Fifth Quest Planning and Discussion

[Gleeok]

How are judges in short supply for a contest that hasn't started? I also don't see how you can get an estimate anywhere close considering it hasn't been announced officially or announced at all at PureZC. Judges and Judging method don't even need to be set until entries are starting to be accepted. If people are given a month(at least) to make their entry then we have a month to get judges and decide on the best way for the community to vote. The contest needs to be officially announced(here and at purezc) before this poll/thread will yield any relevant information.

Well for starters, entrants cannot also judge because there would be bias. Secondly, how would you like to play through 10 full length quests in a limited amount of time? If the time restraints on the 4th contest weren't so tight we would've seen 8 entries for that, and even with the 6 that made it, real life issues crept up on half of those responsible for judging the thing, with a few dropping out entirely. This led to the longest "waiting for a result" period only trumped by Duke Nukem Forever. On top of that some of the quests were so close, each in a different way, it was very difficult to decide. I'm just trying to not repeat past mistakes here.

Plus, isn't there the matter of possibly organizing a community quest in the future?

...Wait, weren't you one of the people that suggested a similar voting method in chat?

Argh, now that I've seen it, I must answer!

This is a toughie, because psychologically, if I say 'no', that will make me want to do it. However, if I say 'yes', I'll feel like I'm doing it out of obligation instead of fun, so I'll begrudge it. I have some good ideas for dungeons and such, and the challenge of working within the restrictions of the slightly-beyond-4th-quest rules does appeal to me, but am I going to have the time? Probably not.

I could certainly make a good dungeon or maybe 2. I have no trouble tuning it to be easy or hard. But a whole quest? I'm not sure if I'll have time to do it to the level of quality that is needed.

So... I'd probably be better as a player or judge. And maybe I'll decide to throw a hat in the ring, but probably not. For now, put me down as a 'no.'

lol. The "no" is mostly useless anyway. :tongue2: You are not obligated either way.