Would you pay for sprite rips?

[FrozenDelight]

Well, the title says it all really. I'm thinking out loud here, please don't flame me I don't know, I'm guessing theres a chance this question will annoy people. I'm not trying to be an arse, like I said I'm just thinking out loud, it's just a minor question. And I'm aware there was a thread a bit like this one, were it was mentioned that it's dodgy because it's making money out of other peoples art work. This is true, but I dunno, I don't think anyone really cares about some of the old stuff I'm thinking of. In fact they may even be a little flattered, if they ever learnt people actually want to play their old games in one way or another. It's a general question, but as you've guessed it, I am of course refering to me as well, I'm broke you see. So, characters like perhaps, Dee from Darkstalkers, KOF '94 Re-Bout chars, maybe Rumble Fish characters and stuff? I would charge per sprite, it would be cheaper if you didn't want them cleaned (the background removed)... PayPal.... LOL!

...I feel dirty... it's just a passing thought though. The answers will probably be no, but that's cool 

[Titiln]

no

[TITAN MADRE]

No fucking way.

[Iced]

Nope.

[FrozenDelight]

Hahaha, I LuV you guys, fair enough 

[Titiln]

i would pay for something like color separation however

[FrozenDelight]

i would pay for something like color separation however

That's a good point, what WOULD people pay for. Colour seperation ay? Because it is tedious, right? What character and area are you pressed for at the moment? BTW, 2 small slightly off-topic questions; Titiln, is that actually you in your avatar? Also, when ppl release sprite packs, is it bad to release them uncleaned?

[GOH]

i would pay for something like color separation however

Isn't it around the same level of difficulty? Or do they have to do 1 sprite at a time?
Nvm.

[Rolento]

Short list of things I'd say are worth paying for:

- Scratch sprites: Self explanatory.
- Color separation: Very tedious job. Can get very time consuming if the original spritework has a lot of repeating colors that need to be separated.
- Elaborate new animations for old characters: Not talking something like replacing a 2-3 frame jab; talking along the lines of converting entire moves or super moves to fit into another style. Usually it's not just one that a person is asking for, so that is quite a bit of work.

Sprite packs are usually easier to work with when they are properly cleaned, so it is preferable to distribute them in that fashion.

[moolambo]

rest in peace sprites

[Shockdingo]

Agreed with Rolento; a scratch character (like when ChaosSentry paid a guy to fully sprite a Martian Manhunter character) would be worth it, just ripping sprites doesn't even compare. Given the right time and tools, anyone could do it, thus, people wouldn't pay you for that (unless they're busy/pressed for time/ can't find a particular sprite pack and have a stupor inducing large disposable income). Colour separation package deals could actually work nicely; pay a flat fee, hand over all your character sprites and wind up with "new costumes" etc.

[Santa Marx]

No fucking way.

[FrozenDelight]

Sorry what are scratch sprites? You mean original sprites, right? Also what are "rest in peace" sprites? Or is that a joke

[Cøsmíç]

No fucking way.

[Foobs]

Sorry what are scratch sprites? You mean original sprites, right? Also what are "rest in peace" sprites? Or is that a joke

Sprites made from scracth refers to sprites that simply did not exist in any way or shape before nor were based on already existing sprites. So, for example: a (Literal) Frankestein made over an Zangief  sprite wouldn't be a scratch made sprite. On.off's Lucy Fernandez is an example of scratch made sprites.

[FrozenDelight]

Sorry what are scratch sprites? You mean original sprites, right? Also what are "rest in peace" sprites? Or is that a joke

Sprites made from scracth refers to sprites that simply did not exist in any way or shape before nor were based on already existing sprites. So, for example: a (Literal) Frankestein made over an Zangief  sprite wouldn't be a scratch made sprite. On.off's Lucy Fernandez is an example of scratch made sprites.

Ah ok, thanks. Hmm seems a bit of a weird way to basically say an original sprite, it obviously comes from the term 'from scratch'. But whatever.

[SkySplitters]

Is this thread going anywhere???
or is it just... ah never mind....

[Duo Solo]

Ripping sprites, no. Making sprites, yes.

["Bad News" Hoffmann]

I would pay for sprite-edits

10 dollars for a good looking Scorpion or Sub Zero Sprite-Edit in Guilty Gear X or KOF XII/XIII style.

..via paypal

[the_mith]

Paying for sprite's seems ridiculous for me.

1. Sprites that are not cleaned are just screen shots of every animation, I can do that myself!

2. Cleaning sprites is tedious but why would I pay someone to get say Ken in CVS (readily available, but let's pretend he's never been ripped) when there is a clean version of SF3 Ken or SF2 Ken, the graphics aren't that important if you can code the character well.

3. Scratch sprites might be worth paying for but that's assuming anyone is remotely interested in spriting a character you've created. If I created "Mr Fightstick" a 5'10" man that uses tournament edition power coming from parts unknown, I might want to see him made but no one else will care. Invariably you would have to just make existing popular characters like Kazuya Mishima in a KOF style or CVS style.

4. Finally would you really want to spend a long time creating a character's sprites, then simply have a rubbish coder buy them and mutilate your work? Furthermore, the internet is shady; someone can just buy it and then distribute it for free.

There are probably loads more reasons why this idea is a little wacky!