[Round 3 ends Jan 14!] HLMACACC: Discussion
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Dragonflames1994
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*Sigh* When I said I didn't mind waiting, I meant as in, another week or so. Not ETERNITY! :frown:
I wish Kayle would say something so we know whether he will ever continue this or not...the competition thread died. :nonono:
I wish Kayle would say something so we know whether he will ever continue this or not...the competition thread died. :nonono:
Kayle
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Okay, sure. Status update. (Sorry for the voice of my post, I am feeling ... under the weather, shall we say?)
Firstly, this round would take a lot more effort to grade, and I knew it. There were three times as many cards, and exponentially more relationships and combos to consider when determining balance, as well as how those cards interacted to create some kind of interesting theme, which was generally my criterion for the creativity score.
Secondly, I really can't pull do what I had intended to do with only as few people as there are at this point. It wouldn't quite take redesigning the contest, but it would take a fair amount of work. I could just pull all five of you into a finals situation but I don't feel ready for that (and the next several challenges required pairs, which we don't have).
But thirdly, let's be honest, the whole experience was really very discouraging. I put a lot of thought and effort into the first few rounds, even though I made some mistakes along the way - and I did not get much of a strong response in return. By my count there are three, maybe four of you who really care all that much. I wouldn't have bothered with the contest in the first place of if only those four of you had actually signed up. But that's basically the situation I'm facing. It makes it pretty painful to continue.
Grading may not happen completely for a while. But I liked your entries. Some of them used some very creative mechanics, including Trainers played to the bench and forcing your opponent to devolve every time they look at your hand. Overall they were pretty well thought out, and now that I can examine Mewgar/Lostgar more closely, it's pretty easy to see what would and wouldn't work against it, even assuming it was extremely consistent as I expected.
Just to preemptively score, I would be thinking that the top three scores would probably be Pokemandan, Otaku and Scipio. But it's difficult to say for sure.
Firstly, this round would take a lot more effort to grade, and I knew it. There were three times as many cards, and exponentially more relationships and combos to consider when determining balance, as well as how those cards interacted to create some kind of interesting theme, which was generally my criterion for the creativity score.
Secondly, I really can't pull do what I had intended to do with only as few people as there are at this point. It wouldn't quite take redesigning the contest, but it would take a fair amount of work. I could just pull all five of you into a finals situation but I don't feel ready for that (and the next several challenges required pairs, which we don't have).
But thirdly, let's be honest, the whole experience was really very discouraging. I put a lot of thought and effort into the first few rounds, even though I made some mistakes along the way - and I did not get much of a strong response in return. By my count there are three, maybe four of you who really care all that much. I wouldn't have bothered with the contest in the first place of if only those four of you had actually signed up. But that's basically the situation I'm facing. It makes it pretty painful to continue.
Grading may not happen completely for a while. But I liked your entries. Some of them used some very creative mechanics, including Trainers played to the bench and forcing your opponent to devolve every time they look at your hand. Overall they were pretty well thought out, and now that I can examine Mewgar/Lostgar more closely, it's pretty easy to see what would and wouldn't work against it, even assuming it was extremely consistent as I expected.
Just to preemptively score, I would be thinking that the top three scores would probably be Pokemandan, Otaku and Scipio. But it's difficult to say for sure.
pokemandan
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Glad you posted an update Kayle.
I'm personally looking forward to grading as this competition is pretty fun to do. The creating of cards and the scenarios you have set have been well thought out in my opinion.
Would be a shame to see this die out.
Just my 2 cents.
Hope you can get it back on track!
Dan
I'm personally looking forward to grading as this competition is pretty fun to do. The creating of cards and the scenarios you have set have been well thought out in my opinion.
Would be a shame to see this die out.
Just my 2 cents.
Hope you can get it back on track!
Dan
Otaku
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At least, I think, we've learned a few things for future contests (those of us paying attention, anyway). First, mass eliminations first round or second round, to eliminate the burn outs. Second, save multi-card scenarios, unless they are very closely related (e.g. Basic/Stage 1/Stage 2) for when you know you're down to few people (like four tops).
Well, that's what I learned anyway. Granted, my last contest was years ago and a total failure. ^^'
Well, that's what I learned anyway. Granted, my last contest was years ago and a total failure. ^^'
Dragonflames1994
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*Sigh* Has this been abandoned?
Otaku
Active Member
If it wasn't for the risk of scamming (and possibility of violating board rules), I almost wish there was an entry fee for the contest. Then people might take it seriously. That or some kind of board stat so you could see "Oh, you signed up for 20 board contests and actually participated in two... no, sorry you have at least 10 contests of experience but I wanted a reliability score of at least 25%."
At least we are learning. I am wondering... does this sound like a good article for the site? I mean "Tips for Create-A-Card Contests" is purely a fan thing, but so many people start them without understanding what they are in for.
At least we are learning. I am wondering... does this sound like a good article for the site? I mean "Tips for Create-A-Card Contests" is purely a fan thing, but so many people start them without understanding what they are in for.
Porii Sames
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Heck, just tips for contests.
RS play, CAC contests, even occassionally I Play Theme Decks. PM messages, e-mail messages, whatever. It should be a commitment.
RS play, CAC contests, even occassionally I Play Theme Decks. PM messages, e-mail messages, whatever. It should be a commitment.
Dragonflames1994
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How much longer are we going to be waiting? :|
Mystery Thing
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Since we're past a month and a half with nothing, I think it's safe to say this is toast. Gonna lock this.
If feel like trying to convince me otherwise Kayle, you know where to find me.
If feel like trying to convince me otherwise Kayle, you know where to find me.
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