Advanced Members Samuel Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 New power is Octo ID: 463Name: OctoStatus: LimitedSmilies: octo, octoback, octoblush, octobreak, octocry, octoink, octojoy, octomad, octoneutral, octosleep, octoswt, octotarget, octotongue, octowinkPawns: (hat#ho)Price: 250 xats NEW: Smilies: octotiny, octocute, octofx Pawns: (hat#hc) (hat#ht) Hug: /hug octo Your message here#optional color code The wiki page: https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Octo 3 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Mayeyo Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 Cool, sea big head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteers Crow Posted October 13, 2017 Volunteers Share Posted October 13, 2017 The wiki page is up: https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Octo Credit to Jedi for the quick template! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Deactivated Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 Release the kraken, octo squid*sh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Skatel Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 this good is passable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members ALE42 Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 i LOLOLOVE Octo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Lalisa Posted October 13, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 I like tentacles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Makers Popular Post Mike Posted October 14, 2017 Smiley Makers Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2017 After some thought I decided I would make this post. I want the users that purchase these powers to feel they have the voice in improving / fixing / boosting powers if for some reason they should feel the power is inadequate or poor. We want the users to feel that they are getting their moneys worth. I don't want powers to feel like a "rip" so I am looking for positive feedback from now on about new powers. By positive I don't mean that you can't be critical. I want people to express their concern / problem with a power if they feel it isn't good enough to them. Ways that you should suggest improvements / fixes - Provide a good reason / explanation as to why the power is poor. (example: The power doesn't have enough customization e.g. backs. Or the power doesn't have enough animation / fx. Provide a good reference for a "new" idea if you think the power should be improved or increased beyond the usual amount. And of course, feel free to suggest new ideas should you come up with suitable ideas for powers. Just make sure to provide adequate references / explanation of your power idea when you do suggest them! Thank you. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteers Crow Posted October 14, 2017 Volunteers Share Posted October 14, 2017 Maybe add a deep sea hug, which I don't believe we've had before. The octopus could squirt ink to write the message (although that might be too complicated ). Put old sea smilies in the background too, e.g. the turtle, crab, jellyfish or starfish from Sea power, and maybe the submarine from Aquatic power. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Makers Mike Posted October 14, 2017 Smiley Makers Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, Crow said: Maybe add a deep sea hug, which I don't believe we've had before. The octopus could squirt ink to write the message (although that might be too complicated ). Put old sea smilies in the background too, e.g. the turtle, crab, jellyfish or starfish from Sea power, and maybe the submarine from Aquatic power. Definitely worth considering. Doesn't seem like too much effort either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members 6 Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 How about a 14 minutes ago, Crow said: The octopus could squirt ink to write the message (although that might be too complicated ). I think this would be a good idea too with a kiss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Lalisa Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 add more tentacles, 4 aren't enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Mike's son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members valGOD Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 I am Mike's cousin. @Mike By the way, good job Mike! P.S. (Send notes) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Christina Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 This is not a criticism in Mikes power alone. This is just a general observation, as of lately. Must we use the same template for each of the smileys? It makes me feel its the same smiley redone, which it pretty much is. Tentacles can be re positioned or added, as per example on this one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Makers Mike Posted October 14, 2017 Smiley Makers Share Posted October 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Christina said: This is not a criticism in Mikes power alone. This is just a general observation, as of lately. Must we use the same template for each of the smileys? It makes me feel its the same smiley redone, which it pretty much is. Tentacles can be re positioned or added, as per example on this one. So what you mean is more unique "backs" / expressions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Christina Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 24 minutes ago, Mike said: So what you mean is more unique "backs" / expressions ? I can not say anything about expression, because each is different. The backs being changed from one another, or having a few more options, will make the user feel they are getting more for their money. the 10 Octo bodies are the same template, aside from unique facial expression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members JeanGraphics Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Christina said: This is not a criticism in Mikes power alone. This is just a general observation, as of lately. Must we use the same template for each of the smileys? It makes me feel its the same smiley redone, which it pretty much is. Tentacles can be re positioned or added, as per example on this one. You're right. Everything is becoming routine. Not a criticism, it's my opinion. This is not the first time I say it. When xat releases a power, why not consult the users if they liked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Makers Mike Posted October 14, 2017 Smiley Makers Share Posted October 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, JeanGraphics said: You're right. Everything is becoming routine. Not a criticism, it's my opinion. This is not the first time I say it. When xat releases a power, why not consult the users if they liked it? This is exactly why i've decided to make the post I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members TinkerDoodle Posted October 14, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 14, 2017 51 minutes ago, Mike said: So what you mean is more unique "backs" / expressions ? maybe try new animations, for example the angel power is still being used because of the wings, maybe have a power dedicated to adding new and unique wings. or this power for example, the octopus can be squeezing any emoticon and you can replace the squeezed emoticon with anything you want, the code go something like (osqueeze#maniac). having different animations and different styles would be really refreshing to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Dann Posted October 16, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 10/14/2017 at 7:40 PM, Mike said: This is exactly why i've decided to make the post I did. Thank you for creating the post you did. I was very hesitant about posting my opinion on the post as I did not want to offend anyones work. But considering you are open to criticism here is mine: The power tends to be very repetitive: Same backs, same legs, different expressions but certain same aspects. The quality of the power is poor: Sharp edges on "wiggly" legs Half the powers have the same style mouth/eyes. ( I don't understand how the same mouth alone is able to represent sleeping/neutral/mad/joy/cry/blush) Same legs different speeds ( I think different expressions should have different stances. not just the same animation but faster/slower) "inking" out the mouth? (don't know why this disturbs me, but it does xD) In my opinion it should be just a cloud of ink that arises from below. The power overall looks very amateur. And looks as if there was a lack of effort put in to it. My criticism is intended to be taken in a positive way so that you guys can provide the best quality work possible. @Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Angelo Posted October 16, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 16, 2017 \Here's a bit of feedback that I'd like to give (and this is not specifically about OCTO 463, so if I need to make my own thread, just tell me)\ A decent chunk of our smiley powers were taken from an outside source. They were not copied exactly, but the ideas for each smiley were mimicked into the powers we have today. I am totally fine with this, as I think it's great to incorporate ideas from other sources. I understand a majority of them are from websites that designate that the smilies are for free use, too. However, I think since xat is charging people to use these smilies, the source of the original idea should at least be credited. This is just to clear up any confusion about ideas being stolen or credited as someone elses. I think Mike does a wonderful job of re-imagining some of the stuff he finds, but I want to ensure that the idea is not credited as his, simply the recreation. Maybe it would be best on the wiki? Here's what I'm talking about: https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Reaper https://chinesefontdesign.com/27-black-ghost-boy-communicator-emoticons.html https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Caterpillar https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Animegirl https://chinesefontdesign.com/40-izumi-konata-cute-anime-girl-emoticons.html On a side note, I agree with what Christina and Danns have to say as well as far as "routine" goes. Lately most smiley powers have been the same shaped back with different expressions/colors, and slight variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Makers Mike Posted October 16, 2017 Smiley Makers Share Posted October 16, 2017 7 hours ago, Dann said: Thank you for creating the post you did. I was very hesitant about posting my opinion on the post as I did not want to offend anyones work. But considering you are open to criticism here is mine: The power tends to be very repetitive: Same backs, same legs, different expressions but certain same aspects. The quality of the power is poor: Sharp edges on "wiggly" legs Half the powers have the same style mouth/eyes. ( I don't understand how the same mouth alone is able to represent sleeping/neutral/mad/joy/cry/blush) Same legs different speeds ( I think different expressions should have different stances. not just the same animation but faster/slower) "inking" out the mouth? (don't know why this disturbs me, but it does xD) In my opinion it should be just a cloud of ink that arises from below. The power overall looks very amateur. And looks as if there was a lack of effort put in to it. My criticism is intended to be taken in a positive way so that you guys can provide the best quality work possible. @Mike I appreciate the feedback. The legs were difficult to do variations on each one so that wouldn't be realistic if the power was to get done. I believe there could be some sort of alteration for them but not every single one would need it imo. The inkling in mouth is basically similar to octorok from zelda that spits out nuts / seeds except it was with goop, similar to how a blooper from super mario sunshine spits out goop so that seemed fine to me. 3 hours ago, Angelo said: \Here's a bit of feedback that I'd like to give (and this is not specifically about OCTO 463, so if I need to make my own thread, just tell me)\ A decent chunk of our smiley powers were taken from an outside source. They were not copied exactly, but the ideas for each smiley were mimicked into the powers we have today. I am totally fine with this, as I think it's great to incorporate ideas from other sources. I understand a majority of them are from websites that designate that the smilies are for free use, too. However, I think since xat is charging people to use these smilies, the source of the original idea should at least be credited. This is just to clear up any confusion about ideas being stolen or credited as someone elses. I think Mike does a wonderful job of re-imagining some of the stuff he finds, but I want to ensure that the idea is not credited as his, simply the recreation. Maybe it would be best on the wiki? Here's what I'm talking about: https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Reaper https://chinesefontdesign.com/27-black-ghost-boy-communicator-emoticons.html https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Caterpillar https://util.xat.com/wiki/index.php?title=Animegirl https://chinesefontdesign.com/40-izumi-konata-cute-anime-girl-emoticons.html On a side note, I agree with what Christina and Danns have to say as well as far as "routine" goes. Lately most smiley powers have been the same shaped back with different expressions/colors, and slight variations. A lot of powers are inspired from "references" from other sites like Caterpillar etc. If you feel they look too similar where credit is needed then that means they need to be changed to look entirely different and that's fine. For future powers i'll try to be aware of how they look so they don't look like copy / rip offs of other powers. Coming up with ideas can be tricky so it's much preferred that the community / users suggest powers that we can then adapt to make xat style and make something great. "Lately most smiley powers have been the same shaped back with different expressions/colors, and slight variations." - If the same shaped back with different expressions / colors and slight variations is not enough can you explain more what you would prefer to see? For example with octo, what would you want as far as more diverse backs / breaking up the routine? Trying to understand the main issue of the powers so that future powers don't have the same issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Members Solange Posted October 16, 2017 Advanced Members Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Mike said: Coming up with ideas can be tricky so it's much preferred that the community / users suggest powers that we can then adapt to make xat style and make something great. I think that there are a lot of good suggestions for smilie powers that would be really nice to have on xat, you can find them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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