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I don't think the contest was rigged, I don't think that's what being suggested. I think the problem is appearance. They shouldn't have shown any of the entries until after the contest. By showing those entries and then only those entries were winners seems suspect. That's is what I think is pissing some contestants off.

I think GillBates wallpaper compositionally better. Though the bust of Statesman is more forceful in the winning entry, I think the use of layout and color show more complexity. In addition, there's a more powerful use of typography in his entry than I feel is there in the winners.

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I also think it was strange how they posted some of the entries while the contest was still going on. I say this because by doing so it gave people submitting after that the luxury of knowing what their competitors submitted…Perhaps the people voting took that into consideration when they picked the winners, because it sure does look that way.

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This is the odd thing to me as well. It's like those entries that were posted early were the finalists and they had already made there decisions based on those. I also understand that they couldn't show all of the entries, but I did expect to see new ones posted today. I'm fine with not winning, but what's hard to believe is that these are the best entries in the contest. By not showing any others, it give the wrong impression(at least to me)!

Uhm yours is better that the one that one! IMHO!

Nice entry!

Hey I understand what your saying. I don't feel I need a badge or anything like that, but it would've been great to see more submissions to compare them to the winners and your own submission. You're just gonna have to take comfort in the fact that you did a good piece of work that you enjoy and leave it at that.

I'm happy for the winners! Yay for them -- what bothers me is that this can't be the only good ones. I entered mine after they had shown these (before the deadline). I did use some screen elements in my design, but I also drew some of it as well. I think mine could hold it's own against the winners (maybe they didn't get mine -- possible). True art is subjective and the judges may feel that these are the best. I just expected to see some better than the ones that were posted.

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Personally I feel you looked through a few and threw darts at board and went with it, cause I have seen a few others that far surpass the limited choices you presented.


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That may or may not be how the winners were selected, but it kinda feels that way to me. Oh well nothing I can do about it. Anyway here's my wallpaper

Happiness is Statesman! KUDOS!

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At this stage of the game, this coercion is not at all welcome. Had it been present way back in Beta, I very likely would not have stuck with the game. I like being able to solo most everything. And it's not like there's any lack of team content. ANY mission can be turned into team content. And then there's TF's and trials, too. Not to mention street hunting. There's more than enough group content - in fact, *EVERYTHING* in the game is or can be group content. Why restrict solo content further?


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Is it any skin off your nose if all you want to do is team, while others like to solo? How does it hurt you in any way if the bosses go back to I2 levels? Bump your difficulty slider all the way up if it's too easy, and take a full team in - the bosses might not be as tough, but they'll be numerous.

Why are you so hung up on "It's a multiplayer game, you must play in teams, you shouldn't be able to do much of anything solo!" CoH was marketed as solo-friendly. The fact that it's solo-friendly, while still allowing and even encouraging teaming, is what sold me on it. I'm sure I'm far from being the only one this is true for. In fact, I'd wager folks like me are in the majority.


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God you're so on the money with your post! I couldn't have said it better.

uh...i... what was the topic again...i was...distracted by your avatar......... oh yeah now I remember...power leveling! How does it work (for use new to the game)?