Andrewgosu
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WHAT'S THIS?
DETERMING THE WINNER
RULES
Also, everything I wrote here is subject to change the way I see fit. Maybe I missed something, maybe something isn't clear enough or maybe, you're the one who's gonna save me.
GOOD LUCK!
Your favourite Pandaren,
Andrewgosu
The abomination you're looking at is actually a theorycraft Warcraft 3 hero creation contest (my homage to the first contest I ever partook)! Feel free to brew a beverage of your choice before starting to read allllll the rules and obfusticated voting process. I recommend Thai tea from Pandaria.
DEADLINE: 29th of September, 2013DETERMING THE WINNER
The winner is determined in a two-way fashion: by the score given by me in conjunction with the results of the public poll. How does it all work?
The catch of this voting process: during no time until the voting has ended the heroes' authors are revealed!
- The deadline drops - no more creations cannot be submitted
- 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
- After grading the heroes I will post the results e.g.
- Submitter 17 - 28 points
- Submitter 5 - 26 points
- Submitter 8 - 25 points
- etc.
- 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.
- 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
- The final scores (maximum score 30+37 points) are tallied and the authors behind the heroes are revealed!
What's with the elaborate setup? Mainly because I can. Or because it will create suspense. Or because I like the fact the winner is determined both by the popular opinion and me - the h ost. Why are you even reading this part, it's beyond me. I like Pandamama's cookies.
PRIZESThe prizes are currently undecided because I'm not yet too familiar with the current forum's software - I will consult with the other moderators/administrators. Subject to change!
RULES
The rules are simple despite being text-wallish (yes, that's a word now) and are here to provide the best contest experience (especially during the voting period when all the works are published, if any).
- 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)
- The hero must have a model
- This means you have to include an in-game picture of the hero
- Imported models are allowed
- 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
- 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.
- 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)
- 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
- 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
Also, everything I wrote here is subject to change the way I see fit. Maybe I missed something, maybe something isn't clear enough or maybe, you're the one who's gonna save me.
GOOD LUCK!
Your favourite Pandaren,
Andrewgosu