As the title says, please make screenshot contest rewards more available to all casual photographers in-game by a means of other methods (achievements, seasonal event, mogstation, etc)
I am fully aware that this topic is very controversial since many of us are against exclusive rewards.
The majority of the Final Fantasy XIV community are interested in rewards such as the Scarf of Wondrous Wit, Ahriman Choker, Bluebird Earring and even the Mandragora Choker.
I myself am a screenshot taker but I do not have the skill set that many players may have off photography.
So please, reconsider on making these items exclusive to just 50 winners.
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06-24-2018, 08:10 AMRazzii[Request] Add alternative methods to getting Screenshot Contests rewards
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06-24-2018, 08:14 AMInokoYamaniko
Yea I have been working hard to get the Gaelicat Cap for the contest rewards and have yet to obtain it for years.
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06-24-2018, 08:22 AMCanadane
You don't need skills, I'm pretty sure that due to the volume of entries that winners are picked at random.
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06-24-2018, 08:26 AMTsumdere
Low quality bait but I will humor you anyways.
If you improve (heck, you do not even need good skills, I've seen mechanically terrible submissions), you can get the same rewards next competition. In fact, the same rewards are given for all art style competitions and come back several times a year. As such, these rewards are not timed exclusives. ;)
Also, you cannot hack, cheat, or win trade for screenshots/art.
The same cannot be said for other competitions that shall not be named.
Although, one improvement I would like to make is that the actual community votes, not just judges. I've seen better runner ups. -
06-24-2018, 09:01 AMTheodric
Well, it doesn't help that certain countries are excluded outright from participating and some regions have more of these contests than others...
That would hardly be an 'improvement'. It'd just lead to popular players having an immense advantage over unknown players. Someone in a FC with hundreds of members could - in theory - get many of those members to vote in their favour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsumdere
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06-24-2018, 09:10 AMEmstidor
They did though. :confused:
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06-24-2018, 09:27 AMVaer
Would be more humorous if they didn't keep offering pretty much the same rewards repeatedly for each contest.
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06-24-2018, 03:28 PMDoozer
Something tells me OP got a lot of participation trophies growing up.
Sorry, but a contest is a contest. Winners win, and get prizes. I'm not keen on having my efforts wasted on winning a prize just so some schmuck can do some mundane task and get it more easily. There are some things in-game that could stand to be more accessible, but the items that are exclusively prizes for contests should not be among them.
Try harder to win, and keep entering. If that's too much for you, clearly you don't actually want the items bad enough.
Also this. Making an art contest a popularity contest would defeat the purpose of even trying. As long as you're popular, you win. Let people judge that are actually at least somewhat qualified (that is, affiliated with the contest makers).Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodric
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06-24-2018, 04:06 PMSigma-Astra
Call me the odd duck, but I think the rewards staying where they're at and being "special" rewards for the contests, considering that they literally use the SAME rewards for every contest, is fine as it is now. They're mostly just glamour items, odd ones, but alas, that's all they are really. If they could be obtained through monetary or other means, it would defeat their very purpose as being exclusive contest awards. It makes winning them, when you do at least, all the more special and achieving for you.
Really though, the items are just bonus in my opinion considering that the real achievement is you know, actually winning the contest. They offer the same rewards for the gear design contests besides the main winner's gear getting put into the game. -
06-25-2018, 05:59 AMKeridwynThey're not actually serious, this is a response to the threads about people asking for ways to get the old Top 100 pvp rewards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doozer
OP wrong windmill to charge at since the same reward pool is offered for every forum contest. Should have gone after the legacy items or maybe pre-order bonuses instead. -
06-25-2018, 06:53 AMAwhaDamn someone fell for the bait. Well played OP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doozer
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06-25-2018, 10:23 AMDoozerDid you know.... that there are actually people who do believe that rewards should no longer be exclusive, regardless of whether the OP is bait? And did you also know.... that what I said is still true, regardless of whether the OP is bait?Quote:
Originally Posted by Awha
It's more likely than you think. -
06-25-2018, 11:09 AMAwhaAs someone else mentioned I mean being as they offering same rewards repeatedly for each contest, sort of already waters down the exclusivity. Also does the screen shot contest even require skill, I thought the winners were picked at random? Have not bothered to read the rules. Another thing is they made this post due to the top 100 pvp rewards, in which the older rewards are not longer in the game, while the contest rewards still have options. Aka the bait comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doozer
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06-25-2018, 03:43 PMPotatoTree
Hi divine stream
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06-25-2018, 03:44 PMRazziiGooooood one.Quote:
Originally Posted by PotatoTree
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06-25-2018, 03:49 PMVanitas
I am just swimming in wolf collars.
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06-25-2018, 04:22 PMCelef
Personnaly I'm asking for new rewards, they haven't changed in years ^^"
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06-25-2018, 04:28 PMswiss_Momo
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...59/230/e92.jpg
come on, this isn't even remotely comparable to OLDER feast top 100 rewards, as the contest rewards have been the same since forever