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This thread is meant to recognize excellent projects made by members of RMRK that exemplify what is best about RPG Maker. It thus acts to hopefully draw attention to the projects that deserve it most and secondarily to provide models for the types of games that all RPG Makers should aspire to create.
Selection:
Selection is a three-step process under the current model:
- Nomination
- Shortlist Generation
- General Voting
The first step is nomination period, and this is exclusively contained within RMRK+ in order that it doesn't get flooded. If you wish a project to be nominated and are not in RMRK+, then you are welcome to PM an RMRK+ member and draw their attention to the game in the hope that they will nominate it. Note here that projects which were on the short list the previous month are disqualified for the next month for reasons explained shortly.
The second step is generating the shortlist, and this too is located within RMRK+. Basically, all of the nominated projects are then voted on by members of RMRK+ where they choose their favourite three and they must give detailed reasons for their choices - this process is not anonymous to ensure legitimacy and it is private to RMRK+ to ensure honesty. The goal of this process is to narrow the choices down to only three projects for that month. The projects that make this shortlist are not qualified for re-nomination the next month in order to ensure there is not poll redundancy, but they are once again qualified for the month after.
The third step is general voting, and this is public, meaning everyone on the forum has the opportunity to participate. The candidates for this are the three projects that made the shortlist. The results of that poll determine the project of the month! Once selected, the project of the month is then tagged and stickied for the remainder of the month and may display the POTM banner forever, as well as being put on the list of POTM winners in this post. A project can only win once.
The Criteria:
- A game cannot win twice
- You cannot nominate a game which you made
- It has to have enough material to have been moved out of New Projects section.
- It cannot be an abandoned project
Games with playable demos are preferred, but as long as there are enough screenshots and detail, you can be nominated. If the nominated user is not active, then I will first inform them on whatever other forums they are on, and if, by the end of the month they have not come back, I will set up a poll. Also, finished games are allowed to be nominated. Games that win will be placed with a sticky and marked with the tag [POTM].
More rules will be clarified if I see a need further on. The Winner of the Project of the Month is stickied for the remainder of the month.
Winners:
2007
April - Chaos Project (http://rmrk.net/index.php?topic=9341.0) , by Blizzard.
May - Quintessence: The Blighted Venom (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,10424.0.html), by Reives
June - Memento Vivere (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,12539.0.html), by ShoSho
July - The Search for Thomas (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,15538.0.html), by alexia
August - Forlorn Manor (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,8590.0.html), by Anaryu
September - Cell Chamber - Chicane (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,18472.0.html), by Calibre
October - Rose Memories (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,20359.0.html), by Zhuge Liang
November - Dark Eternal II (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,20674.0.html), by Zenogias
December - Steel Hearts (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,13274.0.html), by sabao
2008
January - The Healer (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23524.0.html), by alexia
February - Ethereal Dreams (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23751.0.html), by Team Dragonfly
March - Vacant Sky: Contention (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23712.0.html), by Project BC
April - Soul Raves 1: Nocturne Gospel (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,10228.0.html), by Caro Ru Lushe
May - Celestias Ferrum (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23104.0.html), by Chance Productions
June - Dark Horizon (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,19186.0.html), by sithlord999
July - The Mirror Lied (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,27307.0.html), by Reives
August - The Insanity: Mind of the Condemned (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,27797.0.html), by NAMKCOR
September - Shadows (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28598.0.html), by Zylos
October - Project Leviathan (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29438.0.html), by Leventhan
November - Prelude of Identity (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28592.0.html), by MrMoo
December - Wings of Eternia (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,30632.0.html), by HowlingWinds
2009
January - Seraphim Project (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29510.0.html), by Nessiah
February - Legend of Vanadia (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31638.0.html), by Aten
March - Monster World RPG (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29603.0.html), by MAX TEAM
April - Legend of Zelda: Necklace of Elements (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29619.0.html), by LinkMasTer
May - Final Fantasy: The Phoenix Prophecies (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28510.0.html), by madriel222
June - The Order of the Marten (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31412.0.html), by joy
July - Deira (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,25708.0.html), by Deira Team
August - Nora's Dragon Stories (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,32908.0.html), by Japur
September - Final Fantasy V-II: Sacred Chains (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23814.0.html), by Tezuka
October - Fall of the Living: First Outbreak (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31669.0.html), by ChainsawMelody
November - Desomiom (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,35261.0.html), by Irock
December - Planeswalker (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,35479.0.html), by NAMKCOR
2010
January - Ill Will (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,36603.0.html), by ChaosProductions, Rei-, and Archeia Nessiah
February - Avarice (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,36818.0.html), by Anaryu & Solitayre
March - Leomorn Sword (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37357.0.html), by derkunstler
April - Valithirian Arc (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37683.0.html), by Lucidrine (Fandrey, Azrael and Archeia)
May - Legend of Zelda: Realm of the Gods (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37441.0.html), by twilight1300
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I like the idea! :)
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What of RPG Maker 2000/2003 games? You can't just leave those out because a majority of the users here use RPG maker XP. I am one of the very few here who use both 2000 and 2003.
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*changed to RM games
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The winner each moth will be stickyed for the remainder of the moth.
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Tahnks.
Lol, I better get workin' then.
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shouldn't the people of the forum be able to vote on the project of the month? because different people have different preferences on games.
example: im making a pacman game right now. some people might think it's a whaste of time because they only like a game with a good storyline. but some poeple might think a pacman game is a great and fun idea.
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Different people do get to choose. The winner each month chooses the next. There's a different winner every month, thus different people choose. Voting would be too messy, because
a) we'd need nominees. There are lots of good games out there and we can't have a poll of 30 or more games each month.
b) how would the nominees get selected?
c) what's to stop a conspiracy? i.e. 10 people get together and decide to vote on a game because one of their friends is making it, even though it is a bad game.
d)it's be an overall messy situation.
The way it's set up is better because it encompasses a range of different games, plus since the people who choose know how to make good games, they will be fairly accurate judges of what is a good game and thus, our projects of the month will always end up being good and worth checking out.
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Hm. When does the chosen one submit their decision for the next month's?
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anytime before the next month.
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Its obvious that Chaos Project would be the first winner. However I don't think this'll last due to lack of finished projects. :tpg: :tpg: :tpg: :tpg:
~Winged
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as he said demos can also be picked to win...there are a lot of demos so this can last. + its only montly not weakly.
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Not to be negative or anything. We only have about 12 complete projects here. So, after a while we'll run out of projects. :o
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as he said demos can also be picked to win...there are a lot of demos so this can last. + its only montly not weakly.
It doesn't have to be finished. Promising projects can also be nominated. And there are enough games to last us.
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Not to be negative or anything. We only have about 12 complete projects here. So, after a while we'll run out of projects. :o
That's over one year, you do know that right?
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Ohh, I missed that point, sorry.
~Winged
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It appears that Blizzard is unavailable to choose next month's winner, so I will make a poll in RPG Maker Discussion and I will put up a few games that I consider worthy candidates. This is partly because I think it's a little unfair for me to choose again, but mostly because there are too many I want to award it to. Anyway,
Check out the poll: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,16083.0.html (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,16083.0.html)
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I am thinking of modifying the rules a little bit. What do you guys think? Should I limit selection to unfinished games, or obscure games (with, say, less than 1000 views)? I kind of like it the way it is, but I am still unsure. And please vote everybody. I do not want a tiebreak decision!
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I think the rules are good the way they are now. If finished projects can't win then maybe some people wont finish it becouse they can't win anymore and that would be a shame.
I think every game should have a chance. The one who made the PotM should just be active enough to nominate a new winner. ^-^
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Hmmmm...I like the idea a lot. I'll have to look into getting my PC rid of Viruses. (I'm ready to strip my hard drive, to do what ever it takes to get rid off the 8 trojans that I have that are torturing me! They're evil! I HATE WINBLOWZ! Uhg...I don't even care if I lose my game that I was working on...the funny thing is, I don't even know ho I got it.
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I am somewhat biased, but I personally believe that the number of views of a thread, as well as whether a game is finished or not, should have no saying in the viability of participation in the said event.
Foremostly, it would only be sensible if all existing projects are made and released at the same time for either rules; which they are not. Because the older projects will obviously have more (in most cases) progression and page views; but the project changes as do the members that view it. Hence, the argument that 'it already has enough attention' is inevitably inconsistent in terms of time frame. Taking from my biased example; Quintessence TBV has acquired 85%+ of its views from over 6 months ago, where it was (in my present opinion) crap compared to now. I have not had the time to promote the thread in the past few months as I have been doing work on it off the net; and I believe that such rule would be rather discouraging to many of those in a similar position. And same thing with finished projects; if one actually finishes a project, shouldn't they be promoted and set a sample to us who haven't? Through my times here I've looked up to many projects and learned much from all of them. A PotM, if not just an inspiration, should certainly something that one can identify as one notable of its title, instead of "the one that's left after the rest are ruled out".
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I am somewhat biased, but I personally believe that the number of views of a thread, as well as whether a game is finished or not, should have no saying in the viability of participation in the said event.
Foremostly, it would only be sensible if all existing projects are made and released at the same time for either rules; which they are not. Because the older projects will obviously have more (in most cases) progression and page views; but the project changes as do the members that view it. Hence, the argument that 'it already has enough attention' is inevitably inconsistent in terms of time frame. Taking from my biased example; Quintessence TBV has acquired 85%+ of its views from over 6 months ago, where it was (in my present opinion) crap compared to now. I have not had the time to promote the thread in the past few months as I have been doing work on it off the net; and I believe that such rule would be rather discouraging to many of those in a similar position.
And same thing, if not more so, with finished projects; if one actually finishes a project, shouldn't they be promoted and set a sample to us who haven't? Through my times here I've looked up to many projects and learned much from all of them. A PotM, if not just an inspiration, should certainly something that one can identify as one notable of its title, instead of "the one that's left after the rest are ruled out".
Okay, well then rules will remain as they are. Thanks for the input everybody. And vote!
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Blizzard quit. So, how does the next project get decided?
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there is a poll in rpg maker descusion section.
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Reives' project, Quintessence, was chosen for May's project of the month. Congratulations Reives!
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This means a lot to me, thanks. :)
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You deserve it. Good job.
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;D Congrats ;D,
You deserve it. Good job.
~Winged
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wait a sec. no offence but i see a flaw in this system.
blizzard was the first winner of potm. the game he made is an adventure game. so obbviously he likes adventure games. so he's gonna pick an adventure game as the next potm. the person that made that adventure game likes adventure games too, so he'll pick another adventure game , and the cycle continues. it's a loop, it won't stop. because: what ever type of game you like the most, you will make (it's a known fact).
here's the diagram:
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t284/fadarkrmxp/flaw.jpg)
do you understand it?
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Makes since. I think this voting method was best. Fadark makes an exellent point. When one person has to choose. Bias comes into play. POTM should be vote only, that way it is a community decision.
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It is possible for someone for someone to like more than one type of game....is it?
~Winged
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While I do agree with the point to some extent, I personally believe that there are several general traits to be judged for a nomination, no matter the type of game. For example, technicality, originality, perhaps mapping, and portrayal of RM well-used overall.
Now looking at the suggestion; even if this was done by voting, the exact same bias would occur due to the fact that, in this case, the community is a RPG maker community. And the majority, would inevitably be, RPGers.
Not to mention that now when there are a lot of random people voting, the actual decision by each individual would become less and less careful as the number of participants increase; resulting in a higher likelihood for people to choose simply what game (type) they like.
Where as when an individual nominee from prior chooses, the pressure of choice is focused on the single individual, which results in a more concentrated and careful choice; because unlike the voting scenerio, the choice of the (only) individual is identifiable directly to the person him/herself (as opposed to anonymous in voting). I believe that this tends to lead to a more considerate decision in terms of overall quality of the choice as a whole.
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good point. what can we do about this?
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i got an idea! how about, each month, 10 random people are chosen to pick that month's potm. the game with the majority of the 10 poeple's votes is the potm!
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what happens if there is a tie? or if no two people pick the same game? As well, what random process could we use to generate the comittee? What if we choose people who are not active in RM section? What if we pick two friends (any game they choose would have a good chance of winning)? By that process, I think it is too likely that undeserving games would be selected. I know that Eye of the Tiger got a serious comment saying it looked good, when even the creator made it to be bad.
Needless to say, I don't like that idea much... but I am open to suggestions. The main thing I am worried about is that the PotM has to be worthy. The idea behind this is first, it gives the creator recognition for his/her efforts, and second, that visitors to the forum who may not be willing to look through the entire forum are able to find a good game which is representative of what you can do with RM. Any method which has a possibility of selecting bad games I am not particularly open to. I wouldn't worry so much about bias. Most game creators are open to more types of games then just RPGs.
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what happens if there is a tie?
between the 10 people, we pick the person who has the most rep, and he get's the final choice between the 2 (or more) games that tied.
or if no two people pick the same game?
same as ubove
what random process could we use to generate the comittee?
the last winner of the potm picks 3, blizzard picks 2, modern algebra picks 2, and other highly ranked people pick the other 5.
What if we choose people who are not active in RM section?
we check to make sure they are posting frequently in this section. and make sure they have enough posts
What if we pick two friends
cant happen [see: what random process could we use to generate the comittee?]
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Maybe...
I don't really see how random selection can solve the problem of bias, since assuming 4/5 of the active members prefer RPGs, then it is likely that most of the comittee would prefer RPGs, since they are being selected from a population which is biased towards RPGs. It's a nice suggestion though. It's good to think about these things.
I think I am going to leave the decision of how the next winner gets picked up to the previous winner though. If Reives would prefer to form a comittee, then he can. If he wants to select directly, he can. If he wants to make a poll, then he can. I'll leave the way he selects up to him entirely. Hopefully, in the end, a wide range of game types will be represented as projects of the month.
But yeah, to summarize, I will leave the selecting of the winner to the previous winner. How he/she selects is up to them.
But... do you guys want me to set up a poll on how you think the winner should be selected? At least for Reives, I will leave the decision entirely up to him, but maybe for the next months I could implement whatever the outcome of the poll is? Maybe not?
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I have to agree with fadark.
If 4/5[6] of the active members like RPGs, then you should find the other 1/5[6].
6 being neutral.
To make sure members actually look at games, and do stuff, you should at least make sure they have over 350 (more, probably) posts and just so they do know what's going on with rmrk.net, and actually look at the games (and they have to be active!), and the person with more rep shouldn't count more, that just shows the potm isn't totally fair. You should randomly pick a new member for it to break the tie, and that can't fail, because naturally, the game with more votes gets it. And there isn't a tie anymore.
It is possible for someone for someone to like more than one type of game....is it?
~Winged
Winged's got a good point there. [6]
Also, why not make sure they play the game, and require a screen shot. And not just vote for the one they did play. Rather than the one they didn't
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Fadark's rep system plan won't work, since rep doesn't mean anything. People really abuse that rep system.
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Fadark's rep system plan won't work, since rep doesn't mean anything. People really abuse that rep system.
Take you for example....?
Like I said, find a tie breaker person.
1000 post...
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meh, I jut pissed some people off xD
A tie breaker person should be chosen by how much they help, and how experienced they are, and dedicated to play the game.
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A tie breaker should be chosen whether or not they're helpful.
They should be chosen at random.
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So you'd like there to be a tie breaker that doesn't even care? It's a way to see how dedicated to RPG Maker they are, and how willing they are to help out the community.
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I think of POTM as an advertisement thing more than an award though...
~Winged
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meh, I jut pissed some people off xD
True enough...
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So you'd like there to be a tie breaker that doesn't even care? It's a way to see how dedicated to RPG Maker they are, and how willing they are to help out the community.
To make sure members actually look at games, and do stuff, you should at least make sure they have over 350 (more, probably) posts and just so they do know what's going on with rmrk.net, and actually look at the games (and they have to be active!)
It is possible for someone for someone to like more than one type of game....is it?
Also, why not make sure they play the game, and require a screen shot. And not just vote for the one they did play. Rather than the one they didn't
Winged is 100% right.
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I think of POTM as an advertisement thing more than an award though...
~Winged
Advertisement is part of the award to the game creator, in my opinion.
Anyway I kind of like the system how it is. I mean, yes, chances are good that a majority of the winners will be RPGs, but then again a majority of RM games are RPGs, so it kind of makes sense. While yes, a single person will have bias, I don't think there is a simple solution, but I do think that the best chance for a puzzle game, or any other game, to win is through the selection of a single person, because the more people we include in the vote, the more diehard RPG fans there will be. Just look at the poll I did for May. Forlorn Manor did not get any votes, even though in my opinion it is a great game. A democratic selection process will likely result in RPGs being chosen, since that is representative of the population. But, a single game maker will likely be able to choose one that is not an RPG, since the decision is entirely up to him, and there's no certainty that he prefers RPGs over any other type of game. Fadark is a fine example. You are making three games, an RPG, an Adventure, and a Pac-man game. All three are different genres. I am sure that any winner will choose the game they feel is the best, and I don't think that all RPG makers will choose an RPG.
That's my opinion. I like the system we have. However, as I have said before, it is a community thing, and if you guys would like me to make a poll, I can.
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I think of POTM as an advertisement thing more than an award though...
~Winged
But then again, advertisement is good, because if it's an awesome underground game, and no one saw it, it'll have the POTM on it, and more people will play it!
I'm neutral to the poll.
And Fadark, I think you're going to get a lot of reactions with your games, once they're done.
Most of all, the Pac-Man, it's never been done in RPG Maker (from what I know) and it
s clearly going to make a boom because of it's originality.
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I suppose advertising is only 1 of many reasons why there is a POTM. I've noticed it shows the finer side to rmrk.net rmxp projects but it may make some other's feel excluded...
~Winged
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alright, I have a suggestion.
(here's what I'm probably gonna use on my site if I do POTM)
1) the project must meet requirements to be moved into Projects Main
2) the last POTM winner should choose 5 or so projects that they feel
exemplefy the standards of POTM
3) open a poll with these 5 games to the public for voting the last week
of the month
4) poll winner == the next POTM (in case of a tie, previous POTM winner selects
the winner)
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That seems like a good idea. The only problem I can foresee is that some people may not like 5 games on the forum, and so they might pick some of the choices randomly. That's not a very big problem of course, and it might be imaginary.
Reives has already chosen, but I think for the next months, I will just give the winners an option to either select directly, or to set up a poll between choices they think are worthy, to a maximum of 5.
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ok, glad you like the Idea
I just don't really agree with the Idea the a POTM winner could just choose their friend's game instead of one that is truly POTM material
(I like site voting better, it gives a much wider idea of what the site considers POTM material)
of course it should be suggested that the winner of POTM were to select games from a variety of genre and styles, but I'm sure that given a choice, anyone who is interested would vote properly.
After all, you can't ensure everything in voting will be perfect.
(I mean, just look at America's presidential elections)
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I just don't really agree with the Idea the a POTM winner could just choose their friend's game instead of one that is truly POTM material
On the contrary, I believe even more of the "choosing friend's game" would be the case for voting. Voting, as anonymously implemented, gives no actual pressure in the outcome on an identifiable individual. Hence, people are completely free to choose without discrimination of any kind; which allows the tempting choice of friends; or socially well-known individuals among the forum. :)
On the other hand, when choosen by one person, it is publicly known that the choice is presented by the individual; hence it is heavily subconsciously questioned whether the choice is viable material or not. Under such public pressure, the individual is forced to choose one that upstands to the quality.
However, there are certain major flaws in the choice of one person as well. But in most cases, they are matched with the same sides to that of voting's (e.g. genre discrimination; RPG community = RPG oriented). But none the less, I believe that the following month's choice is an obvious one in terms of cross-genre comparison judging by the work put to it and its presentation as a whole.
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you bring up some great points Reives, and like I said, no system is perfect.
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Reives has chosen June's winner.
It is ShoSho's project, Memento Vivere (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,12539.0.html)
Congratulations ShoSho. It is well-deserved.
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Congratz Shosho, you really deserve this, I for one have witnessed how addictive the game can be =D
~Winged
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Whee~ Thank you. ^^;; I wish I had a new demo up for the occasion, but that's still in the works.
Thank you for picking me!
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A winner has been chosen for July.
Everyone congratulate alexia for an excellent job on her game The Search for Thomas (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,15538.0.html)
A great choice by ShoSho. Congratulations, alexia
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Omg, CONGRATZ =DDDDDD
Inner Winged: There are too many damn "D"s in your smiley you fool, fix it!
Winged: Sorry lord, please don't whip me again or try to take over my body =X
*='D (Save me....)
~Winged
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Thanks ShoSho for nominating my game. And thank you to everyone else for playing it. I hope you enjoy it!
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Grr... I hate knowing who the winner is for a week before I'm allowed to post it... :'(
Anyway, you guys will like this one for sure. Alexia made an excellent choice.
Why am I posting this? I need to exercise more self control :(
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Eye Of The Tiger...it must be.
I'll begin writing my victory speech.
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lol, I think we might have to run out of projects first :police:
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:O
Whatever could it be?!?
*Awaits with baited breath*
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Um, I may be a bit late, but generally the way you solve the problem of a supposed tie is selecting an ODD number of people. Like nine. Or eleven. Perhaps, if I'm not overstepping my boundaries here, I could even suggest thirteen?
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Um, I may be a bit late, but generally the way you solve the problem of a supposed tie is selecting an ODD number of people. Like nine. Or eleven. Perhaps, if I'm not overstepping my boundaries here, I could even suggest thirteen?
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What if it is a three-way tie !_!
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And the winner for August is:
Forlorn Manor (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,8590.0.html), by Anaryu
An excellent choice by alexia. I love this game personally, though I haven't actually beaten it yet :(
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What if it is a three-way tie !_!
Yeah, three people it probably best. Then you can't have ties.
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I kind of forget what everyone's talking about, but there can easily be a tie between three people. If they each select different projects for instance.
Anyways, if you are wondering why Forlorn Manor isn't stickied yet... Out of force of habit, I PMed Nouman without remembering he was on vacation. Will PM someone else now.
Everyone congratulate Anaryu for his excellent game! ;D
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I kind of forget what everyone's talking about, but there can easily be a tie between three people. If they each select different projects for instance.
Oh, yeah...forgot...anyway, just find a tie breaker, and keep finding another tie breaker, until you break the tie. (If needed)
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What is September's Project of the Month if I may ask?
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Ah, sorry, I lost internet for the past week. I was going to put up a poll up with Anaryu's selections, but since there is no time, I will put up the one that Anaryu seemed to like the most of his poll options, Cell Chamber. Everybody congratulate Calibre on a fine project.
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Thanks guys, and thanks Anaryu... it is a nice feeling to know the game-making greats recognise your work!
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Alright everyone. There are new candidates for the Project of the Month. This month will be a poll, and a topic has been made in Discussion. Follow this link to have a say in October's Project of the Month!
http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,21153.0.html
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Rose Memories (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,20674.0.html) has won Project of the Month for October. Everybody congratulate him on his nomination
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Congradulations Zhuge Liang!
So, what does he get?
Porn Collection?
Free Game?
Human Soul?
A FREE WISH!?
Or just bragging rights?
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Just bragging rights :P
Maybe I'll make a badge ...
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It's etiher that or a (Sexual) Date with you.
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Better start making the badge :P
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er just so you know your link on the main post to the october winner "rose memories" actually links to my game DE2 =oP May want to fix that :tpg:
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Lol, thanks for telling me. Now I feel silly. Anyway, fixed :)
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I wanna nominate arrow-1's megaman game.
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No nominations regularly, sorry. Voting only take place if the previous winner decides not to do direct seleceiton, and he/she decides the nominee
That being said, Black Shadow has selected Zenogias as November's winner, for his game Dark Eternal II (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,20674.0.html). Everyone check it out and congratulate him on his fine game.
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Sorry everybody I forgot about the PotM until the last minute. Anyway, Zenogias has waived his decision, and so there is another poll set up. Only 5 days to vote, so vote 7/5 faster this time people.
The poll is set up: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,22873.0.html
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Steel Hearts (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,13274.0.html) is the Project of the Month for December!
Everybody congratulate sabao for an excellent game!
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Belated congratz, sabao! I wish I could see a demo...
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How can a project be good without a demo doesn't make any sense.
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The effort put in the game, if you check out what they were doing you'd understand.
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Helladen, think of it this way.
Two students are turning in a paper answering why 2+2=4. One student rushed all of his work and turned in a very shoddy paper, whilst the other student took his time and put in a lot of details but has failed to actually answer the question yet. Yet is the key word here, as he still hasn't turned in his paper. Once he does turn it in, he could definitely top the other paper easily.
The moral: RMRK simply likes the details and originality of Steel Hearts over the other projects because of it's potential.
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I've PMed Modern Algebra regarding next month's PotM.
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Oh I see, I always thought it was how good the demo or game was.
My new game is going to hopefully get POTM on one site >.> I am spending hours on faces.
So far I have done basic scripting of it. I hope it turns out to be a great game, I looked at Steel Hearts.
The game has some nice Artwork.
P.S. My new game isn't Tales of Zodiac, that game kind of was a dumb idea. Not many people even gave it a chance, all they did was bash on it. :lol:
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We have our very first double winner!
Everybody congratulate alexia for her game, The Healer (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23524.0.html)! Though a new project to RMRK, it is excellent and she definitely deserves the award. She also won for her completed game, The Search for Thomas, in July.
topic link: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23524.0.html
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Whoa...I won twice?! Thanks! ;D
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Alright, it is now February 1 and we have a winner. Everyone congratulate Team Dragonfly for it's excellent project, Ethereal Dreams (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23751.0.html). ;D
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Just a small correction. Ethereal Dreams is not made exclusively by Racheal, but is a team effort produced by Team Dragonfly. I've changed it in the descriptions now, but just in case anyone saw it before, I figured I should correct that.
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Congratz, Team Dragonfly!
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February 29th . . . March closes in, and a new project to be nominated :=: <shrugs>
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Well, it's March 1st somewhere.
The winner of Project of the Month for March, chosen directly by Racheal, is EPIC: Contention (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23712.0.html), by Project BC (I think that is their name; in any case, Sailerius posted it here)
Everybody be sure to congratulate them on the excellent project.
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Awww...but March is my birthday....i wanted to win...
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Well, the next winner has been chosen:
...but it's not April yet so I will have to suppress my excitement and keep you in suspense. In any case, to celebrate the anniversary of the Award, I made up a little banner. If any of the game creators do not want their screenshots to be used in this way, then just tell me and I will make a new one. Also, just because some of the winners are excluded from the banner does not connote anything regarding my own game preferences - just a lack of room and a lazy moderator who arbitrarily selected screenshots.
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3514/projectofthemonthbanneraj3.png)
Choosing the text is hard. I've also considered this:
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/975/projectofthemonthbannerjm1.png)
The text is kind of hard to read though
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The first banner looks nicer.
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And the anniversary Project of the Month is....
Soul Raves 2 (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,10228.0.html)
Everybody congratulate CRL on an excellent game.
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Congratulations !
You deserved it~
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Congratulations Arlen.
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Arlen is the response to every statement, always and forever.
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Grats CRL ^^
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:lol: Thanx Everyone!
=< Wish I could put up a demo to celebrate. <shrugs> <3
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I know im probably late to the party.... but what if there was different sections.... for example....
unfinished game of the month....
finished game of the month....
im sure you catch what I mean....
ranging from humorous to serious...... even storyline from most heart renching moments.... to most chaotic....
just a passing thought
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not enough games :/
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Yeah, too many categories I think. It's better to just have this on a yearly basis. Maybe we could make awards for games in the annual RMRK Awards maybe and include that many categories, but for a monthly thing I think it's better to keep it as it is.
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want to know, if it's on a yearly biases, does that mean a project thats already won will have a new chance at winning project of the month in the new year?
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Yeah that is true..... I just figured I would add a little.... but with myself being the 'newbie' in the forum... I figured there were many people making games left and right.... but the more I think about it.... I havent even posted my project and I have been working for months.... and im not even close to making a demo of it yet..... it would certainly make the 30 min limit but there are probably plenty of us out there perfecting their own games before they post it.... but never hurts to make a passing thought..... maybe something in the future when there are more games?
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I find it quite particular, that at least a month of work, one could have a demo of their project =/ but it too depends of the troubles & activities the person does or have in RL.
I already have the demo, just planning to release at that specific day, & hopefully, no errors or delays, as a certain time in december =<
The point would be, that categories would have to be made when there's more RM users. But at the moment, the limited games that we have here & mostly that are Active, are few =/ so, a Category is like, would have to wait for a long time.
(Games cannot be repeatedly Awarded once they were chosen, so, in other words, *Example* Quitenssence was January 2007 game of the month, but it cannot be chosen as the Game of May 2008, unless, that is, the ones behind this whole thing speak for it =<)
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want to know, if it's on a yearly biases, does that mean a project thats already won will have a new chance at winning project of the month in the new year?
Nah, once a project wins it can no longer be a candidate. The yearly basis thing I was talking about was maybe just making a suggestion for next year's RMRK Awards to include categories for RM games, like what hecatomb was suggesting. That would be entirely independent of PotM though, and it would just be a voting thing. In any case, it may never come about either. It was just a random thought I had in response to hecatomb's suggestion.
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May Day, May Day, we need a new POTM Caro!
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I already sended a few days ago to Modern. =/
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Hm, why do I have a feeling that I already know whose project it is? :V
*stares jealously over at Monkeydlu*
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Don't spoil the fun, It was a hard decision :V
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lol, I hope :tpg:
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It's gonna be May 2nd & still no project of the month have been announced.
>_____________>
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Hi, I'm late. I haven't gotten on for a couple days. Caro's right, she sent it about a week ago. Anyway...
The Project of the Month for May is ... Celestias Ferrum (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23104.0.html), by Chance Productions.
Everyone congratulate monkeydlu and his team for their excellent project.
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update in the 1st post in the Project of the Month, we may want to evade this one getting promoted twice by Accident just because the title changed >_>;;
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Alright, the end of the month is approaching, and monkeydlu has chosen an excellent project for next month, but ... I can't tell you yet :P
I just figured I'd let you all know so that if I forget again, you blame me and not monkeydlu :P
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And the winner is: Dark Horizon (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,19186.0.html)
Everyone congratulate sithlord on an excellent project.
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We Have a Situation at the moment @___@ July is coming & Sith isn't back yet!?
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Yeah, I think I'll set up a poll as I don't think he will be in time. If he does before the poll closes, I'll let him choose the winner.
EDIT::
He's come back and made a fine choice. I guess I won't make a poll after all :D
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And Reives has won another POTM, making him the second person to receive two POTM nominations. Everyone congratulate him on yet another excellent game. Everyone check out The Mirror Lied (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,27307.0.html) if you have not already. It is well worth your time.
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Has Reives chosen the new POTM, or will there be a poll?
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Reives turned the decision over to me, and I have chosen a new PotM
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What, no poll?
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No, for two reasons. A) he only told me a couple days ago and so a poll wouldn't have enough time, and B) I don't think I've ever explained this in the post, but when I send them the PM they have a few options - (1)set up a poll, (2)choose directly, waive the responsibility of choosing and either (3)send it back to me to set up a poll, or (4)select another active member to make the choice. From what I understood of his reply he chose (4) with me as the active member he selected.
I will set up a poll if you want though, but I would have to leave at least 5 days.
POLL Added: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28647.new.html#new
It ends in five days so go! go! go!
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voted
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And the winner is:
NAMKCOR, for his project The Insanity: A cold and bitter diagnosis (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,27797.0.html).
Everyone congratulate NAMKCOR for an excellent contribution to the RMXP canon.
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holy shit, thank you guys!
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And I am sorry I am so late this month. NAM actually picked this game pretty much the day after he won the poll, and that project is Zylos' Shadows (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28598.0.html). Everybody be sure to congratulate Zylos on an excellent project.
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Congradulations, Zylos!
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:O
congrats zylos XD
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I just want to say that, although it was a difficult choice, I have chosen a project for the new PotM. That project is...
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It better be revealed at 12:01 AM.
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Blame Modern Algebra if it isn't.
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Good idea, I'll threaten to kill him if he doesn't tell me now.
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That's so very violent of you Mr. Falcon.
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wait, it's going to be on time?
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And this month's Project of the Month is:
(It's really hard to make it dramatic, seeing as you can see the name of the game already if you're really intrigued. I've considered Spoliers, but then people know it's in the spoiler and just click it without reading anyway. Then multiposting is the other option, but that's retarded. Project Leviathan, by Leventhan is the Project of the Month. But seriously, it is impossible to be discreet about it. Everyone sees the link. Everyone's clicked it. It's unfair)
http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29438.0.html
A PM will be in your box soon winner.
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MA, you could PM the winner and not tell us, and tell them to post here themselves and tell us. But, I suppose that would present a problem if the person didn't check thier PMs.... Ignore me. :-X
Congrats Leviathan! :tpg:
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Congrats, Leventhan. You earned it.
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Congrats, Leventhan. You earned it.
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XD
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Leventhan has chosen:
November - Prelude of Identity (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28592.0.html), by MrMoo
Everyone congratulate MrMoo for an excellent project.
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Yay, congrats!^_^
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Lol i had no idea that this existed.
sorry, mrmoo.
And congratulations ;8
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And for December, the winner is HowlingWinds, for the project Wings of Eternia (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,30632.0.html). Everyone congratulate HowlingWinds for his excellent work.
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ANd for the first POTM of the new year, the winner is Nessiah, for Seraphim Project (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29510.0.html). Everyone congratulate Nessiah on an excellent project.
ANd sorry for the late update.
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY go ness :tpg:
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homepaged :x
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Thanks Nouman!
OK, so I totally suck at this job. Nessiah chose February's winner about a month and a half ago, and it totally slipped my mind. So:
February - Legend of Vanadia (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31638.0.html), by Aten
Everyone congratulate Aten on an excellent project. I will probably leave it up a week into March to make up for the time I stole.
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And for March, the Project of the Month is maxteam01's Monster World RPG.
I know, I know, I'm late all the time now. This is again, my fault only. I had intended to leave it to the 7th or so to make up for lost time to Aten, but I forgot about it even then. On a plus note, I will be making a new banner to replace the old one :)
Anyway, go congratulate maxteam01 for an excellent project
http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29603.0.html
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OK, also: New Banner created. As with the old one, it is a compilation of screens from a number of the PotMs; If any of the makers of the games do not wish a screen of theirs included in the banner, please just contact me and I will take it down.
(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1503/projectofthemonthbanner.png)
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To commemorate the 2 year anniversary of Project of the Month, I have put up a poll for Project of the Year! Please vote at: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,32524.0.html
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Alright, new project of the month has just been chosen! FCM1 has chosen:
April - Legend of Zelda: Necklace of Elements (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,29619.0.html), by LinkMasTer
Finally! Everyone congratulate LinkMasTer for a fantastic looking game!
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1 FCM is another member of the Monster World RPG team. maxteam01 has been busy, and so he chose FCM as his proxy.
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I edited the first post to fix my game's title in the list
also gratz, that project deserves it.
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And the Project of the Month is:
May - Final Fantasy: The Phoenix Prophecies (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,28510.0.html), by madriel222
Everyone congratulate madriel222 for an excellent game. I'm very happy that LinkMasTer picked this excellent project.
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I was thinking about quitting this project, too. Thanks LinkMasTer ^_^
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Oh, please don't stop. It looks great! I only wish there were more 2k3 users on the forum to appreciate it :(
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Another month is fast approaching, and this time we have a poll. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you: http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,33296.0.html
The excellent candidates are:
Fall of the Living: First Outbreak (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31669.0.html), by ChainsawMelody
Final Fantasy V-II: Sacred Chains (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23814.0.html), by Tezuka
Nora's Dragon Stories (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,32908.0.html), by Japur
The Order of the Marten (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31412.0.html), by joy
World Crafters (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,32762.0.html), by maia/tons of other people.
Best of luck to all of the candidates! Please visit the poll (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,33296.0.html) to vote for your favourites among these fine choices:
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Just out of curiosity, who nominates the topics if the other person doesn't respond?
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Sorry, I fixed the link to WorldCrafters
@Falcon - I do. Which is lame, because I can't nominate Deira because of conflict of interest :(
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Didn't expect it to be nominated anyways.
In the future, let's have a topic where people can nominate games.
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Shoot, those are all so good... I'm actually fine with any of them getting it.
Oh, and the World Crafters link takes me to Anima (Still a great project, but I'm pretty sure it's finished).
Is it being finished a bad thing? A POTM can be both projects in production and already completed projects.
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That makes sense. And yeah, being finished is a bad thing. That means there's no more awesomeness to look forward to ;9 But all the awesomeness is there, so I guess it's fine.
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Didn't expect it to be nominated anyways.
In the future, let's have a topic where people can nominate games.
If we did that, it'd be like two weeks before the project actually gets picked, there'd be a dozen projects to choose from, and the results would be like 4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-0-0. I don't think RMRK has enough interest in the PotM to do user-nominated candidates. Besides, my ego likes picking the topics.
Though, there are actually some projects I wish I had put up this time around.
If we did do it, we'd need to set some rules, like any can be nominated, but they need to be seconded or something. There might be a way to do it fairly and where it would make sense. Feel free to suggest a method in the PotM topic. I'm happy enough to consider ways to do it as long as we can assure that bad games don't have the opportunity to win and the poll isn't gigantic.
And yeah, there's no rule against Finished Projects. Five previous PotMs were finished at the time of their selection. I was going to put up a couple this time around, but given the limited number of projects I could put up, I decided not to put up anybody who had previously won a PotM.
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if the person who won POTM doesn't respond by the last week of the month, then the community can nominate 5 games.
the first 5 to be nominated and seconded are put on the poll for the next POTM.
This would also give people more time to scout out the projects, rather than hastily voting at the beginning of the month.
how's that sound?
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I don't like the first five games thing. It wouldn't be hard for really shitty games to be the first five nominated. I thijnk there needs to be some quality control. The rest seems alright.
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Have RMRK+ decide what games to vote on in the future.
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That's a good idea. Maybe that's what we'll do then. I'm still hesitant about first five projects no questions asked though. Maybe we can have a system that if two or three people oppose the nomination of a candidate then it is removed. In any case, it doesn't happen all that often, so maybe I am over-evaluating the necessity for strict conditions.
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And the winner is... The Order of the Marten (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31412.0.html), by joy
Everyone congratulate her on a great looking game!
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Congrats! I voted for you! ;D
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Have RMRK+ decide what games to vote on in the future.
if the potm winner doesn't give a suggestion, then I agree this is likely the best course of action.
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Sorry I'm a little late, but I was on vacation :P joy has chosen http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,25708.0.html for the Project of the Month for July!
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Of course Joy has chosen you... *searchs for incriminating or threatening PM's you sent to her* :V
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I'm untouchable!
I chose for greatest improvement, and Deira went from something I had absolutely no interest in to something that actually looked like it was worth a download. And a lot of the games I think look nice have already won ;p
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The next Project of the Month will be delayed, as there has been some effort to reform the way winners are chosen in RMRK+. If you wish to suggest a new way to choose the next PotM, please post here and it will be put on the table for discussion.
P.S. I'm totally telling the truth. I'm not just trying to keep Deira up as long as possible ::)
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Yeah, no one blame Modern, it's totally my idea that's keeping Deira up.
If we can't get something decided on in three days, my team will just choose.
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The new PotM selection method has found a winner:
Nora's Dragon Stories (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,32908.0.html), by Japur
Everyone congratulate Japur for an excellent project!
Some comments made on the game during the selection process:
The mapping = holy god beautiful. Plus, from the features list, there seems to be a good amount of animation for the characters so that's a plus.
I picked [Nora's Dragon Stories] because the mapping is gold and the process of entering books to find pieces of evidence and what not for the story is pretty unique.
I think the frame narrative of the story is interesting and it allows the story to go anywhere, which I think is intriguing. It also adds an element of mystery to the story that I believe could lead to exciting plot developments. Even neglecting that, the mapping is top-notch and the other graphical elements are excellent. The only thing I dislike is ring selection for the menu - I think it's ugly on that background and with so much white space to the right of it. Otherwise, I really think the project has a lot of promise.
I find it's story been simple and unique, not every day I see an RPG in which gathering proofs of dragons to make people believe is seen. I also like the atmosphere used in the maps. The Mapping itself is great and the spriting (Specifically the trees) surely caught me drooling for them.
Imaginative, and a creative story. Even the process of the story is unique
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Nice job :)
[did no one pick a new badge for the potm yet? ._.]
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No, not really, I took epic split and rmrk banner and offered them in the topic though. My fave is RMRK banner since it fits in with the site.
In other news, grafikal has made some lovely badges for future (and current) PotM winners. They'll look like this:
(http://i30.tinypic.com/1zoho5j.png)
[IMG]http://i30.tinypic.com/1zoho5j.png[/img]
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6656/potmaugust.png)
[IMG]http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6656/potmaugust.png[/IMG]
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Here's an idea :) we could display the EpicSplit here, and the RMRK one's in topics elsewhere than our site. I think it'd be cool, but it's totally up to the topic holder of course
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Sounds like a good idea to me. Get to work :P
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Congrats, Japur! :)
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And for September, we have a new winner. Everyone congratulate Tezuka for his extremely promising game: Final Fantasy V-II: Sacred Chains (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,23814.0.html)
Some comments on the game during the selection process:
FFV-II actually looks like a damn good fangame. Spriting and systems look great, and they can't even use scripting.
FFV-II - Sacred Chains: Excellent sprites, the systems must rely on eventing, and stands out even though its a fan-game.
the sprites look gorgeous, the eventing work is spectacular, that's all I need ... That, and I think it's been deserving POTM for some time now.
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And the new method has produced a winner:
October - Fall of the Living: First Outbreak (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,31669.0.html), by ChainsawMelody
Everyone congratulate Chainsaw Melody on a fantastically promising game!
Some comments made during the nomination period:
the lighting and shadowing are extremely impressive, and coupled with the awesome Kaiser spritework he's done, he's made it a game that's simply visual eye candy. The complex detailed ABS system looks to be feat seen in very few other RPG Maker games. Just from the screenshots alone, I'd say this game is well worth waiting for.
it doesn't limit itself to the fantasy setting, and RTP graphics. Greatly done modern maps, with HK sprites being used its graphically amazing. The ABS is excellent by the looks of it, from the screenshots and the shooting trailer
It's nice to see a game which isn't to the same small scale that every other RMXP game is. The fact that everything is scaled with it and still nice is refreshing. Further, the modern tilesets are used extremely well. The weapons in the game are very cool and it's clear that a lot of detail has gone into the battle system in general. I think it is a very promising project.
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And the November winner is Irock's Desomion (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,35261.0.html). Everyone congratulate him on a fine project!
Some comments made during selection:
The outside maps are pure gold, the music is very fitting, and the general atmosphere is just unbelievable. It was made in only a week, yet it is more fun than most of the games I've ever played.
I voted for irock's game because it was pretty fun ... i liked the puzzles and gameplay. The mapping was nice, though a bit cluttered at times.
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The winner is NAMKCOR's Planeswalker (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,35479.0.html)!
What's there to say that hasn't already? It's a game with a captivating storyline and rather ingenious systems, not to mention the mapping and music. Just the first ten minutes alone is enough to completely astound you as to how much effort was put into it, and yet it was made in only one week. Truly amazing.
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And the first PotM of the new year is Ill Will (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,36603.0.html), by ChaosProductions. Everyone congratulate them on an excellent project!
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It should read ChaosProductions, Rei-, and Archeia Nessiah. Despite my username being plural, I am a separate entity, and they deserve their share of the credit.
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Alright, thanks for the notification
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The project of the month for March is Leomorn Sword (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37357.0.html), by derkunstler. Everyone congratulate him for an excellent game!
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And the project of the Month for April is Valithirian Arc (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37683.0.html). It seems appropriate that this is the third project of the month Nessiah has been involved with and the third anniversary of the PotM
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And the project of the month for May 2010 is: Legend of Zelda: Realm of the Gods (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,37441.0.html). Everyone congratulate twilight1300 on an excellent project!
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Hey all, this has been replaced by Project of the Season (http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,40140.0.html)