| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
 Posted: 29-Jul-2013 12:51 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
  |
|
All, In the coming months I'm going to have a BattleMech TRO submission contest. Probably give away $50 worth of merchandise in the BattleShop. Something that doesn't break the bank, but will still let you get a new BT book.
I'm looking to hash out how the deciding winners should work as well as the overall rules. I'd like to combine it whereby user reviews have a weighting and judging has a weighting. My thoughts are that once submissions are posted through the end of the period, points will be allotted based on your final review rating. This rating will be 25% of your total score.
The final 75% will be made up of scores by the judges. Now, I need to find volunteers for judging of course, but I also need to come up with perhaps 3 other criteria that can be judged, each weighing 25% of your final score. So, I have the following questions:
- Do you think people would participate in such a contest for the chance to win $50
- Is anyone interested in becoming a judge (this would not preclude you from entering, but you wouldn't be able to judge your own entries)
- What do you think the three criteria should be that are judged? I can think of (a) Fluff (history and text should be important) and (b) Design effectiveness (how good/effective is the design) and (c) ???
- I'm going to need to draft some contest rules, do I have a volunteer to help me craft those?
I'd love to get a conversation started here around this. Perhaps try to waken the place up a little. If the contest goes well, I'd even be willing to do it more often.[/list]
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
      
|
jymset
Scavenger
in pursuit of LosTech
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 956
Location: Germany
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 01:08 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
Hi Scott,
just saw this. What a cool idea. Count me in as a judge, if you'll have me.
I think you should definitely advertise this in outside forums. Get people to come here, see how awesome your Units section is, and how much interactivity it has with the forums.
c) Criterion could be how well the unit fits with what is intended of it. Fluff can be fine and well, stats can be too, but it should still fit any given factions' aesthetics. But maybe that's something to be folded into the fluff section.
If it's ok, I'll try to raise awareness about this.
Jj
_________________
"Rear armour is defeatist!" - unknown Kuritan Mechwarrior
The AC5 is a great gun!
On heat, 3025 style:
A Rifleman knows no heat.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 08:43 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
Sure, you can raise awareness. Not sure exactly when it'll be ready to go. There are a few things I'd still like to do first before I open it up.
I haven't had any other volunteers for judges yet, so picking them will be easy. 
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Sleeping Dragon
Draconis Combine
Tai-i
Joined: 06-Apr-2005 00:00
Posts: 4820
Location: Czech Republic
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 13:18 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
I'd take part in this foolishness
_________________
The dragon NEVER sleeps!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 14:19 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
| Sleeping Dragon wrote: | | I'd take part in this foolishness |
I like your description of this as being foolish. Very appropriate!
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Jade_Dragon
8th Sword of Light
Sho-sho
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 1326
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 16:34 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
I will participate, plate is full enough that judging is probably not a good idea, but I can submit.
_________________
The JadeDragon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 17:35 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
| Jade_Dragon wrote: | | I will participate, plate is full enough that judging is probably not a good idea, but I can submit. |
Good to know you'll participate, though I guess I don't really need folks to tell me that. I think I'm looking for one more judge. Someone with enough time to review designs as they come in (within reason of course).
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Vagabond
Mercenary
Mr. Referee
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 5788
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 18:01 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
I guess I can judge if no one else volunteers.
_________________
one must work hard to cultivate the mind and body. and one must always cultivate the mind.
//^(^_^)^\\
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 18:42 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
| Vagabond wrote: | | I guess I can judge if no one else volunteers. |
Unless someone else steps up a bit more enthusiastically (suckers), I'll count you as a judge.
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Sleeping Dragon
Draconis Combine
Tai-i
Joined: 06-Apr-2005 00:00
Posts: 4820
Location: Czech Republic
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 19:31 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
I also meant to participate as a judge. I should have stated it more clearly  
_________________
The dragon NEVER sleeps!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 08-Aug-2013 19:45 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
| Sleeping Dragon wrote: | | I also meant to participate as a judge. I should have stated it more clearly |
I had assumed that given how often you review designs, you actually wanted to be a judge (sort of a natural presumption).
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Rudel Gurken
Allisters Light Thunder
Major
Joined: 15-Jun-2005 00:00
Posts: 1466
Location: Germany
|
| Posted: 10-Aug-2013 05:16 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
| Mordel wrote: |
- Do you think people would participate in such a contest for the chance to win $50
- Is anyone interested in becoming a judge (this would not preclude you from entering, but you wouldn't be able to judge your own entries)
- What do you think the three criteria should be that are judged? I can think of (a) Fluff (history and text should be important) and (b) Design effectiveness (how good/effective is the design) and (c) ???
- I'm going to need to draft some contest rules, do I have a volunteer to help me craft those?
|
- Definitely yes. I would even participate without any giveaway whatsoever
- Yes.
- Fluff should definitely be one criterion. Effectiveness maybe is dificult to judge. The third criterion? Maybe cost-effectivenes? I don't know yet.
- Sure. But my online-time is somewhat limited due to a lot of other things i have to do in the near future.
_________________
Reality is where the Pizza-man comes from!'Gucken, petzen, verpissen!' (Look at it, squeal it, get the hell away from it!) – Motto of the recon troops'Artillery doesn´t know friend or foe! They only know worthwhile targets!‘ – Kuritan Infantrist
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Mordel
Mordel.Net
Administrator
Joined: 03-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 6085
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 10-Aug-2013 09:31 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
Thanks. When I get a little closer I'll have a look at who volunteered for judges and reach out to everyone vie site messaging (hopefully everyone knows you can send site messages to groups of people now, which makes this exercise easier).
_________________
Mordel Blacknight - Site Administrator
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Sleeping Dragon
Draconis Combine
Tai-i
Joined: 06-Apr-2005 00:00
Posts: 4820
Location: Czech Republic
|
| Posted: 10-Aug-2013 16:07 Post subject: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
Hmm... criteria...
Fluff
Effectivnes and efficiency (seriously did we had to go for the XXL?!?)
Innovation (seriously 3050 Crusader already does that)
_________________
The dragon NEVER sleeps!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Jade_Dragon
8th Sword of Light
Sho-sho
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 1326
Location: United States
|
| Posted: 14-Aug-2013 10:55 Post subject: Re: Future BattleMech TRO Contest |
|
|
Depending on when the timeline is to get this rolling, I may have the time to do some judging.
| Mordel wrote: | | Jade_Dragon wrote: | | I will participate, plate is full enough that judging is probably not a good idea, but I can submit. |
Good to know you'll participate, though I guess I don't really need folks to tell me that. I think I'm looking for one more judge. Someone with enough time to review designs as they come in (within reason of course). |
_________________
The JadeDragon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
