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[wildfire]

I think it's sketchy, but their logic sort of makes sense.

Basically, they are terrified of chargebacks. If we spend all the money and don't deliver and everyone chargebacks, Paypal is concerned they will be on the line for it.

So they are effectively treating it as a loan. I mean, the guy flat-out said, "Until the threat of chargebacks has passed, Paypal is effectively financing your development."

This is bullshit. Paypal under no circumstances is a creditor. Even their credit card service is handled by a completely different entity.

They aren't effectively financing your development that was the donators. Paypal is just a middleman to transfer the money like Western Union.

Don't fall for their bullshit. When I worked for a company that was dealing with them for ebay transactions they were always a pain in the ass.

It's unfortunate they are trying to hold you up for a year on this and I'm only assuming they are doing this because this was done through Indiegogo. Chargeback period for ebay transactions is 60 days tops. If a customer makes a chargeback after that time period its denied.

Whee! Paypal's freeze on our account is making it so that I can't pay people today.

I am pretty fucking pissed. I sent them all the documentation they asked for last night, hoping it would be resolved today, but didn't hear anything back.

...I also immediately filed a complaint with the CFPB because this whole thing seems decidedly non-kosher.

What they are threatening to do and their justifications aren't aboveboard. Good on you being on your toes with this.

Is it too late to get on the Minette bandwagon?

 

[Delusibeta]

Cross-quoting from the Skullgirls OT. Credit to SolarPowered for compiling this:

Salty Cupcakes data Dump(timestamped for your convenience):
Casper Squigly palette(mirrors go on for a while)
Alex voted Annie and Eliza
Squigly's origins and the proportion changes for rest of cast
Plans for Skullgirls comic still a thing and salty Umbrella might see some canon action
D.violet's origins and tropes. More Eliza details and general VA discussion
About 70 contractors currently doing work for SG
Annie personality discussion and Big Band's favorite instruments
What types of attacks Aeon could have
Possibly more BG NPCs and Bikini Bible Chan in stage backgrounds!
Patterns on alternate color palettes
Confirmation on possible gameplay for Annie
Marie is Shenron/Simon?
Reveal of River King casino stage, Painwheel changes, Filia changes, Double changes, Valentine changes, Parasoul changes, Squigly changes, assist and snapback changes(like 12 minutes)
Frameskip/Speed testing(7 is defalt, 1 is fastest). Crucial watch here. X-factor am cry

*All content funded via Indiegogo is free (characters are free forever if obtained within three months release which means get them while they're hot)
*All character portraits have been palettized
*Speed/Frameskip 7 is default patched speed, and 6 (faster) was initially supposed to be default speed for patched Skullgirls. Speed 6 might still happen
*Eightysixed has partnered with Twitch thanks to massive growth from Skullgirls. Currently in talks regarding open chats, subscriptions and Skullgirls emotes
*Skullgirls merchandise appears on Eightysixed website. Includes large pins (permanently on site) and limited edition shirts available for a period of one week. "Salty Umbrella" shirt available this week!

 

["God's Beard!"]

I'm gonna be sad if the two bonus characters aren't Panzer and Stanley. They look like they could be good friends.

 

[Azure J]

Team Annie's dedication has swayed me. I have decided to vote Annie and not my waifu Eliza.

Also Beowulf over Isaac, because we've had little to no Isaac fan art.

TRAITOR.

You could just as well voted Eliza and Annie. Team Bloody Stars man. ;_;

 

[Kai Dracon]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";54687366]I'm gonna be sad if the two bonus characters aren't Panzer and Stanley. They look like they could be good friends.[/QUOTE]

Can you imagine a picture of a nerd shark with glasses leaping up to brofist a giant stormtrooper who is made of tanks.

Can you.

 

[Azure J]

I'm just noticing all these people who are dropping the one true queen for every one else on this page... Whyyyyyyyy

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

#teambeowulf
#teamstarpower

I'm just noticing all these people who are dropping the one true queen for every one else on this page... Whyyyyyyyy

Do not worry my brother, when Minette loses, everyone wins

 

[Master Milk]

Is it too late to get on the Minette bandwagon?

Of course not. Welcome aboard!

I'm just noticing all these people who are dropping the one true queen for every one else on this page... Whyyyyyyyy

Because Minette.

 

[Ravidrath]

While I enjoy the trash talk and salt...

(Fufufufufufufu...)​

...I really hope in the end everyone will be happy we're getting new characters at all, even if they're not the ones they voted for.

Five new characters are going to address one of the main criticisms of the game, and hopefully keep it going strong-ish for some time to come.

 

[sephi22]

Minette fans are low tier. Don't taint this amazing game with this lame character.
kthxbai

- The Internet

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Minette fans are low tier. Don't taint this amazing game with this lame character.
kthxbai

- The Internet

I'm happy you've seen the light and will vote Annie, but a Minette is cool too


Annie's the one true queen

 

[NEO0MJ]

Do not worry my brother, when Minette loses, everyone wins

Hear Hear.

Five new characters are going to address one of the main criticisms of the game, and hopefully keep it going strong-ish for some time to come.

Yeah, a cast of 13 would be pretty good and just one character above Blazblue CT, even if that one character is a semi-clone. But you still have the female to male ratio to fix, though.

 

[Loona]

Fixed.

You're not helping.

 

[Azure J]

Annie's the one true queen

I'm cool with Annie, but the Queen is Eliza and you know it.

 

[SolarKnight]

While I enjoy the trash talk and salt...

(Fufufufufufufu...)​

...I really hope in the end everyone will be happy we're getting new characters at all, even if they're not the ones they voted for.

Five new characters are going to address one of the main criticisms of the game, and hopefully keep it going strong-ish for some time to come.

Yeah, seriously, just the fact that we're even voting for who the new characters will be is such a great thing and beats the hell out of not even having a 4th and 5th character at all.

Honestly, as much as I support #TeamHowlingStars, in the end I'll be happy with whoever makes it in the end from this top 8 except maybe Aeon.

 

[darkblade77]

Minette fans are low tier. Don't taint this amazing game with this lame character.
kthxbai

- The Internet

We got dat anti-Q technology on deck.


Honestly in the long run I'm fine with either Annie or Minette taking it, just like Annie's aesthetic more between the two. But I hope one of those two does take it, so Feng has a better shot during round 2.

#TeamFeng

 

[Moonlight]

Team Annie's dedication has swayed me. I have decided to vote Annie and not my waifu Eliza.

Welcome aboard. This train has no stop, only the stars.

 

[DiscoShark]

Scythe-Mics are the coolest weapon ever devised and I've got an itch for a character that sits on the more complicated end of the spectrum. Wouldn't mind if Annie or Minette or Stanley got in but nothing's pushing me off my #TeamEliza perch.

Fuck Paypal though.

 

[Cyrano]

Because Minette.

Exactly. Also, a Phoenix mechanic for Minette would be hilarious. (DARK FISHSTIX RISES - ok, this is 50% joke and 50% serious).

Peter, I hope all the weird Paypal stuff works itself out expediently. Sounds like a bad day.

 

[Master Milk]

I liked Phoenix in Marvel.

Someone having a Lv5 Install that you can manually trigger instead of having to wait for death, and that's permanent on activation, could be fun.

That's the kind of thing you have to design a character around though, so maybe not for Minette.

 

[Cyrano]

I liked Phoenix in Marvel.

Someone having a Lv5 Install that you can manually trigger instead of having to wait for death, and that's permanent on activation, could be fun.

That's the kind of thing you have to design a character around though, so maybe not for Minette.

Well, the confidence meter is divorced from actual meter and seems to exist with a certain degree of variance (not via stuff like negative penalties but hit-types). Given that it's fairly difficult to lower the confidence meter (seemingly), a Phoenix state may or may not make sense. Still, the idea of a player losing to team #ROBOCATFISH is too fantastic for me to not take interest in. Especially with characters that are living salt mines.

 

[SDBurton]

Team Annie's dedication has swayed me. I have decided to vote Annie and not my waifu Eliza.

Yes! Welcome to the team!

 

[sandman64]

Eliza is beautiful, but boring.

Annie seems like a way more fun design. Sorry waifu, but real husbando and waifus have falling outs too. Its what brings them closer.

ELiza is faaaar from boring.

Do you call her ability to rip her body into a FLIPPIN' SKELETON Sekhmet to attack others boring?

Do you call her blood-based specials, her diva-based attacks, and her scythe-mic attacks boring?

I refuse to believe it.

You can vote for Annie, that's no problem. But to say it's b/c Eliza is boring makes no sense. Come up with a much better excuse for why you are voting for Annie instead.

Eliza has one of the most (if not THE MOST) interesting design and mechanics in top 8.

 

[Espada]

ELiza is faaaar from boring.

Do you call her ability to rip her body into a FLIPPIN' SKELETON Sekhmet to attack others boring?

Do you call her blood-based specials, her diva-based attacks, and her scythe-mic attacks boring?

I refuse to believe it.

You can vote for Annie, that's no problem. But to say it's b/c Eliza is boring makes no sense. Come up with a much better excuse for why you are voting for Annie instead.

Eliza has one of the most (if not THE MOST) interesting design and mechanics in top 8.

Yeah, the reason why I'm so pro-Eliza is because she has a great design on top of everything else she has. The blood-based stuff and attacking from disadvantage already piqued my interest. The crazy Sekhmet mode, scythe-mic, etc... form the meat of my interest in the character.

 

[NEO0MJ]

ELiza is faaaar from boring.

Do you call her ability to rip her body into a FLIPPIN' SKELETON Sekhmet to attack others boring?

I wonder how that would work. Will normal Eliza and her skeleton be their own character (kinda like Onslaught from MVC) or will her skeleton be a puppet that she only has access to after losing health?

 

[sandman64]

I wonder how that would work. Will normal Eliza and her skeleton be their own character (kinda like Onslaught from MVC) or will her skeleton be a puppet that she only has access to after losing health?

The plan is that Eliza can actively switch between sekhmet and herself. I don't know what they plan as the actual cost of doing the switch, uses up meter? Punishable? Alex also discussed the idea of trying to make it so Sekhmet doesn't bleed, since she is a dry skeleton. He said he would have to discuss that aspect with Mike though.

If (when /kappa) Eliza takes the crown, she would bring so much needed complexity to the fighting scene. She is seriously a bargain for what she can bring to Skullgirls.

 

[Espada]

The plan is that Eliza can actively switch between sekhmet and herself. I don't know what they plan as the actual cost of doing the switch, uses up meter? Punishable? Alex also discussed the idea of trying to make it so Sekhmet doesn't bleed, since she is a dry skeleton. He said he would have to discuss that aspect with Mike though.

If (when /kappa) Eliza takes the crown, she would bring so much needed complexity to the fighting scene. She is seriously a bargain for what she can bring to Skullgirls.

I wouldn't be surprised if Sekhmet would cost meter to switch to and would not have access to the blood gameplay Eliza has.

 

[Nyoro SF]

The final four reveal will initiate the most salt of all the rounds. Not only will it heavily determine voting patterns in a way that has been unseen before, but a lot more fan favorites will be eliminated, and most importantly will set the stage for the next round's vote with the backing knowledge of the previous results.

A lot of stuff that 7Th has been saying makes sense now in regards to gender balance and the final vote.

 

[Mista Koo]

Wait, how did Alex pronounce Minette?

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

Any of this talk on youtube? I'm stuck on a mobile device atm.

 

[QisTopTier]

Minette fans are low tier. Don't taint this amazing game with this lame character.
kthxbai

- The Internet

You want annie in the game? A character that is all flash and no substance? Sounds like you don't know what lame really is!

 

[Jintor]

Someone dropped me a line about one of my eyecatches showing up in a /sgg/ thread, so I had a peek in. They were talking about Annie acting as her own Chris Hansen. But then subtly turning the thing into her a own personalised dating service.

I'm not sure how to feel about this.

 

[Haly]

Someone dropped me a line about one of my eyecatches showing up in a /sgg/ thread, so I had a peek in. They were talking about Annie acting as her own Chris Hansen. But then subtly turning the thing into her a own personalised dating service.

I'm not sure how to feel about this.

The perils of making fanart.

 

[Jintor]

Anyway someone find me some aeon art

 

[Azure J]

Yeah, the reason why I'm so pro-Eliza is because she has a great design on top of everything else she has. The blood-based stuff and attacking from disadvantage already piqued my interest. The crazy Sekhmet mode, scythe-mic, etc... form the meat of my interest in the character.

My man.

Best design + legitimately cool gameplay mechanic = Azure Seal of Approval.

 

[SAB CA]

YOU WA FED!!

And a detail zoom...

 

[Hours Left]

Eliza is beautiful, but boring.

Annie seems like a way more fun design. Sorry waifu, but real husbando and waifus have falling outs too. Its what brings them closer.

Out of everyone, I think Eliza is actually the most interesting in all aspects, and I don't even like the blood gameplay mechanic.

I think she's the most fully realized and unique character from a design perspective.

 

[Beckx]

Peter, have you considered applying a mercy rule for the final round? If the winner is so far ahead, with so many votes cast, that it's impossible for anyone else to catch up, then call it and announce the winner?

 

[QisTopTier]

YOU WA FED!!

And a detail zoom...

I vastly approve

 

[Moonlight]

You want annie in the game? A character that is all flash and no substance?

Well, yeah.

Don't you know what stars are?

I like Eliza, but man, I'm not trading up the power cosmic for it.

 

[QisTopTier]

Well, yeah.

Don't you know what stars are?

I like Eliza, but man, I'm not trading up the power cosmic for it.

Stars are just a bunch of hot gas, which is what annie fans spew

 

[Moonlight]

Hot gas that can boil oceans and cook fish.

Checkmate, Minette fans!

 

[Jintor]

One... more...

 

[QisTopTier]

Hot gas that can boil oceans and cook fish.

Checkmate, Minette fans!

But she's a land fish!

 

[Dachande]

Peter, have you considered applying a mercy rule for the final round? If the winner is so far ahead, with so many votes cast, that it's impossible for anyone else to catch up, then call it and announce the winner?

I don't think there's any way to do that without at least some part of the community calling shenanigans. It'd probably make people saltier than if the vote just ended normally and the winner was declared. "oh you can't be bothered to do it properly after all fuck you guys!!" etc.

 

[SAB CA]

I vastly approve

Thanks I ended up spending much more time on that than initially intended...

One... more...

Wohoo! Go Aeon Art I keep thinking about drawing a pic with her giggling to her self, as she slushes around the sand in her body... I like the idea of her being really odd and awkward if you catch her unaware, ha.

What's been your personal favorite of your own pics, so far?

Edit: And, I like how this one kinda reminds me of a stain glass image, btw!

 

[QisTopTier]

Aeon needs art about her otaku nature

 

[Jintor]

Probably the Eliza pic, the composition came together really well. I wish it was Annie but I couldn't figure out what to do with Sagan so I just kind of put him... flopping around.

 

[SAB CA]

Aeon needs art about her otaku nature

If I voted for her, I wanted to draw her totally submerged in a box, tossing out items with the other voted character on it... with maybe some Squigly and Big Band items included, just to round it out.

Maybe in Character Round 2...

 

[SAB CA]

Probably the Eliza pic, the composition came together really well. I wish it was Annie but I couldn't figure out what to do with Sagan so I just kind of put him... flopping around.

-nod- Yeah, I think the Eliza is a standout of the set, also. Also really like the Stanley, a fan of blue schemes, and it also serves as having one of those "propaganda poster of mad scientist conquering the world" type spins to it, which is very fitting!

Sagan's placement with Annie also works out, because "Mascot" characters often seem to just be tossed into eyecatches for fun. The more haphazard the placement, the more fitting!

I must add, your Annie is one of the few that actually makes HER look cool, without any accessories from something else, IMHO. So good job!