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Spring 2017 Crafter's Competition - Gear Design Contest

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Berek, Feb 16, 2017.

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  1. Boedy Arc

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    hehehe scoffer.....i will see who can do something like us......

    have now 3 set crit obsidian armor in chest but cant get finish my GM armor enchant.....(i like finish before i burn obsidian) :)

    so thats out for competition i think..

    @Berek we can do also more than one set?
     
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    Yes Scoffer, there really are monster crafters under your bed... and one more named Sara is waiting in your closet. :-D
     
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    Thats ok, as every real crafter knows we don't have beds, we have sleeping bags set up permanently in the mines.
     
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    right scoffer and what i miised on most postings is the skills for it...

    or its just craft a armor and let others enchant/mw???


    one was ask me yesterday to enchant for competition......
     
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    I dont know what it was judged by, but that fact that the hardest armor to get, had gm power enchants and MWs, that had higher + did not even place, just seems really off.
     
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    If they had RPed that they found it in a lake near their POTs Castle and then repaired it, they definitely would have won ;)
     
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    Can someone clarify if the person who posted TWO entries, placed?
     
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    The favoritism thing may be true. I live in Serenite and did not even know we had such great crafters there. Before I started to craft my own weapons and gear I would always see two main names on the OH public vendor specializing in both weps/armor and they were Lace Delamorte and Sara Dreygon.
     
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    I know why I didn't win. I didn't include a screenshot of me saying "spring is in the air". Dammit!
     
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    I did not even place 4th, or even get the honorable mention, so not even 5th.
     
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    OH JEEZE, I bet you thats might be why, my second pick did not say spring is in the air either.
     
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    You know that's why. :D
     
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    This contest was organized in a good mood and every entry was worthy. I do not even know who won.

    Perhaps before anyone make any accusations, one could ask more details ?

    Anyway, to me, the big winner is @Barugon . He approached this contest with humility and he made me laugh.

    Congratulations, @Barugon , you won 5 Crowns of the Obsidians. Please PM me to receive your reward.
     
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    LOL, I just saw that not many people entered and felt compelled to do something. :)
     
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    I understand your reasons, but I still appreciate your approach.

    I wait for your PM, @Barugon .

    Don't make a Lady wait for you ;)
     
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    Thanks @Hornpipe but it's not necessary. Making someone laugh is reward enough. :)
     
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    It was a crafting competition. If someone made clearly superior items and did not win because of missing words that is utterly ridiculous and is a major deterrent for me to ever consider entering a SOTA competition.

    I am sure some rule lawyer will consider jumping me for my thoughts, save your breath, I get it there were rules... blah blah

    In the end it was supposed to be about the quality of the crafted items... boo hiss to the judging staff!
     
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    I am willing to give the Devs the benefit of the doubt. The winners of the competition have very nice pieces, and it was a hard choice to make.

    I would suggest in the future, perhaps different catagories, similar to what was done in the house decorating contest? Especially for something like crafting, where there are many factors to consider:
    - Skill level (0-50 51-99 100+)
    - Materials used (Basic, Uncommon, 'You killed WHAT for that?')
    - Mesh (how the buffs and stuff were put on to achieve a certain set of stats)
    - For armor, seperate ones for Light and Heavy?

    This would allow those with different skill levels to compete with others of similar skill, those who solo for their mats to compete against others like-minded... etc etc.
     
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    I've removed two posts for flamebaiting about favoritism and us somehow selecting winners or ONBEs because we simply like certain people and disregard everyone else. This is flat out false and these baseless accusations will cease.
     
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