Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8
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I lovingly crafted an item that was beautiful in every way...until about three hours before the deadline for submission, when I realized an embarrassingly simple reason it wouldn't work. Whoops.
So, with the clock ticking ever quick and quicker, I threw something together. And to my surprise, I loved it even more. I ended up submitting it with four whole minutes to spare.
And then, two hours later, I noticed a mistake in my writing--one that both of my proofreaders missed. It doesn't ruin the item or mess with its mechanics, but it's something that I know will cause at least a *little* confusion and cost some votes.
But even with all that, I know it's a solid item. And I love it.
I'm interested to see what people think of mine. It's my first year of actually submitting something (rather than just frantically scribbling vague ideas then throwing them away) so I'm not expecting much. But I'm hopeful!
Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9
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I am quite happy with my item, most of my friends said wow, and were quite enthusiastic about it, and I got some advice from some experienced superstar contestants that helped develop it and tighten the wording up quite a bit. I also know though that getting into the top 32 or even the top 100 will be a battle, excited to start voting in a few hours!
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I'm not happy with my item, it's horrible. No one should vote for it! You'll know which one is mine when you see it, it's that one. Don't vote for it. It's even worse than 137ben's Sword of Sundering Sean K Reynold's Sword of Killing People Who Submit Copies of Sean K Reynold's Sword of Killing Hitler!
I don't know why but your post made me think of this past RPG Superstar Gem
Saw my item in first 10 pairings, read other item was not upset with choice I made.
Booya
*nods* Yup. Item good.
Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9
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Saw my item in first 10 pairings, read other item was not upset with choice I made.
Booya
Thought my item was the third I saw
But it was another with a similar theme.Horror froze me as would a ghoul's claw:
Did I channel this year's meme?
based on what I have seen so far (through 20 pairings) I am still happy with my entry.
Yes indeed - based on the voting pairs I have seen so far, I'm golden.
Eh. My item is better than many but I don't think it's worthy of a top spot compared to some of the better items that I've seen so far.
*Sees item similar in function to his own*
*Reads it*
*Decides his own is probably better*
*Prays fervently that he hasn't stumbled upon a new cliche*
Concerned I overthought mine, tacking on something as I was formatting it. Seeing the other items as I vote, I think I'm somewhere in the middle. It's definitely a lot harder to pick across item types.
Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9
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I made a silly rules assumption that turned out not to be correct, as pointed out by one helpful and friendly reviewer--and then didn't have time to fix it! I kind of panicked and submitted anyway before running off to yet another meeting.
I'm not thrilled with my implementation and would have liked to have had more time, but then I started voting and... well, I actually feel okay about it now. I have the rules templating issue, one aspect I'd remove, and one note I'd add. My mistake probably makes it not-RPGSS-material, but the concept is solidly fun, and I'm okay with that. And I feel like it's still as good as or better than the stuff I'm voting on, so maybe I have a shot? Or maybe that's just my bias and I'm doomed. I can't decide!
I basically sat 10 hours straight until 7 AM making my item, and submitted it in a sort of sleep-deprived craziness. This was days before the deadline. I don't know what I was thinking.
I was pretty hard on it at first, but after voting for a while I'm thinking it's not too shabby! :)
If it does get in, then that will be the kick in the pants I need to play smarter.
I like my item, but I think I was way too conservative with what it actually does. Still, I don't think I did too bad for my first time!
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Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9
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I found my item this year "meh".
It wasn't bad, per se, but it took a couple tries to think of something that wasn't a Spell in a Can for an obscure spell. Or an existing item.
I did an item that would be usable. Something people might buy and use. But I'm not sure it's a superstar item.
Last year I spent several days on my item. This year I took 30 minutes to review my notes about what did and did not work about it... then limited myself to an hour to brainstorm and document this one. Finished in 45 minutes. I told myself that if I limited my investment this way, I wouldn't obsess about the voting.
That was a fail... but I am happy with the item. I think I have received several positive remarks about it so far (if I am inferring correctly)... so overall I am happy and hopeful.
There is an error I discovered within ten minutes of hitting the submit button. It's not huge, but for some people it would be enough to down vote. Still, I like my item and will like to hear what people think of it when this round is finished! :)
When I encountered my item in voting I noticed a non-template formatting error. Across voting for other items, I realized I had failed at another non-template formatting standard. Across reading complaints in the So Far thread, I've realized at least two more adaptations I would make. But, among the implied comments, ones which may apply to my item generally note they voted for it in spite of itself.
I'm happy with my item. I'm happier with the competition.
I took a big gamble with my item. My backup items would have been safer, and my runner up was risky but well received. However, I believe I chose well. I still favor my choice and I think that those who take the time to read it and understand it fully will appreciate the time and effort that I put into it.
Ran across it in voting and noticed a small formatting error. Very small, but still grr...
Just saw mine!
I still like the core idea. It's nothing very complicated, but so far there isn't anything that occupies a glaringly similar design space. And it's perfectly formatted, thank God.
That said, in terms of the actual write-up, I really really wish I'd gone over some of the forum tips before I submitted.
I definitely like my item, going to use it at my game table.
I found it curious though to see one more item in the competition that uses similar mechanics... so people actually DO notice this underused part of the game, just not very often :)
I still like my item, outside of a fairly large error.
But I have no idea what other people will think of it. Still.
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Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8
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I still like my item, outside of a fairly large error.
But I have no idea what other people will think of it. Still.
I know what you mean. I found a mistake on my own a couple of hours after the submission deadline, and my fiance just informed me of a second (albeit minor) error this evening. She thought it was the only I had been referring to all along. =\
Still, though, I like it well enough.
After the horrible mangling of formatting that happened to my submission last year, I'm definitely much happier this year.
Is it a good item? I think so. I haven't seen or heard of any items that do something similar to how it functions, so there is at least some hope that it is doing something new/different/intriguing.
I haven't seen it yet. However, I'm trying to remain hopeful. If I understand how the algorithm for presenting items works, not seeing it probably means that it has drifted towards one of the ends of the spectrum in popularity. Hopefully a good sign.
I'm happy with my item, though I didn't realize when I wrote it how it would be displayed (1st year rookie), so it looks like a wall of text to me. I also capitalized my construction spell names because it irritates me not to, proper formatting or not, but it seems that even that might cost me votes, so I don't know how I feel.
I like my item, however, some of the statements about a few of the items I have seen, I fear are about my item.
However, After seeing as many items as I have, I have found that next year, I'll have to put more work in and increase my "Pit Crew" size from 9 to 18.
After seeing as many items as I have at this point, I still like my item-- I think it's solid, clean, and functional-- but I don't like it to place in the top 32. It's a useful but somewhat pedestrian magic item, I think-- not really Superstar material, lacking that certain 'wow' factor.
That said, I've seen very, very few items that HAVE given me the 'wow' factor, so. Who knows?
My biggest concern for mine is that it's too boring...
I'm definitely happy with mine. But I don't know if it is Top 32 worthy. There are some really great items this year.
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Honestly, I really like my item, though I suspect not everyone will. I set out for this year's Open Call with a sincere and specific goal in mind and I believe that I achieved it, regardless of whether or not I make it into the Top 32. :)
Saw some commentary that may have been related to my item, in retrospect. If it was, then it was fair criticism, though I still think the thing has some cool mojo to it.
I'm at about a 9 out of 10 on the scale of happiness, but wish I had a chance to justify the choices I made to the judges.
I wish there was a half-time to make minor edits to our entries.
Pretty sure I coulda made Top 32 if I could fix some flaws that are apparent to me after a few hours of voting.
I wish there was a half-time to make minor edits to our entries.
Pretty sure I coulda made Top 32 if I could fix some flaws that are apparent to me after a few hours of voting.
That's one of the best part about the public voting. You get to learn a lot of the mistakes that you may have made and you get to see examples of really well designed items. The next step is to take part in the critique my item thread, then the blazing 9 thread. Welcome to the party!
I'm already antsy with eagerness to get in on the critique threads and its still three weeks away :(
Is it bad that I almost don't want to get into the top 32? That way I can get more involved in the critique threads. I'm not saying that I'm necessarily good enough to have made it that far, but the opportunity to learn seems just as valuable as the opportunity to win.
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Trust me, you better be learning as you go through the contest, or you're not going to have the opportunity to win.
I'm happy with the choices I made, but I think I know what I would change now. Hindsight has blindsense, and all that.