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jjrocks
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jjrocks
After a week of delays, the osu!monthly #5 is finally out! If you want the high-res version click here. If you want the lower-res google docs version, click here.

In this issue we have:
  1. An interview with peppy on osu!stream
  2. Caption Contest
  3. A new comic series! (osureshii!)
  4. And so much more!
So please do check it out, and make sure to tell us what you think!
Also, if you want to stay up to date with all things osu!monthly, follow us on twitter

View osu!monthly #5 in high res (6.75 mb)
View osu!monthly #5 in low res
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Starrodkirby86
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Sorry for the inconveniences here! There were some real-life obligations that made things take a small turn for the worst. But it's all out now, so let's all enjoy the latest edition of the osu!monthly. :)

Also, we have a Twitter! Check out our Twitter by clicking here or clicking on that Blue Bird button on Page 3. Follow it for some sneak peeks and other cool stuff as we get things going.
Raging Bull
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Raging Bull
first

Looks interesting.

High res taking forever to load and I'm too lazy to sign up for google orz.
dkun
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dkun
Just looking at the cover..
My, oh my. Great job osu!monthly team!
Vext_old
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Vext_old
I'm posting here.
akrolsmir
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akrolsmir
I demand the next one be finished in three weeks to make up for the time we had to suffer without a new newsletter.
Ekaru
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Ekaru
Great job, except for one thing...

At the end of the article on jumps it says something incorrect regarding osu!'s mouse precision mode. You should turn off Windows' pointer precision mode, but you should have osu!'s mouse precision mode on if you have a low sensitivity in-game like 0.5x. The article explains Windows' pointer precision mode, not osu!'s. All osu!'s does is make your mouse's movements more precise, and is notable on low sensitivities. That is literally all it does, it doesn't affect acceleration or anything.

That common error corrected, good issue! And yes Doomsday, I confess to sometimes finding other people to do the Easy/Normal for me, even if the song's only 1 minute long! Though, I have been much better about that lately.
Zekira
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Zekira
Oh god I freaking lol'd at the comic...
Raging Bull
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Raging Bull
Waah. I'm so signing up for google. It finally loaded. I click a link and it opens the link on the same window. Now I'm waiting for the article to load again = =
Gonzvlo
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Gonzvlo
I'm quite amazed, this newsletter keeps getting better and better.

Good job guys, I really enjoyed reading all of those amazing articles!
Starrodkirby86
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Raging Bull wrote:

Waah. I'm so signing up for google. It finally loaded. I click a link and it opens the link on the same window. Now I'm waiting for the article to load again = =
Sorry for that inconvenience, Raging Bull. The Adobe plugin's sort of a nuisance with web browsers. We're not quite sure what to do exactly on that end, since the plugin's provided by Adobe themselves rather than us or some editable setting on a .pdf.

You can, however, download the high-res .pdf yourself so links won't occupy the same window.
Tenshi
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Tenshi

Zekira wrote:

Oh god I freaking lol'd at the comic...
^

Looks awesome; will definitely read tomorrow after school fuuuuu.
Randy96
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Randy96
It's amazing, it just keeps getting better every issue

and the comic was great, definitely can't wait to see more of these!
roleykatsu
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roleykatsu
As always, osu!monthly gets better each issue~ ♥

One slight thing, though. I know maybe this is a limitation that cannot be fixed even if tried, but is there any way to make the high-res PDF version of osu! monthly to have its implemented hyperlinks to open in a new tab/window rather than open on the same tab osu!monthly is loaded on? It's a bit of a nuisance having to re-load the file all over again whenever we want to go back to the article after clicking a link. It doesn't bother me that much but still it would be nice if it could be fixed :3
Mara
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Mara
I like this. That's all.
Enna Alouette
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Enna Alouette
lol Vext i havent thought you are that great wow that was awesome and i liked reading it >3<
YGOkid8
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YGOkid8
comic = win
the only thing i don't like about this
is that it is too long, imo

yeah we don't HAVE to read it all in one go, but with newletters and the such, that's what i prefer to do
hmm, just my personal preference, but otherwise enjoyed it.
arien666
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arien666
I need to subscribe this everything >_>

Until now, I still regret about that speedranking orz
;____;
...
orz



Just watching comic :3
Zekira
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Zekira
Is it just me or is the low-res basically unreadable?

Also for some reason the hi-res version always errors everytime I view it, no matter how many times I DL it
YGOkid8
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Zekira wrote:

Also for some reason the hi-res version always errors everytime I view it, no matter how many times I DL it
it did for me as well
what i did is as SOON as you got the page up, click the save button ASAP and well, save it. might've just been fluke though, but meh
raxar
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raxar
article about jump, love it <3
reading osu monthly one by one made my urge to map a song back and bigger orz -_-
Corin
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Corin
THIS CAME OUT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

GOOD JOB TEAM
Natteke
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Natteke
nice! natteke.png lololol
Omega
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Omega

YGOkid8 wrote:

Zekira wrote:

Also for some reason the hi-res version always errors everytime I view it, no matter how many times I DL it
it did for me as well
what i did is as SOON as you got the page up, click the save button ASAP and well, save it. might've just been fluke though, but meh
You can instead right click the link to the PDF version and then right click, then choose "Save as" and open it in your PDF viewer of choice, ifyou are encountering problems.
YGOkid8
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Omega wrote:

You can instead right click the link to the PDF version and then right click, then choose "Save as" and open it in your PDF viewer of choice, ifyou are encountering problems.
it's more rewarding my way :)
Omega
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Omega

YGOkid8 wrote:

it's more rewarding my way :)

That's what she said!

*ehem* Well, your way works, too!
Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
YGOkid8
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SPOILER

Quaraezha wrote:

.__.

screw you man, you just completely made everyone else lose a chance at winning this thing
Omega
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Omega
@Quaraezha:

RandomJibberish
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RandomJibberish
Manga translations are one thing, but intentionally writing your comic to read from right to left when it's in english makes absolutely no sense.
Also, in future, I'd recommend getting someone who actually maps to write mapping tips

Otherwise a nice issue though :P
Corin
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Corin

YGOkid8 wrote:

SPOILER

Quaraezha wrote:

.__.

screw you man, you just completely made everyone else lose a chance at winning this thing
It's okay, he's not allowed to vote~ ;3
Anzo
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Anzo
^ lol


@topic:
Pippi looks younger in the comics.. MOE!


already submitted some captions...
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Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
I'm disqualified 'cause
No professionals allowed. Oho oho.
You guys have fun~
There are a few graphical errors in the layout, we'll PROOOBABLY fix those.

And oh, thanks for the feedbacks.
Omega
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Omega
I would like to apologize for not having maps in my pending, ranking, or graveyarded sections. However, I have spent more than forty hours in the editor while making maps. I have also did a certain number of guest difficulty. Not all of them are credited to me, though.

One would be inclined to say that I shouldn't make mapping tips without having mapped, but I assure you, I have several maps.



In addition, I would like to apologize if you found the tips I wrote disappointing.
m980
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Those mapping tips are kind of a no brainer :p

But yeah. Awesome job guys. Can't wait for the next issue :)

(SK and Sinistro should rewrite the shitty storyboarding faq)
-----
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-----
This is fantastic...Now I really don't know how to top this issue for the next release :)
Sallad4ever
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I love the speedranking article, nice one KRZY ;)
Why's ztrot formation are not mention on the jump article?

Overall it's a nice issue guys, the comic at the end is a nice add.
Star~
deadbeat
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Loving the new issue :) nicely done, was a good read
my hair isn't like that any more :/
ziin
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ziin
nobody can ever top you Quaraezha. Put those sunglasses on your avatar.


Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
Deal with it.

Luna
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Luna
^ ZA WARUDOSU!

Nice issue, as always ;D
yeahyeahyeahhh
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"kors k vs. L.E.D. -
SOLID STATE SQUAD
This collaboration illustrates one of yeahyeahyeahhh’s best traits:
being able to smoothly
blend with the other
participants — in this
case, La Cataline"

♥

\o/

Can't wait for final SB lesson. Even though I have no intent to SB myself, its interesting to read :3
Hamuko
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Hamuko
jjrocks' forum title should be osu!monthly dev
Vext_old
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Vext_old


Backfire wanted me to put this real bad.
Maxer00
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Maxer00
Entire thread and the osu!monthly is win.
OzzyOzrock
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OzzyOzrock
WHAT!?!?!?

THERE WAS A CONTEST ABOUT THE STORYBOARD COLLAGE!?!?!?

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME!?!?!?
Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
Because you

Jalatiphra
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Jalatiphra

Ekaru wrote:

Great job, except for one thing...

At the end of the article on jumps it says something incorrect regarding osu!'s mouse precision mode. You should turn off Windows' pointer precision mode, but you should have osu!'s mouse precision mode on if you have a low sensitivity in-game like 0.5x. The article explains Windows' pointer precision mode, not osu!'s. All osu!'s does is make your mouse's movements more precise, and is notable on low sensitivities. That is literally all it does, it doesn't affect acceleration or anything.

That common error corrected, good issue! And yes Doomsday, I confess to sometimes finding other people to do the Easy/Normal for me, even if the song's only 1 minute long! Though, I have been much better about that lately.
i can confirm this

osu mouse precision mode enabled give you full floating point precision on your mouse cursor position. if turned of the position gets rounded.
thats nevar evar good. its just still there because osu started with mouse precision off and some old gals may still be used to it.
anyways default should be: mouse precision on in osu!
mouse precision or acceleration in windows off

anyways great job on this issue -- aggain:)
jjrocks
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jjrocks
Oh boy, thank you all for the responses, time to answer them accordingly

Roley wrote:

One slight thing, though. I know maybe this is a limitation that cannot be fixed even if tried, but is there any way to make the high-res PDF version of osu! monthly to have its implemented hyperlinks to open in a new tab/window rather than open on the same tab osu!monthly is loaded on? It's a bit of a nuisance having to re-load the file all over again whenever we want to go back to the article after clicking a link. It doesn't bother me that much but still it would be nice if it could be fixed :3
We're looking at it Roley, but the best thing you can do is tell adobe themselves. It also wouldn't hurt to tell google as well.

Raging Bull wrote:

first

Looks interesting.

High res taking forever to load and I'm too lazy to sign up for google orz.
You don't have to sign up for google docs to read this thing :P

YGOkid8 wrote:

comic = win
the only thing i don't like about this
is that it is too long, imo

yeah we don't HAVE to read it all in one go, but with newletters and the such, that's what i prefer to do
hmm, just my personal preference, but otherwise enjoyed it.
Heh, well we'll look for the right balance next time around but I'm sure you don't want it to be as small as the first one

Teta wrote:

jjrocks' forum title should be osu!monthly dev
Lol, I wouldn't be against the idea :P


Jalatiphra wrote:

Ekaru wrote:

Great job, except for one thing...

At the end of the article on jumps it says something incorrect regarding osu!'s mouse precision mode. You should turn off Windows' pointer precision mode, but you should have osu!'s mouse precision mode on if you have a low sensitivity in-game like 0.5x. The article explains Windows' pointer precision mode, not osu!'s. All osu!'s does is make your mouse's movements more precise, and is notable on low sensitivities. That is literally all it does, it doesn't affect acceleration or anything.

That common error corrected, good issue! And yes Doomsday, I confess to sometimes finding other people to do the Easy/Normal for me, even if the song's only 1 minute long! Though, I have been much better about that lately.
i can confirm this

osu mouse precision mode enabled give you full floating point precision on your mouse cursor position. if turned of the position gets rounded.
thats nevar evar good. its just still there because osu started with mouse precision off and some old gals may still be used to it.
anyways default should be: mouse precision on in osu!
mouse precision or acceleration in windows off

anyways great job on this issue -- aggain:)
Guess we were all under the wrong impression then. Thanks for pointing this out ^^

--

Also, I would like to thank everyone who has responded to this issue and participated in the contests we hold and gave us reviews (both good and bad). We all greatly appreciate it and read them in every meeting to see what we can improve on and what should stay the same. So thank you all!
Derekku
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Derekku
I enjoyed reading this issue just as much (if not more) than the last ones! and no I'm not just saying that because this one contained my interview

PS: The comic was hilarious :P
HakuNoKaemi
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HakuNoKaemi
suggestion:
the low res version .. can't be readed that easily and it will be better if you used a monochromatic scale ( or black n White )
Starrodkirby86
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HakuNoKaemi wrote:

suggestion:
the low res version .. can't be readed that easily and it will be better if you used a monochromatic scale ( or black n White )
I noticed that a bit when it came to how Google Docs read the skinny font. It shouldn't be so bad when it's zoomed in, at least.

Next edition we'll have another theme in store, so it's probably going to be more readable on the low-res version too. :) Thanks.
Krisom
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I must say I feel quite weird by reading my name at least once in some of the editions.

Also will take a look at the SB part in the future since I still mostly do everything in SBe ;w;

Ohh, and I'm glad you liked Yofo Doomy! When I have more time I'll def will organize another #spanish collab, since there are tons of new spanish-speaking mapping promises I'd like to highlight.
Mismagius
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Mismagius

Krisom wrote:

When I have more time I'll def will organize another #spanish collab, since there are tons of new spanish-speaking mapping promises I'd like to highlight.
I'd try to learn spanish just for that, I swear.
Magical Pokie
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Magical Pokie
8-)
jjrocks
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jjrocks

Krisom wrote:

Ohh, and I'm glad you liked Yofo Doomy! When I have more time I'll def will organize another #spanish collab, since there are tons of new spanish-speaking mapping promises I'd like to highlight.
Aaaactually the sidebars were done by Kirby so if you have someone to thank for the recognition it's him ^^;
Nekoroll
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Nekoroll
Great design and wide variety of articles.

I noticed the text looks really wavy when you have it rotated (first two whole pages, iirc) and it really messes with my eyes. :( There are some mistakes in the text (missing a word or two in some places) and I felt that the line spacing was a little too small for my tastes and made it a little straining to read things that were in bulky paragraphs. You guys did a really great jobs overall however and really stuck with a theme.

Super enjoyed the comics and such as well. I never knew Vext could draw. :D

Also on a random note: YEAHHHHHH MY TWO VOTES MADE BLUE ARMY WIN. <3
YGOkid8
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jjrocks wrote:

Heh, well we'll look for the right balance next time around but I'm sure you don't want it to be as small as the first one
the first edition is actually the perfect length for a weekly one, but you guys wouldn't have enough time, so yeah.
if we're talking monthly, the last issue i thought was a decent length. anything longer (like this one) and i'm tempted to miss out on the more wordy parts of the newsletter (e.g. the storyboarding tutorial section). anyhoo, looking forward to the next issue o/
Fortism
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Fortism
Epic work you guys!

I have a question... I was wondering, did you guys use InDesign?
Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
I make the Graphics in Adobe Photoshop.
While StarrodKirby86 layouts everything else in Adobe InDesign.
Fortism
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Fortism
Right, thanks.
Anyhow. The front page was fantastic! As many people before me has said... Nice job and keep up the good work.
Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
You're welcome and Thanks.

jjrocks
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jjrocks
By the way, this is best viewed with dual screens :3

ouranhshc
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ouranhshc

jjrocks wrote:

By the way, this is best viewed with dual screens :3



o-o
Sci_old
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Sci_old
Good read like last month.
Comic was quite funny, and I did like the "Speedranking" article.
Hika
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Hika
Colourful as always ~

PS - Dual screen lololo.
LaceWingfield
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LaceWingfield
cool dual screens :3
YGOkid8
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YGOkid8

jjrocks wrote:

By the way, this is best viewed with dual screens :3
oh man i bet you made the issue specifically for two screens in the first place :P
Ikillforpies
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Ikillforpies
very nice :)

i want a dual screen now ._.
TBTE
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TBTE

Vext wrote:

I'm posting here.

jjrocks wrote:

By the way, this is best viewed with dual screens :3

I have 6 Screens...
What do i do?
Omega
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Omega

TBTE wrote:

I have 6 Screens...
What do i do?
Arrange them into a box shape and use them for jello storage.
jjrocks
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jjrocks

RandomJibberish wrote:

Manga translations are one thing, but intentionally writing your comic to read from right to left when it's in english makes absolutely no sense.
Also, in future, I'd recommend getting someone who actually maps to write mapping tips

Otherwise a nice issue though :P
How did I miss this one earlier .-.

While the article may have been started by Omega, it is a team effort when we hit final product. For example, that article was revised by 1 BAT, and 1 GMT as well as other users who have some experience mapping (Shiirn in this case). These people may add, or change the article around and sometimes even reword the entire article for it to work (though the latter case has only happened twice). So while the base is written by Omega, by the time it's done it's written by the team.
Shiirn
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jjrocks wrote:

(though the latter case has only happened twice)
both my fault
Banana
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Banana
pretty cool,and i have just decided to subscribe to it(may be no more 21stcentury needed...to learn english)
Cyclohexane
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Cyclohexane
Oh wow this really looks damn cool, good job team, wish I wasn't forced to see a terrible quality iPod version.

About my article on jumping, ztrot formations are accelerated spacing then decelerated. It's just a special way of doing them.
I'm sorry about the confusion over the mouse acceleration thingy, I could've handled that way better I guess.
Horo
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Horo
Good job team, I can tell the effort that went in to this and it's magnificent. Great work in InDesign by the way kirby.
Haseo_old
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Could I do the Around the World Project: Philippines Interview?
Quaraezha
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Haseo wrote:

Could I do the Around the World Project: Philippines Interview?
1. We already have someone in charge of the interviews
2. We already have someone to interview in PH
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old

Quaraezha wrote:

1. We already have someone in charge of the interviews
2. We already have someone to interview in PH
Thank you for crushing my dreams.
Quaraezha
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Quaraezha
You're welcome
Besides, we only interview the important/most famous people from each Country to represent :V
Zekira
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Zekira
I think I already know who it is...
NoHitter
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NoHitter

Zekira wrote:

I think I already know who it is...
Well on the top of my head, jockey, James or you.
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Quaraezha

OzzyOzrock wrote:

SHAKIRA
Mara
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Mara
It's dkun. I'm pretty sure about it.
OnosakiHito
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OnosakiHito

Quaraezha wrote:

OzzyOzrock wrote:

SHAKIRA
Who the hell are you, to say such things!
Raging Bull
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Raging Bull
You should interview me so then I have that entire whole interview space to myself.
DerekMcD
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DerekMcD
Looks VERY interesting, you could put osu! fanarts in it, it's interesting. Should be released in stores around the world.
Zekira
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Zekira

LunaticMara wrote:

It's dkun. I'm pretty sure about it.
That or blacksym, IDK
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