Mission Architect: Player Awards 2009! Nominations

I should have more nominations later, but for now I want to put down the ones that I'm sure about:

**Best Multi-Part Arc: The Audition Part 1 #221240 & Part 2 # 221241 by @MrCaptainMan

**Best Comedy Arc: In Poor Taste #259920 by @Wrong Number

**Best Mid-Level Arc: Teen Phalanx Forever #67335 by @PW

I'll nominate some more later, but for now I'll be seconding:

Best comedy arc:
ID: 115174.
Author: Igor Blimey
Title: Verner von Grun's Extraordinary Extradimensional Excursions

I split lowbie range into TOs and DOs.
I changed Best European Arc to Best Foreign Language Arc.
I added Best Use of Mechanics.

I don't think I'll add best writing because I feel that's a part of every category.
Also, I think this is a good enough mix of categories that these are final.
Finally, if previous posters want to change their nominations based on the change in categories, please make a new post and mention that you are changing the nomination.

Thanks for all the support, this is really starting to shape up nicely!

With mixed feelings I nominate For best use of complex mechanics:

ID: 91838
Author: Hero2
Title: Constantinaple's Jones' Family Secret.

The Author has managed to put a whole arc in one mission on a smallish map. This is still the best best example of what you can do with stringing events together. Unfortunately, the writing is lacking. It needs more and better clues etc. Still, I think this is a good benchmark to hold against any competitors in this category.

I was in the bath just now, happily looking at my 4 nominations and feeling all proud and glowy inside, and then I realised something which may mean that The Audition should be disqualified from the Best Multi-Part Arc Category.

Some of you may remember posts I have made in threads discussing multi-part arcs and slot use in general. Some Players hold that an 'arc' as a unit may not be longer than the current MA maximum missions per arc slot, ie 5. I'm very happy that the initial fervour of the MA forums has died down somewhat (and I'm including my own rather more strident comments here too : ), and nowadays we all seem to get along with each others various attitiudes to things like arc length and defeat alls and whatnot without any silliness, but I still hold the same views. When it comes to The Audition, I have always been at pains to stress to Players and especially sometimes to reviewers that it is ONE arc that happens to have 6 missions in it, and not a two-parter in the sense that, say, CoW is. Dalghryn's fine arcs are decidely separate entities. CoW part 2's first mission, to take one example, is denominated as Mission 1. The first mission of The Auditions second slot is Mission 4 of the arc, and I've even changed the titles of the two 'parts' in order to make this clearer. I have always encouraged Players to play all 6 missions in order in one session if time allows, and to NOT bisect them with another arc inbetween playing both parts.

It would be hypocritical of me, I feel, not to mention this now that The Audition is up for winning a prize for Best Multi-Part Arc. I'm of course overjoyed that it's been nominated, and I'm not so holier-than-thou to actually remove it outright from consideration. It depends really on what exact definition 'Multi-Part' has here. If the judges decide that I've hoist my own petard with all my 'But it's ONE arc, dmmit!' posturing, then I've got no problem or argument. It's also possible that this post will get the same 'pff, whatever, two arcs, two slots, it's all the same' response I often get lol.

But i felt I had to bring it up anyway, in the interests of fairness.

Eco.

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow [The Incarnate System is] Jack Emmert all over again, only this time it's not "1 hero = 3 white minions" it's "1 hero = 3 white rocks."

I created the category, and I feel that both multi-part as in a single arc that outgrew the filesize/mission limitations and has to have two ID #s, as well as multiple stand-alone arcs that stand alone, but very closely tie in with the other arc(s).

* Best TO Range Arc (1-15)

Nuclear in 90: The Fusionette Task Force #58363 @Cavatina

* Best DO Range Arc (15-25)

Cutthroat Competition #10171 @Frozen Northman

* Best SO Level Arc (25-40)

Escalation #6143 @FemFury

* Best Epic Level Arc (40-50)

Found this too tough to call.

* Best Comedy Arc

Becky's Revenge #60197 @New Age Ronin

* Best Serious Arc

Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name.... #178774 @Silvers1

* Best Short Arc (1-3 missions)

Becky's Revenge #60197 @New Age Ronin

* Best Multi-Part Arc (2+ arcs, list all for this category)

The Lost Choir #123675, 136959, 141011 @MrSquid

* Best Foreign Language Arc

Pass. (Haven't played any; even Pagkagising ng Kululuwa was in English)

* Best use of Mechanics

The Next War on Drugs #245042 @arachrodragon

This one deserves a category of its own.

Lets call it weird/nerd/special category.

Arc #27552: Apocalypse Cow. by Bovine Avenger. You will not believe the amount of work that went into this one. You will be dazzled by all the puns, good and bad (I understand that there are hundreds now!)

Are we THERE yet?!

Some of the more memorable arcs that come to mind.

Best TO Range Arc (1-15): 15+ Minute Tutorial - Knowledge is Power: Architect Entertainment 28470 @Paula

Best DO Range Arc (15-25): Ctrl + Alt + Reset! aka Time Loop 137561 @Bubbawheat

Best SO Level Arc (25-40): Pro Patria Mori 1173 @WhatRoughBeast

Best use of Mechanics: Grim Riddles 1396 @Mantid

Just as a point of fact, Teen Phalanx Forever! has missions that are level 20, 20, 25 and 30, and so is probably a better fit for "DO Range Arc (15-25)" than "SO Level Arc (25-40)". However you want to label it is fine, though, I know it's kind of weird to have the levels escalating like that. (It's meant to represent the player leveling up with the team.)

Also, many thanks to the nice people who spoke up for Teen Phalanx, Flower Knight TF and Celebrity Kidnapping.

WAHOO! PENGUIN was nominated. Yay! Happy me!

Now if I would just break down and play other people's arcs, I'd have stuff to submit.

I don't have picks for all of the categories, but these are what I could come up with.


* Best DO Range Arc (15-25)

Ctrl + Alt + Reset #137561 @bubbawheat

* Best SO Level Arc (25-40)

Teen Phalanx Forever! 67335 @pw

* Best Epic Level Arc (40-50)

A Warrior's Journey: the Flower Night Task Force 260285 @pw

* Best Comedy Arc

In Poor Taste 259920 @wrong number

* Best Serious Arc

Blight 140423 @witch engine

* Best Short Arc (1-3 missions)

Trademark Infringement 2220 @wrong number

* Best Multi-Part Arc (2+ arcs, list all for this category)

The Audition Part 1 + 2 (221240, 221241) @mrcaptainman


BTW who are the judges going to be?

I was blown away by "The Most Important Thing #266877" by Aisynia.

Great story, great plot, nice plot twist at the end.

Gets my vote for sure....

I do hope we get more nominations though. I know there are some nice gems out there that are not in our little list.

Just one at the moment:

Best SO Level Arc:

Arc: Polar Emergence neutral Government User Interface Network (PENGUIN)
ID :#29205
Global: @Tubbius

Best TO Range Arc (1-15):
The Marconeville Horror (178278) by @Footloose

Best DO Range Arc (15-25):
The Invasion of the Bikini-Clad Samurai Vampiresses from Outer Space! (61013) by @Aliana Blue

Best SO Level Arc (25-40):
Astoria in D Minor (41565) by @TheCheshireCat

Best Epic Level Arc (40-50):
The All-Seeing Eye (57352) by @Steele Magnolia

Best Comedy Arc:
Seeking Men (169114) by @Fatare

Best Serious Arc:
The Storyteller: Sabrina's Tale (1237) by @Redbone1

Best Short Arc (1-3 missions):
Of Sound Body and Mind (13107) by @Mr. Mud