I think everybody knows this. And no, nothing wrong with that, except that the winning line gets into the game.
TTG have the right of refusing a winning entry that just wouldn't work or that they consider bad enough that they can't accept it, as someone pointed out, but it will still largely come down to votes. It still seems a bit of a shame to me that a line might get into the game because someone managed to post the link in a lot of places, rather than because TT thought it was one of the best.
Well, the winning line could also be very funny. The two things are not mutually exclusive (can I say that in english ?)
Yes, that's true. Actually I meant to add the line 'with any luck it'll be both' but I forgot. And yes, 'mutually exclusive' is a perfectly good english term.
because of the way the contest is structures it would be fine to give the prize to whoever gets the most votes but they really need to just look throught he top entries and the first one that makes the developers laugh and would actually work in the context required should be put in the game. there are quite a few entries that have noting to do with accusing guybrush of a crime.
I have to agree with the folks who think the leaderboard entries are mostly lame. George Bush jokes? Please keep them out of MI!
From Telltale's perspective, it does seem prudent to reward the person who worked the hardest to advertise his or her entry, since this also advertises their product. However, I certainly hope they use their escape clause from the rules to pick the top-ranked entry that the real designers think is actually funny rather than the top-ranked entry, full stop.
Perhaps we'll get a future contest that is judged by the designers rather than by a "get-your-friends-to-vote" campaign. Here's hoping.
Perhaps at the end of the four weeks, we should vote for the best of the top 4 (or top 20)? That way the winners of each week get their prizes, and the fans get to pick the funniest (or most appropriate) lines for the game.
I mean, I guess it's not hugely different to what's already happening, but if next week we end up with five totally brilliant lines and the week after we've got some lame ones...voting from a pool of all of them would balance it out.
*Edit* Alternately, Telltale staff could vote for their favourite from the top 20^. That'd be fair.
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That's the real answer, obviously...
(and nothing wrong with it, of course)
I think everybody knows this. And no, nothing wrong with that, except that the winning line gets into the game.
TTG have the right of refusing a winning entry that just wouldn't work or that they consider bad enough that they can't accept it, as someone pointed out, but it will still largely come down to votes. It still seems a bit of a shame to me that a line might get into the game because someone managed to post the link in a lot of places, rather than because TT thought it was one of the best.
Well, the winning line could also be very funny. The two things are not mutually exclusive (can I say that in english ?)
Yes, that's true. Actually I meant to add the line 'with any luck it'll be both' but I forgot. And yes, 'mutually exclusive' is a perfectly good english term.
From Telltale's perspective, it does seem prudent to reward the person who worked the hardest to advertise his or her entry, since this also advertises their product. However, I certainly hope they use their escape clause from the rules to pick the top-ranked entry that the real designers think is actually funny rather than the top-ranked entry, full stop.
Perhaps we'll get a future contest that is judged by the designers rather than by a "get-your-friends-to-vote" campaign. Here's hoping.
I mean, I guess it's not hugely different to what's already happening, but if next week we end up with five totally brilliant lines and the week after we've got some lame ones...voting from a pool of all of them would balance it out.
*Edit* Alternately, Telltale staff could vote for their favourite from the top 20^. That'd be fair.