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Boss Battle of the Avatar - Screenshot Contest

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  1. Berek

    Berek Portalarian Emeritus Dev Emeritus

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    Contest is over, winners have been announced here!

    Be ready with your sword and shield, or destructive magical powers, Avatars! Whatever deathly mechanics suit your fancy, you will need them today. We are kicking off Boss Battle of the Avatar, a screenshot contest that pits the nasty of the nasty creatures throughout New Britannia against the finest combat and screenshot taking skills players can muster.

    All you have to do is fight (to the death if necessary) any recognized boss or mini-boss, capturing screenshots of the deathly scene unfolding. Examples are below. You can be alone or with as many others as you feel needed to take down the creature. As we receive submissions, they will be announced on Twitter and Facebook with eventually a gallery of all submissions on Facebook.

    BOSS EXAMPLES
    • Clockwork Dragon
    • Dragon
    • Daemon
    • Ghost Corpion
    • Phoenix
    • Troll
    • Lich bosses from the Town Sieges
    • or one of the new named mini-bosses that now appear in the final wave of Control Points!

    TAKING SCREENSHOTS

    Use the following guidelines to ensure the highest quality and most impactful screenshots:
    • Scene: A boss OR mini-boss creature with you and/or others in the scene
      • Boss must be alive and struggling for survival at the time of the screenshot being taken!
    • Image count: Minimum of 2 (1 UI, 1 NO UI), Maximum of 5 total screenshots w/3 being w/UI enabled.
    • Resolution: Minimum of 1920x1080, and always in 16:9 aspect ratio (you can trim if necessary).
    • Quality: Use in-game settings to their maximum, no post-screenshot alterations allowed.
    • UI: UI can be on or off! As above, ensure the minimum is in place. Having it on has the benefit of showing statistics during the fight. (Use hotkey F9 to toggle UI display)

    Submit Your Screenshots Here!

    All screenshots should be included in a single post response. If you have to edit your post at some point, that is fine. Deadline to submit is 11:59pm CT on Sunday, February 12th.


    Include in your submission the following items:
    • All screenshots with the requirements above.
    • A 200 words or less introduction of you and your adventure.
    • In-game coordinates and general location information for creature reference.
    • A description below each screenshot of no more than 50 words per scene.
    Only one submission per individual or group

    WINNERS & PRIZES

    Prizes will be awarded on a tier basis. 1st place will be awarded $50 in store credit, $30 for 2nd place, and $20 for 3rd place. Winners will be announced around mid-day on February 13th.

    Have fun slaying your boss of choice!

    RULES & GUIDELINES

    Since this is a value based contest, a committee of judges will be formed at Portalarium, and any tie breakers will be resolved by the committee. Any disputes or disagreements in the community on who ultimately won will NOT be tolerated as an open discussion in the forums, but sent a private e-mail to support@portalarium.com. Anyone attempting to subvert the contest in any way is subject to an immediate suspension and/or disqualification from the contest.

    Inappropriate/Vulgar submissions are prohibited and will also result in immediate disqualification.

    Submissions containing any of the following are considered inappropriate:
    • Sexual content or references
    • Disparaging race/gender/group of people
    • Drug/alcohol abuse
    • Death/suicide of persons real or fake
    • Graphical bugs
    • Depicting the state of the game in a negative manner

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON, PLEASE SEE COMPLETE RULES FOR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS A SKILL-BASED CONTEST. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY / RELEASE OF LIABILITY / PRIZE ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED.
     
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    With the UI off, how can you tell the boss is "struggling for survival?"
     
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    UI can be on or off, up to you! I think I'm going to add a stipulation in there to have screenshots for both...
     
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    Great idea and I also have to give you kudos for responding so fast to some critiques of social media lately. (this is a place holder :) )
     
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    @Berek Tell Vas Corp Por that is an awesome shot he got of us! Will post more from that day later after I get them ready.
     
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    sad the contest is not for everyone... huhuhu T_T
     
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    Will do :)
     
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    More contests on the way!
     
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    This is great and appreciate the prize values but how can that be divided amongst a party of players in the group. Is there a way for the prize to be in game reward? Just curious :)
     
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    That's a great question... to keep these sort of situations simple, we award the credit to the leader of the group, the one who is submitting the screenshot, and let you decide if you wish to compensate the group from that point.
     
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    Will we ever see a contest allow the 3840x2160 resolution.
    Dropping my res down to 1080p on a 4k 40 inch monitor makes the game look like it was birthed by satans spawn= too pixelated.
     
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    I wanna do nude dragon fighting.
     
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    Totally acceptable too! I will adjust the announcement. As long as it's 16:9 resolution ratio and minimum 1920x1080, that's key.
     
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    Please post in the submission thread, thanks!!
    https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/f...attle-of-the-avatar-screenshot-contest.78867/
     
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