Doppelganger Screenshot Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[Prido]

Those are 17 winners, I was only stating that the 13 that duplicated should not have been included.

I see, I see~

Sorry for misunderstanding. It's hard to sit still when it seems like my attempt to be creative is lumped in with a negative remark. Thanks for clearing it up!

[NephHalp]

Even if it's a close call, you'd figure whoever submitted first would be the tiebreaker as the later entries could have copied.

[MortonTaru]

Thanks to all of you that show favor toward mine, I appreciate it. Oh well, here's to hoping Square Enix really fixes the way they judge these compositions. Duplicates are really silly, and similar ideas that are (sorry to say without sounding like a jerkwad) worse in quality than the originals, is really really bad.

[Selkie]

Thanks to all of you that show favor toward mine, I appreciate it. Oh well, here's to hoping Square Enix really fixes the way they judge these compositions. Duplicates are really silly, and similar ideas that are (sorry to say without sounding like a jerkwad) worse in quality than the originals, is really really bad.

This sounds really negative but with the winners for this contest being, well... what they are, my moral is really low now. I sort of expected... well... better from a huge company like Square-Enix. It took them four days to select these. I just don't know. I will enter future contests but I don't have the trust in them that I had before. Some entries are really good, don't get me wrong, but some... perhaps most... are... simply not. Or at least had far superior competition.

[MortonTaru]

This sounds really negative but with the winners for this contest being, well... what they are, my moral is really low now. I sort of expected... well... better from a huge company like Square-Enix. It took them four days to select these. I just don't know. I will enter future contests but I don't have the trust in them that I had before. Some entries are really good, don't get me wrong, but some... perhaps most... are... simply not. Or at least had far superior competition.

I couldn't have said it better myself, because I didn't.

[Selkie]

I couldn't have said it better myself, because I didn't.

I have this really depressing feeling that they'll completely ignore us and outright refuse to acknowledge any of the comments concerning it and, I think, that's the worst part about all of this.

I don't want to be comforted, I just like to know that our voice doesn't go completely unheard. In MMOs, exclusive cosmetic items and, well, fashion really are all that matter. Even at end game. Even if purely cosmetic. And that their selection for a contest giving out these items, which we may never see again and have absolutely no way to ever obtain, could be so poor is distressing.

[Oriens]

All-in-all, this was a fun contest!

I think the community -especially those participating- takes the outcome very serious and the team should take note for future contests. Perhaps, more detailed rules or categories of entry. I personally looked at ALL of the entries posted before deciding what to do to make sure I didn't copy someone else, so, it was disturbing to see so many "duplicates" chosen as winners. Also, having not a single All Saints Wake themed winner seems strange and should be explained because there ARE creative entries with that theme.

Lastly, the range of the winners is so big I am not sure what the criteria was for selection. It seems like 10 different people picked their 10 and that was it. We have some of people in replica gear doing nothing, others with crazy emotes, others in no gear doing nothing etc.

Which makes me wonder why my photo was selected as I aced the gear AND included some thought on the emote to correlate with the doppelganger emote.

[Selkie]

Lastly, the range of the winners is so big I am not sure what the criteria was for selection. It seems like 10 different people picked their 10 and that was it. We have some of people in replica gear doing nothing, others with crazy emotes, others in no gear doing nothing etc.

That... that could explain it. That would explain why the criteria was so arbitrary and, well, flat out random. Or even if the selectors were told, "You have these X pages to go over. Choose your ten favourites." Interesting idea.

[NephHalp]

That... that could explain it. That would explain why the criteria was so arbitrary and, well, flat out random. Or even if the selectors were told, "You have these X pages to go over. Choose your ten favourites." Interesting idea.

That would make sense. If someone had a section of pages where most images didn't meet the contest criteria they'd have slim pickings for their top 10 or whatever number they needed.

[Sephirah]

That... that could explain it. That would explain why the criteria was so arbitrary and, well, flat out random. Or even if the selectors were told, "You have these X pages to go over. Choose your ten favourites." Interesting idea.

You guys realize the the community team for an MMO is like... 5 people right? They probably all just voted, this was intended to be a fun contest, not intended to be taken so seriously.

Again I'm really sorry to everyone that didn't win, there are quite a few entries I remember seeing that I'm surprised didn't make it, but I think it's a little un-realistic to expect some kind of super in-depth gauntlet of approvals or some kind of contest judging tribunal to be setup for things that in reality have no impact on the game, and even more, a very small percentage of players. (MOST people playing any given MMO, DON'T ever visit the forums)