Hey kids! Sick of hearing about r/place? Imagine fighting in it!
r/place started at 8:30 AM today, and after some initial worrisome lag, started with a bang. I was initially worried it wouldn’t have been as loud as last times, but I was quickly proven wrong as all factions from 2017 were immediately at work, and Bronies chief among them. Within a few hours our first threat was clear; the Ukrainian flag bearing down on us like a missile.
Within 30 minutes, Ukraine had reached the Dashie model planned, and provided a brutal decapitation, tearing her entire cranium off. Manechat was like NASA control room, and our shuttle had just exploded in orbit; pandemonium as we tried to reach out to Ukraine, and no less than three uneasy peace treaties being signed to no avail as we continued to suffer the brunt of total inability to rebuild against their superior and far simpler solid color strategy.
You’ll notice a familiar face in a lot of these shots; while Littleshy has been taking more and more breaks for his mental health and will likely be less active in the coming days, he was truly the best leader we could have had for that opening. When he spoke, all ears were on him, and his website was crucial to the effort.
In the same period, our neighboring Russian faction, MLPP, who were charged with building an accompanying Derpy, abandoned ship as soon as the crosshairs of the Ukrainian flag reached them.
It was clear the community wasn’t happy about the flag developments, and all across the board resentment was growing. Dashie’s decapitation was by now legendary, and many used her as an example of professional art being the victim of Flagification (Important ‘L’ there).
By the time the hearts came in, like a roomba running over a rotting corpse, it was clear there was no coming back for Dashie, and opinion split between two crowds: The NIMBY and the Adaptors, those who wanted to stay and those who wanted to go.
But then, just as we considered rebuilding, the unthinkable happened: We discovered an outside force none of us had expected, a streamer by the name of Mizkif.
In one fell swoop, a coordinated attack by the dreaded Twitch Chats wiped out nearly all brony presence, reducing us to drawing tiny pinkies in the hopes of getting them past the radar. This new presence streamed videogames with r/place in the corner of his eye, and any sign of bronies- or even those who MIGHT be bronies- were eradicated to make way for his pepe drawing, defended with claims that we had attacked Ukraine.
History is written by the victors, but I am NOT exaggerating this guys personality. Here’s a fun clip.
While he briefly sparred with the powerful force of Osu, which had formed immediately after Place began, even they were forced to concede stalemate.
Thankfully, we had another plan.
Many of us were reaching out to the Trans community and subreddits in the hopes of building a pony on THEIR flag with their grace, debated between Trixie and Rainbow Dash.
Of course, overconfidence was our Icarus- several times we attempted offensives, only to be instantly beaten back by Twitch Chat.
One last attack was made today as of this writing: A final desperate attempt on the Ukrainian flag, which ended... exactly how you’d expect.
That’s where we’re at, folks: No board presence, and one single plan- decide upon a set time, and launch a coordinated attack at once, taking advantage of our peaceful relationship with the Trans subreddit to plant a Dashie (or another, disputed horse) on their flag too fast for Twitch Chat to fight back.
Morale is low, but in times of trouble, remember; We’ve fought worse in the ballad of r/place.
And of course, repeat to yourself, it’s just a game, I should really just relax.
That’s all folks, I’ll catch you tomorrow. I love you all.
