Is it because on Tumblr you can post a bit of everything in one place? I'm not super experienced with DA but it's just for artwork, right? Not fanfic or random gifs.
dA is chock full of fanfics and random gifs, so I honestly have no idea. Tumblr looks like a giant mess every time I look at it. I have no idea how to find anything and everything is just scattered everywhere with no apparent organization.
I think it's easier to be seen on tumblr, which is also a fundamentally visual medium. Posts come to you through the viral network, as opposed to you having to go to the post on dA. Both are interesting creatures with pros and cons.
I still don't get it though. I get new stuff in dA every time I log in, from the people I watch and the groups I'm watching. I also get suggestions of "similar stuff" on the right hand side when I'm viewing work. It just seems so much more organized.
Game related question here - during the final shot of the game on your balcony, is that supposed to be after sexy times in the morning, or did the party go so late it went into the early morning hours? Might be a stupid question, but it just seems weird that if they just woke up, the Commander would be in his full armor already. But it would also be weird if she invites him in all seductive like, then they just walk onto the balcony. Another source of frustration - nobody has casual clothes except for the Inquisitor's awful pjs.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, it's finally happened.
I clicked on the Cullen Thread thinking it was the Solas Thread.
Aaaaahahahahahahaa, we really are starting to overlap some! 
But hey, since I'm here, I might as well share that I've finally started up a Trevelyan to romance Cullen with. First playthrough was a Solasmancer, and now I'm juggling a Dorianmance and a Cullenmance. Literally just started her yesterday. And a rather interesting thing happened: instead of taking the mountain pass in the prologue like I tend to do, I chose the direct charge route for the first time... only to be surprised with a Cullen cutscene I didn't know existed! So, my Diana got to meet him much earlier than expected and on the field of battle, no less... seriously serendipity there, that happening when I had no idea and with a character destined for him, even.
How're you Cullenites holding up? I hear good things about his romance, so I'm looking forward to finally experiencing it first-hand. 
Would it be a no-no to put a watermark on an in-game screenshot like the ones I do?
Why would it be a no-no?? It's your work! Do what you want. If you want credit for it, put your name on it. It's really the only way. Then, if you want to give permission to someone to use it without watermark, they can ask you for it. You'll just need to decide where your home base is... i.e., where do they contact you?
Folks will never view screenshots the same way as any other art medium. Folks don't even credit photomanips half the time. You will hear things like "well, Bioware owns the copyright anyway..."
I still don't get it though. I get new stuff in dA every time I log in, from the people I watch and the groups I'm watching. I also get suggestions of "similar stuff" on the right hand side when I'm viewing work. It just seems so much more organized.
I'm not a Tumblr defender by any means, but you can search for tags - like #cullen or #dragon age without having to friend anyone and immediately see everything related to that. It's messy looking but the posts are there. I think a lot of people find that more user friendly. But maybe it's also that easy on DA? I have an account there but I don't use it as much.
Would it be a no-no to put a watermark on an in-game screenshot like the ones I do?
Oh, no.
Oh, no, it's finally happened.
I clicked on the Cullen Thread thinking it was the Solas Thread.
Aaaaahahahahahahaa, we really are starting to overlap some!
But hey, since I'm here, I might as well share that I've finally started up a Trevelyan to romance Cullen with. First playthrough was a Solasmancer, and now I'm juggling a Dorianmance and a Cullenmance. Literally just started her yesterday. And a rather interesting thing happened: instead of taking the mountain pass in the prologue like I tend to do, I chose the direct charge route for the first time... only to be surprised with a Cullen cutscene I didn't know existed! So, my Diana got to meet him much earlier than expected and on the field of battle, no less... seriously serendipity there, that happening when I had no idea and with a character destined for him, even.
How're you Cullenites holding up? I hear good things about his romance, so I'm looking forward to finally experiencing it first-hand.
Well, I'm officially obsessed with Cullen and this game, so -that's pretty much it in a nutshell. I can (clearly) talk about it for hours. I'm trying to hold off from starting a 4th playthrough until the next patch.
Game related question here - during the final shot of the game on your balcony, is that supposed to be after sexy times in the morning, or did the party go so late it went into the early morning hours? Might be a stupid question, but it just seems weird that if they just woke up, the Commander would be in his full armor already. But it would also be weird if she invites him in all seductive like, then they just walk onto the balcony. Another source of frustration - nobody has casual clothes except for the Inquisitor's awful pjs.
Right? I do wish they had made some efforts with that. Pre-quests: on. In Skyhold: off.
It reminds me of DAO, the post sex scene with Alistair. In full armor. Outside the tent. It would have been nice to have that convo inside the tent and semi dressed. Perhaps in the upcoming games...
Oh, no.
Oh, no, it's finally happened.
I clicked on the Cullen Thread thinking it was the Solas Thread.
Aaaaahahahahahahaa, we really are starting to overlap some!
But hey, since I'm here, I might as well share that I've finally started up a Trevelyan to romance Cullen with. First playthrough was a Solasmancer, and now I'm juggling a Dorianmance and a Cullenmance. Literally just started her yesterday. And a rather interesting thing happened: instead of taking the mountain pass in the prologue like I tend to do, I chose the direct charge route for the first time... only to be surprised with a Cullen cutscene I didn't know existed! So, my Diana got to meet him much earlier than expected and on the field of battle, no less... seriously serendipity there, that happening when I had no idea and with a character destined for him, even.
How're you Cullenites holding up? I hear good things about his romance, so I'm looking forward to finally experiencing it first-hand.
LOL Sister threads, I'm tellin' ya! Welcome!
Hopefully you'll enjoy it. At the very least... you'll get a happy ending! (I don't think that's spoilery. 
Nothing compares to the Solasmance in that category, it seems.)
Right? I do wish they had made some efforts with that. Pre-quests: on. In Skyhold: off.
It reminds me of DAO, the post sex scene with Alistair. In full armor. Outside the tent. It would have been nice to have that convo inside the tent and semi dressed. Perhaps in the upcoming games...
Pretty sure there's a mod for that Alistair stuff (or many mods). I'm not a PC gamer so I never get to experience that stuff. I'm seriously considering for the first time ever, as a hardcore Mac gal, to get a PC laptop just for gaming. There are a lot of other games I've missed out on and I'd love to play Origins again with certain mods, like for armor (I hate hate hate most of the women's armor), sex scenes, hair and shortening the horrible Fade quest. I've watched a lot of videos.
Why would it be a no-no?? It's your work! Do what you want. If you want credit for it, put your name on it. It's really the only way. Then, if you want to give permission to someone to use it without watermark, they can ask you for it. You'll just need to decide where your home base is... i.e., where do they contact you?
Folks will never view screenshots the same way as any other art medium. Folks don't even credit photomanips half the time. You will hear things like "well, Bioware owns the copyright anyway..."
This is precisely why I wasn't sure on the watermark thing. I have a custom-designed watermark I use for my photography that can't be cropped out. Most people I see that use watermarks with game stuff only use them with gifs or memes and even then those could easily be cropped off.
Sorry if I come across as over-reacting...it's just annoying. It's just that I put as much mental effort into some of these shots as I would through a camera - light, composition, exposure, etc etc. And I undertand "Bioware owns the copyright anyways," but when I take a picture of a tree, it's not like someone can say the copyright is owned by "da bears." 
I'm not a Tumblr defender by any means, but you can search for tags - like #cullen or #dragon age without having to friend anyone and immediately see everything related to that. It's messy looking but the posts are there. I think a lot of people find that more user friendly. But maybe it's also that easy on DA? I have an account there but I don't use it as much.
Maybe I'm just used to dA...been a member for 7? years. But if you can do a google search, you can do a dA search. It's that easy. I've never been able to get a grasp on all this hashtag stuff...I don't even understand Twitter.
Game related question here - during the final shot of the game on your balcony, is that supposed to be after sexy times in the morning, or did the party go so late it went into the early morning hours? Might be a stupid question, but it just seems weird that if they just woke up, the Commander would be in his full armor already. But it would also be weird if she invites him in all seductive like, then they just walk onto the balcony. Another source of frustration - nobody has casual clothes except for the Inquisitor's awful pjs.
I can verify that the party scene takes place at night. The balcony scene appears to be the next morning (sunrise). I've managed to glitch out flycam to keep the lighting from the party downstairs after the scene changes to upstairs so you can see the difference. My head canon is that they bookied after the party and then slept and are now dressed the following morning:
I have no idea why people are moving away from dA...it's so much more user friendly and organized! To me Tumblr is about as organized as a pile of vomit on the floor...at least that's what it looks like to me...
Is it because on Tumblr you can post a bit of everything in one place? I'm not super experienced with DA but it's just for artwork, right? Not fanfic or random gifs.
Probably! I did prefer dA though, because I like seeing people's art but I end up seeing the same things over and over on tumblr as people reblog each other, plus random rants and things that I could do without. Oh well, c'est la vie.
Sorry if I come across as over-reacting...it's just annoying. It's just that I put as much mental effort into some of these shots as I would through a camera - light, composition, exposure, etc etc. And I undertand "Bioware owns the copyright anyways," but when I take a picture of a tree, it's not like someone can say the copyright is owned by "da bears."
I can see why watermarking a screenshot is a grey area because unlike a landscape, the subject of your "photo" is someone else's work. Copyright is irrelevant; the bears didn't labor for days to make that real tree the way BioWare's artists labored to make that digital one, and I'd be annoyed if I worked at a game company and saw a screenshot watermark that came off as someone else signing my art. However, I don't really ever post screenshots at ToP, etc., because they're usually not watermarked and I don't want to offend people who put a lot of effort into a screenshot via flycam, performance mods, headswap mods, etc., so I wish people who did something that requires extra effort and would like credit would watermark it.
If you're concerned about coming off as claiming credit that isn't yours, you could always watermark it "Screenshot by [you]" to make it clear that you're not claiming credit for BioWare artists' work, just the work you put in to compose the shot.
I see your point. I suppose these types of screenshots could be similar to claiming copyright of a photograph of copyrighted material, such as a custom chopper or car. I ran into this when I went to a motorcycle show and took pictures of OCC's bikes. Of course, those were for my own personal enjoyment, so I had no issues, but I did some research on it.
Have you guys seen this? Start around the 21:50 mark - LOL
Yup! That's our Lola! 
And this - ADORABLE - apparently only occurs if he's not romanced?
LOL, that was weird... I was like, "I recognise that, oh wait it's mine!"
Nice work!! I watched the whole thing, the ending was icing.
It's not overreacting for it to bother you to see someone use something you spent time on without acknowledging your efforts. Believe me, I know the feeling. Sounds like it's just time to decide how much you want that credit and how much you want to do to ensure it. It's a challenge even for purely original works on the Internet, let alone things in the dingy, grey arena of Fanworks.This is precisely why I wasn't sure on the watermark thing. I have a custom-designed watermark I use for my photography that can't be cropped out. Most people I see that use watermarks with game stuff only use them with gifs or memes and even then those could easily be cropped off.
Sorry if I come across as over-reacting...it's just annoying. It's just that I put as much mental effort into some of these shots as I would through a camera - light, composition, exposure, etc etc. And I undertand "Bioware owns the copyright anyways," but when I take a picture of a tree, it's not like someone can say the copyright is owned by "da bears."
LOL, that was weird... I was like, "I recognise that, oh wait it's mine!"
Wait! That's you? OMG!!! I watched the one with the romance options before getting the game. It was sooo entertaining!
Nice to meet you!
Nice work!! I watched the whole thing, the ending was icing.
Thanks!
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