Steve

Review: Now that is a cold looking graphic. It made me put on my jacket. You did a great job with this one. I like all the logo swap stuff, very well done. The background is unique and looks like it fits with the render really well. I am not sure about the outer glow effect you made but for the most part, it looks good. The render has good detail with a face that still carries a good color. It makes it the focal point and looks great. You did a fine job with the text. Really nice effects on text are hard to pull off, but this one works well. Overall, this is a really good looking graphic. Well done 9/10

Review: Who doesn't like a good fight. It's like going to a Nascar race for the crashes. I like that you have Malmo fighting Seattle, that is a good rival I would imagine. On to the graphic. I like the players position in this shot. You did a good job of marking each render with the proper logo, so that makes it good right off the bat. The renders are really low quality, and I wish they had more detail, but you have to do with what you have to work with. I like the text at the top, the splash effect should have been in blood red but that's my opinion. Overall, you got your point across, and it doesn't look bad. Good job 8/10

Gunner will retire on Monday to make room for my recreate. Looks like I convinced myself that I like to play center, so enter Finn Mercer. A young lad that hopes to start a career on a good team and have some sort of success along the way. Gunner will be a hard act to follow but I will do all that I can to have a good career. I think since Gunner was more of a defensive center, I might take Mercer the other way and push a bit more offense while still being able to cover my spot. Hitting and penalties will of course be a part of his build, he will be no sissy. I look forward to a new player, I really thought I was done after Gunner. I think the talk about new members coming into the league and having a great experience in Riga with Lemorse and of course the amazing job v.2 has done with the team, has made me change my mind. I have great teammates that come to play and are active in the locker room. It really is a fun team to be on. Something I will miss. I am not a fan of the first season or two of a new player. Seems like if I could just earn and make my build, it really doesn't matter what team I would play on. It's all about the tpe. Unless something has changed in the last few years, the M will be a packed house with no place to lay down. I hope to be proven wrong. So goodbye Axle Gunner, who I will still be able to be with until the end of the playoffs. He has been a fantastic player for me. Looking for a HoF nod at some point, who knows. Word count: 304

Player Information Username: Steve Player Name: Finn Mercer Recruited From: Other (Recreate) Age: 22 Position: C Height: 75 in. Weight: 215 lbs. Birthplace: Canada Player Page @VHLM GM

Presser for the week ending 4/13 1. We have been playing like we know what we are doing, can we end up in 3rd? 2. How has your player been simming, are you happy with the results? 3. Are you ready to retired and recreate this season? 4. If you were in the next draft, which VHLM and VHL team would you liked to go to? 5. Will v.2 stay on and be the GM for Riga long term? 6. What are your expectations for the playoffs?

Review: I like that you are one of the few that make "out of the box" style graphics, this one fits that bill. I like this design for the most part. It has some contrasting colors but overall it looks great. I like how you removed logos off the other players in this scene. Your logo swap on this one is top notch with a perfect perspective. The mirrored neon text looks very classy and is a standout on this graphic. I don't know where you got the background or if you constructed it, but it looks very unique and adds some crazy colors to this project. Overall, I think you came up with several good ideas and were able to make those ideas come to life with this graphic. Keep up the non standard work. 9/10

Review: This is an interesting graphic. I like black and white graphics when properly done. This one does a good job with the face detail, even though it looks like you started out with a lower resolution image. There is a lot of particles on this one, but it doesn't hide too much on the details that are needed, like the face. The logo swap looks good, though to me it looks a bit large, but not bad. The text looks the part and works well with this design choice. Formatting looks close and overall the balance is fine. Good job. 9/10

Presser for the week ending 4/6 1. Riga has been hanging in a playoff spot, do you think we will end up in a wildcard spot or top3? 2. The team has been playing hard but not getting any breaks, thoughts? 3. Do you think the league will actually become active with the influx of players in S100? 4. It looks like most of the team are down on stats compared to previous seasons, why? 5. Is it really worth having a player much over 800 tpa? 6. What is the "Meta" build?

Here we are, at the halfway mark and not much has changed. The top teams are still playing hard, and the rest of the teams are either fighting for every win, or sitting at or near the bottom with no intention to win. So, not ideal, but it is how the league has been going for the last several seasons. It looks like all hope for a better, more active league rests on some huge influx of players in S100. I hope that is the case. The league most definitely needs a shot in the arm. I know the people in charge has been doing all they can to bring in new members. I hope the best for our league. I have been undecided about making another player. There are a few things going against the idea, but I have decided that I will make a new player. It would make sense if the league does see an increase in members to be a part of that group. Hopefully, the league can focus more on competition, rather than just filling roster spots. Time will tell. I really like playing center, and I might just make another one. Defenseman was always going to be the plan but with a lot of players making them, I might stick with center. Good luck to all, stay safe. Word count: 224

Review: That is a lot of particle/snow/exploding soda can effect. I think it works for the most part. I like the logo swap but most of all, the removal of the NHL branding. The color gradient effect at the bottom looks good and adds to the surreal vibe this gives off. Your render is very detailed, but I wish he wasn't hidden with the particle effect as much as he is. Maybe a mask and brush out a bit on his face would have given a proper focal point. I like the text, it is placed well for this design. I like it. Great job, keep working on your skills, you are doing great. 9/10

Review: This is a cool design. I like to see different ways to skin a cat and this certainly gets your point across. Both backgrounds look great on their own. The logos and team colors all look like the real deal. The render looks fairly clean cut and positioned where it would have to go. Each side of this graphic could have been a graphic on it's own. The text in the lower corner is very classy. I make graphics that makes me struggle to put any text on them. I might follow your lead and do what you did. The only thing on this graphic I see is that you left the NHL collar logo on your render. That would have been a great spot for the VHL logo to go. Great job. 9/10

With nearly two dozen games played, it is really easy to see who the power players are. Big teams are always at the top and this season is no different. The North American conference has the mighty team of Toronto making a huge statement. Here in the European conference, Moscow is right at home at the top and had a very impressive win streak going. Riga, against all odds, has become a steady contender for the “best of the rest” race. It seems like we are always a win streak away from getting some separation from the other teams, but that hasn't happened yet. So depending on the day, Riga is second or third, which is great considering our GM missed all the trades and had to put together a full team. What a wonderful job v.2 has done. Gunner has slowly been returning to form. At least he is around a point per game and should do better as the season moves along. It has turned out to be a fun ride, even though it will be into the sunset for Gunner. Word count: 183

Presser for the week ending 3/30 1. Look at the team go, are you surprised? 2. What team do you consider being our biggest rival? 3. Do you look forward to updates and gaining skills? 4. We had a line change, what do you think about it? 5. I say we finish 3rd in our conference and make it to the finals. What do you think? 6. How many times have you used a press conference for a weekly task?

Review: Well this is a huge bunch of bright colors. Look like a fun design overall. You did a great job with the logos, something most members don't do are shoulder patches, so good job with this one. The background has a lot going on, but I must say that you made it look amazing. You color palette fits the theme and you worked it in very well. I like the text and how you used the background color to your advantage. I think if I had to point out just one thing, it would be the blurry render. A nice clean main focus will go a long way. Other than that, I think you showed some effort and it came out looking good. Well done. 9/10

Review: Another easy to look at graphic by you. You seem to be able to use just about any render and turn it into something fun to look at. I love the color palette you used. Interesting background layers that make me think, what is behind the curtain. The text looks clean and with the blend mode you used, it looks like it belongs. Logo swap and collar emblem look well placed, so no issues there, well done. This graphic really doesn't follow any traditional formats that I am aware of but it looks well balanced, the end result always matters. Pleasing to look at, bright colors, what could go wrong. Well done. 9/10

Presser for the week ending 3/23 1. What did you think after the first sim? Did you have a "Ut Oh" moment? 2. Can you see your player doing better this season? 3. Anything that has surprised you in the early going? 4. I think we might finish better than a wildcard team, thoughts? 5. Anything fun, strange or downright crazy happen to you this week? 6. What is your favorite group, like in music?

The season is very young but we can see a few teams taking the lead out of the gates. Davos looks impressive with a hot start, as well as Toronto. Riga has stumbled off the starting line but looks like the team is headed in the right direction and currently second in the EU. Of course, this is so early, any of those teams could be in forth by the end of the week. Odds are, the top teams we seen now, will continue to be top teams. I think Riga will be able to find a groove and will make the playoffs. On paper, we are not the most skilled team, but what the numbers can't show is the amount of determination the players have to do their best with the skills they have. Several players have started out really good and doing the little things that go unnoticed on a stat sheet. The locker room has more activity than it has in the past with consistent interactions with the GM. So this first article of the active season is just a small report on where we are and where we hope to be. As the season unfolds, I hope the outlook for Riga is positive. Thanks Butch. Word count: 209

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Review: Interesting and fun, two things that catch my eye. You did a good job with this graphic. I like the color palette you used. Nothing says "look at me" more than a vivid color palette. The jerseys are well made and took some effort to make. I haven't seen a jersey graphic with a skyline until now, it is a solid design. The font looks the part and for the most part, well placed. Along with the M logo it looks complete. I might have considered making the jerseys larger and make the skyline more of a background instead of looking like the main element. Overall, you did a good job and you should keep pushing your skills. 9/10