In this probably long post I want to express my opinion about the situation currently going on with the mass ban of brokers on VGEn. Even thought it doesn't affect me personally I do have an opinion about it and I want to share it with you :D (sorry about this I really need to get this out of my system oke lol ) VGEN MASS BAN: I like it, can't lie about it, good job. Brokers in general have been more an issue than anything else and those who also basically financially abused the artist related to them are the lowest of the lows. I am happy they got a little bit of consequences. To all the " I was banned by mistake I swear to Cthulhu that I am a legit artist that can pump out 15 pieces a day with rates below market because I am blessed with the speed of a 1000+ tentacles up my bum", shut it. If it really is a mistake appeal the ban and hope for the best, if your claims are legit probably your account will be put back up. REFUND GALORE: I hope that everyone that had a commission in progress with these people will be able to get their money back, I doubt it is going to happen, but I do hope it will. For those who did get their commissions... I don't feel that charging back or pretending a refund is the perfect way to go about it, not for those people that will keep using said art in their streams ecc but you do you boo. AND WHAT DO I DO WITH THE ART NOW? In my personal opinion... if you commissioned someone and you did not know they where brokers or affiliated with JRUhub and such you are not at fault and you should not feel bad in using the art you got. Especially VTuber models and other very expensive pieces of work that are not easily replaceable. Just be honest about it, write a few lines in the credit section or a post if you feel like it, but at the end of the day the fault doesn't lie with you. It is THEIR error... not yours. So I do not think you should feel pressured to just send 200+€ down the drain. In conclusion, yay less pests on VGen, I hope that u get your money back if you deserve it, keep using the art if you can not afford to just throw it into oblivion. - - - _ _ _ _ P.S. And to all the accounts of "artists" going around spamming about " I will give you a 50% discount on my art because you were cheated by a bad bad broker" or " To help everyone involved I am offering a xx% discount on all my services and my first born because I am the bestest boy" ... have some decency... please. The situation is bad as it is, we do not need more pests to feed on those who were already affected by roaches. Keep your slop in your chatgpt, if we are lucky all of you are next.