Announcing the FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Gear Design Contest! (08/10/2012)

Announcing the FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Gear Design Contest! (08/10/2012)
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With the Seventh Umbral Era fast approaching, adventurers of Eorzea will need to be well-prepared if they hope to endure the coming crisis. Unprecedented dangers demand items of unimaginable power--unimaginable by us alone, that is. However, with the combined creativity of our community, we hope to create an epic ring to aid adventurers as they struggle to survive and forge new legends in a realm reborn.

Are you a frustrated goldsmith with aspirations of fame? Or are you merely a marauder who enjoys collecting shiny trinkets? Regardless of your background, we challenge adventurers to design a ring of exquisite, alluring beauty imbued with potent, esoteric enchantments.

The development and operations teams will select ten finalists, and the community itself will vote on and select the three rings that will appear in-game!
How to Enter
Contestants must possess an active FINAL FANTASY XIV service account.
All contestants must agree to the defined terms and conditions.
* Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting entries.

Entry Period
Friday, August 10, 2012 (PDT) to Monday, September 3, 2012 11:59pm (PDT)

Theme
Design a ring to fit the fingers of Eorzean adventurers everywhere!

Design
Designs may be created with image editing software, graphics software or hand-drawn.
The design is for a ring that will be equipped on either the index or ring finger up to the joint.
* Please do not use in-game assets or graphics for entries.

Examples from the Design Team:

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Prizes
Grand Prize Winner: Self-designed item and an exclusive in-game item (1 winner)
Runners-up: Self-designed item (2 winners)
Honorable Mention: Exclusive in-game item (7 winners)
* Please note that the number of winners for each category is subject to change.

All designs implemented into the game are subject to adjustments by the development team.

At the commencement of service for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, winners will be notified via the e-mail address registered to their Square Enix Account. Prize delivery will take place after the launch of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Entry Method
Submissions may only be sent via email. The body of the mail should contain all of the required information listed below, with the image attached (see below for file format/size information). Emails should be sent to the following address.

Email Subject: Gear Design Contest


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Required Information:
Square Enix ID
Character name
World name
Nickname (max. 40 characters)
Entry title (max. 50 characters)
Personal comment or caption for your entry (max. 100 characters)
Ring stats (max. 50 characters)
Ring name (max. 25 characters)
* Ring name and stats are subject to adjustments by the development team.
* Should your entry be chosen, the above nickname (or your real name if submitted), entry title, and personal comment will appear along with your artwork.

Entry Format:
Images should have a resolution between 1024x1024 and 1280x1280 pixels.
Images should be in either JPG or GIF format.
For hand-drawn entries, please submit a photo or scan matching the above requirements. Entries must be original work that was created for this contest.
* Please submit only one attachment with the email. Multiple entries from a single player will not be accepted.

Voting
After the development and operations teams select the finalists, players will vote and determine the winners.

Please Note
Before entering this contest please read over all of the below. By entering a submission for this contest you agree to the entry requirements as well as the rules and acknowledge that Square Enix, Inc. will not be held responsible for any copyright or intellectual property infringement of third-parties. You also acknowledge that in the case where a third-party’s copyright is violated, the person submitting the entry will be held responsible.

Prizes
Prizes cannot be transferred to other players. Prizes will be delivered after the launch of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Personal Information
Personal information submitted with entries will be used to contact the user for prize delivery. All information will be treated carefully and in accordance with the policies of Square Enix, Inc.

Regarding Inappropriate Submissions:
Entries falling under either of the below categories will not be considered by the judges:
- artwork containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- artwork containing any plagiarized or copyrighted material
The following factors may also result in disqualification:
- infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
- counter to public order and/or morals
- submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme
- entries not containing all of the required information, or containing erroneous information
Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display

Warning
In the case an entry violates a third-party’s copyright, the user’s FINAL FANTASY XIV service account may be suspended or canceled.

Regarding Copyrights:
All submitted entries will become the sole property of Square Enix (in accordance with all rights stipulated by International Copyright Law, Articles 21~26, Article 27, and Article 28, together with all rights provisioned by future amendments to said Articles).

*SQUARE ENIX OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
All entries and other materials (the "Entry Materials") (including all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith) submitted by you become the property of Square Enix upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any contestant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Square Enix will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the Entry Materials, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Square Enix's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Square Enix to effect, perfect, or confirm Square Enix's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph. Entry Materials may be used by contestants only for purposes of the contest or for private, personal, non-public viewing. Entry materials received by Square Enix may be destroyed by Square Enix at any time following the contest.

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“Square Enix Europe” for all entrants to the Contest who are resident in Europe and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, Yemen, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam / Brunei, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Israel, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz, Kazakhstan, Angola, Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste , Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Tokelau / Tokelau Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Mayotte, Reunion, St. Helena ex dep., Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Greenland, Montserrat, French Guiana, Aland Islands Bouvet Island French Southern Territories (South Pacific), Guernsey , Jersey.

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Halelujah! A contest that that I can enter

If only I could draw .......

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Originally Posted by Magnesium02

Halelujah! A contest that that I can enter

If only I could draw .......

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:D Try in any case, you can take an already-made ring shape and modify XD

To the community reps:

The contest specifications state that we can use "image editing software" and "graphics software". Does that include 3D software as well? Is it ok to submit an animated .gif of a 3D mesh?

It would be greatly appreciated if one of you could specify a little further. :D

http://efryes-lair.net/other/xiv/auto_please.png http://efryes-lair.net/other/xiv/auto_helpmeout.png

Oooooh!!!! O.O!!

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Originally Posted by Munba

:D Try in any case, you can take an already-made ring shape and modify XD

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Heh. I might try to scrawl something. In my LS we were discussing how to make the ring something memorable of FFXIV v1.0. Someone suggested a 3D head of a certain producer revolving on the ring like the top of the moogle staff. Don't think I could quite pull that off XD

Mmmm I have some question about the contest:

1)How many rings you can send? Ok it's write only one on e-mail,but can I send more mail?Or a single file with multiple projects?

2)What means "Entry title "? We must send our ID, nickname, and character name, so what is the purpose of title?

Honestly all I want to know is how ornate can it be? Because I have thought up soo many ideas, but I am worried about such intricate details on the ring.

I want a Scarf of Wondrous Wit. :(

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Originally Posted by Valan

2)What means "Entry title "? We must send our ID, nickname, and character name, so what is the purpose of title?

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Just my understanding but: A name to be used to refer to your entry (which is neither exactly the actual ring name)

I wish they would give more details on the ring, i.e. what it will be used for. Is it a reward for players transferring to 2.0? Is it an instance reward? Is it a quested item?

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Originally Posted by Skies

Just my understanding but: A name to be used to refer to your entry (which is neither exactly the actual ring name)

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But there are already this line: "Ring name"

Nice! I will try :o I never win but you never know haha

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Originally Posted by TaalAzura

I wish they would give more details on the ring, i.e. what it will be used for. Is it a reward for players transferring to 2.0? Is it an instance reward? Is it a quested item?

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Reward for tranferring to 2.0? Come on :D

OMGOMGOMOMGOMGOMG totally entering! *Locks herself in her room*

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Originally Posted by Gokulo

Reward for tranferring to 2.0? Come on :D

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Not so much a reward, but an item equipped when we start 2.0 (much like receiving the onion helm for purchasing CE). However that was just an example, my question still stands ><

Hopefully either after or during the contest some people post their entries. I'd love to see what the community is coming up with for this.

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Originally Posted by Arcell

Hopefully either after or during the contest some people post their entries. I'd love to see what the community is coming up with for this.

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Well the top 10 will be player voted on, so there's that.

._. doesn't say anything against this but:

Can you collaborate with another artist?

Alright I'll end this contest right here, right now.

http://www.geekosystem.com/wp-conten...power-ring.jpg

I've never drawn a ring before! D: *fret fret*

I'll put an end to this contest

Boom shakalaka!
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Originally Posted by Andrien

I'll put an end to this contest

Boom shakalaka!
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Warning
In the case an entry violates a third-party’s copyright, the user’s FINAL FANTASY XIV service account may be suspended or canceled.

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It'll be an end to something, all right.

LOL

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Originally Posted by Zantetsuken

It'll be an end to something, all right.

LOL

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this is not the official contest thread so.. safe!

Ooh ooh!!! \(^o^ )/

Im all done with my entry, just wish i could show it off !

4hours ~ ; ;

Oh well, maybe after the contest is over ^.^)b
weee!! so exited to see everyone else's designs aswell.

Hmmm, I wonder if the closing date of the competition has any significance ...

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Originally Posted by Mintyflo

Honestly all I want to know is how ornate can it be? Because I have thought up soo many ideas, but I am worried about such intricate details on the ring.

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Take a look at your character wearing a ring. You can't see a whole lot of detail as it is, so anything too intriciate is fairly pointless. Be detailed but don't focus on tiny little things that won't be visible by anyone.

Aww lame, I don't see Canada in there.

Had a good idea for a ring too...

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Originally Posted by Jynx

Aww lame, I don't see Canada in there.

Had a good idea for a ring too...

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Canada can participate. If you are referring to the above post, that is SE Europe.

Got my entry drafted up. Keeping the concept to myself for now, but will share after the contest is over.

I'm working it into the lore as best as I can as well. :)

Thankyou for making a competition open to a wider range of countries!

I don't really like the idea that the community gets to vote. . . . Let me rally my XYZ Linkshells to click "like" on my design. Abusable. . . .

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Originally Posted by Efrye

To the community reps:

The contest specifications state that we can use "image editing software" and "graphics software". Does that include 3D software as well? Is it ok to submit an animated .gif of a 3D mesh?

It would be greatly appreciated if one of you could specify a little further. :D

http://efryes-lair.net/other/xiv/auto_please.png http://efryes-lair.net/other/xiv/auto_helpmeout.png

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As long as it follows the indicated format, 3d art and animated .gifs are ok. ^^

Just remember that the rules state that designs might not be released exactly like their submission due to adjustments from the dev. team.

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

As long as it follows the indicated format, 3d art and animated .gifs are ok. ^^

Just remember that the rules state that designs might not be released exactly like their submission due to adjustments from the dev. team.

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Is there any info you can tell us on how these rings will be implemented? I believe this information to be moderately vital in the ring design.

they wont tell us that

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Originally Posted by Rukkirii

As long as it follows the indicated format, 3d art and animated .gifs are ok. ^^

Just remember that the rules state that designs might not be released exactly like their submission due to adjustments from the dev. team.

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Thanks for the quick reply, Rukkirii.

It looks like the animated .gif was a stupid idea - The limited color table of .gifs just isn't enough to create decent gradients in a 1024x1024 image and the file size gets way too big as well. But I'll definitely submit a still image of something 3D!

What about the ring stats? Any indication as to the limitations? Will creating something OP immediately take you out of the running or will the devs just scale it down appropriately and judge the idea?

Entered mine already and very excited to see what others come up with. I hope they post all entries just to be seen for recognition sake.

For those that are worried about making it too detailed, remember it will have a picture also with the item description, this means your detail can be seen. If the Devs need to change it a bit to make it work, so what as long as they pick yours ^^

I found the hardest part wasnt the design, but figuring out what my ring's stats were going to be.... that took twice as long as the designing.

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Originally Posted by Valan

Mmmm I have some question about the contest:

1)How many rings you can send? Ok it's write only one on e-mail,but can I send more mail?Or a single file with multiple projects?
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Same question.
Can we send one file that shows more than one ring?
Or is it just allowed to send one e-mail with a file that contains just one ring?
Can we even send more e-mails or is it just allowed to send one file, that contains only one ring? Kinda confused and I already made 3 Designs >_>

Greetings,

As per the rules "Multiple entries from a single player will not be accepted." so please only submit one entry. :)

For those asking how the rings will ultimately be obtainable in A Realm Reborn, that is not yet decided.

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Originally Posted by Bayohne

For those asking how the rings will ultimately be obtainable in A Realm Reborn, that is not yet decided.

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Make an awesome quest centred around the player who wins.