//!! Hero Creation Contest Official Thread !!\\ (new deadline: 14th of October, 2013)

1. The deadline drops - no more creations cannot be submitted
2. I will grade the heroes in the following categories:
   • Coherence of the hero (how well does everything fit together - the story, the aesthetics, the spells' effects etc.) - 15 points
   • Originality (does the hero use yet another simple dash) - 10 points
   • Fine details (are the descriptions typo-less, do the icons use the right borders etc.) - 5 points
3. After grading the heroes I will post the results e.g.
   • Submitter 17 - 28 points
   • Submitter 5 - 26 points
   • Submitter 8 - 25 points
   • etc.
4. After revealing the grades I will post all the heroes (without the authors) and create a public poll which closes after 7 days of voting e.g.
   • Poll option 1 - Jenna the Paladin
   • Poll option 2 - Gix the Nightcrawlers
   • Poll option 3 - Relix the Enchanter
   • etc.
5. After the voting has ended, 8 most popular heroes will get additional points to their score in the following fashion:
   • 1st place - 37 points
   • 2nd place - 32 points
   • 3rd place - 29 points
   • 4th place - 24 points
   • 5th place - 21 points
   • 6th place - 18 points
   • 7th place - 12 points
   • 8th place - 9 points
6. The final scores (maximum score 30+37 points) are tallied and the authors behind the heroes are revealed!

1. One hero per contestant
   • the type of hero is decided by you
   • the hero must have a background story/description
   • the word limit for the hero's background story is 240 words
   • the hero must have a class name (e.g. Paladin)
   • the hero must have a proper name (e.g. Justian)
     • the proper name and class name must be combined to create a full name (e.g. Justian the Paladin)
     • the class and proper name are up to you (no need to use default Warcraft 3 names)
   • the hero's main attribute must be included (strength, intelligence or agility based hero)
2. The hero must have a model
   • This means you have to include an in-game picture of the hero
   • Imported models are allowed
3. The hero must possess four spells
   • three "regular" spells, each spell with three levels
   • one "ultimate" spell, with a single level
   • the spells description must follow conventional Warcraft 3 spell "rules"
   • the spells must include the mana cost, cooldown duration (and additional statistics for the spell effect) for each level of the spell
4. Each spell must include a description
   • the description word limit is 120 words per spell (that's a maximum of 4x120=480 words for the hero)
   • to be clear, only the "description" part counts towards the word limit; phrases like e.g. "Cost of Mana: 75") do not count.
5. Each spell and the hero must have an icon
   • imported/custom icons are allowed
   • the icon must follow conventional Warcraft 3 icon "rules" - 64x64 pixels in size, with proper borders etc.
   • the icons must be included in the submitted file (read the next rule)
6. Your submission must be submitted to me via email [email protected] or via this site's personal messaging system
   • your email must include your thehelper.net username so I can identify you
   • your submission must be in a .doc(x) or equivalent format (OpenOffice, LibreOffice etc.)
     • I will notify you via email as fast as possible if your file cannot be opened
   • this rule is implemented to provide anonymity until the contest is over
7. You are prohibited from posting WIP-s/spoilers of your work directly (or revealing other authors) before the voting has finished
   • If you wish to post WIP-s/spoilers, see the previous rule and send me the file so I can post it anonymously
   • Overstepping this rule will result in a disqualification

1. Do you want the hero to be balanced with the melee game? (roughly)
2. Do you want the skills to be flashy and over-the-top or balanced and appropriate for a melee game?
3. Do you want a demo map with the hero? (Do you want to make a demo map for the contestants to use?)

1. I hope you do realise the deadline you set is almost a year ago rather than at the end of this month, right?
2. On the topic Accname brought up, it would be useful to know whether or not the hero needs to be balanced and furthermore, what game type we need to balance it for.
3. You probably want to check what you wrote a bit more carefully. I mean: "The deadline drops - no more creations cannot be submitted" is really bad English and doesn't make a lot of sense.
4. You might seriously want to get the prize(s) in order otherwise people won't really have much of an incentive to participate in this contest.
5. In terms of custom models and icons, you said they're allowed, but do we have to create them ourselves? Or can we use custom models and icons made by others?

DEADLINE: 29th of September, 2012

Click to expand...

Imported models are allowed

Click to expand...

You might seriously want to get the prize(s) in order otherwise people won't really have much of an incentive to participate in this contest.

Click to expand...

In terms of custom models and icons, you said they're allowed, but do we have to create them ourselves? Or can we use custom models and icons made by others?

Click to expand...

Accname said:

Do you want the hero to be balanced with the melee game? (roughly)

Click to expand...

Accname said:

Do you want the skills to be flashy and over-the-top or balanced and appropriate for a melee game?

Click to expand...

Accname said:

Do you want a demo map with the hero? (Do you want to make a demo map for the contestants to use?)

Click to expand...

Slapshot136 said:

how do we get a wc3 hero into a .doc(x) file?

Click to expand...

Slapshot136 said:

can I compete even if I don't use a custom model?

Click to expand...

death_knight said:

I hope you do realise the deadline you set is almost a year ago rather than at the end of this month, right?

Click to expand...

death_knight said:

On the topic Accname brought up, it would be useful to know whether or not the hero needs to be balanced and furthermore, what game type we need to balance it for.

Click to expand...

death_knight said:

You probably want to check what you wrote a bit more carefully. I mean: "The deadline drops - no more creations cannot be submitted" is really bad English and doesn't make a lot of sense.

Click to expand...

death_knight said:

You might seriously want to get the prize(s) in order otherwise people won't really have much of an incentive to participate in this contest.

Click to expand...

death_knight said:

In terms of custom models and icons, you said they're allowed, but do we have to create them ourselves? Or can we use custom models and icons made by others?

Click to expand...

Juno** said:

I think that's pretty inconvenient. Is there no other way we could submit our heroes within the site?

Click to expand...

Juno** said:

I was pretty interested in the contest when I saw the shoutout in THW, but I was disappointed when I read that it's supposed to be sent by email and have to be in a .docx.. I think that's pretty inconvenient. Is there no other way we could submit our heroes within the site?

Click to expand...

Slapshot136 said:

wait, so do you actually need to make a hero on a functioning map, or just the idea/background/description/etc.?

Click to expand...

KaerfNomekop said:

After some re-reading, a thought came into my mind - maybe it would be better to reserve your personal grading of the heroes until after the community votes? Otherwise it might influence voters to either root for the underdogs or put their support on the apparent victor.

Click to expand...

Andrewgosu said:

I will then reveal the said grading without the actual names of contestants.

Click to expand...

• 1st place - 28 points
• 2nd place - 27 points
• 3rd place - 25 points
• 4th place - 22 points
• 5th place - 17 points

• a) tally the points from the public voting
• b) reveal the total score with all the data incl. author names and more detailed explanation behind my grading (which I have written before the polling)