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Class Screenshot Contests - Votes Didn't matter apparently

anthonydamanthonydam Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited June 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
Hey,

So I'm on of the top three entries in this contest:

See here, order by most votes:
https://www.facebook.com/NeverWinterGame/app_448952861833126

The winners I think were just picked by the devs, what was the point of the voting system? I know having voting is flawed to begin with, since it's more of a popularity contest then a showcase. However why even have the option if they were just going to pick whatever they wanted in the end anyway.

Just a little peeved that I watched this contest all week/ weekend asking all my friends to vote for me everyday, just to come in the top three then get an honorable mention.

I probably won't be participating in anything like this in the future. :/
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  • lerdocixlerdocix Member Posts: 897 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Maybe they considered more then first 3 for the price?
  • aphasiaaphasia Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    That's strange, all the top votes didn't win.
  • kamaliiciouskamaliicious Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    They also disabled comments on the results page.
  • anthonydamanthonydam Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Yeah,

    A bit disappointing, I was going to give the prize to my friend if I won since I already have founders pack. I wish they would have posted the rules clearer.
    Need a website? Why not Zoidberg?!
  • cdnbisoncdnbison Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 806 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Speaking as another honorable mention, suck it up, man. It was clearly listed that the votes were to just narrow the field. If you hadn't got the votes, you wouldn't have even had a chance at the prize - and there were some good pics that got left behind because they didn't get votes.

    While I don't agree with some of the runners-up, I think the top 3 are all solid picks. Count yourself lucky you even got the title. A lot of good entries didn't even get that.
  • karitrkaritr Member Posts: 662 Bounty Hunter
    edited June 2013
    asking all my friends to vote for me everyday

    That doesn't sound like you got votes on merit, so probably just as well the decision was left to other people.
  • cdnbisoncdnbison Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 806 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I think that was part of the contest goal - spread awareness about the game. To wit:
    1. Friend sees / votes for pic.
    2. Friend checks out a few other pics.
    3. Friend starts to think that all those cool pics might be from a game they want to check out.
    4.Friend starts playing Neverwinter, maybe even spends some cash...
  • aphasiaaphasia Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    So voting was primarily for marketing and not the contest?
  • ganjaman1ganjaman1 Member Posts: 792 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    It's a trap ?
    http://youtu.be/kiEPiETiVnU?t=4m5s
  • cinj216cinj216 Banned Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    karitr wrote: »
    That doesn't sound like you got votes on merit, so probably just as well the decision was left to other people.

    This.

    How is it fair to other people that someone can win simply by who has the most friends they can talk into voting for them? Sounds like the guy is sore because he wasn't able to game the system like he was counting on.
  • cdnbisoncdnbison Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 806 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    aphasia wrote: »
    So voting was primarily for marketing and not the contest?

    Partially, I would say. The voting engages both players and non-players. It has the benefit of having players reach out to the non-players and (ideally for PWE) turn them into paying customers. Yay for free advertising!

    That being said, it does encourage players to get involved and rewards them for being successful at it (even if it is just a title - it's a title only 30 people have).
  • nikmal2013nikmal2013 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 60
    edited June 2013
    aphasia wrote: »
    So voting was primarily for marketing and not the contest?
    It was for both. The contest was to garner votes to narrow down the field to allow the developers and such to vote for their own winners. So for instance if someone got a bunch of friends to vote over and over and got say... 1000 votes (example only) and the next one got 300 (again example only) the one with 1k was gained through friends on face book to gain the votes as was the 300 one. It gained marketing for PWE and Neverwinter and also narrowed the field to allow the developers to VOTE for their favorite pics based on the top picks in the field THEY chose.
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