The grand scheme

Wowah weewah! It's my punk-ass again. Sorry to disappoint. Well, actually I'm not sorry at all. Why would I?

A Switch™ has been made. The transition was pretty decent. VGC 2019 was quite amazing. I actually for the first time were able to attend locals. Yes! Poland has locals. In fact we have so many of them, with such little playerbase that one can say are even better than Ohio! Three TOs who can host MSSs and up to this day have not missed a single month of hosting! Our biggest event has had 10 people. In total we've had about 20 unique players. Two of them were from abroad.

Now that you know what's going on I shall start addressing some issues. Don't worry I'll try to keep it politically correct (haha... You know it's a lie, and so do I).

First of all, I feel like I've improved as a player a great deal even though last year I did not play seriously at all (WCs were still out of my reach as flights to US for a full-time student from a family conducting substantial life-style is too much too ask for). However, this year a lot has happened. I dropped out of uni for the second time, and I'm happy that I did as I was going nowhere. Now I've got all the time in the world to do things I care about, to read, to write, to meet people, to learn, to work, to laugh, to cry, to fight, to scream. Somewhere along this tangle of lives lies a single, thin thread of VGC. It slowly, but steadily grows stronger, creates more and more complicated structures. First, I became a TO, then I started hosting my own events, and now I'm the guy who does most of the logistic work for our community, as the others aren't as unrestrained as I am. You gotta do what you gotta do. It's a satisfying occupation. No regrets. 

Second of all, the worst possible thing that could have happened has happened - I cut my first major. Yeah, I am as gobsmacked as you! The only solid answer I came up with is that people still suck in new environment. Just take a look at the teams of Bochum and Dallas; most of them have more holes than a swiss cheese. With all the respect to the competitors, the meta is as unstable as it can be. New strategies and composition are being born and die weekly, Galar Weekly. Some of those ideas are so bad that I can't even comprehend them, and trust me... I am notorious for putting too much effort into something that is not meant to be. The most polished compositions are to be seen in the top ranks of Battle Stadium, occupied mostly by Japanese (god bless, you guys! Keep it up, proud of you!).

I won't go into details about my run (not yet at least, as I need to get better, and I need to prove it to myself) nor will I discuss the CP payouts and such. It's no use, and it has been shown numerous times that the ones with power won't speak up as they have too much to lose. Keeping community figures on TPCI's payroll is very clever, and completely fair. It's a farce, yes, but one most people are happy with. 

This is it for now. I've already smoked enough cigarettes to feel comfortable. Nicotine is one hell of a drug. Stay safe, take care and I'll throw my words at you some time again in the near future. Do with that as you will. 

Bella ciao!