A Gazebo to Call Our Own

I am having a lot of feels right now and this may come across discombobulated.

I submitted my designs for various gazebos to both Furnishing Design Contest, I have them in the sent box still to prove it, one of them even called Glade Gazebo. But I don't recall seeing my submission in any of the winners announcements nor did I get an email saying that they are using the essence of my idea, because style wise my gazebos are totally different looking.

I fully concepted a Glade, Riviera, and Oasis designs with musing about how the styles of the beast tribes could be undomesticated gazebos, or that the chocobo, moogle, carbuncle, paissa styles would be fun to explore.

Finally, I have issue with the Glade Gazebo using a Riviera Lantern in the recipe.

/end rant

Edit: The intended point was missed in the above, I'm curious if there was a slip up in the notes, should it have been pictured as just new furnishings not contest winners, and did they mean to name it riviera not glade.

"they are using the essence of my idea, because style wise my gazebos are totally different looking."

I'm confused, so what do you think they stole? You don't own the concept of gazebos, nor did you create it.

“A Gazebo to Call Our Own” seems to be a winner from the 2017 contest. The design was Doman style with full title as “Doman Garden House (A Gazebo to Call Our Own)”

Link to winners announcement page:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ccec8720f538c6

Link to the design image:
https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/fdc/...830.1621327392

As for the Riviera lantern being used instead, maybe that’s a game balance issue. There’s already recipe using Glade lantern (The Unending Journey) but none were using Oasis or Riviera lanterns until now.

Stole is a strong word, I am simply stating that I submitted a Glade Gazebos (that was even the name) that was a gazebo utilizing design elements of glade style, but I don't think the newly added furnishing is very glade looking, so why call it that?

Furthermore, I don't recall seeing any gazebo in any of the winning announcements yet the Glade Gazebo was listed under the Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest section of the patch notes.

Edit: Thanks for sharing, I guess i didn't even think of that one because of the different styles

'The essence of your idea' implies stolen.

I built a gazebo in my back yard. Have I stolen your patent and also incorrectly put in the wrong lighting?

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Originally Posted by Seleni

“A Gazebo to Call Our Own” seems to be a winner from the 2017 contest.

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2017!?
Then... the item I submitted for a contest in 2020(?)... there's still hope that one day we might see my Bowl of Popoto Chips added <3 <3 <3

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Originally Posted by RDM_Sonja

this may come across discombobulated

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You are not wrong. That is a massive understatement.

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Originally Posted by RDM_Sonja

...I submitted my designs for various gazebos to both Furnishing Design Contest, I have them in the sent box still to prove it, one of them even called Glade Gazebo. But I don't recall seeing my submission in any of the winners announcements nor did I get an email saying that they are using the essence of my idea, because style wise my gazebos are totally different looking.

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Gazebos are not exactly a novel and unique idea, I have one in my real life back yard that I am positive you didn't inspire in any way.

Maybe consider someone else did an exact design, as you yourself say yours doesn't even look like this one.

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Originally Posted by RDM_Sonja

Stole is a strong word, I am simply stating that I submitted a Glade Gazebos (that was even the name)

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Congratulations, you're whining about them using the name "Glade Gazebo", which you in turn based off of an already-established furniture line in the game. As Nafreyu said above, 'the essence of your idea' implies you think they stole your idea, but you admit that the finished product looks nothing like what you submitted. Get over yourself lol.

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Originally Posted by Nafreyu

'The essence of your idea' implies stolen.

I built a gazebo in my back yard. Have I stolen your patent and also incorrectly put in the wrong lighting?

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Yes, I'm coming for your Gazebo. The lumber alone will net me a small fortune.

Obviously, there were many submission and winners, and most are not novel or unique idea and are derived from real life chairs, beds, tables, cabinets and literally every possible furnishing.

I am perplexed by this particular piece because none of the winners look like it, and there was a section of the patch notes that was about new furnishings that were not part of the contest.

I also just don't see what about this gazebo matches any existing glade furnishings, it fits in better to the riviera maybe. Mine looks different because mine used design principals from existing glade sets.

So I guess all I was really asking if that was a slip up in the notes, should it have been pictured as just new furnishings not contest winners, and did they mean to name it riviera not glade.

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Originally Posted by RDM_Sonja

So I guess all I was really asking if that was a slip up in the notes, should it have been pictured as just new furnishings not contest winners, and did they mean to name it riviera not glade.

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There is no error in the patch notes. Try reading them again.

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Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added.

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Additional contest entries have been selected to serve as new furnishings.

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I don't see the word "winner" getting used there.

Just as a reminder - its probably a while since you looked at the rules of the furnishing design contest:

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If an Entry is deemed to be excellent by Sponsor in its sole discretion, Sponsor may decide to implement it into the Game in the future. In such cases, the development team may make adjustments to the design or features of the item. Note that there is no guarantee that winning entries will be implemented into the Game. Entries that did not win may also be selected for implementation into the Game in the future.

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Here: https://de.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...928991a80e5669 is a link to the rules again.

So unless you claim another player stole your idea when they submitted the Doman Gazebo, no one stol anything - when you entered the contest you basically agreed that the dev team can use your design as they see fit - alter it, add it to the game, ignore it all together without you getting something (except seeing your idea be made into an actual piece of furniture, which seems pretty cool to me already) in return.

I never said anyone stole anything. And while yes, the rules say that they can choose to implement a version of a submission after the contest period it just feels a little dirty to not acknowledge that player at least privately. the whole point in entering the contest was to have your design implemented in the game and that would be the definition of winning, and the player could at least be recognized.

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Originally Posted by RDM_Sonja

I never said anyone stole anything. And while yes, the rules say that they can choose to implement a version of a submission after the contest period it just feels a little dirty to not acknowledge that player at least privately. the whole point in entering the contest was to have your design implemented in the game and that would be the definition of winning, and the player could at least be recognized.

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But the players are recognized. It just so happens youre not one of them.