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Wings of Writing 01-01-2015 03:49 AM

woot woot! [:)]

blueblackrose 01-01-2015 04:15 AM

Island Contest Four Entry
Username: blueblackrose
Island Represented: Merkhet
Commentary: The Stars they speak to me and guide me through this life.
Image: http://www.menewsha.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=59153

spicedroses 01-01-2015 04:19 AM

I have got to say, everyone's avatars look so super awesome in here, you all did a great job coming up with these.

Kilia 01-01-2015 04:46 AM

We been posted? O3O

CK 01-01-2015 05:17 AM

Awesome. xD I'll get these entries up!

There are about 15 minutes left until I'm officially no longer accepting entries for Contest Four - so get them in soon if you have them, guys! (But thankfully for you, I'm still catching up on my Youtube subscriptions, so you might have a bit of extra time in there.)

fireprincess 01-01-2015 06:18 AM

Oh man. I completely forgot to do an avi [gonk]

CK 01-01-2015 06:42 AM

Okay - only an hour late, but Contest Four is closed!

Good luck with the finale round and the bonus round until the end of the event! [heart]

fireprincess 01-01-2015 07:16 AM

Oh whew! I thought it was the bonus round/tapio closing. Yay! I can still submit something [boogie]

SuperZombiePotatoe 01-01-2015 08:06 AM

Go, fire, go! [cheer]

*sits down with feet on the table*

CK 01-01-2015 08:49 AM

Yep - no worries. xD

Group entries, Tapio/Wildcard, and Bonus Round submissions are still able to be submitted until the event forum closes on the 2nd. :D

Chexala 01-01-2015 09:05 AM

Bonus Round!
Username: Chexala
Question One All the rounds!
Question Two I did not do a group entry. Nothing against them, I've just never done it before. I think I'd like to do a group entry in the future though.
Question Three: Gwydion and Vile were my favorite, since those are my favorite islands. I was excited about all the rounds though, because I loved learning about all the islands. I had a lot of fun making my entry for Navarro—the aesthetic for that island wasn't my favorite so it was a fun exercise to come up with an avatar I liked that fit all the rules. (Plus, I did a Milos cosplay for Halloween and didn't want to do that again. XD )
Question Four: The new format was a fun challenge. It kept me more alert and engaged than usual. Personally, I would have left all the rounds open for the duration of the event, with the lowered points, instead of closing them. So, extra points for getting your entries in early, but open time for everyone to participate. Overall, I liked this new format. I don't think this format would work for the shorter events we have, but I would be happy to see it again in a future long event. [yes]
Question Five: I really enjoyed having multiple round with different themes, because it stretched my avatar making skillz. Only thing I'm bummed about is that we didn't have time to visit all the islands! (We only missed a few, by my notes: Amorus, Duval, and Jao Koh. Maybe we'll hear more from them in a future event. *winkwink*)

CrimsonShadow 01-01-2015 01:36 PM

Hahaha awesome!

Kent 01-01-2015 08:34 PM

Oh, yeah! I would've liked to see contests for Amorus or Duval. X3

Shadami 01-01-2015 10:37 PM

anyone still need a group?

Kent 01-01-2015 11:56 PM

Yeah, I do. O:

CK 01-02-2015 12:24 AM

I didn't want to respond directly to any of the "bonus round" feedback because I didn't want people to feel singled out or anything, but this is less feedbacky and more commenty, so I'll go ahead. xD Especially as more than one user seems to have felt this way. xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chexala (Post 1773148438)
Only thing I'm bummed about is that we didn't have time to visit all the islands! (We only missed a few, by my notes: Amorus, Duval, and Jao Koh. Maybe we'll hear more from them in a future event. *winkwink*)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kent (Post 1773149989)
Oh, yeah! I would've liked to see contests for Amorus or Duval. X3

I did think really hard about changing "wildcard" into one of the other islands, but ran into issues.

Jao Koh is either pirates or priests, and it would have been pretty close to the same types of outfits people would have put together for Tapio, so it wouldn't have made a good pairing with it. (And Tapio has a firmer theme.)

Duval is just your basic steampunk or maybe a little bit of diesel punk theme. I love steampunk and dieselpunk, but there's not really much that would set it apart from just a regular steampunk avatar.

And Amorus is somewhere between Vile and Duval (much heavier on the dieselpunk). I'm not sure we really have the items to pull off something really distinct yet.

I know no one was really "complaining". xD I'm just giving my reasons for sticking with Wildcard. Maybe in the future we'll do another islands avatar contest and there will be more distinction built in. :3

Kent 01-02-2015 01:08 AM

Well, it's interesting to read some descriptions about the people from those islands, at least~ :D Thanks.

Chexala 01-02-2015 01:30 AM

Hehe, thanks for those little blurbs CK! Those explanations totally make sense for the contest. [yes]

Now I'm drooling a little over the idea of getting some dieselpunk items in the future. And maybe from neuveaupunk and decopunk. [rofl]

---------- Post added 01-01-2015 at 06:30 PM ----------

omg, like these new windows from Cessy! [drool]!!

CK 01-02-2015 01:36 AM

You're both welcome. :3 [heart]

I'd die for some dieselpunk items. xD Like my Halloween outfit I put together a few years ago:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...loween2012.jpg

Esmme 01-02-2015 01:38 AM

Oooooo that shirt/corset. :O I love it haha

CK 01-02-2015 01:53 AM

It's one of my favorite corsets. xD I also really really like my "White Rabbit/Mad Hatter" style one with the pocket watch.

Esmme 01-02-2015 02:06 AM

Oooo. Gosh that's cool. I love it so much haha

I should do steam punk one day. After my league ones. *cough*

Chexala 01-02-2015 06:56 AM

Daw, CK, that picture is so cute. [glomp]

CK 01-02-2015 07:07 AM

Thanks. xD It's one of my favorites.

SuperZombiePotatoe 01-02-2015 07:12 AM

The more I see of steampunk, the more I find that I really should find something steampunky to wear.


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