Beta Mini-Foundry Competition: Win 500,000 AD

dzogen · June 2013

Create a short, playable beta Foundry. Win AD. Random & Best prizes. Competition closes 6/30.

Rules

Create a beta quest that takes me 0-17 minutes to complete.
Post your quest name, est. completion time, and shortcode in this thread.
I will choose one quest at random from this thread to win 200,000 AD
The one that I like the most will also get 200,000 AD
The 50th post in this thread will win 100,000 AD (empty spam bumping will not count towards total)
This contest & thread will close Sun evening (6/30) Midnight PST
You may submit existing quests still in beta status

Popular Beta Mechanics That Suck - Special Dued Notes

Don't mob stack- I will disqualify you and leave a 1 or 2 star rating (depending on the rest of the quest).
After killing the final boss or doing the final step in your quest, don't make me teleport back to Protector's Enclave or run all day to get the chest.

If I disqualify you or leave bad feedback, you're welcome to resubmit for review and a better rating,,

Fine Print

You may enter as many times as you want to increase your odds of winning (but you need to post each individual quest here and one quest post = one entry)
Microquests (<2 minutes are perfectly acceptable)
Any quest over 17 minutes will be disqualified
This post counts as post #1 (I will count from this post to determine the 50th post)
Winners will be posted in this thread. I will transfer AD to you via an agreed upon transaction on the AH. You must claim your prize within 2 days of posting winners. I am not sure if AH works across servers, but I am on Dragon server.
I would encourage others to play & post feedback as well
I will be posting in the main forums to get people who otherwise wouldn't create content to try it out
If you stack encounters (this means to put 2 or more mob groups together) or make it otherwise incompletable/ griefing you will be disqualified from all potential prizes and verbally flogged in this thread
Any replies by me do not count towards the 50 post count
You must post shortcode or it will not be played. Quests must be in beta status at time of posting (<5 plays)
Resources for new authors who don't know how: see Zovya's - is pretty comprehensive (not sure why it's not stickied): http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?237862-FAQ-Foundry-Tips-Manuals-Tutorials-amp-Bugs

Why am I doing this?
#1) I think more people should create content. It's fun. Foundry is the best thing this game has going for it IMO, but the rewards structure disincentivizes people to get involved.

#2) The general community has been very generous and I strive to give back at least 50% of what I get (if this goes well, I will run another):

#2) I am trying to get my foundry grandmaster title, and the only thing holding me back is lack of quests to play. I am not going to play 60 minute quests or ones that require 5 players. Beta tab no longer crashes, but I've played all the non-broken ones, and they're not cycling out very fast.

#3) I enjoy short, fun quests and have played most of them. If I am surprised with something awesome, this investment will be worth it.

Winners Circle:
Random (200,000 AD):
Best (200,000 AD):
50th Post (100,000 AD): @crok

sourcreamking · June 2013

As I Die...
by @sourcreamking

SHORT CODE: NW-DDFGJKVPY

Mission Type: RP, exploration, fighting

Average Duration: 15 minutes (estimated)

Amount of Combat: Little.

Starts at: Protectors Enclave

MISSION SUMMARY:

"Everyone I loved are gone. Please help me. I beg of you, help me..."

The note on the job board 'sends shivers down your spine. The only right thing to do is to find the young girl that left this chilling message and see if you can aid her.

lolsorhand · June 2013

The Dwarven tale. (No bugs, quest works. Minor details need improvement.)

The Dwarven Tale
Short Code: NW-DS3RNY82R
Mission Type: Dungeon.
Average Duration: 15-20 minutes. I suggest Easy for 15 min.
Ammount of combat: Medium

Workable?

dzogen · June 2013

Consolidated Responses, etc.

@sourcreamking & @lolsorhand - sorry, your quest is not in beta anymore. I'm running this for beta quests <5 plays at time of posting. You are free to create any new ones, of course.

@brun2000 - sorry bro, your quest has been disqualified for being too long, too hard, mob stacking, and combat mechanics at the last room bordering on griefing. (4 deathlock wights, really?). if you want to chill out a bit on the encounters i could retry it.

V2 - Ok, I'll admit i was scared to redo this, but I appreciated you taking the time to take criticism and redo it. So I did it on my lowest lvl toon. That said, I couldn't tell if this was a purposeful grief map or not. You say, "fight the final mob" and there's a treasure chest there, then proceed to spawn like 15 wave encounters. If you want this to be a real map, just say - fight the final mob and that's it. Or let people know how many waves they have to fight. No one, except for me, would have stuck around. That said, I'll let your quest pass, even though you did stacking, since you redid it. Maybe you're the ultimate troll. I can't tell.

@bigglesvii - your quest isn't in beta

@hexedian - your quest isnt in beta

@ashayafe - your first quest didn't come up when i typed in quest code. Your second quest is reviewed, tipped, and entered! Mys Chevous' Retreat

@squirrellol - well done. your quest is played & entered.

@superdank - disqualified for stacking & griefing

@dioriel - Finished and entered. Well done - you know how to write well & keep a theme going. That said, and I'm telling you this because it has a lot of promise IMO - there is something about this quest that falls flat for me. I don't know what it is. I think it might be the choice of spiders all feeling the same. And you start playing with some of the humor there which is good, but nothing that made me really laugh, and it feels like you could push that. If you start getting plays you're going to get hit because of mob variety - maybe something to think about. Good job tho.

@cuddlesmaccheese - sorry mate, beta quests only.. I like your handle name tho

@crimsonconcepts - well done! enjoyed. entered.

@eveledick - not sure if you get penalized or a bonus for your handle. anyway... your quest bugged out on me. I left the door and it disappeared. Cant reaccept it because it says I already have it.

@sheyjin - disqualified for mob stacking

@ghamid - played & entered

@myrawen - played and entered. nice hot tub!

@ghostmatter - entered. thanks!

@avistar001 - lol entered

runis12 · June 2013

Competition closes 6/26.

I'm kitten out of luck!

lolsorhand · June 2013

I will make one for you dzogen ^^, If i find the time lol

dzogen · June 2013

runis12 wrote: »

I'm kitten out of luck!

I'm going to extend the date -- I think that might be too short timeframe

sourcreamking · June 2013

w00t? I had four plays last I cheecked... Guess someone beat you to it... Bugger!

brun2000 · June 2013

Name: Protect Diamond Shipment
Short-code: NW-DNCUP2RYM
Mission Type: Dungeon
Estimated completition time: 13-16min (more than that, only if you die or slow down somewhere)
Please keep in mind, this is a medium-hard quest, squishy people might get in trouble.

Report any bugs or problems you find!
Suggestions accepted!

bigglesvii · June 2013

Scrub that, just cottoned on to the max 5 plays lol. Ill make a new one in a few days.

hexedian · June 2013

Name : The Power of Imagination
Shortcode : NW-DQSJBLAT4
Mission type : Dialogue/combat
Estimated time : 7 minutes

It's the start of a campaign, so have at it. The other campaign missions are longer though.

ashayafae · June 2013

Mys Terious' Tower
Short Code: NW-DA6LKGBOU
Mission Type: Dungeon.
Average Duration: 15-20 minutes.
Built off the Cloak Tower Map
Amount of combat: Medium
but I can't get it to show in foundry yet I published it 3 hours ago

Update: The foundry appears to be FUBAR again, when I checked this quest in foundry edit list it shows "Publish Failed" and the Publish button is not available in editor, so I recreated it but still no publish, guess we have to wait and see, Any others with this issue please post a comment here

http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?369781-The-Foundry-Quest-stuck-on-quot-Currently-Publishing-quot/page2http://

To hopefully get the Devs to let us know what's up!

here is the new info if it ever does publish.

Mys Terious' Tower
Short Code: NW-DSHBJEAIS
Mission Type: Dungeon.
Average Duration: 15-20 minutes.
Built off the Cloak Tower Map
Amount of combat: Medium

Update: 6-24-13 4:45 PM EST: Foundry is back up, Republishing Now

Update: 6-25-13 1:00 AM EST: Publish Failed Again! Republishing AGAIN!

Update 6-25-13 7:20 AM EST: Well It finally Published with Short Code: NW-DSHBJEAIS but it still can't be found in the Foundry except by anyone who had already Subscribed to my earlier quest "Mys Chevous' Retreat" doesn't matter if I search under the Short Name, Description, Under Review, or even my Author Name, can't even find My Original "Mys Chevous' Retreat" now with my New Character Mys Terious, Luckily one of my guild mates had subscribed to me and was able to share the new quest to me or I wouldn't even have been able to test play it. Hope they get the "Search" and "Under Review" fixed soon but I'm not holding my breath

ashayafae · June 2013

Mys Chevous' Retreat
Short Code: NW-DNRYQ2LZ4
Mission Type: Dungeon.
Average Duration: 15-20 minutes.
Amount of combat: Medium

squirrelol · June 2013

Please do mine

FIRST DAY AT WORK

Short code : NW-DTHUJ4QVJ

Playtime : ca 15 min

squirrelol · June 2013

squirrelol wrote: »

Please do mine

FIRST DAY AT WORK

Short code : NW-DTHUJ4QVJ

Playtime : ca 15 min

Stuck at publishing.. please dont give up

swordsworn · June 2013

removed by user

superdank808 · June 2013

*Deleted*

Good luck to the rest of you.

sourcreamking · June 2013

Might wanna postpone the deadline a bit if they don't fix publishing soon...

dioriel · June 2013

OK, I'll post mine. Just went up, and it's my first go at a Foundry mission. It's short (i might add an encounter or two to make the 15 min mark, but the average time right now is based on 2 playthroughs with overgeared level 60s)

Name: Arachnophobia
Short-Code: NW-DMRQYIZQT
Type: Dungeon (sort of

)
Average Duration: 10-15 min
Difficulty of combat runs the gamut from easy to tough. The only "stacking" of encounters is done for the final encounter, which is a wave-based thing. However, it is totally possible to pull them individually if you're careful.

cuddlesmacheese · June 2013

You could do my second part of Saltmarsh (in signature) or NW-DEH9MMOCA

lolsorhand · June 2013

I'll give you a bump, though doubt I'll make a map for this. Good luck to the rest of you!

redneckronin · June 2013

Given how borked the Foundry Save/Publish function is right now he may have to extend that deadline... ...again.

All The Best

brun2000 · June 2013

I could finally publish my foundry changes, please try it now

Name: Protect Diamond Shipment
Short-code: NW-DNCUP2RYM

eviledick · June 2013

If you're still doing this, you could help me get out of the 5-play pit.

Name: Bug Powder Dust: Chapter 1
Shortcode: NW-DKHPBAVBO
Duration: 15 mins

It's an action comedy romp written it the style of Pratchett/Blackadder, I'm afraid Lore rather takes a back seat, but I hope it will make you smile.

dioriel · June 2013

Still doing this or should I put out a general call for testers?

crimsonconcepts · June 2013

Emberbaths Planning - NW-DGU6CYPV4
Estimated time depends on how much you decide to fight. There are a lot of battles that you can avoid, and others that are needed.
Should be about 15-20 mins if trying to go faster.

dzogen · June 2013

Yes this initiative is still on, although I will be extending the deadline to an as of yet undetermined date cuz of the technical issues...

Note that all my feedback is consolidated on page 1 (a couple of posts down)

eviledick · June 2013

Yeah , I manage to slip an update in, then noticed a couple of lost orcs, fixed them and improved some plotline stuff, now I can't upload again, you would think giving away a bunch of AD would be easy

sheyjin · June 2013

This is my mini quest it is about 10-15 minutes

The Pirates Wreck
NW-DDNUSNZ3S

ghamid · June 2013

The Tome of Endless Eons
NW-DQT6BXCT5

Made it the other day, very simple. Simple concept. Took me 5 minutes to complete it as a Control Wizard. It's had 1 play so far.
I was probably going to delete it, my hearts not really in that one to be honest.

ashayafae · June 2013

Hope you like my newest quest

Finding Mys Chevous
Short Code: NW-DP4MXWEMP
Mission Type: Dungeon.
Average Duration: 15-20 minutes.
Amount of combat: Medium

Beta Mini-Foundry Competition: Win 500,000 AD

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