kanedafanatic
Made more sense to put Tetsuo instead of Kaneda.
Given that @Spongelash posted his view on the ordeal and has some good points there, I'll also give my two cents on the subject:
RIght off the bat: the contest itself is limiting it's own crowd from participating. I am of the belief that while I don't usually play shmups, they can certainly be fun to play when there's healthy competition around. At least, it motivates me to take part in activities. Thing is, a lot of people here aren't that great at it, and that's fine. Like Spongelash said, limiting the contest to Lunatic-only cuts off a majority of people who wants to have fun or don't have the skills. What I will add on top of it is the reward themselves: money works as a extrinsic motivator, not an intrinsic one. When money is on the line for contests, people tend to focus on the prize more than anything else. It doesn't mean everyone who entered the contest is greedy, rather that a majority feel turned off because the grand prize itself is already out of reach. Their skills can't match, or money isn't even attractive in the slightest. If you want a reward for the winner, I think the custom title and banner is more than enough.
OR, if you want to put money on the line, it shouldn't be the main reward. You could even argue that with an extrinsic motivator as a prize, you can attract the wrong kind of people.
Instead, contests like these should focus on the dynamics of a community. You can have a shmup contest with sections dedicated to beginners in Easy, normal players in Normal, experienced players in Hard and the cream of the crop in Lunatic. The goal for a lot of people I'm sure is to play against each other and have fun while at it. I think there was even a sort-of face-off challenge made by a forum user here where duels happen. For some, it's to get better and for others, it's to have a sense of friendly, tightly knit competition. In other words, I don't think it dilutes the spirit of a contest by giving everyone a chance. Best case scenario: the better the class, the better the prize it will be but, people won't feel disqualified from the start when they can dedicate themselves to a particular class.
Anyway, I'll give a try to the EoSD-NC contest anyway. I might not be the best but, I don't want Moriya Shrine to change either because of a lack of activity.
RIght off the bat: the contest itself is limiting it's own crowd from participating. I am of the belief that while I don't usually play shmups, they can certainly be fun to play when there's healthy competition around. At least, it motivates me to take part in activities. Thing is, a lot of people here aren't that great at it, and that's fine. Like Spongelash said, limiting the contest to Lunatic-only cuts off a majority of people who wants to have fun or don't have the skills. What I will add on top of it is the reward themselves: money works as a extrinsic motivator, not an intrinsic one. When money is on the line for contests, people tend to focus on the prize more than anything else. It doesn't mean everyone who entered the contest is greedy, rather that a majority feel turned off because the grand prize itself is already out of reach. Their skills can't match, or money isn't even attractive in the slightest. If you want a reward for the winner, I think the custom title and banner is more than enough.
OR, if you want to put money on the line, it shouldn't be the main reward. You could even argue that with an extrinsic motivator as a prize, you can attract the wrong kind of people.
Instead, contests like these should focus on the dynamics of a community. You can have a shmup contest with sections dedicated to beginners in Easy, normal players in Normal, experienced players in Hard and the cream of the crop in Lunatic. The goal for a lot of people I'm sure is to play against each other and have fun while at it. I think there was even a sort-of face-off challenge made by a forum user here where duels happen. For some, it's to get better and for others, it's to have a sense of friendly, tightly knit competition. In other words, I don't think it dilutes the spirit of a contest by giving everyone a chance. Best case scenario: the better the class, the better the prize it will be but, people won't feel disqualified from the start when they can dedicate themselves to a particular class.
Anyway, I'll give a try to the EoSD-NC contest anyway. I might not be the best but, I don't want Moriya Shrine to change either because of a lack of activity.
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