[Concept Contest] Results are now in!!!

Sir ArmaMalum··10 votes·4,136 views

Well you've waited and pondered, and I will be the first to say it wasn't easy to get through these, there are some awesome people here and I hope that no matter what these results are that everyone had fun, enjoyed themselves and were able to get some ideas out there to help out the concepting community as a whole!

I would also like to massively thank the judges that helped me out on this endeavor. I had no idea what I was getting into but these guys followed me in anyway and I really hope you give them a good thank you because you've probably already talked to them on your concept!

Big round of applause for: FrigidVengeance and Flintfall!!!

Anyway, yes I'm stalling. I'll get straight to the winners.

#Grand Prize goes to.........

Tau43 and Ferrum, The Warsmith with a score of 125/150 total points (50 points per judge)

#Minor Prizes go to....

#Honorable Mentions

  • Chicken Wrap and Reno, The Two-Sea Scourge. I couldn't go on without giving Reno some kind of recognition. Chickenwrap went and recorded his own VO lines, gave you thematically appropriate background music and quite simply blew my mind out of the water with the effort put into this concept. Check it out!

#http://media0.giphy.com/media/GCLlQnV7wzKLu/giphy.gif Congratulations!

Please make contact with me over the client to discuss distribution of said prizes, and in the case of minor prizes, which option you would like. I will not be able to begin discussing until approximately 8:00pm EST, but feel free to send the friend request now. I simply need to match an e-mail address to the appropriate username for prize security. Wouldn't want someone trying to impersonate you now would we? :P

Be sure to check these concepts out and give props to the creators, they showed their stuff and really let their effort shine.

If you're another entrant and curious on your own score feel free to ask me here (or e-mail me at '[email protected]') and I'll give it you. I won't tell you which judge may not have given you that 1 point, but I can tell you where you scored the strongest and where you could further improve.

#Feedback and Future

Speaking of improvement, tell me where I can do better with the next tournament! I'm still somewhat new at this and looking to make this a recurring thing (albeit not as expensive prizes), so feedback is very much appreciated! There are plenty of places I know I can do better at already, but it never hurts to make sure I know. =D

#4:45pm EST Edit: I will be back shortly to continue to answer questions

#5:45pm EST Edit: Back

#1:00am EST Edit: All winners should be seeing a FR by me in-client. By no means are you required to actually be my friend but it makes private chatting a lot easier and well....possible. I'll be back on-client 7:00pm EST onwards so look out for me then.

107 Comments

tau434 votes

YES! YES! Oh my God! Thank you. Really thank you all. I can barely type this my hands are have heart attacks! *Edit: I will definitely write the other 4 now.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

You did really good, and deserve your poro sir.

tau431 votes

Thank you.

Flintfall3 votes

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Whooooooo!


There were so many good concepts, I was completely blown away by you guys!

Sorry it took so long though @_@

EDIT: Any questions (want us to bring up your score? Personal opinion?) you want answered we can help with :D

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

^^This guy

You were great Flint ^_^

ChickenWrap1 votes

What did my score end up as and what did the judges like/dislike about Reno?

How much did I lose on Originality?

Flintfall1 votes

In my personal opinion, the kit was pretty well designed (other then it is inherently snowbally), and lore was alright, but I really felt like there wasn't anything outstanding about Reno.

We got a generic revenge storyline, and a kit that didn't blow anyone's minds, not to mention we already have someone running down GP as well as pirates/revenge seekers. That's why the originality score wasn't that high.

ChickenWrap1 votes

This is what I figured.

I felt the game could have used at least another pirate and was shooting for a kind of funny/serious backstory and giving him an* actual* reason for being in the League.

tau432 votes

What were the individual subject scores for me? There are 25 points I'd like to know where I went wrong for. I just don't like to make mistakes twice.

Flintfall1 votes

You were most lacking in the lore, though even then you got at least a 7/10 from the judges.

The skin ideas were better than most concepts, which is another reason why yours rocketed to the top.

tau431 votes

I figured the Tim Curry VO would be too much to resist.

Stephenizgod2 votes

What was my score :D i knew i needed to improve just by looking at the other concepts, but specifically where do i need to improve?

Flintfall1 votes

You lost by a hair!

115/150

While you had great scores all around, it was the extras that kicked you though, nothing really mind-blowing.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

I would love to see such a score sheet as well - though, as Stephenizgod, I would love to know my score and some advice on what I should improve on :D

Flintfall1 votes

You got 100/150

You updated lore late, and that kinda hurt the concept.

The kit was great, but really held it back was skin ideas, it was so very close to being a winner though :/

Hoi Im Temmo2 votes

I will definitely go all out on the lore next time :D Skins were hard, I liked the the military one, but they were definitely a bit rushed.

Thanks!

MrBuffington1 votes

...could I see my score too? :D

Flintfall2 votes

You got a mind-bendingly close score of 117/150!

MrBuffington1 votes

lol real? Dang, I thought my champion's kit was so mind-bendingly random, didn't think it'd score that high, ahaha. Thanks!

Flintfall2 votes

Np, I loved the conflicting personalities :D

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

I really thought you might make it, was a great champion, with good work on the lore and champion interactions.

Stephenizgod1 votes

There was alot of really good concepts so im not surprised and i understand why i didnt make it now :D next time i will win! haha well maybe

Dragon Fang Shot2 votes

http://youtu.be/nuNAE1AV4ls?t=9s

It was a pleasure reading so many different concepts, and boy did you guys make me do work. I'd also like to give two shoutouts to concepts I really enjoyed, but didn't make it:

  1. Naylum, the Child of the Abyss by Stephenizgod

  2. Luka, the Slumbering Guardian by Slothwell

Anyways, like the other two judges, feel free to hit me up with any questions you may have for me and I'll do my best. No Garen tees on when I'll be able to answer them, as I have two days of band camp left to finish.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

you were a judge???? O.o Only one I didn't see coming.

Could I see the point chart for mine, like what Sir ArmaMalum gave to Mr. Buffington above?

Dragon Fang Shot1 votes

You'd have to ask Sir ArmaMalum for the chart, since I'm really tied up for time right now. And, uh, yeah I was a judge... thanks? :P

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

Sure thing.

The mention of not knowing you were a judge was simply that I was fairly sure of the other two.

Dragon Fang Shot1 votes

Yeah, I know I'm not a "household name" kind of person in the creations section. I might be one soon though :P

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

Oh I didn't know them by that: this is the most active I have ever been on the forums, so I'm learning as much as a new person in most cases XD

The other thing though, for some reason I thought you had submitted an idea, so I didn't think you would be on of the judges :P oops.

YouLostMe2 votes

This is great news! Seeing the winners' posts, I can see what I'm missing. Great job by everyone.

Only 2 points off... I'll definitely get you next time, Tau43.

PokladnicaZla1 votes

So many great concepts O__0

Could you pls tell me my score?Also,where did i do good and where i can furthe improve?

Sir ArmaMalum3 votes

You scored 96/150

The kit and originality was what got you the most. The kit (in my interpretation, cannot speak for the others) needed a playstyle behind it, you made a classic mistake that of people make early in the fact that you gave her 4 abilities, not a kit. What I mean by that is that her kit didn't really work together in anyway, they were just kind of there to throw around.

I can also say that typos also hurt you in a lot of areas. We made sure to be lenient in the case of general mistakes, but there are cases where they actually confuse the reader and can hurt a score. As an example (my own interpretation)) your concept's W listed as getting a % of "tendency", I wanted to say you meant "tenacity" but I couldn't be sure.

HavinAGiggle1 votes

SOOOOOOOOO CLOSE!!!!! GAH!

Well, congrats to Tau43, anyways! Glad to see that mine was at least up there. Was not expecting number 2 spot. Guess that just means I need to improve for next time.

Flintfall1 votes

That creepypasta lore was phenomenal lol, well done :)

HavinAGiggle1 votes

The funny thing was that I wasn't even thinking of creepypastas at the time of writing it but looking back on it now, it definitely does have that vibe :P

tau431 votes

Thank you. It was close wasn't it? I did really enjoy reading your concept though.

HavinAGiggle1 votes

Yeah, so did I. And looking back on it now, our ults were somewhat smiliar in style, weren't they? Funny how things work.

tau431 votes

Yeah.

MrBuffington1 votes

I just reread the post; just wondering if I could get a breakdown of my score (ie. what I scored in each category; Flintfall was kind enough to give me the total, honestly a lot higher than I expected, lol). Thanks!

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

As requested:

MrBuffington1 votes

Thank you!

The Neverworld1 votes

I've tried it.

A) When typing in rp code field, client says [Prepaid Cards should be used in the tab 'Prepaid Cards']
B) When typing in 'Prepaid Cards' field, ciient says [Invalid - Error]

... >_<

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

did you make sure not to include the spaces?

The Neverworld1 votes

Tried it now - now it says "This code is invalid in your region - this code is invalid in your current region"

I hate myself

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

Keep the code, put an EU ticket in and see if Support can reimburse the code for an EU equivalent. Unfortunately that's all I can really say :(

Duchess of Deer1 votes

what could i have improved, and what was my score

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Here ya go.

Lore, kit and skin ideas hit you the hardest.

On Lore: I love the idea, but all the lore told me was Aurora's connection with Noxus. I don't know where she came from, why she was like that, whether all city-states had their own spirit and if not why Noxus was the only one. It left a lot of questions. Not all of them have to answered but do at the very least have to be addressed in some form. A mention of a Spirit of Damacia or Ionia, some kind of true origin, something like that.

And just to mention about the character I really felt conflicted, because the lore started off making her look like a victim of corruption and malice, but later showed her as accepting of it and ready for slaughter. Later on with her kit, her abilities mention sorrow and redemption, meaning she didn't want to be as she was, but her lore made it seem like she wanted to kill willingly. It was a point of thematic confusion for me.

(Although, I will give you props for the Claymore image. Love that manga)

On Kit: Overall, it was mechanically generic. Each ability looked well balanced and I could see that you put effort into the math, which I respect vut there wasn't anything that really stood out. Maybe make her resource "Regret", build off of ability cast, and have her ult available when it's full. Or maybe give her an on-kill passive of some kind to reinforce her thirst for a killing spree. I'm just tossing ideas out here, but what I'm trying to get at is you need to identify what's unique about a champ and reinforce that with a kit. I see you trued that with her ult, but one ability a themed kit does not make imho.

On Skin Ideas: the ideas themselves weren't bad at all, but here you need to find your inner marketing talent and make me want to get the skins. Really sell them. It can be done with more details, excitement, jokes, or simply more ideas or a little of all. Make sure this is a section I'd regret skipping over.

Overall though the extras was your strongest area, I can see you really put effort into trying to show me what Aurora looked like and played like. The extraneous details are what really separate great concepts from the good, so I highly suggest keeping that motivation for the extra mile up.

Hope that helped. Keep in mind this is just my individual feedback. I wasn't able to give it during the contest because I didn't want to have my feedback prioritized over anyone else's (as people knew I was a judge).

Krizalid Brando1 votes

By the way, is it okay if we re-create threads about champ ideas already posted by us on forums? I mean, if I participated and then I re-create it on NA/EUW forums. I would like to know your opinion about my champion outside the contest - I haven't succedeed to know your opinion about it earlier :)

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

If I'm understanding you correctly you mean simply re-posting a champion concept and then getting my personal feedback? Sure, go or it! I'll take a look at it when I can. I can't promise to be able to do that often though, always more concepts than critics you know? :P

Duchess of Deer1 votes

when is the next contest after aurora ive got a lot more ideas i could try

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

I'm hoping to start these contests on the first week of every month. There will be a decent lull in between now and the next where I'm going to do my best to improve the logistics and everything on my end, but after the second contest it should only be a lull of two weeks or so between contests as it stands now.

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