Doppelganger Screenshot Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[Punainen]

YOU don't decide what's creative. Just because the idea was POPULAR, does not mean it was not creative. Dressing up as Impressio was uncreative. It's a Coatee set and a pumpkin head--bam Impressio...boring. All the entries that stood out to me, won. I don't recall being impressed by any that didn't make it. A few made it that I was not impressed by, but that's me. Would I have chosen the winners different? A few, yes, for the most part, no. There is no scientific or mathematical approach to creativity. It's an opinion.

I entered that egg painting contest too. I worked real hard on it and thought I did real well. I didn't win, and lots I thought were terrible did win...I didn't go and pitch a fit over it, I didn't try to claim the judging was unfair or rigged. The judges judge by their OWN opinion, and apparently my entry did not impress them. Oh well, life moves on. You all need to realize that this is NOT as big a deal as you're making it out to be.

[Relentless]

You all need to realize that this is NOT as big a deal as you're making it out to be.

The Ahriman Necklace is the rarest item in the game. You might not care about that kind of thing but many do.

[lilena]

It's really unfair to the winners to tell them they didn't win based on creativity or actually being any good. Obviously the judges thought they were good, so why do you have to rain on everyone's parade? :/

I'm not too butt hurt I didn't win, and I was extremely happy to see some of my favs did win, but 7 of the same thing. You think the judges got to the 7th and 8th sylphs and cactar entries and were like "WOW that's super cool Instant win!" Cuz it sure as shit looks like that...
So sorry if that seems disappointing to some of us.

really?

[Selkie]

-stuff and things-

In other words, "I don't find these things valuable enough to pitch a fit over therefore you're wrong in doing so."

You wouldn't react the way we did. Fair enough. You thought it was judged fairly. Fair enough. We have differing opinions. So far yours is a minority voice here. I'm not attacking you for your opinions, but I'm not going to be silent on issues I care about. Just because you don't care or wouldn't react how I do, doesn't mean that I am somehow lesser for my own actions. A criteria was set for the contest and I felt that it was not followed. You felt that it was. By your own logic, you do not get to decide what is and isn't creative either.

[Syrehn]

Selkie... I agree with every point you make in your posts.

The more I read up on this the more annoyed I get, what with the double entry posting winners (not their fault), lack of perceived creativity/quality, etc; not impressed with SE's apparent disregard for their own posted requirements for submitted entries.

[Dracul]

I felt a bit restless so I took some time to mull through the entries and the winners to break things down statistically. I was looking for patterns in contest selection. I put together a spreadsheet outlining my findings. (You are welcome to go through my data and correct me on any errors found. I apologize in advance for any that may exist.)

You kinda forgot the Puk in this

[NephHalp]

You kinda forgot the Puk in this

"Unique Mob-type Win: 27"

[AncientCetra]

CONGRATS TO ALL WHO WON!!! Though I am disappointed by how many unsportsman and upset posts I am seeing. I hope everyone eventually gets over the fact it was just a fun thing that SE offered to it's players and those who were not chosen move on. However I do want to point out one of the first things stated in the contest.

This contest is all about composition! Be sure to match your equipment colors/shapes and utilize your surroundings to help accent your screenshot. Feel free to find and use props to help! The submissions that rise above the rest will be declared winners!

I saw many that did not have the above credentials. This is what they were most looking for and I am sure it was difficult for those who were judging to make a choice. Respect it as you would want someone to respect your own choices of what you thought looked good. Hopefully the negative posts do not influence SE to no longer have any more contests.

[Saski]

by any chance would you have the breakdown of entries per sever vs number of winners per server? Seem like almost half the winners came from legacy servers.

[Selkie]

by any chance would you have the breakdown of entries per sever vs number of winners per server? Seem like almost half the winners came from legacy servers.

I do not have this information, however it would be easy to go through and tally it. Currently I won't be doing this myself but it is a very interesting observation.