#finch rambles

Hey kiddos, I know things are really hard right now and this is really bad news for the queer community. Things won't be easy and there's no use pretending they will be. But I promise, if we support each other, we will survive this. There is hope. There is action. There is resilience. There is strength. There is protest. And there will be a trans inclusive future if we make there be one.

The Herobrine Easter Egg in the official 10th Anniversary Minecraft Map.

I always love when Mojang makes a nod to Herobrine.

james has nothing to complain about. he knows that better than anyone, and he's an expert at keeping his mouth shut. so what if his mother hovers, if she doesn't like to have him out of her sight, if he spent his childhood sheltered and wrapped in a nest of silk to keep him from being injured, so when he left home for the first time every little sting felt like an apocalypse? his father has high and unbending expectations of him, expectations that feel impossible to reach, but doesn't everyone's father have expectations like that?

james is an only child. his parents wanted many, many children, and he has to be all of them, all at once, all the time.

I may be outta the fandom, but I still love this game - and what devs are doing is Stupid. Devs, for the love of earth, stop what you've been huffing and fix this mess.

What did rep quests ever do to you? Removing Battle Drills? Okay, fine, I guess. Maybe? I dunno.

But removing lore? Touching the lore - which you literally advertise since ever, 'cause it's an OPEN WORLD RPG gacha game? …Y'know, something that literally needs a story? What gets players hooked on the product and keeps them around? Yeah? You do know people who don't care about lore can SKIP and get their rewards? Or just.. not bother with clan rep quests?? Right? So why, oh why pray tell, remove it??? And just - what're you doing, Lilith?

Yeah, I'm not happy with what you did to Starter Story, replacing it with Homestead ( but there's still lore in a way, so it's ok ) or the Voyage of Wonders thing.

But those I could kinda look aside - except for when you touch the damn lore AND REMOVE IT!

Also, did you not clock in that artists, theorists, lore players, fan-writers and others are like… dunno… MARKETING TEAM in a way? Sure, we ain't hired and paid like typical official marketing team, but we still do a lot of promoting. And it's effective. More than your ads!

You want that marketing & advertisement gone, devs? That's gonna lead to dropping revenue. Actually you losing a lot of money!

Ye, big spenders give revenue, but… you need numbers, big numbers, to keep the product relevant long-term or you'll end up with something like Overwatch.

Spenders will quit, too, at some point. Because they got no competition in rankings. It's already started happening! You know, what gets you revenue? Them buying all those packs 'n what-not. To stay top ranks, competitive, etc.

(Nevermind that many folks also found friends through this game, although you don't seem to care about that. Only money.)

Also, buying cosmetics from travelogues and Rosy cosmetics, which have been, in my humble opinion, getting just wayyy too expensive. ( Rosy store and cosmetics was a mistake from the start, but whatever- )

Recently poor designs too for Fable Road ( Taurus outfit- ) and not to mention the mostly bland ones from Velvet Store!

Lilith games, do you really wanna speedrun becoming Overwatch and have a dead game? ….Like your other game, Dislyte? (Even though I hear that one's still floating - unlike Overwatch. But you get it.)

Guess you don't actually want money - enshittifying your product in all directions with stupid decisions, driving off marketing (let's face it, your "ads" are shit. No one likes those bullshit ai ads.), ignoring major part of your player base (low-mid spenders, f2p. ) and their feedback… What're you doing?

If you want money, stop this stupidity. Fix your mess. Improve the product actually, and why not… make a merch-store where people can buy stuff? If you got one, promote it more & better, 'cause only contests ain't good enough. (Also, apparently, even those rewards were reduced???)

And, while at it…. Cut back on shoving ai down our throats!!!

(Being a Chinese company ain't an excuse or a pass, because I've seen some people are trying to justify stuff like these with these kinds of replies. If the devs want to, they can do quality stuff over quantity! Saying that " they can't do that, because they're a Chinese company " is a bland af excuse!)

I promise you, humans, most humans, actually like and want HUMAN-MADE stuff! Trust me on that!

Seriously, fix your mess and stop with the stupidity.

Mama Iida (given name unknown)

- It’s mentioned in the “Ultra Analysis” databook that she used to be a hero. I’m guessing she retired early for some unknown reason.

- At the height of her career, she teamed up with Raimei Kaminari, AKA Denki’s mom, AKA Pro Hero Catenary.

- Her Engine quirk is situated in her calves, much like her son Tenya.

- The surname “Iida” is from her side of the family.

- Much like her sons, her name begins with the “Ten” sound. (I can’t get more specific than that.)

Tenya and Tensei:

- The Iida’s always wanted more than one kid, but for the longest time, it never seemed to work out.

- When he was younger, Tensei would ask for a younger sibling for Christmas/any other special occasion every year, to no avail. His prayers were finally answered by the time he was in high school.

- Open space is a requirement for any member of the Iida family. Almost all of them, save for Tenya and Tensei’s father, get “the zoomies.”

- Both brothers enjoy watching old mecha anime, such as Macross and Gundam.

- Tenya takes after his mom in appearance and personality, while Tensei more resembles his dad.

- They’re both autistic.

Other stuff:

- They have three pets: two cats (a silver tabby named Turbo and a brown tabby named Skanda) and a border collie dog named Jet.

Doing a lil v-day sale! Want to focus on shippy art to continue to build out that portfolio! 🖤💖

Offering for my tumblr fam only 25$ smooch sketches! Full color sketches, but will likely be shoulder/waist up and I might be a bit experimental with coloring! (Look to recent OC sketches for ideas).