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Post by williammiller on Oct 6, 2023 13:36:02 GMT -6
Hello Admirals, Commodores, Captains, and every other kind of Master and Commander!
We are launching our very first ship design contest for Rule the Waves 3! Every person entering the contest and making a valid submission will receive a Matrix store voucher worth 15 USD. The contests winners will also receive a voucher worth 30 dollars. Contest Rules: Submit a picture of your ship with both its guns page and additional armaments page...check out the following link for the details!
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Post by oldpop2000 on Oct 6, 2023 16:17:43 GMT -6
Well, I sent mine and when they stop laughing, maybe they will tell me the results. 
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Post by garrisonchisholm on Oct 6, 2023 22:17:55 GMT -6
Wow, great idea. Well thought Sirs.
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Post by hawkeye on Oct 7, 2023 0:55:25 GMT -6
"Make it big."
Hopeful voice: "What do you think about this design, sir?"
"I said big, as in BIG!"
Frustrated voice: "But sir, this design is already as large as what our shipyards can actually build."
"Then expand the shipyards, dammit!"
Depressed voice: "Yes sir."
Low, mumbling voice: "...idiot...budget...bloody stupid..."
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Post by ewaldvonkleist on Oct 7, 2023 4:27:52 GMT -6
Is the limit indeed 300 characters or 300 words for the description?
Very cool idea, will take part in it!
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Post by TheOtherPoster on Oct 10, 2023 5:19:40 GMT -6
The "humorous, knowledgeable or just a darn good tale about your ship" will have to be telegraphic if we're going to keep it down to 300 characters: me, big ships, boom, boom.
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Post by ewaldvonkleist on Oct 10, 2023 10:23:31 GMT -6
The "humorous, knowledgeable or just a darn good tale about your ship" will have to be telegraphic if we're going to keep it down to 300 characters: me, big ships, boom, boom. Yeah, that's why I asked for confirmation if they indeed mean characters. |
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Post by garrisonchisholm on Oct 10, 2023 22:20:47 GMT -6
The "humorous, knowledgeable or just a darn good tale about your ship" will have to be telegraphic if we're going to keep it down to 300 characters: me, big ships, boom, boom. Yeah, that's why I asked for confirmation if they indeed mean characters. , can we confirm it is 300 words?  |
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Post by williammiller on Oct 11, 2023 15:11:17 GMT -6
It is 300 characters, not words. I did discuss with Matrix about the limit after finding it out, their worry was overwhelming the judges with too much/many 'walls of text', and they also need to post them on social media which can have stringent length limits. I guess look at it as also an exercise in being as concise as possible...but for any additional such contests I will suggest the limit be greater, certainly.
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Post by TheOtherPoster on Oct 12, 2023 5:22:29 GMT -6
Maybe for the future? a compulsory 300-character short version that can be posted in social media and an optional longer 500-word version.
The judges will always read the short version but the long one only if they are interested in the design.
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Post by failknight on Oct 15, 2023 6:54:36 GMT -6
Will there be an overview post of all valid submissions on the forum or will we have to monitor the social media channels of Matrix Games to spot all these fancy fighting ships?
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Post by williammiller on Oct 15, 2023 9:14:48 GMT -6
As I understand it the winners will be posted, along with some 'honorable mentions' as well.
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Post by brygun on Oct 19, 2023 16:48:57 GMT -6
It is 300 characters, not words. I did discuss with Matrix about the limit after finding it out, their worry was overwhelming the judges with too much/many 'walls of text', and they also need to post them on social media which can have stringent length limits. I guess look at it as also an exercise in being as concise as possible...but for any additional such contests I will suggest the limit be greater, certainly. wut? damnit. I wrote it to 300 words. Ive never before heard of a written submission being based on characters not words. |
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Post by ewaldvonkleist on Oct 19, 2023 17:08:30 GMT -6
It is 300 characters, not words. I did discuss with Matrix about the limit after finding it out, their worry was overwhelming the judges with too much/many 'walls of text', and they also need to post them on social media which can have stringent length limits. I guess look at it as also an exercise in being as concise as possible...but for any additional such contests I will suggest the limit be greater, certainly. wut? damnit. I wrote it to 300 words. Ive never before heard of a written submission being based on characters not words. I also had written two nice 300 word texts before noting that it is actually characters. In school I was quite good at doing tasks. But often it was not the assigned task because I read something the wrong way :-( |
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Post by benkenobi on Oct 23, 2023 12:12:14 GMT -6
Okay, the stream was good. And kudos to the winners, although the battle carrier was crazy  However, the competition was mismanaged to the point of unfairness. You cannot on the one hand set a limit of 300 characters and then happily anounce winners of whom 1/3 openly violate said rule, with the judges happily referring to something that would not have had existed were the rules observed. Asking the guys who violated the rule to resubmit with a compliant description would take 10 minutes tops. Instructing the judges to ignore it would take 2. |
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