Beketov

I believe you are correct and I am insane. Maybe it's that I've seen similar text pop up a bunch since he released it and for some reason I credited all the work to you haha. Please ignore me.

Man you really love Boubabi's text from the 3 Moons sig don't you I think this is the third of fourth straight sig with it. That's fine, it looks amazing, just don't get complacent. Text aside the effects in this piece are pretty well done but the particles on the left side look a bit too contrasted and too sharp, I would tone them down. I'm also not sold on the lighting. the position of it is odd and it looks under-exposed to be casting as much light as it supposedly is. Overall, very good but needs a few finishing touches.

Imgur Has a dark BG which is probably why it looks normal there. It's exactly the same in both places but your eyes are adjusting to the white BG so it looks dark. In any case, I can see the effort you put in with the JC which is nice but you need to do more with your sigs to really make them pop. Stock work and lighting can go a long way. Text also needs some work. Positioning first of all needs to be closer to the render; don't draw the eye away from the render or it makes for a confusing piece. Also, get the text closer together and maybe try a sans-serif font. Keep working at it, you'll get better.

I like the messy style you are going for, it works pretty well here and the font fits it perfectly. I think I'd like to see this as a render sig instead of a mania though, something about the BG just isn't working for me. I'm also iffy on the lighting. You got good contrast out of it which is great but the light should probably be stronger to create that much shadow. Don't be afraid to experiment and overdo it a bit too much to see what happens.

I'm liking this, you've certainly been missed haha. The BG might be a tad dark, kinda kills any depth the sig might have, but the render effects and lighting are absolutely on point. That render seriously looks sick. I like the text but I don't love it. Placement is good and effects are good bt the font just seems a little off on the main text. The 42 is perfect though, don't touch that. Overall, very well done.

I can see what you're going for but it's definitely very basic right now. The BG is a little bland, the stock work is decent but not done quite enough and the lighting is non-existent. All those things will come ion time, just keep practicing with different stocks and different settings. I'd also like to see the text get closer to the render; it'll make sure to bring the eye to the right spot rather than draw it away.

This is pretty sexy, I will say. Someone made good use of Boubabi's pack haha. I'd like to see a little more darkness on the left side of the sig to really make that lighting pop. I'm also a little iffy on the text. The number seems slapped on and the gradient just doesn't really fit the colour and style of the rest of the sig. Overall very well made though.

No one manages to go positive: Blames the CPUs

Looking good is the ultimate goal. Most of my sigs have like 3-4 curves and 2-3 exposure layers to get everything just right.

Going to hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Pretty close given the shot totals though.

CnC? Might try to re-work this a bit. I loved how it started but it sorta trailed off near the end. Here’s the PSD if anyone wants to collab it: PSD DOWNLOAD

Yeah, that's a little scary haha

*shifty eyes* If my bio ends up even half the length I originally planned I think I can counter that, even if it did take two players to finish it haha.

I took the liberty of highlighting the issue for you haha. I'm a GFX guy and, even that, I barely have time for. You think I have time to write anything haha

What's odd is Unassisted only recreated a few days before me and Higgins was after me. I think they both had the max recreate TPE and have donated though which goes a long way. plus I know Higgins had a huge TPE boost from Predictions. Hopefully I can get my bio and RP done to help myself out but I don't think I've done them since Beketov so I doubt my chances are too high of getting them finished haha. I guess I could use the half finished bio I had for Miller and just change it up to fit a goalie.

Man, I am definitely not going to be leading this draft in TPE like I did last time haha. How are Higgins and STZ already so high? Also, sure Kendrick, you won't beat me in TPE. Didn't believe that for a second haha. All I can say is the rush are looking scary this season with the top 3 TPE guys.

Clearly I'm much better at singles matches than I am in group fights haha. 0-2 in group matches but 2-0 in singles competition.

I honestly don't see why you would even want them with your old player. You'e going to get barely an increase in quality on a guy that has at best 1 season left rather than doing a good amount to help a guy that has 9 seasons (including a VHLM year) in him.

Thats why I stated there is an exception for prediction points that weren't handed out until after retirement.

Not as far as I know but why would you? Why not just update him fully before retiring and thus ignore the potential issue completely?

Nope. I refer you to THIS topic I believe the only exception to the rule is prediction points that haven't been award yet. For example, I retired at the S46 deadline so I can claim the S46 prediction points (that weren't released when I retired) with my new player. That's only because you don't really know how many points it will be when you predict them though, only at the end of the season.

By ignoring basically every other stat haha. Any player who aims low is gonna have a pretty easy job squeaking one past. BTW, @fever95, it feels nice to have a rivalry again. Shame I'm going to have to beat you like I did last time

Nope. Once you announce your retirement you can't add any more TPE onto that player. Also, in case you were thinking of asking, once you retire if you have any unused TPE (banked, unclaimed, etc) it disappears. You can't use it on a new player.

As far as I recall the ruling of this is that your player would only play his 8th season if you waited until pre-season to retire. If you did that you'd get the 7% because he's getting an 8th year. However, if you were to retire now (before pre-season) you would get 8 because he stops playing after 7 seasons. I believe an off-season, carryover wise anyway, stretches from the final game of the cup final to the first game of pre-season.