I haven't gone back to play Blue Protocol. Sadly the game didn't really grip me like the way Blade & Soul did back 7 years ago, when I was playing like 16 hours non-stop! But in all honesty, I don't think a game that had me gripped like BnS will ever come again for me.
I do plan to still hit max level in BP. My fren and I stopped around level 31. I'm lightly keeping up with the JP Twitter account. They seem to have ranking events cycling through and there was a summer event announced though unsure what it's about.
I'm excited for Blitz Lancer since I like spear type weapons. Still not any good range classes for me though. 😪 I think this is why I have such a hard time getting motivation to play now. Archer feels a bit dull as I'm leveling and I think it needs to be more engaging. The "rotation", if you can even call it that, is just clicking skills off cool down. They don't synergize with each other or buff you.
I don't like generic mages so it's out of the question of me playing one and that's the other range class option.
When I get back in the game and hit max level on archer, I still need to level the other melee classes to unlock cross class actions. I'm hoping playing melee feels better than Archer.
Still mad about global being delayed, especially because now we are going to miss the summer swimsuits.
I took a small break a few days from working on my next drawing to go relax in Second Life! This game is always very cozy to me.
For some months, I've been meaning to make my other OC, Kraell and finally took the plunge. This is damn close to his original concept art!
Once a human of tall stature and brute strength until his last breath on the Mortal Realm, he continued his next life as a vicious demon.
Kraell has been growing more and more unruly and possessive of his warlock as a consequence of the imbalance of the realms and causing all sorts of trouble for Velnohs and Elegos in their journey! Sometimes he needs to be corrected! 💢
I am now dealing with Mercari and it gets a lot of interest for the type of junk I'm selling. 10 minutes into listing something, someone tried to buy it (compared to less than 8 views on eBay for an entire week!) and then they apologized because they "didn't have enough funds".
Yes you do, in fact, NEED MONEY TO BUY THINGS. Hello?! Jesus Christ, man. Do not overdraft your bank for a piece of plastic.
I've been dealing with people like this for many years and I look forward to the day I get rid of all this junk and regret buying it in the first place! Also totally looking forward to paying taxes on all this horseshit because even though it's not worth a lot, it does add up due to all the bulk I have. We can't have poorfags making an extra couple hundred a year, right?
Sometimes I feel bad I can't complete art quickly but I am working on it the best I can. I have transitioned to using my computer and tablet now with CSP. The mobile version is just difficult to work in.
The program is probably is too complex to optimize it for mobile and it would need serious reworks. They really should make it less clunky if they expect people to pay for mobile CSP on a subscription. And I sadly had to let go of Infinite Painter due to the lag as I add many layers. The drawback is that if my hypersomnia flares up badly, I can't work on art at all because I'm stuck in bed. 😴
I wasn't so much of an ape as I thought with bodies! But it's definitely still difficult for me to know how everything moves or the perspective... The main body I drew definitely isn't perfect.
There are some changes I am making to Elegos's face from the first round of chibis I did. The eye shape is less "bug eyed" and more in line with how I made Velnohs's eyes. I tried to fix the bug eyes in the chibi but with the colors being laid out already, I couldn't do much.
This piece will have multiple body shots and a "safe" and ecchi version. I don't expect to complete it for another month but it's been fun to work on! My goal is to draw otokonoko as actual boys and not as females with flat chest and wider hips. But also not that there is anything wrong with drawing them that way! It's important I keep in mind male anatomy, like how males are more boxy and with wider chest. Elegos is actually not that curvy and more slim compared to Vel's pudgier shota body.
Velnoh's reference sheet will come after this. I just needed the Elegos first for a background I'm doing for my website.
I ordered some new baggy pants yesterday to replace my shitty ones that are 8 years old, so I once again found some peculiar knicknacks staring back at me.
These keychains don't look too bad (maybe a little tacky) but the girlfriend ones have guys in them lmao
Since it's 2023, maybe it's intentional.
Then there is this chimkem Mcnugger tetris game from McDonald's. I think it's really cute! It even comes with the little box. This was an old toy that was released ages ago, so I wonder if these are replicas or old stock. It's almost $20 but people are buying these anyway! For the true nugger enjoyer.
My BL card game arrived! So cute! 🥹 The illustrations are wonderful! Includes many talented and well known yaoi artists.
It's a card pairing game. There are QR codes if you're embarrassed to read what is on the card! 😅 There's some really spicy illustrations.
You try to find the highlighted red character on the card you picked up within the other side of cards that would be spread out and face down.
They have a website! You can preview the card illustrations on there.
https://blkarutaqihua.webnode.jp/
Currently the cards are in stock at Toranoana, where I bought mine and they ship internationally using a special service called AOCS.
Here's the awful crying banana cat in action. The way the girl smacks the shit out of it kills me
These are supposed to be "gifts" but if someone gave me something this awful, I will just assume they hate me.
Admittedly, I haven't been on AliExpress much ever since finally finding the right color wig my doll needed but here's some weird shit from the last few days because I ordered some clothes.
The full body stocking is just cursed. It looks like something you would find in a crime scene! I would be very scared of the zipper breaking for this junk and being trapped.
Next is a crying banana keychain (with sound) that was fused together with a cat. It sounds as terrible as it looks!
This year, I backed an awesome IPS retro style monitor! It's by Mr. Stephen Jones, who has a small business making retro monitors. The monitor will have various inputs so I can play my retro consoles!
I ordered the black version. The white one has a more nostalgic look! You could have gotten both if you're swimming in monies. I'll get rid of my flat panel TV and replace it with the monitor! Mr. Jones said it's estimated to be finalized around later this year. The small size was exactly what I needed since I don't have a lot of room. It's going to bring back good memories of playing on my small CRT. (Also I don't like big screens in general!)
You can check out his channel here for more info about his monitors:
https://www.youtube.com/@Checkmate1500
And the Kickstarter with the whole run down:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/checkmate1500mini/retro-styled-modular-ips-display-for-old-and-new-systems/description
I'm making it a goal this year into the next to downsize all my belongings to just a few and my video games but I couldn't resist these cute Sanic and Lonk plushies when I went out today. 🥹
If you are Amerifat, they're available at Walgreens! They're very small! Just too precious to resist. Link comes with a little sword and shield, too. I just love the little chubby gloves of the classic Sonic, too.
Seeing a lot of my favorite JP artists flee Twitter now and choosing to go to dogshit platforms like Instagram or Tumblr. I won't make an account on those platforms, so looks like this is good bye for some. 😢
At least some, mostly the NSFW ones, are choosing to come to Fedi.
Today, I've had a barrage of thot bots follow me on that site. 10 in just a few hours! I've never had that happen before, so it looks like bird app might actually be done. The bots are extremely annoying and anytime I write anything that doesn't include a picture, some bot comes commenting on it. There's little real human interaction on that shitty site, especially since now a lot of comments are drowned out under Blue subscribers, which are not any better than bots most of the time.
The jackass of all trades.