3rd Annual Mr. and Ms. Paragon City/Rogue Isles Costume Contest
so many hotdogs, so little tme :P
*nibbles*
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pohsyb: so of all people you must be most excited about the veats
Arachnos Commander: actually, I am
pohsyb: I mean you kinda were one already anyways ^_^
Arachnos Commander:
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Every contest makes people mad and upset. Every contest gets the sayings of "Run poorly, Voted for friends only, it was rigged" |
Originally Posted by Andra
Hotdogs? I don't get it.
Are we really surprised there were problems again this year? I participated the previous two years and was extremely annoyed. So I avoided it this time. It only makes people mad and upset. Andra |
So it is. People are too competitive and too stupid to realize that they need to take these things in stride and its nto the end of the world if you don't win.
I've never one a costume contest, Heck I rarely win anything. I entered for the fun of it and if I win, then cool, otherwise Oh well.
They try their best to do something like this, with what looks liek a lot of new people inolved int he planning etc, and yeah things will not always seem to be the best. But they work their butts off just like anyone who tries to do things.
Cut em a break.
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When you air your dirty laundry out on a clothesline above the street, everyone is allowed to snicker at the skid marks in your underoos. - Lemur_Lad
Oookay. I think I figured it out. You might want to put those down. You have no idea where they've been!!
Andra 
Devoted, heart and soul, to Angry Angels and Jaded Angels
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Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
I've never one a costume contest, Heck I rarely win anything. I entered for the fun of it and if I win, then cool, otherwise Oh well. |
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It's not about winning or losing. It's about organization. It's about being able to see 5 steps ahead. Yes, they do take the time to "step up" and run events, but each year the same things happen.|
Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
Every contest makes people mad and upset. Every contest gets the sayings of "Run poorly, Voted for friends only, it was rigged"
So it is. People are too competitive and too stupid to realize that they need to take these things in stride and its nto the end of the world if you don't win. I've never one a costume contest, Heck I rarely win anything. I entered for the fun of it and if I win, then cool, otherwise Oh well. They try their best to do something like this, with what looks liek a lot of new people inolved int he planning etc, and yeah things will not always seem to be the best. But they work their butts off just like anyone who tries to do things. Cut em a break. |
It's called learning from your mistakes. That's something PERC has a hard time doing.
pohsyb: so of all people you must be most excited about the veats
Arachnos Commander: actually, I am
pohsyb: I mean you kinda were one already anyways ^_^
Arachnos Commander:
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Ummm, I said I rarely win anything, and HeroCon wasn't a costume contest. :P
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Originally Posted by JustMe_NA
Lies you won a year of COH at HeroCon
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Defcon 0 - (D4 lvl 50),DJ Shecky Cape Radio
@Shecky
Twitter: @DJ_Shecky, @siliconshecky, @thecaperadio
When you air your dirty laundry out on a clothesline above the street, everyone is allowed to snicker at the skid marks in your underoos. - Lemur_Lad
Then why was everyone dressed up?
No worries, Bayani. I bet you looked great with or without sparklies. You're a really good dresser.
I, on the otherhand, am a complete bonehead. I have the worst knack for running into people. So I log into the D for my dayjob and stumble across Nuc and strongarm him into joining with me because he loves dressing like a girl. So fresh Long story short, there's these really cute roleplay troupe hanging around the Vault dressed like bouncers. One is playing dead, one is pretending to swing a baseball club at the dead bouncer and one is just standing guard. We're chitchatting briefly, I think they're funny.. reminded me of CoJ back in the day. This is the funny part: So a perc rep walks up to the dead guy and runs the ninja pack / pushups emote.. Me, being the dolt that I am sent a message to my friend Nuc, saying, " Holy ***, that PERC rep just *** that guy." Except, since I had been also chatting with the bouncer roleplayers, it mt'd to the head bouncer! He laughed and said it was because her name was [left out, name that has to do with eating]. And I thought, ok, I'm red in the face because I don't curse to people I just met and well Nuc doesn't care. Except the bouncer was so funny that I did a global check to see who it was.. haha. It was Arkyeon. Now I'm red in the face because I'm talking to the event host about bleeps at his event. 
Man, I'm going to get bounced from every event from now on.
Haha, I was taking screenies. This one goes in my permanent event album later.
Oh no! Someone save that poor girl. That big guy is totally gona squish her! Someone should tell her their are easier way to win a contest.
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Is that a perk of being in PERC?|
Originally Posted by JustMe_NA
Oh no! Someone save that poor girl. That big guy is totally gona squish her! Someone should tell her their are easier way to win a contest.
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pohsyb: so of all people you must be most excited about the veats
Arachnos Commander: actually, I am
pohsyb: I mean you kinda were one already anyways ^_^
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*blushes* i cant believe someone screenied that! Was a moment of omg im going crazy!! But we had a nice LOL from your mt as well!!
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Originally Posted by Angry_Angel
Haha, I was taking screenies. This one goes in my permanent event album later.
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LOL!!! I was having fun with my bouncer accounts -- I wasn't actually judging or anything of that sort, I came in late and wanted to check out the crowd from my server, note the D was full for some time. PERC was going the whole time and the D free'd up at least an hour before the event was over so that was good. But yeah I was just having fun and killed myself and did a pose and people happen to take advantage of the situation -- you totally cracked me up with that tell though hehe|
Originally Posted by Angry_Angel
No worries, Bayani. I bet you looked great with or without sparklies. You're a really good dresser.
I, on the otherhand, am a complete bonehead. I have the worst knack for running into people. So I log into the D for my dayjob and stumble across Nuc and strongarm him into joining with me because he loves dressing like a girl. So fresh Long story short, there's these really cute roleplay troupe hanging around the Vault dressed like bouncers. One is playing dead, one is pretending to swing a baseball club at the dead bouncer and one is just standing guard. We're chitchatting briefly, I think they're funny.. reminded me of CoJ back in the day. This is the funny part: So a perc rep walks up to the dead guy and runs the ninja pack / pushups emote.. Me, being the dolt that I am sent a message to my friend Nuc, saying, " Holy ***, that PERC rep just *** that guy." Except, since I had been also chatting with the bouncer roleplayers, it mt'd to the head bouncer! He laughed and said it was because her name was [left out, name that has to do with eating]. And I thought, ok, I'm red in the face because I don't curse to people I just met and well Nuc doesn't care. Except the bouncer was so funny that I did a global check to see who it was.. haha. It was Arkyaeon. Now I'm red in the face because I'm talking to the event host about bleeps at his event. Man, I'm going to get bounced from every event from now on. |
I hope everyone that wanted to participate got to
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Originally Posted by Commander
Is that a perk of being in PERC?
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I just wanted to thank everyone that came out tonight. Winners will be announced on Wednesday.
As for the concerns listed in this thread. I could address them point by point, however after reading them for the fourth time, and coming to the same conclusion, no direct explanation would do. We run the event the same way on every server. The rules are the same. We strive to make it as fair as possible. The Judges do not play on the server they are judging to avoid bias. No member of PERC can enter the contest. If some of you do not like the rules, then run a cross server contest yourself. Walk in our shoes and I will support you 100%. I think it would be great to have a Cross Server event to this scale that I might be able to enter.
The point is, we are all volunteers and running this to the best of our ability. If that isn't up to what you want or expect, then prove it can be done better on the same scale.
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Originally Posted by Miz_Nibbles
*blushes* i cant believe someone screenied that! ...
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So you DJ as well? I run events sometimes and have an idea for one sometime before the end of the year or start of GR. Do you ever DJ for player events? I promise I won't ask you to do pushups!!!
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Yes, Mr. Knight. I believe that is the problem. The main rules have been the same for years and make sense. It's the issues that come up during the event, and have come up every year, that were never addressed then, that happen over and over, and no one ever learned or bothered to pass on the new information to prevent it from happening again.|
Originally Posted by Ice Knight
I just wanted to thank everyone that came out tonight. Winners will be announced on Wednesday.
As for the concerns listed in this thread. I could address them point by point, however after reading them for the fourth time, and coming to the same conclusion, no direct explanation would do. We run the event the same way on every server. The rules are the same. We strive to make it as fair as possible. The Judges do not play on the server they are judging to avoid bias. No member of PERC can enter the contest. If some of you do not like the rules, then run a cross server contest yourself. Walk in our shoes and I will support you 100%. I think it would be great to have a Cross Server event to this scale that I might be able to enter. The point is, we are all volunteers and running this to the best of our ability. If that isn't up to what you want or expect, then prove it can be done better on the same scale. |
I used to run large events on Virtue, so I understand how difficult it can be. But I will say this, for every screw up or unforeseen mishap we ever had, and we've had tons, we took it forward to the next year and tried to fix it.
I don't care about winning either. In fact, the whole point of costume contests is pretty much the whim of the judges at that moment in time anyway. It's a crap shoot at best depending on the number of entrants. We've all seen the drama in Atlas Park broadcast on even the smallest scale.
It's about the experience and making it fun and fair for all. If those who entered this year had fun, then yay. But it's hard for me to see it after 2 years of being present myself to experience the problems and hearing the same complaints from different people (not my personal friends, either) again this year.
You have you your opinion. I have mine. That's all it is.
Andra
Devoted, heart and soul, to Angry Angels and Jaded Angels
Wow...I'm glad I missed this. Shame too. I actually entered.
Guess I shoulda known Virtue would make it into B*tchfest 2009.
Way to go Virtue. Ya'll sure know how to deliver.
"People who take offense to IC actions OOCly need to learn to differentiate between the two... Or change their damn meds."
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I wasn't saying I didn't like the rules. However, if something along the lines of "no powers" really should have been stated ahead of the time, such as on the flyer announcing the contest. There are people who don't participate in these events on a regular basis. It just seems unfair that someone who did end up using powers would be disqualified or penalized for breaking a rule that wasn't made clear before the contest started.
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Originally Posted by Ice Knight
We run the event the same way on every server. The rules are the same. We strive to make it as fair as possible. No member of PERC can enter the contest. If some of you do not like the rules, then run a cross server contest yourself.
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As do you, Spartan. Thank you for your insight. Maybe you could have shared it before the event, since you knew that Virtue would be a problem. That way this whole mess could have been avoided.
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Originally Posted by The_Spartan
Ya'll sure know how to deliver.
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pohsyb: so of all people you must be most excited about the veats
Arachnos Commander: actually, I am
pohsyb: I mean you kinda were one already anyways ^_^
Arachnos Commander:
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It's not about winning or losing. It's about organization. It's about being able to see 5 steps ahead. Yes, they do take the time to "step up" and run events, but each year the same things happen.
Being 5 steps ahead also includes asking about unclear rules before the contest starts. Not, showing up and assuming powers are allowed. Just about EVERY CC run does NOT include the use of powers. And seeing as how “each year the same thing happens” you should have expected some things would get a little chaotic. 
Personally I think PERC did a great job and was very organized. Between the initial Grouping and being handed off to the judges, it was very well done. I had a great time and look forward to more events by them.
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Nah.
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Originally Posted by Commander
As do you, Spartan. Thank you for your insight. Maybe you could have shared it before the event, since you knew that Virtue would be a problem. That way this whole mess could have been avoided.
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"People who take offense to IC actions OOCly need to learn to differentiate between the two... Or change their damn meds."
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haha.... well im glad I made your night.... because I was having a blast.|
Originally Posted by Angry_Angel
Well, yeah :P Nuc wouldn't believe me otherwise.
So you DJ as well? I run events sometimes and have an idea for one sometime before the end of the year or start of GR. Do you ever DJ for player events? I promise I won't ask you to do pushups!!! |
And yes I do DJ..... shoot me a PM and let me know what ur thinkin and see if its something we can handle
Thanks for running this event, guys! It took a long time from start to finish (I was one of the last six or so people to get judged!), but it was interesting to see all the people of Virtue come out of the woodwork. Us RPers in the Pocket D don't always get to see anyone else from the game, so it certainly brought the community together for at least one night.
Good luck to everyone who entered!
I heard they were bobbing for hotdogs ... or was it apples. I forget what the rules are this hour.