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an1sh
11-17-2008, 06:52 PM
http://outspark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127396


The prizes for designing the avatar could have been more better. You only get a chance to design an avatar once in a year or something, and all you get is regular MVP badge for 1 week lol. I doubt many creative designers would get to work on it
zues8844
11-17-2008, 06:54 PM
MVP badge is permanent. You also get an xp boost card =)
Shadowic2
11-17-2008, 07:01 PM
Exp Boost card? Where did you get that from?

An Exp Boost card is not one of the prizes.

Not only will the 1st place winner get a permanent MVP Badge, their winning Avatar will be added into the list of Avatars here at Outspark for more variety for the community to use. The 4 runner ups will also get their avatars put in (To add a bit more variety instead of just having one new avatar), but they will not get a MVP Badge.

Remember, this is a Forum Contest. Things won't always have prizes you can use in-game. This is just supposed to be something fun for the people to do while on the forums.
zues8844
11-17-2008, 07:10 PM
Woopsies...........mixed that up with other MVP events =D
sirviney
11-18-2008, 09:28 AM
Woopsies...........mixed that up with other MVP events =D

Silly nub.

Are we going to have any events that don't include being skilled with a pencil or photoshop? :cool:
Shadowic2
11-18-2008, 11:12 AM
Possibly, we'll just have to see what the CM's have in store for us. XD They want to have quite a variety of fun things for people to participate in.
irroc29
11-18-2008, 12:27 PM
Prizes:
Forum MVP badge for one week

it doesn't say it's permanent?
an1sh
11-18-2008, 12:56 PM
it doesn't say it's permanent?

my thoughts exactly
Kraehe
11-19-2008, 03:01 AM
Not only will the 1st place winner get a permanent MVP Badge, their winning Avatar will be added into the list of Avatars here at Outspark for more variety for the community to use. The 4 runner ups will also get their avatars put in (To add a bit more variety instead of just having one new avatar), but they will not get a MVP Badge.

Remember, this is a Forum Contest. Things won't always have prizes you can use in-game. This is just supposed to be something fun for the people to do while on the forums.

Then, why does it say this..


Prizes:

Forum MVP badge for one week
Your avatar will be added to the forum icon index
Shadowic2
11-19-2008, 08:32 AM
My apologies X_x.

This is what happens when you're reading over too many MVP layouts, lol.

It's not permanent apparently, so please disregard my previous post.
Naomi89
11-19-2008, 11:17 AM
But why would all the others be permanent and this one only be for one week?
If all the other MVP events gave permanent badges I don't know why this one should be any different
sirviney
11-19-2008, 01:41 PM
I can see why they would be different.

The forums are under new management - The CMs. It's rather simple really.
YoshimaruOrona
11-19-2008, 02:17 PM
Meh, its just a little thing to do outside of the games, and somewhat helps the community at large.

I did notice something wrong with the submission guidelines though.

It doesnt mention what file format the submissions have to be in (jpg, gif, png, etc.).
sirviney
11-19-2008, 02:33 PM
Chances are it doesn't matter but common sense is:

Avatar = GIF
CM_Saphar
11-19-2008, 04:14 PM
The events currently list the forum MVP badge reward as only lasting a week, but that's still under discussion. At this point, the badges will be permanent, with some other cool badge-related features coming down the pipe.

In terms of possible additional prizes, what are most valuable and interesting to you?

Permanent items? Which ones?
Other recognition on the forums?

Let us know, and we'll incorporate your feedback into future Forum MVP events.
Kraehe
11-20-2008, 02:44 AM
Chances are it doesn't matter but common sense is:

Avatar = GIF
Then itīs funny how out of all the current avatars, only Bread 'n Butter avatars are GIF format. >.>
Naomi89
11-20-2008, 03:29 AM
Why gif? I would think that you would use PNG since GIF is for animated, no? Ah, I'm confused now :S lol
Kraehe
11-20-2008, 04:16 AM
Why gif? I would think that you would use PNG since GIF is for animated, no? Ah, I'm confused now :S lol
Thereīs no need to use PNG unless itīs on transparent background tho.. .__.;
As far as I checked most avatars they have now, are JPEG.
Naomi89
11-20-2008, 09:02 AM
Ah true true kraehe, I've just been doing so much drawing on transparent backgrounds that it's become a habit to save them as PNG hehe :)
YoshimaruOrona
11-20-2008, 10:39 AM
Well, the file type kinda does make a difference

JPG = Straight up picture
PNG = Picture w/ transparent background
GIF = Animation

And I'm not sure, but all the avatars of the posters on this page have JPG only.
ToshCrimson
11-21-2008, 10:45 PM
Well, the file type kinda does make a difference

JPG = Straight up picture
PNG = Picture w/ transparent background
GIF = Animation

And I'm not sure, but all the avatars of the posters on this page have JPG only.

so why does GIF = animation? I have known that it is for years and always thought like "oh its a little gift ^,-". So why GIF and not AnI or AMN?
Applepod
11-24-2008, 10:10 PM
The events currently list the forum MVP badge reward as only lasting a week, but that's still under discussion. At this point, the badges will be permanent, with some other cool badge-related features coming down the pipe.

In terms of possible additional prizes, what are most valuable and interesting to you?

Permanent items? Which ones?
Other recognition on the forums?

Let us know, and we'll incorporate your feedback into future Forum MVP events.

I hope that the forum MVP badge would stay as permanent. http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk127/xintiandi2008/24.gif

One of the things that I valued is recognition on the forums. No matter what, I'm sure that everyone would be happy to feel some form appreciation for the things they work hard to offer or to do.

The forum badge is worth it because it is lustrous and distinctive. <-- Main motivation factor http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk127/xintiandi2008/38.gif
Poisoned77
11-25-2008, 12:34 AM
so why does GIF = animation? I have known that it is for years and always thought like "oh its a little gift ^,-". So why GIF and not AnI or AMN?

because .GIF is the name of the file extension that can be used to create small animations and graphics for display over the web.

GIFs are not always used just for animations. A GIF's advantage is that when you have a graphic that has a small number of colors, a GIF is the best way to display those graphics on a webpage. A GIF can only display 256 colors, while JPEGs and PNGs can display millions. Web designers use GIF files to cut down on load and caching time of webpages.

Once you exceed the 256 color range for a GIF it no longer becomes effective at displaying images and the filesize increases exponentially.