EKCO Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 We've concluded our review of the contest submissions. First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who has contributed. Each submission is a window into how the community expects each character to perform, and reflects how their designs will be approached in the future. Upon further evaluation of the contest outline and the submitted designs, it didn't make sense to tier the designs. In place of the Collector's Edition, all winners will also receive access to a custom skin, unique to their account for the character they designed. The winning designs are as follows (in no particular order): Adamantium - Khyrak.Avenger http://www.aeonofsto...imal-ultralisk/ Khyrak's design made use of an easy to understand and consistent mechanic in Bleeding that we would like to explore. Since we are currently considering the standardization of additional mechanics such as Slow and Poison, it made sense to include Bleeding as well. Jessika - Viper.Krell http://www.aeonofsto...est-viperkrell/ Krell made sense for the archetype that it the viper was originally designed to portray. The use of stationary damage sources as part of an initiation tactic (in conjunction with pulls) is new to the genre and doesn't resemble anything we're currently aware of. Quistmann - Psionic.Turraneth http://www.aeonofsto...ionicturraneth/ Turraneth's unique gameplay has much to offer our exploration of standardizing alternative energy sources. While the concept seems a little complex at the moment, there is much value to be found in refining the mechanic. We felt that these skillsets best reflected the character in which they are designed to portray, and will be moving forward with implementing them in the near future. I will contact the desginers and make adjustments as necessary to add them to the game's roster. Congratulations to all the winners, and a big thank you for all the submissions! PS: Beta begins on 1/11, we will be testing Primal.Dehaka. RedHydra, CoolNoob, Moo and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figgonson Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I agree with these choices. They seem like a good addition to the current lineup and i look forward to playing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) I love the choices too, I think these heroes were some of the best and were some of the ones that stood out, and I am glad to see a hero I helped the creater refine (Jesskia's viper), get picked. Hope to see them in game soon! I am quite sad that hitechgunner didn't submit his two heroes, I know he was planning to, and I had thought that they were all polished and ready for submitting, but I guess that he didn't get around to it. Edited January 4, 2014 by Moo MOTHER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxHaven Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Congratulations to the winners, these heroes look sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Pity, I was quite hopeful that one of my suggestions, particularly Darkseeker would be chosen... if nothing else, his being blind and heroic passive was, at least IMO, a more interesting concept than any in the winning suggestions. Or it could be just creator's pride speaking. I guess the ult's main use being to enhancing his next non-ult skill was too much like Pentos, or maybe his mechanics were more complicated than the devs wanted to code.... On that matter, I think all the people that suggested designs and did not win should be told (not necessarily in great detail) why their designs did not win, seeing as they did put in a good amount of time and effort deserving at least that. pchacker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
residente Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm glad Jessika had one of his heroes as a winner. MOTHER and Moo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydie Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Pity, I was quite hopeful that one of my suggestions, particularly Darkseeker would be chosen... if nothing else, his being blind and heroic passive was, at least IMO, a more interesting concept than any in the winning suggestions. Or it could be just creator's pride speaking. I guess the ult's main use being to enhancing his next non-ult skill was too much like Pentos, or maybe his mechanics were more complicated than the devs wanted to code.... On that matter, I think all the people that suggested designs and did not win should be told (not necessarily in great detail) why their designs did not win, seeing as they did put in a good amount of time and effort deserving at least that. We can start with this one: http://www.aeonofsto...415-darksmegma/ Clearly that ultimate (with an amazing namesake) deserved to win rather than anything here. EDIT: Just had a quick glance at the prize, LOTV Collector's edition. I hope Red and EKCO can continue their excellent record when it comes to delivering SC2 prizes! If AoS is still alive in 3/4 years.. Edited January 4, 2014 by Skydie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKCO Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Pity, I was quite hopeful that one of my suggestions, particularly Darkseeker would be chosen... if nothing else, his being blind and heroic passive was, at least IMO, a more interesting concept than any in the winning suggestions. Or it could be just creator's pride speaking. I guess the ult's main use being to enhancing his next non-ult skill was too much like Pentos, or maybe his mechanics were more complicated than the devs wanted to code.... On that matter, I think all the people that suggested designs and did not win should be told (not necessarily in great detail) why their designs did not win, seeing as they did put in a good amount of time and effort deserving at least that. Darkseeker was particularly interesting and received a pretty high score for uniqueness. However, it encountered problems with the idea of infinitely propagating "signals" being a likely burden on performance. Furthermore, Hunting Pulse needed a much, much simpler tooltip, and had to be presented in a way that would convey it's underlying concept on the field. For example, if I were playing against Darkseeker, how would I know that it was blind? How can I play against it? What sight-related tactics does it employ that are observable? I do think that the idea of sight-related mechanics has merit, and I'll probably spend some time thinking about solutions to this as well, but it wasn't immediately obvious from the submission and thus was docked points for accessibility. Doom, heimdallr, pchacker and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchacker Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) We can start with this one: http://www.aeonofsto...415-darksmegma/ Clearly that ultimate (with an amazing namesake) deserved to win rather than anything here. Ugh please dont mention that hero suggestion ever again, it gives me nightmares. Congratz to the winners. Edited January 4, 2014 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbogyt Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 My submission didn't win? What is this? Skydie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EterNity Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Adam you had my vote! Gratz to the other two as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokiHe Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Please reveal the design of Dehaka. Assume it is ready for beta. CoolNoob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Congratulations to the winners! EKCO now that the competition is over, could you give us information when we can expect the hots update? I also remember a caracter called nighthawk you advertised long ago. He must be ready for now. CoolNoob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbogyt Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Procrastination is not isolated to a few of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTHER Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Congratulations to Adamantium and Quistmann. And thank you everybody. :) Moo and atomheartman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heimdallr Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Agree on the choices and on eckos`answer to the submission that didn`t make it....my particular vote goes for viper anyways This is the time to say something not so much on topic cof cof cof....when are viron and bluegene comming? oh come on ecko you know it! we have those 2 coming since a long time that they were promised!!! I write here cause it`s where you write and maybe the only thread you`ll ever read xD salute you and the 3 winners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overkill Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Grats guys, cant wait to play em :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbogyt Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I can't wait to play a human melee hero. Perhaps one based on Narud-Kerrigan who wields a red energy blade and wears a skin tight leotard with leggings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barwick Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hm, interesting heroes.. was kinda thinking mine http://www.aeonofstorms.com/index.php?/topic/4715-hero-hots-contest-automaton-eradicator/ was a pretty good one, but I'm the one that made it. There was no way to Beta it, so I couldn't do much beyond the 15 hours of concepting and "maths" to see what stuff should cost. At least I had fun making it, otherwise I'd be less happy about it. Oh well huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginosaji Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Congrats to the winners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhaleTits Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 congrats u three :P those videos looking sexy fapafapafaptium Adamantium and MOTHER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamantium Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 congrats u three :P those videos looking sexy fapafapafaptium Thanks Master Tits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogwarts Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks Master Tits. No, you got his name wrong. Its WhaleTits. He also goes by the alias Pride. Taken from the anime Full Metal Alchemist. The first born homunculus who was also known as Selim Bradley. The Fuehrers son. Who is also a homunculus know as Wrath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolNoob Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 theY don't get an ingame title ? "hero designer" ? Or something apart their special design I. Game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhaleTits Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 No, you got his name wrong. Its WhaleTits. He also goes by the alias Pride. Taken from the anime Full Metal Alchemist. The first born homunculus who was also known as Selim Bradley. The Fuehrers son. Who is also a homunculus know as Wrath. bruh i ain't his son. we just pretend it so we can take over the world. duh. highdrater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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