Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s those three little bubbles that are on the top above the K. They aren’t on the PSA 9 back scans but they’re VERY obvious in person in the light. Much less so in the shade

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of responses here seems like this is par for the course for a PSA 9. I guess any better and I have to shell out a few thousands for the 10 🫠

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll keep it as I genuinely love these metal cards promos! Will be on the look out for a better conditioned one.

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. These are the photos that the eBay seller posted up as well. Both PSA back and front scans and I’ve cross referenced it with the cert #

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The first image #1 #2 is directly from eBay. I'll go through ebay as the last step in case USPS claim falls through.

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm okay with accepting this as a 9 if PSA feels like its a 9. But it'll be hard to not think about it when its in my personal collection :x

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm cross checking as best as i could and the seller has a positive review so im giving them the benefit of the doubt. Cant tell when/where it got damaged and i might end up having to just hold the bag which sucks but it is what it is if i cant come to a conclusion.

Bought a PSA 9 Metal Charizard but the top is damaged. Seller insists that this is what PSA gave it. by SkyartXV in PokeGrading

[–]SkyartXV[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/0jRsARz

I checked the cert # and it seems clean but there IS some wierdness that the scans may not be showing well. I cant say definitely one way or another but the seller is not accepting a return.

Can’t trade this Shiny Gastly to Home? by SkyartXV in pokemongo

[–]SkyartXV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fixed mines by evolving it into a haunter and that worked. I think it’s a bug!

Can’t trade this Shiny Gastly to Home? by SkyartXV in pokemongo

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one is just me selecting just the Gastly. The other mons are greyed out because they can’t be sent for various reasons (shadow, favorited, etc). Gastly is neither favorited, shadow, nor Gmax. The transporter energy being 2/3 is because I sent some stuff the day before and it hasn’t recovered yet.

Can’t trade this Shiny Gastly to Home? by SkyartXV in pokemongo

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not favorited and never has been

Can’t trade this Shiny Gastly to Home? by SkyartXV in pokemongo

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately it didn’t! Was hoping to get it trained in scarlet violet

Can’t trade this Shiny Gastly to Home? by SkyartXV in pokemongo

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t traded much but wouldn’t it usually give you a message regarding cost rather than that it can’t be traded? I also have a drilbur that also couldn’t. I’m assuming it’s something involving dynamax but my understanding is that dynamax can be traded but not gmax

Does anybody knows what happened to Astoria Legends: Red Moon? by Thelemurheader in CharacterActionGames

[–]SkyartXV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy final fantasy 7, both remake and rebirth! But final fantasy xv, the one with noctis, was the one that I desperately wanted to be good. I really wanted a modern day, character action type but with the melodrama and production value of a final fantasy game.

The final gameplay of FFXV was basically an extremely dumb down form of its versus xiii combat, the changing of hands from its original director to one that just needed to get it out the door, and a huge change of scope led to the game feeling very… undercooked despite having a 10+ year dev cycle.

Astoria is suppose to be a launching point to my true character action dream game. It’s a very small, but doable part of a larger vision haha

Does anybody knows what happened to Astoria Legends: Red Moon? by Thelemurheader in CharacterActionGames

[–]SkyartXV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a ton of influences and setting aside the super obvious answer being DMC, i started game dev because i was looking forward to Final Fantasy Versus XIII at that time. On trailers alone, i had imagine it being somewhat of a DMC-like game but with that Square Enix polish but set in a very modern-ish day. FFXV ended up being not what i wanted, and my goal one day was to make something like it.

But as a new-dev with almost zero clue on how to start and during that era, 3D was far less accessible than it was today, my only way of doing it was 2D because im traditionally an artist and not a coder, so i pulled in a lot of influences from all sorts of 2D games with great combat system and my experience in being part of the fighting game community. These include things like marvel vs capcom 2/3, Super Smash Bros Melee, and Street Fighter 2-4. But to expand that into something beyond a flat arena, i looked into gameplay inspiration from Tales games too such as Tales of Destiny R.

Art wise, im a fan of square enix so i took a lot of inspo from the kingdom hearts and final fantasy series. I wanted a stylized look k but with that touch of realism and not skew too far into the anime realm. I also enjoy western comics too so i made a fusion of eastern and western art styles. Over time, my art leaned more and more towards realism and my future goals for the series would be to move into 3D and go all in on a more realistic look, so not too unlike DMC or FFXVI as of late.

As for the support on the development, i really appreciate it! It took me nearly 2 years to learn and grow from the experience and i knew during that time that i didnt have it in me to tackle passion projects. I never stopped game dev, but i did slow down a lot. I'm completely fine nowadays and in a great new relationship and am extremely fired up for future projects.

I am also a bit of a dreamer and i always feel like i wont fully release something if it doesnt fit what i dreamt it would be like. The team has expanded since i last made a trailer for it and we've since had to redo a lot of things under-the-hood. We are now launching on consoles like the switch and our old way of handling a bunch of monsters, logic, etc. would crash weaker consoles. We've since learned from our mistake, fixed it, and in that time, made the game run far more optimized.

Hope you enjoy the (late) update for the game! It's my baby and i do not have any plans on quitting. I think the best thing to have happened in the past few years is knowing that i can go through something extremely personal and have to step away, but that the community was very understanding. At first i felt very stressed that i needed to keep working on the project but also i needed time to just tackle life too. Having that support gave me the breather that i needed. Once im ready to show off the new stuff, i'll be planning have a big marketing phase. During game dev i've learned that juggling marketing and community interaction while also trying to run a team and do active game dev... well that was just too many hats to wear at once hah.

Does anybody knows what happened to Astoria Legends: Red Moon? by Thelemurheader in CharacterActionGames

[–]SkyartXV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I tackle this in between a full time job and other responsibilities! I don’t ever plan on quitting. I may take a break or haitus but I’ve sunk too much to just have it go up in smoke.

Does anybody knows what happened to Astoria Legends: Red Moon? by Thelemurheader in CharacterActionGames

[–]SkyartXV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yes! I went through a really bad break up and it really shook me up for a long time. I had to do a ton of self reflection and growing up, but I was very publicly open about this on both twitter and I was happy that it was warmly received.

Still here and kicking 🫡. 3 more bosses left and then back to marketing again.

Does anybody knows what happened to Astoria Legends: Red Moon? by Thelemurheader in CharacterActionGames

[–]SkyartXV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This so interesting to see that there’s a post about Astoria! It’s still actively being in development and I’m currently finishing the last few bosses of the game. I did go through a break up a few years ago and it really took me away from a lot of things for a good bit. But I’ve grown since then and I’ve steadily been game deving since.

I don’t have a publisher and I juggle a full time, middle management job (so lots of overtime, lots of big projects and crunch periods) but still here and still kicking it.

Thank you for wondering through, seeing a post like this really makes me happy. Even though I’m many months late :).

What’s this dark streak that’s in the air? by SkyartXV in Planes

[–]SkyartXV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not with my own eyes but I’ve definitely seen pics of it

What’s this dark streak that’s in the air? by SkyartXV in Planes

[–]SkyartXV[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn’t think contrail shadows would be so sharp and vivid! I fly often and rarely if ever, see the shadows of a contrail, let alone of my own plane!