I could, but then it would ruin the surprise :P
And no, the site hasn't updated, need to wait until its 3rd September over where Fred is at. Otherwise I'd be spamming the specs.
their counters have been very unreliable from what I recall, everyone getting different times in different time zones (but not actually corresponding properly)
I get 10pm tonight, at GMT+7. Should fred be on the west coast of the USA, and the counter is accurate, then it will start today, the third. Just by a few hrs.
Not a word about duration total time/stages? I'm w/o computer and software atm and probably won't get it for about a month.
Well I probably won't have time at all to enter even when my stuff is shipped, but I'd like to torture myself with the idea of biting off more than I can chew...
ugh yeah, I wish there was just an option to put your locale and it tell you exactly when. It's easily going to be the 4th here. Ruins all my plans. Damn you freeeeeeeeeeeeedddddddddddddd!h!
This thread has been more disappointing then it has been helpful. every time I see this pop back up to the main page I think "humm maybe they've released some more info? I should check it out!" So I do, and I find people who've pissed themselves silly about something they know very little about.
Maybe tomorrow there will be some actual facts I can use to decide if this is worth my time or not. It's this pre-game-jerk-around that always turn me off to these competitions.
Somewhere, to someone, it'll be announced on September 3rd and in all likelihood it'll be in the evening. Stop being so dramatic over something so awesome that has a lot of people excited.
As I say, the contest will be fun for anyone who likes to call themselves an environment artist, all we have to do is wait for the specs to be released.
Just please, all I ask from everyone, is to be patient. In less than 24 hours you'll know everything you've wanted to know about the contest and the real mayhem can begin.
With a FT job that can easily eat up 50+hrs a week if (I let it)...
A wife and a 1 yr old that are a blast to play with...
And a long list of personal projects I'd love to finish...
I won't make time for something massive unless its good. Its too early to tell.
I'd also hate to join up as part of a team, end up biting off more then I can chew and sink two other peoples chances.
Like I said, I'll wait and see what I'm in for, how long it will take and weigh that against the stuff I'm itching to work on already. I'm not really seeking fame, glory or fortune, so it has to be fun to work on. Stocking up on canned goods, and putting everything on hold, doesn't sound like fun... but who knows maybe it will be that good...
I don't mean to crap on anyones parade, I'd rather see people excited about this then try to drag it down. It's probably a great contest, but probably not my bag.
Let the glory hounds feast =P
Dude, sometimes its just better not to post if all you have to is some tired whine about how little time you have(like you're the only person in that situation) and how the rules and workflow are going to suck and all this other bullshit. Just keep it to yourself.
Dude, sometimes its just better not to post if all you have to is some tired whine about how little time you have(like you're the only person in that situation) and how the rules and workflow are going to suck and all this other bullshit. Just keep it to yourself.
And sometimes its better to leave things buried... Since you dug it up.
oh sorry didn't know anything but blind flag waving wasn't allowed. Considering the contest was far from finalized it would have been nice to have concerns like free time factor into the heads of those responsible for killing my free time for the next good long while.
I was actually explaining (to someone who asked) why I didn't see anything to get excited about and what I did see didn't sound like much fun. You also missed the part of the post I apologized said I didn't' mean to be a kill joy. So pointless to get hyped and buzzed about something that hasn't been fully disclosed, YET. Its also annoying wading through 6 pages of blind flag waving (by people who won't even compete) to try and find the official nuggets.
I mean... OOOoOOo F5 refreshes your browser I'm totally pressing that ever second until something new pops up! SQUEEL!
And everyone knows that 45% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Vig, I have to say, all of my posts here have been sarcastic attempts at humor. I think a lot of people while actually excited for the competition, are just posting stupidly excited posts as comedy. Don't take everyone so seriously. It's not a big deal, some people will compete, some people won't.
I think that stocking up on canned goods and hankering down for a few days/weeks sounds fun - but for those that are working already in the industry, have family life ect - perhaps the contest isnt gear'd directly towards them?
If all the best environment artists from everywhere entered, then you would need a fancy mining system to even take a look at an entry from new guys? Im not saying people should stay out so i can place... put yer gunz down, in the end i really only want to see all the best entries there can be, so i can learn... i just think its understandable that some might not get panic pants to enter a contest that tests skills you already have, and get paid for...
Besides the selfish reasonings above, as ive read through many many posts on this forum i think its a little snap-happy to imply that Vig of all people on this forum should be more supportive? If he started keeping everything to himself who'd reply to all us No0bs and help us get outta our delusions of grandeur?
i totally get where vig is coming from....for some reason i was not excited about this challenge at all untill a few days ago. now i can't get the damn thing out of my head.....i'm still not going to be running around waving a flag about it though....just really want to see what the specs for the contest are going to be.
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-caseyjones
i second that !!!
And no, the site hasn't updated, need to wait until its 3rd September over where Fred is at. Otherwise I'd be spamming the specs.
-caseyjones
Its going to take another day Im affraid
Well I probably won't have time at all to enter even when my stuff is shipped, but I'd like to torture myself with the idea of biting off more than I can chew...
Maybe tomorrow there will be some actual facts I can use to decide if this is worth my time or not. It's this pre-game-jerk-around that always turn me off to these competitions.
Somewhere, to someone, it'll be announced on September 3rd and in all likelihood it'll be in the evening. Stop being so dramatic over something so awesome that has a lot of people excited.
As I say, the contest will be fun for anyone who likes to call themselves an environment artist, all we have to do is wait for the specs to be released.
Just please, all I ask from everyone, is to be patient. In less than 24 hours you'll know everything you've wanted to know about the contest and the real mayhem can begin.
Dude, sometimes its just better not to post if all you have to is some tired whine about how little time you have(like you're the only person in that situation) and how the rules and workflow are going to suck and all this other bullshit. Just keep it to yourself.
And sometimes its better to leave things buried... Since you dug it up.
oh sorry didn't know anything but blind flag waving wasn't allowed. Considering the contest was far from finalized it would have been nice to have concerns like free time factor into the heads of those responsible for killing my free time for the next good long while.
I was actually explaining (to someone who asked) why I didn't see anything to get excited about and what I did see didn't sound like much fun. You also missed the part of the post I apologized said I didn't' mean to be a kill joy. So pointless to get hyped and buzzed about something that hasn't been fully disclosed, YET. Its also annoying wading through 6 pages of blind flag waving (by people who won't even compete) to try and find the official nuggets.
I mean... OOOoOOo F5 refreshes your browser I'm totally pressing that ever second until something new pops up! SQUEEL!
Vig, I have to say, all of my posts here have been sarcastic attempts at humor. I think a lot of people while actually excited for the competition, are just posting stupidly excited posts as comedy. Don't take everyone so seriously. It's not a big deal, some people will compete, some people won't.
If all the best environment artists from everywhere entered, then you would need a fancy mining system to even take a look at an entry from new guys? Im not saying people should stay out so i can place... put yer gunz down, in the end i really only want to see all the best entries there can be, so i can learn... i just think its understandable that some might not get panic pants to enter a contest that tests skills you already have, and get paid for...
Besides the selfish reasonings above, as ive read through many many posts on this forum i think its a little snap-happy to imply that Vig of all people on this forum should be more supportive? If he started keeping everything to himself who'd reply to all us No0bs and help us get outta our delusions of grandeur?
we're supposed to be impatient, we're the bad guys
x2
Someone else?
Just guessing here.
Says LAUNCH TIME for me!
More at 11.
or everyone else is dead and we're the only survivors.
Whichever caveman invented the concept of "waiting" is a fking idiot. I hate waiting for stuff.