Steve

Review: Good overall graphic. Clean render with logo swap, a mild color palette and a simple but workable background. The makings of a decent product. I would say about the only thing I would have done different is the balance of this graphic is very heavy on the left side. Maybe a flop on the background and that would put the text in the dark area to give it some balance. Just my take on it. Good job 8/10

Review: This graphic is really fun. I don't think I have ever seen a phone wallpaper on here before. Overall you did a good job. I like the world and the background blending from dark at the top to bright at the bottom. Not a huge fan of the WJC font but it works as intended. Kudos for thinking outside the box. 8/10

1. What are your thoughts on the overall hybrid/attribute scale change etc? I am not a huge fan of change but this change was needed even if there wasn't an exploit. Makes me feel like the league is really all about the ... league. 2. How did you build your player? After anyone in the NHL? What kind of player are you going to be? I didn't have any players in mind when I was trying to figure out what I was making. Should be a gritty defenseman but not sure. 3. If you didn't in #2 and had to compare yourself to a NHL player, who would it be and why? Old timer Matt Greene. Didn't score much but wasn't fun to be near. Hard competitor. 4. What are your thoughts on Chara switching for C for us (D->F) @Jubis? If that's what he wanted to do then more power to him. Should be a huge plus for the team. 5. What are your thoughts on the team trading for @ajwllmsn? AJ is a solid player and a great teammate. He will fit right in with the Seattle crew. 6. Springtime is here. What are you most looking forward to now that the weather is getting nicer? Warmer weather is always a good thing. My favorite time of the year.

A new age of sim hockey is upon us. With the new system being installed and all the players messing with their builds, this will be a incredibly fun season. Maybe when the dust settles, we will end up with a competitive, less fluky sim engine that makes more sense than the current RNG version we are using. I know the Men in Blue have been working hard on this project and it is a result of a lot of testing. I feel this might be a trail and error season but it will be worth it in the long run. I know there will be adjustments along the way and I only hope that every one is made with some reason and responsible thought behind them. I don't really fear having many over reactions to something that looks off at the beginning. I am sure buy the end of the season, things should be fairly well set so a player can concentrate on their build without fear of some attribute being changed. I am very excited about all the changes coming to the VHL. Long overdue but better late than never. Having a way to counter any exploits, nefarious or not, is a good thing for the league. We should all be happy for the leadership group that went through this much effort to supply us with a working sim that should be much more fairer. I can put away my tar and feathers for now. Let's go VHL!!!

Review: You made a very pleasing graphic to look at. I like the background layers and effects, works well with the render. Render looks good and it seems you did the proper prep work on it. The blur effect isn't needed in my opinion but that is a design choice so it is what you wanted. I do believe that with the blur, the drop shadow is way too sharp. Looks like less offset and more radius would have made it softer. Overall, great job. Keep them coming. 8/10

Review: Interesting graphic. It has so much potential but you didn't take the steps needed to make this better. I really like the background for the most part. I even like the text in white. The main issue is with the NHL player with all the branding of the NHL. Also the sizing looks off but that is subjective. I think some blending and a top layer to make this a more cohesive graphic. Looks like you have the skills, just take the extra time to bring graphics like this to the next level. 7/10

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94. Who do you want to win between Moscow and Vancouver? Why? Moscow of course. Vancouver beat us so I wanted to see them lose. 95. How do you think the series will actually go? Most likely be a sweep by Vancouver. 96. What were your thoughts on the Bears overall season? I think we did well with who we had and who we played against. 97. What were your thoughts on your players season? Max had a great season. Nothing impressive on the scoreboard but seemed to play defense fairly well for a rookie. 98. What would you do this off-season if you were Seattle's GM? Well that's a tough question but I would do whatever Bana always did. 99. Thoughts on @Doomsday and @InstantRockstar getting hired for Toronto and LA? Good for them and both teams should be better off because of these two good leaders.

It just wasn't in the cards for Seattle to move forward in the playoffs. It is very hard to overcome the skill manipulation that has been going on for a few seasons now. We played and honest game and came up short. We put all we had out on the ice and it just didn't work out. Next season should prove to be one of the most interesting seasons in recent times. With a major change to the skill system, I expect we see a new era in the VHL. A more level playing field and creative player builds. Hat's off to the men in blue to make the needed changes that should bring back a much more fairer and competitive league that should bring a better feeling of accomplishment. Everyone is just waiting for the playoffs to end so the league can get on with it's new vision. I am very excited for these changes and I believe most everyone else is as well.

Review: Good basic sig that has lots of promise. I looks like you are headed in the right direction. Logo swaps are hard and although this one isn't perfect, the attempt is good. The render looks a bit rough but that will change with practice. Text is the hardest part of a sig. That takes time to learn the tricks to make them unique. Overall I like this sig and see a lot of potential in your skills. Good job. 8/10

Review: Very creative, I like that aspect of this project. Hard to comment on this type of artwork. I think it is interesting to look at and I am happy to see the "out of the box" designs. I have no comments on what could have been different, it's not my vision, it's what you saw and created. Good job. 9/10

83. What were your thoughts on our Toronto series win? It is always good to beat Toronto. 84. What are your thoughts on losing to VAN? Meta team, we made them work for it. 85. What do you think of Calgary losing to LA? It's the playoffs, anything can happen. 86. What are your thoughts on LA playing VAN? (the two teams people say are most meta). They would showcase the need for change. 87. Are you excited for the off-season? Indeed I am. The start of a new era with the new skills format. 93. Rumor has it tons of teams are selling. What should Seattle do if you were GM? Bana will do whatever he thinks is best for the team. I would take a close look at see what fits, if anyone, and go for a deal.

Seattle moves to the next round. Was a close battle with the Toronto team but we pulled together and made it happen. It is always a motivator when you win a series. Hopefully that carries into the next one. The fun part about the playoffs is that just about anything can happen. With all the little adjustments and tweaking, it keeps you on your toes. The next team we face should put up a fight. I believe we are up to the task. With all this “meta” talk, it makes for a good argument for being against it. We will see if we can be the better team with pure talent. Like I said, anything could happen. Rookie Max Torq is having a very good playoffs. Not very visible but putting in a good effort each shift. I could not ask anything more from him at this point. It's a good time to be on one of the best teams in the league.

Review: I must say that my very early sigs were not very good. You did a few things here that are a step in the right direction. Logo swap was made and you have bright large text. Everything has a learning curve and it looks like you will advance fast. I would learn to cut out renders and clean any NHL stuff off of them. Good effort. 7/10

Review: I like the overall look of this sig. Everything is placed properly in my opinion. Good color palette, all blends nicely. Text is sharp and has good effects. The render's face could have used a bit of crispness. It looks a bit dull. Other than that. It looks good. 8/10

77. What were your thoughts on the trade deadline this season? I have no thoughts on the trade deadline. I let the brains of the team worry about that stuff. 78. Seems theme week is a revolving door of the same old same.. create your own theme week the league could use! Off the top of my head, I would like to see some sort of inspirational theme that creates a positive vibe to all players. 79. What are your thoughts and emotions on your players play this season? I am very happy with Max in his rookie season. He should only get better as he gains skills. 80. A hot air balloon company wants Bears tough man Vinny Detroit @dasboot to design a hot air balloon for them... what's in going to look like? I think it will look like a big bear. Team logo style. 81. @Hogan was recently banned from Wal-Mart. What was he doing? He always wanted to be the door greeter so he stood outside the door and rudely welcomed all the shoppers. 82. You could pick anywhere in the world to travel and visit tomorrow for X amount of days.. where you going and why? I want to stay home and not travel. It's my safe place and I don't like to travel.

Here we go. Last few days of the season and every team in contention for the playoffs are working hard to try and make the show. Seattle has done an exceptional job at using it's limited resources to it the limit. A very flexible team that can adjust on the fly. With a few recent winning streaks, Seattle feels good going into the playoffs. It's been a lot of fun playing on this team. We had a horrible start of the season that would put doubt in many players minds about where the team would be headed as the season continued. Not the Bears. It's the beauty of having been there done that to have the knowledge to make the right corrections for success. Win or lose, I know the best strategy was used. Nobody wants to lose, but that makes winning so much more important and special. We have walked that line and we can say we played an honest game throughout the season. On to Max. He has play way above my expectations in his rookie season. His numbers are not amazing to most, but to me, very impressive. As he builds his legacy in the next several seasons, I expect Max to have a very successful career with a few cups on his resume. GO SEATTLE!!!

1. Who should the Bears target in the draft tonight with their picks? Get that Torq kid. Seems like an earner. 2. If the draft is over, how do you think the Bears did? You got the Torq kid, you did great. 3. Who should the Bears target in Free Agency? I just hit people and pass the puck. I don't know much about this stuff. 4. What are your overall thoughts on your players performance last season? Well I didn't have a last season yet. I will let you know next season. 5. Thoughts on Vancouver winning the Continental Cup? Exploit team. No respect for that but I don't blame them for it either. 6. What's one move you'd make to improve the Bears this season? I am not sure there is one move I would make

Review: Wow, that's a big graphic. I think you used every color you had in your toolkit for this project. Some of them work, others not so much but not very extreme in any case. I am trying to figure out what part of this design is supposed to stand out and slap me in the face. I think the logo would be ideal for this but it is on the same focal plane as the rest of the elements. I small blur to the background would do wonders to this project, in my opinion. The text touching the logo is a small issue but should be avoided in these types of designs. You have the skills to do more in the future. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Go Marlins! 8/10

Review: There is very little and a lot to look at here. A lot of color that stretches the limits of a cohesive color palette. It works, kind of. I have mixed feelings about the text. I like your attempt to make it unique but it seems you might have lost a bit of clarity while doing so. Maybe size and blend mode could have balanced this out. The biggest thing I notice is the render, which is a good thing. That said, the pronounced markings on the renders face is very distracting. I think, and this is just my opinion, that a heavy face cleanup and detail work would make it pop through the convoluted color background/foreground. Very entertaining to look at and the is a good end result. 8/10