MOBAFire 2017 Guide Contest

[quote=Vapora Dark][quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Re4XN][quote=Elusive Ferret]You've also still got like 18 days til the contest ends, you can do it![/quote] I have 21 days to save the semester. Not that I'm doing bad (comparing this year to the last one, this one is a breeze), but I can't lose focus, at least not right now xD Time is a luxury I have to fully (mostly) devote to Java, Bash, C, among other stuff... And the guide also has a Jungle component, which has to be entirely scrapped and rewritten (since I only wrote about pathing so far). I haven't even begun work on Top Lane Sion, which is a story all its own. Maybe next year (though, this is probably a lie, since next year I'll [hopefully] begin internship). As I like to think, it's not about winning RP (though that [[Warmonger Sion]] would be nice), it's about teaching people the in and outs of some underplayed champions. The only meta pick I have (seriously) played in ranked to this day has been [[Gangplank]], and even the pirate has fallen out of flavour recently.[/quote]You're right it's not about winning RP too, or at least it shouldn't be. It would be a shame if the sole reason for someone's motivation of updating/making a Guide was just about winning some RP.[/quote] Agreed. I couldn't care less about the RP tbh. It's all about the ego boost.[/quote]

[quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Vapora Dark] Agreed. I couldn't care less about the RP tbh. It's all about the ego boost.[/quote] +1[/quote]

[quote=Re4XN][quote=Elusive Ferret]It's unfortunate that the contest was so much earlier this year, but you have the right frame of mind in regards to what your focus should be on. There's definitely a lot that would need changing for a Jungle/Jungler Guide that's for sure. I was lucky that I only really had to change Masteries (which weren't anything major) and the matchups for the Assassins that got reworked/changed. Only reason it still took me over 100 hours was because I hadn't updated it in like 6 months and I also decided to completely change the visuals and layout of the Guide. You're right it's not about winning RP too, or at least it shouldn't be. It would be a shame if the sole reason for someone's motivation of updating/making a Guide was just about winning some RP. It's a nice bonus sure and should work as [i]some[/i] motivation, but as you say, it should be about wanting to teach people about something you have knowledge and experience with. I mean, that's the whole point of making a Guide at the end of the day no? Maybe that's just me though, I spent the RP I won last year on 2 Gnar skins for Wayne :D Just out of curiosity, you're not on EUW right?[/quote] Yeah, the contest announcement hit me by surprise :P Pretty sure that if it started a bit later I'd have something decent to present xd Right now I was lucky enough not to have a lot of the guide written and accounted for and I only need to replace a small part of it, so yeah... Also, the very first guide I wrote here (which is now archived, unfortunately) was motivated by the fact that my friends thought it would be completely useless and people wouldn't care. I guess that 3 million views, 80+ comments and 40+ upvotes proved them wrong xD And besides, writing guides is a learning process in itself, I always learn something I didn't know about the champion/role when writing the guide. And yes, I do play on EUW, along with Wapora Dank and others :P[/quote]

[quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Re4XN][quote=Elusive Ferret]It's unfortunate that the contest was so much earlier this year, but you have the right frame of mind in regards to what your focus should be on. There's definitely a lot that would need changing for a Jungle/Jungler Guide that's for sure. I was lucky that I only really had to change Masteries (which weren't anything major) and the matchups for the Assassins that got reworked/changed. Only reason it still took me over 100 hours was because I hadn't updated it in like 6 months and I also decided to completely change the visuals and layout of the Guide. You're right it's not about winning RP too, or at least it shouldn't be. It would be a shame if the sole reason for someone's motivation of updating/making a Guide was just about winning some RP. It's a nice bonus sure and should work as [i]some[/i] motivation, but as you say, it should be about wanting to teach people about something you have knowledge and experience with. I mean, that's the whole point of making a Guide at the end of the day no? Maybe that's just me though, I spent the RP I won last year on 2 Gnar skins for Wayne :D Just out of curiosity, you're not on EUW right?[/quote] Yeah, the contest announcement hit me by surprise :P Pretty sure that if it started a bit later I'd have something decent to present xd Right now I was lucky enough not to have a lot of the guide written and accounted for and I only need to replace a small part of it, so yeah... Also, the very first guide I wrote here (which is now archived, unfortunately) was motivated by the fact that my friends thought it would be completely useless and people wouldn't care. I guess that 3 million views, 80+ comments and 40+ upvotes proved them wrong xD And besides, writing guides is a learning process in itself, I always learn something I didn't know about the champion/role when writing the guide. And yes, I do play on EUW, along with Wapora Dank and others :P[/quote] Add me, I've got a surprise for you![/quote]

[quote=Re4XN]Is your summoner name the same as your username? If so, then I think I sent you an invite :P[/quote]

[quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Re4XN]Is your summoner name the same as your username? If so, then I think I sent you an invite :P[/quote] Righto! Start the 24 hour countdown! :D[/quote]

[quote=Gaisgeach]No mine is not the same. ....It was my old one.[/quote]

[quote=Gaisgeach]How do we know if we win???[/quote]

[quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Gaisgeach]How do we know if we win???[/quote] There will be a 'Guide Contest Winners' thread [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/forum/news/winners-mobafire-2016-guide-contest-38484]like last year[/url] made after the contest has ended and been judged.[/quote]

[quote=Elusive Ferret][quote=Re4XN]Yeah, the contest announcement hit me by surprise :P Pretty sure that if it started a bit later I'd have something decent to present xd Right now I was lucky enough not to have a lot of the guide written and accounted for and I only need to replace a small part of it, so yeah... Also, the very first guide I wrote here (which is now archived, unfortunately) was motivated by the fact that my friends thought it would be completely useless and people wouldn't care. I guess that 3 million views, 80+ comments and 40+ upvotes proved them wrong xD And besides, writing guides is a learning process in itself, I always learn something I didn't know about the champion/role when writing the guide. And yes, I do play on EUW, along with Wapora Dank and others :P[/quote] [quote=Elusive Ferret]Add me, I've got a surprise for you![/quote] You should have your surprise now Re4XN c:[/quote]