I have reason to believe that Mr. Fulp is using the Alpha system as a joke, because every time I try to view one, I keep getting the message that the server is under extreme stress and couldn't do it. And this happens every time I try. Every single fucking time. So, either the server responsible for the Alphas need to be upgraded, or Mr. Fulp is using them as a joke.
I can complain about this because I can't fix that problem.
Anyway, while I'm at it, I might as well complain about why my Flash gets the rip-down while others get nothing but plaudits.
A certain Lady Kass said about my movie, The Wrath of Iron Ryan, that the sound effects in the fights were out of place and I should have just had music instead. Yeah, sure. How come no one ever told ValorXII about his Mutant Ninja Turtles series to do that? Or to do so-and-so. How come no one tells MentalMyles to draw his things better. Now, I know I do not measure up to those guys, but I don't think it's fair for me to get ripped down, especially by people who know nothing about Flash, while others get applauded through and through. I think only Flash authors should be allowed to comment on other Flash artists' work, because they know how much effort they put into their cartoons.
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Are NG alphas an elaborate joke?
Posted by LordHayden - November 19th, 2008
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Those are the breaks man.
Don't be discouraged, these artists didn't wake up one day and suddenly have amazing Flash skills, it'll have taken them years to get as good as they are now.
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move on. :)
Its not a joke, lol. Its just run by a really, really crappy server that has a user limit of 2. Any more users and it just kicks out anyone else that wants to connect.
I managed to get into the Alpha's once, so I can tell it's ment to be serious, but is just a failure due to the lack of users allowed.
Nillions
The NG Alphas are ancient. They haven't been updated for years.
So anyway, I read Lady Kass' review. I was expecting a small coment like "Fix this", but the fact that she spent a significant amount of time giving you a fair and honest review rather than "this sucks i vote 0" or "AWESOME (YOU SHOULD HAVE USED THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM, BITCH) 10!!!!!!!!11!!" should be credited, not discouraged.
The whole point on the review system is to provide feedback of what people liked or didn't like about the flash. You should use reviews like that to build upon your skills, not lash out because it only got a 4.
Besides, not every review for a flash like Tankmen 1.5 is all 10's and "SO FREAKIN COOL!!!". If you look hard enough then you will see people giving it a fair and detailed review.
You should be lucky to have received such feedback, the average NG user wouldn't spend longer than 30 seconds of their time reviewing your flash.
LordHayden
Hmmm, perhaps you're right. Maybe I was wrong to get mad at Lady Kass.
But it still hurts to get ripped down like that after I spent two months on it.