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Zebra Thunderhead June 29th, 2009 10:45 AM

Handicap Battles!
 
Handicap Battles!

Yes, you read it right! A brand new PC GFX tournament pitting the best and the bravest artists against each other in a bloody, messy graphics battle royale! Booya!


...Erhm, yeah. Onto the rules and specs:

Who can join?
The event’s open to all PC members (and new members, of course!) intrepid and imaginative enough to make graphics with the little freedom HB!’s gonna give them. Are you up for it?


Bring it on, CME.
That’s the spirit! All you need to do is say you want in and you’re in. Read on, chief.


Tournament Format
Handicap Battles! will implement the sudden death tournament format where only the winner of a match will advance to the next round. The tournament bracket will be released at least two days before the first round so keep checking this thread.


Rounds and Matches
A thread will be created by the tournament presider for each match. The participants will be given 48 hours to create, post and edit their entries.

• Should there be an odd number of participants in a round, a pre-round match will be held between the two lowest-seeded participants.
• Seeding will be based on the total number of votes the participant garnered in all of the previous rounds.


Handicaps
Aside from the deadline, the tournament presider (aka me) will also place a set of restrictions/“handicaps” on submissions for each round. These restrictions may range anywhere from size limits to a total ban on certain graphics elements.

• To make the game a bit more interesting, some of the handicaps of the previous rounds will be carried over to the new round.
• There will be no new handicaps in pre-round matches.


Voting
A 48-hour (2-day) voting period will begin immediately after the deadline. All members can vote, except for the two participants of the match. The tournament presider can only vote in the case of a tie.

Members must post a paragraph of at least three sentences about the entry they’re going to vote for, and one sentence of constructive criticism for the other entry. It’s a pretty simple format so if a member fails to follow it, he/she will be sent a PM by the Tournament Presider and will be given the rest of the voting period to edit his/her vote. His/her vote will be invalidated if it still isn't of the prescribed format by the end of the voting period. (Sorry, chief.) And no playing favorites!

Grounds for Elimination

• One loss
• Failure to comply with the handicaps
• Failure to meet the deadline will result in a forfeit

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A list of participants will be needed by the end of this week. That's plenty of time!

That's about it for me. Hope to see you all competing!

List of participants:
Counterfeit
Gummy
Statistics
Dukey
Nitrous Oxide
Chibi Robo
C:\PC\Ezzo

ruby June 29th, 2009 10:48 AM

Oooh, looks like this could be fun; Count me in.

Gummy June 29th, 2009 10:49 AM

How do you come up with this crazy schemes? I'm in.

Zebra Thunderhead June 29th, 2009 10:54 AM

This mind is a crazy one, Gummibar.

lol third person. :(

Loki June 29th, 2009 11:02 AM

Whoop, we has our prefix now. |D
Go say thank you to Cowrie. |3

Ayano Hana June 29th, 2009 1:26 PM

Sounds like fun. Count me in, as well.

Dukey June 29th, 2009 1:42 PM

I suppose I'll do some joinage.
It'll force me to get back into making tags :/

Nitrous Oxide June 29th, 2009 3:54 PM

Add me in here, sounds neat enough.

Although, handicap wouldn't really be my term of choice, as handicaps are meant to help a certain person over another...

Dukey June 29th, 2009 3:56 PM

Actually no, handicaps are meant so that everybody has the same chance, no matter what ability etc.

Zebra Thunderhead June 29th, 2009 4:46 PM

hand⋅i⋅cap  [han-dee-kap] Show IPA noun, verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping.
Use handicap in a Sentence
–noun
1. a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.

dictionary.com knows all.

Dukey June 29th, 2009 5:39 PM

Might wanna update that list there :3

Zebra Thunderhead June 29th, 2009 5:41 PM

MAYBE I DO

MAYE I DON'T

Nitrous Oxide June 29th, 2009 7:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Color Me Evil (Post 4804341)
hand⋅i⋅cap  [han-dee-kap] Show IPA noun, verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping.
Use handicap in a Sentence
–noun
1. a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.

dictionary.com knows all.

Haha, alright. Although usually a handicap is used on a competitor that is at a disadvantage to give them a fair chance with the others.

I dunno, just doesn't seem politically correct... every time I see handicap battle, I think of people in wheel chairs fighting to the death. On a volcano.

Zebra Thunderhead June 29th, 2009 7:53 PM

Which is exactly what the definition said...

Barney. June 30th, 2009 9:17 AM

Politically correct? is this some sort of immigration debate?

Anyway..I won't be in 'cause I suck.

But it's a great idea CME..And good luck to everyone who does join.

Loki July 1st, 2009 9:43 AM

Blahhh, I don't think I'll be joining either. xD;
I'm pretty much horrendous when it comes to handicaps. :P
And I'm a lazy arse, but hey. xO


I'm gonna be voting for sure though. >:3
Count on it~ <3

Chibi Robo July 1st, 2009 10:52 AM

Ooooh looks like fun count me in CME~
Good luck to all the participants too

Ezzo! July 2nd, 2009 7:17 AM

Fufufnfunfunfun.
Count me in, CME.
Can't wait.

Zebra Thunderhead July 9th, 2009 11:11 AM

Here's the bracket, kiddos!

Chibi Robo vs Dukey
Counterfeit vs C:\PC\Ezzo
Nitrous Oxide vs Statistics

and because we had an odd number of participants, Gummy gets a first round by. keep an eye out for your threads!! good luck to all!

Dukey July 9th, 2009 1:50 PM

Tch Tch. Bad CME!
Making poor old me go first, I had some better things to on the first days of holidays >:

Gummy July 9th, 2009 2:01 PM

Whoever faces me next round gets an easy win :x

Zebra Thunderhead July 9th, 2009 2:06 PM

It's how the cards scraps of paper played out Dukey. :(

Dukey July 9th, 2009 9:57 PM

I'm guessing all the cards said Dukey huh CME?
You devious little girl.

RosaSunglasses. July 9th, 2009 11:10 PM

Sounds like fun. Count me in, as well.

Zebra Thunderhead July 10th, 2009 4:50 AM

Sign ups are closed, buddy.

RosaSunglasses. July 10th, 2009 7:03 AM

Oh well hopefully next time >.<

Dukey July 11th, 2009 6:44 PM

Do I win by default or what?

Loki July 12th, 2009 5:59 PM

Apparently... xD That would be my guess anyway.

Zebra Thunderhead July 13th, 2009 3:58 PM

Yeah, you do win by default.

Dukey July 13th, 2009 5:24 PM

Holy cows CME, banning resizing the stock XD
This'll be fun to see how they turn out.

Ayano Hana July 13th, 2009 6:01 PM

Wow, banning resizing the stock. Looks like this will be interesting.

Gummy July 13th, 2009 6:36 PM

Well Joe and Ezzo are two of my favorite GFX artists, so this will be interesting.

Zebra Thunderhead July 13th, 2009 6:56 PM

For the next few weeks it's going to be my civic duty to ruin your lives. :)

moments. July 13th, 2009 7:00 PM

At the end of this competition, will there be a chance for more applicants to sign up for it? I was thinking of joining, but I decided not to, and I regret it now.

Zebra Thunderhead July 13th, 2009 7:01 PM

I have a surprise up my sleeve for when this is over.

moments. July 13th, 2009 7:05 PM

Ooh, the possibilities. :P
Well after the surprise, do you think there will be more rounds?

Zebra Thunderhead July 14th, 2009 4:31 AM

Probably not. It's a lot of work to come up with good, interesting stuff to work with.

ruby July 14th, 2009 6:55 AM

Tada~

I actually loved the stock btw, plenty of detail in there to work with.

Zebra Thunderhead July 14th, 2009 7:45 AM

Magna Carta II stocks are ftw. I has a stock pack of 'em coming up

ruby July 14th, 2009 8:29 AM

Are they all going to be 500x125px by the way?

It was it interesting working with a different canvas than I normally would, but that novelty might ware off. xD

Zebra Thunderhead July 14th, 2009 10:58 AM

That canvas size is only for the first round, I promise.

ruby July 16th, 2009 10:48 PM

Wow, the votes are really pouring in.

moments. July 16th, 2009 11:17 PM

I was going to vote for you Joe, then Ezzo went and changed his entry, and now I have no idea...

ruby July 16th, 2009 11:33 PM

Quote:

Last edited by C:\PC\Ezzo; Yesterday at 04:01 AM. Reason: entry change
Yes, yes he did. -_-'

Ffs, can anyone get this competion right? D;

Ezzo! July 19th, 2009 11:08 PM

lol.
No entries from statistics or nitro yet? D:

Loki July 20th, 2009 10:30 AM

Rofl after seeing that Yuki stock I went: "Whew! Good thing I didn't enter!"
xDDD

Zebra Thunderhead July 21st, 2009 6:08 AM

Can you guys just please stop your whining? The whole point of this is to challenge your imagination as an artist. So suck it up and do it.

Gummy July 21st, 2009 7:09 AM

No point in doing something if you're not going to have fun doing it.

Loki July 21st, 2009 1:29 PM

I feel Deja Vu with this and Nitrous Oxide's theme, rofls.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I was the only person who actually did any real complaining: And I'm not even a contestant, soooo. xD

Nitrous Oxide July 21st, 2009 2:11 PM

Any chance me vs Statistics could be extended? I'm fairly busy (work from 8 am until 6 pm) and not really on the computer after that because I'm either with family or sleeping early.

No clue where Statistics is though...

Ayano Hana July 21st, 2009 4:03 PM

I've been busy as well. College + Work = No time. There's no sense in complaining though. Instead of wasting our time with another match, just give Nitrous the win, if at all possible. I'm going to forfeit.

Renyui! July 23rd, 2009 3:12 AM

Uh, is it too late to enter? ;-;

Yeah, cause i want in. >:O

Zebra Thunderhead July 23rd, 2009 6:11 AM

If you read the last page... you'd know it's too late to enter, seeing as the battles have already started.

Renyui! July 23rd, 2009 3:30 PM

..Dammmit. No exceptions?

Ah well, Good luck to all them there battlers, I guess.

Ezzo! July 23rd, 2009 9:07 PM

So where's this handicap thing going to?
Like, what's going to happen next. I'm a bit confused.

we waiting for nitrous or statistics?

Zebra Thunderhead July 24th, 2009 7:11 AM

The next round will be up today, just needed to think of some good handicaps.

Barney. July 24th, 2009 7:55 AM

Wow..that balmung stock is just cruel XD

Zebra Thunderhead July 24th, 2009 8:13 AM

I'm thinking of changing it.

Barney. July 24th, 2009 8:18 AM

How about the Azure Balmung artwork or something?

Just a suggestion.

Zebra Thunderhead July 24th, 2009 9:58 AM

If I wanted artwork, I'd use artwork.

vVintage July 24th, 2009 10:34 AM

Sweet mother I cant wait to see the tag out come of their tags. xD

Zebra Thunderhead July 24th, 2009 12:17 PM

I do try, I really do try.

Ezzo! July 25th, 2009 1:17 PM

mmmm, i guess im forfeiting?
Well, I'm packing all day today, since I'm leaving for some other place and won't be back for a while. /notimetbh
So yeah.
Dukey wins I guess.
D:

Zebra Thunderhead July 25th, 2009 2:38 PM

This is really sad. Only one true match so far. Not nearly as good as I turned out. I know it's no one's fault but seriously... I was expecting better.

Dukey July 25th, 2009 2:43 PM

Aww what Ezzo?
The battle we wanted finally came and you can't do it?

Well.. this sure has been a competitive tournament thing from my point of view XD

Nitrous Oxide July 25th, 2009 2:47 PM

Suggestion: more time. Would have solved every problem, and multiple rounds can be run at once, nothing says you have to do them one at a time. Give everyone a week, that would have been plenty of time.

Zebra Thunderhead July 25th, 2009 2:50 PM

The point is to think quick on your feet with the crap you're given... that's what makes you a better artist.

Dukey July 25th, 2009 2:51 PM

Emphasis on the crap you're given there.

I'm still crappin' mah pants over those requirements o.o;;

Nitrous Oxide July 25th, 2009 2:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Color Me Evil (Post 4901151)
The point is to think quick on your feet with the crap you're given... that's what makes you a better artist.

Yes well, we can't sit at our computers 24/7 as some of us have jobs, lives, and other priorities. And three days isn't exactly thinking quick, but whatever, apparently you know best. Congrats on getting all stuck up over a suggestion. I hope you enjoy your contest that about 3 people can participate in.

Zebra Thunderhead July 25th, 2009 3:10 PM

I have a job too. You're not the only one.

Loki July 28th, 2009 5:18 PM

So....
Can I assume the battle between Dukey and Ezzo is over, and I should just close it? xD;


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