OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[NarikoStar]

Simple fixes
one more damn thing
This Round, it's Throw Back Thursday! Our models posed with Crystals as their background, just like in Cycle 1!
Crystal color, gear color, time of day, location, and weather were all the models choice!

That was the rules for this round so for anyone saying I voted for you because you followed the rules while the others didn't....please stop it, all 6 models used the rules as stated right above. Is there crystals> check, model > check , gear color > check, time of day > check, location/weather > check

That's because it was edited AFTER the fact of voting had started, it originally stated similar to the email that the models were given for this week's criteria stating the shot had to be 80% crystal. When some voters clearly stated they didn't vote for XXX model because it didn't 'meet' the requirements.

(I had previously asked some of the models to send me the email they received so I could take some pictures for myself and post for fun even thought I wasn't in the contest as a contestant.) And this is what was asked of the models~

Round 10 – Crystal Shot – I loved the way the pictures from Cycle 1 turned out, and I want to bring it back for Cycle 2. For this shoot, please take a picture with the background being at least 80% crystal! For reference, look at the pictures from Cycle 1 (Crystal Make Overs http://m.imgur.com/a/eLXUD) There are many locations in Eorzea with Crystals for you to use. They can be any color, as can your gear! Time of day/Location/Weather are all up to you!

[Minorinz]

I agree with this, but Tinsley's shot and my shot should have never been accepted for the 80% rule and gone through for the round-
It was unfair to us as well~ :S So right now I'm assuming that Rongi saw both sides of it and made a judgement call.
I will gladly step out of the competition or be eliminated in place of the guy with lowest votes (or whatever!) if people are really upset about that call!

Wouldnt be fun to see a model drop because of it but then judges need to be fair with their scores in regards to the theme proposal and so on, if not i can be sure that the judges are quite biased and there is some favoritism going on- ouch

also for now nothing can be done about the screenies, votes and the thread so its all up to the judges at the end, it'll be quite clear

[YunieAura]

It's unfair for EVERYONE this round.
I cannot speak for Tinsley, but I submitted my Round 10 pic before Round 1 even started.
Yes, it was in that wave of photos required of us to be sent out before the contest started to have something for every round, placeholder or not!
I felt I got lucky with my Crystal picture, it'd look pretty good to me, so I never felt the need to replace it.
I never heard it was unsatisfactory or didn't fulfill the 80% rule (even it was a placeholder, it still had to follow the rules),
so I was thinking, "Hey, I got Round 10 out of the way! Nice!"
Never looked back at it.

It's unfair Tinsley and I had our shots accepted.
It's unfair that rules changed, because people could have taken possibly better pictures with <80% crystal.

And if there was any favoritism going on, I would have gotten that extension on the Chocobo Round, right??
I couldn't even log on to take shots due to being one of the unlucky people to have the 2.38 connection issues.
I still somehow made it through with a placeholder.

I voiced my opinion on the rule change this round, that's it.

[Size]

IMO that 80% is a lot more significant than people think. You cannot make as good a shot with 80% crystal versus someone who uses only 20%. The words "at least" were key. Although some were better shots, they did not adhere to the 80% rule. Perhaps they should not have been accepted in that regard, or if they were, perhaps it should have been communicated to all the models that the 80% rule was being relaxed and people could redo their shots if they wanted.

My 2 gil on the matter.

[PureEclipse]

SNIP

When I voted it had already been edited to reflect the change, after my vote I saw a post with someone stating they didn't vote for others since they didn't follow the rules, I was privy to no insider information unlike other people here.

Also...not to point fingers or something...but

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Model-Round-10
Nariko Star
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Round-10/page3
Kaiyoko Star

Are you 2 sisters or something? I just find it odd that you both are from same server same name and same persons voted for?

Honest question, as I said im not trying to start anything, I just found this odd.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Round-9/page4
Nariko
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Round-9/page2
Kaiyoko
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Round-8/page5
Nariko
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Round-8/page5
Kaiyoko

[Minorinz]

rongi was being such a slacker then

[Tinsley]

just gonna throw this out there since i have a questionable screenshot

Once the round started and people commented on the 80% thing i prepared my good bye photo (no sour grapes, no salt, no whining, let the chips fall where they may I say. )

I don't blame Rongi for accepting my pic, i knew it was under the 80% requirement but i liked the shot and asked if it was ok. He made a judgement call and let it through, which i appreciate.
I didnt expect nor even thought to ask him to change the percentage stipulation once the round was posted. So, what I am trying to say is, I was and still am prepared to take my lumps in honor of fairness. It's only screenshots after all

[Size]

From what has happened I think the only logical and fair solution is to call this round forfeit and then create a bonus round to replace it at the end.

Allowing shots that did not meet the criteria and then changing the criteria to still allow the shots after the fact, puts the credibility of the entire event at risk.

[Kurique]

Honestly, the change to how much crystal made me grumble. My first choice shot for this round was taken on the red dragon floor of ST, but after looking at the shot, my husband and I, decided that it was only about 70% maybe 75% at most crystal. (It's got those really cool gold pillars.) So I had to change my shot. Perhaps it is unfair that Rongi didn't say anything, but we did all receive the same email beforehand. To me, this round was like writing a sestina - the constraints were so tight to see what kind of creativity the model could pull out of it. Reducing the amount of crystal seems to undermine the principal behind the round.

[Kyri]

Honestly, the change to how much crystal made me grumble. My first choice shot for this round was taken on the red dragon floor of ST, but after looking at the shot, my husband and I, decided that it was only about 70% maybe 75% at most crystal. (It's got those really cool gold pillars.) So I had to change my shot. Perhaps it is unfair that Rongi didn't say anything, but we did all receive the same email beforehand. To me, this round was writing a sestina - the constraints were so tight to see what kind of creativity the model could pull out of it. Reducing the amount of crystal seems to undermine the principal behind the round.

Ditto here, I had a amaaziingg shot in ST I loved but knew was more like 60% crystal and deleted them x.x