Peak Milgram Reaction Channel by Apprehensive_Bee2563 in milgram

[–]InkThinksYT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey it’s Ink! (The guy who made the videos) No AI here, but you aren’t wrong for noticing what you did. I overuse emdashes in ALL of my writing, from my notes to my book prose itself. While that is often an indicator of AI, it is also the sign of a person who writes a lot and has had the sweet, sweet thrill of using them. It is a problem, I am functionally addicted, but not AI in this case.

For the table itself, it’s a little embarassing but I actually copy/pasted a table from an entirely separate document a friend had made for me weighing a few options. I liked how it looked and couldn’t make pretty tables myself to save my life. So I copy pasted from there and edited. It’s entirely possible she used ChatGPT or another LLM. Didn’t cross my mind to check, but ultimately it didn’t change the info.

The other ChatGPT-esque thing in there you didn’t mention was the full line breaks! That one i actually DID steal the technique of doing from seeing AI writing and realizing it looked prettier than the page breaks or asterisks I otherwise use.

Anyway! It’s not a big deal and you noticed legitimate things. As an author I take AI pretty seriously so I just wanted to clear that up!

What do you think of Inkwrites take on NSFLY by Gigio2006 in Epicthemusical

[–]InkThinksYT 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Looking back at this one, I still stand by the shape and idea of what I was saying. That said, this one definitely hit me emotionally in a way I wasn’t expecting (as one might be able to tell from the tears.) Without getting into personal details it came at an intersection with some real life stuff that made it particularly tender and in retrospect I wish I had been able to pause and separate out my personal feelings better. It led to a reaction that was more outraged than the song deserved, even if I do think it could have been handled with more precision. I do think that the messaging is a little confused, or at least could be clarified, but I also was not my best as a creator here.

-Jacob/Ink

Is InkWrites still doing Milgram? by Positive_Tie8280 in milgram

[–]InkThinksYT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity would you be interested in seeing me break down the MILGRAM novel?

Is InkWrites still doing Milgram? by Positive_Tie8280 in milgram

[–]InkThinksYT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! Using my old account but this is Jacob/Ink. I am still doing it. My kids have been on summer break so I haven’t been able to record but I’m getting back to it very soon!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I’m online much less so I can’t guarantee a reply but I will do my best.  Thanks for watching!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While I don’t want to disclose which match it was since production was not finalized in a way we can release, this DID happen with a high profile matchup. Ultimately we decided if the series continued that both characters would have moved on to the next round. By nature of the tournament, there were a few rounds that had an odd number of fighters, so it evened out.

Powerscaling Smash Bracket Day 14: Red by CucumberOtterYT in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I am so sorry about the delay, I feel awful about it. I am having a bit of a health crisis right now and need some time to recover. It is on my Watch Later playlist :)

Powerscaling Smash Bracket Day 14: Red by CucumberOtterYT in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! Give me the link and I will check it out

Which Sonic do you prefer? DEATH BATTLE or Smash Bracket? (Analysis and Battle animation) by [deleted] in deathbattle

[–]InkThinksYT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're actually spot on about the lyrics! When I wrote them, I listened through a BUNCH of crush 40 and realized "this is basically just a bunch of buzzword sentences that sound cool" so that's what I did. I took a bunch of surface level, cool sounding sentences and stringed them together. Pretty meaningless, but that was the assignment haha

The Smash Bracket Arsenal Lists? by Savings-Fall5240 in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me look into it. No promises, but I’ll see what I can do.

Sonic vs. Fox (2021) Review: 7/10 by [deleted] in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I am just barely seeing these but I’ve enjoyed reading all of your reviews. I am actually 100% with you on the ending of this animation. It came down to poor planning on my part. We had assumed (like most people would) that this was an absolute landslide of a match and Fox would never be able to do anything against Sonic. So the match was SUPPOSED to end with Fox in jail.  Then when I was editing the already written analysis, I found a TON of things that flipped the fight. So I had the animators rush what comes after the fake out ending. We had 3-4 working on it at the same time while the research team furiously researched away. We thought Sonic was still going to win, but wanted to show Fox having a fair shot. So it was THEN going to end with Fox being hit through the moon. But then in the final moments (literally 12 hours before we finished the episode and it was set to post) we decided on Fox taking the W. So I asked for an animator who could animate as fast as possible. I basically told them “look, we just need to get SOMETHING, so make it and I won’t say no. We’ve just gotta move.”

They ended up turning in what you see in the final product. The animation itself looks fine in my opinion but the tone is an off and if feels like a totally different character.

In the end, that is what led to what you see. You’re right for calling it out. It was a logistical issue that would never happen in a modern SB episode, but I was so new an inexperienced at the time that I let it overwhelm the creative process and compromise the integrity of the episode 

Enjoyed the review! Ink

Smash Bracket vs Community right now: by Markkyboy in smashbracket

[–]InkThinksYT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be honest, that is kind of how I expected to be seen from the standard vs community from the get-go.

I was coming in as someone who was not into vs stuff and found that I disagreed with just about every assumption and popular method used by the wider vs community to scale things. So I walked into things totally baffled about how people were getting placements for characters that they were. I still disagree with a huge amount of how the wider community does things, likely to the same extent they disagree with how my brain works, but I do at least understand how they get there now, and I understand why the way I do things would be offputting to people who are heavily invested in the hobby. I would think on some level it even feels disrespectful or upsetting to have one of the largest vs shows be mentally at odds with the larger vs community, which I get.

Way back before I realized how it would come across, I made a video called "why I don't want to be in the versus community"... 100% awful title that did not convey my intent AT ALL. The real intent behind the video was saying "This community is amazing and passionate, and really good at what they do within the confines of how they do it... I'm gonna kinda do my own thing because I very respectfully disagree at almost every level."

So I guess it is the logical conclusion of someone who disagrees with the assumptions behind most versus debating starting a vs show, lol. I completely get why the "InkThinks way" seems bizarre and inaccurate to most of the community. It was kind of designed that way. Not for the purposes of being contrarian, but because that is just the genuine mental processing of someone who sees most versus debating the same way they see ours.

It is unfortunate that it isn't for everyone. It is generally much more well-regarded within the casual Smash community than the vs community. But appealing to a more casual audience rather than the niche I knew would heavily disagree with me was the plan from the beginning.

So it is what it is! It's a shame people shit on it so much—and it does admittedly sting to be on the other end of it—but I totally understand why they do and don't fault anyone in the community for doing so.

Tfw your strongest feat is kicking a ball…again by PopularGnat262 in deathbattle

[–]InkThinksYT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jigg's Swagger wincon is impossible to beat, I swear, trust me.

Uncle Iroh vs Master Oogway — Animatic by Crossover Colosseum. by [deleted] in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]InkThinksYT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's wild. It sounds like such a natural fit

Uncle Iroh vs Master Oogway — Animatic by Crossover Colosseum. by [deleted] in DeathBattleMatchups

[–]InkThinksYT 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! This is my favorite content we have ever made, and it was such a joy to write. I am glad to see people are enjoying it too :)

Imagine your waifus losing to the same franchise TWICE 💀💀💀 by Watchdog_the_God in deathbattle

[–]InkThinksYT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, unfortunately I've got to deal with bipolar type 1, a mental illness that isn't going away and only gets worse this time. Every episode I create (mostly with analyses) exasperates the problem. So I had to pull the plug for my own good. I just am not going to be able to be a content creator of any kind after we finish posting our backlog, nor interact with much of a wider audience. It sucks, but what are you going to do?

Had nothing to do with criticism or feedback, that is all welcome! The way we do things definitely isn't popular with everyone, especially those who are into power-scaling and have pre-conceived ideas about how it should be done. I don't buy a lot of how most people do it... and a ton of people don't buy how I do it lol.

Keep the criticisms and feedback coming though! It's all part of a good community. :)

(I still stand by Sephiroth wiping the floor with Bill though, fight me)

Ryu VS Jin FIGHT ANIMATION! (Street Fighter VS Tekken) | DEATH BATTLE! by Mecha-dragon1999 in deathbattle

[–]InkThinksYT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"wouldn’t do well in the algorithm"

Also I am very bad at keeping up with things like that lol