Doppelganger Screenshot Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[Syrehn]

Idk if I feel like adding additional winners after the fact is a smart idea. We went into this knowing there would be only 100 winners, and no one really complained until they lost.

If, for future events, they stepped it up to something more like 200 winners, that seems like it would be a much more reasonable route than the community team going "sorry you guys are mad, here are some more necklaces".

People are not mad because they lost per say. People are displeased at SE not following the credentials they required of submitters when picking the winners.

[SnowG]

Ah dang, I didn't know there were these kind of event contests. I need to visit this forum more often. I like taking screenshots in this game and I think this one may have followed the rules.[IMG][/IMG]

[Selkie]

1/2

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I understand exactly what you're saying and while that's an incredibly enticing argument I think it's likely that the prize distribution was selected due to the impression that a haiku contest would have that many more entries since, in nature, it was far easier to submit something. Therefore, no one would have any issue with the distribution when first submitting entries.

As it turned out, the doppelganger contest had nearly the same amount of entries, each of which requiring [arguably] more effort than a haiku. As such, it seems very one-sided, all other factors aside.

Although some of us here have come to the consensus that adding additional winners would alleviate many of the criticisms regarding how the contest was held, my main motivation is having some sort of acknowledgement that our voices have been heard at all. You might think, "But what if they simply say they will do nothing? You'll still be angry!" ... but no.

[Selkie]

2/2

I might be a little sad, but I will accept it and move on. We can all move on. We've made every argument that there is to make and there is nothing left to do but wait for them to decide on a response.

I do hope they give us a response too. I think, no matter what they might say within it, it would restore some of my faith simply that they care enough to.

[Selkie]

Ah dang, I didn't know there were these kind of event contests. I need to visit this forum more often. I like taking screenshots in this game and I think this one may have followed the rules.[IMG][/IMG]

That's an amazing screenshot! It certainly would have been within the best submitted, I think.

If you want to keep track of little news features like this contest, you might want to follow or bookmark their tumblr: https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN

[Selkie]

*twitter, not tumblr lmao

[SnowG]

Ah cool, thanks! I'll keep my eye on this twitter.

[NephHalp]

I think really at this point people are just waiting on mod response.

[Selkie]

I think really at this point people are just waiting on mod response.

Yes, I believe so. Hopefully they don't simply move this to past events without addressing it in some form.

[Kallera]

Ah dang, I didn't know there were these kind of event contests. I need to visit this forum more often. I like taking screenshots in this game and I think this one may have followed the rules.[IMG][/IMG]

But what are you mimicing? This is a Doppelganger contest.