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IT'S MY TWO-YEAR STREAMING ANNIVERSARY ON THURSDAY!!! come play mario party jamboree with me!! and we're going to play some phasmo on tuesday with chatters!
hope to see you then!
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#envtuber
@TeamSquishy_
i've been keeping quiet about this group but... i'll be honest, i would never in a million years recommend
@ChibiStudioCo
to anyone.
the tl;dr is i was charged $700 for the following model and i was refused a refund either in full or partial.
#vtuber
i've been keeping quiet about this group but... i'll be honest, i would never in a million years recommend
@ChibiStudioCo
to anyone.
the tl;dr is i was charged $700 for the following model and i was refused a refund either in full or partial.
#vtuber
as promised, this company is named @/ChibiStudioCo (they are not active on twitter. they are an etsy seller)
i was going to wait a week to refund but i received MANY messages of people coming to me saying "is it chibistudioco? bc ive had similar experience" and they sent me
i think it's the fact that a couple of people mentioned that they literally copied/traced over other models. this one, for example. the outfit is literally one to one.
OKAY SO... one thing has really bothered me from this experience, from working with chibi. and it's how the fuck did we get from a model that looks... actually pretty well made, i would consider worth $600-$700, to my monstrosity.
i think i know why now.
@ChibiStudioCo
the morale of the story is...
- don't get a model from
@ChibiStudioCo
- don't buy anything away from etsy's page NOR without paypal security (they will help you in the dispute, should they decide to scam you)
- don't bank with
@Chase
. dgaf about their loyal/long-term clients.
a couple of people have also mentioned possibly things being AI generated? this peach bit on the ear makes me think that theory could be true, OR it's remnants of another image they just stole the ears from.
there's literally no other model in a game, no other vtuber model that has an outfit anywhere even close to that outfit i sent chibi.
they have nothing to trace.
i'm not going to screw with this too much but i think it's evident enough that the hat was traced. rotating it lines up different parts of the hat, so they probably adjusted it for size.
there were a lot of red flags that i, a new person to the vtube scene at the time, didn't see immediately.
starting off with the fact that they required i pay through a website that wasn't etsy (even though they're an etsy seller) nor secure with paypal.
so then i got to thinking. again. why was mine so different?
since a lot of people have been using chibi studio as their starter group, cheap rates and decent looking models, what if they go to chibi without like... a set idea?
"i want a model that looks like this" and it's just ideas of an outfit, or an idea of a hair style or a look.
something that they could copy and get away with without it being noticed. perhaps the customer wouldn't know any better.
this is kinda where im at right now, but it gives me more of a lead to work with.
curious to everyone else's opinion. will update if i find anything else.
obviously i would never do this ever again, but i'm seeing more and more people saying that chibi required they pay on a different website from etsy... yeah just don't do it. there's a big reason why.
the next big issue i had was that i kept having to repeat details that i wanted to see in my model's design. even though i sent a good dozen screenshots i felt like.
after i got the rigged model it just... was so disappointing.
when i say that i've had any number of people laugh about it, how bad it looks, how her ears jump out of her head, how her chest looks taped on, wtf is wrong with the eyes?... i got really discouraged.
my last message to them was january 6th of this year. in february i requested a chargeback with my bank (don't bank with
@Chase
btw) and i fought that for months.
@ChibiStudioCo
submitted documents that had been altered to make it look like i "only had technical issues."
i finally just requested a refund. initially i said a full refund but i did take into account that time was spent working on it so i decided to request half of the amount.
it wasn't until this point that i got really upset with the whole ordeal. i had started this process three - four months prior and now i'm having to get them to change every? minute? detail???
also WHY ARE HER EYES POINTED OUTWARDS?
@koziichu
@ChibiStudioCo
let me add that...
- services still haven't been fully rendered and it's been over a year now
- their tos says 2 - 4 WEEKS, not months
- still do not have a fully functioning model; the model in the video is all i received for $700
at least a partial refund should suffice.
@ChibiStudioCo
i also got the opinion of a lawyer and they said due to the amount of the model, i would have to take them to small claims court, but i can't because they're located in singapore.
@Chase
@ChibiStudioCo
i submitted upwards of 15 pages of proof, from the examples on their etsy, to what all i actually was supposed to receive, said that services were not rendered, and they took
@ChibiStudioCo
's side over mine, a customer of theirs for over 10 years.
just based on what they had told me, there would be some differences as we got through the process more, kind of like what was mentioned here, but i guess i overestimated how many changes were going to be made???
this post has received a LOT more traction than i anticipated, so thank you to everyone retweeting and for your comments. they're much appreciated. helps me feel confident in making the decision to say anything at all.
so i'm going to be completely honest
the amount of attention that my posts have received has been great. i'm so glad that we've been able to get the word out about chibistudio.
but i think i need to mute them now for my sanity lmao
i have an update regarding
@chibistudioco
.
even though they are not active on twitter, they are aware of the "allegations" made against them about tracing and stealing assets.
name of client has been removed and per their request i'm not posting model images.
@nanart_19
I'm not an artist, but as a customer I would like to know who the person is/see a post regarding it. I'd hate to know that I was supporting a person who has been stealing/tracing your art.
I hope that this problem goes away, soon. ;;
UM SO I WOKE UP TO A LOT OF NOTIFICATIONS?????
i canโt say enough about the outpouring of support myself and others have received so justโฆ
thank you????? so much for all of your kind words and understanding.
it's now october 17th, and for those who don't know why that date is important it's because it is my one year anniversary of being the vtuber you know and love mirai xavier.
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#vtuberen
perhaps reading the original tweet in its entirety first before commenting your OC would be beneficial, considering... that's what they were advertising.
@koziichu
they also falsified documents they sent to my bank, to make it look like i was satisfied.
and that has also happened with others.
they're just really good scammers.
@HHinaaaaa
okay! that makes sense. being completely honest im not an artist nor a rigger so i wasnโt sure at all.
others have found artifacts on other models from bad erasing so i attributed it to that.
thanks for the info! ๐
THANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU for everything today!!! i had such a great time streaming for my birthday!! i gotta go get some cake and ice cream and get ready to grab super mario rpg at midnight!
sent everyone on to
@EbikoVtuber
thank you all again!! ๐
โ ๏ธ retweeting for awareness; donโt accept c/mmissions from @/DazzDolphin or anyone from @/TnetGaming. they have a history of scamming artistsโผ๏ธ
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finally got around to coloring the doodles i did during the
@miraixavier
stream a few days ago! i couldnโt find my reference of the bottom of the dress so i had to improvise the colorsโญ๏ธ๐ฉต๐ชป
Hi! Iโm Mirai, your cavernous maw-traveler. When Iโm not out, Iโd like to spend some time sharing some of my adventures with you!
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Hope to see you there, my little buns! ๐ธ
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yeah i'm funny and i act like a gremlin most of the time but
holy fuck does it make me so angry when someone is all holier than thou on a subject that's pretty fucking serious AND goes on about their own shit.
ive talked about this more than once on my stream and i struggle a lot from anxiety, and needless to say it has shot through the roof this weekend and today.
i'm going to continue to pursue this to the furthest extent, regardless of if any of my siblings follow behind, because it's just the right thing to do.
there are dozens of us that were wronged, but that doesn't mean we can't do the right thing for the greater good.
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Vtuber Model Art commission for
@miraixvt
I really like pastel & dreamy color theme โก๏ธ โก๏ธ
I had a lot of fun working it and feel like I'm getting better at model art (โขฬแดโขฬ)ู
โก๏ธ Commission :
#live2d
#Live2dCommissions
#Vtuber
@Jas_novels
@ChibiStudioCo
i appreciate the sentiment greatly, but please don't feel like you or anyone else is obligated to "pay back" the money i lost. ๐๐๐
- i also want to credit @/dusk_kitten for the outfit i was using. i was going to give proper credit when the model was done but alas that never happened. please go support them on tgd.
hey everyone,
i know some of you were aware of my grandmother's health, so i wanted to give you all an update. she unfortunately passed away this afternoon.
thanks all for your kindness during this rough time. i greatly appreciate it more than you all know. ๐
today was the last day of using this model. tomorrow is the debut of my new lovely oracle bunny girl model. ๐
i hope you come to play mario kart 8 deluxe with me!
Here's the updated schedule for the week. Sorry it's late!
Playing RE7:VR on Saturday to celebrate achieving 40 subscribers!!
March 5th - March 11th
โฆ Stream:
โฆ VODs:
โฆ Throne:
Thank you so much everyone for a great end of the year! I've only been genuinely streaming as a vtuber since October, but the little community I've built makes me extraordinarily happy.
I really appreciate you all being here and supporting me, and hope you stay for the new year!