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Champion Concept Contest coming soon! Details inside

Sir ArmaMalum··10 votes·1,651 views

Helloooooo Community Creations!

I have great news! This coming Monday (7.21.14) I am planning on organizing a.....

#Champion Concept Contest!!!

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But today is not that day.....yet! So you may ask why I'm mentioning this, as you probably should. WELL, to put it simply I need some help from some of you lovely people. I need people to help me judge!! I don't want to have all the fun myself!

Judges will:

  • NOT be eligible for the contest, that just wouldn't be fair now :P
  • Give constructive feedback on ALL entries no matter how refined or how....not-so refined they are
  • Work with me and other judges to decide on a final winner
  • Keep a secret, I DO NOT want you to advertise you are a judge
  • NOT be paid with anything other than that warm fuzzy feeling of making someone else's day a bit better and my genuine thanks

So, if anyone is interested in becoming a judge for this coming contest please join the client chatroom "CB Contestificationers" and I will sign you up and give you the rundown! Note that I am planning on making this a regular occurrence (how regular depends on the success of this coming one) and being a judge this week does NOT require or guarantee you being a judge for the next contest.

Judges are all slotted and ready to go! See you Monday!

#Details for Potential Entrants

What's the prize?!?!?!?!

There will be a prize, but as of right now I can't say exactly what it will be. It depends on how successful I am in my various endeavors this weekend, so I will have that answer 100% during the official announcement on Monday, but for now you're going to have to trust me. I am planning on having prizes for the top 3-5 entrants, depending on participation. There is the possibility of a physical (hand-made) prize shipped directly to you. All entrants are also guaranteed feedback on their concepts!

PLEASE NOTE: Entrants from outside the U.S. are welcome, but if decided as a winner, your prize will be limited to an electronic equivalent. I will not be shipping anything internationally. Expect delays on even the electronic equivalent as well, but I will do everything in my power to get your prize to you.

How do I enter?

Simply respond to the official announcement post on Monday (NOT THIS POST) with the link of your champion concept. Feedback from the judges will be done normally through replies, and as I said above the judges should not be making themselves known. It could be anyone....well, except me obviosuly, you know I'm one.

Limit 1 entry per Summoner

If, for whatever reason, you do not feel comfortable with posting your champ concept or are running into technical difficulties of any kind e-mail me your concept at '[email protected]'. (Please keep in mind of you DO win the concept will be posted, by you or me can be discussed but it will happen!)

How will entries be judged?

Concepts will be rated 1-10 out of five categories: Lore, Kit, Originality, Extras, and Skin Ideas. The first two should be fairly straightforward.

  • Originality will be in reference to live champs and live champs only. This category is meant to give less experienced conceptors with a genuinely awesome idea a fighting chance, as well as punish anyone who just copies a live champ and alters them a bit. (Please don't do that)
  • Extras is anything not included in any of the other categories but can still be a cool addition. Things like taunts, interactions, trivia, development details are all possible additions to this category, just be sure to put in the effort. Don't feel forced to cram as much stuff as you can though, lacking these extras will default you to a '5' in this category, scores below 5 here are reserved for things like unjustified rude behavior to feedback, rude behavior to other entrants and their work and/or other actions that may not deserve a disqualification, but require some kind of negative reinforcement.
  • Skin Ideas will be required for an entrant, not including this would be a '0/10' in this category. Take your time and think of some awesome skins for your champ and describe them to us!

It will never hurt to also have good enthusiasm and help out other entrants. While I can't say it will give you points I do want to have a superlative list if there's enough participation!

How long will we have?

Entries will be taken from 7.21.14 to 7.28.14, exactly a week long. There will be posts by me declaring the start and end of the contest's input so as not to muddle with different time zones. The results should be out no later than the following Wednesday, but as this is the first of hopefully many contests I cannot promise that as a set date. Prizes should be distributed immediately, not including shipping time.

Is there a limited amount of spots?

There is a hard cap of 60 entries. Although I'm not expecting to hit that with this coming contest, on the off-chance we do hit that it will not be feasible to accurately judge that many concepts within a week. Keep in mind every Judge is going to be judging every concept

#Please ask questions! They not only help you out they'll also help me smooth the whole thing out!

21 Comments

Stephenizgod3 votes

Can it be a concept we have already posted?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Good question! No, I want to put everyone on even ground and that includes prep time. (Also as a catalyst for making a bunch of new concepts :P)

Stephenizgod1 votes

Ok thats more challenging, good :D. Thanks ill start working on my concept now.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Sounds good, you have a 2 day headstart may as well use it amiright? =D

Stephenizgod1 votes

Is it cheating for me to show you my concept then ask for your opinion :D? also i might have missed it but does an Explanation section where i furthur explain the skills as well as what inspired them or why i decided on those count towards Extras?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Is it cheating for me to show you my concept then ask for your opinion :D?

For me giving you an opinion I'll just say don't ask me specifically because you and everyone else knows that I am a judge, feel free to ask others though! One of the added benefits of having anonymous judges, you may get a judges help without knowing it :)

does an Explanation section where i furthur explain the skills as well as what inspired them or why i decided on those count towards Extras?

I'm not going to be too strict on how other judges judge as long as they remain consistent, for me specifically I will count that as part of the kit score, it will definitely help show the effort you put in.

Stephenizgod1 votes

Haha ok well i think ill add some more to it, maybe backstory and how he got to where he is (Hint: his lore doesnt really do that surprisingly enough, but it does fulfill portraying his personality) and maybe some of his relationships to other champs. That way all the judges can have something they might consider extra.

Thanks for your help :)

MrBuffington1 votes

Ah, I was about to submit a concept I already posted. Well, I've had a new one brewing in my head for a little while, time to get it down on paper (computer?).

HavinAGiggle2 votes

Me likey

LarryRiver2 votes

Is this a one time thing or are you planning to do more of them in the future?

Also, isn't a week a very short period?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

I am planning on doing it again on a regular schedule and to answer the latter this more a test than anything. If it's looking like we need to have the next one be longer I'll do that, and depending on how many people participate will define how often I bring this back. My initial thoughts are either monthly or bi-monthly

LarryRiver1 votes

Ok, thank you!

PokladnicaZla2 votes

My questions:

1.Entering : So you will post another Thread/Discussion on Boards where we will post the link of our champs concept?If so,could be so kind and post a link here?

2.You wrote you will look at 60 concepts(more or less).Will you pick those concepts randomly or the first 60 concepts posted?

3.What if our champions has skill that at the first glance are similar to those of a champions alredy in LOL? Will the champ be talem out of the competition or get a lower scaling?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

  1. Yup that was the plan, and sure I can do that!

  2. First 60 concepts, If we do manage to hit the hard cap, that'll let us get the most time possible in judging. (I also plan to have these little pre-announcements before each contest to give some prep time)

  3. I'm going to do my best to not micromanage each judge, so I can only really speak for myself. The fact is, it's actually very hard to not have mechanics and abilities similar to ones in live at times. It'll have to be almost verbatum a copy of a live ability, and even then if it has a cool synergy with the rest of the kit that is nothing like the live version that'll be fine. Also, it won't be taken out on grounds of copying a live champ's mechanics, it'll just not score well.

PokladnicaZla1 votes

Thanks for the reply mate :)

About what time will you post the thread fro the concepts?And wha time is it currently in your country?

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

No problem!

I live on the East Coast of NA, so right at this moment it is about 11:00am.

I'm going to be trying to post the entry post at 10:00am tomorrow, which will translate to 3:00pm Greenwich (if I remember that correctly).

Pyro1 votes

Take a look at the periodical contest at LoL Wiki.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

ty for the link! Always good to see how already running and successful contests handle things, having the winner of the contest decide a portion of the next contest was definitely something I've considered. As far as everything else goes, like frequency and other logistics that all depends on how much participation this contest gets.

Pyro1 votes

Word of advice: stay away from mixing lore and champion design.

Too many "badass assassin from the darkest order of demacian mecha samurais".

Flintfall1 votes

One of my favorite running gags in terms of champion concepts are the 'I kill people for fun' personalities, because those are model character designs (apparently).

Dragon Fang Shot1 votes

As Kat says, "Why? Because I can."

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