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[CCOS] --------> September Entries Here!!! <--------

Sir ArmaMalum··13 votes·5,931 views

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#ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED

Hello everyone and welcome once again to this month's Community Concept Open Stage. In this contest I ask for any and all champion concepts posted in this month of September and run it by a temporarily anonymous panel of your peers! If you're interested at all, read on! I've detailed everything from a-z.

Contents: List of Entrants | Prizes | Entry Requirements | How to Enter | Timeline | Scoring | Bonus Addition | Judges needed! | FAQ | Support the CCOS!

Current entrants (21/30) ||||||||||||||||||||----------

Prizes

  • Entry into a Hall of fame post that will remain updated as long as the CCOS runs (eventually it will happen I promise)
  • Top 5 concepts will be highlighted and praised in the results announcement
  • Top concept will get a custom .gif file of a fancy shiny medal to 'pin' on their concept
  • ALL entries will have a score associated with their concept in the scoring categories as well as a good chance at feedback and critiques
  • ALL entries will be referenced in the CCOS Archive to be viewed later

Entry requirements

  • ONE entry per player
  • Concept Entry must be posted this month. As in this month of September, 2015.
  • No WIP concepts or re-posts please. This contest is here to encourage new content. You may be disqualified.
  • Concept Entry must be YOURS. If the linked concept’s author and your name are different your entry will be disqualified.
  • Entries will be taken from now until I post a “contest closed” thread on the 30th at noon EST.
  • All entries must have a LORE and a KIT section to be considered a concept. More is needed to remain competitive, but to be entered you need at least that.
  • The first 30 entries will be taken. Any posts above that limit will not be entered.
  • Entrants can be disqualified based on rude behavior towards other entrants/judges (negative feedback is fine!), disregard of the Universal Forum Rules (porn is NOT a legitimate reference image) or other major problems.

#How to Enter

  1. Post your concept normally within the Skin & Champion Concepts Board, if it's not already posted.

  2. Reply to THIS POST with a link to Step 1

  3. Wait for me to reply with "Entry Confirmed!". If it takes more than a day for me to reply I may have missed you, don't hesitate to remind me!

  4. Watch the "Current Entrants" List above and double check you're up there, if you are you're in!

Remember: There is max of THIRTY slots.

#Timeline

  • September 23rd - September CCOS entries start
  • September 30th - Entries no longer taken, judging begins
  • October 14th - Judging stops, buffer time begins
  • October 17th - Results announced

#Scoring

Entries will be scored based on five categories with the following weighting.

(Max) Category

(25) Lore

(25) Kit

(20) Originality

(20) Effort

(10) Bonus --------------------------------------- (100) Total per judge

If you have any questions on a category I'd be happy to go into more detail.

#Bonus Category: Share the love

This month’s Bonus will hopefully be a regular repeat if all goes well. What you do is just find another entrant on the list (at the top of this post just by the way) and give them some critiquing! Anything from a random idea to a full breakdown, help out someone else this month by leaving a comment on their post.

To be eligible just click ‘permalink on your submitted comment and then copy+paste the resulting URL into your own post under “CCOS Bonus”. It makes it easier for the judges to find it.

#Judges!

So if you're at all interested in judging this month, e-mail me at '[email protected]' and I'll give you more info. I encourage questions! ^_^

I will ALWAYS need more judges and there is no detriment top trying and walking away halfway through (because a month is a long time).

FAQ

But I've never made a concept before....

Never fear the Sir is here! I’ve made a Introduction to Champion Concepts post just for you! New conceptors are not only welcome but encouraged to participate! I will be happy to take questions about making a champion concept as well. Getting new conceptors into the scene with confidence behind their concept is a huge motive behind this event! :D

I have a WIP concept...

Feel free to post and work on your concept as much as you want. It's not technically entered until you provide the link to the entries thread. Just make sure you're not the 61st entry and the original post is within the month!

I don't have a concept and I don't have time to judge. But I want to help!

That. Is. Awesome. The single best way for you to help me, the other judges and the entrants is to give feedback! Negative, positive, just make sure it's constructive and the author can use it effectively if they so choose. In fact if you want some tips on giving feedback to Champion Concepts check out Jaykoboy's awesome How-to guide here.

Can I change my concept after entry?

As encouraging feedback and concept participation is a major motive behind this contest, I encourage iterating on a concept, HOWEVER you have to be able to argue it's still the same champion, no major changes or it will have to count as a new entry with your previous entry being disregarded. Remember: your entry doesn't start until you provide the link here, If you want feedback before entering I advise to simply post normally and provide the link when you feel you're ready.

Can I change my concept after judging starts?

Yes, but there's a catch. I do not micromanage the judges, I let them peruse the entries at their own pace in their own order, so I can not guarantee your changes will be seen by every judge. If you do make changes that late in the game you have to be prepared for a score that does not accurately reflect your end-all concept.

Support the CCOS!

Some of you have been doing this already, but if you'd like to support the CCOS and get more people each month provide a link to this post on your entry so others can find it easier. This lets the CCOS have more visibility without me spamming reminders and generally getting on everyone's nerves. This is by no means a requirement, but I am appreciative of anyone who does help out!

139 Comments

Sir ArmaMalum3 votes

Hey guys, if anyone missed out on my earlier post about the timetable change you're probably (and understandably) confused about why the CCOS is starting so late into the month. Long story short it allows for more people to enter into the CCOS under the 'posted in X month', at the expense of the results popping up halfway through the next month. I'm curious as to how it'll turn out.

On another note, if you'd like easier to find updates like that on the CCOS you can follow me on Twitter on @armamalum. I've never used Twitter before now so it'll be a bit rough at the beginning but it's at least easier to find news through Twitter than hoping everyone finds my posts in the slurry of skin concepts and random quips.

Don't hesitate to give me your thoughts on the changes, positive, negative or otherwise.

Gentleman Gems3 votes

Hey SirArama, you seein these new posts?

Nikushimi Zero3 votes

Damn, the only current champion I want to enter can't be entered due to being a few days before September T_T Sad face.

Well, I don't have any champions currently that I think have a chance, but good luck to all! If I have a champion before the deadline I'll be sure to post it.

DerpPotatoes2 votes

I feel your pain. T^T I wanted to submit mine for the August one, but I found out about it on the day after the deadline. I was hoping to submit for the September contest, but I can't due to it not being in September. Sigh, it's just not fair...

Nikushimi Zero2 votes

Indead, I had my Mad Doctor champion (I'd link it, but idk if I should since I'm not entering the contest) made near the end of August (8/21 to be exact). Just a week before September. T_T I also completely forgot about the new schedule as well so I don't even have a champion ready to go XD Lol.

The recent champion I released (it was a quick one that I made up on the go) isn't doing so well and I didn't put much effort into it since it was a quick one to keep my ideas fresh and imagination thinking. So not entering him. Released him yesterday.

Anyways, good luck to all, and you too if you have a champion before the deadline.

Master of EVIL902 votes

How do you guys calculate effort?

Raptamei2 votes

Fourth invoker is the charm. (No relationship to Atamun II or III. This is Atamun IV. It's totally different.)

Atamun IV, Atlantean Magocrat

Edit: aaaaaaaaaaand an instant downvote about 30 seconds after the thread went up.

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

Hopefully I helped out a bit with a +1

Entry Confirmed!

Keagn2 votes

Okay, a bit of an update: My rather disturbed, rather small friend, Zaru, is mostly complete. Lore is tripping me up a bit more than I'd like to admit, mainly because of the complex nature of his character/personality. He's seems pretty fun for being a psycho, so I may have to play with that a bit, but I hope to have him ready for you all by sometime tomorrow. Until then, cheers.

Master of EVIL901 votes

Good luck mein friend, You'll need it :3

Keagn2 votes

Casually throws hat into the ring

#Zaru, the Phantom of Mirth

Badabing, badaboom.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Always good to see one of your concepts Keagn, entry confirmed!

Keagn1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Sir ArmaMalum,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=oWLwpRQR,comment-id=00270000,timestamp=2015-09-27T22:34:40.156+0000)

Always good to see one of your concepts Keagn, entry confirmed!

Thank you, I'm hoping Zaru does well, but I'm a bit worried I didn't word his story quite right.

Fingers crossed!

rockroler1 votes

{quoted}

Thank you, I'm hoping Zaru does well, but I'm a bit worried I didn't word his story quite right.

Fingers crossed!

Heh , mine has alot of gramar errors to ,but i think It isnt much of a problem

Raptamei1 votes

{quoted}

Heh , mine has alot of gramar errors to ,but i think It isnt much of a problem

I have in fact lost points for spelling and grammar in the past. Perhaps I should submit my next concept in Dutch.

python 1591 votes

here is mine, kor'zan. its taken a few downvotes on this one but its done very well on the EUW boards http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/deUF9AHh-champion-concept-korzan-the-will-of-the-void

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Entry confirmed!

And do bear in mind you can just as easily link EUW post, there's no requirement for it being on the NA Boards just as long as its in english (as I am an uncultured swine who does not know any additional languages :P)

python 1591 votes

Well from one swine to another, thank you. most of my concepts are older than a month so in accordance with your rules i'm posting the entry on the NA boards within the month for some prelimiary feedback before entering them here, though i must say the people here are less helpful about concepts as everything i've put up has been downvoted into the ground with no reason for why, must be because i'm british.

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

[{quoted}](name=python 159,realm=EUW,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=oWLwpRQR,comment-id=000500000000,timestamp=2015-09-24T12:56:28.581+0000)

Well from one swine to another, thank you. most of my concepts are older than a month so in accordance with your rules i'm posting the entry on the NA boards within the month for some prelimiary feedback before entering them here, though i must say the people here are less helpful about concepts as everything i've put up has been downvoted into the ground with no reason for why, must be because i'm british.

It's not just you. Hell, this very post has about 8 or so upvotes to its name right now and almost as many downvotes, and yet I don't have a single person explain to me why they don't like the CCOS, e-mail or otherwise. The NA Boards is simply not a great place for creative outlets at the moment. I obviously can't tell you exactly who is going around downvoting everything (and I mean everything) but it's hitting the champ concepts particularly hard as we're naturally not as...uh, "trendy" as skin concepts and other simpler posts.

I've done my best to try and get some discussion going with reds but to no avail just yet. Until then, we're doing our best to band together.

Gentleman Gems1 votes

Moki is ready to play

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

And I hope he enjoys himself! Entry conformed!

Stephenizgod1 votes

SirArmaMalum yay

been awhile :D

Im interested in joining but i want to check if this concept will qualify : Daeluras.

if not ill make a new one :)

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

XD Good to see you Stephen

It all checks out, would you like to enter it?

Stephenizgod1 votes

Yes please :) thank you. Im going to add a link to my post right now. Also you should ask contestants to upvote the post because it was at -1 when i saw it and it was just at 0...

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

I hear ya, but I honestly feel like begging for upvotes will just bring more downvotes so I've just hoped. There is actually like 8 to 10 upvotes in there but the downvotes keep coming for what seems to be no reason. I've set up a Twitter to help out in finding posts but I'm still wrapping my head around that.

And consider yourself confirmed btw!

Vorazun1 votes

I'm kinda new to concepting, but this is my one:

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/AiKaUrPq-champion-concept-imperia-the-spirit-waker-macro-style-mage

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

No problem at all, half the reason I started this was to help out newer conceptors so I hope you have a good time!

Entry Confirmed!

Vorazun1 votes

If it's possible, could you review mine as well? It's a little...light on the commentary. Thanks!

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

If it's possible, could you review mine as well? It's a little...light on the commentary. Thanks!

The moment I'm able to get the time for a good once-over I will! ^_^

That can be anytime within the next three days or so. So apologies on any delay

Vorazun1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Sir ArmaMalum,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=oWLwpRQR,comment-id=0017000000000000,timestamp=2015-10-06T12:43:19.888+0000)

The moment I'm able to get the time for a good once-over I will! ^_^

That can be anytime within the next three days or so. So apologies on any delay

Do you think you could go over mine if you have the time?

Statikin1 votes

I'd like to submit the electrifying Jyun, who is just ecstatic to enter!

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/T9lzfu49-champ-concept-jyun-the-stormcaller

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

I'd like to submit the electrifying Jyun, who is just ecstatic to enter!

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/T9lzfu49-champ-concept-jyun-the-stormcaller

Entry confirmed!

Also, I see watt you did there with ec'static'

Statikin1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Sir ArmaMalum,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=oWLwpRQR,comment-id=00280000,timestamp=2015-09-28T21:59:53.657+0000)

Entry confirmed!

Also, I see watt you did there with ec'static'

I've just noticed that the link to my champion actually leads to another champ, Zaru. Just thought I should notify you to fix it up. Thanks!

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

I've just noticed that the link to my champion actually leads to another champ, Zaru. Just thought I should notify you to fix it up. Thanks!

Fixed! Thanks for the catch!

rockroler1 votes

How will the results be? Will u just put our champs from 30 to 1 ,i guess thats obvious , but will u put more things like: personal opinion , encourage the maker to make more , tips, etc....

Sir ArmaMalum2 votes

{quoted}

How will the results be? Will u just put our champs from 30 to 1 ,i guess thats obvious , but will u put more things like: personal opinion , encourage the maker to make more , tips, etc....

So how it works is that I hand out a drive spreadsheet to the volunteer judges who then score it when they can over two weeks. At minimum they will have their own score for your concept which will then be totaled against everyone else. That score you will be able to see when results are announced.

What's heavily encouraged as well is simply feedback of any kind. While not explicitly required a lot of judges do come through in that regard. Usually in the form of areas they liked or didn't like and maybe an idea or two (since most of the judges are also conceptors), but all in all it's up to the individual judge.

Something to also note is that since the judges are anonymous, they're free to comment and help you out on your post directly. Since you don't know they're a judge you'll be treating them as any other comment. So when the results are announced keep an eye on the judge names and see of any of them commented on your concept! ^_^

Hope that made sense, I tend to ramble with these things so feel free to say I wasn't clear anywhere.

The Mighty Flea1 votes

Hey, here's my Champion Concept; Veserect, Chancellor of the Brawn

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/QoPw3LZG-champion-concept-veserect-chancellor-of-the-brawn-leave-suggestionscomments-below

rockroler1 votes

{quoted}

Hey, here's my Champion Concept; Veserect, Chancellor of the Brawn

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/QoPw3LZG-champion-concept-veserect-chancellor-of-the-brawn-leave-suggestionscomments-below

Dude i think u have to post this in the new thing

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

Dude i think u have to post this in the new thing

Nah he doesn't I just needed to get back to computer after classes. Beautiful thing about timestamps is that I can add him in even if the deadline passes.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

Hey, here's my Champion Concept; Veserect, Chancellor of the Brawn

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/QoPw3LZG-champion-concept-veserect-chancellor-of-the-brawn-leave-suggestionscomments-below

You're in!

Entry confirmed!

GrReaper961 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/6gZ0q3kj-phobos-the-horror-of-the-void Is it still open?

Vbunnie1 votes

Good luck to all so yeah when will the results be posted and will it be in the normal way?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

Good luck to all so yeah when will the results be posted and will it be in the normal way?

Results should be up by the 17th barring no major shenanigans like oh, say, a hurricane hitting the east coast....lol

And yes it'll be here on the Boards, although I'm trying to make it easier to fing. I'll be posting a link on my Twitter @Armamalum once they're up for example.

The Mighty Flea1 votes

Heres another of mine!

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/zpIjEBEO-rundra-the-huntmaster-of-the-fells-first-true-companionpet-champ-suggestions-welcomed

Vorazun1 votes

{quoted}

Heres another of mine!

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/zpIjEBEO-rundra-the-huntmaster-of-the-fells-first-true-companionpet-champ-suggestions-welcomed

I think entries are closed, bro.

Yep, it is.

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

{quoted}

Heres another of mine!

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/zpIjEBEO-rundra-the-huntmaster-of-the-fells-first-true-companionpet-champ-suggestions-welcomed

Cool! But DarkFoxes is right, entries are closed now. On top of that you can only submit one entry per person. If entries were still open you'd be welcome to swap the concepts but otherwise you're locked in with Veserect this month :D

But hey, that's no excuse to stop concepting amiright?

Auryiel1 votes

So, random question, when do you expect to start taking entries for October?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Judging still has 4 more days to go (14th) and results will be out 3 days after that (17th)

Vbunnie1 votes

hey umm where are the results?

Sir ArmaMalum1 votes

Judging still has 4 more days to go (14th) and results will be out 3 days after that (17th)

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