OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[Kaelah]

I agree with you guys actually so I'll change my vote to stay the same I guess. If you can't deal with being in the bottom sometimes then don't sign up people.

Only question I have is, how are you going to join the boys and girls with options 2 & 3?

...and this is a fabulous point!

[pageybear]

I agree with you guys actually so I'll change my vote to stay the same I guess. If you can't deal with being in the bottom sometimes then don't sign up people.



...and this is a fabulous point!

Yes that is an excellent catch there. How will you merge the two? o.o

[Mugiawara]

Male Contest Judges: Tinsley

TINS! You're a guy!? LOL.

[Kyri]

TINS! You're a guy!? LOL.

lol no, were judging for the guys XD Well Idk maybe they are? but im a judge for the males too and I am 100% woman :3

Also I like the third option presented. Im not a fan of eliminations. Id rather see everyone have fun till the end tbh. Sure sure it fits the show I get that but were not really following the show, and thats been stated as much, so why not? From what ive gathered quite a few of the people eliminated haven't left this contest under the best of feelings, no longer care what were up to and instead of having fun are disappointed or mad. So yea... Id rather see a system that keeps people enjoying themselves rather then walking away wishing they never bothered.

[EorzeasNTM]

@Double Photo Elimination Idea - I don't hate this idea as much as I hate Option 2, Option 3, or a Model Save Feature. xD

If this is what Tyriont decides on, I'd be fine with it.

Instead of calling it a Double Photo or Bi-Weekly Elimination though, I would ask that you call the first photo a Weekly/Round Challenge and make it a Scenic Picture (River, Forest, Starry Night, etc) and call the second photo "this round's theme" or "this week's photoshoot" and make it be a Theme (NPC Coordination, Library) or an Action Shot (Ifrit's Cauldron).

This way it still resembles the show, models have two chances before they are eliminated, and models are still eliminated.

So my vote is, and will always be, Option 1 but if not that, than Option 4 (two pics/per elimination) sounds great too. ^^

I have decided not to enter again. Mostly all the whining and complaining has made me not want to.

If you did want to enter again. the YouTube cycle sounds like it'd be a better fit for you! The youtube videos and forums might be filled with "whining and complaining" but only the people who come to the forum/read the comments will see them, and since the series is finished before any of it is even uploaded all their comments will be fan talk. ^^

[Tinsley]

TINS! You're a guy!? LOL.

hahaha i never caught that. Alas. my dear I am all girl. I hope you aren't disappointed

[Tyriont]

When merging, the top scoring models would be taken from each contest and go into the final rounds with a clean slate. Please keep the discussion going though! We'll never get 100% agreement on which is the 'best' way to do it, so I'm watching to see if gaping holes emerge in any proposed method and if one emerges as generally more popular

[princesst3a]

Kaelah and Yuni, if you two had made it to this round voting would've been insanely more difficult...such great shots!

As for the elimination style for Cycle 3, I was initially a fan of Option 3 when it first came up a while ago - for the sake of fun and allowing all contestants to still show off, even if they're in the bottom or would've already been eliminated - but as others have mentioned now, it truly does remove the stakes and style of the source material for this competition. If a contestant can't handle being on the bottom or getting voted off, they need to understand that before they go into it, do their best to step up their game, and at the end of the day try not to retain any hard feelings (like the kind we've seen this cycle @_@)! And if anyone is disappointed they got eliminated and won't get to share their future round photos, they can still stick around here and join in the discussion, like everyone else who's still here in good spirits.

At the same time, ENTM doesn't have the same stakes or nature of competition as actual reality competition shows (no tangible prizes, crushing-of-dreams lol etc), so I think it is important to keep some element of fun and "forgiveness" for the contestants. "Option 4" in that case sounds like a decent compromise if you can find a way to implement it so that it makes sense.

Here's the link to view them just for fun (not votes, etc): http://imgur.com/a/p957a#0

the link doesn't work anymore ;n; curse my inactivity!!!

[Soleless]

If you wanted to use Option 3 but still keep the elimination aspect, maybe eliminate models with the lowest points after certain rounds? Although that could lead to complications and be a hassle to manage too.

[TheRogueX]

This was my round 11 resub. The placeholder sucked.

*GASP!*

So beautiful! Even the Aspect of Chaos wants to hug you!

hahaha i never caught that. Alas. my dear I am all girl. I hope you aren't disappointed

I know ARIAS isn't disappointed. :P