Design a Weapon Contest...results in!

TwinRaven

TwinRaven

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

I looked at the official site and didn't see anything, though the contest said announcements would be made on or before January 16...well...they might be running late, or I might be overlooking something. Either way, has anyone heard/read any news...? I'm kinda interested in seing what folks have done (such a creative bunch, GW fans are). If you entered the contest, good luck! And if you were one of the winners, let me be one of the first to say congrats!

*wrings hands greedily..."new weapons"...drools

Edit: Results from www.guildwars.com

Quote:
Design-A-Weapon Winners Announced - 02 February 2006
After sorting through more than a thousand excellent entries, the Guild Wars Team has selected the winners and honorable mentions in the Design-A-Weapon Contest. The winning entries will serve as inspiration for team-created weapons that will be included in Guild Wars Factions upon release. The exciting news is that, due to the high quality of the entries, many of the honorable mentions will also be incorporated into Guild Wars Factions over the months following release. For more details, check out the Design-A-Weapon Page.

chris_nin00

chris_nin00

Dun dun dun

Join Date: Aug 2005

Reddit Guild

R/

Maybe the new, cool looking weapons will show up in the Guild Wars Faction Preview .

Then probably would announce the winners from there...
The only thing I regret is not sending in an entry

The_Whit

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Im wondering the same and I am a bit worried that they have forgotten about it since all of this expansion talk is going on.

Snakelet

Snakelet

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Australia

Dragon Estos [DgnE]

R/Mo

I am also waiting for results....I want to know if I won...hehe (unlikely), but still they said the 16th and I have been checking constantly to see if any news about it has been posted, no luck thus far

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

T_T i wanna see now!

i want labsenpai's Canopic Focus already ^^;

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

Looks like the excitement will bide a bit more, according to Gaile's announcement in-game, the winners will be announced withing the next two weeks.

The Mask

The Mask

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Colorado

KTG

Me/Mo

I just posted a thread with this same topic and it disappeared... like 20 minutes ago... spooky. lol

Anyway, I'll throw my wondering into the void too. I'd like to know the results. I think Anet just has their hands full with the PvP weekend. Busy, busy.

Well good luck to all of us! :-) May the best warrior/ele/necro/mes/monk/ranger win. :-)

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

Is it just me, or does it seem like they have this habit of delaying things. Sorrows Furnace had what, a month delay? The 15k Tormentor's armour from what I can tell from reading various posts on here was delayed, and then the reaction wasn't exactly stellar. Just seems like if they can't stick to a set date they shouldn't jerk their fans around. I know they get a lot of requests, and Gaile does all she can do, but they just seem to have everything "in the works" that they can't commit to a schedule.

And... have "their" builds been brought out yet?

Anyway, can't wait to see the results. I know there are a few submissions from this site alone that should win for sure.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

Found this response from Gaile Gray about the contest:

"We have not forgotten the contest, for sure. And yes, we got a ton (tonne, mucho, massive quantities!) of entries, and many of very high caliber. But with the announcement of the release of Guild Wars and all the work being dedicated to the upcoming event (yay events -- I'm so excited!) I plumb forgot that we had mentioned today as announcement day. Sorry!

Please forgive us the tardiness. I want the artists to have a good bit of time to see the images, make a good appraisal, discuss, enjoy the CRT offered baked goods (we always have a treat during judging -- makes it even more fun!) and so forth. With that in mind, we will be sitting down to sort through the art this week, and will hold final judging next week. We are pretty sure we can make the announcement within the next two weeks.

I know it's sort of agonizing to have to wait! Again, we're sorry about that wait, but we love what you sent, and you'll love what you see when the time comes."

TheOneAndOnlyX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Last Sacrens

N/Me

This comptetion will be great.....we can finally get the awesome weapons that sometimes anet lacks

Andy_M

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

Although the weapons themselves won't be anything different I am looking to see what skins people come up with. Should be interesting.

Jhawk

Jhawk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Fear This

R/Me

you know what would be really cool is a crossbow type weapon. I could have a default marksman ship +1 or somthin cool like that

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

Well I am a weapon modeler and designer for RPG games I get into that can be modded

I did want to enter the contest with several entries. However, no email entries were allowed and my printer was on the fritz

Besides, there were no prizes. And saying to people "hey yo I made that weapon you have" will result in a reply of "pffft, go away loser" in the game.

I saw no real reward for doing the job of lazy NCSoft or ArenaNet workers

MacD

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2005

BEF

Me/Mo

What with going chistmas, skiing and exams, I just never got round to printing this on good paper and posting it...so here's one I made earlier

It's from a full set, and I like to call this one a fractured shield:

DvM

DvM

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Survivor Squad[SS]

uhm, i haveny checked orso, but could there be a possibility that the new green wepaons have some nice skins?

zidane888

zidane888

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle WA

[Oops]

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiak
Well I am a weapon modeler and designer for RPG games I get into that can be modded

I did want to enter the contest with several entries. However, no email entries were allowed and my printer was on the fritz

Besides, there were no prizes. And saying to people "hey yo I made that weapon you have" will result in a reply of "pffft, go away loser" in the game.

I saw no real reward for doing the job of lazy NCSoft or ArenaNet workers

Mmmh how did you ever get a job with that mentality. I considered it a privilege to have a chance to step into the concept art world, and furthermore contribute to what I consider a landmark in the fusion of art and gaming which is Guildwars. When I heard about the contest I submitted no less than 12 concepts that I printed at a print-shop. Seeking reward for a non-mandatory creative concept with absolutely no restrictions or boundaries as to the art direction in my mind doesn't make sense. I was thrilled to have this opportunity.

^Just my opinion, don't flame please.

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

When you help with game mods, its the same difference. Though with a successfull mod, you do get gratitude from people.

Being chosen in this and then trying to explain someone that you won the contest and made that weapon he is holding in the game and being given the finger

That's the entire point

Olfin Bedwere

Olfin Bedwere

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Stillwater, Oklahoma

W/Mo

I thought it was for personal satisfaction. I could give a flying squirrels tail whether some 14 yr old in game cares if I designed a weapon or not. I didn`t submit for them, it was for my own enjoyment whether there`s a price tag on it or not.

And MacD, very nice shield. I`d like to see the other pieces of the set.

zidane888

zidane888

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle WA

[Oops]

W/R

^ my thoughts precisely.

Here are two of my ten submitted swords...in rough photoshop sketches.

xxSilhouette

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by MacD
What with going chistmas, skiing and exams, I just never got round to printing this on good paper and posting it...so here's one I made earlier

It's from a full set, and I like to call this one a fractured shield:

nice sheild

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

These were some of the items I would have entered

And this is about it.

Hope it doesnt bother anyone me posting a few pictures

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

I hope to see a fire staff with a dragon head, and fire spits out from the dragon when you attack

Manic Smile

Manic Smile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hawaii

----- 15^50[Rare] ---- Alliance: ----- [SMS] -----

that's sad the Brutal Blade looked cool

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

Thanks

Well anyways, I enjoyed making them just for fun

Cjlr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

SMS

E/Me

What would be really cool, would be if they chose some to make as green weapons named after the designers...

Sagius Truthbarron

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cjlr
What would be really cool, would be if they chose some to make as green weapons named after the designers...
That might be nice if they had Role-Playing names, but can you immagine 'Ward Against Noob's Firey Death Staff' or something? "Ur Mom's Maul of Doom"?

Cjlr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

SMS

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sagius Truthbarron
That might be nice if they had Role-Playing names, but can you immagine 'Ward Against Noob's Firey Death Staff' or something? "Ur Mom's Maul of Doom"?
Thats an issue, but reasonably speaking, who's going to put a name like that on an entry? Besides, I'm sure ANet wouldn't be so foolish as to do that... Maybe for April Fool's Day...

xBakox

xBakox

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

[JF] Just Friends, [NOT] Nomads of Turmoil

Zodiac I wish every single one of your weapons was entered. Very, very nice. Guild Wars really needs some weapons like that in the game.

hyori finkl

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

in a chasm too comprehense for the nature of humans

A/P

Indeed, although most have little to no detail.

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sagius Truthbarron
That might be nice if they had Role-Playing names, but can you immagine 'Ward Against Noob's Firey Death Staff' or something? "Ur Mom's Maul of Doom"?
If this was directed at me, I never had a great naming convention

Quote:
Originally Posted by xBakox
Zodiac I wish every single one of your weapons was entered. Very, very nice. Guild Wars really needs some weapons like that in the game.
Thank you, I might reconsider if there was some way of contacting them. Is there an email or something?

Quote:
Originally Posted by hyori finkl
Indeed, although most have little to no detail.
Thats because most detail in games has to be skin based. I'm a 3d modeler, not much of a texture artist

In games involving things like the Doom 3 engine they can afford to go high poly on 3d meshes

Ever notice in guoldwars though that some structures and items dont have much geometry to them but have painted on graphics? Companies are quite adept at tricking people where they can and its become an artform for years lol.

To put it simple, most weapons I have there have more polygons then the ones currently in the game

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

it's either or a combination or lazyness and making the game actually work for computers that don't have 408540GB of ram and a $5000000 video card.

zidane888

zidane888

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle WA

[Oops]

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiak


Thank you, I might reconsider if there was some way of contacting them. Is there an email or something?

You don't wanna do that! There are no prizes. And you get called a looser if you mention you created one of the items. Don't do Anet's lazy job, oh wait seems like you just did. And wasn't it fun?

^ My sarcasm deserves a thrashing. Thrash away! BTW your ornate spear is killer!

Here's another set of concepts with some hypothetical names:

Takeko Nakano

Takeko Nakano

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Great Britain

W/P

The "ivory blade" is excellent and the style fits in with the Cantha setting. I would certainly consider adding that to my warrior's collection - I would buy one out-right if she wasn't primarily an axe-wielder

Darkpower Alchemist

Darkpower Alchemist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

NYC

The Circle Of Nine[NINE]

E/N

Zidane,those swords are so awesome.I want it...like...now

Both of them.

What's taking so long to get them to me

TwinRaven

TwinRaven

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

grrrr....8 days late and counting....

Meric Hellhammer

Meric Hellhammer

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by zidane888
^ my thoughts precisely.

Here are two of my ten submitted swords...in rough photoshop sketches.

Hate to burst your bubble but if you submitted 10 swords you may have been disqualified because you were only allowed to submit one design of each type of weapon. And picking the best of your 10 swords would kind of defeat the purpose of the limit. I hope im wrong because your designs are awsome.

Daemon Dremora

Daemon Dremora

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Millington, TN

Seele Erntemaschine {Nein}

Quote:
Originally Posted by zidane888
You don't wanna do that! There are no prizes. And you get called a looser if you mention you created one of the items. Don't do Anet's lazy job, oh wait seems like you just did. And wasn't it fun?

^ My sarcasm deserves a thrashing. Thrash away! BTW your ornate spear is killer!

Here's another set of concepts with some hypothetical names:


i want a fiery ivory blade of fortitude...........hell just any ivory blade would be cool. that is a seriousley awesome sword. i would like the handle to be black though but the rest of the hilt and everything else is flawless.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

I sent an email to the areanet people about a week ago now...this was the response I got....on the 21st.

Subject
where are the winners of the design a weapon contest listed?

Discussion Thread
Response (GM Zenersha)01/21/2006 03:39 PM
Hello ______,

Thank you for contacting the Guild Wars Support team on this. We received several hundred entries, and the quality is exceptional! We are still tallying the votes and the winner will be announced in the next two weeks.

Please keep an eye on www.guildwars.com for that announcement as it becomes available.

Thank you,
The Guild Wars Support Team


so we continue to wait.
Cosyfiep

Murder In China

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by zidane888
The Ivory Sword reminds of me of those Swords the Ghostly Heros carries, and the Obsidian Sword reminds me of a fellblade.

hyori finkl

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

in a chasm too comprehense for the nature of humans

A/P

That Ivory Blade looks like a sword version of a hand-axe don't ya think. But, anyway, still looks good. That Obsidian sword also looks good.

Edit: It was Ivory 'Blade' and not sword.