Take the critique, whether it be nice or harsh as shit. If you can't take the CnC made by Scrcrw and Ethereal, then you're just too sensitive. Take what they say, shove it off, and get over it and learn from it. And are you saying that if everyone is doing a style that makes it better, your going to say, "Fuck this I'll do something else that's totally different"? You don't need to copy it. But contrast and the darkness gives the effects and depth and etc. etc. You NEED that.
And either way, mastering something that's bad doesn't make it any better.