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Happy Halloween 2019

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Phase rough sketch by Zairyo

Paragon is one of my favorite games ever. I don’t like MOBAs and I was reluctant to try Paragon at first for that very reason, but this game is something special. Through highs and lows I’ve loved every iteration. It was the one game I wanted to play the most after Maria hit us. The graphics, hero designs, gameplay, animations, hero kits, it was all great. Even the card systems, though their implementation could have been better, as well as a much needed tutorial for new people to get into deck building. It was the most crucial element of the game as no matter which hero you chose, it was their deck that made the difference. Epic Games considers it a failure, I don’t think it is a failure, I don’t think they failed in making a great game, they failed at supporting it. Seems like Tencent will steal Paragon from us and it feels worse than if they had to close the game ‘cause it really was a failure. Supporting their current cash cow, Fortnite, is not illogical but putting all eggs in one basket is stupid. Sure, by itself Fortnite sold a lot, but it wasn’t until they ripped off PUBG that the game took off. Not only that but their initial promise of improving the game they sold (currently known as the Save the World mode) is nothing but an afterthought. I don’t wish them ill, granted I’m tempted to, but a fair warning. Once the Battle Royale fad is done and gone, what will you have? As it is, Fortnite gets boring rather fast, and that’s surprising considering all the genres mashed into it.

Paragon was never boring to me, whether or not we had a new hero, there were always stuff to try, thanks to the deck builds. I want to thank the Paragon team for an awesome game, from Legacy to its current iteration, everything was amazing. I particularly want to thank everyone that worked on Phase. I rarely play support types, my roles are usually range and control type characters (granted with the nerfs Phase is more control than support now) but something clicked with Phase. It’s not just her appearance or the nuances in her animations (like her stance) it’s the whole package, every character in Paragon feels complete without resorting to animated shorts like some other companies do. Paragon heroes can stand by themselves without being blessed by luck. In other games you have the hero designs, as interesting or appealing as they are, if not by how the voice actors injected their personalities into their characters you wouldn’t have a fanbase making them greater than they really are. At the very least, I wish Epic Games would consider letting us keep Paragon as a peer to peer against the bots. There’s a change.org petition if you wish to contribute.

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Why Tumblrwatch?

Honestly, no site has more Overwatch ships (I ship Widow Mercy like it’s the USS Enterprise and we were about to be face the Borg) These are obviously parody characters, but where did they come from? Besides the obvious of course.

Well, often enough when I’m waiting for matchmaking or for something to render or anything that has to do with being still waiting, I tend to doodle whatever. One of those doodles was this horrible looking thing lol

When I started it I didn’t have anything in mind. I was just drawing a plucky girl and her big buffed girlfriend. Then I thought, “hmm they’re a bit too Tracer and Zarya” and kept going.

After hurricane Maria destroyed our infrastructure I was left without power and currently, New Year’s Eve and I’m still without internet, but let’s not talk about that damned thing. Bottom line is I had plenty of time to draw and one of the things I decided to do was redraw that, a bit more serious.

I even came up with a little story behind this. If I did my job right, I don’t even need to explain it.

Anyway, hope everyone has a happy new year

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Ryder X Suvi by Zairyo

*sigh* I was looking forward to this game, like a lot. I almost convinced myself to buy it just for the multiplayer, that would be an insult to every artist that works hard on their games. Like the great work done in Watch Dogs 2 cutscenes. Those are amazing and people rarely bring them up. Not to mention the writing in this game is very bad, like a competent fan fiction at best. That being said, what drove me to draw this was this scene.

I only wish it was well animated ‘cause the voice acting is on point. I won’t buy this game at full price, may eventually get it IF most of the bugs are fixed. I don’t expect them to fix the animations 'cause they’ve clearly shown their lack of respect for the art.

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Sparrowhawk Sketch Card by Zairyo

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Overwatch Mercy Commission by Zairyo

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Ashlinn Combat Scene Commission by Zairyo

Star Army Space Roleplay

Star Army is a forum community for roleplaying, worldbuilding, and collaborative writing.

Since 2002, we've hosted hundreds of RPG campaigns in a shared, living universe. It's a unique and original setting characterized by starships, aliens, and transhuman androids.

Join as a member of the Star Army of Yamatai or many other factional groups. Or blaze your own trail as an independent adventurer or new faction. The things your characters do and the ideas you contribute will become part of Star Army's history and lore.

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2015 Art Summary by Zairyo

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Kenzie Sketch Card Commission by Zairyo

Character created and commissioned by: Zandock

Yea I added the Hole to Another Universe graffiti seen in Life is Strange ‘cause I love that game so much.

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Reblog art. Always.

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Once Upon a Time

Emma Swan fanart by Zairyo

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Max quick sketch by Zairyo

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Daria and Jane by Zairyo

Because after Life is Strange Dark Room, the only thing that makes sense is endless depression, so I opted to watch Daria again.

Rough, no colors version too of course.

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Life is Strange: Dark Room Fuck Your Selfie

*Spoilers*

I don’t usually do fanfics, I don’t hate them it’s just that I prefer to work on my OCs. However… Life is Strange is an exception to every rule ever created. I can’t deal with Dark Room’s ending, while it didn’t break me like Chaos Theory did, it left me uncomfortable, more angry than sad but still both. So Jefferson you motherfucker, now you deal with my Super Maxine.

In the comic I changed Chloe’s necklace to her left hand. Also she has more powers. Ability to rewind specific things, can stop time at will, can fast forward with her left hand and can change the time flow of a person she touches with both hands.

Basically I’m so angry that asshole killed Chloe, that as punishment I had Super Maxine use Frank’s bat to break his knee. Eventually that injury will kill him as he won’t get treatment. Worst yet, he won’t be removed from the timeline, in order to keep the sequence of events unchanged, (except for Chloe’s death since Max rewound the bullet out of her skull) but time will flow differently for him so that he can’t interact with anything in the normal flow of time. In essence, he will become the next person that disappears from Arcadia Bay. AND the pain will feel like it’s in real time, but the regular time will be slowed down so much that he will be alive and in constant pain for over 50 years.

Also, the cheesy name Maximum Price fits well with Max’s personality. Plus it means many things like the title of each episode of LiS. For one it’s a play on Max and Chloe, it’s also the name of a regulation when the government intervenes to adjust a cap in prices when they go overboard.

If you are wondering how can my “fanfic” Max be in the real Max timeline without replacing her? For one, they’re not the same age anymore, second I’m using the two moons as an example. Since the multiverse Max created is converging, for as long as there are two moons, they can both exist at the same time. (I’m aware one of the moons disappeared when they decided to go to the junkyard, just let me have this one OK)

If you don’t like this version of Max, that’s OK, I prefer the game version too, this is just to vent.

Hope you enjoyed it and were able to vent some of the frustration. As always, thank you for checking it out, reblogging and liking it.

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Elise & Raven Sketch Cards Commissions by Zairyo

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LiS - Dana Ward by Zairyo

Can’t contain myself, episode 4 should be out soon (in a week or two I guess) I needed to test something and I had just done a quick doodle of Dana so…

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Blackwell Ninjas by Zairyo

OK now this one should really be the last one (colored at least) until the next episode kills me or inspires me.

This sketch was a bit too rough for colors and I don’t have the time to redo nor fix it. Hope it looks good enough though.

Decided to make a wallpaper with all the pics I’ve sketched and colored so far.

If interested, you can download it here: http://fav.me/d8vwv20