Oh man, I flipping love this! It looks so stylish, and I'm a big fan of anything braids. Braids plus dreads? Done and done. Sad you didn't get picked, you'd have had my vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nylm
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09-03-2015, 02:18 AMRaseleanne
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09-03-2015, 02:20 AMDoctorSecksy
Gyson: but it is about what the community wants because of the voting aspect. If they weren't concerned about what we wanted, there would be no vote. They would have just picked and that would be the end of it.
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09-03-2015, 02:23 AMShoriI want both of these in game now! (but particularly the female one) I cant believe they didnt get picked, background/length seem fine to me considering theres some which have multple drawings and rules were one front one back only.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jinrya-Geki
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09-03-2015, 02:28 AMArkann
Most of what I see here is better then what we have to choose from :/
And those...
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... reminded me of this :pQuote:
Originally Posted by KleeneOnigiri
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09-03-2015, 02:54 AMNoxiferI think it was a decision SE made (to add that rule, I mean) to prevent the submission of general artwork/fanart in a hairstyle contest, and then people voting on a picture because they liked the whole of it instead of just the hairstyle. Was it the best way to prevent those things? Not necessarily? Did it prevent those things in the end? Not entirely, since people might still vote on an entry because they like the art style of the bust* and not necessarily the hairstyle in itself. But it did, IMO, help to make the hairstyle a bigger focus of the picture than it might have been if people had submitted entire characters with exquisite backdrops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tragoedia
*) head-to-shoulders figure, of course. What did you think I meant? ;)
That's partly true (though I don't think male #5 is looking that much like Roxas, based on the Roxas wig in the preview pics they showed in the live letter. Sure, it's got the punky spikes, but the fringe alone makes it a very different style, and without knowing what the back looks... it's definitely in the "spiky hair" category, but meh). On the other hand, like I've said before (not necessarily in this thread), being able to tell it's drawing definite inspiration from a hairdo doesn't make it a rip off. Even Roxas' hairstyle ripped off previously published anime hairstyles that are 'clearly the same'. Even the first anime/manga displaying the "hime" hairstyle, to take an equally popular hairstyle as an example, ripped off an existing hairstyle if you draw the line that firmly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tragoedia
*hides some of the post to minimize the "wall of text" to scroll past for people not interested*
The rules could definitely have been helped by some extra clarification, of course, but if you look at the rules similar to other ToS/contractual texts, you'll notice that Contestant and Hairstyle are capitalized in many places. In contracts/ToS, there's usually an initial paragraph informing the reader that "this is a contract regarding the use of [product/service name], henceforth named Product/Service, between [company name], henceforth named Company, and the user of said service/product, henceforth named User" etc (example terms). SE is doing a similar thing.
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Create and submit your unique FINAL FANTASY XIV inspired hairstyle design (the “Hairstyle”) for a chance to have it featured and implemented in Patch 3.1 of the Game.
Yes, they do say unique, but then in the next breath they say it should be inspired by something (FFXIV).Quote:
The Hairstyle must be an original work by the Contestant that is being publicised for the first time for this Contest.
In the next place, when they use the term Hairstyle, they're not saying that the hairstyle must be original, but the artwork must be the artist's own work.
My interpretation of the rules (and your interpretations may vary, but only SE can say which is the correct interpretation) is that hairstyles inspired by existing ones, whether from media or IRL, is okay, as long as the artwork itself isn't copied off of someone else's work -- e.g. photoshopped hair from a model pasted onto the provided template, or blatantly stealing someone's deviant art submission (which also breaks the 'not publicized before this' rule, btw).
To be honest, the fact that they put someone in the final selection which shows a screenshot of their inspiration (warrior minion/sprite) in the submission kind of... argues my point, since at that point it's not really a question of "not looking it up" as the evidence of the inspiration is right there ^^;
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Kind of, yes. Paraphrased from hidden quotes below: "You must submit a front view image. You're also allowed to submit a back view image in addition to that, but it's not necessary. If you submit a back view, you're allowed to attach up to two image files for that entry. You can only submit two entries, one male and one female, and the two entries must be in separate emails."Quote:
Originally Posted by Shori
To be honest, I definitely don't mind those that put in more than back and front, since it gives both us and the dev team a clearer image of the hairstyle in question. As long as they stick to the size limitations (max two image files, images must be within a certain pixel size range) I personally don't have a problem with it.
(I have to say I'm more curious about the last point of the rules I've quoted below... "nickname, entry title and personal comment will appear along with finalist images"? Where are those? ;_; )
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The Hairstyle must be an image from the front of the head (see templates below).
Contestants may also submit an image of the Hairstyle from the back of the head (see templates below) in addition to the front image; however, this is not mandatory.
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Contestants submitting an image of the Hairstyle from the front and back of the head, may attach up to two (2) digital files to the email as part of their Entry.
Contestants may submit a maximum of two (2) Entries to the Contest - one for each Hairstyle category (i.e. Male and Female). Each Hairstyle category must be submitted in a separate email to be a valid Entry. Only one Entry per category will be accepted.
If the Contestant’s Entry is chosen among the Finalists (as defined below) to be posted on the FFXIV Official Forum during the Voting Period (as defined below), the above nickname, Entry title and personal comment will appear along with the image of the Hairstyle.
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09-03-2015, 02:54 AMXib
Here's the one I submitted!
http://i.imgur.com/f24DtU8.png
Plus a flower version that I did for fun and ended up not submitting
http://i.imgur.com/P7KIliH.jpg
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09-03-2015, 02:59 AMMomokoRedtank chu ;o;Quote:
Originally Posted by Elazu
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09-03-2015, 03:21 AMSoiyuu
So many amazing entries, such a pity none of these were finalists...no offense to the winners...but pretty disappointed in what SE selected for us!
...On another note, here was my entry, I'd love to know what every thinks:
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09-03-2015, 03:45 AMGysonThere are several that are mid-chest in length on the females. #6, #9, #11, #16, and #21 are examples. And I guarantee you the entry you're referring to wasn't disqualified because it was "too long", especially when its design allows it to be easily cropped several inches shorter if need be. They already made it clear through the contest notice that designs may need to be altered to work in-game, and at worst we're talking about a small trim off the back length on this particular hairstyle.Quote:
Originally Posted by KleeneOnigiri
However, that wouldn't be necessary. For the record, this hairstyle:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/5d061bd8b...0qpo2_1280.jpg
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09-03-2015, 03:51 AMChambersUnfortunate this didn't make it, would have had my vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by CashmereCat