So Evan from the challenge is standing right behind me at the airport. In some ways cool, but like in other ways, not amazing….if you know you know That’s all.

Just wanted to repost since I did the blog earlier in the week but usually announce the winner on Mondays, but Ethan won the "Name that Kovaze User" I did for last week. It was so fun I think I will do another one this week. #GoomyGiftGiveAway I still owe you the gift Ethan, so shop owners post some cute stuff! :)

Team 10 - Bowler23 & KaliMinaj: 21778 Team 4 - Cristi & Paul: 21692 Team 3 - Carmencita & Jack: 21612 Team 5 - CalamityKnight & SirVivor: 21576 Team 1 - Goomybear & Ralts023: 21146 Here's thinking we could bike in this holey round...... Guess NOT :( GG

You are getting down to the end ladies. Each round will come down to minor details. Good luck! Maris: I do like this photo. The use of all black and white to make you look like a high fashion sexy cow was a smart stylistic choice. The hand above the head is a little off for me, and the bottle of milk between the legs I think should have been moved a bit it sort of causes this slight imbalance in the photo, but those are really small details the rest you really nailed it! Jane: Love the risk in the concept, but the crop is too far away for this style of photo. You look great, and the dress and veil are super high fashion, but I do think the judges may say this isn’t giving milk enough. Medusaluh: this is a great shot from you. Great gown, love the boot, I would like to have gotten your eyes in this shot however. It does kind of look like its raining milk which sort of is like a big F U to all those cows hard work lol…… but the photo is high fashion and classy. missKant: it’s giving Fortnite ad. I do like the detail of the puffer jacket filled with milk, super cute. But the overall look isn’t my favorite in the group. I like the pose and the splashing could be distracting but you still stand out as the model so that’s good. This angle seems to make you lose your eyes. I would have liked to get some eye contact here. KaliMinaj: I think this is a good balance for you of managing the “just a pretty girl” comments with a strong pose and presence. I don’t love how the dress is falling between you legs, and it's clear you are in like a dollhouse but sort of not as clear as it could be to fully execute that theme, but overall I love the way you look and think it’s a strong photo. Akaliuchis: The swing idea is cute, and I do kinda like how the dress is flowing into the milk and you aren’t sure where one stops and the other begins, but the details of the melting boots and pouring milk over the side of the bowl kinda throw me off here. Also, your face being a sly smile doesn’t really fit with this ad. Manyomash: this is a safe photo. No major issues, but also nothing that jumps out at me as attempting to stand out or be creative. Sometimes that’s ok, but you have to execute perfectly then, and this just doesn’t quite hit the mark for me. I think maybe more detailing in the gown, a slightly better pose maybe turning the knee inward not outward would have made this seem more high fashion. If the ad was suppose to be commercial this would be considered a much better photo (maybe with a smile or something) but it just wasn’t pushed far enough. My Rankings: Medusaluh Maris KaliMinaj Jane MissKant Manyomash Akaliuchis

Being entrusted to play the X2 RACE from my team I feel decently proud to have gotten 6th in that stacked cast. We also underspent clearly cuz we left with $$$$ but great partnering up @GatoPisado. I did what I could and got 22 points for my team with the help of Glacier last night and Gato today. Being in a team for this was super fun and I enjoyed all my teammates! Akshar @MrsChloeKayCecci Cswaggerr Glacier Nick Knowuh @GatoPisado Mochalatte And thanks to our Captain @Ralts023!!

ooooo I have my first 0th in a game. It's such an odd coincidence because its exactly the same amount of f*cks I give about the haters to the events team working really hard to put on a fun event for us! <3

Change the subject back to the fact this Royale is still going on….. I still haven’t gotten an answer for that. What’s the situation? Genuinely curious.

How did the race go? Well we played deal 37 times in round one

Is the longest game of royale I have ever been in and I didn’t even play. Why isn’t it over yet? Edit not shading anyone genuinely asking how it’s still going on?

Wasn't it the same as EST? When did that switch?

When do we find out when we have to RACE? Or actually how does this even work?

https://kovaze.com/group_thread/105 Maris: I do like that you took this to the talent show concept. The pose is cool although I feel like we have seen this pose before this season. If this wasn’t a drag theme this photo would be considered better, but because the theme was drag show I would have loved to see this be exaggerated. Peacock, great idea, but the feathers should have been massive and your make up should have been exaggerated to match. I think if these photo was a few weeks ago and matched a theme from then I might have given this top photo, but because this was a drag theme it just doesn’t scream drag enough for me. Jane: I LOVE that you took this theme and made it drag fashion. It is super campy, yet also has some elements of high fashion like the structured neck/shoulder piece and the overall shape of the gown. The oversized props as well are very campy. Now I’m not in love with this pose or the make up since I don’t think you pushed that as far as it could go, but overall I’m glad someone took the fashion here. I hope someone called 911 for those fans on the left who are about to get sparks on them. Medusaluh: I do love the gown, and the headpiece was a smart way to get around the no wig rule because what do you mean no wigs in a drag shoot….. You found a good balance between making this still high fashion model while still meeting the drag theme, but I was hoping you would push the theme more extreme. It feels like this would have been your week to win hands down but it is a bit too safe for me to be an outright winner. @Sprite: this is giving Milina vibes sort of but without the pink. Other than the eye shadow this doesn’t feel that drag to me. As a photo this is good, you have an interesting pose that draws the eye, your face is strong and you have created a certain movement that I enjoy in print. But the theme of drag requires something a bit more extreme than this. For sure the make up could have been a bit more. The outfit I could see being worn on drag race I guess but since you are posing like this I don’t actually see that much of the outfit. MissKant: This IS obviously more drag. You for sure took it there. I do think you will get knocked points for not having the right setting of your photo, but I enjoy that you took it to an extreme which I think was the point of the drag theme. As I said a head piece is a creative way to get around the no wig rule and also I like how you incorporated your culture/brand into the shoot. It is difficult to recognize that it is you, but some of the styling choices at least give me some hints that its you. KaliMinaj: its hard to top the photo from last week. This week I enjoy the roast theme, and that you chose an outfit that is very drag, yet has elements of high fashion in it. Your feet are pointed to the extreme and I love that. The hair is campy and that checks off another aspect of drag. You also have subtle details in the nails that add to the theme so way to pay attention to small details. I do think this roast theme could have been somehow more incorporated into your pose/face, but I could see this being a still taken from your set. Akaliuchis: I do like that you have exaggerated elements like the big back of the gown, pushed up girlies to the max, and the make up is pretty good. The wine pour is a good idea, but we have seen it done on drag race before so you lose points for creativity but gain them for paying homage to the queens that came before you. The details on the faces I the background are enjoyable. Manyomash: I do think you give drag in this photo so that is good. Some girls did not push the theme far enough and I think you did a good job on that part. You unfortunately have a few small issues in your execution that are taking away from the strength of the photo for me. Your wings are kinda coming out of your butt….. I guess maybe you are shedding your wings? Idk but to me they should be placed higher up. The giant 10 sign pulls focus a bit from you. I also think a cooler tone light might have been better here to not wash you out. The hands are actually amazing I do enjoy that detail. I am having a hard time ranking photos this time. So instead I will just say this: I think Kali, Medusa, Jane, and Akaliuchis are probably safe. I think Misskant comes down to how hard the judges hit the photo for not matching the location theme, and the rest I think are at risk of bottom 2 mostly for not pushing the drag theme far enough.

Arena wins https://kovaze.com/arena.php?gameid=15855

#GoomyGiftGiveaway The idea given in week 12 was to do a "Who's that Kovaze User". So the first person to comment the correct 3 users who are in these images below will win this week's gift! Only one guess per person. I will comment if you are correct. EDIT CONGRATS TO ETHAN for getting it right! It was Honey, mochalatte, and Brat GOOD LUCK!

I have unfortunately worked with a few users that have now been banned for previous bad behaviors that have either occurred on Tengage well before I was ever a user on the that site or occured without my knowledge. It upsets me to find out that people I have had a good working relationship with have done these bad things to hurt others, because I can only judge someone based on my personal experience or on things I have personally witnessed, and I was never mistreated by them or witnessed any significant abusive behavior of others. I wanted to make it clear that I don't support that kind of behavior at all and if I ever personally experienced it or saw any evidence of these things myself I wouldn't associate with those users and I would report. HARD STOP. I don't tend to chat with people very often outside of games about personal things with the exception of a few users I have gotten closer to, so I have never really had any idea of what kind of person they really are besides how they treat me in games. When I have said I am 'friends' with a user, it typically means I have worked well in games with them and maybe we chat on discord every now and then with surface level conversation. I hope this culture of protecting the user experience on this site continues and applies to all types of abusive behavior. I have been pretty vocal about wanting to make this site a safer place with less bullying, so I am in full support of these bans for users who have gone past the line.

If I want to go to someone’s profile, what is the best way to navigate there? Obviously I know I can click their picture in any game, but what if we aren’t in a game together and I just want to go look at their profile?

Long Game Forma Idea Based on the challenge. Lets say a cast of 15 Round 1 Everyone plays a comp. top 3 scores become inner circle, but everyone gets points based on their rank in the challenge. (1 point for last place, 2 for second to last, etc) winner always gets 15 no matter how many players left in the game. Then the loser of the challenge is automatically nominated and the inner circle picks their opponent for elimination. Whoever wins the elimination challenge steals all accumulated points from the loser. Rounds 2-12 The inner circle is based on top 3 cumulative points. So basically you can’t stay in inner circle all game without going into elimination and stealing someone else’s points. Because even if you win every daily comp eventually those who had to go into elimination and steal points will pass you. This will also force inner circle to strategically pick elimination opponents on point totals while balancing out alliances as well. You may WANT to send your friend into an elimination that they could win so they steal someone's points and become safe for a few rounds in the inner circle. Also, let’s say you have accumulated top rank points but happen to lose a daily challenge, you still go into elimination. This could shake up inner circles too. Top 3 make final and compete in either a final challenge that’s not like any other comp, or maybe one round of each comp where you get points for placements and the winner of the final is the one who scored the most points (just in that final challenge not the season totals) I originally thought it may be too complicated for this site, but seeing some of the things that have been done since I posted this it is very possible!

I was looking forward to judging this photoshoot because I read the brief and there was a lot more room for creativity which means a lot more freedom for the models to make choices that could either make their photo stand out for good or bad reasons. Some of you nailed it, and others I think forgot this is a competition about modeling in the high fashion world. Maris: overall I like the photo. Doing a doll theme is not suuuuuper creative in a shoot that had the most amount of creative freedom we have seen in a while, but it works. There has been a lot of poses this season the would be good if they just tilted a bit so we didn’t get a full shot up your skirt. That’s my only issue with this photo. Jane: I like this photo. The hand on the glass is cute, but it bocks the arm leading to the hand almost completely so it kind of looks like it is floating there, if you had moved the hand slightly to the left of the picture you would have the same effect but also see a little arm too. Since your other arm is also not in the frame this would elevate the photo for me. The styling is good because the textures of the plushy toys conflict with the latex creating good contrast in the photo. Brat: This is the second photo I have seen of yours that looks great but cropping and sizing are an issue. I think if you had zoomed us in a bit we could still see the city vibes, but more clearly see you as the focal point of the image. Also, your proportion is strange to me. You in proportion to the one big bear there are some inconsistencies there. The pose and styling are great though, it is probably enough to save the photo. Medusaluh: another doll photo so slightly less impressed just because I expected something more from you. With that said, this is how you do a doll shoot. It stands far above the other doll like photos and is a step back in the right direction for you. The look is high fashion, even though you are crammed in a box you still somehow look long. Wearing things like that on your neck usually makes it look shorter but here you seem to have grown extra vertebra because that neck extension is wonderful. @Sprite: I see what you tried to do, but honestly its kind of a mess. I liked this shoot because it left a lot of space for creativity, so I don’t want to knock on your creativity here, but I want to focus on how the creative choices in this case took away from the modeling. The landscape is gorgeous, but why is there a giant claw game out in the middle of it? I could forgive this if it was for a high fashion editorial like photoshoot, but the lighting, pose, and clothing choices were all not high fashion. Also, the missing leg and foot really hurt this photo for me. MissKant: Ok I see a well executed theme here. You for sure give Barbie in your styling. I enjoy the pose for sure, but since this is a barbie theme I think there was an opportunity to pose like a real barbie. This is an example of what some of the other girls needed to do when you are posing in a way that could be revealing, you turned your booty away from the camera just enough for us not to get a shot up there, although I would like to see more coverage on the clothing there. Kaliminaj: The judges asked you to do something that would make you stand out and be more exciting, well girl you DID THAT. This is hands down top photo for me. The pose is amazing, the styling and theme are unique, and the hair looking like a lion’s mane right next to the lion plushy is chef’s kiss! You look longer than that giraffe! Sure if you turn the photo the other way the face doesn’t look as good, but that’s not the way the photo is suppose to be viewed and to have been able to serve this look hanging upside down shows great versatility. In very other photo you have been getting “just a pretty girl” comments, so this shows that you can give a little bit of an ugly face yet still make it look stunning. Akaliuchis: I see what you did with the theme and I don’t hate it. I don’t think the outfit is high fashion, but the pose is good and the movement is good. I would have liked to see what this could have been with a more high fashion outfit. Manyomash: I think we could have been cropped a bit closer and still get the concept here. Since so many other girls did this theme it does lose a little bit of the wow factor, but of the doll ones you definitely have executed better than most. The missing hand and half of your other foot are just some small details that take away some points for me, but overall still a strong photo. My Rankings: KaliMinaj Medusaluh Jane Manyomash MissKant Maris Brat Akaliuchis Sprite

I forgot I entered and I for sure will not be staying up, so if anyone wants my help before bed let me know!

A few cute ideas were given, but I chose Dbonee for your idea to do a "who's that Kovaze user" and I have a fun one planned for week 13. Thanks for the idea and let me know what you would like from the shops so I can buy it for you! #GoomyGiftGiveaway