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Commissions are generally open at request, but it’s past time I made a price list:

Sketch - $8

Flats - $12

Shaded - $15

Prices are per character and without detailed backgrounds.  Taking pony commissions, anthro/furry pieces, etc.  Prices are negotiable.

If interested contact via messaging here or on skype.

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Pssst……McRibs are overrated.

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I like a fair few of the Pokemon from Gen V.  I still think Gen V is the worst generation hands down.

Out of starters of all the Gens, Gen V is also the worst, as the move paths are really limited… How limited? Level up or not, you can always learn the same moves. No variance what so ever…

Yeah, the Gen V starters were lackluster overall.  The Oshawott line was okay and cute until its final stage which was a weird change of pace.  The Tepig line was incredibly disappointing, especially since it was the third consecutive iteration of a Fire/Fighting starter, and the worst of the 3.  The Snivy line was pretty good, but still overall not good.

The bulk of my issue with Gen V is the changes to the experience mechanics that had been in place since the series’ inception, and was immediately reversed at the beginning of Gen VI.  The issues with the experience system were only augmented by a LOT of the Pokemon in Gen V having higher evolution points than ever before, an issue that was only exacerbated by the absolute lack of any previous generation Pokemon in the initial Black and White games, which was thankfully rectified in Black 2 and White 2.

Meh… I only played White 2, So I missed a lot of that… Sorry…

My interest in Pokemon evolution and moves really took off when I saw the Death Battle for the Gen I starters, which lead me to analyze who would win in the others, and how varied they are stat and move wise. I can post my findings if you are interested.

No problem.  One of the biggest problems with Gen V, at least with Black and White, is that it was intended to recapture the spirit of the original games by providing not only a new locale, but an entirely new set of Pokemon without interference or interaction from the previous generations.  This would not have been an issue if the new Pokemon were more unique from their obvious Gen 1 counterparts, or if the new area was more than a circle, or if they hadn’t destroyed the experience mechanic which forced players to grind, especially early on, and ESPECIALLY in Black and White.  The early gym leaders, especially Lenora, could be a nightmare in those games.

Later on in the games, when trying to round out teams the unusually high evolution levels really became an annoyance, coupled with the borked exp system.  In every previous game the highest level to evolve a Pokemon was 55, and that only with Dragonair->Dragonite and Pupitar->Tyranitar, so some of the best Pokemon at the time in terms of stats.  In Gen V there was suddenly a huge push to have Pokemon evolve at higher levels, like the first bug types you encounter evolving at 20 and 30 instead of 7 and 10.  Some of the most guilty of this came towards the latter end of the game with Pokemon like Rufflet and Vullaby, pretty basic flying types that don’t evolve until level 54, or Pawniard that doesn’t evolve until 52.  The worst offenders were the Deino line, which doesn’t evolve once until 50, and then again at 64 (the line has some of the slowest growth in the series, and stat wise are almost identical to the Bagon line which reached its final stage by the time Deino would evolve once) and Larvesta which wouldn’t evolve at all until level 59.

Some people would say that it wasn’t a problem, but they should consider that not only has it not been done before that, it wasn’t done after either.  Pretty much every change that was made for Gen V was reversed come Gen VI, another thing that hasn’t happened before in the series.

Gen V was an attempt to revitalize the series, and it was a pretty dismal failure at doing that.  Thankfully Gen VI did a much much MUCH better job at the same thing with X and Y.

I see you are quite the fact giver. Riddle me this, how many Unique moves can a Chimchar learn through Level up compared to his/her other starter companions in gen IV? (Not including evolution exclusive moves)

Through just leveling up, and without allowing Chimchar to evolve it can learn 12 different moves, though again that’s without allowing it to evolve at all.  In species that gain an additional typing upon level up, having a separate movelist from its evolutions isn’t unusual.  Piplup without evolving has access to 13 moves via leveling, and Turtwig has access to 12.  They’re pretty even.

True. Now if we included Evolution exclusive moves, Turtwig would have 13 and the other 15.

With this in mind, which do you think is the best starter in terms of move variance (Between move typing and the moves possible. This is the point most people miss.)

Turtwig would actually end up with 14, 15 if you count Wood Hammer which Torterra has access to via level, but cannot learn through natural leveling.  As for which has the greatest variance and coverage I’d have to give that to Turtwig between Ground, Grass, Normal and Dark moves.  Piplup gets Steel, Water, Normal and Flying which does provide good coverage, but not great, and Chimchar gets Fighting, Fire, and Normal, with one Dark move in Punishment, again good but not great.

Hmm… I may have miscounted… But still, your point is fairly valid. But the one thing people tend not to notice is that out of every Starter in Gen IV, Infernape has the most diverse moves possible. Granted, not in typing, as Torterra has that, but in evo exclusives. Why does that matter?

Well, given that there are some moves that only specific evolutions (or not) can learn, when one evolves their pokemon changed, which changes their move pool and in some cases, their stats by the time they reach lv 100.

Gen V for example.. Has none. None starters there have exclusives, with Gen IV scooting by just barely… 

The variety of moves available through level is a less important point than the size and variety of the movepool in general, and both aren’t as important as how well the Pokemon can utilize its movepool with its base stats.  That was an issue with Gen V moreso than Gen IV, the movepools were pretty shallow for all starters, but only the Snivy line could really, really take advantage of its natural base stats.  This is especially true if one has access to a Snivy with its hidden ability of Contrary which makes it, frankly, scary.

Right. Who is your favorite starter overall across all Gens?

Probably Froakie, especially with its hidden ability.  I tend to prefer Water types in general, find the Froakie line a nice blend of cute, cool and dorky, and with the hidden ability they become stupidly good.

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I like a fair few of the Pokemon from Gen V.  I still think Gen V is the worst generation hands down.

I understand why it’s been removed from the franchise, but I really hope that Game Freak brings slot machines and gambling back to Pokemon in Z or after, even if it’s just in the post game and the prizes are rarer evolution items.

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–Bernie is the only presidential candidate that has never voted against LGBTQ+ rights & has always voted for same-sex marriage legalization

– He is pro-choice “ we are not returning to the days of back room abortions, when countless women died or were maimed. The decision about abortion must remain a decision for the woman, her family, & physician to make, not the government.” -Senator Bernie Sanders

– Pro-Gun control , he agrees that people should have the right to bare arms in the case of self defense or hunting but nobody needs a bazooka to go hunting. he is for strict limitations on the purchasing of guns & getting a gun license.

– Free health care to everyone. though this wont be a big deal for people with higher wages, the majority of americas is lower middle class & by cutting down a monthly bill can help alot

– raising minimum wage to a living wage $15 , anyone with kids or in general should be able to see their families & friends instead of working 2 jobs to barely live

– by raising minimum wage we will be lowering poverty rates in america , & we do happen to have the highest poverty rates.

– Free or almost free education in all public schools, plans to substantially lower student loan payments for everyone & plans to make all public colleges free , giving everyone the right to education that they are able to obtain

– free or very cheap access to internet for everyone, for research , school , etc. without hidden rates etc.

– gender equality in the workplace, consisting of equal wages & making it illegal to deny someone work for their gender identity or sexual orientation.

– for the legalization of marijuana for medical & recreational usages , & adding taxes to it. letting everyone in jail for marijuana related charges out.

You guys, I don’t think you realize how important it is to support Bernie Sanders. This is the candidate we’ve all been waiting for! But if we don’t unite to support him, unless more scandals go down, Hillary Clinton is going to get the Democratic nomination, no doubt! You know why? Because the older Democratic generation will be voting for HER in the primaries and not Bernie Sanders. If you’re 18 or older, you NEED to register to vote and vote for him during the primaries. You can’t wait for the general election, or it’ll be too late! The younger generation FINALLY has the opportunity to cause change! And I really don’t want to watch us drop this opportunity! 

It’s late, so I’m gonna tackle the ones I have sources for and/or know more about.

– Free health care to everyone. though this wont be a big deal for people with higher wages, the majority of americas is lower middle class & by cutting down a monthly bill can help alot

Healthcare is not free. Especially to the middle class. Our taxes pay for healthcare, and will continue to pay for healthcare. (Also, Medicare sucks now because it’s extremely restrictive as to what insurance will pay for)

– raising minimum wage to a living wage $15 , anyone with kids or in general should be able to see their families & friends instead of working 2 jobs to barely live

Oh Lord haven’t you people learned yet? Raising the minimum wage that much will CRIPPLE small businesses. People everywhere will get FIRED. Businesses that can’t afford it will have a purge, and business that can but don’t want to will also purge. 

http://newsexaminer.net/food/mcdonalds-to-open-restaurant-run-by-robots/

McDonald’s is an enormous corporation, but it often falls on the individual restaurants to pick up payrolls, especially with the amount of people hired. 

“With the high demand for a wage of $15/hr and the protests getting worse every day, this is something we had to implement. Plus with the tremendous margin of human error, poor hygiene, lack of education, laziness, as well as the recent advancements in artificial intelligence it just make sense to automate our restaurants now rather than later.” 

They literally can’t afford (or won’t pay for) the raised wage.

It only hurts workers. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1Moeaa-W8

– by raising minimum wage we will be lowering poverty rates in america , & we do happen to have the highest poverty rates.

See above. 

Also, WE have the highest poverty rates? Are you kidding me?

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2012/09/14/the-10-poorest-countries-in-the-world/3/

Haiti is the poorest, we don’t even make the top TEN.

– Free or almost free education in all public schools, plans to substantially lower student loan payments for everyone & plans to make all public colleges free , giving everyone the right to education that they are able to obtain

WHO WILL PAY FOR THIS? WHO WILL PAY FOR THIS? WHO WILL PAY FOR THIS? 

YOU! THE TAXPAYERS OF AMERICA! 

I’m not paying an ungodly amount of taxes to have some schmuck waltz in, take two years of higher education, and decide it’s not for them and quit. 

Free college will not be free.

– gender equality in the workplace, consisting of equal wages & making it illegal to deny someone work for their gender identity or sexual orientation.

??????? We already have gender equality?!! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963

It’s literally already illegal to pay two people for the same work, same hours, same experience differently! Do you people not pay attention in political science classes!

Also, it’s illegal to deny someone work. See Far Labor Standards act. 

Bernie Sanders is relying on the collective ignorance of this generation to implement his reforms. Do NOT fall for this.

Not to mention the cost for his proposals ($18 trillion) doubles our national debt, and that taxing the 1% at 100% would only keep one government program afloat for four months.

Also, you only have to make over $113,799 to be considered in the top 10% of earners in the U.S.

Extra Sanders sources for funsies.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-proposed-payroll-tax-hit/story?id=34546554

https://mises.org/library/economics-bernie-sanders

https://reason.com/blog/2015/07/28/on-immigration-bernie-sanders-sounds-lik

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2015/08/30/tax-planning-for-the-risk-of-a-bernie-sanders-win/

Okay two points.

One - “Who will pay for this omg who???” - I’ve heard from multiple sources that Bernie will be raising taxes on the rich. So, that’s who.

And Two - Ya know yeah maybe a lot of what Bernie wants to do is flawed. Maybe it won’t work. Maybe it’ll make things a little tougher. But you know what he’s doing that none of the other candidates are? Trying. Bernie’s looked at the situation and went “These things need to change. Here’s how I want to do it.” Not “Oh yeah those things are screwed but hey look we need to build a wall on our Mexican border and make am Muslims register for yellow stars.”

I’d much rather vote for Bernie and live in a society that sucks but is trying to do better than one that is racist.

What always astounds me about the points made against Bernie’s plans is how poorly supported they are.  People forget that American’s pay less in taxes now than much of American history, and that the highest tax rates were seen during a period that many consider the hayday of America, namely the post WWII era.  People also forget that a minimum wage was first introduced for the very reason of providing a guaranteed livable wage not only for individuals, but for families.

Accounting for inflation, increase in productivity, and adjustments in the cost of living Americans make a fraction of what they should be with the current minimum wage approximately 25% lower than it was in 1968.  Would raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour destroy businesses?  Not likely, though small businesses may see a blow at first.  People assume that spending will not deviate from current patterns if the average worker suddenly has a greater income and time to themselves.  Shockingly, putting more money into the hands of the people who spend the majority of their income on the necessities and scraping by allows them more opportunity to indulge in luxuries.  People tend to spend money when they earn enough to get by and still have some left over.  That doesn’t happen nearly as much now because of the disparity in wealth, and the tendency for the very wealthy to hold their wealth rather than use it.

The fear that taxes will be raised for everyone is largely groundless, though not completely.  Taxes should be raised to some extent, though the increase should be, and is variable based off of income.  Right now the absolute highest tax rate that we have is 39.6% for incomes over $400,000, but that 39.6% is only applicable on the amount earned beyond that $400,000.  It isn’t adjusted retroactively.  What Sanders proposes is higher taxes for the highest incomes and those in their brackets, as well as taxing major corporations that are largely overlooked by current tax codes and policies, and that can circumvent the current tax codes through subsidies and relocation of profits.  That doesn’t affect the vast majority of Americans.  Far from it.

People fear the plans and speculation that Sanders stands behind because it’s admittedly very different from what Americans are used to right now.  It’s strange to consider.  It’s not new though.  Much of the economic reform that Sanders has proposed, between taxation changes, wage changes, health care changes, paid leave, etc. has all been implemented to varying degrees of success in other parts of the world, or has seen success in America in the past.

All that aside, Sanders is still probably the best candidate for a few reasons:   1. He’s transparent and honest about what he would do.
2. He’s among the most experienced candidates running as far as working with Congress goes
3. He’s consistent.  The issues he’s saying are a problem now are ones that he’s been talking about not for a few years, but for decades, without flip-flopping to suit the political climate of the time.
4.  He’s not an asshole.