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arhumraz13 · Jul 10, 2010, 10:57 PM // 22:57

I'm pretty sure if I were you I'd want the contests to be simple so that you don't have to do so much work for something your giving away, so I was thinking that you should probably gather anyone who wants to go at a certain location, and than play simon says with us but giving us emote that we have to use, so like "simon says cheer!"
or something along the lines of that, because its easy, simple, and fun

chaos-effectz · Jul 11, 2010, 03:23 PM // 15:23

I'd go with random drawing. Or just give me some stuff. Please.

Frozen Ele · Jul 11, 2010, 04:32 PM // 16:32

A fun non-ingame contest that doesn't rely on talent (drawing, writing, etc.) and is more interesting/fun than a random drawing is the "radio drawing" style contest, where the n-th poster on a given thread wins x-amount. Just another idea for variety.

Then again, I've been trying to assemble backers for a contest where participants investigate a specific aspect of GW (lore, mathematic phenomenon, comparison of classes, etc.) in a "study" format and the studies that "are most beneficial to the GW community" would be the winners. Of course, since studies take time, the contest window would have to be open for a month or two. Judges and backers are always wanted

Alron · Jul 11, 2010, 05:24 PM // 17:24

If I were you I'd give it to FoS leader (the one which made Guild Wars MV, which you can watch on youtube) for his great work on those movies. But since you want contest - just do some hide'n'seek games or guess a number from 1 to 100 and give some of that money to a person, who'll be closest to that number.

Spike Stritter · Jul 11, 2010, 08:30 PM // 20:30

I think the money should be given away to the people who deserve it most. Itd still be a contest; you would post a thread on guru with the money your giving away with the prizes weighted accordingly(250k 1st place, 125k 2nd, etc.). Each person who wants a chance to win would have to write a paragraph saying the reason why they think they deserve your money.
An example would be like: Hey Im just starting a new guild. Ever since i was a boy i was wanted my own guild in GW. With your money i could fund my guild in both recruitment and completing my guild hall and live my long life dream of being the BEST GUILD LEADER EVA!

This gives people a chance to be creative where there stories can range from real life events to fictional made up stories about their chars. You would choose the winners based on whose story you liked best.

I think this contest idea is best because it allows for a lot of creativity and adjustments based on the contest you want to have. Also, seeing as u dont have a lot of time to set up this contest, this idea would really be easy for you because it takes almost no time to set up and all you have to do is read other people's awesome stories. You could even get more advanced and allow people to make youtube videos about why they deserve the money! Hope this helps!

Mintha Syl · Jul 11, 2010, 09:11 PM // 21:11

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Originally Posted by Spike Stritter

I think the money should be given away to the people who deserve it most. Itd still be a contest; you would post a thread on guru with the money your giving away with the prizes weighted accordingly(250k 1st place, 125k 2nd, etc.). Each person who wants a chance to win would have to write a paragraph saying the reason why they think they deserve your money.
An example would be like: Hey Im just starting a new guild. Ever since i was a boy i was wanted my own guild in GW. With your money i could fund my guild in both recruitment and completing my guild hall and live my long life dream of being the BEST GUILD LEADER EVA!

This gives people a chance to be creative where there stories can range from real life events to fictional made up stories about their chars. You would choose the winners based on whose story you liked best.

I think this contest idea is best because it allows for a lot of creativity and adjustments based on the contest you want to have. Also, seeing as u dont have a lot of time to set up this contest, this idea would really be easy for you because it takes almost no time to set up and all you have to do is read other people's awesome stories. You could even get more advanced and allow people to make youtube videos about why they deserve the money! Hope this helps!

I came up with no idea of mine, but I found the above to be the best suggestion.

Things requiring speed or ingame are unfair for timings and connection issues. Things requiring a specific talent are unfair for...well, for talents.
Drawing...too much random, people gets the money with no effort.

Alron · Jul 11, 2010, 10:16 PM // 22:16

Even though I kinda hoped for something for my idea, I should be objective and I have to admit that idea of Spike Stritter is the most fair. I can't think of a better way to give people money for what they need.

Jaskaran · Jul 11, 2010, 10:51 PM // 22:51

How about a raffle? Say you have 22 spots open for this lottery-type-raffle, the spots go from 1-22, a spot can only be claimed by the first person to ask for that specific spot. When all spots are used up, you simply go to: www.Random.org, there you get a number generated. When the number comes you simply have to screenshot it and show everyone which number came up, so you can't cheat the system.

Thoughts?

VOTD · Jul 11, 2010, 11:17 PM // 23:17

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Originally Posted by turv

I think what ever contest it is, it should be a fair chance for everyone even new players.

i think i one with the highest /age should get it. screw new players/noobs.
or highest /death, LDoA ftw xD

Guilds Gods · Jul 12, 2010, 01:42 AM // 01:42

You could use this thread as your contest.

What I mean is you could pick your 6 favourite ideas in this thread and give them each 100k + items. This would be a good idea because then you're giving to other people who are interested in giving and would put the money to better use than their own e-peen.

As for giving out items, just give your favourite idea first pick of some items, your secound favourite secound pick of items and so on. Limiting the number of items someone could take would make it fair and free up left over items (if any) to honerable mentions. Another idea is you could give the items to the honerable mentions. A third idea is you could just sell all your stuff and give prizes to your 7th or 8th favourite. Going on the 3rd idea, you could give 100k to your top 5, and divide whats left amoung your other favourites. Although, alot of that is considering you have items left.

I had another thing to say, but I forgot it.

FengShuiDove · Jul 12, 2010, 04:26 AM // 04:26

Items are simple, post the items and request for people to tell you how they'd put them to use

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Don't complicate the cash though, unless you really want the burden of a thousand people driving you crazy to be your last memory of GW. Signup in a thread and random number selection is the easiest way.

Xairi · Jul 12, 2010, 05:36 AM // 05:36

or if your just need to get it over with real quick , pick a random number from a random number generator, and whoever has that post # in this thread wins first prize. Just repeat for however many other winners you want.

turv · Jul 12, 2010, 07:18 AM // 07:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by VOTD

i think i one with the highest /age should get it. screw new players/noobs.
or highest /death, LDoA ftw xD

Well didnt guild wars come out at different times for different places, also my /age is somelike like 69 months so that could help me

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Alron · Jul 12, 2010, 11:18 AM // 11:18

20k deaths and over 60 months of playing... XP Seriously, guys, let him use Spike Stritter's idea.

Aeronwen · Jul 12, 2010, 07:10 PM // 19:10

There are lots of good ideas in this thread and any of them would work but

I have been the recipient of friends giving away their cash/ectos 3 times now and in EVERY case they DID return to GW after a while. Luckily I am no spendthrift and was able to restore what they had given me (though none of them asked for that). So much as everyone likes free stuff, I would urge some caution before giving it all away.

clear · Jul 12, 2010, 09:47 PM // 21:47

I think it should be a random drawing. Also the contestants will have to spell their in-game name correctly to qualify.

Chaos395 · Jul 13, 2010, 01:37 AM // 01:37

Why dont you just have people write a post explaining why they deserve the gold and what they intend to spend it on. Then you could decide who you feel deserves it rather than it go to someone who already has more than enough

Disregard, have just seen that Spike has already posted something similar. my apologies Spike

panicsfire · Jul 14, 2010, 07:50 PM // 19:50

Have 6 or any number of riddles that go with a item that they have to find and trade with you like Nicholas the Travelers
First person to get all items in order wins

armidillio · Jul 19, 2010, 06:26 PM // 18:26

I think you should go to a random town or outpost. Once there, tell people that you are giving away unique items. Ten, tell people to self invite to your party. The first 3,5,or 7 people to join you, (depending on the town or outpost) you add.

Once in the explorable area, tell the players to stay by the portal. (Now this is where you need someone to ensure that the players STAY by the portal.)
Go far away from the portal, drop the item and come back. Then say go and the players will go and find the item. People may have running builds equipped, but they can't be everywhere at once. After 10 minutes, you go to where you dropped the item if no one has found the item, re-zone and drop it somewhere else. If someone has found it prior to the end of 10 minutes, they will say so and P.M. them and have them tell what it was to ensure they are not lying. Go to a different town and do the same. This is a little time consuming but it is kind of fun I think.

Pachendrix · Jul 23, 2010, 07:08 PM // 19:08

I know I already posted, and frankly I prefer the first idea, let the guy with the idea for a contest you liked the most take the prize and then pick 2nd and so on. But some dude just made a contest giving away 1000k, he posted a random build, and the guy with most wins at random arenas with the build the host posted wins 1st, then the second most wins wins 2nd and so on. Of course the proof will be a screen shoot of the wins and build(if you know how to use photo shop theres no way in hell someone is cheating on the picture without you finding out). And I think thats the best idea I've ever seen cause it's extremely fun, everyone can do it. And of course, have a deadline.