That was just some positivity before I get negative about the update lol
So guys, the beta party is back...
...with no interesting items in sight.
You know, for a moment before I checked this party out I thought there might finally be a release of the mysterious green Beta Panda Banner.
And, as always, I should have known better.
Here are the items that came out during the first Beta Party for comparison:
Pretty cool, right? Decent nonmember items that probably really were used in beta before deletion.
Those items were clearly beta-styled, whereas the only "beta" feature about the new ones are that they're front facing (in reference to the horizontal walls of the beta den)
But, what makes an item look beta?
Here's my artistic analysis:
– A beta item is typically a muted, dusty, earthy color.
– A beta item has realistic shadows and rarely looks one-dimensional.
– Sharper geometric edges are used, even in round shapes.
The Globe item really embodies the "beta" look. The base of the globe is shadowed, the globe itself is a muddy mix of turquoise, the handle is a dusty gold, and the entire item is framed with geometric edges.
To clarify, in this instance I am referring to "beta" items as any items designed during or near beta testing in 2010. I'm not using the current trading definition of "beta"– I have no clue what anyone even means by that now lol
My theory about these lackluster summer updates is that a lot of AJHQ people are on vacation, which is totally fine. Working at AJHQ, trying to make a billion people happy with regular updates sounds stressful as heck. :T
I'm kinda tired right now, and I wanna go participate in the Chicken Smoothie jungle event, so I'm gonna peace out right here.
Peace out! :P
YESSSS!!! You're back! Anyway... That's cool, I never really looked at the beta items all that much...
ReplyDeleteI missed u Q :')
Deletei love this blog!
ReplyDeleteWelcome <3
DeleteI feel like the beta items this year are all flat. You can only put them in corners of a den which sucks. Also shouldnt all items in the beta party be nonmember considering when it was beta days all items were nonmember?
ReplyDeleteThe reason why they're front-facing is because the beta den had horizontal walls, so these items are designed for a flat wall to go up against, as opposed to newer items which are tilted diagonally.
DeleteThe Beta Party has a lot of potential to be cool, but it just hasn't been that way.
The beta party.. fun the first year, maybe the 2nd, possibly the 3rd (barely) and now...
ReplyDeleteI think AJHQ should slow down their updates and item releasing, its kind of like when a blogger dedicates theirs self to post everyday, and can't keep up with it so the quality of the post gets dimmer and dimmer
P.S
YAY THE JUNGLE EVENT-SO AWESOME XD
True!! All the new stuff is dizzying, but ultimately unmemorable
DeleteI feel as if they should've added more to the beta party.
ReplyDeleteYou could've gone to the beta party and your items all looked like they did in the beta days.
Definitely
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