Design a Weapon Contest...results in! - Guild Wars Forums

TwinRaven · Jan 17, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44

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

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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 · Jan 18, 2006, 12:15 AM // 00:15

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

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

The_Whit · Jan 18, 2006, 03:31 AM // 03:31

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 · Jan 18, 2006, 11:52 AM // 11:52

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 · Jan 18, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03

T_T i wanna see now!

i want labsenpai's Canopic Focus already ^^;

Lasareth · Jan 18, 2006, 09:24 PM // 21:24

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 · Jan 18, 2006, 09:33 PM // 21:33

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 · Jan 18, 2006, 10:24 PM // 22:24

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 · Jan 19, 2006, 03:49 AM // 03:49

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 · Jan 19, 2006, 04:10 AM // 04:10

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

Andy_M · Jan 19, 2006, 08:14 AM // 08:14

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

Jhawk · Jan 19, 2006, 01:58 PM // 13:58

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 · Jan 19, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

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 · Jan 20, 2006, 05:07 AM // 05:07

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 · Jan 20, 2006, 07:22 AM // 07:22

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

zidane888 · Jan 20, 2006, 10:14 AM // 10:14

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 · Jan 20, 2006, 12:08 PM // 12:08

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 · Jan 20, 2006, 12:25 PM // 12:25

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 · Jan 20, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

^ my thoughts precisely.

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

xxSilhouette · Jan 20, 2006, 01:49 PM // 13:49

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