Beketov

Thoughts?

Thoughts?

I think this skin definitely needs some work (suggestions below) but people also need to understand that there’s no magic button that will turn Boubabi’s photoshop mockup into a skin. It takes quite a bit of work and even that thing does need some tweaks IMO.
 
As for this one, I think the main problem is trying to keep the board as a light skin (likely because it always has been) while working with a dark palette. There’s no good way to make a Black and Gold colour scheme work with a white board, it just won’t happen.
 
With that said, I could be just bitching early and that’s coming. Definitely more work is needed though, especially on larger (read: proper) resolutions.

I think this skin definitely needs some work (suggestions below) but people also need to understand that there’s no magic button that will turn Boubabi’s photoshop mockup into a skin. It takes quite a bit of work and even that thing does need some tweaks IMO.
 
As for this one, I think the main problem is trying to keep the board as a light skin (likely because it always has been) while working with a dark palette. There’s no good way to make a Black and Gold colour scheme work with a white board, it just won’t happen.
 
With that said, I could be just bitching early and that’s coming. Definitely more work is needed though, especially on larger (read: proper) resolutions.

It's always tough to see S1 members go, especially ones that have done so much for the league such as yourself. Gotta understand when life has to come first though. I wish you all the best.

It's always tough to see S1 members go, especially ones that have done so much for the league such as yourself. Gotta understand when life has to come first though. I wish you all the best.

Thanks for the opportunity to help lead the team into our new, younger generation.

Effort: 2/2 - Yeah.

Look: 2.25/3 - You’re new, as you said, so I’ll try and give you some good advice here, this does need some help though. The BG is actually pretty, nice use of stocks and it goes well with the burnt film look on the edges. Not sure what’s going on with the starburst though, it seems like it should add lighting but it doesn’t. Get some curves adjustments in there to bring the light in. The main issue I have though is the text. It stands out way too much and is distracting from the render which is supposed to be the main focus. Bring it in closer to the render and use stocks to blend it rather than having it be such a bright blue.
 
Creativity: 1/1 - I’ll give you this.

Total: 5.25/6

$20 for S40. I’ll take the extra double week and my $100 tag please.

If it makes you feel any better the only time I was taken first overall in the VHL was S1 and I think we all know how that went...

I'm getting really annoyed with these no elimination rounds. What's the point of even having a vote if no one ever gets kicked out.

I'm getting really annoyed with these no elimination rounds. What's the point of even having a vote if no one ever gets kicked out.

Late should just be a DQ, simple as that. Those of us that got it in on time don't get any bonus, why should the people who didn't.

Could this be the final Vasteras game ever? We can only hope.

I'm in. I mean, it's no 15000 posts but whatever

PS4 has more power and is based more around games. XB1 has some cool features (voice stuff, TV control) but you need the extra cost of the kinect in order to use them.

I personally plan on getting the PS4. Not only have I been Sony since the beginning but also I don't see a reason to pay more for features I likely won't use without a cable box. Plus I like that the devs seem to almost universally prefer the PS4 which is definitely a good sign.

Took a bit longer to hit 15 000 than I was planning on thanks to emergency surgery but hey, I’ve finally gotten here haha.
 
So, here’s the post party for those who RSVPed. In case you’re wondering, what / who people brought means nothing to this post. I was simply curious about what people would bring.
 
Boom: I think I’ve only been on your team in the USFL and I went inactive; that really is a shame. I say that because I tend to chat with teammates more than anything else. This means that I don’t tend to chat with you much. That’s a major issue which I want to fix because you’re one badass Mother Fucker. And I mean that in the good way, not the Percy Miller way.
 
Duckwurrf: Honestly, I haven’t had much chance to get to know you and I feel bad for that, especially since you seem to have a major love of Borderlands which is pretty awesome. Come chat sometime, I know I’m an old fart VHL wise but I don’t bite.
 
Sterling: Not many of us can say we’ve been around since the beginning; only a few of us remain from S1. You’re one of them and that gets my respect. Not only are you still here but you’re still thriving to make the VHL bigger and better than it’s ever been. That really says something to your character after 7 years of this site.
 
Kendrick: Over time I think everyone has had their issues with you, I doubt I’m an exception to that fact but at this point I don’t remember anything that might have happened between us in the past. Honestly, you’re one of the members I respect most around here. You kept me active throughout my career with Chekhov but, more importantly IMO, you gave me a chance when most GM’s were saying that I wasn’t worth the effort. I can’t thank you enough for that.
 
Métis: I’m not going to lie, a lot of the times you annoy me. I’m fairly certain it’s because of your age and the fact that I’m a jaded old ass now.While being honest though, it is nice to have someone else on the site who still enjoys CoD as much as I do haha.
 
Green: Honestly, when I saw you join the site, I didn’t think you’d stick around. I’m not sure why, you just had that kinda attitude that I figured you’d disappear after a few seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m very glad that you have. You’re an inspiration now to new members. Hell, you’ve managed more TPE with one player than I have through like 7 guys. That absolutely amazes me.
 
Romanes: I know I said I wasn’t going to mention the things people brought. However, you said you’re bringing scotch which is badass so well done there. Anyway, I told you I would be more than happy to come back to Cologne with Miller and there is a very distinct reason for that. While a change of scenery was likely to be nice (and it is) I understood your vision in Cologne and respected you as a GM. I still do to this day. You were handed the reigns of a team that hasn’t had much success but you’re doing everything you can to make it your own and something spectacular.
 
Munk: Somehow we’ve been in many leagues together for years and yet we haven’t had much discussion. I don’t know how exactly this has happened but, honestly, it needs to be fixed and soon. After all, I nearly died by emergency ruptured appendix and I haven’t had more than 2 conversations with you. Something is majorly wrong with that.
 
Streetlight: I feel like we haven’t truly recovered from our days in NY when I was going inactive with White. I feel like a bridge was burned in a sense there and I do feel bad about it. My goal was never to burn anyone in the VHL and I do hate thinking that has happened. This does really bother me.
 
8O8: We used to chat a lot more than we do now. I feel like a lot of the time now we just chat when you need photoshop again haha. With that said though, I think you’re a great photoshop artist and one of the best members the VHL has ever had. I think your activity level has gone down slightly over the last little bit and that is a shame.
 
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That’s all I’m going to do for this post party. Partly because I want to milk it for more TPE and partly because I’m tired of typing; I certainly haven’t typed this much in a long time haha. Everyone else who RSVPed will be covered in post party part 2.

Took a bit longer to hit 15 000 than I was planning on thanks to emergency surgery but hey, I’ve finally gotten here haha.
 
So, here’s the post party for those who RSVPed. In case you’re wondering, what / who people brought means nothing to this post. I was simply curious about what people would bring.
 
Boom: I think I’ve only been on your team in the USFL and I went inactive; that really is a shame. I say that because I tend to chat with teammates more than anything else. This means that I don’t tend to chat with you much. That’s a major issue which I want to fix because you’re one badass Mother Fucker. And I mean that in the good way, not the Percy Miller way.
 
Duckwurrf: Honestly, I haven’t had much chance to get to know you and I feel bad for that, especially since you seem to have a major love of Borderlands which is pretty awesome. Come chat sometime, I know I’m an old fart VHL wise but I don’t bite.
 
Sterling: Not many of us can say we’ve been around since the beginning; only a few of us remain from S1. You’re one of them and that gets my respect. Not only are you still here but you’re still thriving to make the VHL bigger and better than it’s ever been. That really says something to your character after 7 years of this site.
 
Kendrick: Over time I think everyone has had their issues with you, I doubt I’m an exception to that fact but at this point I don’t remember anything that might have happened between us in the past. Honestly, you’re one of the members I respect most around here. You kept me active throughout my career with Chekhov but, more importantly IMO, you gave me a chance when most GM’s were saying that I wasn’t worth the effort. I can’t thank you enough for that.
 
Métis: I’m not going to lie, a lot of the times you annoy me. I’m fairly certain it’s because of your age and the fact that I’m a jaded old ass now.While being honest though, it is nice to have someone else on the site who still enjoys CoD as much as I do haha.
 
Green: Honestly, when I saw you join the site, I didn’t think you’d stick around. I’m not sure why, you just had that kinda attitude that I figured you’d disappear after a few seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m very glad that you have. You’re an inspiration now to new members. Hell, you’ve managed more TPE with one player than I have through like 7 guys. That absolutely amazes me.
 
Romanes: I know I said I wasn’t going to mention the things people brought. However, you said you’re bringing scotch which is badass so well done there. Anyway, I told you I would be more than happy to come back to Cologne with Miller and there is a very distinct reason for that. While a change of scenery was likely to be nice (and it is) I understood your vision in Cologne and respected you as a GM. I still do to this day. You were handed the reigns of a team that hasn’t had much success but you’re doing everything you can to make it your own and something spectacular.
 
Munk: Somehow we’ve been in many leagues together for years and yet we haven’t had much discussion. I don’t know how exactly this has happened but, honestly, it needs to be fixed and soon. After all, I nearly died by emergency ruptured appendix and I haven’t had more than 2 conversations with you. Something is majorly wrong with that.
 
Streetlight: I feel like we haven’t truly recovered from our days in NY when I was going inactive with White. I feel like a bridge was burned in a sense there and I do feel bad about it. My goal was never to burn anyone in the VHL and I do hate thinking that has happened. This does really bother me.
 
8O8: We used to chat a lot more than we do now. I feel like a lot of the time now we just chat when you need photoshop again haha. With that said though, I think you’re a great photoshop artist and one of the best members the VHL has ever had. I think your activity level has gone down slightly over the last little bit and that is a shame.
 
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That’s all I’m going to do for this post party. Partly because I want to milk it for more TPE and partly because I’m tired of typing; I certainly haven’t typed this much in a long time haha. Everyone else who RSVPed will be covered in post party part 2.

Took a bit longer to hit 15 000 than I was planning on thanks to emergency surgery but hey, I’ve finally gotten here haha.
 
So, here’s the post party for those who RSVPed. In case you’re wondering, what / who people brought means nothing to this post. I was simply curious about what people would bring.
 
Boom: I think I’ve only been on your team in the USFL and I went inactive; that really is a shame. I say that because I tend to chat with teammates more than anything else. This means that I don’t tend to chat with you much. That’s a major issue which I want to fix because you’re one badass Mother Fucker. And I mean that in the good way, not the Percy Miller way.
 
Duckwurrf: Honestly, I haven’t had much chance to get to know you and I feel bad for that, especially since you seem to have a major love of Borderlands which is pretty awesome. Come chat sometime, I know I’m an old fart VHL wise but I don’t bite.
 
Sterling: Not many of us can say we’ve been around since the beginning; only a few of us remain from S1. You’re one of them and that gets my respect. Not only are you still here but you’re still thriving to make the VHL bigger and better than it’s ever been. That really says something to your character after 7 years of this site.
 
Kendrick: Over time I think everyone has had their issues with you, I doubt I’m an exception to that fact but at this point I don’t remember anything that might have happened between us in the past. Honestly, you’re one of the members I respect most around here. You kept me active throughout my career with Chekhov but, more importantly IMO, you gave me a chance when most GM’s were saying that I wasn’t worth the effort. I can’t thank you enough for that.
 
Métis: I’m not going to lie, a lot of the times you annoy me. I’m fairly certain it’s because of your age and the fact that I’m a jaded old ass now.While being honest though, it is nice to have someone else on the site who still enjoys CoD as much as I do haha.
 
Green: Honestly, when I saw you join the site, I didn’t think you’d stick around. I’m not sure why, you just had that kinda attitude that I figured you’d disappear after a few seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m very glad that you have. You’re an inspiration now to new members. Hell, you’ve managed more TPE with one player than I have through like 7 guys. That absolutely amazes me.
 
Romanes: I know I said I wasn’t going to mention the things people brought. However, you said you’re bringing scotch which is badass so well done there. Anyway, I told you I would be more than happy to come back to Cologne with Miller and there is a very distinct reason for that. While a change of scenery was likely to be nice (and it is) I understood your vision in Cologne and respected you as a GM. I still do to this day. You were handed the reigns of a team that hasn’t had much success but you’re doing everything you can to make it your own and something spectacular.
 
Munk: Somehow we’ve been in many leagues together for years and yet we haven’t had much discussion. I don’t know how exactly this has happened but, honestly, it needs to be fixed and soon. After all, I nearly died by emergency ruptured appendix and I haven’t had more than 2 conversations with you. Something is majorly wrong with that.
 
Streetlight: I feel like we haven’t truly recovered from our days in NY when I was going inactive with White. I feel like a bridge was burned in a sense there and I do feel bad about it. My goal was never to burn anyone in the VHL and I do hate thinking that has happened. This does really bother me.
 
8O8: We used to chat a lot more than we do now. I feel like a lot of the time now we just chat when you need photoshop again haha. With that said though, I think you’re a great photoshop artist and one of the best members the VHL has ever had. I think your activity level has gone down slightly over the last little bit and that is a shame.
 
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That’s all I’m going to do for this post party. Partly because I want to milk it for more TPE and partly because I’m tired of typing; I certainly haven’t typed this much in a long time haha. Everyone else who RSVPed will be covered in post party part 2.

Took a bit longer to hit 15 000 than I was planning on thanks to emergency surgery but hey, I’ve finally gotten here haha.
 
So, here’s the post party for those who RSVPed. In case you’re wondering, what / who people brought means nothing to this post. I was simply curious about what people would bring.
 
Boom: I think I’ve only been on your team in the USFL and I went inactive; that really is a shame. I say that because I tend to chat with teammates more than anything else. This means that I don’t tend to chat with you much. That’s a major issue which I want to fix because you’re one badass Mother Fucker. And I mean that in the good way, not the Percy Miller way.
 
Duckwurrf: Honestly, I haven’t had much chance to get to know you and I feel bad for that, especially since you seem to have a major love of Borderlands which is pretty awesome. Come chat sometime, I know I’m an old fart VHL wise but I don’t bite.
 
Sterling: Not many of us can say we’ve been around since the beginning; only a few of us remain from S1. You’re one of them and that gets my respect. Not only are you still here but you’re still thriving to make the VHL bigger and better than it’s ever been. That really says something to your character after 7 years of this site.
 
Kendrick: Over time I think everyone has had their issues with you, I doubt I’m an exception to that fact but at this point I don’t remember anything that might have happened between us in the past. Honestly, you’re one of the members I respect most around here. You kept me active throughout my career with Chekhov but, more importantly IMO, you gave me a chance when most GM’s were saying that I wasn’t worth the effort. I can’t thank you enough for that.
 
Métis: I’m not going to lie, a lot of the times you annoy me. I’m fairly certain it’s because of your age and the fact that I’m a jaded old ass now.While being honest though, it is nice to have someone else on the site who still enjoys CoD as much as I do haha.
 
Green: Honestly, when I saw you join the site, I didn’t think you’d stick around. I’m not sure why, you just had that kinda attitude that I figured you’d disappear after a few seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m very glad that you have. You’re an inspiration now to new members. Hell, you’ve managed more TPE with one player than I have through like 7 guys. That absolutely amazes me.
 
Romanes: I know I said I wasn’t going to mention the things people brought. However, you said you’re bringing scotch which is badass so well done there. Anyway, I told you I would be more than happy to come back to Cologne with Miller and there is a very distinct reason for that. While a change of scenery was likely to be nice (and it is) I understood your vision in Cologne and respected you as a GM. I still do to this day. You were handed the reigns of a team that hasn’t had much success but you’re doing everything you can to make it your own and something spectacular.
 
Munk: Somehow we’ve been in many leagues together for years and yet we haven’t had much discussion. I don’t know how exactly this has happened but, honestly, it needs to be fixed and soon. After all, I nearly died by emergency ruptured appendix and I haven’t had more than 2 conversations with you. Something is majorly wrong with that.
 
Streetlight: I feel like we haven’t truly recovered from our days in NY when I was going inactive with White. I feel like a bridge was burned in a sense there and I do feel bad about it. My goal was never to burn anyone in the VHL and I do hate thinking that has happened. This does really bother me.
 
8O8: We used to chat a lot more than we do now. I feel like a lot of the time now we just chat when you need photoshop again haha. With that said though, I think you’re a great photoshop artist and one of the best members the VHL has ever had. I think your activity level has gone down slightly over the last little bit and that is a shame.
 
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That’s all I’m going to do for this post party. Partly because I want to milk it for more TPE and partly because I’m tired of typing; I certainly haven’t typed this much in a long time haha. Everyone else who RSVPed will be covered in post party part 2.

3rd and final time I use this text, I promise.   ORIGINAL IMAGE  

3rd and final time I use this text, I promise.   ORIGINAL IMAGE