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Wistirio
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Luck of the Draw
Joined: 10/18/2018
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Posted: 5/21/2026 at 5:30 PM
Post #1
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Stop The Similar Themed!
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As a frequent lurker, I see this type of comment time & time again, after every new set of themed are released:
"This themed is nice, but it looks so similar to an existing themed"
I, & clearly many others, want this to stop.
The admins are the ones picking themes.
The designers/players are the ones making the themes.
I understand that they (both designers & admins) typically don't have the time to check if the designs are similar to existing themed.
I will be ranking them on this scale: (With nuance) 1 - Unique
2 - Similar if you squint
3 - Somewhat similar
4 - Similar, but you could maybe get away with it
5 - Too close for comfort
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Extra notes: -To make it ABUNDANTLY clear, I am NOT ranking your design on how good it looks, I am ranking it on the similarity to existing themed.
-I may add additional comments.
-Even if I rank a design a 1, I will still try to find any remotely similar themes.
-If there are leaderboards going on, I will probably not respond until they are over.
-For a full list, it takes me ~3-4 hrs. So it may take me a while to reply.
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Of course, you may disagree with my assessment, & that's ok!
Ultimately it is your decision as to what you do with your designs.
Please note that I will NOT be doing *full checks for the following species:
You may submit them, however I may miss some.
As such, I'll be putting a '?' next to the number because I don't know for certain :P
(Unless there's an option to change the matching display traits.)
**Luffox
Lunemara
Puffadore
Sylvorpa
*A full check goes as such: Load your design > match the traits to codex > look through codex.
However for these it's: Load your design > look through codex using no traits > do my best to gauge via name / base colors .
**Out of the listed, Luffs are the ones I'm most familiar with.
I will also be EXCLUDING Majestic themes, because player designed majs are rare & they typically get edited if picked.
You may either copy & paste your design(s), or quote them.
Don't forget to ping me!
& Know that you might get pinged more than once, as I may run out of text space.
Aurleon - 2.5
Bejeweled Arcanist, Floating Lanterns, Prismatic Night
the fact that 2 are my aurls... it's bound to happen but >///<
Bulbori - 1
Pink Hibiscus.
Draeyl - 2
Orion Neblua, Vivid Dawn.
Faelora - 3.5
Blazing Fireworks, Enchanted Bloom, Midsummer Nights.
My overall design is lighter than the existing themes, hence why I don't put it higher.
Ferrikki - 1
Couldn't find any.
There just aren't enough eye bleed rikkies :c
Griffi - 1.5
Coconut Oasis, Frost Touched.
Kelpari - 1
Shimmering Sea.
Lighira - 1.5
Muddy Water, Sacred Spellbook.
Luffox - 2
Easter Egg Bunny, Spring Sorbet, Snowflake Stardust.
Qitari - 4.5
Angelic Prancing, Cosmic Witch, Ghostly Hallows, Lonely Moon.
While technically "distinct" in certain aspects (the shade of blues, G1 being notably darker than C2, colors for the mane), regardless, I'll be scrapping this design now that I see them all together like this.
Ryori - 1
Couldn't find any eye bleed ryos either :P
(The DoD & TB ryos I considered, but it's just the C3. Even then my ryo has more of a green-blue C3.
The bright blue base is hard to looks past.)
Sylvorpa - 4?
Spring Water.
It's like a darker ver of the existing theme.
Vulnyx - 2
Angel's Embrace, Spring Blossom.
Zolnixi - 1
Again, no eye bleeds to be seen.
Edited By Wistirio on 5/21/2026 at 6:15 PM.
Wistirio
Level 75
Luck of the Draw
Joined: 10/18/2018
Threads: 57
Posts: 2,138
Posted: 5/21/2026 at 5:30 PM
Post #4
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Wistirio
Level 75
Luck of the Draw
Joined: 10/18/2018
Threads: 57
Posts: 2,138
Posted: 5/21/2026 at 5:30 PM
Post #5
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Squarebug
Level 75
The Sweet Tooth
Joined: 7/7/2018
Threads: 63
Posts: 6,044
Posted: 6/6/2026 at 4:16 AM
Post #6
Heya Wist! Here to submit some of my summer themes in their current state! A lot of these themes are still wips so there's a lot of room for improvement! I don't know if it's helpful at all, but I've added a few of my own comments on what I think is similar/similar-ish in the codex, but I'd love some fresh eyes to look them over! ^^
- - - Aeridini - - -
There are a lot of green Aeri themes, but I think it's most similar to the Driftwood Aeridini or the Bountiful Harvest Aeridini maybe.
- - - Draeyl - - -
Sad brown draeyl, but I've gotta sacrifice one species to be a non-colourful theme and it may as well be the draeyl!! The colours on the Autumn Night Draeyl are quite similar even though it looks more different as a 6-vis than I thought it would. There are a lot of brown draeyls though, so I might just toss this one out completely- xD
- - - Faelora - - -
There are a lot of themes with the reverse of this colour palette, with the main body as blue and the flower as orange, but less this way around. I couldn't see any that were super similar at a glance, but I am not very familiar with fae themes at all!
- - - Ferrikki - - -
It's quite similar to the Elixir of Life Ferrikki, but I think it is most similar to the Winter Whirlwind Ferrikki, possibly too similar. It's more obvious on some of the G1s than others.
- - - Griffi - - -
I think it's quite close too the Seaglass Beach Griffi or the Wintertide Dreams Griffi, but I'm not sure if it's too too close.
- - - Kelpari - - -
Maybe similar-ish to the White Sands Kelpari?
- - - Luffox - - -
- - - Lupora - - -
Possibly similar-ish to the Waterfall Koi Lupora or the Tree Spirit Lupora?
While there are certain aspects that are different (ex. C1, G2, G3), it doesn't change the fact that they share very similar saturation & colors.
There are other Draes in the same general color family, but due to how much more saturated they are, I have a hard time comparing them. But here they are for your consideration:
Autumn Night, Elven Leaf, Filtered Sunlight, Red Wood.
Faelora - 1
Festive Garland, Tropical Sunset.
I was only able to find two that have barely similar vibes xP
The amount of pastel Faes w/ dark G1s, are few & far between. Let alone w/ the colors you chose- it's quite distinct.
I know I want to say something about these rikkies, but I can't put it into words >.<
Griffi - 1.5
Sea Glass, Sugar Cookie.
I actually don't think that it's too similar to the WD Griffies, they only really share two things: a very similar G1; the only peach color, C2, being similar to the shades of peach in your design, however not in the same slot, nor is it used a lot.
Overall, the purples + cooler tones of the WD is what differentiates them from yours, of which is more warm toned.
Kelpari - 1.5
Driftwood Beach, Summer Shimmer, White Sands.
Luffox - 3?
Cozy Candlelight, Wrapped Present.
The base light teal + light yellow eyes are the culprits as to why I put a 3.
Lupora - 2.5
Fallen Tree, Jeweled Koi, Tree Spirit.
I didn't include the WK Lup bc of how saturated it is, & I'm also just very familiar w/ them bc I've projected them, so imo they're not similar :P (Aside from the EC)
Sylvorpa - 1?
I considered the SH Vorps briefly, but that's waaay to much of a reach for me :P
Vulnyx - 2
Coconut Octopus, Vibrant Spell.
Zolnixi - 1
Evening Show, Mystic Grotto.
Riptide is blue/yellow focused, very much bright-summer-warm toned (If that makes sense?).
While yours leans a little more de-saturated & more "neutral" toned, compared to it. (It can lean more cool or warm, depending on traits)
Squarebug
Level 75
The Sweet Tooth
Joined: 7/7/2018
Threads: 63
Posts: 6,044
Posted: 6/6/2026 at 9:01 PM
Post #9
Thank you so much for taking the time to look at them all Wist! It's been very insightful; I'll definitely be doing some rejigging of some of them!! The drae is getting kicked from the line up for sure!! xD
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