Michael Valadez
@velhym.bsky.social
Currently just trying to stay sane and exist.
Formerly various things, like QA, NetOps, Education, or Community Engagement at many various places like Blizzard, Sony San Diego, or SD Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Formerly various things, like QA, NetOps, Education, or Community Engagement at many various places like Blizzard, Sony San Diego, or SD Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
my favorite........
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
my favorite........
Dude! Holy shit. Not the sort of news I expected to hear today. So happy for you! Guess I won't bump into you casually at San Diego Comic Con in the same way again. :D
February 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Dude! Holy shit. Not the sort of news I expected to hear today. So happy for you! Guess I won't bump into you casually at San Diego Comic Con in the same way again. :D
LoR would be the furthest back I'd want to go. So much good qol and updates to og systems were in place by then and it was, in general, a great spot for the game.
We still had the Foundry and fleet holdings were in a solid place. Early versions of great ships we still use today were available too.
We still had the Foundry and fleet holdings were in a solid place. Early versions of great ships we still use today were available too.
February 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
LoR would be the furthest back I'd want to go. So much good qol and updates to og systems were in place by then and it was, in general, a great spot for the game.
We still had the Foundry and fleet holdings were in a solid place. Early versions of great ships we still use today were available too.
We still had the Foundry and fleet holdings were in a solid place. Early versions of great ships we still use today were available too.
I agree, except personally I flip Undiscovered Country and Wrath of Khan. I kinda love the themes of ST6 and the struggle not against a typical villain, but a conspiracy intent on stopping the mere prospect of peace and a world without their endless war.
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I agree, except personally I flip Undiscovered Country and Wrath of Khan. I kinda love the themes of ST6 and the struggle not against a typical villain, but a conspiracy intent on stopping the mere prospect of peace and a world without their endless war.
Basically, this is fucking awesome and amazing and I love that USGS is able to provide the continuous 24/7 livestream of the volcano.
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Basically, this is fucking awesome and amazing and I love that USGS is able to provide the continuous 24/7 livestream of the volcano.
If I honestly had to add a game to your list it would probably be Batman Arkham Asylum.
It captured the vibes of B:TAS with many of the voice actors reprising roles from that era (Namely Conroy and Hamill) and really just maintained an art style that felt like you were pulling the comic to screen.
It captured the vibes of B:TAS with many of the voice actors reprising roles from that era (Namely Conroy and Hamill) and really just maintained an art style that felt like you were pulling the comic to screen.
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If I honestly had to add a game to your list it would probably be Batman Arkham Asylum.
It captured the vibes of B:TAS with many of the voice actors reprising roles from that era (Namely Conroy and Hamill) and really just maintained an art style that felt like you were pulling the comic to screen.
It captured the vibes of B:TAS with many of the voice actors reprising roles from that era (Namely Conroy and Hamill) and really just maintained an art style that felt like you were pulling the comic to screen.
Totally fair. But yeah then that's why 2 is better. Can I send a loved one hurtling into a pit in Portal 1? No? Inferior.
September 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Totally fair. But yeah then that's why 2 is better. Can I send a loved one hurtling into a pit in Portal 1? No? Inferior.
I'd legitimately put Portal 2 over Portal 1. Nothing was ever quite so satisfying as changing a portal location on a sibling or SO and watching them fly into oblivion.
September 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I'd legitimately put Portal 2 over Portal 1. Nothing was ever quite so satisfying as changing a portal location on a sibling or SO and watching them fly into oblivion.
This is how you end up on a list.
August 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is how you end up on a list.
Hard to choose just one, so I won't. :D
Karazhan
Scarlet Enclave
Ulduar
Zul'Aman
Nyalotha
Karazhan
Scarlet Enclave
Ulduar
Zul'Aman
Nyalotha
June 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hard to choose just one, so I won't. :D
Karazhan
Scarlet Enclave
Ulduar
Zul'Aman
Nyalotha
Karazhan
Scarlet Enclave
Ulduar
Zul'Aman
Nyalotha
I practically did a spit take when I pulled the notification bar down on my phone and saw what the score was in the 5th.
May 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I practically did a spit take when I pulled the notification bar down on my phone and saw what the score was in the 5th.
Do you even have a working VCR? The temptation would be there but I'd quickly remind myself I don't and have no intention of buying one, lol.
May 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Do you even have a working VCR? The temptation would be there but I'd quickly remind myself I don't and have no intention of buying one, lol.
Do you need SoCal to send some if it's upper 50s/low 60s weather we still have for some inexplicable reason?
May 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Do you need SoCal to send some if it's upper 50s/low 60s weather we still have for some inexplicable reason?
Had a ticket, ended up getting sick and made sure to release it. Definitely glad I stayed away from the big crowd, and glad the turnout is huge.
March 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Had a ticket, ended up getting sick and made sure to release it. Definitely glad I stayed away from the big crowd, and glad the turnout is huge.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh gawd that sounds terrible. I hope everything will be okay.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh gawd that sounds terrible. I hope everything will be okay.
February 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
D:
Ahhhhhhhhhhh gawd that sounds terrible. I hope everything will be okay.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh gawd that sounds terrible. I hope everything will be okay.
I hope you're proud of yourself.
January 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I hope you're proud of yourself.
It's okay to be wrong.
January 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It's okay to be wrong.