#and its not worth it logging in just to see what new outfits are available as much as i love dressing up in this game

[grandwretch]

right now it kinda seems like dreamlight valley going to do an update every other month? which is cool ig but considering its not hard to do an entire update’s content in four hours............................................ its going to be really hard for them to keep concurrent players

[ka-za-ri]

Obey Me wants to do Too Much and in an attempt to please the fans, it’s failing them instead.

Based on the post @1abbie7​ made regarding the common complaints players seem to have with OM and its choices as a game. I just wanted to put my two (very long) cents in while looking at OM as if it is the gacha game it truly wishes it was.

MAJOR DISCLAIMER: this post is based on my experiences and is not a reflection of the community as a whole. These are observations and personal thoughts and should be taken with a grain of salt. Also, please feel free to discuss or correct me if I have any of the information wrong. For reference, I’ve reached 5-3 in OM!, 9-2 in AL, and 6-17 in AK.

Now that we have that out of the way… ON TO WHAT I WANT TO SAY. Buckle in folks, I’m rambly and I have a lot to say. Obey Me! Has a lot of potential, and it’s a shame that a lot of things Solmare does are not helping it grow in a way that it could.

So this post is MOSTLY going to be comparing Obey Me!’s (OM) gacha and gaming experience with Azur Lane (AL)  and Arknights (AK) since I feel like both those games have a very good f2p model and don’t really have any PvP/Ranking system that affects the main gameplay. I will have other examples from other games that I’ve played before as well.

Ignoring any issues with storytelling and plot holes, since I feel like there are people who are much more qualified to speak upon that than I am, I’m just going to look at the more game and gacha experience.

EVENT SPACING, GAMEPLAY, STAMINA REFRESHES:

OM! As far as I know, is marketed as an Otome game with gacha and … Rhythm??? Game??? Elements? (I’m not quite sure how to even describe the ‘battle’ stages tbh) to break up the story stages. With the battle stages being the main way you can farm for materials to power up your cards, the bottlenecks that are built into the game are surprisingly super frustrating.

OM! Does not have an auto battle option, but it does make up for it by allowing you to sweep the stage once you’ve received 3 stars. This does make resource farming much quicker, but this also means that your stamina will disappear faster than ice in a desert. Coupled with the fact that the battle stages don’t really have much interaction or strategy for a good portion of the beginning of the game, there’s no real replay value in trying for older stages unless they have the resource you want to farm.

I guess I can let this pass since interaction isn’t what’s really marketed, but it IS important to keep your audience logging in and eager to play. At Level 40-ish, my current stamina cap is around 70. WIth the average stamina cost of a regular stage being 5 AP, and the hard stages being 8. This means you’ve got 14 normal stages and less than 10 hard stages in a full bar of stamina. Assuming I log in twice a day to get the bonus AP, that’s really not a lot of stamina to work with and just enough to maybe get through my dailies. 

Having that little stamina makes farming resources exceptionally difficult especially for the high requirements needed once you get about half-way through a devil tree. Add that to dealing with farming event points almost constantly, with your limited stamina pool, you’re pretty much forced to purchase extra stamina to meet the requirements to finish said events to get the rewards. Assuming you spend all of your daily Devil Point reward on Stamina, that’s only 180 stamina a day which makes for a really tight run IF you’re aiming to get everything in an event. 

ADDITIONALLY, this is also the fact that events and new lessons don’t seem to be announced prior to them dropping. Almost every gacha  game I’ve played before will give you a few days notice before an event drops whether it be via Social media or through in-game mail. This is to mainly generate excitement and allows players some time to prepare, whether it be hoarding what stamina refreshes they have or saving premium currency for gachas to hopefully get the chase card/unit that they’re looking for. Not being able to prepare makes it difficult to stay engaged considering you CONSTANTLY have to have resources/stamina to partake in all the events and you can’t plan accordingly.

AK announcing the current event two days prior to it starting in game and on twitter:

AL’s announcement on the 12th, almost a week prior to it starting. Maintenance was on the 17th when the game reset.. (In game notices update regularly and I don’t have a screenshot of what it would look like since maintenance has already passed.)

OM! basically giving people on twitter about 24 hours notice of a new event dropping followed by announcing that the new lessons are available on the day it drops:

I understand that OM! Devs may want to keep the new cards a surprise to players. If stats and skills played a more prominent role in the game, maybe there would be a better way to tease these events to build up hype. As of right now though, it feels like a surprise slap in the face to force players to purchase currency in order to maintain that stamina requirement. IF Solmare is adamant about having back-to-back events, at least provide players with a roadmap or a calendar so they can pick and choose what’s important to them.

Just… Don’t let it become like the FEH calendar…

Please, do not let it become like this.

In my opinion, it feels like OM! Has a bit of an identity crisis. It sorely wants to bank on the money making powers of a gacha game while also clinging to the claim that they’re an otome game revolving around the plot. It’s hard to really promote the plot when it’s locked behind a power requirement that a majority of players will not be able to reach.

With how difficult it is at the end game, players are most likely going to look for transcripts or screenshots of new lessons instead of playing the main storyline in order to save what little they have for the constant limited events. Either give the players time to recoup resources to prepare for your events so they can pull for all your new cards or lower the difficulty cap to give players the story you’re emphasizing so much. 

Tl;dr: back-to-back events will burn out players and not announcing them prior does not allow players to prepare resources, forcing them to drop money on the game. The amount of stamina it takes to complete an event AND level your cards does not make it f2p friendly.

GACHA RATES AND PITY SYSTEM:

Call me spoiled, but I feel like OM! ‘S banner rates are too low. Consider the following image for the current banner pool:

That’s a combined 1% to get your UR and that’s still not going to be guaranteed to get what you want. Consider the following rates from other games:

Azur Lane:

(Ultra Rare was a new rarity that was added with this new banner. Before that the highest rarity you could pull is a Super Rare)

Arknights: 

Fire Emblem Heroes: 

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: War of the Visions

For a game that’s always introducing new cards, you’d think that OM! Would maybe consider raising those rates so people won’t be so heartbroken when they don’t have enough currency for a 10 pull. (Especially if they have been spending what Devil Points they have on stamina to complete event stages) Yes, a majority of banners have bigger pools and  the chance for a specific 6*/UR/SSR is ultimately lower; but considering in OM!, you have stories and characterization locked behind devilgrams connected to these cards, the rates are pitifully low. At least in the other games listed, the units/cards/operators/ships aren’t tied to stories. 

I will say, the pity system isn’t absolutely abysmal. Keep in mind though, this is based on the assumption that you’ve saved up for 100 pulls. Considering how difficult it is to save that much currency while being f2p 100 pulls per banner is a tall order and impossible without the help of goldie or somethin. The frequency of new cards along with the difficulty obtaining gacha currency creates an extremely predatory model of currency purchase. With no guarantee of when event banners will be rerun, you’re pretty SOL if you make it half way through this pity system and you’re sitting on shards you can’t use. 

Players will get tired of this model mega fast. Especially with these kinds of rates. Assuming that your luck is the worst on earth, you need 2,700 Devil Points to reach the pity breaker. That’s more than two packs worth of Devil Points. So we’re looking at over $160.00 USD to get a guaranteed UR. Seeing as new banners come what feels like every two weeks or so, you’re looking at over $300.00 USD a month JUST for the gacha. If OM! Was purely a gacha game without such a heavy emphasis on the characters and the stories/scenarios they unlock, I might be able to overlook it. However, since the cards themselves unlock cheats for events and outfits and devilgram scenarios, that’s a steep price to pay, so I kinda just have to say… Yikes.

Tl;Dr: For a game that has so much content tied to limited cards and events, gacha rates for OM! Feel too low. Pity system is average as long as you have the currency to complete all 100 pulls. The reason to purchase premium currency is predatory and likely will not be sustainable in the long run. 

MONTHLY PACKS AND PREMIUM CURRENCY

So, we can agree that if you don’t have some cash on hand, it’s not going to be a real fun time to play OM! So, where do you spend your money? Let’s take a look at what they offer in terms of premium currency and how far that will get you. It’s also almost 3AM here and I’m losing my patience and filter, so excuse me if I sound more angry here than in the rest of the post.

So, here’s the basic Devil Point Shop for reference: 

If we equate Devil Points to stamina, you’re looking at about 100 stamina per dollar you spend. But let’s be real, Solmare makes their money off of gacha and them pretty pngs ‘cause y’all want those spicy devilgrams and sweet outfits for your secretary.

To even get a 10 pull, you’re looking at $22.00 USD worth of premium currency. (Why they didn’t make the $19.99 pack a full 10 pull is BEYOND me tbh.) Now most gacha players that I know who are willing to go all in on a specific banner will want to spend a pack, which means they’ll go for the most expensive option as it is the most bang for your buck. That’s an $80.00 pack for approximately 4 10 pulls and some change. Let’s compare that to the price of some Originite Prime from AK: 

It takes approximately 33 OP for one 10 pull in AK. 1 OP = 180 Orundum (currency used for gacha) Keeping this in mind,  if you don’t count the first time purchase bonus, at first glance, it’s overall more expensive to purchase this currency SOLELY for gacha purposes.

Here are the packs offered for AL: 

If you’re using gems to purchase the cubes needed for the gacha, it takes about 600 gems for 1 10 pull. One pack will net you about 8 10 pulls. Out of all the models we’ve looked at, this is honestly the most value for your dollar specifically for gacha purposes.

Take into consideration what the premium currency is used for. As stated above, 1 DP = 10 stamina. 1 OP = 1 Full stamina refresh in AK, so that’s a pretty equivalent exchange rate. (I won’t go into the AL stamina and gacha system since it differs too much from OM! To really make a good comparison.)

But, what else can DP do? A quick glance under the “Items” tab in the shop, you’ll see that it can also purchase Keys to read your devilgram stories (integral to your gaming experience), Demon Vouchers for summoning, Glow Sticks to help you in battle (Integral to gameplay), and consumables for your Surprise Guests to raise intimacy (arguably connected to gameplay). Compare this to what you can purchase with your OP outside of summoning currency in AK: Furniture (cosmetic) and Skins (Cosmetic). That’s it. 

What I’m trying to say here is that Solmare has made DP the currency for so many things that affect the game itself. This subtly pressures the players to purchase DP in order to maintain the same quality of life that they might have experienced at the beginning of their gaming experience when the level ups came fast and when the rewards were plentiful for completing all the beginners quests.

“But wait!” you say. There’s ways to earn DP passively through dailies! You’re right! You’re given 18 DP per day for completing your dailies. That equates to 1 10 pull per 2 weeks if you’re diligent in keeping up with all your quests and log in daily. Comparatively, AK will give you 2,800 orundum per week for completing all your quests and the weekly annihilation runs, so just short of 1 full 10 pull in the game. However, AK gives you the specific currency used exclusively for gacha. This leaves your OP relatively free to be used for stamina refreshes, or you can hoard them for when new skins come out, or you can use a few to supplement your missing orundum for a banner pull.

Without knowing what could be coming up next in terms of events and banners, OM! Makes it very difficult for you to hold onto your DP due to the sheer stamina sink that events can be. Unless you’re really good at optimizing your resources, you’re likely going to be spending DP on things outside of gacha, making it difficult to save those 20 pulls in a month.

Tl:dr: DP is used for too many things that aid in gameplay which leaves less for gacha, forcing players to make a choice between moving forward in harder story stages or unlocking card specific stories.

Alright, but let’s say you don’t have enough for packs, but you still want to support a game. You don’t wanna whale ‘cause you got bills to pay, but maybe you’ve got enough to be a minnow or a very sad and small dolphin. For this, most people turn to those delicious monthly packs. Usually, the monthly packs or subscriptions are really a good bang for your buck. Usually, the bonuses that these packs provide will add up to a value that is much more than your initial investment in them. So, let’s look at what OM!, AK and AL offer, shall we? 

Let’s break down what the VIP gives you since there’s quite a bit and it’s presented in a less condensed format. So, at first glance, I have to ask… “VIP login bonus?” What does that even mean? When you look at the details the description is as follows:

I’m sorry, what? This vagueness will not help sell this pack to me. Most monthly packs will give you premium currency right away that is equivalent to the amount that you paid. You can see that both AK and AL list this and also let you know exactly what else you get for the next 30 days. There’s no vagueness in what these packs provide. 

Next thing to look at:

I’m sorry. What? I don’t understand why a max AP increase is the choice for a VIP perk here. This is banking on the fact that you’re going to be playing at max efficiency and will be under max stamina in order to take advantage of the refill timer giving you the extra AP. Why OM! Doesn’t just give you the stamina in your mail is beyond my comprehension. This is just saying “yeah, you could have more stamina if you’re playing this game and making sure you’re below your cap. I … no. Just why.

NEXT PERK: 

No. This is useless for higher level players. Perks should benefit all players, not just your new players that you’ve tricked into spending money ‘cause this pack is only $9.99 a month. I’m so angry at this I don’t want to look at this anymore. NEXT.

This is a fine perk. Paying for easier passive resources is fine. I don’t have anything to say.. Next.

Oh thank fuck. An actual good perk. Passively getting the harder to get resources which cuts down on your already limited farming? Hell yeah.  Also fine in my book. NEXT. 

“Spend money to spend more money! Because we know this monthly deal ain’t shit!” is all I’m getting out of this.

Finally, I need to talk about this: 

So… you’re telling me that for $10.00, I’m going to get $6.00 worth of DP and I won’t get the full value unless I STAY subscribed? If I cancel and then resubscribe, will that go back to 60 DP when I subscribe later? Why would you do this other than to give your players less than what they deserve? These packs are supposed to be designed to give you the value of your purchase and some extras as incentive to keep playing and coming back to pay. This just… as a first impression leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Also, let’s talk about the fact that you’re BILLED MONTHLY? Listen, I get that they’re trying to be ‘convenient’ so you can set this up and forget about it and reap the benefits, right? It’s about the same cost as a Netflix subscription, no big deal. But listen, that means they’re also banking on you to forget you even have this subscription if you’re a casual player and you’re going to continue to give them money Stop that Solmare. Bad.

I’m too tired to look at sales. Just as a quick glance. the discounts and deal are meh at best.

Tl:dr: Monthly pack is underwhelming and likely not worth it. Automatically being billed monthly is the worst thing I’ve seen all week and this was written in 2020. 

SOME SUGGESTIONS? IT’S NOT ALL BAD, I PROMISE.

So, how can Solmare improve? OM! Is honestly one of the most stylish otome games I’ve seen and has a lot of potential to continue growing its player base if the devs directed their energies in the right direction. Right now, OM! Suffers due to the fact that it’s trying to do too much in too little time. For a game that’s less than a year old, it’s pushed out enough content in the last three months to last six. Dialing back the gacha and collecting elements to focus on the story and a slower pace would really help, if you ask me. 

OM! Really needs to slow its roll. Events are losing their impact from being rolled out at such a quick pace on top of current pop quizzes, new lessons and banners. Every week I feel like I’m watching the more hardcore players yell at having too much to do when everything is layered on top of one another. This is not inherently a bad thing. Having a lot to do keeps the player base engaged and excited for your game.

The problem arises when you’re not giving your players any time to recover from events and just throw things at them all the time. Finding a good balance between events and downtime is difficult and it likely won’t happen overnight, but it would be nice to see them maybe give a week or two to really let the impact of events sink in and let players really find time to nurture or use the new cards/rewards they just got.

First step in the right direction would be giving more notice prior to events and lessons. Just something more than 24 hours before, or the day of. Not providing a notice makes it feel like these things are being rushed. 

If Solmare is adamant about keeping the pace it’s set up, then give us a roadmap or event calendar of when new lessons or pop quizzes are coming. They can keep the details of the lessons and quizzes limited until closer to the actual dates, but at least this will let players prioritize where they want to put their resources.

Gacha rates for URs being raised to 2% would likely make a reasonable difference. When so much story and cosmetic content is tied to a UR or SSR cards along with their frequency, it serves to likely benefit them to make it more accessible to players. Locking so much behind luck and a paywall makes it more obvious that they only care about the money that they can get from the diehard collectors in the game.

Make skins obtainable by DP. Stop locking them behind event cards. Allow players to have easier access to cosmetic features. It’s a less predatory model than what they’ve got right now. Granted, Lonely Devil has sort of helped this issue considering they’ve grouped event reruns all in one place to play at your leisure, and if I remember some of the event cards have skins tied to them. Still, just… idk sell the skin on its own. It makes more sense than to pray that you roll that UR with the one 10 pull you have. 

Make resources easier to obtain passively. I’m sure I sound like a broken record, but limited resources make this game difficult to enjoy. You’re barely through doing one thing to level up a card and you’re met with a giant wall of requirements for the next step. AL has commissions and the dorm, AK has the base. OM! Has Jobs, which gets you grimm and some items if you’re lucky, but it definitely needs expansion considering the power checkpoints late game.

Hell, just making some of those DP purchasable items actually farmable might help.

Get a publisher to work with you. I know Solmare has been around the block and this isn’t the first otome game they’ve made, but I definitely think working with a publisher who’s familiar with the ins and outs of a proper gacha helping them will benefit them. Having a publisher will help ensure that there’s adequate funding for the game to be as good as it can be. Not only that, you’re looking at a better social media presence which the player base can interact with and get more attached to.

 Literally, having a publisher could solve so many pacing and announcement issues since they would be in charge of when events come out and likely has a better eye on how players react. This way, Solmare can concentrate on making the content as quality as they can and not inundate people with a new lesson or event as soon as it’s done.

Tl:dr: Solmare, please get a proper publisher so they can help with quality control and balancing your game. Please. I’m begging you. You have so much going for you please don’t let this game die before it turns a year old.

Ok. it’s 4 AM and I spent most of the day writing this post. If you’ve made it this far, congrats and I’m sorry for being so rambly. I’m so sorry if none of this made any sense in the end.  I’m sure there are points that I’ve missed out on like stage replayability and a more engaging battle mode, and the lack of any sort of meta which makes the lower rarity cards you pull feel completely useless…  but uh… I can’t think anymore and I haven’t had time to farm in my horny ship girl game. Feel free to let me know your thoughts or discuss! 

Thanks for your time and I hope y’all have a good day. Happy romancing some demon boys!

[skyemak]

Hi Skye!! 👁️✨ May I request a first kiss scenario with Jade? I'm so soft and you said you want fluffy ideas so maybe a little hand h*lding too...? Haha jk... unless..??

Take a Hike

Yuu sat at her desk, absentmindedly poking the eraser head of her pencil on her cheek. Laid before her was her homework for the night, which was almost finished. She sat on her stiff chair with one leg crossed over the other. Her foot did not quite touch the ground, and she kicked it around as a means to fidget. The girl stared out the window, not because there was anything quite worth seeing outside, but due to the rain outside. Droplets of water hit her bedroom window, and occasional bursts of lightning would light up grounds through this dusk. From the other side of the room, she heard grumbling from her roommate. Most likely he was frustrated with the homework assigned to him. Yuu knew how to pace her homework over a period of time, but Grim was one to put off things until last minute.

Heaving a sigh, Yuu set down her pencil and grabbed for her phone. She lightly tapped the power button to turn the screen on. No new messages. No notifications. Nothing. Dejectedly, she set the phone back down on her desk, and leaned back in her chair. Of course Yuu wasn’t expecting any messages, but she felt disappointed, nonetheless. A few weeks ago, she had approached Jade, and confessed her feelings to him. The girl was doubtful he would reciprocate, but figured it’d be no skin off her nose. She’d just get it off her chest and move on with life. Unexpectedly, after a time to ponder to himself, Jade said it sounded interesting, and agreed to be in a romantic relationship with Yuu. At the time, the girl’s heart had leapt out of her chest, and she was all smiles for a week. Afterward, however, no matter what Yuu would try, he’d never be available to make time for her.

Go for a walk after class? He’d have plans.

Meet up before class started for the day? He’d have plans.

Eat together at lunch? He, too, rejected that idea, mentioning something about not wanting to make their relationship public.

“It doesn’t even exist in private…” Yuu muttered to herself. Did he not know what it means to humans to be in a relationship? Is it different underseas? She grabbed her pencil again and flipped threw a few pages of her textbook. After finding the page she searched for, Yuu looked toward the window again, contemplating the thought that, perhaps Jade was just trying to be nice. Perhaps he didn’t want to date but didn’t want to outright reject her. Maybe he was just avoiding her until she called it off?

“Maybe I’ll just call it off tomorrow,” Yuu mumbled, returning her focus to her notebook. “One more question, then bed… Then I’ll ask if he wants to cut it off tomorrow…”

The girl couldn’t deny the squeezing feeling in her chest upon that thought, but found she had no other means to approach the situation.

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“Hey—Grim! Wait up!” Yuu called.

“You’re the one being slow!” Grim called back, about five meters ahead of her.

“There’s mud puddles everywhere!” she complained.

The night before brought more rainfall than anticipated. Throughout the path to school were a series of puddles. Not wanting to slip and fall into a puddle, the girl was being very careful to watch her steps.

“You’re gonna be late at that rate!”

“Well some of us can’t fly!”

Grim only responded with a laugh and continued to get farther away. With luck on her side, Yuu found herself with a few minutes to spare before class. As she powerwalked through the hallway, she was surprised to see a certain figure standing by her classroom door.

“Jade?”

“Oh, there you are,” he smiled toward her, walking a few steps in her direction.

“What’re you doing here?” A bit embarrassingly, Yuu was panting due to the hurry she was in. She tried to hide it but—

“In a bit of a rush this morning?”

“Uh, well—kinda,” Yuu averted Jade’s gaze, and timidly tucked her hair behind her ear.

“Oya, there must have been quite a lot of rain last night,” he chuckled to himself. “Speaking of rain, this weekend I was considering going mushroom hunting. The next few days will be a bit cool as well, so I expect to find quite a few. Would you care to join me?”

Yuu shot a look of surprise toward Jade, “Wha—?”

“That is if you’re interested,” he grabbed his chin and looked a bit bashful. “We’d leave early morning and expect not to return until evening. It’s similar to that of an all-day hike. Oh—of course we’d have food and water to nourish ourselves throughout the day.” He glanced toward Yuu expectantly.

Was…Was he asking her out on a date!? Yuu was astonished. Until now, she thought he wasn’t that interested in dating and was ready to break things off. Now she found her heart beating loudly in her chest and her cheeks flush a light shade of pink. The girl’s hair bounced as he vigorously nodded towards Jade. “Yeah! I’ll go! I’d love to!”

The eel smiled elatedly, “I’m glad to hear it. I’ll send you some advice and resources later in preparation. Now then, class is about to start, and I must be on my way. Until then.” Jade turned to leave and strolled in the direction of his classroom. Yuu could hear her heartbeat ring through her eardrums as she watched him leave.

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True to his word, Jade had messaged Yuu some advice and helpful tips for the upcoming Saturday. Yuu was all smiles when she opened her phone to find new messages from him. The message did not stray from the plans they had made, but she was happy to finally have something to talk about with Jade. Before and after school, she’d ask him a few questions here and there related to what she should bring or wear. His face would always light up with a smile when Yuu’d ask. Seeing him so excited about his hobbies made him seem so precious. On top of that, Yuu felt special to be invited along his adventures.

“Tomorrow is the day~” the girl hummed to herself. She laid on her bed on her stomach, reading through a few sources on her phone relevant to the next day. Yuu eagerly kicked her feet in the air as she read her screen. Eventually, she called it a night and double checked her alarm for the next morning before putting her phone away.

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“Oya, you look more prepared than I was expecting,” Jade commented at the sight of Yuu. He wore long black pants, a lightweight jacket, and a set of hiking boots. Hung over his shoulders was a hiking bag, presumingly stored with their food and water for the day. Yuu’s outfit was similar, also with a lightweight jacket, dark gray pants, along with her own set of durable hiking boots. She made a grin and posed. “Yup! I listened to all your advice!”

Jade chuckled pleasingly. “I see. Then, shall we be off?” He turned toward the mountainous landscape before them. “Yeah!” Yuu scampered toward him.

With the sunrise being only a few hours prior, the air felt chill as it brushed over Yuu’s face. The wind was not too strong that morning, but the girl was grateful she wore a windbreaker jacket to keep the cold air from penetrating her deeper. The ground was vast with evergreen trees, moss-covered rocks, and what sounded to be a small stream nearby. As they stepped through the grass, tips of the blades of grass still held some morning dew, causing the tops of their hiking boots became damp. The ground underneath was still cold and moist too. Yuu had to be cautious while she walked, since the terrain was rougher than she least expected. The girl was careful to follow Jade’s lead; he seemed to be very experienced with the area, or at least was good at adapting to changes of the topography.

Jade was quite thrilled when they found their first batch of mushrooms at the trunk of a nearby tree. He sweetly hummed to himself as he pinched the cap from its stem and placed it into a mesh bag. Yuu noted in her research the reason for the mesh bag was to help spread spores from the mushrooms to encourage more growth.

The morning was spent 90% walking and 10% actually finding and picking mushrooms. Jade found a number of different fungi growing about, but Yuu only managed to spot one before he did. Unfortunately for Yuu, the mushrooms she did find, Jade had said they were inedible. Her heart sank when she found out, and her mood began to spiral downward. Hours had passed since they began the day and her feet began to feel sore. He had mentioned bringing along food but had only given her a water bottle. Yuu’s stomach felt like it was about to concave from hunger, and she was hoping he’d propose a break soon.

However, a break never came. About twenty minutes after her thought of taking a break, he only offered her two granola bars from his backpack and kept trudging along. Jade seemed to be excited about the plentiful findings of the day, but more and more Yuu began to feel ignored. He’d run away without warning when he saw a bundle of mushrooms growing from the ground. When Yuu caught up to him, Jade would already be done picking them and continue on his way. Her legs grew sorer and more exhausted. She already had to quicken her pace to keep up with his longer stride, but eventually she let herself fall behind, doubting he’d even notice.

At some point, in the middle of a small forest, Yuu found a dead log to sit on. The log felt hard against her bottom, but it was a great relief for her legs. She could feel what she could presume would develop into blisters ache around her feet. The sun was overhead at this time, and rays of sunlight lit up spots of the forest floor. The girl held her head in her hands and leaned her elbows on her knees. Her eyes traced Jade’s movements as he waved through the trees, north to south, south to west, west to east, etc. Occasionally she’d see him pause at a certain spot ten meters away to crouch down and pick from another finding.

Yuu sighed, dejectedly scraping the heels of her boots into the forest ground. She felt forgotten about and questioned if he’d even remembered inviting her out here. It’d be unfortunate for her, but she wouldn’t be shocked if he left her in that forest alone. She laid her palms down behind her and leaned back on top of the log. “Maybe I shouldn’t have come…” she mumbled. Yuu absently stared at her surroundings, admiring the forest and its beauty. At least it was a nice day out and she was getting fresh air…

Abruptly, Yuu felt a bug crawl over one of her hands on the log and yelped in surprise. She shook her hand furiously and turned around to see what the culprit may have been, but what actually caught her eyes was—

“Oh, a fairy ring,” Yuu said. From behind, she heard a set of footsteps approach. When she turned around, she saw Jade walking toward her.

“You shrieked earlier, Yuu. Are you okay?” he asked.

“Jade!” she excitedly called out to him, “Look at this! I’m surprised you didn’t see this!”

Yuu hopped off the log and walked a few meters. She approached a cluster of mushrooms in a circle formation. “There’s a fairy ring over here!” she smiled gleefully, crouching down beside it.

“A fairy ring?” he asked quizzically. Jade climbed over the log and walked toward her. “I only see a collection of mushrooms though?” The eel crouched down beside her. “Though I’m unfamiliar with this species…” He reached down to pick one, but Yuu pushed his hand away. “No, you’re not supposed to disturb the ring!”

Jade blinked toward her, astonished she had made that sudden movement. “Why?”

Yuu grinned ecstatically. “Heehee~ You don’t know?” she teased. “I just read about them last night. There’s a bunch of different beliefs surrounding them. Some say fairies will dance around the ring, or sit on the mushrooms to use for tables, or for umbrellas. The ring might also be a portal between the fairy world and this world—though we have fairies here so that may not be the case?”

“Ohhhh?” Jade smiled as he balanced his cheek on his fist. He was smiling toward her, but she did not notice.

“But don’t step into the ring!” Yuu continued. “You might die young, become invisible to the mortal world, or be unable to escape the ring. I don’t remember the details, but you’re also not supposed to disturb the ring.”

“I see. It’s a good thing I brought you here, otherwise I may have taken all these mushrooms and endangered myself to an early death,” Jade said.

Yuu giggled, “Well, I’m not sure how much of that is true though.” She stared down toward the mushrooms, absently holding out her finger as if too poke one. Jade smoothly grabbed her hand and used it as leverage to pull Yuu closer to him. Suddenly, she felt his warm lips over hers. He placed a hand on the side over her head to cradle and pull her in closer. Yuu’s eyes were wide in shock at first, and her chest felt like it was going to burst. Eventually, however, she found herself leaning into the kiss, and shut her eyes. His lips felt soft on hers, but as the kiss continued, he almost seemed…hungry.

After a few moments, Jade withdrew his lips, but Yuu found herself leaning closer toward him in a futile attempt to continue. Her eyes fluttered open as he lightly traced his fingertip down her jaw and to her chin. With a teasing smirk on his face, he whispered, “Don’t you disturb the ring either. I can’t let you be whisked away or see an early death.”

The girl’s face flushed red as she stared into Jade’s affectionate eyes. Yuu was so happy she decided to tag along.

“Now then, my dear,” Jade stood up and grabbed Yuu’s hand to help her up as well. “I must apologize for my behavior today. I was so entrapped by the numerous findings, I neglected you. You don’t have much experience with hiking around all day, so I’m sure your feet are sore.”

Yuu shook her head, “N-No! It’s fine! I’m fine!”

Jade made a bitter smile and shook his head this time. “Either way, thank you for coming with me today. I’ve already filled two bags in half a day, which must be a record. Yuu, you must be a good luck charm.” He beamed, and Yuu could feel her heart skip a beat. “Let’s call it a day here. I’ll cook you something with the mushrooms I found today as thanks.”

“Okay…” she mumbled, coyly twirling her hair.

Jade led Yuu on a path for the way back to Night Raven College. This time around, when Jade walked in front of her, he’d occasionally look back to make sure she was not too far behind him. When he saw she was a few meters away, he’d wait in his tracks for her to catch up before continuing on. Part of the path included a steep hill that made it difficult to descend. He had warned her to watch her step, but along the way, she lost her footing and fell on her behind.

“Ow ow ow…” Yuu groaned.

“Are you okay? You must have lost your footing,” Jade walked up to her and offered his hand. Yuu nodded and reached for his hand. The eel helped her to her feet and kept a hold of her hand. He guided her the rest of the way down the hill until a flatter area.

However, he did not let go of her hand. Jade’s finger’s were entwined with hers. Yuu glanced toward their hands then up toward him. He just smiled back at her, “This way you don’t fall again, or at least, I’ll use that as an excuse.” Yuu felt her heart pound and her face grow hot. She squeezed his hand a bit and felt a smile grow on her face.

The two continued to hold hands for the rest of the trip home.

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There you are taku! 🥰

[jungle321jungle]

Ten Of Swords: Level One

The world of Swords of Power and Conquest was one Virgil dove head first into, giving his soul and life to the game. He would play whenever he could, and had even decided he wanted to go into game design. At times he had even dreamt of how wonderful it would be to be inside that world for even a moment- until that world became his reality.

The familiar world he had come to love was now a foreign prison, one with no way out.

A Log Horizon AU. If you don’t know what that is, this is a Show Better Than SAO AU. If you still don’t know, the sides get trapped in a video game.

Ao3 - Masterlist 

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Level One: A Place That Doesn’t Really Exist

He had gotten the game on a whim out of boredom. It was something he heard of a lot from kids at school, but with a laptop as old as his he had never considered getting it himself. And then he got a new laptop for his birthday. And a few days later, knowing he’d be bored during his family’s Christmas party, he downloaded it. It had taken forever honestly, and he kept going back and forth to his room to see when it would finally be ready for him to play. When it finally was prepared he had sat on his bed surrounded by younger cousins who had made their way into his room (past the door he had been 80% sure he had locked) and made his character. They had opinions on his character’s look, and even the name. But finally he thought he had found a way to both trick and satisfy the kids, and typed the name of the toddler in. He had fully expected the system to reject the name and then the kids couldn’t complain when he changed it to something he actually wanted. He hadn’t expected the game however to fucking accept “Anthony” as his screen name.

It had been a stupid introduction gaming, but back then Virgil didn’t realize how much of an impact Swords of Power and Conquest would have on his life. At one point he had thought the name was cheesy, but soon enough just like the rest of the world of Lirya, Virgil fell in love with it.

The intricacies of the many skills available, the complex fighting system which interpreted those skills, and the way it seemed to thrive without any form of class systems, were all mesmerizing to Virgil in ways he couldn’t describe. He had thrown himself into the game playing day and night (much to his parents’ dismay), and fell more in love with it each moment.

He had tried other games, at the urging of friends who claimed Swords was too pointless with all the holes in its main quest. Those games had been fun, and Virgil had even tried a bunch of different genres. But there was something about Swords which always pulled him back. Maybe because it was his introduction, or perhaps because the constantly updating side quests and his in game friends were too great to give up. So much so that years later Virgil found himself not only playing, but wanting to go into game design. He wanted to create- to work on something just as good, if not better than Swords. To give someone else the feeling he had when he first started the game.

He was a true geek wasn’t he?

“I could’ve told you that,” Simon commented.

Virgil rolled his eyes as he typed out his reply, you can’t tell but I’m rolling my eyes

He heard as the guy gave a slight laugh, “You know the point of this feature is to talk right?”

My roommate’s napping, he was feeling sick

“Rude of him... I just got a message from Tact. Apparently he wants to meet and talk.”

What about?

“Doesn’t say. Just says he has some info worth paying for.”

Go handle it. I’ll watch things here

“Sounds good, don't get more handsome while I’m away.”

Virgil rolled his eyes but didn’t bother to reply as Sam teleported out. He gave a stretch as he looked about his screen and the empty shop. On the other side of that virtual wall would be customers hanging out and lounging around, he supposed he could switch outfits and join those working, but he wouldn’t gain much from that. Maybe it was time to sign off for the night, he could watch some of the Twins’ videos. The latest guild had apparently done a large raid against one of the sphinxes of legend, that would be a cool video to watch. With that thought in mind he logged off and when the window was closed he noticed his calendar open.

His calendar with words written in red for the following day.

CALC TEST

A curse slipped from Virgil’s mouth as he glanced at his clock. 5:34. If he skipped dinner and studied straight until midnight maybe- just maybe something would stick. Hopefully.

~~~~

Virgil was on the brink of committing murder.

Not only was he stressed about his exam in the morning, but his roommate’s, Jonas’, NyQuil fueled snoring had been loud enough on its own. But on top of that there was  the sound of their neighbors. Virgil had never been a fan of those living in the room to his left. This was usually on account of one them seeming to have an “overnight guest” over too often subjecting Virgil to sounds he wished to erase from memory. But tonight that wasn’t the case (at least not yet), tonight was a party.

A loud party which had gone on far too long.

The party had begun probably around nine or ten. And since it had only persisted and grew in volume. At first Virgil had knocked on his wall annoyed, but when that had yielded nothing he had gone over right before midnight to complain about the noise. The one who had opened the door had been taller than him, and if Virgil wasn’t so annoyed and tired he probably would’ve found himself spending more time staring at that gorgeous face as opposed to bitching about the noise. The guy had nodded once and had promised to quiet down.

But that had been two hours ago.

And it seemed Virgil’s second trip to yell at his neighbors to shut the fuck up a few minutes prior had done just as much good. So there was only one course of action left.

“You told the fucking RA?”

Virgil looked up from where he had been staring at his Calc notes in preparation for the test about to begin to the face (of who else but) his neighbor. “I asked you to quiet down twice,” Virgil replied looking back down to the equations in front of him.

“But tattling? What are you? Five?”

Virgil took a deep breath as he looked back up to that face. “It was two am.”

“I don’t care. No one else on the floor seemed to care.”

“That’s not my fault.”

“Alright everyone!” The professor cut in. “It's that time!”

As if calculus exam’s weren’t bad enough on their own, his neighbor’s eyes were glaring holes into the back of his head the entire time. He definitely failed that test. And the pop quiz in CS. And then he had left his Spanish homework in his room (and turns out the asshole neighbor is in that class too). Oh and of course he couldn’t forget he still had an essay due.

Today was just shit in its purest form.

And there was only one shovel Virgil knew how to use.

He couldn’t stop the sigh of relief which escaped his lips as he sunk into his desk chair.

“I take it you had an amazing day?”

Virgil just gave his roommate the finger as he pulled his laptop from his backpack. After glancing at the clock he could play for about an hour before needing to switch to writing his essay in order to be done before it’s due at 11:59. “Hey will you yell at me to stop in an hour?”

“Set a timer,” Jonas advised. “I’m not being yelled at again for forgetting.”

Virgil rolled his eyes before doing as he was told. With his timer set he pulled his headphones on and logged in. Logging in was accompanied by a message from Ralph.

The Silver Green Sharks and the Zora Regime are warring today on the Sheriyan Ruins in two hours. I’ll send a follow up with the exact coordinates soon as I know.

Virgil glanced at the time the message was sent with a smile as his inbox refreshed with a new message. Ralph seemed to have perfect timing as always.

He found a spot toward the outer ring of the ruins where he’d been hidden in the shadows of the collapsed building. And not a moment too soon, because it was then others began to arrive at site. But after nearly forty minutes, Virgil was finding neither guild seemed to be timely. They just seemed to have taken sides, but neither had bothered to attack. Virgil’s fingers were itching for something- anything to do. They needed to start fighting soon, before Virgil spent too long playing and his essay (and grade) suffered as a consequence. He sat there, spinning his phone’s ring stand in his hands and biting his tongue, and then a shout sounded over his headphones. He hadn’t been paying attention enough to know what it said, but the moment the voice ceased the two armies charged.

The chaos was instant, and Virgil had to stop himself from smiling at the sight- he had nothing to smile about just yet. His eyes scanned the details of everything in his character’s field of view- which wasn't much in this spot. But even if he moved further out he wouldn’t have enough information... He’d need to get to higher ground to see anything, but he’d need to risk being seen. But then again the risk was a portion of the fun. Virgil’s eyes flickered to his skills list, his mind already running through the combinations he knew. This was the true fun of Swords. To a new player a single skill was simply that. To a veteran its a building block, a string meant to be interwoven in an unseen pattern with others to create even better ones. The combinations were near limitless overall, and every pattern held potential. But even with so many patterns only five patterns could be saved to be used a single click before the level cap. Others would take long casting time purely based on the abilities of the player.

The skills, the skills, the skills.

Virgil could and had gone on and on explaining to friends the combinations he had found and written down, and he could go on about theories he had for new ones. But this mission wasn’t the time. It wasn’t the time to think about improving his skills to get what he needed, right now he had a single saved skill, which would be useful in this situation, Silent Presence. A sneaking and cloaking skill which would keep him hidden for five seconds before a cool down too long to let him use it again if needed. Virgil took a deep breath and poised his fingers on his mouse and keyboard. He’d run, look for higher ground while looking out for any possible grabs, use his skill and then steal the best thing he could.

He took a deep breath and then he was going. He ran out amongst the masses fighting, dodging them as he went. If anyone noticed him, they didn't say anything or try to fight him, most likely assuming he was a mercenary. He moved quickly spotting a higher bit of a crumbling wall, a few feet higher than the rest and everyone’s heads- perfect. He gave another deep breath, and then charged the wall. He jumped up to another crumbling piece and then double jumped up to the top ensuring he used Silent Presence as he did.

Virgil bit his tongue as his eyes scanned the screen and zeroed in on where a few of the The Silver Green Sharks and a Zona regime commander surrounded, and she was failing to fight back. But regardless of who would win, there would be some nice drops. The only problem was that he wasn’t sure how much longer that fight would last, but with Silent Presence ending he had no choice but to move and hope for the best. He hopped down and started running going wide to see the fight going on his left. But as he went Virgil’s gaze couldn't help but slip to his timer and he bit his tongue noticing how much was left, three minutes. Maybe he’d go a few minutes past, he’d just need to get a good drop to make it worth it.

The Silver Green Sharks had forced the Zora Regime’s commander back away from her troops. There were three of them, surrounding her, forcing her to back up as they attacked him from long and short range with all the skills in their arsenal. From his angle none of them looked particularly impressive by Virgil’s standards, but it didn't matter. She was failing to fight back despite the impressive looking sword in her hand (a high level one no doubt given the Zora Regime’s status), so her HP wouldn’t last much longer. And that meant Virgil needed to move faster. He glanced at his remaining skills debating if he should save his Speed Sprint for before or after this grab. But looking at how badly this commander was doing he didn’t have much of a choice. He charged forward watching as the commander fell and the Silver Green Sharks began to jump for joy. Virgil didn't waste time jumping with them. He used the last of his speed burst to run up to the dead character.

The sound of his timer pierced his psyche and Virgil’s fingers slipped causing his character to stumble, but he tried to regain his momentum as he reached the fallen commander. The moment his hand was on the sword he wasn’t even sure if anyone was following him but he didn’t bother to check as he continued to run as fast as he could. He gritted his teeth as he ignored the sound of the timer ringing loudly in his ears, he couldn't think about that right now. Right now he needed to focus on the game. So in case of pursuers, he switched the sword strapped to his back, for the higher level one he had stolen. He had never been good enough with long distance weapons to rely on them. He could only rely on how fast he could run. He ran for the outer edge of the Ruins where he could dive into the forest. His fingers were flying across the keyboard queuing up a teleport crystal. For a moment he thought he was free-

“Turn the thing off!” Jonas shouted at him.

Virgil grimaced but didn’t bother responding as enemies began to come his way. He gave a swallow, eyes scanning the map for an escape as he tried to ignore Jonas’ bitching in the background. Damn he should’ve saved the fucking sprint.

The cliff. It was a gamble but if he managed to get the edge, maybe they would slow down enough rather than push him off the edge. He just needed enough time to plug in the coordinates to the crystal. That would only take what? Four seconds? Could he buy himself that much-

“Virgil!”

“Shut up.” He returned, or was he directing it at the shouting voices in his headphones. Quite frankly he didn’t care. They were gaining on him, but as he reached the edge his character skidded to a stop. The enemies behind him didn't close in but they were too close for comfort. If they shot an arrow he was dead. Virgil gave a swallow as he finished typing in the last of the coordinates a risky plan before him.

“Virgil!”

He jumped from the cliff and hit teleport at once, and as he began to teleport he felt an overwhelming amount of relief. He couldn't help but smile as Jonas snatched his phone away, nor did he care about the angered shouts in his headphones.

And then came the deafening static.

It was sudden- it was loud- it was piercing and Virgil let out an involuntary scream of pain. He reached to rip off his headphones only to feel his body crash to the ground as his vision flickered. Until he was left completely alone in the darkness.

A groan escaped Virgil’s lips as he pushed himself to his knees. He rubbed at his closed eyes wondering how the hell he had managed to take such a hard fall from his chair before he opened them.

He was greeted with the sight of grass. Grass and trees.

Virgil gave a swallow as he pulled himself to his feet trying to annoy the way his heart had leaped into his throat which was already constricting itself. He tried to force down his panic and the rising bile- he tried to breathe - but his gaze was focused on the sign.

On the sign he had once helped put in this exact spot. But that didn’t make sense, that spot- this spot- that sign- was at the fork leading to the tavern- to a place that doesn’t really exist...

At least, not outside of the game.

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Level One - Level Two

[vulpinmusings]

Ski’tar and Friends part 4: Ulmarid the Death World

The adventures of Ski’tar, Vemir, and Six continue with their most harrowing combat encounter so far. (But we leveled up afterward, so yay~)

The first part

The previous part.

Our stop-over at Absalom Station was rather uneventful.  Captain Arvin gave us a little more pocket change, and we set out shopping again.  I felt mostly satisfied with my current kit, since I’d so far used little more than a few charges from the batteries in my and my Drone’s laspistols, but the healing potion Vemir has used on Sixer back on the Eoxian ship had impressed me enough to want to obtain a few for myself.  That turned out to be a very wise investment, but I’m getting ahead of myself. It was a little awkward to go looking for a vendor of magic items when up to this point in my life I’d been strictly interested in technology, but I managed to get my hands on three basic healing serums without making too big a fool of myself.

Sixer went looking for some better armor. Vemir cashed in his bounty for the Eoxian power core, picked up a new job hunting down some pirate, and then joined Sixer in the search for better armor.  In the end, Vemir decided that nothing that was available in his price range was worth losing his Second Skin’s upgrade potential, but Sixer found something better than his old outfit.

The next day, Venture Captain Arvin gave us the run-down on what little was known about the planet Ulmarid.  A long time ago, the planet’s two moons had collided and created a kind of shell of asteroids orbiting around the entire planet.  Ulmarid itself was a wasteland, whether naturally or thanks to the fallout of the moons colliding, with weather patterns described as “a potential issue” but it at least had a breathable atmosphere.  Not much was known for certain, which is definitely why the Unbounded Wayfarer had been going there in the first place.

Since the Starfinders were hoping this was going to be a rescue mission, Captain Arvin provided us with a different, larger ship than the Loreseeker.  The Odyssey was a transport ship: it had a larger crew capacity and better shields than our other craft, but lacked weapons for its port and starboard arcs and no onboard workshops of any kind.  I was mildly put out by the lack of a tech workshop to tinker around in during the flight and made a weak attempt to argue that the Loreseeker’s smaller size would give it a better chance of navigating through Ulmarid’s asteroid layer, but the need for space to carry the Wayfarer crew outweighed my desire for the familiar.  At the least, ship’s captain Manson Navasi and science android Iseph were going to join us on the Odyssey.

We made it though the Drift to Ulmarid without incident.  That was our last piece of luck. Vemir wasn’t as capable with the Odyssey’s lesser maneuverability compared to the Loreseeker, and nearly wiped out half our shields with asteroid collisions.  After the second bump, I kindly pointed out that the idea was to go around the rocks, not through them.  Vemir snapped at me to do my job of recharging the shields (which I gladly got started on once the bumper-boat ride ended), and finally got us through the asteroids. Iseph scanned the planet for the Unbounded Wayfarer, but could only narrow its location down to a thirty-mile radius of desert.

Time for the three of us to take a hike.

The section of Ulmarid we set down on was a desert of sand broken up occasionally by great jagged rocks.  The air was breathable, but there was a strange metallic taste to it which lent the otherwise normal-looking environment an uncanny atmosphere.  The sky was clear and nothing seemed to be moving, but we could all sense something wasn’t quite right.  We began our hike with trepidation.

After crossing a few dunes, the tension finally broke when a great storm rose out of nowhere.  What started hitting us wasn’t rain or a sandstorm, though, it was a hail of sharp crystal shards that simply screamed “we’re poisonous.”  With a bit of constant vigilance, weaving steps, and a lot of faith in the toughness of my helmet and thickness of my fur, I managed to avoid any actual cuts from the crystals, but Sixer and Vemir weren’t so lucky.  The android’s non-organic nature let him shrug off the poisonous effects of the crystals, but they still sliced him up a little.  Vemir also got a lot of cuts and had to resort to trying one of the anti-toxin bulbs we’d been given by the Vat Farm’s owner. It seemed to do the trick, as Vemir made a quick recovery once the storm passed.  The metallic taste of the air went with the passing of the crystal hail, which was both a relief and a good bit of weather lore to keep in mind: seek cover when the air starts tasting like metal.

After more hiking, we came upon the wreck of a ship half-buried in the sand.  From what we could see of the ship’s profile, we determined that it was definitely the Unbounded Wafarer, and we picked up the pace.  As we got nearer, Sixer suddenly sensed movement coming from below the sands and warned us just in time to avoid getting immediately munched by what looked like a screw-off big worm with an eat-you-in-one-bite mouth full of teeth and covered in a bunch of the poison crystals.  Vemir dodged left toward a large piece of wreckage while my Drone and I went right toward a different, smaller bit while I tried to chuck a grenade into the worm’s mouth. The ‘nade bounced off he top of the worm’s head and exploded harmlessly in the air.  The worm was smart enough to figure out who was responsible for that indignity and lunged at me, failing to eat me but leaving me with a rather painful bite.  Vemir tried to shoot the worm, but his shots either went wide or did nothing.  My Drone landed a laser shot that actually hurt the thing and pulled its attention away from me.  While I certainly appreciated the Drone’s ability to use a laspistol, I hadn’t yet grown so attached to it that I’d begrudge having to build a new one should it get eaten, so I told the Drone to keep shooting while I slipped around the worm and booked it for Vemir’s position.

While this was happening, Sixer noticed something on the hull of the Wayfarer: an antipersonnel plasma turret that looked like it was still in working order.  He booked it over there and quickly determined that although the ammo feed was a bit borked, the turret had usable rounds loaded.  He climbed into the manual control seat and fired into the worm’s back just as it managed to get its teeth into my Drone.  The plasma hurt the worm so badly that it dropped my Drone and screamed.  I lobbed another grenade, hoping to take advantage of the creature’s vulnerability, but the ‘nade just sent up a cloud of sand next to the worm. The explosion did startle the beast, at least, and it dove beneath the sand.  Vemir and I were almost starting to think it had been driven off, when it suddenly erupted from right under Vemir’s feet.  Evidently it had decided to go for cover, and chose our bit of wreckage to hide behind.  As the worm re-emerged, I saw that it actually wasn’t exactly a worm: it had legs.  Six of them.  The monster let out a shriek that nearly split my skull and gave Vemir a bite that nearly ended the Kasantha’s life.

It was painfully obvious that nothing Vemir or I had on hand was going to do much of worth to the oversized worm-bug, so we both decided to just make a break for the Wayfarer and lure the beast out of cover so Sixer could shoot it with the turret.  Vemir staggered a little at first as he tried to drink a healing serum and run at the same time, while I focused just on running and scrambled up on the back end of the wing that Sixer’s turret was mounted on. We both made it to the ship before the beast could catch either of us. As we ran, my much-abused but single-minded Drone did its best to keep pelting the worm with lasers despite its gun mount being bent out of alignment. Sixer’s second and third shots just barely missed the charging worm, and the beast decided that stopping the thing that had actually hurt it would be a good idea.

Before Sixer could fire again, the worm wrapped its mouth around the side of the turret and bit down hard, and it was only thanks to it attacking the turret as a whole that Sixer survived, although he was knocked out.  While I panic-fired uselessly from my perch (although I somehow managed to take one of its legs off), Vemir had the presence of mind to climb up to the turret as the worm reared back in preparation for another lunge, shoved Sixer’s unconscious form out of the control seat, and spun the turret just in time to fire a plasma bolt straight down the beast’s throat.  The explosion was messy and underwhelming considering the mass involved, and it scattered crystals everywhere, but I was just glad to be alive.

Vemir used the last of his healing serums to patch himself up and get Sixer back on his feet while I took one of my own, and we all took a moment to collect a bunch of the crystals from the worm’s corpse, just in case they had some sort of value, before finally heading inside the Unbounded Wayfarer.

We’d come with the hope of finding survivors, but all we found were corpses.  Aside from seven bodies of the crew members, the ship was completely empty, looted by the Corpse Fleet (who, if you recall, had been sacked by pirates before we’d found them).  There was almost no power left in the ship’s core, just enough to operate the turret and run one of the computers for a few minutes.  I managed to extract some of the last logs, confirming the fate of the ship’s people and cargo, and a short list of planets and other curiosities the crew had investigated before coming to Ulmarid.  By using one of the crew insignias we’d brought along on Captain Arvin’s suggestion, I unlocked a compartment containing a strange, iridescent stone made of some compounds I had never seen before and which might have something magical about it.

We commed Captain Navasi to report.  He was distraught to learn that there were no survivors and asked us to bring as many of the remains back as we could.  Having no desire to hike another thirty miles dragging a corpse behind me and risk running into another of those monstrous worm-bugs, I transmitted our exact location and told Navasi to come to us if he wanted to collect his comrades’ remains. He admitted that was a much better idea, especially after I described the monster that had nearly eaten all three of us and turned my Drone into a chew toy.  It was solemn work putting all the corpses into body bags, and none of us had the energy to ask if those seven bodies accounted for the Wayfarer’s whole crew nor to speculate what our next move should be.

On the one hand, I was all for going back to Absalom Station again where I could get access to an actual workshop for giving my Drone a few tweaks and myself a chance to experiment on some of the stuff we found.  But on the other hand, there was a chance that Captain Arvin would declare our mission complete, give us the rest of our pay, and send us each on our separate way.  I’m not sure what Vemir and Six would have thought about that; Vemir’s been coldly professional about the job and Six doesn’t talk much, but I realized I’d started to become comfortable with their presence and unsure of what I would do without them continuing to be at my back.

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How to Develop Your Video Call Speaking Skills

Whether you’re hosting a meeting, leading a class, or holding a conference, right now you’re doing it in a virtual space. As the coronavirus pandemic affected daily life, the world quickly adapted to working virtually— and it appears this will be the new reality for the foreseeable future. 

In March, businesses and organizations quickly — albeit often sloppily — shifted its in-person functions to an online space that allowed employees to abide by stay-at-home and social distancing orders. Now, video calls are a daily reality. Many industries pledge to continue remote working options even after pandemic restrictions are lifted, so it’s time to accept video calls as a new reality and recognize that there are ways to improve our speaking skills on these platforms.

From presentation to the audience to equipment, here are several considerations that will help you improve your video call speaking skills.

Your Equipment

Before jumping into a meeting or hosting a workshop, it’s important to consider the equipment you have and how that might affect your video call. 

The built-in microphone and camera on your computer might be functional, but often are not the best choice for quality sound and video. Whether you regularly host small meetings or have a one-time opportunity to lead a large presentation, it is worth investigating other equipment that will improve your presence. There are plenty of affordable options available.

First, if you have an older computer, video conferencing apps might eat up too much energy, making it difficult to do other things while on the call. If you need to take notes, send documents, or run through a presentation, it could be too taxing on your equipment. Upgrading your computer is a great investment if it improves your presence on video calls.

Another option is to use the tools you have at home. The HD video on your smartphone is better than what you have on your laptop. Purchase a small tripod and offload the video call to your smartphone. It will free up your computer and, in most cases, provide higher quality video and sound.

Other small purchases can make a big difference by improving your presence on video calls. Provide a clearer, richer sound to your audience with a stand-alone microphone, and illuminate your face with external light to avoid harsh backlighting.

If your company does not already offer a video call platform for you to use, determine your needs before you invest in one. Popular platforms include Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and many others. As with most services, there are usually several levels to each pricing structure. Some are more basic with fewer features and work better for individuals or small businesses. Others are equipped to support multiple users or collaborative presentations across a large company. Decide what features are most important for you or your company. Also remember that in many cases, you are spending less money on in-person meetings that might require catering, travel, or rental costs. Spending a little more on your video conferencing software will be worth it to deliver a professional video call.

Whatever you decide to use, be sure to check your sound, microphone, and internet connections before you start. It’s also a good idea to have a backup plan in case you have difficulty and still need to remotely collaborate with participants. If you lose your video, maybe it’s possible to connect over audio and work from a shared, live, online space, like Google Docs. Hopefully, everything works as planned, but better play it safe!

Your Background

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In the early weeks of stay-at-home orders, it was understandable that home offices included kitchen tables, bedrooms, playroom, and, well, wherever there was a place to put a laptop. Now, though, we’ve been doing this long enough to take a breath and clean up our space. As working from home continues, it’s important to have a professional space prepared.

Find somewhere in your home that is quiet, which might mean a room that allows you to lock a door. This is particularly challenging for working parents with children, but not impossible. Make sure that whoever else is in your home while you’re working knows that you are on a call or in a meeting and should not be disturbed. If you anticipate interruptions, lock the door during the call.

Choose a space that is not overly personal. A bedroom might be quiet, but it is distracting. Even if you think you’ve cleaned it up, it is likely that you have personal items in the background. Also, try to avoid a room that is too stark and plain. Just as you would at work, space should be welcoming and professional.

If it’s too challenging to find an uncluttered, professional space, consider hiding what’s behind you. Zoom has the ability to include a background photo. Choose a background that compliments the tone of the meeting or presentation you are in. You can upload your own background, use something supplied by the company, or choose a preloaded image from Zoom. If using Skype or Microsoft Teams, you are able to blur the background. 

If all else fails, consider using a backdrop as a last resort. This could be as simple as a sheet behind you. Your audience might wonder what you’re hiding, but it’s better than the messy distraction in the background.

Your Appearance

Once your equipment and your background are ready to go, it’s time to consider your on-camera look. If sweats don’t cut it for in-person work meetings and conferences, then it doesn’t work online either. It’s also important to remember that video calls often portray people more harshly online than in person.

Dress for a video call the same way you would for an in-person work meeting. Wear clothing that is office appropriate. Although some people believe it’s fine to wear professional clothing from the waist up, there is always a chance—as recent viral videos prove—that sweats, boxers or pajama bottoms will make an appearance on screen. It’s best to stick to a head-to-toe professional dress.

When choosing a top, wear something that is a solid color. Shirts or tops with stripes, checks, or other busy patterns will be distracting on a video call, and the patterns may appear to “dance” on the screen. For women, consider how your top looks on the screen so that it does not appear too revealing.

Do your hair as you would for an office meeting or conference. And both men and women should consider some makeup. The camera often washes people out or accentuates shiny skin. A light powder and a little color will prevent a shiny, washed-out face as you present. Too much makeup, though, also becomes a distraction. And, avoid distracting jewelry that might be too shiny or make noise while you are talking.

Your Audience

If you are the person hosting the video call, it’s important to understand your audience and set expectations for the meeting from the start. In an online space, it’s harder to control what someone else is doing, so engagement is key.

Take time to know your audience before your presentation. If it includes people from work, you probably have a good idea of their habits and preferences. If it includes participants from outside of your work, for example, during a workshop or conference, see what information you can glean from their registration information. Are they from a local area or logging in nationwide? Do they come from the same industry or represent a variety of jobs, skill levels, and businesses? That background information can help you cater your presentation to their knowledge and expertise.

It’s difficult for an audience to stay engaged in a video call. There are plenty of distractions. Try to avoid covering information your audience should already know. If you know the attendees or provided a bio previously, then jump right into the content and don’t bother with a lengthy introduction. If there is an expectation that your audience has some background knowledge or pre-requisite for your presentation, then don’t bore them with content they should already know. Keep the content concise.

Your Presentation

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Now that you’ve considered your equipment, outfit, space, and audience, it’s time to host your video call! There are plenty of tips that will help your meeting or presentation go smoothly once that video call is live.

When it’s time for the meeting, sit close to the camera so that your face takes up most of the screen. Set the camera at eye level or slightly higher to provide the best perspective for those who are watching. If you’re able, it’s even better to stand for the presentation—adjusting the camera height appropriately, of course—because standing opens up your diaphragm for clearer speaking. 

Also, get in the habit of looking at the camera instead of looking at the screen. This helps to make the video call feel more personal, and it will keep you from getting distracted by your own appearance or movements.

If you are hosting the meeting, be a good facilitator. Set expectations early. Create an agenda that lays out the purpose of the meeting, and stick to it as closely as possible. The audience will appreciate a concise, efficient, and organized presentation. 

Mute participants upon entry, and encourage people to use the chat and Q&A functions of the video conferencing platform to minimize side conversations during the meeting or presentation. This also prevents participants from speaking over each other. If you plan to address questions at the end, let the audience know that. 

If you are a co-host or co-presenter, it is beneficial to run through the presentation beforehand to work on flow from one person to the next. When you are not speaking, be sure to mute the microphone. If you’re still on screen, stay engaged. It’s tempting to multitask while it’s not your turn to speak, but video chat tends to amplify your movements. It’s hard for an audience to stay engaged if a speaker can’t stay engaged. 

When you speak, talk slowly and deliberately so that what you say comes across clearly to participants. Be aware of your gestures during your talk so that you keep your movements on screen. If you have a presentation, use a remote or the spacebar to advance slides smoothly and without additional noise.

If you feel anxious, try to turn that anxiety into excitement. Video calls provide new opportunities to engage, share, and work with a broader audience. If you are well prepared and ready to go, that feeling will quickly disappear as you start to speak. 

Above all, smile! It will help you look welcoming and approachable.

Conclusion

Everything from daily meetings to international conferences has shifted from an in-person to virtual space this year. The logistics of the meeting might be different, but the purpose remains the same. The way you appear, talk, or present yourself in a virtual setting should mimic what you would do in person. 

It’s important to plan ahead for your video call. Be sure to check your space, lighting, and equipment to ensure that everything works and that it enhances your video call. People quickly lose interest when equipment or network failures cause Interruptions and distractions.

Find ways to engage your audience. Show participants, you value them by investing time in understanding their backgrounds or skill level. The more you know about those in the meeting, the more you can tailor your presentation to their needs and preferences.

Remember to set expectations for the video call. Be upfront about things like the agenda and time for questions so that your audience knows what to expect.

And remember to look the part! Just because most people continue to work from home does not mean they are ready to see you in pajamas at your messy kitchen table. Your appearance and background should match the topic and mood of the video call in which you are participating. 

Considering all of these pieces will help you to develop a professional and high-quality video call.

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The Best Dropshipping Companies

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Dropshipping is when you sell a product that’s shipped directly from the manufacturer to your customer. It is never held by you in a warehouse or a spare bedroom, and you’re not responsible for the packaging or shipping. Your dropship partner takes care of all that.

Sounds dreamy, right? No warehouse rent to pay, no upfront investment in purchasing inventory, and no shipping work on your end. Those are the perks.

But those are also the drawbacks. You don’t have the inventory in your warehouse, so you don’t have control of a customer ordering something that’s out of stock. There’s no shipping work on your end, so you can’t control the shipping speed, or the packaging. Long ship times = canceled orders. Weird packaging = bad reviews. And, you’ll still need upfront money for advertising, building your website, and all the other steps you’ll need to take to start your business.

And, because you’re basically outsourcing those storing and shipping tasks to your dropshipper, you may not have as great of margins that you would if you took that all in house.

In this guide, we’ll round up some of the best known dropshippers and some lessons from top dropshippers, including what to consider before you get started.

Like any business partnership, before you get involved you need to do your research on who you’re working with, what it’s going to cost you, and what you’re expecting to get out of it.

What’s the best dropshipper?

Trying to find the best dropshipping company is a little bit beside the point. It’s like asking for the best eBay seller or the best store on Etsy.

There are things that make dropshippers great, and they’re a lot of the same things that make an eBay or Etsy seller great: They’re super communicative and have fast shipping. The product arrives as promised. It looks like the listing and it arrives in one piece in packaging that looks nice and not chewed up by an alligator.

Just like an eBay seller, the best dropshipper for you is the one selling what you’re interested in buying. They will reliably, communicatively, and quickly shipping the product you’re after at the price that’ll be profitable for you — that’s your best.

Dropshipping suppliers, databases, and tools

It can be hard to break into dropshipping because most dropshipping businesses don’t like to share their items or their suppliers. The thinking is: you’ll just replicate their shop and eat into their market.

Many dropshippers use a Shopify store and an automation app like Oberlo or Spocket. This is a quick way to get set up in minutes.

Shopify dropshipping apps and tools

Oberlo is a plugin service that works with Shopify stores. You’ll browse the Oberlo directory (which includes suppliers verified by Oberlo) to find inventory you’d like to sell in your store. You’ll be able to see how many pageviews, sales, and star-rankings each item and seller has. Once you make a sale, you’ll use Oberlo to order the item to be shipped to your customer. Oberlo has a forever-free plan, though you’ll need to pay for a Shopify subscription, too. Oberlo has 4.7 out of 5 stars from 2,258 reviews in the Shopify app store.

Spocket is a database app of dropship items that you can sort by country and simply upload into your Shopify store. Spocket makes it easy to find US and EU items that’ll ship within your country rather than from China, cutting down on slow ship speeds. The Basic plan (25 products with unlimited orders) is forever free, and upgrading to Pro is $39 / month for 250 products and branded invoicing. The Empire plan unlocks unlimited products for $99 / month. The app has 4.8 out of 5 stars from 1,008 reviews in the Shopify app store.

Dropified is a Shopify app for populating your store with items and automate your orders on AliExpress, including customer shipping address. There’s no Dropified marketplace, but rather a browser plugin that’ll let you pull from anywhere on the web. You can set up margin parameters and rules for changing the price points in your store. There’s a free 14-day trial; after that it’s $47/month for the Builder plan. The app has 4.8 out of 5 stars from 98 reviews in the Shopify app store.

Dropwow is like Oberlo or Spocket, but has more negative reviews. The tool claims to automate your orders and help you locate dropshippers located in the US and elsewhere. However, with only 3.8 out of 5 stars from 108 reviewers on the Shopify app store, and a monthly subscription of $29/month, we don’t recommend it.

Dropshipping databases and software solutions

SaleHoo – A $67 yearly membership grants you access to this database of wholesalers and dropshippers. There are currently 8,000+ suppliers on the site, and they’re all screened by Salehoo before they’re added to the directory. There’s a 60-day free trial period, and the customer service gets high marks: 9.6 out of 10 with 239 reviews on TrustPilot.

Doba – This 2 million product database doesn’t just bring a number of suppliers into one marketplace — you’ll also place your customer orders within Doda as well. That being said, it’s not cheap and we’ve read a number of negative reviews, many of which mention that the prices aren’t low enough to profit. Doba has a 14-day free trial, so you can log in and run the numbers to see if a membership (which ranges from $29–249/month) is right for you.

Wholesale2B has a variety of plans: sell its products on eBay, Amazon, on a Wholesale2B site, or your own WooCommerce / Shopify / Magento / BigCommerce site. Any one of these options costs about $20–30/monthmonth. Handle the orders yourself by becoming a registered reseller with each supplier or pay Wholesale2B a 3% fee to handle that for you.

Worldwide Brands – For $299, you can get a lifetime subscription to this database of wholesalers and dropshippers.

Wholesale Central – This free directory lists suppliers you can work with individually to order products from. There’s nothing fancy about it — it’s like a phone book — but has useful information to use as you do your research.

Sunrise Wholesale Merchandise – A $99 yearly fee gets you access to Sunrise’s selection of goods. It’s a bit smaller than other databases, but there the shipping times are pretty quick: typically 5–7 days. Packages arrive to your customers with a receipt from “Customer Service” that’s not branded.

Megagoods – A California-based warehouse and will dropship your goods under your packaging and branding, typically in less time than it’d take to ship from an overseas supplier. Check the added fees to make sure that your margins are good.

Inventory Source – An automation tool that allows you to either sync the suppliers products with your page (inventory automation) or to sync the entire customer purchase flow so that your orders are automatically placed with your supplier (full automation). Inventory automation is $50/month and full automation is $150/month.

Dropship News – This free online directory of suppliers is worth sifting through. We found some great US-based suppliers. Most of each supplier’s dropshipping information is on their profile, which saves you some clicking around.

National Dropshippers – This site is free for the first 7 days, but its products are hard to find and search for, and the returns and shipping policies aren’t favorable. You can give a try to see if there’s a product that’s only available here, but if you can find it elsewhere you’ll probably be better off going with the alternative.

DropshipDirect.com – This site makes some enticing claims: 100,000 items in its inventory, a SaaS-approach to data, and quick shipping from its Michigan warehouses. However, the sign-up form is in private mode and the company seems to be on a year-long hiatus. We’ll keep an eye on Dropship Direct and report back.

Online marketplaces

AliExpress is a Alibaba’s online retailer. It’s based in China, but doesn’t sell products to anyone in mainland China. The site has lots of user reviews and analytics that are super useful during the product research phase.

DHgate – There are over a million Chinese suppliers on DHGate. Best practice for buying off DHgate: check user ratings and feedback. Just like you would when buying something off of eBay, be wary of anything that could be a knock-off or imitation, and be prepared for slow shipping and nuances like new-with-box items arriving with their boxes unassembled.

4 Steps to start your dropshipping company

1. Find items to sell

Find your niche.

There’s lots of chatter on the internet about finding your dropshipping niche, but this is just a trendy buzzword for product-market fit: are there people who want to buy your product? From you?

If not, you won’t have a successful business.

You’ll have the most success dropshipping a product if there’s an audience that wants to buy it and doesn’t have an easy way to access it. That’s where you come in.

Some ways to find your niche: brainstorm rabid fan groups or audiences with a common need or interest (dog lovers, anime fans, parents who love to dress up their kids in matching outfits, sailors, very tall people, people who love 90s throwback tees). These are purchase-ready populations looking to love and buy things that they’re interested in.

See what’s trending on Facebook.

Doing a quick search of a phrase like “Get yours here” or “Buy now” and look at the videos featuring items for sale that are getting traction. This can give you a sense of which products are interesting people on Facebook right now. Look for a high number of views in a short period of time, then search for the item at a dropship supplier like Oberlo or AliExpress. Consider the price-point of the item in the video and the assets you can create for it. Can you replicate — or improve on — the current trending video? If so, you may have an item worth dropshipping.

Don’t sell anything dangerous or copyrighted.

If you’re a beginner, don’t start with something that goes in or on a person’s body. If you do not know the quality and source of the ingredients, and something goes wrong, do you have coverage for that liability?

Also, if there’s a celebrity or character from a movie franchise on the item, it could get you in trouble. Steer clear of mice with big round ears.

Look at seller’s reviews and order a test product.

How long has the seller been selling? What feedback have they been getting. When you order a test product, does it meet your expectations? What do you need to tell your customers so they’ll be happy when they receive the product?

Consider dropshipping only some items.

Just because you’re dropshipping some things doesn’t mean you need to dropship everything. Perhaps it makes sense to use dropshipping for large, bulky, high-priced niche items.

Say, for example, you have an online store that sells nautical gear. You may want to personally store and ship some items, but dropship the anchors. For items like this, your customers may also be more accommodating to longer shipping times since it’s a large and more considered purchase. Same goes for home goods: perhaps you keep small items in stock, but dropship the couches. You can increase your inventory breadth very simply this way.

Go directly to a supplier and build a dropshipping relationship with them.

This is a killer plan: there’s guaranteed to be less competition. You’re basically creating a new audience for an under-marketed product that’s not getting seen by a ready-to-buy audience. If you use a database, every single other subscriber is using that same database.

2. Nail the basics

Invest in a good domain name.

We buy all our domain names from Namecheap. (You can read our full review on the best domain registrars.) They come with free privacy protection. Skip all of the upsells — you don’t need them.

Set up your website.

If you go with Shopify, you’ll be up in minutes. Lots of dropshippers recommend the Shopify Brooklyn theme with a good font choice. You can also use another ecommerce option. Here’s our review on the best ecommerce platforms, if you’re interested in exploring.

Get a professional logo.

You can get one for a reasonable price (and no design expertise) with 99Designs.

Use a professional email address.

It should be a sensible start (help@, support@) with your own domain name. We recommend getting G Suite for $5 a month per user. There’s nothing to trust about emailing a customer service that’s at yahoo.com or gmail.com.

Give your customer strong trust signals.

You can do this with high quality photos and unique item copy, a real and robust About Us page, and thoughtfully using things like discounted prices and pop-ups.

Ask yourself: Would I buy from this store? Would I feel comfortable suggesting it to a friend or family member? You’ll need some trust logos and some FAQs at minimum.

Set shipping time expectations.

Most dropshipped items aren’t going to get to the customer very quickly — and in world where Amazon Prime has set the standard at two days, that means dropshipments of 30 days feel extremely slow. If you don’t prepare your customers they’ll be very unhappy. We’ve seen very straightforward copy, like: All our items ship directly from our suppliers in China. Shipments are processed the day of your order and arrive in 25–30 days.

Make sure your orders go through.

Bundle credit card orders so your bank doesn’t cancel your numerous orders. Let your bank know what types of orders and in what quantities you’ll be placing, so they’re not flagged as fraudulent. There is no pain so rich as having to reorder orders you’ve placed. (You do have a business credit card, right?)

Prepare for returns and cancellations.

How will you deal with unhappy customers? What’s your return policy and how will you chargeback customer payments? Will returned items be shipped to you, or to your distributor? How will that work? Like with anything in business, it’s important to set it all up from day one like it’ll be a huge success.

Set aside money to pay taxes.

If you’re using Shopify as your payment gateway, once you get to a certain sales threshold, Shopify will automatically report your sales to the government. You’ll want to make sure you have money available to pay applicable taxes. We also recommend getting an accountant and a lawyer (we’ve heard good things about UpCounsel and LegalZoom) and setting up Quicken.

3. Differentiate yourself

Make your store listings and ads unique.

Remember, if you can quickly and easily set up a dropshipping order for a specific product, it’s likely another store will be able to do the same. You will need to find an edge: why would someone order from you, or find your store selling the product, and not your competitor?

Take your own pictures. Write your own copy. Shoot unique social videos. Really put thought into how to best convey the product and why a person would want it: What problems does it solve? Can it make them feel joy?

Import user reviews.

If you’re using AliExpress, you can import the user reviews. No one likes being the first to buy something.

Consider offering free shipping.

Do all orders have free shipping or only when a certain order spend is hit? What threshold or minimum spend works best?

Market your store.

Make sure people know about your store. This can be through word of mouth, social media ads, viral memes, influencer programs, SEO, a newsletter. You’re going to need visitors to make sales.

4. Iterate iterate iterate

Use ads to test and gather data.

We’re assuming that you’ll be buying ads. If you do, buy and use the data to test what’s working. What gets traction? Double down on it. What doesn’t? Trash it. This may lead you to changing your products, your ad style, your audience. Following the early traction means you head toward what’s working and away from what’s not.

Analyze your sales.

What’s selling well? What’s not selling at all? Is there any common theme in the items? Replicate what you can. Stop what’s not working.

Dropshipping vocabulary

Arbitrage – The simultaneous buying and selling of an item to take advantage of a difference in price for the same asset. Say there’s a board game for sale at Walmart for $20, but the lowest price on Amazon is $45. Arbitrage is listing the game for sale on Amazon and buying the Walmart game. For every sale you make on Amazon, you take advantage of a $25 price difference. If your arbitrage is online to online, with free shipping, the math suggests you could simply sell on one site, buy and ship from the other, and pocket all the profit. This does not take into account any hiccups: returns, merchandise not accurate, merchandise no longer in stock, price changes in either market, etc.

Dropshipping (DS) – The supply chain system in which a seller does not keep items in stock, but rather transfers orders directly to a manufacturer, supplier, or wholesaler who ships the item directly to the consumer.

Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) – Some sellers set a floor to how low you can advertise or display your product for sale. This is not the same as the price you can sell it for. So, the MAP price does not take into account coupon codes or sales, or other tricks like offering a gift card with a purchase, offering rebates, or doing things like showing an even lower price in the cart.

Dropshipping examples and press

You may have seen the posts we’ve seen — the ones about people starting dropshipping businesses and raking in the sales. We’re talking five-figures in a single day, six-figures every month. What is this magic sauce, we wonder.

The magic sauce is the same sauce as any other business: it’s a math equation based on margins. How big are your margins? How big is your customer base? What’s the conversion rate? How stiff is the competition?

Welcome to a little-known corner of the e-commerce world, where small entrepreneurs use social-media ads and hip virtual storefronts to entice people into buying products listed on online marketplaces such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s AliExpress.

The process often involves online storefronts transferring customer details to an AliExpress seller, which ships the goods directly to the customer; the storefront bills the customer. Called dropshipping, it is a twist on a fulfillment technique that major online retailers also use to send goods directly from their manufacturers to the customer.

The entrepreneur profits by charging a high markup, betting shoppers are unlikely to stumble upon the less-expensive goods on a marketplace site. AliExpress is the most popular such marketplace, but some entrepreneurs order from sellers on other marketplace sites like Amazon.

—“The Mystery of the $70 Hoodie That’s All Over Facebook,” Wall Street Journal

The mystery of the $70 hoodie is also not a mystery: it’s a one-time sale that’s not going to turn into repeat business. It’s a simple equation:

high price + low product quality + poor customer experience ? repeat business

Dropshipping seemed cool because it made starting an eCommerce seem easy: I didn’t need to buy products in advance; I didn’t need to have space to hold them, and it didn’t require extra time and effort to ship the orders myself. Dropshipping does have disadvantages, but it really appealed to me, so I continued my online search.

There are numerous ready-to-use eCommerce platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce or Squarespace. Most of them start at around $20 per month, which seemed like a good deal for a first-time entrepreneur like myself.

It took me two days to set up the store the way that I wanted it to look. Shopify is totally non-programmer friendly. All you need to do is open an account, select a look for your store, and that’s it – you’re ready to sell.

When I set up my store, I had no definite idea of what I should sell. I wasn’t sure if I should pick a product I was passionate about or just a random product I was able to find in dropshipping databases like WholesaleDirect.com or the like.

“This Guy Made $12K In One Month While Working Full-Time,” Huffington Post

“This guy” is Justin Wong, and he made his business work by studying Instagram marketing, set up affiliate partnerships with influencers, and matched his product with his marketing technique. And, he’s not confused about the pros and cons of that marketing strategy: when the posts age on a influencers feed, his sales go down.

My name is Jacky Chou. With my partner, Albert Liu (albeliu on Reddit), we launched a home decor dropshipping site that went from negative 3k to 250k a month in 8 months at 30-40% margins. We’re both first generation Asian-Canadians who moved from Vancouver to Berlin to work in marketing.

We started our dropshipping store as a ‘practice what you preach’ case study, as we’re both working as digital marketing consultants (Albert as a freelance Facebook consultant and I’m a founder of an SEO agency, Indexsy).

— “We made 250k USD last month with our dropshipping side hustle. Oberlo / Shopify reached out to us to do a success story. AMA!,” Reddit

Further reading

Buzzfeed News “Small American Businesses Are Struggling Against A Flood Of Chinese Fakes”

Wall Street Journal “‘Drop Shipping’ Looks Set to Go Mainstream as More Retailers Get on Board”

Racked “The Fake News of E-Commerce”

Vox “Why an ad for bootleg Hallmark socks is one of the most ubiquitous of the holiday season”

Inc. “Why Weebly’s CEO Is Saying No to the Hottest Trend in E-Commerce”

Entrepreneur “Why It’s Nearly Impossible To Stop This Amazon and eBay Scheme”

The Atlantic “The Strange Brands in Your Instagram Feed”

Reply All “The World’s Most Expensive Free Watch”

Inc. “How to Earn Money While You Sleep: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building a Drop-Ship Side Hustle”

Vox “Here’s why Trump threatened to pull out of a 144-year-old postal treaty”

Today.com “‘Drop-shippers’ reveal the hard work behind the legitimate work-from-home model”

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I grew up with ABBA. It was the everyday music my family played at home, almost like a soundtrack of our daily lives. Everyone, from my mom, aunts, you name it, all listened to the iconic tunes. I can even remember a memory of an uncle carefully placing a classic vinyl recording on a Radiowealth turntable player, filling the room with ABBA for hours on end.

Helicopter used in ABBA Arrival album cover

I was born in the peak years of ABBA’s music career, a year ahead before the immortal-hit sensation of that time, Dancing Queen, took the music scene by storm, topping charts and getting everyone to dance to the beat. From diapers until moving out and getting married, ABBA was a daily accompaniment in my life. Growing up with the music I could remember all the titles and easily hum to the tunes played on the stereo music player. Even hearing it play from afar, I can immediately tell Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s distinct voices, and the masterpieces being played.

Given my history and adoration to the Swedish band of the yesteryears for as long as I could remember, it was no surprise that I’d find myself going to Sweden to visit the ABBA Museum. Since its opening in May of 2013, I knew in my heart I’d have to go there one day. So finally, I did, as I got on the ship that made its way to Stockholm.

Stockholm, Sweden

Getting to the museum, it was much easier to go by ship or ferry. Walking to the Slussen docks wasn’t too hard, waiting time was about 15 minutes, and the ferry ride didn’t take too long, less than 30 minutes! How I wish it was longer, the scenery by the waters and seeing old Stockholm from the ferry was beautiful. And that’s not even part of the Museum experience yet!

The ferry ride was worth it, and the ABBA Museum even more so. And as the ship docked and got to Stockholm, I was excited, like any fan would be being at the home of the band I grew up listening to, and getting a chance to experience them as if I was there in the time of the 70s.

My chance to sing on stage with ABBA

ABBA the Museum is the homage to the stars of the Swedish music industry, and is one of the most musically interactive music museums I have ever experienced. It was a very special place to connect to your inner Dancing Queen, with a lot of chances to sing on stage with as a 5th ABBA member with holographic Agnetha Faltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad! It’s almost as if they were there with you! This museum is definitely for the fans and those who appreciate music that transcends generations. Even if you’re not entirely a fan like me or know all the songs, it’s hard not to get into the groove and be entertained with the great music and history to be learned of that band.

Also, if you want to make a music video, or record yourself singing along to the iconic songs, you can also do that in the Museum. How about following the famous dance moves, possibly making your own for ABBA to dance along with? And being on stage with the ABBA holograms, that I can’t get over, it was like seeing them for real and I wanted to sing with them all day! These and many more are what make the ABBA museum something worth visiting at one point in your life.

There’s also another thing I can’t forget about the ABBA museum: there’s this one spot in the museum with a dance floor and wide screen TV monitor showing ABBA music videos. You can either just watch and appreciate the music videos or get on the dance floor and get to dancing like a queen or king! It is definitely an ABBA experience worth experiencing at that moment!

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The Gold Room

The Gold Room

I’ll also be sharing of the notable places and displays I got into during my visit the ABBA The Museum, and my favorites. First is the Gold room. You can see the amazing costumes (all original!) used by ABBA from their tours, videos, promotional gigs and TV appearances from 1974 to 1980. The name from of the room came from the astounding gold records and awards the band acquired in their time for everyone to see, and it almost paints the display room in gold!

ABBA Polar Music Studio

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The replica of the Polar Music Studio, ABBA’s most important workplace, was something worth seeing in the museum. This was the place the band felt the most comfortable, and in their element, devoting hours and hours to create the perfect interpretation of the songs we listen today. They would often make many different attempts with one and the same song, all in their quest for the interpretation that was exactly right. Only when this ground work had been done would the construction of the famous ABBA sound begin. With Björn and Benny’s brilliance, and Agnetha and Frida’s voices, the most important ingredient in the sound, this is what made it truly sound like the famous ABBA sounds we’ve come to know and love.

ABBA Tailor Studio and Backstage Dressing Room

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The Backstage and the Tailor Studio were some of the ABBA-fashion related displays. I can imagine seeing the backstage how moments before their shows, the band was prepping: from Agnetha getting her bright blonde hair done, and Frida helped in her super tight stockings, and make-up applied to the ABBA boys Björn and Benny. It was a wonderful thought seeing how much effort and detail were put before their big shows and performances, and it’s equally appreciated in the Tailoring Studio. You’ll find Agnetha’s white jump suit that became the model for Donna’s stage outfit in the Mamma Mia! Musical, and Frida’s daring mini skirt with sequined panels. The iconic cat costumes in yellow and blue and the diagonal-striped tricot outfits in white, blue and purple are just some of the many famous creations you can see there! (Sadly you can’t wear them.)

ABBA Eurovision Outfit

Another fashion-related display featuring the famous colorful outfits of ABBA was the Eurovision Outfit Display. At first sight it’s rather unusual, but this was the very same famous outfit they wore when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 for their song, Waterloo. It was a symbol of the beginning of their international career, as they were the first non-American group to have a cult-following that is still growing strong to this day.

From ABBA’s Cabin House, Stig Anderson’s Office, and the original Harrison 4032 Mixing Console that helped create many of ABBA’s music and albums, you can find it all there in the ABBA Museum.

ABBA’s Original Harrison 4032 Mixing Console

Harrison 4032 Mixing Console

Harrison 4032 is a 40-channel analogue audio mixing console which was bought by Polar Studios in 1978. Three ABBA albums have been recorded with this console: “Voulez-vouz”, “Super Trouper” and “The Visitors”. Among other productions done in this console can be mentioned Led Zeppelin’s “In Thought the Out Door” and Genesis’ “Duke”. The console was the first of its kind with outputs to the headphones and was custom made for Polar Studios. This was something completely new: each musician or singer could hear himself and adjust the listening after his own needs. The 8 white buttons under the 24 grey ones are the ones which were used. The console was later furnished with additional 16 channels.

If you want to bring home some souvenirs for your friends and family, feel free to drop by the ABBA Museum’s cashless Souvenir Shop. It offers a wide array of ABBA souvenirs from fridge magnets, t-shirts, baseball caps, ABBA music and video CDs, blu rays and DVDs, books and many more! ABBA the Museum is 100% cashless, so credit cards are the only form of payment accepted here. It’s rather bumming if you don’t have anything to take home so be sure to have your credit card! There’s also a restaurant and snack available that’s just close to the souvenir shop and the same form of payment applies. But no worries, if you’re more of a cash person there are several restaurants in the area near the museum that still accept cash payments.

Oh, and another thing: be sure to keep your ticket! Don’t ever lose it or throw it in the bin after your museum visit. Why is that, you may ask? Because that ticket is your access to view, share to your friends on Facebook and Twitter and download all the activities you did inside ABBA the Museum. Just log on to abbathemuseum.com website and under Personal Page menu, enter the 14-digit number found in the ticket.

ABBA the Museum is located in Djurgårdsvägen 68, Djurgarden, Stockholm, Sweden. City Tram No. 7 (Sergels Torg – Waldemarsudde) has a stop exactly right in front of the museum. Alternatively, you can also take Bus No. 44 (Ruddammen – Skansen) or by boat/ferry from Slussen (which, I would highly recommend!). Taxis are also available but it is a bit expensive. But I do suggest walking from the pier to the museum because there are a lot of things to see on the way there.

With any opportunities to sing, dance, record, and insert yourself into ABBA videos, it’s a great place to appreciate and experience ABBA and their legendary music. It’s definitely a way for music fans everywhere to connect to the ABBA legacy, so experience it for yourself like I did! Great fun ahead, and you won’t regret it.

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Experience Battle Royale with contemporary with single streets with both Limited Time Mode. Join forces with approximately 49 other players with 50v50 or fight your disputes with only legendary loot with Concrete Gold. Anything is possible in Fortnite. Just like any other battle royale that you have always played, Fortnite also shares the same perspective about allowing the players buy goods like new characters, new skins, new costumes and much more with the help of a personal currency called V-Bucks.