I dont really wanna ask anyone who is better than me because I would just feel like I'm ruining his quality then xD
#event-general
misty acorn
zenith matrix
figure out ur strengths and combine them accordingly
compact saddle
I dont really wanna ask anyone who is better than me because I would just feel like I'm ruining his quality then xD
hey look at my team, how do u think i feel?
rose zinc
oh lord, i know who's gonna win
meanwhile i paired up with punko
wait mamuth is in 2 teams?
compact saddle
i possibly need two more teams lol
rose zinc
wait what
zenith matrix
u can join any amount of teams, tho only two sprites per team
rose zinc
fuck i dont stand a chance
crude cedar
You never know who will win the contest! Mammuth and I have been meaning to Collab for a while and this is the perfect opportunity for it!
rose zinc
ok thanks for info
compact saddle
is it still just three sprites per individual person though?
pastel fog
I want to collaborate with my bed and take a nap
zenith matrix
based on what BTA said u can exceed that, at least if i understood him correctly
compact saddle
infinite sprites? 
zenith matrix
well ud need half infinite team mates
compact saddle
true
craggy galleon
I wonder if later we will have a triple contest aswell
craggy galleon
is in the game?
rose zinc
nah
craggy galleon
ohhh
craggy galleon
long time away, if you tell me the dex is been expanded ill believe you
brazen pawn
Hydreigon will probably be added
rose zinc
great!
devout slate
One really cool thing about this comp. They all have to be new sprites 🙂
compact saddle
i didn't 
rose zinc
we know, scrapi
compact saddle
what do you mean by that
compact saddle
uh, i would but i dont think you'd wanna go with someone that does worse scratch and shading
outer prism
so, with himself?
misty acorn
his lost brother
craggy galleon
why?
outer prism
why not
craggy galleon
fair enogh wanna team up?
compact saddle
there's a moth in my boot
compact saddle
Woody is in trouble
outer prism
haha
Woody should be glad its not fleak final stage
@craggy galleon how do you wanna do this?
outer prism
Scrap
craggy galleon
XD
compact saddle
less entertaining
misty acorn
why do retro and xoto not have a team name? makes the list very unsatisfying to look at 
outer prism
Now they do
rose zinc
do we have to use only these 4 sprites that are in #event-announcements or one of these and one that u want?
misty acorn
I think you only need to have on of them, and then one mon that you can decide freely
rose zinc
great
brazen pawn
I see so many strong pairings ouch
dusk schooner
I can't wait to see what you guys make. It'll be nice seeing how these paired sprites work out
quartz locust
@outer prism I'd be up for teaming with you. 😄
outer prism
I'm teamed with blackboots now
fallow bough
no Zweilous shm
@outer prism BigTimeAng only picked Pokémon in the game.
fallow bough
I still think Klinklang would have fitted.
dusk schooner
Klinklang doesn't seem so bad as a head fusion
compact saddle
to grind your gears
fallow bough
why is that thing even in the game?
@misty acorn because it deserves more love. From people and from GameFreak, who hate the idea of giving it any moves.
brazen pawn
Its magnemite just in bad
fallow bough
What if Magnemite had no Electric STAB but still all the moves and also it was a physical attacker.
craggy galleon
Yeah, i like magnezone but i thing klinklang design is better
dusk schooner
It's funny too, he's got a decent stat spread
misty acorn
exactly
quartz locust
Yeah there's just too many intricate bits that don't make fun to use. Now Smeargle and Togekiss on the other hand, S+ tier fusable designs. 😄
burnt bane
Do I vote for myself or not mmm😂
lime latch
Klingklang is a two headed pokemon
It should be added
Are klink and klang in the game or just the 3. Evo?
lime latch
Not really, both gears have a face..
And they are designed very similar
@fallen adder we want justice for klingklang
fallen adder
You get no justice
past adder
Have people been talking about what they'll choose as a prize for this comp?
and why it should be Golurk? 😛
silver merlin
if i had won i'd have chosen samurott
lapis dust
You've got an interesting style. Sure.
silver merlin
ey! 🙂
crude cedar
Do I join a second team for the contest?
Because I've seen a few people are in two teams.
zenith matrix
u can
quartz locust
Considering I've already started two of the sprites, it's be a kick in the teeth. 😦
lime latch
I think it is the usual 3 entries are allowed
quartz locust
It should be three per person, I reckon. 🙂
brazen pawn
@crude cedar you have no limit
pastel fog
so you didn't ask him about it after all huh
crude cedar
It'd be funny! It's my first contest I'm joining on this server so I'm excited to create something!
I'll join anyone who's only in one team or no teams.
lime latch
You outskill ne too far wacky
crude cedar
You're too kind! I'm not that skilled!
brazen pawn
me having 2 teams already : shoot
quartz locust
I'm loving my teams, it's a fun bonding experience, working on a sprite together. 😄
crude cedar
Mammuth and I are planning to do ours after he's finished his commissions. I think we've got an idea of what we're gonna do but it may change.
silver merlin
You and mammuth? 100 procent win lol
compact saddle
no need to flex you're with mammuth 
silver merlin
Only amazing things can come out of this
crude cedar
Oh sorry. I didn't mean to flex at all! I'm just looking forward to working on something with him!
compact saddle
silver merlin
scrapi sad
brazen pawn
yeah weird and mamuth are gonna win
compact saddle
the teams tene/mammuth, wacky/mammuth and xiapher/blackboots are the scariest to my opinion
but gotta be honest, mainly scared of tene/mammuth
compact saddle
i mean imo yall are overhyping wacky/mammuth when tene is lurking
silver merlin
lmao
crude cedar
Please don't overhype me! There are so many good spriters in this contest!
lime latch
And i still say #justiceforklinklang
It hast 2 heads too!
zenith matrix
well, either u see smth till saturday of us, or nothing at all 😅 im too busy
lime latch
3rd is not a head
lime latch
Its like weezing
compact saddle
the 3rd is the genital
pastel fog
okey then
lime latch
If klinklang has 3 heads, weezing does so too
lime latch
the 3rd is the genital
@compact saddle @outer prism
outer prism
Ok ok
lime latch
Already made
outer prism
Penis.
lime latch
5/10
outer prism
I like how a single word gets a higher score than a joke I actually put effort into
pastel fog
bingbongers 👀
compact saddle
fucksticks
lime latch
nice that you appreciate my metajoke
pastel fog
do you like fish sticks?
compact saddle
never ate them
outer prism
I just eat updog
compact saddle
what's downcat
crude cedar
What adult wouldn't?
pastel fog
how's adult in german?
pastel fog
erwachsen chocolate
pastel fog
it sounds obscene if you read this while being russian
lime latch
I wouldnt call them kinder eggs, Überraschungseier
ashen star
Uh
lime latch
Surpriseeggs
crude cedar
You gotta get that seratonin somehow.
ashen star
Isn’t the the endorphin that makes you happy
pastel fog
it's both
compact saddle
Isn’t the the endorphin that makes you happy
it's very lacking
crude cedar
Yeah.
Serotonin is known as the happy chemical because of its contribution to wellbeing.
compact saddle
still lacking 
ashen star
¯_(ツ)_/¯
pastel fog
my huge belly confirms that I'm a very happy person
crude cedar
You gotta get those kinder eggs for that serotonin shot. That's what they have in them. Pure serotonin.
lime latch
i just want to be happy q.q
compact saddle
they dont sell kinder eggs near where i live
crude cedar
F
compact saddle
gotta travel like, very far
fallow bough
You guys have weird conversations in the contest channel.
compact saddle
here comes isaac telling us to stay on topic
ashen star
Isaac it’s in topic
fallow bough
Pretty much. At least you're aware. 👀
ashen star
We were talking about the contest
fallow bough
You act like I don't read the whole chat.
compact saddle
Pretty much. At least you're aware. 👀
gotta get used to minimal punishments
quartz locust
Kinder Eggs are banned in America, aren't they? 😮
compact saddle
if i wanna keep it up
ashen star
Kinder Eggs are banned in America, aren't they? 😮
When did they get banned
fallow bough
if i wanna keep it up
@compact saddle keep what up?
ashen star
Ok
quartz locust
I love how this contest technically hasn't started yet and most teams have already got to work. 😂
crude cedar
You guys are already working on your sprites?
umbral rune
yeah
personally already like what my team has been doing, its also a really interesting contest
compact saddle
I love how this contest technically hasn't started yet and most teams have already got to work. 😂
lol by the end of tomorrow im hoping to have two entries already done
umbral rune
nice
compact saddle
but atm im just making beard monkey
umbral rune
beard monkey?
compact saddle
beard monkey
ashen star
make sure to put your partners and your team name inside the doc
compact saddle
thank you kj, very cool
ashen star
umbral rune
ashen star
I wonder how a bearded monkey would work here
compact saddle
yes
ashen star
im assuming weezing monkey
normal nebula
Just to make 100% sure, is this a “your team can have UP TO two people” thing, with two people just being strongly encouraged, or is it a “you MUST have two people” thing?
lapis dust
I think it's more a 'you must have at LEAST this many'.
misty acorn
"Double Trouble Competition" sounds like exactly 2 spriters to me
normal nebula
I’d like to hear it from a contest manager just to be sure
lapis dust
It would be interesting to have just everyone collab one project and there only end up being a single entry by one team.
normal nebula
Like would it be “cheating” to go alone, or wouldn’t that just be more of a voluntary handicap
ashen star
ok but you can technically have a huge group
compact saddle
Like would it be “cheating” to go alone, or wouldn’t that just be more of a voluntary handicap
cheating since sometimes the partner can be a fucking ape brained person
normal nebula
I guess if someone really wanted to go alone they could just find a random partner in name only who doesnt want to do anything
ashen star
cheating since sometimes the partner can be a fucking ape brained person
yeah i guess
umbral rune
Yes, you need to have 2 spriters for this, BigTimeAng said it was required
ashen star
uh oh
shrewd field
wait… i thought it was optional
umbral rune
What, having a partner?
shrewd field
yeah
umbral rune
shrewd field
i must have misread it the first time i reddit
umbral rune
It might not be worded well on reddit
umbral rune
ill check
shrewd field
i never actually looked at the reddit
umbral rune
Oh ok, in #event-announcements it talks about it, but it doesn't 100% specify you need to be in a group, so understandable that people got confused
lime latch
i must have misread it the first time i reddit
@shrewd field 6/10 better then a penis joke
fallow bough
I’d like to hear it from a contest manager just to be sure
@normal nebula Exactly two. No more, no less.
normal nebula
got it
bright elk
How is that.. Hard
wind topaz
Would Gogeta count as 2 people?
bright elk
Knuckles team with me
wind topaz
bright elk
You can not deny your love
Also thanks for turning the voting thing into a png instead of a gif isaac
rose zinc
did someone do sketch of their contestant alr or is it just me
umbral rune
not just you
restive rose
@crude cedar @silver merlin did you two dm me? Sorry I was asleep 
silver merlin
I dmed you by a accident sorry!
crude cedar
Yeah, same here! You have a very similar username to someone that I know and accidently messaged you! Sorry!
restive rose
Ah
ashen star
aAK
quartz locust
I'm really enjoying this contest so far! 😄
compact saddle
this contest can boost up my insecurity cause other person relys on me but also i dont have to suffer 100% when a sprite loses
misty acorn
true, now we only have to cry through half the night
but I agree, the contest is a really nice change of paste
compact saddle
@outer prism remove your name from the looking for team
compact saddle
i just dont want confusion 
umbral rune
yep
wind topaz
@mammuth?
fallow bough
@wheat socket he's still here. 👀
patent lance
I really wanna participate in this contest but I never have time to be on my PC a lot anymore
Godammit
☹️ had to turn down keks when he asked me if I wanted to partner up
Made me feel like shit
Not so epic moment
patent lance
@lime latch you know what, I'll see if I can come up with something tomorrow
I have a bit of time then
Though I'll have to read through the rules of the contest when I get up aswell
lime latch
i just got an interesting idea for that and i consider you the expert for that pokemon 😄
patent lance
When I get up tomorrow I'll have a look at the rules and message you some ideas
Screw responsibilities amirite
Goodnight gamers
compact saddle
gn gnosest of men
lime latch
good night
mint socket
can someone be my partner in the contest
wind topaz
Unlikely to happen if you’re not even a spriter
lime latch
Get the spriter role first by completing 3 sprites and then get told how bad they are by knuckles @mint socket
fallow bough
Anyone on the "looking for a team" bit of the signup sheet without a team when the contest opens will be paired up randomly by BTA upon the contest's beginning.
wind topaz
And if it’s an odd number, just pair them with Isaac
lime latch
But we can still join later right?
And if it’s an odd number, just pair them with Isaac
You tried 2²/10
lime latch
Okami 1^9/10
bright elk
100
wind topaz
Well, don’t talk about that here
restive rose
My bad
ashen star
This is correct ^
umbral rune
This might be correct^
restive rose
?
umbral rune
?^
grim bane
I''ll pair up with my brain. Does it count?
umbral rune
Then there would be nothing to pair with
misty acorn
umbral rune
Hi, down to pair with anyone, I'm Altaria234
restive rose
trail sorrel
Say what now?
umbral rune
what now?
trail sorrel
Pair up for what exactly? Just got here XD
umbral rune
the next contest
trail sorrel
O, I see
restive rose
Is it possible to just be by myself tho?
umbral rune
No
restive rose
thick atlas
yes you can. and ofc one could just invent another spriter... 😏
restive rose
Oh yea
dusk schooner
You can be in as many teams as you want, with a max of 2 sprites per team
quartz locust
Wait didn't Sjoba get banned? 😮
solar garden
Well they aren't in the server
pastel fog
wait someone actually hates him?
lmao for some reason I thought this is a joke
I feel sorry for that
thorny saddle
i mean a few of the people in the server can be pretty harsh at times
pastel fog
true tho
restive rose
oh he isnt here anymore?
I didn't particularly like him, but I was fine with him being here
I expect to clash with people 
outer prism
A few people are unapologetically harsh
compact saddle
thorny saddle
thank you, scrapi, for yet again proving that being a piece of shit is somehow your only personality trait
compact saddle
you are thoroughly welcome
compact saddle
lol
zenith matrix
i didnt like the way he gave critizism and also told him that, so i could say, i didnt like him, but i never was rude about it
i dont miss his "critic" or shit posts, but i will miss his sprites, they are good
outer prism
guess I'm not teamed with him anymore
pastel fog
well, he actually asked me if I want to collab with him
so I think he's still in the game?
he just isn't in discord
zenith matrix
btw are any redditors on the teaming list?
silver merlin
guess I'm not teamed with him anymore
@outer prism you are he will just not be here.
outer prism
hmm
silver merlin
Thats what he told me
fallen adder
I actually spoke to Isaac about that a little bit ago. Sjoba is able to still participate in the contest
pastel fog
I mean
reddit users are always free to participate even if they're not in discord
contests never was for discord users only
quartz locust
i didnt like the way he gave critizism and also told him that, so i could say, i didnt like him, but i never was rude about it
i dont miss his "critic" or shit posts, but i will miss his sprites, they are good
I don't miss him harassing me and calling me a thief at all, at the same time i'm kinda sad that he's not here anymore. A weird Stockholm syndrome case. 😅
compact saddle
i can be him without the asking for ban part if you need
fallow bough
You already do what you think you're advertising.
compact saddle
you are ruining my marketing
if they said yes i would go even beyond
past osprey
wait did Sjoba get banned? LMAO
silver merlin
No kicked
past osprey
good enugh
silver merlin
lmao
past osprey
I never liked him
silver merlin
"better then nothing" moment
past osprey
he always acted kinda elitist and I know that because I act elitist sometimes
what was the act that got him kicked?
or was it just a long time coming which it was
silver merlin
He wanted to be kicked
past osprey
this should probably be moved to #spriter-general
silver merlin
Since he didnt like being a place where people hate him
past osprey
explain it to me there please
quartz locust
He used the n-word to get thrown out. Even just typing "the n-word" makes me uncomfortable. 😦
quartz locust
And he absolutely berated @winged fiber for no reason, it was really hard to read through honestly. 😢
past osprey
#spriter-general
quartz locust
Back to contest stuff, I'm really excited about the submissions I'm working on with Katten and Retro. I've not started with Scrapi yet but I'm very much looking forward to that too. 😄
past osprey
that's good, good luck to you
silver merlin
And im teaming with Wacky, Blaquaza, and DigiDragoon. (Even tho nobody asked lol)
restive rose
I have no team, but I’m considering on bringing my alt account so I team with myself
silver merlin
Single Trouble
dusk schooner
Doesn't that defeat the point? 🤷♂️
restive rose
Isn’t the point to make sprites
burnt bane
havent been contacted either
restive rose
past osprey
RIP Staan
burnt bane
while i also dont understand what to do if i do get a team lol
how do you make 1 sprite with 2 people mmm
silver merlin
im not planning to team with others then i am rn
past osprey
maybe one makes the outline the other shades
restive rose
Brainstorm ideas together
past osprey
or they pass the sprite back and forth and they both make changes
restive rose
Or that^
dusk schooner
Me and Scrapi have already done so in the past, and we've pretty much finished our entry
compact saddle
dusk schooner
We divide it by linework/colours and Shading/Cleanup, but there's no single way of doing it
quartz locust
@burnt bane I'd be up for working with you, I love your style. 😄
past osprey
Stan is a legend
quartz locust
We stan Stan. ❤️
silver merlin
My brain went boom
burnt bane
I am stan
past osprey
not Stan, stan this Stan ^
burnt bane
oof
compact saddle
satan
burnt bane
haha
past osprey
too many reactions D:
burnt bane
geno why dont we become a team aye
past osprey
I am born tomorrow and I am ready to pop out
quartz locust
Damn, a Geno/Stan team is gonna be a terrifying pair to go up against. 😮
quartz locust
I think it references how it's just a Shuckle version of the facewithraisedeyebrow. 😅
past osprey
sadly I am quite busy at the moment and I would not be able to work on it tomorrow due to my birth
burnt bane
sadly I am quite busy at the moment and I would not be able to work on it tomorrow due to my birth
@past osprey frick
fallow bough
geno why dont we become a team aye
@burnt bane anyone on the signup sheet without a team when the contest opens will be paired up randomly by BTA upon the beginning of the competition.
quartz locust
I'm still available if you want someone to work with, Stan. 😄
fallow bough
Or Blaquaza exists too.
burnt bane
no e w w
restive rose
Isaac
past osprey
jokes aside, I am quite busy with life at the moment
restive rose
Can I bring my alt account in here so I can partner with them
past osprey
Stan stan gets destroyed by Stan who is no longer stanned unless they still Stan stan
quartz locust
I no longer stan Stan. 😢
restive rose
fallow bough
Why are people so determined to try not to do this competition? It's not about winning, it's about having fun with a challenge.
restive rose
I’m not that serious
quartz locust
That's why I'm having fun with it, wanna work with as many people as possible and see how we bounce off each other brainstorming and things like that. 😄
It's been a helpful learning experience even just so far. 🙂
restive rose
I just tend to work alone
fallow bough
Most people tend to work alone. This is to mix things up. BTA's competitions will always be different from the norm.
restive rose
Hokay
compact saddle
5 person sprite contest when
restive rose
I’ll partner up for you Isaac
burnt bane
0 person sprite contest when?
restive rose
We just submit the original sprites
burnt bane
oof
restive rose
No fusions
past osprey
if there is a three person sprite contest I'm going to have to assemble the 4 letter name trio
Geno, Stan, and Nose
compact saddle
imagine a triple fusion contest but you can only participate if its a 3 way collab
burnt bane
power trio damn
silver merlin
Would be fun actually
quartz locust
That's the classic Sonic Game Gear game: Triple Trouble, which is notable for introducing Nack the Weasel, also known as Fang the Sniper. 😉
quartz locust
thank knack
burnt bane
knaht kcank
compact saddle
nah
lime latch
thank knack
silver merlin
no thanks knack
light locust
Thank knack
umbral rune
knack sucks
wind topaz
KNACK 2, BAYBEEEEEEEEEY
ashen star
thank knack
fallen adder
Yes
normal nebula
Why are people so determined to try not to do this competition? It's not about winning, it's about having fun with a challenge.
@fallow bough Because some people are antisocial like me. But im giving it a try anyway
bright elk
Bta, I see no rule stopping me from teaming with the same person more than once
umbral rune
infinite entries
bright elk
infinite entries
quartz locust
Yeah Retro (I think it was Retro) asked and we basically can submit as many as we want. 😮
vast blaze
Nice
umbral rune
Well, BTA said that there would be a max of 2 entries per team, I believe
wind topaz
I might join a team
umbral rune
epic
bright elk
ill team you knuckles uwu
wind topaz
Not SpiDrone
quartz locust
Again, I'm up for teaming with pretty much anyone. 🙂
I'm still recovering from being rejected by Stan.
compact saddle
would you team with sjoba?
quartz locust
I said pretty much anyone. 😛
wind topaz
You can only be in 2 teams
bright elk
fake news
umbral rune
^^^
wind topaz
Oh, he said just 2 entries per team
bright elk
I was going to say 2 submits per person but that was before I even thought of people being on multiple teams. I'll say 2 entries max per team. Join as many team as you want though (wouldn't suggest joining so many teams though) @dusk schooner
@fallen adder
compact saddle
LOL
wind topaz
Any amount of teams, he just suggested not many
bright elk
whoops sorry bta
umbral rune
rip BTA
compact saddle
I said pretty much anyone. 😛
@quartz locust i assume "anyone" means only humans
so basically, you wouldnt join sjoba
umbral rune
basically
bright elk
I'd team with sjoba if he wasnt so much better than me
and most people imo
dont wanna get hard carried
umbral rune
yeah, thats lame
wind topaz
Sjoba also was kicked
bright elk
he is still in the contest
compact saddle
you still can team with him
bright elk
they said he wasnt kicked from the contest, just from the discord
and only for as long as he wants to be
compact saddle
someone grab that slowpoke meme generator urgently, we need it for knuckles about the contest
bright elk
Lol
ashen star
rip sjoba... :(
umbral rune
its whatever
quartz locust
But you retain a higher percentage of those sprites. 😉
bright elk
it doesnt matter if you have 99% of the sprites, if the 1% is better you will still lose
it doesnt increase chances of winning
and if you made a sprite that stood a chance, all the other sprites you stuck out would pull votes away from it
quartz locust
It increases the chances of vote hedging and bleeding.
bright elk
making the 1% thats good, far more likely to win
quartz locust
I mean a lot of contest here have come really close before, add five extra sprites of at least a decent quality and a different sprite could have won. 🙂
bright elk
lets put this in a way that wont offend you, lets say mammuth makes a mammuth level sprite, and you make a you level sprite. if you pump out a lot of sprites, you are just pulling the votes from the you level sprite that would of been funneled into one sprite
whereas mammuth wont lose voters on his
because its mammuth-level
adding more things to a poll makes it less likely for what you want to win, to win
mathematically your chances of winning will be lower.
quartz locust
lets put this in a way that wont offend you, lets say mammuth makes a mammuth level sprite, and you make a you level sprite. if you pump out a lot of sprites, you are just pulling the votes from the you level sprite that would of been funneled into one sprite
@bright elk I like the needless insulting there.
bright elk
also when you consider a lot of people dont vote for mammuth just because they dont want mammuth to win, theres a bunch of guaranteed votes being split apart
the only insulting part is saying I wasnt going to offend you
🙂
umbral rune
I wouldn't consider it an insult
bright elk
it isnt
quartz locust
I would. 😅
bold barn
rip sjoba... :(
don't you mean "poggers"
umbral rune
poggers
bright elk
xD
quartz locust
He isn't saying you are bad, though
If it was anyone else saying it I'd believe you. 😂
quartz locust
I'm glad you think that. 😄
bright elk
👍
quartz locust
You're just a really toxic, negative person.
umbral rune
But the point is, statistically, you will have a lower chance of winning if you have more sprites
bright elk
My analogy applied to everyone
whats toxic is complaining everytime you lose, and then acting like youre superior to other people
umbral rune
What can you do, some people just get offended at every little thing
bright elk
some people just want to get offended so they can rant
quartz locust
You seem to change the goalposts every time you want to have a go at me. You say I can't take criticism and that I complain when I lose, but honestly the only criticism I don't take on board is the one from people who don't have good intentions and just get a kick out of shitting on people.
bright elk
you literally complain every single time you lose
every. single. time
also seeing as you were in the group trying to make a new spriter delete his stuff from the gallery because it wasnt up to your standards, I have absolutely no reason to take it easy on you
quartz locust
What the hell are you talking about?
bright elk
every time youre in a bracket with someone better you complain, when you lose a contest you complain, you get all depressive for attention
quartz locust
It's not for attention, I get sad because I feel like I'm not good enough.
umbral rune
Then try and improve, instead of complaining, because stuff like that only hurts the server as a whole imo
bright elk
instead of being "positive" you just complain whenever things dont go your way
quartz locust
I do try and improve, like seriously come on now.
I mean that's a big part of this contest especially, learning from people and their techniques so you can improve.
umbral rune
I'm not saying you don't try and improve, but the wording, of saying you "feel like I'm not good enough" makes it seem that way
fallow bough
Never thought the day would come when people were attacking Blaquaza for not being positive.
2020 truly is a terrible year.
umbral rune
Thats not the point
quartz locust
I'm not saying you don't try and improve, but the wording, of saying you "feel like I'm not good enough" makes it seem that way
Feeling like you're not good enough is literally what pushes you to do better.
Like I really don't get this logic some people have here.
It just seems like some people (usually those who don't do contests) don't understand why people are disappointed in themselves for not doing well in contests.
umbral rune
It depends on several things, like for example, If I did a contest, and I happened to be put in mammuths bracket, and I got barely any votes, I wouldn't be disappointed
because I would expect to get barely any votes
bold barn
🙃
quartz locust
That seems like a you problem, surely to some degree people have hope that they might be able to beat Mammuth. You shouldn't just accept he'll forever be better than you.
bright elk
and I understand, youre disappointed because you arent the best
quartz locust
Because everyone can get to that level if they put in the work.
Mammuth's a master of the craft.
bright elk
you think you are when you make something
bright elk
and then are ultimately crushed when the votes show otherwise
umbral rune
Ok, but realistically, its not going to be possible to beat mammuth unless you do something like a scratch sprite, so I'm not going to waste time to learn how to do scratch sprites, I'm purely in it for the fun of it
bright elk
and then instead of being positive and just congratulating people, you mope in chat and depress everyone because you cant handle losing
contests should be fun
and not things like, "mammuth is too good he shouldnt be allowed to compete"
compact saddle
Ok, but realistically, its not going to be possible to beat mammuth unless you do something like a scratch sprite, so I'm not going to waste time to learn how to do scratch sprites, I'm purely in it for the fun of it
@umbral rune
fallow bough
I mean, there is a lot of scratching in that sprite still.
bright elk
and its adorable
fallow bough
It may not have been created from a blank canvas, but it's not just copy and pasting bits of another Pokémon.
umbral rune
I mean, still, @compact saddle of course mammuth can't win every contest
out of the last 10, he has won 8
quartz locust
and then are ultimately crushed when the votes show otherwise
Because when you try your best and fail of course you're going to be disappointed.
I mean that's just human nature.
bright elk
so is learning how to accept losing instead of complaining every time
quartz locust
Accepting losing =/= being disappointed in yourself.
compact saddle
so is learning how to accept losing instead of complaining every time
imagine accepting losing
compact saddle
of course
bright elk
idk, mammuth is probably hacking in and removing all of your likes
umbral rune
that makes sense
compact saddle
yep
quartz locust
@compact saddle Have you had any ideas for our fusion? I'm having some trouble outside of the stuff we spoke about yesterday. 😅
bright elk
back to the math for kazi, with these crude numbers we see the mammuth cult would always give him 15 votes, and 15 people would always vote against him
that means there are 40-50 votes for everyone else depending on where the other cultists are
If you have 50 other sprites, and 1 mammuth, statistically speaking the 15 cultists would give him the win
obviously the numbers are made up, but its the best accurate representation I could give off of observational data
umbral rune
fake news
compact saddle
its true tho
bright elk
even adding in bad sprites pulls votes away from good spriters, because people vote for themselves, and people can like "bad" sprites
umbral rune
Yeah, people are always going to vote for themselves, even if they know it isn't the best one
compact saddle
im in a cult that specifically doenst vote contest winners
bright elk
you'd fit into mammuth haters then
I considered other cultists the people who would all vote for somebody because they liked them as a person
"friends"
compact saddle
well i fit into that too
compact saddle
lol
umbral rune
/ip-ban Scrapi
compact saddle
i have non-if players and people that dont even like pokemon here
for no actual reason
wheat socket
I am not surprised that I have haters, but honestly I don't mind XD
bright elk
@wheat socket the haters category is for people like scrapi, or everyone who complains that your sprites are "overdone"
anyone who wont vote for a sprite just because its yours
again scrapi I<3u
compact saddle
i never said that to any of his sprites except his last sinnoh one
you absolute dunce
bright elk
"or"
umbral rune
Yeah, Ik i've said this before, but I'd rather have a good sprite win that is overdone, than a meh sprite that isn't
bright elk
true
then again, I dont care about who wins
I just want people to chill and have fun with it
bright elk
tomate makes jokes?
compact saddle
his mom did
bright elk
xD
umbral rune
lmao
Still though, people are just going to try and find whatever they can to complain about
"overdone"
"mammuth"
you name it
bright elk
yeah Ik, its part of the reason I started finding other things to do than join contests
wheat socket
this is my style, if people don't like it it's their problem
umbral rune
Yeah, and you can tell you put a ton of effort in your sprites
wheat socket
i will not 🙂
bright elk
🙂
umbral rune
not to say that others don't
bright elk
mammuth has the upper hand of being a good non pixel artist
compact saddle
as i said before, my excuse for not voting is 'contest champion'
umbral rune
Those sprites were actually really good imo
fallow bough
mammuth has the upper hand of being a good non pixel artist
@bright elk I thought mammuth learned his skills as a result of this? Was he always a good artist in general?
compact saddle
Those sprites were actually really good imo
i mean the server
umbral rune
oh lol
bright elk
I just meant that he can draw and full color amazing fan art
that he can use to pixelate
alot of people can sketch, but its never as clean as his
umbral rune
I can sketch
compact saddle
never is an exaggeration
umbral rune
not well
quartz locust
Anatomical knowledge is something that benefits a lot of people as well. That's something I'm trying to brush up on. 😅
compact saddle
yeah i just base my scratches off of reference pics
my anatomy is saddening to say the least
quartz locust
It's the type of thing that you pick up the more you keep at it though. 🙂
I'm trying to do more of that type of thing myself. 😄
mild furnace
A1 and A4 look like they could be brothers
quartz locust
I feel like there's going to be some controversy over B1 getting in, but that's a really solid final. 😄
bright elk
If you dont see the finals refresh your page before you spam contest-general
mild furnace
brothers, see?
umbral rune
no
quartz locust
I mean they basically are, they have the same parents, just a different mix of chromosomes. 😅
mild furnace
right.
like the one on the right took more after Venusaur and the one on the left took more from Charizard
umbral rune
yes
heady escarp
WHAT?
bright elk
pick as many as you want
mild furnace
I was gonna work with Breadedhat, but he's working on a big project of his own rn
problem being
Idk who to work with
bright elk
if you cant find anyone Ill work with you
mild furnace
but only then?
bright elk
But I have 0 intention of taking it seriously
mild furnace
there it is
thorny saddle
Im in another team already, but i wouldnt mind doing another sprite if you want, pengu
misty acorn
not a single gen 2 sprite in finals
bright elk
I dont treat contests as a competition, so im not gonna like, go all out with you bud. but im willing to team with ya, I say if you cant find anyone because other people are more likely to try harder than I am
mild furnace
How about you, Tomate?
quartz locust
I'm really sad Bee's never got in, I loved that sprite. 😦
heady escarp
rawrs
well I am looking for teammmates as well lets make it interesting
I have one
keksface
fallow bough
you can be in as many teams as you want
This feels like such a mistake by BTA, but we'll see how it works out.
heady escarp
an overflow of entries?
umbral rune
The bigger mistake is probably that he didn't say you couldn't be in a team with the same person several times
Atleast, not that I found
compact saddle
might aswell vote for b2 cuase it isnt mammuth
fallow bough
It means one person could potentially dominate the brackets by sheer power of numbers.
quartz locust
I'm not keen on B2 because I can barely see any Blaziken. 😦
fallow bough
might aswell vote for b2 cuase it isnt mammuth
@compact saddle You have so strongly missed the point of these competitions.
compact saddle
i missed the competition because i lost
umbral rune
B2 isn't a good mix for me
compact saddle
umbral rune
B1, you pretty much can't tell what its supposed to be
quartz locust
It looks great, but it's not the best mix. 😦
shrewd field
I know this shouldn't influence my decision, but who made A4?
umbral rune
Calicorn, I believe
thorny saddle
Yea
fallow bough
It's a really clean sprite. It's easy to tell that it's a triple fusion.
compact saddle
mods dont get to give opinions
thorny saddle
Thank you a lot, isaac
compact saddle
jk lmao
thorny saddle
Kanto seems like the easiest of the starters to fuse together tbh
compact saddle
they are the simplest lol
wind topaz
I’d say Johto is the easiest
compact saddle
johto is the simplest but the least interesting
thorny saddle
Johto has a lot of really cool ones entry-wise
wind topaz
Besides Feraligatr, they have the most basic designs
fallow bough
Stick a flower and a fire on a crocodile.
wind topaz
Stick a flower and a fire on a crocodile.
@fallow bough
umbral rune
Even then, feraligatr is pretty basic
thorny saddle
Eh yeah, but personally i prefer more plain designs for starters compared to recent gens
fallow bough
Sad there's no Johto in the finals. Means I definitely need to do more polls after this to determine the winner of each region.
wind topaz
Mine should’ve won
compact saddle
the only thing that kills johto is meganium
quartz locust
I think the simplicity of designs around Gens II and III was my favourite era. 🙂
Like not too simple, but still colourful and round and cutesy. 😄
compact saddle
I think the simplicity of designs around Gens II and III was my favourite era. 🙂
until you talk about my gen 3 lmao
quartz locust
Oh I mean Pokémon in general, not the fusions. 😂
fallow bough
Imagine disliking any Pokémon. 
thorny saddle
Gen 3s starters are some of my favorites
quartz locust
I think Basculin's the only one I dislike. 😅
compact saddle
swampert is my will to live
fallow bough
I think Basculin's the only one I dislike. 😅
@quartz locust I just feel bad for it. It's stronger than it looks, but like... It looks like it should have evolved. It's just a random fish because they realised "oh wait, Unova has no fish".
thorny saddle
Its kinda like that for finneon and lumineon too, isnt it?
wind topaz
Imagine disliking any Pokémon. :sad:
@fallow bough I dislike most Galar Pokémon
quartz locust
I think that's why I'm not keen, it's so aggressively forgettable and a standalone. 😦
fallow bough
I know you do. You're very vocal about it.
wind topaz
Also a lot of the single stages and Bewear
quartz locust
And the blue form is just hideous. 😢
compact saddle
well everyone here knows the pokemon i despise lmao
wind topaz
Probably Isaacmon
compact saddle
remove that strikethough
fallow bough
I'm not man enough to remove that strikethrough.
compact saddle
then i will strike you through
umbral rune
Probably all of them, given your overwhelming constant negativity.
compact saddle
thanks
umbral rune
just wanted to post it without strikethrough
fallow bough
Huh weird, is that how it looks for you?
wind topaz
I always group Scrapi and KJ together as the problem children
fallow bough
Looks normal on my end.
wind topaz
Sometimes Blaquaza and Vyvre too
quartz locust
Oh yeah, it does that sometimes. Maybe it's the GIF thing? 😦
Sometimes Blaquaza and Vyvre too
I'm hurt. 😢
umbral rune
I see that, and I see a normal one below
compact saddle
I always group Scrapi and KJ together as the problem children
i'm technically an adult in one year
shrewd field
mine was looking all… jumbled mess where things were switching places
quartz locust
I've been an adult for three years.
shrewd field
now it's just solid gray
wind topaz
i'm technically an adult in one year
And I already am
fallow bough
I always group Scrapi and KJ together as the problem children
Knuckles too.
shrewd field
okay it's jumbling again now
quartz locust
Maybe it's the GIF thing that's causing problems? 😦
fallow bough
mine was looking all… jumbled mess where things were switching places
@shrewd field Whoah, weird.
fallow bough
Yeah I did forget about you. I'll add you to the list.
wind topaz
I think of Isaac as the older brother everyone likes who enjoys teasing everyone even though he doesn’t really mean it
compact saddle
you're like cancer, everyone knows you're there but there's almost no hope on solving it, pip
shrewd field
if i try to screenshot it, it only captures the proper frame.
quartz locust
Isaac's the older brother who memes around but when he's pissed you know not to push him further. 😂
fallow bough
Huh, that's strange.
wind topaz
Good job
fallow bough
Have you tried refreshing your PC?
shrewd field
shrewd field
it's a mac
bold barn
nobody knows why he just exists
shrewd field
and i don't think that's the problem
quartz locust
It does seem to be a consistent problem, it's happened to me for a few days. The flickering, I mean. 😦
wind topaz
shrewd field
yeah, that's what it's supposed to look like.
wind topaz
It looks fine for me on my phone
shrewd field
that's probably because you're on your phone.
quartz locust
Maybe it's a web browser issue? I use Discord (at least this account) in my browser, then my personal one on the app. 😅
fallow bough
isaac, i genuinely thought that gif was supposed to be like that as a joke
@compact saddle It is, I'm not being entirely serious.
brazen pawn
johto is the most plain design they are the easiest
compact saddle
huh
wind topaz
Isaac is never serious, except when he is
shrewd field
i mean, it was frozen for a long time, but then I clicked on it to zoom in and it began misbehaving.
fallow bough
When I initially ran it through Tene's program, that bizarre flickering image is what came out.
So I had to do it by hand, which is why the gif one isn't animated.
wind topaz
Isaac is never serious, except when he is
compact saddle
haha laugh moment
shrewd field
fallow bough
I feel attacked.
wind topaz
bold barn
banned for rude
shrewd field
I always group Scrapi and KJ together as the problem children
Sometimes Blaquaza and Vyvre too
@wind topaz
Define 'problem children'
wind topaz
They like to insult and antagonize people constantly
shrewd field
nah, i only like antagonizing you. because you keep on reacting with 🤨 to almost EVERYTHING i make.
patent lance
blaquaza problem child? 😱
fallow bough
nah, i only like antagonizing you. because you keep on reacting with 🤨 to almost EVERYTHING
@shrewd field fixed that for you.
bold barn
blaquaza is moreso problem child victim
wind topaz
Isaac likes to add that disgusted frog reaction to almost everything
shrewd field
fixed that for you.
@fallow bough you mean by adding
patent lance
this emoji is legendary
🤨
anyway this is contest general and i will now talk contest
umbral rune
contest
misty acorn
we need dyno to add 🤨 to everything Vyvre says
patent lance
bullying :(
thorny saddle
But yeah huh im curious who's gonna win the contest since the sprites are all really well done
fallow bough
we need dyno to add 🤨 to everything Vyvre says
@misty acorn Can't get it to add reactions. I've tried. For uh, reasons.
wind topaz
You got a bot to add 
to every mention of Isaac
fallow bough
Yeah but not to a person, just to a keyword.
craggy galleon
jesus crhist, first time voting with the new system, the bot almost gave me a heart attack
fallen adder
There is in fact a secret phrase that when said makes a bot kick Isaac from the server. Do you better be careful
umbral rune
boomer isaac
misty acorn
Jezza did nothing wrong
fallow bough
There is in fact a secret phrase that when said makes a bot kick Isaac from the server. Do you better be careful
@fallen adder Honestly if I could program this it would be tempting.
quartz locust
They like to insult and antagonize people constantly
Whoa, hold on now buckaroo. 😦
fallen adder
Tempts me to do it now
wind topaz
<redacted> Honestly if I could program this it would be tempting.
@fallow bough I would know the command though
umbral rune
<redacted>
fallen adder
winged fiber
@fallen adder Honestly if I could program this it would be tempting.
@fallow bough not that hard programming a bot to do that
Ahh messed up, sry for ping
lime latch
https://discordapp.com/channels/302153478556352513/737765817474744350/748276130858926190 7/10 like how it is constant
