#[ star disliked that ] /ref

[pandelacreme]

at first glance i thought the fixation on till’s neck was a sly joke about a/b/o, a genre heavily based in bl works, in the same cheeky way ivan’s name is a play on korean lgbt slang.

but the recurring motif of strangulation, how till's relationships (excluding his infatuation with mizi) are largely characterized with him being the object while the other is the subject; how him being on a leash, not just a collar, is quite literally one of his defining visual traits...

it reminds me of shakespeare's othello, where the titular character strangles his wife to death in a fit of jealousy over her alleged infidelity... the results of round 6 almost feel like a subversion of that play, where the leading artwork, esp the red one, seemed to suggest that ivan would strangle till in an act of possession, but it ended up as just the opposite.

but i wonder if there's more symbolism we can extrapolate if we hypothesize that some of the imagery are allegories to othello...

[stars-mischief-archive]

*squishes his cheeks*

Smol

hrm.

i am five foot nine, five eleven when wearing shoes, dude.

i'm not small.

[cut-it-out29]

My designs for my DT twins!!!

These are some silly little alts I made who’re only now getting a full ref 😅

THEIR ASKS ARE OPEN!!! PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT THEM I. AM. DESPERATE.

Night’s design hasn’t changed much from how I’ve sketched him before but dream didn’t have much of a design so that’s new and I kinda hate it so it’s definitely subject to change but whatever-

It’s more so Night I care about anyway because 1, he’ll end up being more of a main character then dream in my verse but much more importantly…

He’s my favorite (´∀｀=)

Yeahhhhh I love NM sm so that was not even a question… not that I particularly dislike dream, unlike another certain star- but I just prefer Nighty ^^

And yet… I was too lazy to draw his 1 visible hand

Anyway enough rambling <3

PLEASE. ASK ME ABOUT THEM- ASKS ARE OPEN 🙏🙏🙏

I need to ramble on more about their lore or the little bits and bobs of lore or symbolism in their designs (which is still a bit under construction but who cares)

[what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me]

Sir Meteor has crashed onto Popstar for a special event!

>> He is joining the @kirbyoctournament ! >> If you want his ref click here !

Meteor is answering asks! Start here to see his adventures :D

“The planet I’m from has many different names from Terra to Shiver Star—but long before it had a name, I appeared in a flash of light. Or so my mother said…”

✨Sir Meteor would love to interact with other participants!

✨He thinks himself as a dinosaur, and disagreeing with him will get him to dislike you. Kids are often ESTATIC to meet a genuine celestial being dinosaur!!!

✨Sir Meteor is ancient, and his cheek markings indicate he belongs to a era long gone. From giving humans the first fire to inventing --—spear hunting——+<3 he has been around!

✨Hey if Meteor is ancient does that mean that he has seen a lot of people d-

“Look at that! The next fact is here early!”

✨Good luck getting him to answer something directly! His open demeanor isn’t necessarily a lie, however he has learned to talk less and smile more.

✨Sir Meteor seems a bit lonely when he isn’t distracting everyone with a smile and a show of flame. He is open to romance with adults a couple million years old, but he greatly craves a good friendship over anything.

[jellitchi]

vat7k designs in my head...

i thought their canon designs were a eensy weensy bit Unpolished so i made these mostly for myself. erm if u rly want it i think varian is 19 here, hugo 19, nuru 18, yong 12.

i also made rhem all playlists and had to draw them a cover so thats what the last img is I linked each of em under my notes for all of em... Under the cut is Like a Huge Infodump of notes i have for each chara,,,,,,

i kept varians design basically the same, i dislike the design w the orange neck thing so i just Nuked it😭... Here's Varians playlist

Hugos design i just wanted to put him in something more Loose. hes a thief, a professional escape artist. i dont think wearing clunky metal is ideal for him. i also gave him a prosthetic arm (blond w no arm design trope!) but u cant see it in the ref so i added another drawing of him in his under layering👍 i vaguely referenced russian(?) clothes for him as well... Yeah not too much changed w him i just tried to make him slippery-er. Here's Hugo's playlist

yong came relatively easy to me, if it wasn't obvious i did rip gaming from g*nshin's hoodie. i thought the lion hood was Adorable and freaking perfect for what i had in mind for hos character. since the og notes said the fire kingdom is loosely Chinese inspired i basically just kept that. i mashed tgt a buncha diff dynasties though sorry for how inconsistent i was... i think he looks Okay. anyways i changed yongs role a bit, ill explain why im adjusting some of their roles later but i kept yong as the Jinx Type character. hes the eldest in his family and has a buncha younger siblings, hes a lion dancer and does performances w his family/siblings. he rly like special effects n keeps tryna incorporate his fireworks into their performances (it flops and he has to sew up the dmg) ill explain more of yongs role in another post maybe shrugs... Here's Yong's Playlist

miss nuru was a bit of a struggle for me i might share my full design process with her coz i did a Bunch of mockups for her😭😭😭... i didnt have a specific country of reference for her but i chose to make her vaguely south asian inspired. i also really wanted to keep the sheer fabric w the star / constellation map. i love that idea its so cute so shes still technically the navigator. but she also wields a sword too, fencing or whatever. (her and varian r Huge Cass fangirls which is probably why she started tryna use a sword (snuck out to watch cass compete) Okay ill talk abt this later) in my head, okay ill Probably make a whole nother post talking abt how im interpreting/writing each chara, but in my head i think nuru is the youngest and her kingdom's archivist. shes mostly in charge of like Her kingdoms history / artifacts / etc. ok im getting too side tracked ill save the lore dump for later but thats Nurus role in the party. Here's Nuru's Playlist

uhm below i made their character stats mostly to help me with planning / role developing. the yellow is their base stats the color behind is their end stats i guess. i was gonna explain my reasoning for their stats but ermm this post is kinda Really long so sorry😭... varian max int for obvious reasons, also max charisma just coz i feel like u kinda learn a thing or two being around a couple manipulators and spending time in jail idk shrugs... (also lets not forget the "ud b surprised what ppl would do for a cookie!") Hugo slippery guy, if a brick is thrown at him as hes running hes gonna try n run faster to shatter it, his mindset is Run Run Run! i think hes relatively agile too but yeah mostly a Speedster. i think he n varian got no Physical strength varian maybe just like A little coz Farm boy but I rly doubt quirin is making him do a Lotta heavy lifting. yong has incredible stamina and agility because hed a performer. nuru is the strongest coz this team would literally Flop without a proper Offense😭... i think varian n hugo r able to outwit plenty of their opponents but i think nuru is pretty good in a fight, same w yong. Yeah Okay Sorry for a Long Long Post thanks hope u guys enjoy

[dododrawsstuff]

Ikevil OC Atlas Fowler

Edit!!!!: the profile template was made by @natimiles

“The star that burns twice as bright, burn half as long” ~ Estella about him

“Where does your loyalty lay, little Robin?”

I'm on a trip with my family this week, so I have plenty of time to work on my OCs and catch up to the expression requests remaining

I had a lot of fun desiging him and his curse (that I took inspiration from filibusterfrog's "Umbralysis") and ended up making a ref sheet of sorts, but I'll still draw his back and some other expressions, other than his little shit smile. I still feel like I can improve him a lot, but I'm impatient and wanted to share him with you.

More about him under the cut! And as always, I'll keep tweking this post as I think of stuff to add or change. Hope you like him!

OC taglist: @olivermorningstar @keithsandwich @scummy-writes @aquagirl1978 @sh0jun @mxrmaid-poet @violettduchess @floydsteeth @lorei-writes @ikeprinces-stuff @flimflam707 (let me know if you want to be added or removed from the taglist)

I'm also tagging some people that showed interest in him on my other post, let me know if you don't want to be tagged and I'll remove you @errethebunny @bicayaya @natimiles @venulus @rou-luxe

Name: Atlas Fowler

Age: 27

Birthday: Nov 22

Height: 181 cm

Affiliation: The Circus

Hobbies: Collecting information, baking, pissing off people he doesn't like

Skills: Singing, styling hair

Likes: Chocolate chip cookies, freedom

Dislikes: Fish

Resents: Disloyalty

Weapon: Daggers

Personality: Atlas is a very charming and charismatic man, always displaying a pleasant smile, he is a natural entertainer. He is always in a good mood and is very positive, almost as if he doesn't even experience bad emotions…?

Beneath that facade he is arrogant and thinks he is untouchable, and believes his ability is a blessing, rather than a curse. The thing most valuable to him is loyalty, he despises betrayals the most.

He is smart and cunning, and is not afraid to use his ability to get information for his own benefit, though he mainly uses it on people who have been unfaithful.

Curse: Peter Pan

It makes so that Atlas’ shadow can move independently from him. He can know what his shadow experienced while apart from him, allowing him to be “at two places at the same time”, he has full control of the shadow and prefers to use his powers at night, as to not rise suspicion from others.

Atlas also discovered a peculiar characteristic of his ability, he can divide his emotions between him and his shadow, it acting almost as a storage for him. The curse manifested when he was still an infant, so he had some time to figure it out on his own.

One thing Atlas doesn't know is the fate of those afflicted by the Peter Pan’s curse, every single one of them uses their shadow as a way to get rid of "troublesome" or "useless emotions", but as they keep pouring those negative feelings, the shadow begins to gain sentience. In the end it usually kills its owner and itself in the process.

Backstory: When he was little his parents got freaked out by seeing him playing with his shadow, they thought he was cursed, or possessed but nothing they did cured him. What broke the camel's back for them was when Atlas told them the culprit of a series of murders in the neighborhood and days later the police caught them, when his parents asked how he knew, he explained that his shadow had seen it and told him.

Not too long after that they tried to get rid of him, but the church nor the orphanage wanted to accept him, since his complicated background preceded him. Until they found an itinerary circus, they lied and abandoned him there. Most of the crew were kind and welcoming to him, especially Estella, the magician, she became a mother figure for him and the reason he decided to follow her steps and become a magician.

Random headcanons:

He learned to style hair from Estella, she says that presentation is everything for a magician

After every presentation, the circus crew gets together to bake chocolate chip cookies

[cosmogify]

Friday Night Fightin - GF Reference Sheet

The apples of my eye, have Stacie the classy succubus, and she will fight for and with her mans.

Friday Night Fightin BF Ref Sheet Friday Night Fightin Pico Ref Sheet

Name: Stacie Daemon

Nickname: Star

Birthday: 10th May

Age: 26

Orientation: Polyamorous demisexual

Species: Demon succubus

Height: 5'5ft

Weight: 166 lbs

Voice: Bubble's villain cover heh

Relationship status: Dating

Family: Marco Daemon (fightin!DaddyDearest), Janice Daemon (fightin!MommyMearest)

Partners: Mikey Angel (fightin!BF), Derrick Dino (fightin!Pico)

Friends: Neena Arachnes (fightin!Nene), Darnell Phoenix (fightin!Darnell)

Acquaintances: John Dino (fightin!Tankman), Skid Skelly and Pump Pumpkin (fightin!SkidandPump)

Enemies/Rivals: Neena Arachnes (fightin!Nene) (They like to compete in friendly rivalry when given an opportunity), Ayumu Obake (fightin!Senpai)

Personality: In juxtaposed to her two partners, she's the most reserved out of the trio and the emotional pillar for them to stand and lean upon. She's always open with her feelings and can act a bit aloof in dangerous situations. Despite this, she acts just as mischievous as her lovers, silently enabling their antics and would watch the chaos unfold from the sidelines with backup popcorn until she needs to intervene. She loves getting either Mic or Dee to wear girly accessories with her or bring them along in her Sunday Shoppings, always having the pleasure to spoil them with gifts and adoring affections.

Personality flaw: An idealist, she tends to be passive and often indecisive when stressed, unable to make a decision in a desperate situation due to growing up only knowing how to listen but not how to act despite being a social butterfly. Despite this, she's determined to get better at taking the lead, especially when it came to helping Dee and Mic with their mental disorders.

Likes: Fashion, socializing, shopping, Lo-fi songs, Mic's singing, Dee's marksmanship, her partners, spoiling her partners, giant teddy bears, fried tuna sandwiches, going along with her partners' shenanigans, Vocaloid covers, rosemary tea, Spring season.

Dislikes: Her parents (more so neutral of them), seeing her partners suffer alone, being helpless, thunder, jumpscares, quiet rooms, two faced people, lemons.

Powers: Heel kicks (basic combo attacks), Dual tail whips (heavy combo attacks), Airborn (uses her wings to double jump and glide), sweet kiss (blows a kiss as her tails create a heart shockwave at a certain direction), Heart stepdown (dives down heel first to the ground causing anyone below to take heavy damage), Devil's aroma (creates an enticing smoke that lures a person nearby with no resistance), Lovebeam (long range attack)

Backstory (summary): Stacie was a rich girl growing up, sheltered for almost her whole life. She was given a personal bodyguard that would later be her childhood friend and much later sweetheart Derrick. Wanting to live outside of her confined and monotone home, she would take any chance to be out in the warm daylight and meeting as many people as she could with Derrick by her side, along with Mikey soon after. Everyday was different than the last, and she wouldn't trade them for anything else. Well, if she was given the offer to trade their disorders away, she would offer her life without a second thought just for them, all so they could have the chance to feel inner peace and true happiness.

Additional notes:

She has sectoral heterochromia on her left eye

She wants to cuddle Mikey so bad during cuddle times but knows it makes him uncomfortable if it's too long

Has various kinds of hoop earrings

Always takes the opportunity to tickle her partners at their weak spots when they least suspect it

Hair is often tied and/or in a braid

Horns are supposed to shape a heart (Idk if that was shown well)

[seastarblue]

Character Intro: Mehri Al-Adwan

“We’ve only got so much time in life, ya know? Live a little!”

Basic:

Pronouns: she/they

Species: Human

Age: 24

MBTI: idk

Voice Claim: idk

Physical:

6’2”

Build: Muscular, a bit chubby

Skin: Medium brown, many small scars

Hair: Dark brown, very curly, mid back length, sometimes held back with a scarf or bandana

Eyes: Light brown

Special Features: Very warm due to fire magic, very Cuddlytm

Personality:

Mehri is really friendly and outgoing. She's been described as always having a smile on their face and is genuinely a very sweet person. She does taunt their friends a LOT, but she does mean well.

Speaking Style: Mehri is always smiling, and this is apparent in their speech. She sometimes slip into different languages when she talks quickly, and it confuses some people.

Likes: fire, adventure/exploration, causing chaos (intentionally or not), looking at the stars, cooking, helping people, learning new things, honesty, kindness, spicy foods

Dislikes: snow/cold weather (doesn’t get “cold” per se but she thinks snow sucks anyways), people who pretend to know everything, people who assume she’s naïve or stupid (she’s not fr), overheating from magic overuse, people who abuse their power, pineapple (burns their tongue)

Main Goal: “Haha… I just want to see the world! And also not get caught by those guys…”

Picrew refs: *coming soon!*

Backstory (under the cut):

Mehri Al-Adwan was born in Qultaar, to people she has never met. She was left at a small monastery near the desert, who took them in and taught them everything she knows now. Mehri played, prayed, trained with, and truly loved the people there, but she still felt a longing to... go somewhere. Anywhere, really. Life was getting repetitive, and Mehri wanted to see things beyond their desert home.

And so she did. She wandered across the whole continent, meeting people from different cultures, lands, and walks of life. She learned so much about the world, and even more about themself. For example, Mehri found out she was allergic to shellfish when she almost died after eating one in Reito (lmao).

Nowadays, Mehri is still wandering the place, and she occasionally takes messenger jobs to earn some cash. She’s gotta watch their back though, as someone—or rather, a group of someones—are looking for them.

[mad-voidling]

Character Ref/Info: The Peculiar Collector

(art done by my beloved partner!! you can find them at magpips on Instagram or magpip on Discord, they have commissions open rn so go follow them and commission them NOW!!)

Name: Idris Nightlocke/Mr. Trinkets

Pronouns: It/They

Species: Curator

Ambition: Heart's Desire (Ending: Power Truth)

Profession: Correspondent

Primary Attributes: Watchful, Bizarre, Artisan of the Red Science

Primary Quirks: Steadfast, Melancholy, Magnanimous

(More under cut)

Backstory:

A long time ago, far, far away from the Neath, a child was born to a criminal. Its memories of this time are few and indistinct, but it remembers one thing clearly - the stars. Bright and beautiful, a countless number speckling the dark world beyond the safety of its parent's hold. It was young, it was free, and it was happy.

Then, suddenly and without warning, there was cold. Before there had been an occasional chill, but it was protected by its fur and its parent's embrace. Now the freezing air and the pure white surrounding it was unrelenting, even its parent unable to protect it, them having gone still and the warmth quickly fading from them. Unsure of what else to do, the child wailed. It did not know how long passed before the light came, like its parent but not - large and soft and warm but not the same, could never be the same. It wanted to wail and scream and cry again but its throat was sore and its eyes dry so it remained silent as it was once again taken away.

Mr. Trinkets, though it was not called that then, was raised among the Masters of the Bazaar as their future colleague, though some contributed more to its care than others. There was an air of bitterness surrounding the child as it grew up - it was, after all, a child and not one theirs, but instead taking up the place of what should have been a fully grown Curator. Furthermore, the loss of one of their colleagues was still fresh, and its arrival was a salt in that wound.

None would grow to dislike it more than the Master that Londoners would come to know as Mr. Stones. It started early with Trinkets’ developing desire to collect knick knacks and baubles, the shinier the better. And what was shinier than items encrusted with precious gemstones? Thus their rivalry was born, though then one-sided and petty, for the child was too young to feel the same contempt. But after nearly a millennia its bitterness towards its older colleague grew alongside its size. Though now there was more to it than light thievery - jealousy, discontent, condescension, and unfairness to name a few - at its heart it was still petty, and that pettiness would lead to the breaking point.

The item itself was inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to what it would cause. But it lay within the overlap between Stones and Trinkets’ domains, both desired it, and it was the latter who was able to take it first. When next they met they of course argued over this, but as it went on it only got more heated. Out of patience, Trinkets turned to storm off, only to hear quick movement behind them, something pricking their shoulder-

Ego Mortis

Several days later, trapped up high in New Newgate, a newcomer to London would awaken with no memories of themself beyond a faint recollection of a star filled sky. It did not take them long to escape that place, but they left it without a name. It was only some time later that  they would decide on it in a flash of inspiration, fueled by the desperation of needing somewhere warm to shelter themself from the lacre covered streets:

Idris Nightlocke.

Canon Exceptional Stories

The Deadly Dapperlings: Happened fairly early on in Idris’ life, they were very early into their Ambition and had only recently started their lab/become a professor. They led their team to victory, but refused to let them become workers under Mr. Iron and have their dreams and passions be crushed

Cricket, Anyone?: Occurred much later, post-Ambition and while they were still actively help construct the railroad. Helped complete the sigil (they don’t have SotC 21 for nothing), learned Mr. Wines’ secret, and kept it for themselves. This is what happens when you entrust a near-stranger with a vital part of your plan

[skullbonezz]

redoing this for like the FOURTH TIME. GOD. Hate you sunbeam. Anyways this is my basically main OC sunbeam! I love him dearly even if everything i do says otherwise 😇

Cracks on skull and fingerless glove are due to an unfortunate occurrence he’d rather keep to himself.

Said occurrence is the fact he gets possessed by a demon at random intervals. whoops.

A member of the Star Sanses! Closest with Dream, he feels like it’s an obligation rather than something he wants to do.

Lives in the Omega Timeline with his boyfriend and their kid. (Kid ref coming soon!! Trust!!!)

Sanguine’s twin brother

Misses his mom

Loves the heat and being productive. He likes cooking for his family even if Monochrome is the one who usually does it.

Dislikes being reminded of his home/past. Doesn’t like birds very much either. Hates being cold and sour things.

[kyayamo]

Random Gav info because I have no idea what's been publicly shared about him and what hasn't

Can speak German, Serb and English. Can only sing in German.

His mother is from Austria and his father is from Serbia. He's always been more fond of his mother's side of the family and she'd sing to him to sleep a lot before her work trips became longer and more frequent, which led to him learning a lot of songs in her language.

His full name is Gavril Ćosić !

He was raised in Belgrade and lived most of his teenage years alone with his father, whose abuse has led him to self harm on multiple occasions

Gavril was taught how to play the piano since he was around 8 years old and has kept on attending lessons until he joined VILE

Magic and card tricks are a special interest of his (he's autistic !) and has kept the magician act as a side gig alongside his musical studies

He's very fond of rabbits and any animal associated with magic

In his ref sheet it's stated that he dislikes astrology, that's because he's often mistaken as a fortune teller

Gav owns an extensive collection of playing cards of various colors, styles and shapes (including stars!)

He's fairly good at Jumpstyle dancing

His ref sheet doesn't show the turtle neck sweater he wears underneath the VILE uniform

Yes, the fuck ass bob allegations are true

His favourite ice cream flavour is melon :9

If more comes to mind, I'll write it down on another post !

[coloringthebanner]

pt. 2 of my fem losers refs is richie! blood oath scar & her eyes are lighter when she’s older cuz of deadlights! she also 100% gains weight after chapter 2 as a way to healthily start reclaiming her life

(more hc character info, a mood board, & spotify playlist below)

name: rachel margaret tozier

nickname(s): richie, trashmouth, rich, rach 

age: 13 (chapter 1), 40 (chapter 2)

birthday: march 7, 1976

star sign: pisces

height: 5’2 (chapter 1), 5’7 (chapter 2)

sexuality: bisexual, wlw leaning (i know people are going to have things to say about this. depending on the context i hc her as bi or lesbian, but for the sake of it i’m putting bi (i may just be projecting a little bit))

pronouns: she/her

love language: physical touch

character description: rachel tozier, deemed trashmouth by her peers, richie by the losers, is a loud, mouthy, awkward girl. born as the oldest daughter of maggie & wentworth tozier, to whom she owes her humor. she loves works of fictions- movies, video games, comics, etc. & takes a lot of inspiration from them for her bits & voices. she doesn’t openly display her feelings, but boy does she have a lot of them. she tries not to let things get to her, but she can’t help but take any bit of dislike of her to heart. she puts on a brave face, but she’s really the most scared of all. she’s too afraid of being her true self cuz she’s worried her friends will leave her if she’s real with them. so she sticks to being the “funny one” & bottles up all her feelings. what her friends don’t know won’t hurt them… it’ll only hurt her.

extra info: has anxiety & adhd, naturally really smart, theatre kid, has a younger sister (they don’t get along much), smokes because she thinks it makes her look cool (it doesn’t), gets nauseous when nervous, rarely wears contacts cuz the prescription isn’t strong enough

[bizarrescribblez]

🌟 she’s so lucky ! she’s a star ! 🌟

FINALLY REDID MY OLD REF OF MY MTL INSERT AAAAAAA 😭 and added little likes/dislikes bubbles hehehe

[sonicreferencephotos]

Why I Dislike Sonic Speed Simulator

I sometimes see people in the notes of Speed Sim refs saying that maybe they should start playing it/get back into it. I want to ask, for your sakes, that you do not. The only reason I still play it is for this blog. I would love to stop. I keep going so that no one else will have to play to unlock characters for references. I will also be adding a disclaimer to future Speed Sim posts. Maybe this is a bit excessive, but this game is starting to break me.

I understand that some people like the game, and you all control what games you choose to play. In my opinion however, playing Speed Sim is really, really not worth it.

If you want a specific explanation of the problems, you can read it below the cut

Problem 1: Gameplay

The gameplay of SSS is simple, to put it kindly. There are a few different aspects of the game, each of which has only the bare minimum amount to do.

You can run around the world. This lets you collect rings and experience. You can also destroy badniks, which exclusively consists of doing repeated homing attacks until you destroy them. They can technically hit you, but all that does is knock you back.

You can do time trials. Actually somewhat fun. Not much more to say about them.

You can enter races. PvP races which are fine. Fun at first, get boring when you have to grind for race tickets.

You can fight bosses. By "bosses" I of course mean "Eggman" and "Eggman but with more health." It is almost exactly the same fight. You run around breaking shield generators, dodging the same two attacks, and then deal a set amount of damage to him before the shield returns. Repeat. Your prize is spins on (one of) the gacha wheels.

You can complete quests. Actually decent! At least until you run out of quests. Good thing there are daily quests to keep you "entertained" with their repetitive tasks. Also, ignore the fact that the tasks for quests are just engaging with the rest of the mediocre game.

All of the above mechanics grow dull and grind-y very quickly. Soon, every part of the game becomes a chore. The game itself even seems to have realized this, and thus includes an auto-run feature, so you can collect rings and xp without needing to do anything!

I am generally of the opinion that it's a bad sign if a game is un-fun enough it needs to add in the ability to skip the gameplay, but that's just me (that's part of why I stopped playing Star Rail).

Problem 2: Skins

We all know the real reason people play SSS isn't the game itself: it's the cool outfits! 95% of which are only available during limited events and/or by spending actual money. You can also expect to do a lot of boring grinding if you don't spend money. Speaking of spending money...

Problem 3: Microtransactions

Time to talk about the true "heart" of the game: Robux. Now, I will give Speed Sim itself half a pass on this one, as from what I've seen, Roblox as a whole has what I would consider an unsavory emphasis on microtransactions, especially for a game with a playerbase of 50% children aged 12 or under, and another 15% between 13 and 16 (Statista: Roblox user distribution worldwide 2022, by age group). With that being said though, Sonic Speed Simulator doesn't seem to have any qualms about asking for money wherever they can.

I could make a whole other post about all the ways this game offers for you to spend money. You want more spins on the gacha wheels? Spend money! You want to get three gacha eggs for the price of one (certain vending machines only)? Spend money! You want to skip the animation you have to watch every time you buy an egg from said gacha machines? Spend money! You want to do less grinding for xp/race tickets/event objectives/candy/whatever? Money, money, money!!!

The game has a lot of the trademark warning signs for a cash grab gacha game:

Several different kinds of currency, most or all of which can be purchased with premium currency

Many different skins to unlock, using the assorted currencies mentioned above (including ones that are specifically only purchasable with premium currency)

Gacha wheels. Many, many gacha wheels. (Not counting the dozens of vending machines, I can think of at least four)

Grindy gameplay that can largely be skipped by spending money

Again, if a game is un-fun enough to have an option for players to spend real money to skip the gameplay, that's a bad sign.

Problem 4: Crunch

I haven't done much looking into it myself, but I've seen many people say that GameFam (the company that creates Speed Sim) treats its employees very poorly. The game advertises its weekly updates, which requires a lot of crunch in order to get content out quickly. This is obviously bad for the people involved, and also has negative effects on the game.

Many features are clearly rushed, and there's a general lack of polish. From glitching through the map, to races starting several seconds before or after the countdown ends, to untextured models, to many small bugs, it's clear that the developers are not given enough time to clean things up before they have to move on to the next week's content.

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Thank you to anyone who actually read this far. This was a long post, but I wanted to be thorough in my explanation. This is probably the last dedicated post I will make about this, since this is really not what this account is for, but I still think it's an important one.

You are welcome to ask questions about any of this — preferably in the replies so as not to clutter the sonicreferencephotos feed — but otherwise the disclaimers are all I'll be saying on the topic for the foreseeable future. Take care of yourselves.

[returnflame]

This ref has been kicking around for 2 years but finally finished it up for art fight - My first shepard and my Garrus romancer, Alanis!

More character info under the cut:

Age: 29/31/32 (ME1/ME2/ME3) Morality/leaning: Paragon Personality: Generally appears friendly, patient and easygoing, but actually quite high-strung. Very perceptive except when it comes to people - fairly emotionally dense. Tends to subconsciously keep a distance from people. Huge romantic but unsure with handling it in real life. Has a competitive streak, especially when it comes to shooting and dance. Sexuality: Bisexual (preference for men) Likes: Dancing, math, practicing on the firing range, brain teasers/puzzles, hanging out quietly with one or two close friends Dislikes: Hero worship, trying to navigate without a map, false reads, bureaucracy Romance: Garrus Best friend: Jacob

Alanis was born as the only child into a military family, and so spent her childhood moving from ship to ship with her parents' postings, from miltary school to military school. Thanks to some of the programs offered for military kids, they were able to keep up some activities through moves, which allowed them to pursue ballet and dance over the years. Still, he got used to never being in one place for long, and so constantly having to make new friends and try and fit in a new community. It was a lonely sort of existence for Alanis, but it was one they were used to, and life among the stars wasn't so bad.

Alanis had never lived planetside until training camp in Brazil, when she joined the military at 18. Easygoing, friendly, and adaptable, she fit in quickly with her peers and excelled in drills, thanks to her years of military upbringing and athletic training.

However, most of their renown in the military is from their role at Akuze in 2177. Alanis was part of a team of fifty-one marines sent to investigate a distress signal from the colony. When camping for the night, the unit was attacked by Thresher Maws. Almost everyone was killed in the resulting bloodbath- except for Alanis, who managed to make his way back to the landing zone thanks to his perseverance, ingenuity, and sheer luck, leaving him with a nasty face scar and and even larger emotional one. To this day, Alanis still chalks her survival up to luck and although she is good natured about it, dislikes the spotlight and glory she received as a result, believing it isn't fair to the memory of her squadmates.

In the years after this, Alanis eventually went for their N7 designation and became the Commander Shepard we see at the beginning of ME1.

[stars-mischief]

introduction time!~

heya~~

the name is star a. nonymous, but you can call me star or "star nonnie"! (though, some people call me starry, hehe~~)

he/they, 22 years old! (birthday winter 20)

trans masculine & unlabeled queer.

autism and audhd.

i'm pelican town's resident silly guy! i love telling jokes and puns.

i don't bite - most of the time anyway~~

i love giving people fun nicknames!

feel free to send me any questions, hehe (=^__^=)

star's ref sheet

starry's space jams (his playlist)

⭐ rules ⭐

this is for fun! star is an oc i created :3

you can flirt with him, if you'd like!

multiship is okay!**

friendships are always welcomed, too!

** if you have a ship in mind, please contact me. HOWEVER i must ask that you be at least 18 years old for direct blog x blog shipping. im all for it, stars has a lot of love to go around, but writing in a romantic or flirting way to anyone younger than this makes me highly uncomfortable!

basic rules: no bigotry of ANY kind! -- it will not be tolerated and that's not gonna get posted ??

no irl religion or politics! in game versions of these are fair game.

you can also ask him his opinions on other villagers!

nsfw JOKES are okay, no actual nsfw please ;;

in character interactions are so fun and welcomed!

you should totally ask questions and try to get lore about stars hehe~~

ALSO: if you don't see your ask answered, tumblr probably ate it.. it does that sometimes. just send it again. however, sometimes i do not know how to answer the asks so i just. don't. i reserve the right to delete any asks that make me or star uncomfortable. i can and will block, if needed.

i love sharing his lore and letting star show sides other than his silly guy side, but don't just randomly send something with the intent of causing angst. (especially without warning ;;)

i don't want to make anyone uncomfortable with an onslaught of angst, so feel free to block the #💫 star angst 💫 tag! or read through it, if you want!

along with this, all new angst posts will not have any of the sdv tags - they will typically just be "ask star", "star angst" and "insecurity unlocked"/"lore unlocked" (depending on if it fits)

anyway, if anyone intends to stir up some angst heavy interactions, maybe.. tone it down just a smidge and at least let me know (either before hand via dm or in the notes of your ask) that it's a prompt and not intended to be malicious.

hi yes this is FINALLY happening! i decided to make him a main account so i can actually send things from him LOL. however, the old one ( @stars-mischief-archive ) will remain up for archival purposes. please send asks to THIS ONE instead.

you can also find me on my willy ask blog ( @fishingwithwilly )

admin is @moonferry (he/they) and is 18! you can call me pip.

this is a sdv oc! sprites are edited by me (though i may have help sometimes)

we're here to be silly and have fun, ya know?

⭐ now for starry's likes and dislikes! ⭐

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ (loves): alex's magic hairgel, pizza, pickles, cheese, prismatic shards (& all other gemstones), ice cream, joja cola, midnight carp, sunflowers, pancakes, strawberries

ヾ(≧へ≦)〃(hates): spaghetti, carrots, fish taco, octopus (and all fish except midnight carp), all mushrooms, pumpkin pie, baked fish, stuffing, all cakes. all food items containing fish.

tags:

#starry's jokes - jokes by yours truly!

#starry's chats - talking to other people~

#long rb / #reblog - reblogging interactions!

#samstar / #deathstar sdv / #starfish ⭐🐟 / #supernova 🧨⭐️ - star being goofy with his people!~

#⭐ lore unlocked ⭐ - any lore or headcanons you've unlocked about the star man!

#⭐ insecurity unlocked ⭐ - things you've discovered that push starry's buttons (not in a good way)

#💛 star arts 💛 - art of star guy..

#💫 star angst 💫 - angst snippets

#star shenanigans - goofy guy being goofy / the "not asks" posts!

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