OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[AlexionSkylark]

the pre-sale states 9/01, no?

[NozomiKei]

Oh, ouch! I thought like a month ago you guys were saying it should be up in a couple weeks. Dang, that is forever from now... Holy crap.....

[Yamimarik]

the pre-sale states 9/01, no?

That is a place holder date, as well as any other retailer date you might look up. SE has not set an official/accurate date the expansion is released, they have SAID that it will be released in spring 2015 which can be between late March to early June most likely or anywhere in between. This comes from the Heavensward mini-trailer which can be found in many places.

Oh, ouch! I thought like a month ago you guys were saying it should be up in a couple weeks. Dang, that is forever from now... Holy crap.....

It was supposed to be, but I think I remember Ty coming back in here stating that he wanted to hold on a lil' while before cycle 4 to let Rongi have more attention with the Youtube edition and what not.

[Tyriont]

Update on how things are planned currently, since I've been silent to allow the YT cycle to take center stage a while.

The original plan was indeed to piggyback Cycle 4 directly off Cycle 3. That is no longer the plan, for several reasons. The most significant one is burnout. Several of us have observed a significant amount of it around the end of Cycle 3 and I decided it might be best to give things a breather for a bit.

Now, my THEORETICAL idea is to look to after Heavensward comes out. We'll have the Au Ra, new jobs, new areas...in other words, the ideal time for a modeling contest! That said, as has been the topic of some discussion here, we don't actually know WHEN the release date is. We already know preorders are up and it's my expectation that we'll hear a more solid release date at PAX East.

At that point, I'll look at things, discuss with Rongi and we'll make a call then as to what to do. If it does turn out that doing things after Heavensward would result in a huge gap then I'll do Cycle 4 before it - likely at the end of March. If not, then I'll make an announcement then regarding how things will work out.

So basically, an announcement regarding Cycle 4 will follow shortly after PAX East - which is currently 3 weeks away. This falls in line nicely with my orignal plan of giving the YT Cycle the focus anyway, as that'll be premiering on March 1st.

[EorzeasNTM]

Two Host Posts in a row! Haha

The time until Heavensward's release will go by even quicker once Eorzea's Next Top Model: Youtube Edition releases, as it will take 8 weeks to complete the Cycle! Pair that with 6 more weeks of Walking Dead, and the premier of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7, and Heavensward will be here before you know it!

The other Judges and I recorded our critiques last weekend and I finally got all of them cut down into bite-size critiques for the videos. Now I just need to go and put them all in the vids. It got easier as the episodes went on due to less models xD but jeez is it exhausting! I will post the entire critiques in a separate video along with the Episode for all you die hard fans! Most of the models have also agreed to record an Exit Interview after finding out they've been eliminated!! ^^ They'll be answering questions like how they felt about their picture, elimination, bottom 2 partner, and who they think will win! Super excited to see how those go!

I really hope everyone likes the flow of the videos, because in 25 days my Adobe Premier expires!!! YIKES! If the first episode's flow is god awful and I need to change some things, I will be really crunched for time! Haha.

I also plan on releasing a Rongi's Favorite 14 Photos video, and a Rongi's Most Shocking Eliminations video before the March 1st premier just for fun! ^^
What were some of ya'lls favorite photos? What were some of ya'lls most shocking eliminations?

[Percimont]

What were some of ya'lls favorite photos? What were some of ya'lls most shocking eliminations?

From any cycle?

[Yamimarik]

I also plan on releasing a Rongi's Favorite 14 Photos video, and a Rongi's Most Shocking Eliminations video before the March 1st premier just for fun! ^^
What were some of ya'lls favorite photos? What were some of ya'lls most shocking eliminations?

Ooo that sounds really exciting Rongi ^.^ I hope you do more things like that, would be an interesting thing, maybe do a series after the cycles like this! I just think ENTM can just go above and beyond so many things. I hope to keep seeing amazing events, people, friends, and greatness come from our community <3 <3

[Percimont]

Oh, the many benefits of Garuda light farming! I got to meet the amazing Sakuraya Kai!



(We did not have time to get a better picture. If you've ever light farmed, you know how it goes.)

[Sangriah]

Hmm, I wanted to get Adeline's drawing done before the start of the next cycle. I guess this means I have a decent amount of time to do it

I hope everyone is doing well

[RaquelleAvarosa]

buried to page 6... orz
excited for the first episode of YT cycle!