OT18
Posted on: July 2, 2025, at 10:10:58am

well I think I might as well. This year I'm hoping to do the best that I can and I've definitely been prepping for this moment. Given that typically MWC picks are taken from OT i'm definitely gonna do my best to put on a show this year.

I think last year's performance was good but I did get nerfed slightly at the start. This year I will start off strong and prove that I'm a capable and worthy player.

Round 1 - Akazu - 100 - AAA

Saw this on stream and didn't think too much about it besides wondering if we would get the a 100 for Round 1 and I was correct. Needless to say this shows a little bit of difficulty increase which is nice. The file itself isn't too bad and I managed to do it in a few attempts. I felt kinda bad about my ratio so I played it again just to spite myself and did get a much better ratio! Im pretty excited for this year and this file is pretty enjoyable. I will say though this felt easier to AAA compared to last year Q33B but I've also gotten a lot better so who knows. Round 1 complete and time to really start this journey.

Round 2 - Eternal Drain V2 - 102 - AAA

Saw this beforehand in the queues. Didn't think much, saw it, thought it looked fast. I managed to play this and AAA'd in like 2? attempts. Pretty simple and easy not much trouble in all honesty. Round 2 Complete.

Round 3 - BIBBIDIBA - 106 - AAA

Ok so I saw this and Did Not Want To Play It. Mostly cuz anime-vtuber core whatever. I played it and managed to snag an AAA quickly in like 20? minutes so I was happy with that. In all honestly it's alright but not my type of file. Pretty good and Round 3 Complete.

Round 4 - Kyuuoku - 109

Did not want to play this especially in a tourney setting. File isn't bad but it's pretty backloaded (FFR Moment). It's also extremely long and FFR does not like long files so I really just didn't want to play this. Managed to survive so alls well that ends well. Round 4 complete.

Round 5 - Shinchoku Yaba-Zaemon uwu - 115

I was pretty afraid of this file seeing it on stream and seeing 280 minijacks and some 300+ ones. This one wasn't as bad. It's a bit annoying since it's also somewhat backloaded and 1 pattern in the break section that sucks to play. Pretty good and I actually managed to get my score while not being completely warmed. Somehow it was top 3 so idk how that happened. Overall it was alright and it wasn't as long as Kyuuoku so I didn't mind as much. With that, Round 5 complete and Top 5 secured.