OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[Tinsley]

@Tins I just want to make that frustration go away. You guys have to tell me how.

I sort of think it's a permanent side effect of the entire process. everyone has different aesthetics and / or different reasons for picking particular pictures. All anyone can do is accept that fact, vote for the ones you like the best and let the chips fall where they may.

Maybe adding in a "example" pic, like Tyra does for each round, that gives a general feel for the shoot.. Or having the models submit three possible screenshots and you/your judges pick "their best shot" to be put up for the voters.

[Kouren]

I sort of think it's a permanent side effect of the entire process. everyone has different aesthetics and / or different reasons for picking particular pictures. All anyone can do is accept that fact, vote for the ones you like the best and let the chips fall where they may.

This x100.

I'm not personally fond of the idea of submitting multiple shots and having other people choose one, though. That adds a random element of 'what if'. Right now, though we may take many shots, the ultimate choice is up to us, and if it doesn't work, it's our responsibility. Putting that responsibility on someone else doesn't strike me as a wise idea.

[EorzeasNTM]

This x100.

I'm not personally fond of the idea of submitting multiple shots and having other people choose one, though. That adds a random element of 'what if'. Right now, though we may take many shots, the ultimate choice is up to us, and if it doesn't work, it's our responsibility. Putting that responsibility on someone else doesn't strike me as a wise idea.

This x100. Aila sent me 5 pictures for her beach shot and I chose the best one and she got sent home. I am NEVER choosing a model's picture again. xD

As for an example pic, that wouldn't be fair because I want you all to show your own take on the shot. If I was going to post an example shot, honestly they would all look exactly like Jayzan's looks this round, and how Yunie's looked in the river shoot. The character off to the side, and a wide open background in the rest of the picture. That is not what I want to see from every model every round though, ya know?

and let the chips fall where they may.

I just hope everyone can accept this and do it. As of now it doesn't seem that way. (Or it does and I am just reading way into what everyone is saying.)

I want this to be fun for everyone, so hearing so many frustrations is really awful as the host of the show. ; ; I've been depressed all day since Valintina quit over the affects the contest was having on her.
So we all feel like crap together!

I can't stress enough how unimportant the scores are except for the last place one though. The person who is scoring the highest isn't receiving any bonus prizes, isn't safe from elimination, or anything. They just...scored higher. I know that isn't what any of you are frustrated with, and that it's more of the why is this pic being judged one way and another this way, but since (I think) we can all agree Byooki and bleizahr deserved to go home those first two rounds whatever is happening is still eliminating the person who deserves it. <<< I know this sounds HORRIBLE but I am not saying it in a negative way. Please don't take it like that you two. Maybe "deserves" is the wrong word. ^^;;;;;;

The main "possible issue" I see with my voting system is, and we talked about this last round, when a model who has been in the top consistently falls to the bottom and gets eliminated. It's unfair to the other models for judges to say "I gave them a 3 because all their previous shots were amazing even though this one is weak and I don't want them to go home." so we can't do that. It's unfair to the other models and voters and judges for me to say "I disagree with this elimination and therefor I am overriding it." So in this case, Ciara has been pretty strong, but maybe this picture might send her home. It sucks for her, and her fans, but the only thing I can say is Eorzea's Next Top Model, the person not the contest, has to have a strong photo every round or risk elimination. It's okay to have the second weakest photo, but if you have the weakest, in the eyes of the voters and judges, there is nothing your past pictures can do to save you. This is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it.

The secondary issue is all the models having anxiety attacks and low self esteem emerging from participating. . .actually this issue is more important because it's killing the good vibes. ; ;