#fire prophet

[marmaladeinlemonade]

Event tickets in sky were never going to work anyway.

It's way too good to be true; a currency that cannot be transferred across events or into candles/hearts for the sole purpose of making event cosmetics easier to obtain, that is collected by participating in the event itself? Thats already fishy enough by tgc's standards.

Thatgamecompany has a habit of making short term solutions for long term problems because of the sheer amount of content they make yearly, leaving less room to optimize regular gameplay. ET has probably been the most apparent example of this. (MAAAAJOR YAP SESSION AHEAD!)

When event tickets were first released, I was ecstatic. I was already struggling to keep up with Days of Bloom and Mischief since I have taken many breaks from sky, but I couldn't begin to fathom how the prices may feel to a new player. I also hated picking and choosing between what items to buy simply because i didn't dedicate the past two weeks so candlerunning alone. Hopefully this new addition of ET would take off that load and i can enjoy the following events to it's fullest, and well, I did.

For the first year that is. These cosmetics that costed ET were damn near free for me. Yet, in the back of my head i always wondered what would happen the following year once these ET cosmetics came back, alongside the new ones that were to be released. Would they cost just as much ET as last year's items? Then collecting ET would only get more stressful and inflate its value. Would the past items go away? That is unfair to new players and pushes FOMO to get everything every year.

Maybe the total price could stay the same but older items depreciate each year as newer ones release, making the oldest ones the cheapest.

And to my great surprise as i look at beta logs for this year's days of summer, not a single item from the year before is under 90 candles! How could this possibly be fair to new players who are trying to enjoy sky for what it is and get items? I've seen some people argue that the player has the choice to not get all cosmetics, which is true, but I'd like to show you what thought process is implied with this system. Think:

"We know you don't fully know your way around sky's economy, or don't have the time to grind everyday, but for this year only these new items are free just by participating in the event! And if you don't, for any reason, the price of the items will be worth 3-6 hours of candlerunning on top of MORE cosmetics! But it's all up to you!"

This isn't to say us as a playerbase have zero autonomy, but i hope you can see how FOMO is enforced when you add a currency with zero value outside of an annual 2 week event that gives players a "now or never" mindset. This is great in the moment, it pushes people to participate! Yet, this ruthlessly punishes players who aren't available for any reason, even those who weren't aware of sky before joining.

Sky is still a new game. Event tickets were only introduced a year ago, but if tgc keeps going down this economic pattern then imagine the amount of cosmetics locked away from new players, or players who took breaks, because of this exponential increase in pricing!

This is a more subjective opinion- but let me be honest; these cosmetics are not worth their candle/heart prices.

I was lucky enough to get all the days of style and days of summer items from last year for ET and i barely wore them, i can only imagine ONE item from each event being rewearable. I didn't mind though because i knew the towel capes and silly glasses were nice starter items for moths, but it's not even moth friendly anymore?! In the past only items that were in high demand were priced outrageously like rhythm and lightseeker TS, and now I'm spending extra for a purple top hat that doesn't even match any of the other purples in this game☠️☠️ you're getting less bang for your buck with a 110 candle towel cape bro

And lastly, there are other issues I've seen in sky that i would say are parallel to this whole event ticket situation. The time gaps between seasons have grown significantly smaller, and each seasonal update has been saturated with glitches and disappointment. Season of the Nine-Colored Deer is another very apparent example of this for me. The castle and crescent lake is done beautifully and the quests are decent, but no one is returning to the area. The rest of the town is empty and awkward, and half the map is in a canyon where you spawn so it's already a good 2-3 minutes getting out of that area alone. The place is just rushed. Its inconvenient.

Ill be posting a poll right after this post, but me personally i would not mind having 3 seasons a year if it meant higher quality content and more breaks from events. More spirits that are well thought out, detailed seasonal quests that arent cleanups or scavenger hunts, less quantity but higher quality cosmetics and emotes, and elder appearances! It's clear that tgc has a more complex world design outside of Sky: cotl when we look at The Two Embers, but that the energy it takes to make it in game is placed elsewhere.

Thatgamecompany is pushing out more content than they ever have before and I think their work is starting to crumble under the weight.

If you made it here THANK YOU!!! you're a lifesaver, theres so much that i want to say and i really hope a lot of skids see this post so that we can get a cohesive discussion going❤️

[pain-del-doge]

In celebration of Fire Proph and soon Cannoneer's return, some doodles before bed regarding a lil hc of mine:

Fire Prophet and Cannoneer are both Ancients capable of fire magic, but Cannoneer's magic is weaker than Fire Proph's bc she's half-Ancestor; Where Fire Proph is strong enough to cover himself in fire, Cannoneer can only summon gouts of flame lmao

[skykid-nadir]

(Troupe Greeter photograph belongs to Jam Sky on YouTube)

[river-shards]

It is done. (click for better quality)

[angrybatgaming]

Long time no upload. (Probably hasn't been that long, but DON'T CARE.)

Selfie mode is fun! I need to take selfies with other friends.

Moments Guide being silly. (I SHOULD HAVE USED THE CAMERA. IT WOULD LOOK WAY BETTER.)

Adding Nightbird to my list of Pets I Want in Sky. Love how it looks kinda like a cockatoo.

I kinda wanted the pants, but decided against it. I'll get them next time. (Hopefully.)

So my friend and I found a way to skip the Dawn Elder at night and saw that neat mark in the background instead of Eden. Clearly were the first to discover this, but it just looks neat. New hangout spot! Perfect for bonfire props/spells.

I don't see how this bird is "shy", as it flew up to me and my friends a few times. Especially when we spammed the Nightbird Call. It's so cute! And makes me think of my bird, Barry. I'm calling it Barry.

To do the night flight, change the time in Isle of Dawn to night time via Season of Passage. Then you fly up to the Rainbow Bridge (ask a friend who knows about it to take you there if you don't know where that is) and just fly over the Elder temple. But don't go to Daylight Prairie, as it will switch back to daytime.

Featuring @syares and a friend who does not have a Tumblr.

[demaparbat-hp]

The Perfect Prince

[bbygirl-aemond]

rhaenyra telling alicent that "history will remember you as a villain; a cold queen grasping for power and then defeated" while we know full well what history did to rhaenyra's memory gave me emotional damage

[jojolightningfingers]

like i am being so unironic when i say that ace's death is THE number one most devastating death in anime Ever Of All Time. everything about it is so unspeakably tragic. none of marineford HAD to happen and yet it was the only way it COULD happen. even before the asl flashback the writing is on the wall for us that the only thing ace would have done is what he did. the silly little cover story about him around skypiea gives us the detail that he has a rage button for people dissing whitebeard. the fact that he takes time out of his manhunt for blackbeard to linger for a bit in alabasta in the hopes that he'll get to reunite with luffy speaks volumes to how important luffy is to him. like i don't think that's talked about enough: ace puts this whole mission that he committed himself to--independently, against advice from his captainfather--ON HOLD to MAYBE catch up with his baby brother. like of course. of course he would turn back when akainu calls whitebeard a loser. of course he would put himself between akainu and luffy. and everything we see of him afterward will never let you forget it. half the time he shows up in flashbacks as an adult he's gushing about luffy to the point that whoever he's talking to teases him about it. he wears his love for whitebeard in huge, unmissable fashion on his back, and almost never covers it up. it's so eerily reminiscent of how law makes himself a monument to corazon that i can't help but wonder if it's intentional. all the signs are there. and it's all made worse by the fact that i don't think akainu KNEW immediately that it'd go down like that. he's confused when ace turns back to him, but he's shrewd enough to press the advantage, shrewd enough to target the weaker link so that one of the brothers dies no matter what happens. it adds this horrible futility to the whole thing that's just wrenching. and then to capstone it with 'thank you for loving me' like. agh. he dies smiling. what the actual fuck.

[jonsnowunemploymentera]

There are people out there who genuinely think that the Starks aren’t thematically linked to ice in a way that is meaningful and central to the story? What?? I mean, never mind that they’re characterized as exclusively living in a frozen land, it is said that a Stark who goes south of the Neck melts. It’s not like their ancestral sword is called Ice. It’s not like they rule a castle called Winterfell. It’s not like their house words are “Winter is coming”. It’s not like their banner is a direwolf (a creature that is now synonymous with the snowy north) running on what is described as either snow or an ice-white background. It’s not like they are consistently characterized with having icy or cold demeanors to the point of it being a house trait (e.g., Benjen, Ned, Jon). It’s not like they ruled thousands of years as Kings of Winter. It’s not like the Starks, the wolves, are said to be uniquely suited to surviving winter. It’s not like a big part of their house legacy and how they even came to be is the construction of a giant ice Wall. It’s not like a key historical event in the last couple centuries is the Pact of Ice (Stark) and Fire (Targaryen). Apparently none of that matters 🙄 It’s so disingenuous to claim that any house with First Men blood would take on the role of ice. No, that’s a special characteristic given to the STARKS, and their connection with ice and winter and snow has thematic relevance.

[thedeafprophet]

Forget killing off an evil character as a 'punishment' (terrible implications) and instead think instead of forcing the character to work a customer service job (far more fitting retribution)

[black-suns-rim]

The elemental prophets

This is a continuation for the Ethereal Star AU

The trials are a test of physical abilities and a place for spiritual death and rebirth. They are a rite of passage to adulthood. Passing all four trials is unheard of, but those who do are prophesied to become great leaders. Spiritual enlightenment comes after each trial.

Anubis - He oversees all the sacred trials. All die spiritually in his trials but are born a new. Physical deaths are rare. He would like to keep it that way. Injuries happen often in the trials and he acts as a healer for those who do sustain harm. Though he is a stoic prophet, he shows a gentle kindness to those he’s treating wounds for.

Prophet of water - she oversees the water trial. She teaches those how to hold their breath and control their breathing before they enter her trial. Timing is key.

Prophet of earth - they oversee the earth trial. They teach those to preserver. Patients is key.

Prophet of air - they oversee the air trial. They teach those to let go of the illusion of control. Flexibility is key.

Prophet of fire - he oversees the fire trial. He teaches courage for those who enter his trial. Not many make it to his trial and even fewer make it to the end. Courage is key, pride is death.

[pain-del-doge]

Starting the year off right with a hc post! I care abt the Prophets and Mouthed Spirit a normal amount /j

Bonus panel:

[capn-twitchery]

twitch please mr fires just got blasted by the forbidden magic alphabet can you have some sympathy

(context: i haven't stopped thinking about this ingame thing still. what kind of fucking duo is this)

[figofswords]

planning a zelda dnd game with some friends yknow how it is

[paradoxalarchive]

The Prophet

[catwyk]

happy sibling rane saturday to all who celebrate!! and to all who dont, why dont you?

ive drawn enough of their face. its time for some torso