Administrators Popular Post Alex Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 Happy Halloween everyone! The result from our First P&W Pumpkin Carving Contest are in! I think this was a great and fun opportunity, and I think we'll plan on doing it next year as well. As laid out in the announcement post, there was ~1 week to carve and submit a pumpkin, ~3 days to vote, and now we are announced the winners determined by the P&W community. But before I announce the official winners, I do want to want to give an honorable mention to my personal favorite pumpkin, submitted by @wilczkor, It wasn't part of the contest, but I'm going to give you 6 months of free VIP on me. Now, onto the official winners, and their prizes! Here's the lineup: Our first place winner was @Arch who will receive the grand prize of 30 Credits for their nation (~$121 USD value.) Our second place winner was @Samwise who will receive the second place prize of 10 Credits for their nation (~$43 USD value.) Our third place winner was @GoldyHammer who will receive the third place prize of 1 year of free VIP subscription for their nation (~$27 USD value.) All of the winners have also received a special Nation Award, listed on their nation pages. Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to everyone who submitted a pumpkin and entered the contest! I hope we'll have even more participation next year. Lastly, I do want to acknowledge that the official poll did close 6 hours after 12AM Oct 31 server time. While I think it was generally expected to close at 12AM Oct 31 server time, it was never officially announced as such anywhere, and in the poll thread I stated Quote To vote, just use the poll functionality in this thread. If you have any questions, let me know! The voting will close in ~ 3 days and I'll announce the winners on Halloween (October 31st.) In case anyone is curious, the forum apparently adjusts times to your timezone. So when I set the poll to close at 12AM Oct 31, it did so for the Central Standard Time zone. This information was available on the poll itself, and available for everyone (converted to their own time zone, even.) So, while I understand that due to this common misconception there was some belief that Samwise should have won the contest (and in my opinion, his is a better carving) but these official results are on the up-and-up. Once again, congratulations to our winners! 4 8 3 Is there a bug? Report It | Not understanding game mechanics? Ask About It | Got a good idea? Suggest ItForums Rules | Game Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Xun Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Congratulations to the winners! 1 2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kastor Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 Rigged. Sheepy hates TKR confirmed. 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Micchan Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sam was robbed 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buorhann Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 Whoever did the Hippo one, hit me up. I got you fam. 1 6 Warrior of Dio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfPCFQfOnLg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chief Wiggum Posted October 31, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, Micchan said: Sam was robbed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Xun Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, Micchan said: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sam was robbed As I said before, my fault. In interior correspondence, we talked about jumping the gun too quickly. I should have done proper research as to when the voting would end, and stay stealthy to avoid the SynDIQ counter-rally. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I wouldn't say Sam was robbed as it's not like his was super hard to make. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackAnimal Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 54 minutes ago, Inst said: As I said before, my fault. In interior correspondence, we talked about jumping the gun too quickly. I should have done proper research as to when the voting would end, and stay stealthy to avoid the SynDIQ counter-blitz. The forum war. 2 Mans two modes of existence can be thought of as his light and dark side. He is either the Protector or the Ravager. The Immovable Object or the Unstoppable Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valkorion Baratheon Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) Only the Arch supporters understand true art. Samwise had the most visually appealing pumpkin, yes. However, that pumpkin does not reflect any inner meaning. There is no message to be left behind. The great artists of the past and even present often leave behind a revealing message about something important such as society, war, inequality, etc. Arch is sending a message here. He is expressing his grief over the lack of dynamic gameplay due to the ruling party, TKR. The jagged lines reveal the lack of hand-control of a man without power in an oppressive world. The lack of effort shows the loss of energy as the top feeds off the labor of the bottom. However, his words, "TKR Sucks," are fighting words. This symbolizes the fight left in the peasant. They signify that the revolution is coming. Nay, that the revolution has come! Happy Halloween! Good luck on the battlefield! Blood for the Blood God! Edited October 31, 2018 by Valkorion Baratheon 2 12 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Micchan said: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sam was robbed Agreed 1 4 "I VM due to timezone differences" -Reuben Cheuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianna Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Arch should have won the Turner Prize; not this one. Commiserations Sam, you were robbed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Olafr of the Faroes Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 If anyone were "robbed", it's the 3rd place guy. It's by far the most aestatically pleasing pumpkin. I don't know what it's got to do with P&W though. Don't really get what's up with a Snorlax (?) next to the P&W logo, apart from someone mixing Pokemon and P&W. TKR Sucks on the other hand, that's pure P&W (afaik). I voted P&W related, not "who-is-best-at-pumpkin-origami". 1 3 1 "Don't argue with members of The Golden Horde. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Probably someone on OWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard Hellsing Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, King Olafr of the Faroes said: If anyone were "robbed", it's the 3rd place guy. It's by far the most aestatically pleasing pumpkin. I don't know what it's got to do with P&W though. Don't really get what's up with a Snorlax (?) next to the P&W logo, apart from someone mixing Pokemon and P&W. TKR Sucks on the other hand, that's pure P&W (afaik). I voted P&W related, not "who-is-best-at-pumpkin-origami". Its a reference to Politics and Snore 1 "We ruin the countries we govern and the people in our care. We slaughter our enemies and sacrifice all our allies. We’ll keep killing till there’s nothing left but to destroy ourselves. It will never be enough" "You'll never win" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Olafr of the Faroes Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Alucard Hellsing said: Its a reference to Politics and Snore If you're bored, quit. Don't tell me I should vote for shit because of it. 2 "Don't argue with members of The Golden Horde. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Probably someone on OWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Valkorion Baratheon said: Only the Arch supporters understand true art. Samwise had the most visually appealing pumpkin, yes. However, that pumpkin does not reflect any inner meaning. There is no message to be left behind. The great artists of the past and even present often leave behind a revealing message about something important such as society, war, inequality, etc. Arch is sending a message here. He is expressing his grief over the lack of dynamic gameplay due to the ruling party, TKR. The jagged lines reveal the lack of hand-control of a man without power in an oppressive world. The lack of effort shows the loss of energy as the top feeds off the labor of the bottom. However, his words, "TKR Sucks," are fighting words. This symbolizes the fight left in the peasant. They signify that the revolution is coming. Nay, that the revolution has come! Happy Halloween! Good luck on the battlefield! Blood for the Blood God! Hah!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwynn Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, King Olafr of the Faroes said: If you're bored, quit. Don't tell me I should vote for shit because of it. It's a reference to the Politics and Snore that happens at the top of the hour on turns. If you've ever tried to battle, declare, trade etc during those times it's blocked for a few minutes while the servers process things so there's no bugs. There were issues in the trading system etc if I recall that created a need for that. And to all those saying Sam was robbed... Shake it like a salt shaker... 2 He's right, I'm such a stinker. Play my exceptional game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Codonian Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 Anybody claiming Sam got robbed can only blame yourselves. Everybody had a chance to influence the votes and quite frankly, You failed. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bart Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 38 minutes ago, King Olafr of the Faroes said: If anyone were "robbed", it's the 3rd place guy. It's by far the most aestatically pleasing pumpkin. I don't know what it's got to do with P&W though. Don't really get what's up with a Snorlax (?) next to the P&W logo, apart from someone mixing Pokemon and P&W. TKR Sucks on the other hand, that's pure P&W (afaik). I voted P&W related, not "who-is-best-at-pumpkin-origami". Well, if we are going by aesthetics I think my Halloween pumpkin wins: I like to think the pineapple represents TKR. 8 6 I solemnly swear Lord of Darkness is up to no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 All the salt so so satisfying. More please you little school girls!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samwise Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Valkorion Baratheon said: Only the Arch supporters understand true art. Samwise had the most visually appealing pumpkin, yes. However, that pumpkin does not reflect any inner meaning. There is no message to be left behind. The great artists of the past and even present often leave behind a revealing message about something important such as society, war, inequality, etc. Arch is sending a message here. He is expressing his grief over the lack of dynamic gameplay due to the ruling party, TKR. The jagged lines reveal the lack of hand-control of a man without power in an oppressive world. The lack of effort shows the loss of energy as the top feeds off the labor of the bottom. However, his words, "TKR Sucks," are fighting words. This symbolizes the fight left in the peasant. They signify that the revolution is coming. Nay, that the revolution has come! Happy Halloween! Good luck on the battlefield! Blood for the Blood God! I dunno. I find Snorlax oppressive, and I find great joy in knowing he’s dying a slow painful death in my backyard right now. 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Micchan said: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sam was robbed Hello I'd like to order a box of thin mints please! And no thank you I don't want any girl scouts salty tears along with them. Just the cookies. Edited October 31, 2018 by Zues 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayor Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, Samwise said: I dunno. I find Snorlax oppressive, and I find great joy in knowing he’s dying a slow painful death in my backyard right now. But in the end, Samwise the Pumpkin Carver, failed to instigate a revolt against the ruling Snorlax. His oppressive regime will endure and we all have to live under tyranny for the foreseeable future. It is not known what happened to Samwise after this, some say he retired from pumpkin carving and lived out his days in the countryside, others say he was taken away never to be seen again. But what we know for sure is.. that TKR Sucks. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I appealed to the larger demographic of people playing the game. More people like memes than art on this game. Thats not getting robbed, your just salty your vote lost. I haven’t seen Samwise complain about it. Not saying they might not be upset. But at least they are graceful in defeat. Chaos Wins so does archy 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mayor said: But in the end, Samwise the Pumpkin Carver, failed to instigate a revolt against the ruling Snorlax. His oppressive regime will endure and we all have to live under tyranny for the foreseeable future. It is not known what happened to Samwise after this, some say he retired from pumpkin carving and lived out his days in the countryside, others say he was taken away never to be seen again. But what we know for sure is.. that TKR Sucks. But if you look just south of the Shire with a satellite mounted ground penetrating radar, you will find a burrow. But not just any burrow, it is filled with marvellous carved pumpkins proclaiming the faith of TKR. 3 I solemnly swear Lord of Darkness is up to no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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