Thread:Lykrast/@comment-1330314-20140805142904

Hey Lykrast! Thanks for letting me know about the CCC4 results! The contest was a lot of fun, and your competition has quickly become extremely popular. I do think, however, that there are a few points around it that need to be addressed. While complaining mid-competition as a contestant would be biased, now would be a good time to discuss potential changes to the format. Here's what I think:
 * Winners of the previous CCC shouldn't be allowed to participate in the next CCC: The issue with this is basically that, with the current format in which the winner sets the rules for the next competition, it effectively means that by participating immediately again the winner gets to make up the rules for the game they're playing in. For example, if I had an idea for a champion with a unique item, I could just say "you need to make a champion with a unique item" and hey presto, I'd have a perfectly adapted concept while everyone else would have to figure out a kit based on that rule. It also means the winner gets a significant head-start over the others, since they can start working on their next entry before anyone else even knows the rules. This would exclude me and likely Emptylord from CCC5, but I still think it would be justified.
 * This doesn't prevent the winner from creating a champion that follows the rules they set, though, it just means they can't be counted as a contest entry. Xentos, for example, is a perfect model for CCC4, though it shouldn't have been an entry.
 * The contest rule needs to be phrased a bit more clearly: This was an issue at the start of CCC4, where the rule was oddly formulated and had to be rephrased after the start of the contest. This basically comes down to checking the rule before the contest gets released, but if at any point you're unsure about some part of it, you should contact the winner and ask them to clarify. Si c'est un problème de traduction, je peux aussi t'aider. :)
 * We need a "best lore/additional content" poll question: I wasn't actually aware that we could provide lore, but from the look of the CCC4 poll it was extremely popular when deciding on personal favorites. I think additional content such as lore, art and icons should be rewarded with its own specific question poll, just to reward those who go the extra mile.
 * The "Best fulfillment of challenge" and "Most original kit" questions need to change a little: Aside from the slightly confusing phrasing of the first question (every entry needs to fulfill the challenge by default to be accepted in the contest), both questions overlap somewhat, as the most original kits will usually also fulfill the challenge in the most original, and therefore the best, way, and vice versa. A better way to phrase the poll questions to avoid overlap would be "Most creative implementation of challenge" and "Most well-designed kit". You can have terrible kits that answer the challenge creatively, and well-designed kits that fulfill the challenge in a very boring and generic manner, so this could help better sort out creativity and design competence separately. 