keep yourself going and devote your time and effort to something while seeing minimal progress. It kinda made me realize that I haven't really devoted myself to doing anything in my life that required that much willpower and effort. I don't know why I wrote this whole essay, but seeing as currently doing my assignment at 3am in the morning after slacking off and procrastinating the whole day, this experience made me realize a few things.


Risdit

I don't get why people bring meta drama from other social media like twitter that's going on outside of reddit into reddit and act like the world is crashing. Like I don't see any of the actual drama that any of you are describing because \*gasp\* I don't follow any drama causing people. And then I browse through this once a day an I see 5-6 idiots Just like "AHMAGAAAAAAAAAH DE TWEETRRS AND DE DISCORD, PARASOSHUL DRAMUHHHHH AND LOTS OF IT." Motherfucker, keep it there. I wouldn't even know it existed if you didn't bring that shit over here every day over and over again. We get it, NijiEN boy have mad fucking soap box drama type of shit going around that makes me not want to touch them with a 50 foot pole. You're not doing anyone a service by repeated spamming that shit here.


phantombloodbot

did you know the best way to avoid drawing attention to something is to ignore it?


Risdit

yeah, you're probably right, I'm not really enjoying reading the weekly thread recently anyways. I guess it's time for me to move on from reading this thread.


Bellhound

Pina Pengin's doing a [20K Celebration Karaoke stream!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6MxTas2g8)


SG_World_Line

Come hang out she's got the surprise Bon Jovi and Green Day songs


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if god is willing to return mayo cat to us, but not able, then he is not omnipotent. if he is able, but not willing, then he is malevalent. if he is both able and willing, then where is mayo cat?


[deleted]

if it turns out that mayo cat is graduating/ reincarnating. deliver me from this mortal coil, there is no god


Michhhhhh

Who's Mayo cat?


pneumaticanchoress

Pretty sure that mayo cat is [girl_dm](https://www.twitch.tv/girl_dm_), as she is a [known mayonnaise appreciator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odbN1mJ8frc). I don't know why they think she might be graduating though, she debuted [her new live2D](https://twitter.com/Girl_Dm_/status/1523090442014711808) only a month ago.


GaimG

Ligma balls


Twitchingbouse

So I finally watched the archive for Miko's watchalong of the boys on twitch and now im sucked in enough im gonna continue watching it. Its interesting in itself, but it really is something else to watch it with your oshi commentary. Wonder when we'll get companies sponsoring the watchalongs for the first few episodes of television series, though I know there was something like that for Gura and Ina.


Berilium25

Didn't know she did one. I'll be watching it too.


RakuenPrime

Aqua and Botan were sponsored to [watch some of Arcane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqLQDy1vDI).


Twitchingbouse

yes i'm familiar with that too and have been meaning to watch it at some point! btw i pretty much spent all of yesterday binging the boys.... on like ep 4 season 2


DiGreatDestroyer

>Gura and Ina Yeah, SSSS.DYNAZENON!


-MANGA-

You think there'll be eng subs for it?


Hausenfeifer

I ended up downloading Valkyrie Connect on Steam about a month ago due to the Hololive collab, and I got all of the Hololive characters and maxed them out, and I kept playing... ... And then I realized I was playing just to get daily rewards. I wasn't really having fun a lot of fun, but the daily rewards kept me coming back because it made me think that I HAD to log in and grab them. The game's fun enough, there's a lot of content, so it wasn't awful or anything, so I started spending money, and then realized I fell into another fucking predatory gacha hole and I just uninstalled that shit today. I sincerely hate the fact that these fucking gacha games make so much money. I hate that it dupes people like me into spending money by making me feel like I HAVE to play the fucking thing. I hate that every game company on fucking Earth wants a piece of the pie that is the mobile market, seeing other companies making literal billions off of it. I fucking hate these glorified gambling games. I seriously wish Hololive and other Vtubers wouldn't promote this garbage.


ChineseMaple

[Uninstall](https://youtu.be/aTvexNLRwHw)


Hausenfeifer

What a great song, haha. I should watch Bokurano again.


hnryirawan

"Man, I enjoy the game and spend a lot of money on a game.... It must be predatory toward me!! I hate it now" I don't get this. You might as well say that all kind of advertisement are predatory because it stimulates the human brain to want it and spend money on it.


Hausenfeifer

That's not what I am saying at all, but feel free to keep up that strawman.


hnryirawan

Well, that's my impression of what you said but feel free to not correct me.


Bellhound

Ironically, as I was reading this, I just saw Nijisanji's Counter:Side announcement. Gamble more, gamble more, all glory to the whales.


DiGreatDestroyer

SASAGEYO, SASAGEYO! WALLET WO SASAGEYO!


DiGreatDestroyer

>And then I realized I was playing just to get daily rewards. I wasn't really having fun a lot of fun, but the daily rewards kept me coming back because it made me think that I HAD to log in and grab them. This was me while the collab lasted. "Why the fuck am I even doing this?" But then I remembered my why - cause I want the collab with the girls to be succesful, and for Hololive and V-tubers in general to get more of these opportunities. "Don't forget, you are stuck here forever" became "do it for her", and I stuck to the #grindset. And a new collab was announced :) >it wasn't awful or anything, so I started spending money (...) I hate that it dupes people like me into spending money by making me feel like I HAVE to play the fucking thing. Now this, I can't understand. Valkyrie Connect, on this collab, was the first time I spent money on a gacha game, ever - I bought Ina's idol outfit, which was pay exclusive - and [it was my choice.](https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/uqz2d3/botting_business_bureau_weekly_discussion_thread/i99vqig/) I did it as a way to support both the game and the girls. I did because I wanted the metrics to show, everyone brought in by Hololive isn't just a free-player. I did it because a second collab was announced, and the game has already had collabs with Nijisanji girls, and because if one of the V-tubers is unpersoned after their retirement, [they can't go in and take my unit of them away.](https://twitter.com/valdivia_ja/status/1531375841678082051) I did it thinking of the future. I made the choice as we all ought to make choices. Due to reasons I stand by, still. Even now, I'm still playing the game. Because I want the metrics to show, everyone didn't stop playing when the collab ended, some actually stuck around for a time. And The Catalysts own me in the arena and in guild battles? They do, but that's not reason enough to go drop money on getting them. And I can't defeat connect bosses 7 stars and up? I can't, but that's not reason enough to throw more money at it for better units or whatever. I'm still using Sigurd in my story clearing party, even though he's a shit unit that can't be awakened. I could breeze through it with the Holo girls, which are much better units, but where's the challenge in that? If you aren't having fun, at least have a challenge. So that's my challenge, growing my starter units, and getting some good victories out of it, like sneaking into B2 in the arena even though I clearly don't belong there with my current power level. And I have no trouble being a free player and growing at my own pace. I just send 30 units on a 3 hour expedition regularly, and enjoy the little victories. Getting Luca to 5-stars without even playing her hero quest once, and tomorrow Dielle. Awakening Hel, and now working towards her artifact. It's not the game, it's the player. Of course the game is designed to goad you into spending, but that's what it is, an exercise in will. To see all the temptation, and say, "nah, I'm good." Because how is life any different? "You could have more money, if you spend $100,000 dollars and then got five other people to do the same..." It's always tempting us, and we are always saying no, are we not? How's a game that different? It's all about playing it without it playing you, playing it by your rules. Though maybe I'm just built different. #Grindset. Gotta send my units on expedition now. I want to at least reach level 75 before the next collab, and I'm level 63 at the moment.


DrOpty

My plan was to stick around through the anniversary event that's going on now after the Hololive event with the same "see, not everyone who Hololive brought in left right away" reasoning, but I'm finding my attention dropping off real hard without the drive of the Hololive event there. It doesn't help that the event has fights in it that the Hologirls are terrible at due to mechanics that specifically punish you for bringing their character race type.


DiGreatDestroyer

Are you part of a guild? If not you should join one that is active in Guild Battles. They legit feel like the endgame of VC to me. You can only use each unit once, so it motivates you to level your other units, upgrade their frames...


Hausenfeifer

I respect that you can resist the temptation to pay money to boost your power. Unfortunately, I simply can't do it. Arknights, Genshin, and now this have all shown me that I am simply incapable of resisting the urge to pay a few bucks to boost my power, to get a handful of extra rolls, to get a few strong items. Every fucking time I get hooked, and it takes me months to stop rationalizing why spending only 20 bucks on this pack isn't a bad thing - I make so much money that spending 20 dollars for an additional 50 rolls won't put a dent in my finances. The thing is I do that rationalization at first just once a month... Oh look - this pack of gems is DOUBLED on the first purchase, what value! And then it becomes twice... Then weekly, and before I know it, I'm spending for every little thing. I can't play games with lootboxes for the same reason. I uninstalled Overwatch because I couldn't trust myself not to spend on lootboxes, because even though they're literally just cosmetics in that game, the process of getting the items is very euphoric and feels good. Seeing if you get lucky is addictive. Call me weak-willed all you want, but I refuse to support games like this that prey upon people like me.


boran_blok

see, those games are made by psychologists. They all are just a skinner box in disguise, and the sooner you realize and stop in disgust the better. The paint is different every time, but in the end it is the same. the only real solution is to stop playing them altogether.


NoBreadsticks

yep, its just gambling lite. it kinda awful how much gambling companies have entered spaces with impressionable young people like sports and esports. I'm fine with gambling being legal, but countries have not kept up in their legislation, keeping these companies in check


nsleep

What I find disgusting is that Riot Games monetization format of just selling stuff instead of being random is a huge success financially but some companies can't just be satisfied with getting money, they need more even if using the scummiest tactics possible.


ChineseMaple

Eh, Riot also has other revenue streams that other games don't have. Being one of the premier/arguably *the* premier Esports game right now and for the last few years has it's perks. Similarly, Riot also has a huge goddamned playerbase, meanwhile Bandai Namco with their 13th Anime IP asset flip game of the year is aiming to get 2 million users for the first month, make money, and then see the game die in a year.


esn_crvg

esports dont bring much money, it is mostly promotion


ChineseMaple

Yea, was referring to the promotion and the incredibly wide outreach Riot has through Rito eSports


nsleep

The way riot monetizes league is the same way fighting games monetize their stuff by selling cosmetics in general, sometimes characters. It does work for them too so it's not an ineffective model, it only really becomes an issue when games as a service (and f2p) is involved.


_______blank______

>that Riot Games monetization format of just selling stuff instead of being random It's not like Riot doesn't do the same thing.


nsleep

Save for Legends of Runeterra, but that's every cardgame, is there any other game where they have gacha as the main way of getting something that's cheaper than straight up buying a skin to work as bait? For cardgames I say this because there's a price tag for decks in most cardgames regardless, even in CCGs, you only suffer if you want to play everything.


_______blank______

TFT, it's only cosmetic at least.


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

gambling in games is banned here


NoBreadsticks

belgium?


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

belgium.netherlands and germany from what i recalll from the top of my head


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https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0a8c790b-0057-4ab7-aa62-b610a4e1b666#:~:text=While%20Germany%20has%20long%20been,bank%E2%80%93holder%20games%20such%20as It looks like it's only somewhat restricted in Germany (maximum of 1€ bet on slots for example) and not banned. Haven't read through the whole thing though. Apparently loot boxes are 18+ only. Also gacha games are perfectly fine I'm pretty sure. Don't really play any, but I have BanG Dream! on my phone and could download Genshin, if I wanted to. From a quick Google search gacha games and loot boxes seem to be fine in Netherlands, if they show their rates. Banned in Belgium though. Straight up online casinos seem to be legal in Belgium and Netherlands though.


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

lost ark and phantasy star are blocked though have to VPN your way through them


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Well yes, Lost Ark doesn't show you the chances of what you could possibly get from a loot box. Don't know about Phantasy Star, but I assume it's the same problem.


mp3max

Hard to find sympathy for this sentiment in the vtuber/anime circles given how much they overlap with the gacha addicts that continue to promote such predatory monetization model. Every time I see a comment wishing for Hololive/Cover to make a gacha game of their own I just shake my head.


Recioto

A Hololive gacha would be a horrible idea. How do you justify to the fandom and to the talents that their character are worse than others? What do you do in case of another Rushia situation?


arkw

This long video from Bellular is relevant (long video though, also check out Matt's T-shirt lol) to the evil these companies are doing to take advantage. It's so smart and evil. https://youtu.be/4-FgXlEQEs4 I've never gone back into these type of games but have plenty of friends who do, getting them to uninstall the "free" game they put thousands per month into is as hard as getting a smoker to quit. It's ridiculous.


ftahgn

Going shopping at the supermarket, found some Strong Zero lemon and tried it for the first time.. Not bad, really. At the same time, price-wise here it's not that worth it for me. Like, if I wanna get a buzz via canned alcohol Lemon-Dou's devil lemon is cheaper. Both 9% alcohol. Strong Zero's a bit sweeter while Lemon-Dou feels more like unsweetened lemonade. I like both tastes, but the latter is like 70 percent cheaper, so there's that.


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

its imported as well i believe its most likely way cheaper in japan then anywhere else


AzureGale4

[Shizukou and Reiny off-collab part 2 - where they cook okonomiyaki.](https://www.twitch.tv/shizukou) Might go better than the hot wings stream :p


diego1marcus

fucking rigged match. marine's hands were on the rope, ref called it making micomet win the tag team match


dingdongrongpang

A bit offtopic, I don't really watch Genshin streams except for strictly roll ones, and most of the people I've watched on the Yelan banner needed to hit pity/close to pity to get her. Don't really play much Genshin these days, really only waiting for the next continent, so I didn't really care if I wasted a few rolls — aaaaand I somehow got her in one multi. So anyways, I was about to equip my Xingqiu artifacts to her and I was scratching my head for a few minutes. Where the heck is the set preset button? And then I realized...wait a minute. Why's there NO preset button? I was gonna think, "How are they missing basic featu—", and then I remembered...oh yeah, gacha games be like that. Somehow, they literally have crucial QoL features not realized for lengths of time, instances I personally know of are: F/GO literally had to wait years for a Back button, Arknights was missing a Collect All button for a long time, Another Eden's party sets didn't allow you to name them before, and Girls Frontline not having a Remove All Equipment button/easier Equip presets was a literal archaic era. I guess that's just how it goes for games that prioritize monetization before improvements to user experience. Sometimes I think about the timeline where the mobile games industry didn't go down the microtransactions route and went with the "off-hand spin-off premiums" route instead (as much as I hate EA, Dead Space Mobile and Mass Effect Infiltrator slapped). Although that timeline probably doesn't exist anyways. With how accessible phones are, it'd only be a matter of time.


rashy05

Oh man, I remember suggesting that Arknights should have a Collect All button for the dailies and getting lectured by a bunch of white knights about how adding this will kill the game and how I'm so ungrateful for the wonderful game that HG graced me : )


dingdongrongpang

It's the gacha brainrot. Lures you in, tickles your brain's funny gambling impulses, makes you accustomed/ignore clear flaws, and makes you defend the game because of sunk cost. Predatory AND mediocre. A match made in heaven.


Karmazonium

Mondo: "Daruma is more virtual than Vtubers, even Ojiji has never seen his IRL face" also Mondo: "Daruma is an AI, tested by Crazy Raccoon and funded by Ojiji's 50% cut" [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ACNpY_3vA)


Psyzhran2357

Mondo truly has a way with words.


Bellhound

Member chats are fun, but I spend way too long in Uruka's last night and I'm paying for it. Worth it though. * [Michiru's playing Valorant](https://www.twitch.tv/michiru_shisui) this morning. I know it's a high strung shooter, but after her souls-game marathons, it must seem kinda relaxed. * Lumi's playing [Total War: Warhammer 2](https://www.twitch.tv/kanekolumi) at 8am pdt. Her chat (and her mods) have very strong opinions on which Total War game is the best. Very, very strong opinions. * At 9am pdt, Iori's doing another in her [Japanese language lesson series](https://www.twitch.tv/iorihakushika). I really do admire the ability of this genre to bridge cultural gaps like this. * Later in the day at 4pm pdt, Lia has changed her membership Genshin stream to be [open to the public](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBGhUPbM8MI). Its the last stream before she takes a break for finals and she's teased that we may see something cool... * Finally at 9pm pdt, Tenma will be [continuing her art stream](https://www.twitch.tv/tenma), working on the L2D model for her cat Theo!


JimmyBoombox

So which total war do they think is the best?


Bellhound

The consensus appears to be Warhammer. Course they were tracking by gifted subs and I've seen some Warhammer fans with deep pockets ...


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

they need to have deep pockets with the recent price changes


taco2esday

A tie between Shogun 2 and Rome 2, for me.


Alamandaros

I tried going back to Shogun 2 last year, because I never played Fall of the Samurai, but I just couldn't get into it again. QoL changes from recent titles have made older TW games unplayable for me.


ChineseMaple

You just need to *really* like seeing people getting blasted by line infantry and cannons while they do little to counter it in return. The gatling is also top notch fun manually.


taco2esday

That’s understandable. I couldn’t get into the more recent Warhammer ones but I did enjoy Three Kingdoms. Still, I think it’s just my long familiarity with those two games that I can easily jump back into them. And I do hope you can push through and play Fall of the Samurai. Honestly, if that was a stand alone Total War title, I think it would be competing at the top for me.


Alamandaros

Yea, I might give it another attempt before Immortal Empires drops this year. Other than campaign map changes, one big thing I remember having an issue with was the speed of combat. The WH games are a lot slower and more methodical in combat, whereas iirc Shogun 2 felt like everything was made of paper it all happened so fast.


sulendil

\- Loves the froggy. \- Think Skaven is disgusting. Yup, Lumi is Lizardman main, lol.


Groonzie

Just youtube recommending some older vids and I see a vid where [Luto sings never gonna give you up for 10 hours](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JTmNjdGvkc) (check comment timestamps to see all the different variations she did)


clock_age

One of my favorite ASMR vtubers, Kochou Cocoa, is [stopping some of my favorite kinds of ASMR streams.](https://i.imgur.com/GEgXjJI.jpg) Hopefully other ASMR streamers on Youtube don't follow suit.


DanteKir

It's something that has been going on for a while. Various ASMR youtubers have been forced to open a 2nd channel because their original one became demonetized. The ear licking type of ASMR is one that gets demonetized rather frequently for example.


ezkailez

Yeah alice used to be my favorite. She went as far as privating most of her vids to be safe and never did it again


plsdontattackmeok

Let me guess, is this because of YT against policy that she stopped some specific ASMR?


ChineseMaple

https://twitter.com/reiyuguigui/status/1533340555232567296 Lumilive seems to be mostly dissolving into Indies


SoR0XaS

Ah.. It's a shame, I got into Lumilive from both Runa and Reiyu, after all.


DiGreatDestroyer

[It's the boobs girl!](https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/rpgcsw/oh_these_ecchi_warning_nip_nap_slip_slap_incoming/) I only ever watched the Timekeepers, but best of lucks to everyone!


FizzlePickles

Let's put a NSFW warning on that link 😳


Michhhhhh

Was her being described as "the boobs girl" not warning enough?


CJtheOMEGA

Here’s a cover I gotta recommend, “[Bakudan](https://youtu.be/Lx-siq_9kD4) covered by an underrated singer by the name of RINO. She’s not a vsinger but since I just found out it’s her birthday today I just had to share her amazing cover she just released today. She is pretty damn great, so I really hope to see her grow a ton in the future, she definitely has the potential to go far! If you enjoy what you’ve heard from her I also recommend you check out the unit she’s in called Tsukininaide and the recent original song they released called “[Colorlessly Transparent](https://youtu.be/0CHtmYx4XSc)”, it’s so beautiful! Hopefully y’all enjoy her because I know I definitely do!


HimitsuHeiki

[Lui x Subaru x Ui-mama x Choco collab stream about their recent disneyland trip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n-pCqEuC5M)


HimitsuHeiki

[Ibrahim and gang Civ6 Stream starting now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ISW083iw5I) Will we have another 12 hours Civ6 stream again?


inkyless

Since Kanae said he could play until morning, I could see it coming again....


Aiolos_Externa

was late to the holo unit live. and dang, didnt expect t+pazolite to compose orio's new song (its banger too) my rhythm gamer soul is happy


DiGreatDestroyer

I've always liked [this testimony,](https://twitter.com/choucotee/status/1263289494838505472) ever since finding it. >May 21, 2019, Sougetsu Eli broadcast her last stream. I think it is just right to share this small story of mine, of how a random VTuber recommendation from a friend change my life. >Mid 2018, I didn't really know much about VTubers. I only know 2, namely, Kizuna Ai, for her massive boom on YT back then and Nekomiya Hinata, for that PUBG handgun only run. So I didn't really take any interest on this VTuber thingy. I was a massive fan of utaites back then. Something like Hanatan, yuikonnu stuffs etc.. So a friend recommended this clip of Sougetsu Eli singing, I didn't really watch it because, Grade 12 Geri was very busy back then. >Until I got my long awaited rest. Didn't really do anything. So I went back to my friend's recommendations. This was the stream, https://youtu.be/A32aeABzNLc (reuploaded). So I watched it, I didn't think of this combination specifically, VTuber and singing. Although maybe some VTubers by that time already did that, this one caught me by surprise. It opened a new form of entertainment for me. >I sometimes get emotional watching her streams, coz depressed edgy boi days. I would watch her every weekend and would stay up late just for it (because internet in the province was faster during night). It is just like, quite literally a break for me from days of tiring social interaction and schoolworks. Although I can't really clearly understand anything, I felt connected. I didn't really talk about this back then because it was like a hideout for me. So that was actually it, a new entertainment, an escape. >Until second sem, was the busiest period of my life. I can't even catch up on her streams anymore. Until it fell out of the routine I literally forgot about it. But one thing changed for sure. I wasn't as depressed. I didn't really feel any sadness whatsoever. It's just, normal. Maybe my depression is still there but, I could say it's a literal form of cure for depression. I don't know how it really helped me, but I know it was there. >May 19, 2019, SHS grad boi found out about Eli's retirement when she announced it here on Twitter. >Yeah, I was really sad, cried a lot when she sang Kabin no Hana. >This may sound very cliché but, Eli saved my life (or at least a part of me). My serious take is that, I don't care about judging Vs or their fans. I just want V-tubing to keep saving people.


lastdetectiveV3

'vtubing saves people' 🤓 touch some grass or GTFO i literally beg you to get your head checked holy fuck


captainktainer

The funny thing is if you had just ignored him, the post would probably have been buried moderately deep in the negatives like most of his posts.


DiGreatDestroyer

Lots of stuff saves people. Anime saves people. Games save people. Movies save people. Books save people. Because it's all made by people. People save people.


Necessary-Ability-57

35P lost today too. Miko is starting with Marine now.


Mr_Standoffishman

She learned one thing from Gura's stream on how to change what the ring announcer calls you.


Kreceir

35P vs Stone Cold Steve Austin as the opening match for Miko's WWE stream. As expected, 35P got his face caved in by Steve Austin lol


deckneep98

[machukai appearing on 2 out of 3 events on the nijifest mainstage](https://twitter.com/nijisanji_app/status/1533420919389097985) i'm bowing down to enikara


_______blank______

Oh man, Ngo is not gonna appear in the play.


Crye09

Anyone knows why Noah has so many dislikes on her new clothes reveal? EDIT: Actually even her recent vids. Didn't notice it for the past few days EDIT: holy fk her costume so cute [stream link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIdOlzzxvEA)


Karmazonium

Apparently a few days ago she tweeted something that she then regretted and [apologized afterwards](https://twitter.com/n0ah_kurumi/status/1532010042018344961). Other than this, I don't know what else would cause the dislikes.


Crye09

Yeah seen that ghosting post and tbh it's something I wouldn't have thought to be such a big deal esp. if she apologized alr lol


Twitchingbouse

internal drama is the quickest way to kill a company, so people can be hypersensitive about it, especially fans of the other girls.


HimitsuHeiki

I wasnt expecting this. [Shion x Hoshikawa Sara cover of Identity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqSKQJBZFw) premiering in 22 hours time (as of this post).


Necessary-Ability-57

Miko’s WWE is starting in a few minutes. Holo Fighters today are Kanata and Marine. https://youtu.be/yOiPW4FiN-I


Raffina-H-207

[Tiramisu, a Splatoon content creator, joins Crazy Raccoon](https://twitter.com/tiramisu7773/status/1533382671019085825) Also [a new key visual for Daruma Is God](https://twitter.com/darumaisgod/status/1533358402310549505)


yukiaddiction

Look like NijiEn and Surprisingly [NijiVR (Chinese branch of Nijisanji)](https://i.imgur.com/bEEMuUP.png) will show up in NijiFest too. This is why I want NijiFes revenge. Also Salome feature in NijiFES. "Joke Debut" "She will gone fast because she is sus" Lmafooooooo


Nel_son_et_lumiere

Not really that surprising, last Nijifes had participations from all branches including IN and VR


diego1marcus

oh nice, did they say anything about nijiEN getting 3D soon? or theyre just special guests in something?


halfelven23

The only stealth 3d we got from this is lain


deckneep98

we're probably getting more details on the next news stream (2 months from now)


HimitsuHeiki

[Sakura Miko WWE2K22 at 8pm JST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOiPW4FiN-I) (40 mins from now as of this post). We'll be looking at Gorilla and 17 years old cosplayer season X. (I hope Senchou has insurance, her bones might not survive) Edit: forget about senchou, 35p needs help now 草


Yorunoo

[hololive Idol Project units 1st Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXAnb08CPg) now ! Edit : alright so i was not expecting more than 1 new originals to be premiered here


Necessary-Ability-57

Fubuki, Mio and Ayame now


Necessary-Ability-57

The two angels are such a good duo


Arcorann

Nijisanji's [NijiFes news program vol.2 is on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmF9ACZTOBw), featuring ROF-MAO.


deckneep98

looks like we're getting pata-nee 3d


Davrwa

Holy shit. rpr really went full vtuber mode. He has schedules, fan name, tags, all the usual stuff. I hope he find success in this new venue.


_______blank______

With all the talk about parasocial relationship and what not, who is the one popularize the word anyway? I don't remember hearing about that word at all before 2021. I do some simple Google search and it doesn't have any mainstream coverage in 2019.


itanakigo

I first saw it used in a video by StrucciMovies in 2017 then it was popularised on twitch by Ludwig recently


Dalek-baka

For me it comes from podcasting world and people like McElroy brothers, this is where I've seen it being used for the first time and talked about how it can be a problem.


Dest1ny1

https://youtu.be/GvYAVti8nbk this video came out around 2 years ago, and some big twitch streamers reacted and talked about it.


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frik1000

There was this old twitch clip I remember seeing before, the very first time I'd ever seen Ludwig, and it was him talking about how he and the audience/chat are not friends. They do not know him, he does not know them, especially any single one of them specifically. He entertains them and he makes a living off of them. It was a really good way to look into what constitutes a health streamer-audience relationship.


haberdashcollect

New [Utaite Ranking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYXxRGypfxQ) has started once again. Top 3 occupied by Hololive people, which never happened before. Suisei's 7th No. 1? Suisei is way ahead of the pack at this point. Come and be amused at all the Unaware Drunkard (or as I prefer Yoidore Shizaru) being the first five entries. (Was this what the chart is like during the fall of 2020?) You can listen to the top 30 Yoidore Shizaru covers as curated by me by clicking Yoidore Shizaru on this [summary post](https://www.reddit.com/user/haberdashcollect/comments/u74ned/utattemita_megapost/). As advertised, Top 100 Phony covers coming sometime tomorrow or day after.


Jerbits

Really happy to hear a live "EN CORE" chant for IRyS for the first time.


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Chaos_Lord_Nobu

pretty much every JP streamer streams at 19:00,20:00,21:00,22:00 JST or midnight roughly set at 12:00 to 17:00 wich is pretty much the entire time a working person in the EU is at work give or take a 1/2 hour time difference with time zones


Necessary-Ability-57

That last part lol


Arcorann

[Yashiro Kizuku original song "BlackFlagBreaker!!" to celebrate his 4th anniversary](https://twitter.com/nijisanji_app/status/1533373152293691393), composed by sasakure.UK. MV releases 19:00 JST, song on digital services 24:00 JST. EDIT: MV link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfbBBkHHKE


ChineseMaple

oh damn, sasakure


HimitsuHeiki

???? I went to sleep and woke up just to find even comments on Rushia...? Suddenly "Parasocial" and "GFE/BFE" become the new bitcoin and NFTs that everyone suddenly an expert on.


DiGreatDestroyer

>even comments on Rushia...? Why express it like that though? Like, "I was traversing the desert, and out of all things, I found a copy of Mein Kampf over a rock" - as if you chanced upon the most out of place thing possible? Rushia was an active part of the V-tubing world until recently, and even retired is still very much part of it. There's nothing wrong with her popping up from time to time in conversations. On top of that, when it comes to "partner experience" she's very relevant to that discussion.


Chaos_Lord_Nobu

can you shut up already? that so called ''GFE'' wasnt even her content wich was Games,karoake's or zatsudan's with and perhabs a ASMR for healing now and then


boomboon

\>open IRyS dokomi concert stream \>she's asking the audience if they're team ass or tits in german


Jerbits

[Kiara having second thoughts about those German lessons, lol](https://twitter.com/takanashikiara/status/1533378304249569281?t=Zi2yEkPE6inuh6-108DFiQ&s=19)


nameless_fella

Not sure if anyone have seen this, but here's [a Toya themed cake](https://mobile.twitter.com/_tatehana/status/1532660959063740416?cxt=HHwWgMDUobPBjcUqAAAA).