Curse

Squishy ftw · Oct 03, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08

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Are you in need of a new Guild Wars challenge? If you've got the skills, if you've got the creativity, if you've got a decent Internet connection, then enter the Plush Gwen's Build the Best Blog Contest at Photics.com. The best blog built before the launch of Guild Wars 2 or 21 December 2010, 12:21 AM EST (whichever comes first) could win a custom made plush Gwen doll. See Photics.com for details.

gwen doll:
source: http://www.guildwars.com/community/news/

Seems interesting

Not for me tho..too lazy, how about you ?

BTW, since I haven't logged in in a while chances are I'm awfully late again, in which case this can be closed

Solas · Oct 03, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16

a year and 3 months for a plush toy?
meh, may give it ago next year.

May appeal to some though.

DarkFlame · Oct 03, 2008, 05:45 PM // 17:45

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21 December 2010

Pessimistic much?

Kusandaa · Oct 03, 2008, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Hah I'd be interested in the blog itself, never was fond of Gwen at first so don't care much for the prize itself. But I like blogs x].

In the end I might be too lazy to do it... I'll have to think 'bout it.

Numa Pompilius · Oct 03, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

Best BLOG?
2010?

What the freak is this?

Traveller · Oct 03, 2008, 06:03 PM // 18:03

So launch of GW2 roughly at late 2010?

Free Runner · Oct 03, 2008, 06:20 PM // 18:20

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Originally Posted by Traveller

So launch of GW2 roughly at late 2010?

That date is a fail-safe incase GW2 doesnt launch before then (to stop the competition drawing out longer than needed). It doesnt have any indication of the actual GW2 release date.

pumpkin pie · Oct 03, 2008, 06:20 PM // 18:20

why would anyone want that ugly doll ...

Taurucis · Oct 03, 2008, 07:08 PM // 19:08

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Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

why would anyone want that ugly doll ...

A replacement for their boyfriend/girlfriend

A11Eur0 · Oct 03, 2008, 07:14 PM // 19:14

What a ridiculous contest. More way for Anet to steal the art of hard-working artists for a cheaply-made ugly worthless prize.

Things like this make me sick.

Konig Des Todes · Oct 03, 2008, 07:14 PM // 19:14

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Originally Posted by Taurucis

A replacement for their boyfriend/girlfriend

LMFAO! /winthread hands down. ^^

netniwk · Oct 03, 2008, 07:18 PM // 19:18

If only they would give us some GW2 info to put into that blog.....

KiyaKoreena · Oct 03, 2008, 08:06 PM // 20:06

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0

What a ridiculous contest. More way for Anet to steal the art of hard-working artists for a cheaply-made ugly worthless prize.

Things like this make me sick.

Did you even read who is putting on the contest and what is required for it?

Anyhow, not the kind of thing I would want to do (plus I can make my own plushies) but I hope others have fun with it. It is nice to see others still having fun with GW.

Now Im waiting for the official Halloween contest to be announced.

dilan155 · Oct 03, 2008, 08:37 PM // 20:37

O.o plush toys, maybe itll replace my blow up doll, meh too lazy to do it.

Painbringer · Oct 03, 2008, 08:59 PM // 20:59

By then we will be circling Jupiter trying like mad to shut off the HAL 9000

Boy did I just date my self

Points for anyone who can name what I am talking about

Heloniar · Oct 03, 2008, 09:33 PM // 21:33

2010 and 2001:P

anyway, the plushy doesn't appeal to me

Red Sonya · Oct 04, 2008, 12:32 AM // 00:32

Oh good two more years until GW2 happy days are here again.

psycore · Oct 04, 2008, 01:05 AM // 01:05

It's ugly D:

snaek · Oct 04, 2008, 01:08 AM // 01:08

im pretty sure 21 december 2010 will come first

Martin Alvito · Oct 04, 2008, 02:42 AM // 02:42

This reward structure fails.

So this contest designer is saying:

I want you to do work. Preferably sooner rather than later.

But, the competition rewards the "best" site at the end.

If you do work now, it's a virtual certainty that someone will put up a "better" site than yours between now and then. That necessitates a site rebuild and more work.

Worse, if you build the "best" mousetrap between now and contest end and make it a public entry, you reveal what is needed (at the time) to "win".

Assuming you want the prize, the winning strategy is therefore to wait until relatively late in the competition and then attempt to one-up the best blog.

So only suckers will put up blogs between now and close to release. Since they are suckers, said blogs are likely to be bad.

Net effect: poor contest entries for some time to come. If this were a six month contest, no problem. But in a potentially *two year* contest...this contest design is just made of fail.