#dps only!

[do-you-ship-it-polls]

Do you ship it?

Vicky Tan/Opal Wada-Durand (DPS Only!)

I ship it!

Neutral

I don't ship it

I don't know the characters

Voting ended onAug 11, 2024

[gaming]

Gaming Spotlight: DPS Only! ( @tapasapp )

DPS Only! is a coming-of-age tale that explores what it means to be a woman in eSports—to be part of that underrepresented and passionate group often overshadowed by and hidden within a traditionally male-dominated world. We chatted with celebrated female digital comic creator and artist, Vel, about the webcomic, in which Vicky ‘Vic’ Tan overcomes her social anxiety, self-doubt, and society’s expectations, to pursue her dream of becoming a professional eSports gamer. Combining first-hand experiences of women gamers with a fictional game world inspired by globally loved games such as Super Smash Bros. and Overwatch, DPS Only! is a premier story by gamers, for gamers.

What were your inspirations for DPS Only!?

A combination of my love for sports anime, the eSports scene, and video games in general! I’m passionate about gaming, and I always thought there was so much untapped potential in an eSports story, especially one surrounding a female player.

Are there any personal experiences that you put into the characters you write?

Oh yes. A few instances in the comic were lifted from real events I experienced when playing online, particularly where Vicky gets harassed while playing. I think a lot of readers (female gamers, especially) may find some of these negative experiences familiar as well.

There are happier memories that inspired some parts of the comic, though! The joy of gaming with friends, for example, as cheesy as it sounds. Playing with friends is just so much better than solo-queuing—something Vicky learns in the course of the story.

What aspects of eSports can we expect to find in the story?

To fit everything in 30 episodes, we had to cut down on a lot of the eSports elements we had in the initial draft. However, readers will find certain aspects popping up now and then, such as gaming conventions, player jerseys, streams, powerhouse teams, sponsorships, and of course, tournaments! There are a lot of more subtle details that we snuck in, but I hope that readers more familiar with eSports culture will catch them and maybe have a giggle.

Thanks, Vel! You can check out DPS Only! on Tapas Media here, and stay in touch with Vel on Tumblr!

[it-goes-on]

the way that dps only! is about having a sibling who loves you so much and you love so much and you are everything to each other and also you are kids and you both fuck up spectacularly and don’t understand how you could fail the other so badly and then also you are just. two siblings pulling dumb shit at the end of the day.

[dilfpridemonth]

Society if there was a dps only! fanbase on here

[glassrunner]

Xiao Tong🦋 @Velinxi on Twitter:

“It's about the sister of a top esports player who wants to follow in his footsteps to play competitively, but hides her identity in fear of disapproval and ridicule. May or may not be an esports anime in disguise.”

read it here

[biromanticbooknook]

Malfoy brought home the book "DPS Only!" from the library and read it three times this weekend. I read it too and it was really cool! Fangs was my favorite character, I really liked how inspirational she was and how welcoming she felt, even as a fictional character. I also liked how Five, who seemed incredibly antisocial, played a very important but minimal role in the narrative, only appearing when it was absolutely necessary.

[it-goes-on]

Vicky saying Ki’rah is Aegis’ waifu … real funniest bitch alive hours

[it-goes-on]

Opal wants to do hideously embarrassing things like hold Vicky’s hand I can FEEL the disgusted gay energy dripping off her