/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

First for true love

>My balls itch!

My congrats to the chads for dominating and to the eldritchs for the big climb on this last stage,

CHADS CHADS CHADS CHADS CHADS CHADS

>>6724553
Is GM suckin dick in this pic?

>>6724553
Hey there, folks and all ya funky creatures, whether you're beasts, robots, or just plain oddballs. We're all under the rule of the old wizard, ain't that a treat? Shoutout to all crabs!

Now, listen up 'cause I got the not-so-glorious job of spillin' the beans on the results that old geezer handed to me... and guess what? I got a say in every damn one of 'em. I earned that right, don't ya reckon?

Ormand (9) vs Leuca (21)
Leuca wins!

How the fuck did that happen when it was as dull as watching paint dry? Beats me!
I can't help but wonder how Ormand's reality was even more yawn-inducing. I'm told that their version of Berbie was as stunning as the one in our reality, chef kisses!

Oh and, seriously, can someone explain why Ormand offed Louis? The guy wasn't even facin' his own team! What a messed-up move, I tell ya.

RIP LOUIS

Merachne (25) vs Outtake (10)
Merachne Wins!

Meh, looks like I didn't make an appearance in either of 'em! Bummer, eh?
I gotta give a big fat zero outta ten in the Berbie score! Talk about a letdown.
But hey, at least I managed to binge-watch all my beloved series before starvin' to death at Merachne's. Thanks, but no thanks for that experience, I suppose.

Janitor (16) vs Fernando (16)
Janitor Wins

The hell? It's a tie in the votes! But guess what? Poor ol' Fernando loses in both matches, even in the bonus one that some mysterious anon dude pulled off.. And guess who ends up with the gold? The Janitor, of all people!
KWAB! Seriously? I was here, expectin' a full-blown circus act for a clownish doctoral thesis, and was NOT disappointed, Kekekek!

>manarchy zeroth place
That's bullshit

>f slurs sixth place

Well deserved, entire team betrayed me expect for falcon anon. Luv you falconanon!

This is the end I guess, see yall next year!

And thanks for all of the fantastic fanart of fred from Chadwick, apa, and others who have drawn my cute stick dude

I'm off to cover damaskas and potentially getting a venue at a pizzia place

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Mike (12) vs Senna (19)
Senna Wins!

Well, well, well, it's a peculiar situation, ain't it? How on earth did Senna end up winnin' when she lost in both entries? Are we all goin' bonkers?
Seems like the crabs and the GM had a mighty strong feelin' that Mike didn't deserve that gold. I ain't gonna question it, though. I'm just here tryin' to make some comments and survive, which ain't no easy task, lemme tell ya.
>bootleg Gandalf
... kekekekeke!

Penelope vs Louis (Double RIP)

Oh, dear Pepelon, RIP in peace. Fr*nce sure knows -knew- how to fuck you up,, happens even to the best of us.
Like, can someone please fill me in on what the hell happened? Wasn't the GM supposed to have the power to bring anyone back to life? Well, I better keep my trap shut 'cause his ways are mysterious (and sometimes full of bs).
And now, let's give a moment of silence for Louis. Ormand really took that demon roleplay way too far, and it turns out Louis isn't as skilled in violence as he is-was- in love affairs. Must be them teenage hormones or those darn violent video games nowadays. Either way, seems like nobody bothered to bring him back from the dead. Such a shame, kekek.

Cannon Girl (12) vs Nathan Higgs (20)
Nathan wins!

I despise those two! What on earth possessed 'em to fry me up like that? And why in the world was I stuck bein' all purple in one reality? Don't they have an ounce of compassion?
And to top it off, they both managed to pull powers outta their asses. But I suppose Captain Steroids over there knows how to use his noggin in clever ways when the situation calls for it. And hey, nice moves,suckers. You sure showed off, didn't ya?

HOLY FUCK JUST POST THE WINNERS ALREADY

>>6724627
this, no need for foreplay

>>6724627
>>6724632
retards who can't read

Yo, post the winners like tomorrow 13:00 cet

>>6724635
it's only some of them
This shit should have been typed out ahead of time

>>6724635
I don't give a fuck about teams. Just show me the individual results

thoughts on ye old fred at the end of the tourney
>inb4 he got eliminated before first round
he's in chadwick's first comic, and made a couple of other appearances

>manarchy zeroth place
That's bullshit

>f slurs sixth place

Well deserved, entire team betrayed me expect for falcon anon. Luv you falconanon!

This is the end I guess, see yall next year!

And thanks for all of the fantastic fanart of fred from Chadwick, apa, and others who have drawn my cute stick dude

I'm off to cover damaskas and potentially getting a venue at a pizzia place

Why is manarchy back? This is the 3rd time.
Fucking attention whores...

Glad to have taken part in Crab. Despite all the bad stuff and me not winning, I had lots of fun.
May Princess' legacy lives on.

>>6724952
This is the most you have acknowledged my comic this entire time. Thanks, I think you did great too. Dex will live in my heart forever.

Crab was great, I learned a lot about making comics and I met some really cool people. Sorry I phoned in my last two entries.

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CHECKED

>>6725179
This says a lot about society

>>6725179
GM BTFO

>>6725218
>everyone wants to see Turtloli succeed
I believe in you ! You can do it !

Super rough thing I made
1/2

>>6725425
2/2

>>6725427
awwww nooooo ;_;

While the battle for the good end wages on, in another thread, in another timeline, that bear is chilling out in his cardboard box.

See you around sometime, bear.

>>6725683
I love you bear...

The wish has been made.

>>6724600
Paulus (6) vs SRU (25)
SRU wins

Who would've thought? You sure know how to throw down a fight, aside from plantin' them dainty little flowers. Gotta give you credit for that. And hey, thanks for the swift and painless death, ya autis- ehrm, neuroadverse robot.
Oh, Paulus, we crossed paths ever so briefly, but I kinda liked ya. The GM won't admit it, but even though you shot him. I reckon he's gonna miss y-? Oops, my lips are sealed! Please have mercy, AHHH!!! *vaporized and resurrected instantly*

Bellboy (19) vs Abigail (14)
Bellboy wins!

Well, them duels were a wild mix of fucked up and thrillin', gotta admit. They sure had a way of gettin' folks all riled up and stirred, even in, ya know, certain areas... kekeke. Catch my drift? No, really we're talkin' 'bout some real provocative stuff here, comprende? kekeke.

Akio (Forfeit) vs Balkari
Balkari wins!

Aw, I'm usually fond of kitties too, but this one sure is rough, and I'm more of a gentle soul myself. My mom always warned me about messin' with crazy girls, and boy, was she right...
Bullshit! Why didn't you give me a good ol' beatdown too? Was that too much to ask for?! This bird wants to be your prey, gatita!

Pauline (12) vs Maiden-4 (18)
M4 wins!
Oh, it's just unbelievable! They got me all teary-eyed. Finally, a duel where my work is front and center, and I come out unscathed! And on top of that, they captured my best angles! I'd give it a solid 7 out of 10 on the Berbie scale. Good job, Pauline.
By the way, did you know I own a chain of patisseries? If only they'd let me make a comeback, I'd hire you, haha.
But M4? Meh, not only do I not show up, but she even gave up to an ordinary girl?. How in the world does she still manage to win the gold? Are we all going crazy? Why bother learning the rules if, in the end, the geezer does whatever he pleases? It's all a load of BS!

>>6725820
jabberwocky dragon lady. I love it

I have did nothing wrong on purpose
I never did any drama posting on purpose. I know for a fact this will be ignored but I would like to just clear the water about myself for the future.

>dramaposting
Most of this was egged on by a certain somebody who was in the f slurs, most of the posts under my name aren't me as well.

>underage
Not confirming nor denying

>fslurs
Three of the members of the fslurs where my "friends"(the only one who was actually my friend was falconanon) the rest either only used me because they wanted to fulfill their ego(sheepcky) and the other one was only friends with me because they were hated by their original community for being creepy towards minors, and needed to talk to someone/ be apart of something. The other two members I barely knew, and where quite aggressive towards me for no reason.

>coming back on crab3
I'm probably not gonna be given a second chance, and that's OK, If I'm given one I will try to be less inflammatory and attempt to work hard on my theoretical crab3 tourney comic

>ps I'm working on a damaskas animation video.

>>6725434

Cannon Girl stands with Chadwick

>>6726038
Woe to those who challenge chadwick

>>6725683
Details. Not much difference but it was bothering me.
I'm cleaning up my round 3 comic a little, I'll repost it later in the thread for those interested.

>>6725694
<3 thanks anon

>>6725965
https://files.catbox.moe/05unvu.mp4

>>6726144
>that last second
Lost

>>6726144
Can this man be stopped?!
Leaving broken hearts and rectums in his wake

Epic Abby Roasts part 2
Using ghostbin because I don't feel like splitting posts and pastebin sucks. Let me know if there's anything better, this link will expire in 14 days.
https://paste.bingner.com/paste/j5e5w

POV: you didn't wash your beard well enough and the goddamn spores are still in there.

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>>6726465
His first words?

>>6726486
im so proud of him

>>6726465
Great, now we can hear him moan

>>6726496
well you better hurry because hes dead when that ship reaches its destination

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>>6726496
>Louis barges in as soon as he hears about this
Oh wait, he's fucking dead lol.

>>6726486
and last

Punished Ormand. This is his fate on forever crab
The real kicker is that hes only 23

His t-shirt is based on this nasty ass shirt my dad owns

>>6726327
Based

>>6726517
Each day he looks more like Dan Schneider

>>6726040
Hype, I love CG

>>6726559
NO NO HE DOES NOT! NO MORE LIES AND SLANDER

>>6726327
sex

Disaster Crab.

>>6726791
Nice

This is life. Nothing changes.

>>6726972
I wanna rape janny just to see how he reacts

So... Chadwick takes over /crab/. What now? Will all /crab2/ contestants be forced to fight each other forever, now that they're stuck there forever? What will this mean for the future of the tournament?

Won't the GM do something about this?

>>6727010
BIG
ORGY
IN THE BUCKET

>>6727010
tune in next time on dragon ball z- erm Crab Tourney Saga!

>>6726979
He won't

>>6727027
>i finish raping him in a back alley
>he lights a smoke and tells me it was shit

Do you guys think Weitse and Berbie ever explore eachother's bodies

>>6727038
in what sense anon?

>>6727038
I have the feeling they are generally displeased with each other.

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I'm retarded, new and gay to these threads
What is /crab/?

>>6727104
you missed it buddy
come back next year

>>6727106
okay have a nice day.

>>6726038
Maiden and Lustless are super cute in that panel

I did a live show at my local national park
Six people where in the audience

Here's a snippet https://voca.ro/1a5dfOBZVDZS

What have yall been doing irl to increase your social standing (^_^)

>Chadwick win
Based, me being included in his first comic allowed for that.

I hope Chad keeps Cat-GM in a little carrier

>>6727104
its an annual oc tournament. The last round just ended. See you next year!

>>6727104
go back in the archive and look at the comics people made, itll give you an idea

tell us what you think while youre at it, always fun to see non-contestant input

>>6724553
Fred

Fr ed

F red

F r Ed

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>>6727202
then tell us who your favorite oc is so we can all get super jealous that anon picked them

>>6727281
Fred seems OK, don't know why he was killed.

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>>6727437
lmao drunk vision does feel like that

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>>6727592

op where is that wizard from?? ive been googling for hours and i cant seem to dig him up

I have no idea anymore what the hell is going on.

>>6727625
gm didn’t even finish the victors…

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>>6725823
So GM, are you gonna finish this or what?

Did /crab/ just die? Is this it? Is this how it ends?

>>6728242
nah there's an ending being worked on.

>>6728253
I see.

>>6727437
Let the two fuck.

>>6727202
It looks really fun, it reminds of character-tournaments I used to see all the time on DA and Newgrounds.
>>6727281
It's honestly hard to say, it feels wrong to pick a favorite when everyone clearly put a part of themselves in such a project.

>>6728553
>already circlejerking
you'll fit right in.

>>6728553
Glad you are liking how its going

>>6728557
No need to be like that anon

>>6728242
Chadwick won. He wished to kill everyone but his team, then bring them back to be participating in bucket tournaments forever (or until someone wishes him away).

>>6728620
Chadwick didn’t wish to spare his team, the winning team’s exempt from the GM killing them and their home worlds, it’s all the losers and their homes that get BTFO

crab lore

>>6728812
Uhhh... so theres this crab...
And uh....
He crabs with other crubs uhhh....
And they crab together

Fred will be back I'm crab3.

*in
>>6728826

Crab2 discord server (;
https://discord.gg/gUgJGfkYsR

>>6728842
I aint clicking that shit

>>6728842
>hallodam invites you to join
nice try, fred.

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>>6728842
kek

Crab2 discord server
https://discord.gg/gUgJGfkYsR

Who?
>>6728851

https://discord.gg/gUgJGfkYsR

>>6728812
A female tiger may enter estrus (the time when a female is receptive and capable of conceiving young) every three to nine weeks, and her receptivity lasts three to six days.
During estrus, the female may frequently vocalize throughout the day to attract a male.
Tigers usually begin their courtship by circling each other and vocalizing.
Copulation is brief and repeated frequently for five or six days.
Female tigers are induced ovulators, which means the act of mating causes the female to release an egg for fertilization.
Several days of mating interactions may be required to stimulate ovulation and guarantee fertilization of the egg.

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>>6728924
>Several days
Lore accurate

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Heres my final entry lads. I'm gonna be a thread only chad for a while. Cant stand where I'm at artistically, so I'm gonna grind. Thanks for the incredibly fun time GM,I really really appreciate it. And thanks to my team for being the best team, (b)last Rites forever.

>>6729393
aw crap. didnt fill in the holes in the crab juice, ah well, sucks to suck

>>6728912
Fuck off

>>6729393
I'll miss you cg chad

>>6729393
Rest in Peace, CG

>>6729393
Been an honor being on a team with you
(B) last rights forever!

Nathan crab ending comic
https://files.catbox.moe/5600ih.png

Not enough good shit on thz thread here's Carolyn with teeths

Yes yes cover by fred!
https://voca.ro/1fKm5Epcnknf

So sad that there wasn't a harsh critique at the end

>>6730571
be the change you want to see in the world
critique the event, anon. I doubt anyone is against it.

>>6730571
already did mine.

>>6730586
I don't have any particular strong opinions against the event apart from the lack of clarity sometimes there is (Also, the announcements of the discord should be done here too) with the information, and I also voiced a lot of my opinions as feedback.
If Ai had something more to say it would be to encourage the contestants to post more on the thread with their art that a lot of the times stays only on the cord.
I meant more a harsh critique for the final entries.
>>6730592
Wich critique did you already give?

>>6730612
To make a fast solution it would be good if other crabs that understood the message would clarify it to their respective teams if they have doubts. (Apart from the obvios solution that is making the announcements more clear for the people that isn't 24/7 on the discord)

>>6730571
You dudes couldn't handle being called a permabeg without several of you crumbling to tears, no one of you are ready for the /ic/ experience.

>>6730624
I haven't complain about any of the critique I have received and in fact I like it, it helps me a lot and all the critique I've received I've used it to improve, even if just by a small amount

>>6730571
same, been wanting that since round 1
I think the mood wasn't right for it, a couple of people did give out some good pointers though (thank you Gus)

>>6730629
Glad to see I'm not the only one

>>6726105
I don't wanna say goodbye to bear yet...
I'll be waiting for that cleaned round 3! Your entry was underrated and cute, hopefully after some much-needed polish it'll get its share of the spotlight.

>>6730679
Kino

>>6726105
GM is preparing an Evangelion-inspired finale video where he turns into picrel and kills everyone like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY6LvdsM-3k (Of course this is a delusion from Copemaster, still in denial of the trips of truth.)
This will be Bear's fate: "GM(cat) opens the box where Bear is, and reluctantly turns him into juice". You could draw that if you want, it's optional, we're taking it easy now.

So when's the next crab tournment? Catching up this seems like a lot fun, and I have some concepts for characters.

There’s a desire for feedback/commentary, so I’ll give some thoughts. At the risk of laying it on thick, I do want to start by reiterating that G/GM honestly did a fantastic job wrangling 40+ online spazoids into a several months long art event including OCs (ego traps). This is only the second such event, so I think most critiques should bear that in mind—constructive future considerations. I don’t think G deserves any harsh criticism. He did his job well, and, I think, was even accommodating to a fault.

Broad Comments:

1. The biggest procedural issue is bringing everyone on the same page of expectations. Some people came packing full narratives and arcs. Others had a one shot scene. After two full Crab Tourneys, I think it’s become more and more obvious that the tendency is toward more robust meta narratives and character arcs across rounds. This is difficult, especially when dealing other people’s OCs. Crab is NOT a casual thing. It’s fairly demanding, especially if you want to succeed. A lot of people came in and immediately were in over their head—some in technical skill and others in time commitment and effort expectations. More on this in a bit, although Ardi may be more succinct.

2. It cannot be overstated how critical it is for crab artists to swallow their pride and take a broad perspective on what is actually being done on crab tourney—there was an embarrassing degree of drama that came almost exclusively from excessive attention given to juvenile discourse. Anonymous artists on 4chan on Discord. Read the room. Know who you’re dealing with. Talk like a decent human being but more importantly IGNORE the bullshit that freely flows from these people. You don’t need to respond. You don’t need to engage. You need to draw. You need to collaborate. You need to keep your word. It was exhausting. Freeze the children out. This applies to accepting future crab contestants—hire slow, fire quickly. Gatekeep the hell out of this thing.

>>6730698
>Freeze the children out
Does this really matter when the GM and his favorites are the children actively ruining the entire thing?

>>6730698
Holy based

>>6730696
Hohoho you are in for a surprise and possibly good news.
THE thing goes anually

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This convo should be happening on Discord and not the thread. Keep /ic/ about the submissions and the backroom stuff strictly to the discord. This is a huge reason why so much drama kept getting perpetuated in the first place but you guys never listen to reason.

>>6730698
3. Deadlines should be more rigorously enforced. I personally abused the generosity of the GM in extensions, but while the deliverables were ultimately exceptional, I think lots of entries were casualties of fluctuating deadlines and uneven expectations. Spar said it well. I think it’s good to give a generous amount of time, but extensions tend to disrupt workflows. This also affects voting. There was a criminal amount of abstention in voting. There was a question of effort vs polish vs technical skill vs personality vs entertainment, and every entry, no matter which advantage they had or did not have, suffered because someone couldn’t bother to make a tough call. Consistent deadlines (simultaneous submissions) is justice. Fair to everyone. Down with abstentions. Make the call.

4.The actual content/format should be *encouraged* to be uniform. A comic vs an animation is a ridiculous choice to have to make, especially given .3’s implications. Manarchy’s performance downfall was almost exclusively rooted in its insistence on arguably the most difficult art form, not only forcing lethal creative decisions and sacrifices, but giving voters an unreasonably difficult and asymmetrical choice. Gif panels are one thing. An animatic vs a comic is rough. I had many moments where I wanted to reward the obvious impressive amount of effort put into entries, but they often just weren’t as interesting or entertaining or compelling as their humbler counterpart. For me, Alexis vs Chadwick was the epitome of that. I’m shocked I managed to win, and I almost think it’s bullshit Alexis lost round 2, but after a lot of thought, I actually can see why—there’s a strong argument to be made that despite Pink anon being an objectively better artist, objectively a tremendous talent, objectively finishing and polishing a complete product, her entry ultimately wasn’t as “””entertaining.””” Manarchy unintentionally wasted time. They could have won.

>>6730710
Being anonymous lets a lot of people to give freely and sincerely feedback, so that's that.

>>6730710
Selfishly, I disagree. At this stage of the game, let the thread be a visible forum. The discord is tranquil. Protect the discord, let the thread be the strainer.

>>6730719
I think that in the future there should be a filter discord to post on the thread

>>6730710
Im not on the discord and I’d disagree. Having a discord for non 4chan interaction is a heavy reason why this whole thing is terrible.

A 4chan event needs to be run on 4chan. Discord events should stay on discord

>>6730710
THANK YOU. Time and time and TIME AGAIN I've warned people to keep the drama and arguments to the discord or at LEAST out of sight from schizos, but nobody ever fucking listens to me.
>>6730719
You are failing to understand that this board is constantly being combed by schizos who have nothing better to do than shit up threads the second there's an *inkling* of an argument.

>>6730724
I get that the thread only chads should be also taken into account, the discord is just for easier management and gives a bit of moderation. That's why I said announcements should also be posted on the thread and anons should be encouraged to participate more here

I would like to hear bears opinion on this topic desu, and he's a thread only

>>6730728
It’s a 4chan event and people are actively punished for not being on the discord.
This shit is horribly organized and has been since day 1. But it’s clear what the intent was as well, this was supposed to be a fun little discord clique thing and should have stayed that way.

It’s fine to have events like that but trying to pretend it’s a 4chan event is stupid and just results in this crap, as well as people like you telling people to take it to discord when there’s a good reason I left the server

>>6730731
I didn't say to take it to discord though

>>6730733
In fact I want more engagement on the threads

>>6730733
I’m referring to the person who said it originally then.

>>6730739
What I'm trying to say is that there are a lot of different points on the subject. I personally want it to be more involved on the threads here too, since there will be more thread only's too.
The opinion of the anons on the thread shouldn't be ignored.

I have some general tips and advice for current and future crabs, too. Much more positive and interesting

1. While storytelling fundamentals are by far the best way of winning rounds and having fun (plot, dialogue, color/mood) , I think there are other more political creative choices that make a huge difference: including as many other characters as is appropriate/practical. There was a time when people assumed/envisioned crab tourneys as one page submissions, just comfy one shots. That isn’t the case anymore. Crab is a collaborative storytelling event. Improvisational. The more you cultivate an ensemble cast, the more excited people become—and the more interested they are in seeing your vision play out. Bernard excelled because his creator incorporated team dynamics and inter-team engagement. Bernard was never the black hole of attention. The event itself became an organic process, developing the whole organism. Bernard provided a compelling perspective of that organism’s growth.

2. Action choreography, especially anything related to fighting or competition. Much like in writing scenes, the actual play by play of a conflict is very VERY boring. It is the clash of concepts that grabs attention. I found many of the 3rd round entries to be far too long BECAUSE so much time was spent drawing shot after shot after shot of the literal fight itself. The round 1 ping pong match was interminable. Great fundamentals, all of which became meaningless after eons of back and forth panels. Nathan vs Cannongirl in round 3 had a similar issue. So many beautiful drawings… too many. Way too many. The best entries balanced literal action with subliminal conflict. Penelope vs Fernando in round 2. Balkari vs Everyone in round 3. Every M4 submission—the intrigue is in the matchup, not the action. The latter serves the former.

>>6730742
Well regardless i still say the discord is a huge detriment to this thread if you want it to be on 4chan. Information will be pointlessly split up and the GM is clearly too incompetent to handle both.

Plus like all discord it inherently turns the entire thing into a clique. Because anytime you give a bunch of idiots a chat room it turns into a clique of who talks 24/7

>>6730746
AMBATUKAAAAAASMMMMM
>>6730747
I'm loving this

>>6730748
But the discord does give much more engagement and for many it promotes to make additional/extra art like side story's and helps you coordinate with your team privately.

they still never finished announcing winners

>>6730727
I get what you mean, but to be blunt: Let them. Cannot control them. The discord has a channel for suggestions. The discord can take care of itself. I don’t understand why people cannot just ignore *obvious* mental cases. I’ve been able to do it for 16+ years. It’s really easy. The threads can and should be an intake valve, and we should be able to adjust the flow. If someone can’t ignore a schizo, they shouldn’t join crab. Basic social skill.

This is a 4chan event because most if not every contestant came from 4chan threads. 4chan threads are horrific organizing structures. It doesn’t work for something like crab, it’s too complex.

>>6730707
Does that mean it'll start up immediately?
>>6730698
Also I'm completely new, retarded and gay.
>1. -- Crab is NOT a casual thing. It’s fairly demanding, especially if you want to succeed.
I'd say I can handle myself but I should ask: How long do these tournaments last?
>2. -- It cannot be overstated how critical it is for crab artists to swallow their pride
I honestly have no problem just engaging in other people's stories, I honestly enjoyed that feeling when doing OC Tournaments
I think there's a certain charm in being the character that says
>>And he has blood magic too? What the fuck...
But with that said. Assume something important happens in my life, or I just realize I'm not qualified: Is it okay if I drop out early on?
>3. Deadlines should be more rigorously enforced.
How long are deadlines usually? I assume less than a week.
>4. The actual content/format should be *encouraged* to be uniform.
Could there just be an honor rule amongst artists to tell the opponent ahead of time if they're planning on adding an animation to their piece?
>>6730710
And finally responding this post, though not directly related.
Am I allowed to solely use 4chan?
I don't like using discord honestly.

>>6730754
Stage 3:

Ormand **9 **vs Leuca **21 **
Leuca wins

Mike **12** vs Senna **19**
Senna wins

Janitor ** 16** vs Fernando **16**
Tie (but Fernando loses in all entries)

Penelope vs Louis (Double Forfeit)

Cannon Girl **12** vs Nathan Higgs **20**
Nathan wins

Paulus **6 **vs SRU **25**
SRU wins

Bellboy **19** vs Abigail **14**
Bellboy wins

Merachne **25 **vs Outtake **10**
Merachne wins

Akio (Forfeit) vs Balkari
Balkari wins

Kevin **28 **vs Contestro ** 2**
Kevin wins

Bernard **24 **vs Dragon Lady **22**
Bernard wins the votes, but forfeits. DL wins

Shin Chuckson **15** vs Carolyn **18**
Carolyn wins

Sgt. Chadwick **8** vs Alaisa **23**
Alaisa wins

Turtloli **26 **vs Bear **8**
Turtloli wins

Pauline **12** vs Maiden-4 **18**
M4 wins

Lustless **18** vs Princess Dex **12**
Lustless wins

Clown Girl **3 **vs Boberon **28**
Bob wins

Punished Berlo **9** vs Tammy Mato **22**
Tammy wins

Scrimblo and Friends **14** vs Amy **21**
Amy wins

Vivian **20** vs Jed **15**
Viv wins

King Alexis (Forfeit) vs Bodycount **22** vs Vormio **12**
BBC wins

Gm was lazy as fuck on this so I'll do it myself

>>6730757
The thing just finished but currently there's an extra time to do more extra stuff. Maybe you can join that.

>>6730731
>It’s a 4chan event and people are actively punished for not being on the discord.
I'm a lurker and not a participant, but I honestly think the next /crab/ shouldn't even have a discord server, desu. Just keep it in thread.

>>6730753
Then make a discord event and keep it there if you want everything to be on discord for “engagement”
Teams can do their own thing but there’s no need to have a tournament wide one because all it does is promote an internal circlejerk around people who post more.

People shouldn’t have to rely on you being engaged in a chat room all day because some people post there all the time.

>>6730762
Hey, I'm someone in the crab. Absolutely not this. Having a few thread-only chads like Bear is fine, but I'd like to be able to collaborate, learn more about my opponent's characters, and talk/spitball ideas with my opponents and teammates.

>>6730764
>>6730768

>>6730755
4chan threads work fine if the goal isn’t to be a chat room.
Plenty of events and larger structural threads have happened here in the past and while more immediate things get broken into IRCs and discord, crab is not nearly as complex as you’re making it out to be.

You have a thread for the OCs and link it in the OP. Then link the matchups as they’re relevant. All that is in the OP as every general works. There’s no need for further discussion. Once you have the references and matchup there’s literally nothing more that needs to be done, it ain’t complex

Maiden 4 tight pussy

>>6730774
Based

>>6730773
But anon... Socializing is part of the fun nwn!

>>6730747
3. This should go without saying, but the Cardinal sin of crab is to not take your opponent seriously. The opposing OC is YOUR responsibility. If you misrepresent your opponent such that they become uncharacteristically unappealing, you will lose, and you should lose. The capital challenge of crab is improvising a self contained drama. The best entries not only understand their opponent’s character, but their understanding allows them to portray that character with as much if not more integrity and appeal than the opponent. Great examples include every Carolyn entry and Bellboy’s round 2 and 3. Carolyn and Bellboy never ceded their place or dignity in their entries, but they elevated their competition. The rising tide raised all ships. That is the contest of imagination that matters.

4. The question of quality and polish is probably the toughest call a crab contestant will make. Regardless of how forgiving the deadline is, you will almost certainly waste as much time as you can get away with. So no matter how much time you’re given, you’ll still have to struggle with how clean and professional your entry should be. Ardi proved pretty decisively, particularly in round 3, that technical polish is appreciated but by no means necessary. Manarchy, Carolyn, Vivian—most of the jobbers lost to scratchier works that hit harder or were more narratively potent. Your audience is not looking as hard as you are. They won’t see the mistakes. Their brains will clean up your art so long as it is intentional looking. What your audience will not forgive is being bored. My great shame was that 2/3 of my submissions were barely finished. The line work was clean, but they were invisibly half assed. And that could have/should have sunk me. Other crabs weren’t so lucky and their FINISHED professional looking masterpieces went down. your comic is more than the sun of its parts. You are collaborating with the reader. They will meet you half way. Spend time wisely.

>>6730698
>>6730715
>>6730747
>>6730755
>>6730785
Mucho texto, shut up nigger

>>6730787
Manarchy tears

>>6730762
it would be a bit harder to coordinate and organize things on the threads alone, not to mention the constant need for identification given the anonymous nature of 4chan threads. it also makes communications more difficult and inconsistent, as it requires that the participants themselves have to constantly monitor for threads which may or may not be bogged down by drama and be lost in archive hell. simply put, it poses more logistical trouble than worth

i could be anyone. i could be kott, i could be fred, i could be the gamemaster, i could even be your estranged biological father who left you right after your birth since i prefer the bachelor life and i hate children, and you wouldn't know definitively if it was the case without me providing proof of my identity.

>muh laziness
at that point its a failure on part of the organizer if a good chunk of the participants lost interest and communication gets bogged down by dramafagging and shitposting shittery

>>6730781
Make the thread on /soc/ next time

>>6730789
Kek

>>6730790
Ambatukam

>>6730789
There’s very simple ways around all of that. This is all just excuses to have a horribly run tournament where rules are explained in a general chat on discord that gets flooded away within seconds

>>6730798
Dinosaur!

>>6730710
>>6730727
Better idea: leave like you said you would 10 times already.

The Discord was doing alright, the threads were doing alright. And the off-topic vendetta schizos are your problem, not ours. Don't want to be followed around, don't post. Not your safespace.

>>6730800
Kek

>>6730758
Thanks anon.
But GM is still a turbo faggot and should be called out daily for it

>>6730773
I wouldn’t have bothered if it was a 4chan only event. It’s the deeper social collaboration that makes crab particularly exciting. Made some new friends, was moved by great artists. I think it would be trading certain kinds of folks either way. I prefer it this way, personally. The intentional approach made for spectacular entries far and above my expectations. Crab doesn’t have to be all inclusive. Like I said, I support a gatekeeping effort. I don’t begrudge thread-only folks, but I think discord + thread is optimal. The disconnect between the two is definitely an issue, but an easily fixed one. It’s logistics.

>>6730757
This crab took about 3-4 months. I should clarify that we have folks of all technical skill levels. The difficulty:demanding nature comes from the growing expectation of more intentional storytelling.

You certainly can drop out. No harm no foul. I’d say it’s ideally something you would decide sooner rather than later for obvious reasons. But there’s no penalty. I almost dropped myself.

The deadlines were pretty beefy. 2-4 weeks minimum. It was fairly organic. Lots of temperature taking.

As for gentleman’s agreements—not only was there very clean collaboration and communication between most matchups, but lots of folks collaborated on the same animation. Sadly, most animations lost convincingly to traditional comics, so draw your own conclusions.

I’d tentatively suggest reconsidering discord should you choose to join us next time. With aggressive gatekeeping, things have been far more reasonable than most other servers I’ve been in. Good folks. Not necessary, though, if you’d prefer the 4chan wilderness.

Gatekeeping is a good thing

>>6730811
There’s no point to the thread other than to shove your shit elsewhere as well. Everything that was done in thread can be done on discord, people come to 4chan specifically for a specific reason, anonymity and not having to deal with the social bullshit that comes with discord or other websites.

You make a thread To advertise to people who like 4chan and then expect us to treat it like tumblr. Fuck on off with that. Next time stay on discord and don’t advertise here

>>6730815
>us
?

>>6730817
Is being everyone. Just because some people are happier to treat it like tumblr, complete with manarchys whole thing, doesn’t mean the expectation isn’t there.

>>6730815
I’d definitely disagree with that. It’s been fun the past few years harvesting the cool folks from 4chan through the various discords, all a grand filtering process. If the cost is irritating a certain type of person then all the better. The classic 4chan schizo actually has no ability to disrupt crab, BECAUSE we can select from the thread and prune as we go on discord. That’s awesome. I think crab should be selfish in that way. So long as we keep pruning, we keep winning. Applies to running and organizing too. Again, it’s only the 2nd tourney. Step by step, things get better and we make more acquaintances/peers/colleagues/friends. That’s all I have to say on the subject. The loss is worth the gain.

>>6730818
A lot of people have their own opinion anon, we all have our thing, just let it be peaceful and ignore the drama it will die off

>>6730811
Thank you for replying, I appreciate it.
>This crab took about 3-4 months
Ah damn, I kind of hoped it be shorter. My work schedule tends to fling all over the place. But we'll see if I'm free when it starts.
>I’d tentatively suggest reconsidering discord should you choose to join us next time.
I'd consider it but I do come to 4chan because it's one of the few places where I feel like I can relate with the strangers I meet.
It's strange to admit, especially with some rowdy people, but I actually feel safer on 4chan. I'm actually schizophrenic, so for me it's nice to not feel like there's some digital footprint towards me.
Though thank you, I do appreciate you communicating that.

>>6730795
>There’s very simple ways around all of that
if it indeed that simple, then would you be so kind as to provide us a list of methods of which a large-scale event involving multiple (40 or so) people can be organized anonymously over an extended period of time that would ensure that:
a.) most of the participants who signed up for the event actually get involved and be incentivized to see it to the end
b.) communicate vital information regarding to said participants even through the shitposting/dramafagging/attentionwhoring/etc. and minimize confusion
c.) easily allow for the integration of participants who were poached from outside boards and perhaps even outsider sites without too much overhead
d.) proper gatekeeping is performed so that schizoids/dramafags/shitposters are filtered from the actual event itself and cause it to implode

so far, the GM, despite his faggotry, had kept the event running smoothly. there was drama involved, but none so damning as to destroy the entire event. indeed, he has performed steps to ensure that the rules were communicated clearly and questions were answered with clarifications. the discord itself is a tool, you don't need to participate in the socialization with the other users. it is simply there to organize information and provide a superior platform for discussion of the event and its rules. for an event as big and as lengthy as /crab/, those are important

as far as i can observe, this desire to keep the event locked purely to the thread feels more like a sentimental thing (keeping it thread-only for the sake of being thead-only) than an actual solution to the logistical problem of organizing such an event. that you dismiss all objections as mere 'excuses' is, as you put it, an excuse to prevent further discussion and discourse.

>>6730823
Understandable. I suppose you could always just use discord to directly collab with your theoretical matchup if you felt the need, avoid the larger forum.

Yeah, I think crab2 was definitely longer than anyone expected. Round 3 took more than a month. Hard to say what crab3 would look like. The good news is you have a whole ass year to figure it out, because that’s when crab would hypothetically start!

>>6730823
>I kind of hoped it be shorter
Crab 1 was shorter.

Round 1: 2 weeks
3 days of voting

Round 2: 2 weeks
3 days of voting

Round 3: 2 weeks (few days of extension)
3 days of voting

So less than 60 days.

>>6730819
I really hope you understand how obnoxious you sound.

You want a private circlejerk server. That’s all there is to it, that’s what you’re filtering for.

That’s fine but get the fuck off 4chan then, and next time be upfront with what you faggots are actually doing. Your post sounds so actively pretentious that I’d expect it to be a troll. But you clearly unironcially believe this and you probably believe your earlier critiques too despite many of the results showing differently.

God damn you’re retarded.

>>6730831
Damn you are pressed, mind answering to the post above yours?

>>6730825
I’m not doing your work for you.
>but it’s better organized
Objectively false since he couldn’t even post the results here. Rules repeatedly never got posted here. Rules repeatedly got lost on chat room scroll.

The discord is pointless or the threads is pointless. Pick one and stay with one. And clearly you want the “social” option so stay on the discord

As phenomenal as the animation has been in this crab tourney perhaps it’s best to restrict sustained animations in future crab tournaments for the sake of having an even medium to judge on (comics) with an allowance given to the sort of gif animations one might find in MSPA comics or their ilk. Something quick but small that won’t break a time break or push crabs into necessarily grasping at extension after extension to have the capability to produce a product that is cohesive or coherent. Collaborative animations may be fun to watch but also place contestants in a position of being reluctant to vote and lead to abstentions.

>>6730679
Local bear mogged by shelled child once again!
Desu I'm glad you guys like bear, but crab has put the fire in me that I can actually make comics, and the comics I want to make the most don't involve him. He's just a channel for random ideas, that's how he started and although I tried giving him some kinda story in round 3 it hasn't completely worked out. I'm hoping I can find a path for him that makes me want to keep using the character, but for now he's... Juice?!?

>>6730687
>GM(cat) opens the box where Bear is, and reluctantly turns him into juice
I feel like this is funnier if it's done off-screen, with a cutaway shot to picrel. Might draw a strip if I can come up with a good setup.

>>6730729
I was thinking of writing an effortpost about the thread-discord balance, but in the end my perspective is distinct but not complete. Any other contestant also knows/can find out what is and isn't happening in the thread, I ONLY know what happens in the threads. That said, my two cents start with something I'll just quote from Gus
>>6730698
>wrangling 40+ online spazoids into a several months long art event
Tough breaks, I wouldn't want to be in GM's shoes. Suggestions, I think GM needs a wizards apprentice to help run the show, and an RSS feed or other public, dedicated, central, persistent, unidirectional bulletin for announcements.

My only request of future crabs would be to keep the threads active, one of the goals of crab should be to enrich the boards it touches, and not siphon their talent to other platforms.

>>6730835
>I’m not doing your work for you
Dumb nigga

>>6730832
Na I’m done now.
God damn I hate all of you faggots. Most obnoxious group of shitters I’ve ever had the displeasure of being around.

There’s not a single good thing I can say about this whole thing except that I enjoyed working with my teammate, who thankfully has nothing to do with the rest of you.

>>6730831
Gus made it blatantly obvious that he's a pussy, notice how he made the phrase "classic 4chan schizo" a singular one, instead of the multiple that would be referencing Manarchy as they were the ones actively fucking with the tourney and doing what they wanted with all the favoritism they had.

>>6730837
>My only request of future crabs would be to keep the threads active, one of the goals of crab should be to enrich the boards it touches, and not siphon their talent to other platforms
Totally agree!

>>6730842
>The manarchy schizos
KEK, what a classic

>>6730836
If I’m remembering correctly, there were certain matches where abstentions made a significant difference, especially in round 2. Huge morale killer, I think. There should definitely be a discussion about how to limit them. One per crab may be a good start.

>>6730837
I think one of the reasons there is a thread/discord tension is that GM timetable ran on thread lifespan. So there was an economy of posting (those inconsistent deadlines again) that wasn’t conducive to the thread vitality we want.

>>6730841
Kek

>>6730848
The deadlines being tied to thread life did feel like there was incentive for those of nastier persuasions to spam the thread with varying qualities of bait to spark discourse after discourse. I noticed there was a point where we had a complete lull of posting as entries trickled in during round 3 and then everything exploded rather conspicuously once a good amount of entries were submitted. Thankfully after GM decided to disregard the spammers and drew a solid deadline that seemed to steal the wind out of the sails of whoever was doing that.

>>6730854
Rent free

>>6730848
>economy of posting
Yeah, the thread lifespan deadline is nice in theory, but in practice it's counterproductive, especially with more people involved. In between-round threads still, it would be nice to have more activity.
Looking back though, I think I'm just as equally at blame for that as anyone in the discord, I hardly posted anything outside my submissions.

>>6730854
It's been almost three weeks since you said you'd leave the tourney. All that favoritism to only ragequit when you didn't get one thing out of the dozens you were practically handed on a golden platter, and you still came in dead last. Imagine praising yourself as the most competent artists in the entire contest and still being sore fucking losers at the end of it all because everything you churn out was just as boring as your personal life.

>>6730868
F-Franku?

>>6730868
You couldn't shut the fuck up about Manarchy even after they left. So much for a boring entry. Also, name the dozens of things that were handed on a golden platter?

>>6730872
My heart

>>6730872
Close the tab manarchy, close the damn tab
-apa

>>6730873
Anon-kun...

>>6730875
Y-You didn't notice... This whole time...

>>6730831
>I really hope you understand how obnoxious you sound.
And I hope you understand how obnoxious you sound demanding that everyone have to be thread-only. Again, it has been stated that the discord is simply there to keep things more organized and allow for collaboration between participants without leaking information about their work until its completion, and for the duration of the event most of the important information had been also communicated here (with the exception of the stage 3 results because GM is a faggot who didn't prewrite the berbie commentary)

>You want a private circlejerk server. That’s all there is to it
An ad hominem and a baseless accusation without legitimate proof. It provides nothing substantive and therefore a point that can be safely ignored.

>that’s what you’re filtering for.
Again, another baseless accusation without legitimate proof. Are you perhaps arguing that filtering bad-faith actors is a bad thing?

>But you clearly unironcially believe this and you probably believe your earlier critiques too despite many of the results showing differently.
I hope you aren't also just blindly believing your own position without actually critically thinking about it either, and ignoring all criticisms against your position simply because you're too entrenched in it to consider otherwise. This is a discussion, and it is inevitable that perspectives differ. You are simply demanding without actually engaging with the opposing viewpoint, and are being needlessly petty about it.

Seems like manarchy did what I couldn't
RESPECT! Manarchy truly broke the crab2 tourney
>>6730874
That's quite ironic for you to say

>>6730842
As much as I like gus I have to agree, crab2 was doomed to be segregated by being split between a cord and 4chan

Anyways I'm gonna keep on working on muh /qst/ thread, also got a venue next week people! Maybe one of yall can see me live with my banjo (;


Also if sheepcky is reading this, go fuck yourself you egotistical retard, I can see why neobeg hates you

>>6730872
>You couldn't shut the fuck up about Manarchy even after they left.
They didn't leave, dumbfuck, that's the thing.
>Also, name the dozens of things that were handed on a golden platter?
Everyone on that team was already familiar with each other while everyone else worked with strangers. They were the only people who were allowed to pick and choose their teammates while everything else was at the GM's whim.
I heard they've been given themes, deadlines, and so on way before everyone else did so they could work on their so-called "animations".
They were the only people who were conspiring to vote for themselves each and every time, and GM never did a fucking thing about it. Meanwhile, Tammy can get disqualified for destroying the bucket in her entry.
They have constantly derailed the threads for even the most insignificant slights, such as when suggested to just make comics instead of badly paced slideshows. GM still didn't do shit about it.
Even then, when they said they would quit, they were STILL allowed to vote with GM's permission, even though they have done everything in their power to ruin this fucking tournament.

They are extremely ungrateful bitches who will not hesitate to turn on you if you inconvenience them at all. They never respected anyone here and all their PR is two-faced.

>>6730886
Tammy is a real one

>>6730835
>There’s very simple ways around all of that.
>I’m not doing your work for you.
classic.

>Objectively false since he couldn’t even post the results here
You'd be correct only if it is assumed that most of the participants are thread-only, and it happened in the middle of the event instead at the tail end of it, and even then, results have been posted (albeit incomplete). I do agree that the GM is a faggot for not posting the results and the commentary separately, but that is more of a problem that the GM did to himself since he wants to keep the results a secret to the threadonlies while he finishes up the commentary.

>Rules repeatedly never got posted here.
They were all posted in-thread in the past three rounds. However, I will concede that the rules posted are sometimes unclear and clarifications aren't always posted on the thread.

>The discord is pointless or the threads is pointless
And the problem with this statement is that the question it is answering is irrelevant. The discord and the thread are not two mutually exclusive things. They can both support the other. It is not an absolutist binary question of whether or not we should eliminate the other, but a question of how they should support the other. Again, the discord exists to solve a logistical problem that a 4chan thread alone by its very nature cannot solve, but there are people on the threads that will refuse to enter the discord for personal reasons. To disregard either one would be foolish and wouldn't be much of help at all. Getting rid of the discord just makes the thing much more unruly to manage, and getting rid of the threads renders the entire exercise pointless.

>dramafags
>manarchy
>bad gm that shows favoritism and gets assmad whenever someone critiques the tourney and or tries to have fun with his
>discord
>multiple boards


This thing really was set to fail. Should I do my own tourney?( I am not banned from /ic/ at the moment)

https://youtu.be/OoT-JEOOhdE

>>6730886
This, Tammy did nothing wrong.

>>6730886
>They were the only people who were allowed to pick and choose their teammates while everything else was at the GM's whim.
minor correction, there were two teams given that privilege, with the second one being F-Slurs, which existed because nobody wanted to work with fred and thus was allowed to pick his own team and even grab outsiders.

as for the whole animatic thing, i don't know why you'd latch onto it as a main point of critique for them not following the rules of making comics, when there was precedent set since the previous tournament where one of the participants just made an animation, and indeed in the second round of the second tournament, there were two entries that are just full blown animation sequences, and in the third round, someone released a 14 minute long animation and another released a game.

>>6730893
The animation isn't the main point, it's how they sperg out when you suggest that they don't do it.

>>6730893
>and another released a game
That DOOM mod was unfathomably based, it was painful voting against it but I did because the Carolyn comic was a full narrative from start to finish. If I could give a special award for incredible effort I'd give that over to Chuckson's artist in a heartbeat.

>>6730899
yeah chucksonchad is based. the game was very fun, and i had fun beating the shit out of my oc in that game
man is she tough. i literally can't beat her without the grenade. i'm too much of a n00b when it comes to doom

This is a damaskas thread
Now

Post damaskas
https://youtu.be/dHBPehqAyAU

So guys, what would you have wished for?

>>6730886
>I heard they've been given themes, deadlines, and so on
So you've been making shit up because you can't compete with the output of some bitches on 4chan. The absolute STATE.

https://youtu.be/MxeUPAqCvFk
>>6730905

More damaskas songs

https://youtu.be/aS_r1O2Ye4Y

Thoughts on drugs (:

>>6730910
What a shit wish

Might make a parody of this one but about fred
https://youtu.be/n_QZLedVAAI

>>6730914
What's wrong with it?

https://youtu.be/nsmHXcRpw14

Reference to this one

>>6730917
You could have wished to become Damaskas

>>6730906
I didn't make up the rest of that post. Just like your entries, you leave your rebuttals half-finished.

I'm starting to feel insecure that fred is making better progress than me. Maybe I should kill myself.

>>6730905
stay with chadwick long enough and that dream might just come true kevin

>>6730928
LESS GOOOOOOO

>>6730926
>maybe you should kill yourself
Instead you should spend time studying art instead of being on crab2!

-ye old fred

What happened to fred in Chadwick's comics anyways?

>>6730905
>Bernard’s wish is that ALL participants and homes be returned alive and safe despite the results of the tournament
>This is purposefully worded because the way it’s phrased means in addition to the dead participants getting unkilled and sent back Chuckson would be alive sent back because he was a participant
Not that reviving Chuckson would be his intention, but given Bernard cared a lot about what happened to Cassia the 'no longer dead, go home' aspect just happens to umbrella over him.

>>6730934
Thats pretty nice.
Based Bernard.

>>6730936
Before the gravity of the tourney sat over him his original wish was to wish the apocalypse never happened on his world, either way the goal was preventing or undoing a truly unconscionable loss of life. I even had an epilogue comic in mind where he was a fish out of water in his own home world but ultimately happier.

Then when it restructured to wishing everyone's worlds and lives be spared the post-comic would have been Bernard's own company executing him for not using the wish to save them from the litany of miseries that comes from the post apocalypse and nearly throwing/sacrificing the little they had for survival because he went soft over the other contestants.

No matter how the tourney shook out with the wish after Bernard decided to not be selfish with it his ending wasn't going to be a nice one.

>>6730905
Lustless wants a talking dog that can fit in her purse

>>6730947
Why does he have to suffer so much...

>>6730959
Dangerously based

>>6730971
In the event of the good end wish he would have died with his chin held high for not selling his soul entirely out and the execution would have been a quick disintegration. It’s not exactly suffering but it is bittersweet (either if he got the wish or if Eldritch won).

The Chadwick wish timeline is the truly suffering one, haha

>>6730980
It is, holy shit. The Chadwick route is the only one where he survives

>>6730934
Bernard is the hero we need, but don't deserve.

>>6730612
>post more on the thread with their art
Other than small comic previews, this is the only art I didn't share here because it's mostly internal humor, but I guess someone might still appreciate it, so here it is.

There's still one drawing with bear on my bucket list, but with Round 4 starting I don't know what's gonna happen.

>>6730905
Is it possible to wish to fight the GM, the wizard dude?

>>6730997
You literally cannot fight GM. However bullshit your characters powers are, GM is metaphysical. And if your character is metaphysical, his/hers metaphysics are still tied to their respective universe, a universe which can be obliterated in a whim by GM.

>>6730997
>>6731005
>wish for more wishes
>proceed to wish that the GM is now immune to everyone who's been in the bucket

>>6731005
>he thinks my bullshit op characters are limited only by the metaphysics of a single 'universe' instead of their strength being bound directly to fundamental concepts
yeah sure bud okay

>thread goes to shit when Euros are asleep
Next tournament we need to ban all yanks. I don't know what they are putting in your water to make you this way
Asians are on thin ice

SOON

>>6731021
Flouride

>>6731021
>thread goes to shit when Euros are asleep
threads go to shit because you retards never listen when people say don't discuss meta topics on the board but you fags never ever listen.

>>6730698
Based comments all around as usual.

>>6730831
You sound like a mad retard.

>>6731077
Hey don't blame me. I was asleep

>>6730837
>mogged
Nah, if anything I'm humbled by your trad ways and the ridiculously adorable doodles you made during the month. They were a huge motivation for me.
Don't feel pressured to bring him back. Bear or not, if bear anon's behind it I'm sold. I'll prepare my vote comments for now.

>>6731077
It didn't go to shit until people were complaining about how it was going to go to ahit

>>6731238
Anyone with a brain could see it was going to turn into shit from a mile away. They were right. You guys want to act like everything is peachy keen in the discord while talking infinite shit here. It's so fucking tiresome. You didn't make anything better. You didn't say anything worthwhile. You just made everything about the people you don't like for the billionth time instead of just letting it go. The tournament is over and the winner have been decided. Just bury the hatchet and make peace with the people you feel wronged you, godamn.

/crab1/ looked so simple yet so idyllic compared to this. Can we go back to simpler times?

>>6731005
>You literally cannot fight GM.
>GM is metaphysical.
I want to fight god himself, that's my wish.
I didn't wish to win, I wish to fight god himself.

Ormand is very sorry for killing Louis. In his defense he was high as shit
Oh yeah the person Ormand killed was louis oops

>>6730905
Fernando didnt have a wish coming into this tournament, he joined it against his will and there is nothing he desires that can be handed to him by magic

and so the only thing he wouldve wished for is to punish the GM for putting him through all this

i was thinking turning him into a cat and keeping him as a pet
i guess at the end he got half his wish but he didnt get to contain the wizard so its not worth much to him

>>6731494
Based

Was fun. Tea Party won in my heart and thats what matters.

See you guys next tournament.

>>6731549
I'm assuming this is balkari's after absorbing the other demons, didnt know Boberon would fit in that category. Love the Meralkari though

>>6731549
i know she can only suck demons and cock but i wanna see her do the other characters too just to see what a fusion of sorts between the two would look like

>>6731643
I use the word demons but the term is actually yokai, meaning she can absorb all types of "supernatural" creatures. So there might be a few more she can add.

>>6731621
Oh yeah Boberon is the CEO of hell apparently.

>>6732209
Do Paulus or you're a coward.

https://strawpoll.com/2ayLk65JbZ4

>>6732973

>>6733217
Alaisa really fits your style vomrioanon, her forehead shrunk though, ya hate to see it

>>6725823
Bernard (24) vs Dragon Lady (22)
Bernard wins the votes, but forfeits. Dragon Lady wins!

It started strong bu then...that duel of gazes was so darn tense, it'll go down in history! Even Shinji himself never took so long to squeeze that juicy Bern goodness...
-wait a minute- Oh it never happened!…BORING.
What 's that? Sad backstories? Oh, right, I can't watch flashbacks, remember you dumbasses? I ain't no mind reader.

The only compliment I can give 'em is that they managed to dub me. Sure, it's nowhere near the real deal, but hey, at least they made an attempt.

Contestro (2) vs Kevin (28)
Kevin wins!

Well, you guys are the ones makin' this job suck more than it should, ain't ya? Nobody thought to disqualify Collostro? Well, kekeke, turns out it wasn't even necessary in the end. And gettin' devoured by Kevin? Well, it ain't so bad, considerin' that's one of my fetishes after all. But hey, maybe it could've been a bit slower, ya know? Anyway, both of 'em are screwed. They got what they deserved, no doubt about it.

Chadwick (8) vs Alaisa (23)
Alaisa wins!

THe hell is this? Chadwick now dabbling in silent films? And what's with the lack of color? Don't give me that "atmosphere and style" bs. It's pure laziness, plain and simple.
And to top it off, I don't even make an appearance. It's like he wanted to test how far his name would take him before ""intentionally losing"". Insulting!
On the other hand, Alaisa really went all out and came out on top. Too bad she couldn't change the final outcome... But hey, at least I'm showcased in all my glory. I'll give it an 8 out of 10. That whole ropes thing brought back some fond memories. I'm no stranger to being tied up and kicked around, although usually in a mommy dommy scenario.

>>6733464
Scrimblo Bimbos (14) vs Amy (21)
Amy wins!

Scrimblo certainly touches on a sensitive topic, elegantly alluding to dementia as his entry slowly fades away into nothingness. No, I'm not coping. That's how the battle unfolded, and honestly, it couldn't have gone any better.

Amy wasn't even in Bucket. Even worse, I didn't even make an appearance. Typically, that would be enough to earn my disapproval. But she managed to casually destroy 4 opponents along the way, not bad for little rascal, eh?

Clown Girl (3) versus Boberon (28)

Geez, your Berbie game is just sad. Hey Clown girl, I really hope that whatever shiny gem you got paid with was worth it because you sure got a serious thrashing in return. I thought we had something special before you jumped ship to team Rosechumps, don't call me back now.

Despite being all battered and bruised, Boberon came through when it counted. No hard feelings, Bob, but seriously, attacking women again? Ain't you ashamed of yourself?

Punished Berlo (9) versus Tammy Mato (22)

Berlo ain't the same since his trip to hell. Sure, he may look similar on the outside, but inside? He's a ruthless killing machine. I didn't appreciate the way he eyed me after that ketchup incident. I may be a bird trapped inside a Bucket, but I ain't no KFC meal, no sir.

And then we got another monster, a goddess among crabs who finally awakened in this round: Tammy Mato, the tomato with legs. Who would've guessed that Tammy hid such power? She thrilled us with an array of characters that left us all curious to see how it played out. I can only imagine that after her trip to space, she flew right back to protect her planet. Kekeke.

As for what went down with the GM, for my own safety, I better keep my beak shut.

>>6733491
Bear (8) versus Turtloli (26)
Turtloli wins!

Oh, Bear, you had it all within your grasp. The GM handed you every legal and illegal tool to secure victory in the duel. Turtle soup was on everyone's mind... and you let it slip away.
You couldn't avoid the cheesy fate that Turtloli had planned for us all, so the GM had to take matters into his own hands. They dissappeared so I dunno what to say, good luck I guess?
I kinda liked you, Bear. To me, you were always the captain of the Slurs, a beautiful mess, and you didn't deserve to end up boxed in that predicament. But hey, at least your misery has come to an end. And soon mine will too.

Lustless (18) versus Princess Dex (12)
Lustless wins!

It's crystal clear that a mere 30 pages of thumbnails couldn't possibly showcase the true power of Princess Dex. If that had been the case, Lustless wouldn't have emerged victorious with such a vulgar tactic. How could anyone think she could defeat a universal threat with some petty "dykeism"? You crude woman!
Eh, I'm not fooling anyone here. Even if the GM seems to have issues with the final pages of both cases, I'm a romantic at heart and will always root for love over war, kekeke.
And just for that, I'll forgive you, Lustless, for not featuring Berbies in your duel. Love conquers all, after all.

Vivian (20) versus Jed (15)
Vivian takes the win!

'ate Vivian, simple as. And if she won, it's probably 'cause she's got a pair of bazongas. Gotta admit, quite a fine pair. And hey, I ain't just talkin' 'bout our contenders here.
Now my boy Jed, he put up a solid duel from both ends. Underrated, I tell ya. Good lad, but he seems a bit lost, ya know? Can't make up his mind whether he wants to hunt the GM or, uh, "hunt" the GM(tan), if ya catch my drift.

>>6733499
King Alexis (Forfeit) versus Bodycount (22) versus Vormio (12)
Bodycount wins!

Oh... I'm at a loss for words here... the GM went ahead and banned everyone except the contenders from witnessing the duel.
I never got to see any of 'em again. And honestly, that's probably for the best. I don't want any part of those monsters.
On a different note, to throw in a spicy take, I reckon I stand a better chance on King Alexis than any of the women here.

Shin Chuckson (15) versus Carolyn (18)
Carolyn wins!

Am I wrong to expect something simpler from a guy with a frying pan for head and a milf with a gun? Can't we just have a fight without all the drama, flashbacks, revelations, trauma, pseudo poetry, interruptions, and other soap opera spices? Seriously, is that too much to ask? Some people actually enjoy this stuff? Ugh, they really need to get some taste, those cretins.

Those cretins tho, decided Carolyn has it all and more. Oh, Chuckson, brother. Why must you subject us all to suffering and torment that your battle was - the whole experience reminds me of an videogame made by and for school shooters back in the day.

Fr In the 48 hours we had to check your side of the duel, you expect me to dig up my old PC, remember how to boot Windows 95, clean up a bunch of viruses, and even buy an original copy of some overpriced second hand boomer shooter game... and you can't even jump properly? I can't even get past the red button! Where's the tutorial when you need it? And where the hell are the Berbies? Press F to pay respects, I tell ya.

Well, at least the music was good, I guess. Great for sexy nights, if nothing else.

Impressive, dear crabs. You have displayed remarkable determination and showcased your true potential - just as I expected. I find great satisfaction in this outcome.

The mighty Chads >>6725820 have claimed victory and boldly revealed their desires. I now entrust the fate of /crab/ to the most capable among you, Chudwick, empowering him to exercise his judgment as he sees fit.
As for me, I shall step back and observe this unfolding spectacle, akin to tending my own miniature ant farm—except in this case, it's a crab-filled realm. Yes, my satisfaction knows no bounds, to the extent that I shall embark on a well-deserved extended vacation.

But before that! As promised, defeat shall bring forth death, both for the vanquished and their realms. They shall depart with their heads held high, having reached the zenith of their accomplishments, and shall be afforded the opportunity to retain some semblance of dignity. >>6730687

What follows henceforth is up to you. Farewell.

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Gamemaster

>>6733546
the tournament sucked.
don't come back next year.

/crab1/ >>>>>>>>>>>> /crab2/

>>6733546
good bye you old bitch

>>6733546
Thanks for everything gm, twas fun. Til next time. Are you still working on that end of evangelion vid though?

Blast Rites after party

Well that sucked!

Ye old fred never dies

>>6733546
Thanks for everything, GM-sensei!

Did someone say fred

>>6733546
thanks for the ride GM
it was a memorable experience and would play again

>>6733546
GG Fun experience. Will be the next time If there is one.

>>6730993
>There's still one drawing with bear on my bucket list
That's gonna be bear corrupting the youths I bet, was wondering what you were planning with that since it wasn't part of your round 3 comic.
If you don't have the time it's cool, appreciate the thought.

>>6731215
All I can say is thanks, and I hope I don't disappoint!

>>6733546
Yo Mr Wizard, it's been real. Peace.

Alright, now's the time.

Apparently to some my round 3 comic was "unfinished", "difficult to see", or "unintelligible". I can simply say that those who thought so failed to grasp my genius and deliberate artistic intent.
However, I have regardless created an improved version of this comic, to present it with my original vision intact, as it was intended to be viewed.
Actually it's almost the exactly same, I just made it more readable.
>>6721003
Bear round 3, special edition blu-ray. Starting with pages 2-3 because page 1 was like already fine.

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>>6733890
And that's it!
Thanks for reading!

>>6733879
>That's gonna be bear corrupting the youths I bet
Glad you remember, I was working on it tonight, here it is!

Thanks for tagging along this competition, your participation was a blessing.

>>6733546
I'm glad I did this before my webcomic proper. Now I just gotta work on my paneling. My team has been so supportive and I genuinely hope I've made a few friends on crab.
Didn't expect Ormand to become a massive meme. I expected most people to ignore him so thank you everyone who drew him. Including the Ormandos no matter how cursed they really are.
Thanks gm and thanks everyone. Been a blast
Now back to my webcomic, grind never stops.

>>6733969
holy cow spar, why does this look so good.
Also does this confirm bear is male?

>>6734210
Does it look particularly better? Your guess is as good as mine, I didn't do anything different, just drew from imagination using binary pencils, but that's the same thing I did in >>6730993
Here's the preliminary sketch.

I do find the pixelated strokes keep my brain less concerned about details than if I were using the hard round brush, similar to how a textured brush can imply a lot of information that is not there.

>>6733969
lol, very crude
feels like I could have done more, or planned better, but in the end I'm glad I got to work alongside you guys
>>6734210
>does this confirm bear is male?
bear is definitely a boy bear (the genderswap potion turned him into a woman), but he may or may not have junk
I'd like the line between stuffed animal and anything else to remain blurred for future jokes, but I'm canonizing the public pissing anyways

>>6734231
Based. If it's good for Nintendo, it's good for Crab.

>>6734231
bless you bearbro
i definitely had fun drawing bearmaid, though i admit i wish i had developed her a lot more. in fact i wish i developed the plot for my r2 entry more, since it feels like there's a lot of dialogue for a story that's ultimately thin and simple

The decision to make everything post wish into a massive jerk off session over the winners was a complete mistake. Newcomers aren't going to be able to follow any of the post content for crab3, nor should they be made to care.

>>6734368
>newcomers
I don't think most current crabs are interested either. Winners should draw all the story and then just let crabs draw random shit to garner the creative momentum.

>>6734368
>Newcomers aren't going to be able to follow any of the post content for crab3, nor should they be made to care.
i mean, they aren't meant to be, its just meant to be an bit of fun for the crabbies who do still want to make art related to the tourney
it ain't mandatory. newcomers aren't intended to keep track of it anyway, or even the other tourney crabs.
it's just an extra bit of hell we give to the gm so he have to organize all this shit and make a wiki out of it lol

>>6734368
>>6734372
personally i think its really fun and gives newcomers some history to walk into
i just think it shouldnt be mandatory to know in order to participate, just supplementary material

and if it gatekeeps out people who dont care, then all for the better
we already saw what happens if you get too big

>>6734368
This is just an optional thing in the first place. GM said that on crab 3 it wont be relevant at all.

>>6734368
Its mostly a bit of fun. No one is pressured into staying most people have moved on now or are doing just a handful of things for fun. Things are getting a little too lost in the sause as it's not organised at all and mostly just a bunch of artists takeing a fun idea and running very far with it

I would like to properly apologize to my team for my sudden disappearance, and to my opponent who had no idea that their pair was gone, I was a fool thinking that my team would have disclosed the information after seeing me leave; but that wasn't the case it seemed. I was lucky to have spare time for the first two rounds but after that if I did not focus my attention to my then newly aquired job, it's off to the streets for me.
Now that I had accustomed to my job and things has settled down, I can spare a little time to do some art but it was too late.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the event, love everyone's works and I love the team I was in. Again, sorry and thank you.

Perhaps I'll see you all again in two years.

>tl;dr copium for round 3 no show because le irl wagecucking

>>6734455
p-penelopechad?!

>>6734455
If you are penelope-anon, we couldn't be completely certain since there was never a statement of you not going to deliver, you just said there was a chance you might drop out but no news after that.

Either way, we love you, hope your job is treating you well.

>>6734455
Love you Pepelon-chan

>>6734577
Don't you have some straight men to rape and/or cuck?

>>6734590
Can't really do that if you're already dick riding

>>6734590
>Fernando
>straight
Anon...

>>6734455
>I am sorry my team can't read my mind
You quit cold turkey, deleted your account and became unreachable to even verify the information, retard. At least leave a proper quitting message, some people thought you were just avoiding Discord drama and working by yourself.
But in the end you cucked the most literally who crab in the tournament, so no actual damage was done.

>>6734216
I dunno, the bench plus all of them sitting on it had a strong presence, seems like step up from some of your other stuff

>>6734455
i mean our team was the least integrated team in the tournament i think, half of us weren't even in the discord.

Sad that this is over? DONT FRET!
A new tourney is in town, one that's a lot less stressful
Your oc will be placed on a tropical volcano island and will be forced to go through unique trials and tribulations! Eliminations will be handled either by failure to complete a task or by votes cast by other participants". Skill level doesn't matter at all just have fun and draw!

>>6734465
>>6734465

>>6735412
Forgot to post image also this takes place on a island

Bruh

>>6734590
jannybros... not like this...

Last for Manarchy NUMBA WAN

>>6735621
Last for RODEBUDS NUMBAH WAN

clowns r cool

no me, im numbah wan, or something

WE ARE NUMBER ONE
HEY

>>6735211
>You quit cold turkey
Dumbass, I was working on my submission when my contract came in and I was summoned to work which took most of my time every day. To someone like you it sounds like cope but I assure you I'd rather focus on my career than to win some no-stakes tourney on 4chan of all places.
>deleted your account
Nope, I still use my Shitcord account regularly; I'm just someone who values online anonymity above anything else, don't know why I bothered to engage with the server at all.
>became unreachable to even verify the information
,Thread? Discord PM? None of you tried any of the options or even bothered to contact me, and now you're saying that I was the one at fault? I've said to my team that there was a HIGH chance that I might drop out due to WORK and none of you could piece the puzzles together? BAFFLED.
>avoiding Shitcord drama
I don't even keep track of what was going on.
>working by yourself
I did, but work demanded my attention.
>Cucked the most literally who crab in the tourney
I don't owe him a thing, nor does he. All that ends well.

My final post, don't bother (You)-ing.

>>6735873
no need to get mad anon, it is indeed a silly tournament

HE WAS NUMBAAHHH WANNN

>>6735873
nta you're competing against nor am i part of your team but i did try to contact you anon
but i had troubles trying to contact you given that i haven't actually sent a friend request with you at that time and we just assumed that you quit, since you left the hyw server without a word and all while we were migrating to a new /crab/ server

im not saying that you were wrong on prioritizing your job over some 4chan event with no stakes, but a bit of communication beforehand would have clarified a lot of things

anyway, i hope we get to see you again next year

>>6735873
Not reading all of your tantrum.
You went OUT OF YOUR WAY to disappear from the servers and deleting messages, you didn't simply stop logging in on Discord "because you were busy".

And despite taking out the time to do all that, you didn't have 5 minutes to warn the five other teammates who were putting blood and sweat into their submissions about this. That's not prioritizing your life, that's being an inconsiderate little fuck. And your childish reply shows you're not even sorry about it.

Should have manned up and disappeared for good, at least you'd remain a legend instead of ruining your anonymous reputation.

>>6735695
i don't liek clowns

>>6735873
>,Thread? Discord PM? None of you tried any of the options or even bothered to contact me
Attempts were made to contact when you left without warning but they all failed. I personally asked your teammate and opponent more than once if you were showing up and they didn't even know. Simple put you biffed it, and the misterunderstanding that ended happening becuase of it was that completely avoidable had you just simply confirmed either here or on in discord that you were going to be a no-show. Take some responsibility, faggot.

>>6735873
All these words when all you had to do was let me, your opponent, know that you were going to be busy. Hell I was working full time during this whole tournament, so I can empathize with you on some level. Communicate better in the future is all I can say bro.

LAST FOR MANARCHY NUMAH WAN

last for susolyn

>>6736298

>>6736301
remember
no venting

last for amy