Variety Transition Arc 5 (Part2) [Q1-Q2 2026] :: Post "Variety 4 Arc"
Previous Chapter: Variety Transition Arc 5(Part1 HERE)
Variety Arc 5 (Part2) w/ Marvel Rivals, Fortnite, Overwatch, MHUR, DBGS, Arc Raiders, Highguard, Apex Legends, NTE & Deadlock Training Arc!
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NEW PC Setup - NEW YEAR (Arc Raiders, MHUR, SG, DB)
With my PC being fixed I looked into Arc Raiders while awaiting repair & made a bunch of changes/upgrades to the channel to try to dive into a new game. Arc Raiders was an interesting experience that kind of helped confirm some of my thoughts on where my current standings are with being a CC. It was roughly a month after launch and the game was doing really well.
The game is a neat idea, extractions have never really been my thing but I wanted to play it to understand the appeal to the mainstream audience. I also made a lot of really awesome upgrades to my channel like improved VTuber software (movement control over my model), new cinematic hype intros & more! I would of kept streaming it but it just didn't seem like I aligned with the vibe it had.
Variety Continued (MHUR, Fortnite, Splitgate, Dragonball)
We continued doing Variety and saw Highguard coming up (and saw the tides ahead of time but still wanted to try it out and support a new game).
Highguard Launch - Early 2026
We tried out Highguard, a mysterious new shooter that we didn't even know what it was until the day of launch. They tried to go for a shadow launch approach which was interesting. It ended up being a 3v3 "Raid Shooter" where you raid in a open world, loot like a BR then try to take an objective to push their base. Once you do that a Raid would start and you would infiltrate the base for a bomb plant.
The game was a really interesting concept that unfortunately just didn't have the time it needed in order to succeed. It offered unique combat mechanics with the mounts for dynamic fighting in a military-style shooter that we haven't seen before. The game mode itself also combined properties from various genres to create its own formula for a game. I enjoyed what they were trying to do but saw the tides and state of the game immediately. It felt like a pre-alpha game in terms of optimization, UI & QoL features.
I tried the game out for a few days, but it was one of the most negatively received games I have ever played, random people coming into chat just complaining, a lot of bad vibes and there was just stuff happening on my end that just made it impossible to do a proper stream for & I opt'd out from streaming the game. I kept tabs on the game over the course of it's 45-Day lifespan & checked out the game on it's final day of service (the Devs really did try and made some heavily requested changes within days after the inital launch but it was already too late. Gaming Market is really volitile toward new games in a similar genre right now. There just isn't space for it currently).
Deadlock Foreshadowing (Graves/New Mode UPDATE) + Marvel Rivals Pheonix + MHA All's Justice
Right after HighGuard 5v5 [before it's shutdown a few weeks later] we tried out Deadlock with it's new mode & character. It was extremely fun and felt like a whole new game. I have a lot to say about Deadlock (next article) but for now this is what initially pulled us back into the game
Marvel Rivals added Pheonix (Jean Grey) to the game and she was also really my style & fun. Started using her for my 2ndary next to The Punisher.
My Hero Academia: All's Justice released around this time as well. This was the story-based arena fighter for MHA where you get to play through the battles of the final season. It was extremely epic and offered some of the coolest 3D anime fight scenes I have ever seen! It was a different style of content & game for me to stream but it was really chill & vibey due to it being MHA.
Deadlock Training Arc (See Next Blog) + Variety MHUR / Fortnite leading into working in Marvel Rivals & Overwatch + HG Shutdown/Apex Legends Gundam Session
Deadlock Training Arc starts here but will be covered in full detail in the following Article (Click here) as it was a deeper dive then my usual stops. I want it to be one of my next main games as it is extremely fun and one of the only games I play off-stream currently due to how enjoyable the experience has been.
After our first dip in Deadlock, I opted to return to more familiar games & test the waters to find some traction and regain what we have lost over the past couple weeks (after PC broke + Highguard & other swaps we lost a lot of our momentum). We did MHUR + Fortnite along with working in Marvel Rivals and trying out Overwatch on stream. Note: SOLO LEVELING x Fortnite Collab was around now (something I been anticipating & very happy to do). Highguard shutdown + Apex Legends Gundam Event around here too.
They were decent sessions overall, played with community often in quick play, I wasn't comfortable in any of the games (switching so much + trying to be good was starting to jumble up my mind when playing) & we were able to somewhat restablize things getting some good days amongst some lower days.
Highguard Shutdown (They blocked low) + Apex Legends [Gundam Event]
This was an interesting session, I had a lot of fun with the game, it played better but still needed work. We had some very deep discussions about the state of the gaming market and issues this game faced that lead to this conclusion. I reccomend watching the VOD for this one (the HG part unfortunately ends short due to my stream PC getting an issue which made me restart it, and we just figured to do the Apex Event as that was other game we planned to do that night + HG is an Apex Legends style game.)
Variety Continues (OW/MR/FN/MHUR/DL)
We continue to try out Overwatch again (I only played for a few weeks on OW2 and a few days while waiting for MR to come out), along with some of our usual games before getting heavily involved with Deadlock from Feb-April 2025.
Post Deadlock Training Arc / End of Variety Arc 5 (End of April/Beginning of May 2026)
We have been working Deadlock into the channel while still doing variety with new updates/games we have been into. We did some MHUR for it's 2.5yr Anniversary, MR for it's new Bloodhunt PVE mode & tried out an Anime GTA style game called "NTE: Neverness to Everness".
There's a chance we lean more into Deadlock but I still think doing what I have been doing with new games is also part of my role in gaming so I am going to try to continue this path with new games while also being part of deadlock's upbringing & see what happens.
What are my plans for 2026?
Right now, I am unsure how I am moving forward. I want to continue doing what I have been and just make it work. Things have gotten extremely difficult this year with many things just not working out. I still believe in the journey & this has all given me perspective on what I must do in order to succeed.
My VLogs were successful but were extremely difficult to make, I want to try to bring them back or at least finish the series with episode3 (I have all the footage I just haven't been able to put it all together).
I plan to get more into my passions like Deadlock, the new Halo when it comes out, the games that I can return home to visit & whatever else I am interested in.
Lady Nagant in MHUR makes the game always a pleasure to come back to now, which is fantastic, I just wish things were in a better state.
Thank you so much for supporting me on this journey. I still feel like I really don't feel like I belong anywhere IRL, and in a lot of mainstream gaming space, even within the games I belong, I am on a different wavelength then most people. Y'all make me feel like I belong here doing this, so it really means a lot and makes my life feel like it matters. Gaming is one of the most important things to me, so sharing my experience with y'all makes it feel like I am making a difference in this realm I care so much about.
Thank you all so much! We push beyond the stars and going beyond a super hero!!
~ Kairi Caitlyn
