CDC #7 - Calling the Gamechangers

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Theme: You have been assigned the task to make a character that will be showcased at Blizzcon. Your character must not only be interesting to play, and have a unique playstyle to it, but it must change how the players look at the game. Varian introduced the idea of the multi-class, Orphea introduces nexus originals, Choā€™Gall introduced the idea of two players playing one character, and Alexstrasza added the first dragon aspect, making a statement on Blizzardā€™s viewpoint on the dragons being in the game. Your character can be of any universe or role, but must introduce something brand new to the game that will get people speculating.

Sign-Up
Saturday, November 3
Come one, come all! Every sign-up today preferably, but if you missed the day, go ahead and leave a comment over week 1 and you will be accepted into the contest still. The judges will be Nortin, Bliztron, and WhoYouExpect. Judges are not able to make concepts themselves.

SO = 1st things 1st, I guess I can still participate right ?, I mean I live in EU so the 12PM ā€œdeadlineā€ is something like 8AM Sunday morning, which I obviously missed :stuck_out_tongue:

Either way = if not against the rules I guess the theme/classification for this particular contest is ā€œDo something Bizzareā€ (if Iā€™m not mistaken)

OK, so far will just say 1 thing and that is = I intend to make a Specialist role character with some Bizzare mechanicsā€¦ Donā€™t want to limit myself YET toward the faction/class of it but will post the ā€œgistā€ of the character and probably even who/what it is about in Week1

Got one question though = how do I do the submitting of the concept ?, a HeroesFire link or something else ?:slight_smile:

GL HF to all contenders

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I tend to judge so i can try to answer that for you, 1 you can post your creation on the forums as you can probs find many do already, if youā€™re able to post a HeroesFire link given how annoying links are on the new forums your more then welcome to do so as weā€™ve had no issue with that before, last contest i think we had 1 or 2 who did it that way.

Also as a heads up Specialists are gone now, Blizzard is setting 6 (was originally 7 Mage or Sieger was removed) which are the Tank, Bruiser, Healer, Support, Melee Assassin and Ranged Assassin.

The theme itself is, creating something truly new, bizarre or absolutely absent from the game itself like Abathur for example was a game changer when he was released as was Whitemane technically speaking (healing through damage).

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Deadline for signing on is the day the Week 1 judging starts, so just before next Sunday. Also, as Damian(Edit: Misspelled (>_>) ) said, you can create it on the forums or if you know how to get around the stupid link limiter, you can also do it through Heroesfire.

Also, are we doing the new Roles set or the current one? Now Iā€™m actually curious.

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Donā€™t worry! As the Sign-Up says, you can go ahead and leave your sign-up over week 1 and you will be accepted into the contest still. You can use heroesfire, but make sure you post a thread on the new forum with a link to it, so we can post the judgments on that thread. For an example, look at Nortinā€™s submissions in the past concepts.

As for the classes, I would prefer if people look to the future, and use the new class system, that Damian specified. Just as a reminder, they are Tank, Bruiser, Healer, Support, Melee Assassin, and Ranged Assassin.

And as a response to banelineline, the first and the last would certainly be admissible into the contest. While the middle one is certainly important, it should be paired with some new and exciting changes that will prove lasting into the future of the game, and get people talking about the future, like Multi-class, the dragon aspects, and nexus original heroes.

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Since you mentioned Orphea fits the contest theme, I was wondering if the judges would like to score her as well (like if she was Blizzardā€™s entry).
Obviously there wonā€™t be any change based on feedback, but Iā€™ve always wondered how Blizzardā€™s actual designs would fare in these contests.

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LOL, that might be kinda fun :laughing:
(note, Iā€™m refering to @Deefeā€™s post above, but it seems if I reply to the last comment in the thread, it doesnā€™t show that itā€™s a reply)

OT: I have an idea that I think might work.

I almost forgot to edit in the link:

Darn it, Bliztron! You sure can come up with some really difficult themes :stuck_out_tongue:

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Where do we go to enter and put out ideas specifically?

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i have been waiting for one of these events and now i cant pitch my idea cause i missed the deadline

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(Eugh, mobileā€¦)
You havenā€™t actually missed it yet! Submission Deadline is the end of week 1; by 11:59 P.M. Saturday! Youā€™re still good.

Each entry is generally in itā€™s own topic here on the forums, like a traditional concept(whether in a link to Heroesfire or typed out), generally with CDC or CDC# or some variant in the title, usually in place of the ā€œHero Conceptā€ part of it. (Edit: In case that doesnā€™t make sense, for example, the [HC] or [Hero Concept] parts)

Hope Iā€™ve helped you two out, and still look forward to each entry! (^_^)

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I cannot get my links in, can I just copy-paste my HeroesFire concept over? Thanks.

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the trick to linking outside forum links is the button next to your 1 key generally, put it at the start and back of the link like this https://discord.gg/JTjrNrb
thats the ` key, i had to put it last because it always sets between two of them.

Sorry i didnā€™t show that last night folks.

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But Iā€™m on mobile, what to do?

Never mind, reread the post. Thanks!

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Hello everyone! I hope youā€™re all working hard on your submissions, and Iā€™m so grateful to those that have submitted concepts so far! However, I do want to take a moment and clarify the theme, as well as hopefully provide a list of possibilities for anyone who is having trouble deciding what to do. I know the theme is very difficult, but I have faith in you all!

So first things first, while Iā€™m grateful to those who have submitted their concepts so far, I do want to let you all know that Varian as a Multi-class was used as an example of innovating not only a character, but an idea for the game. Varian inspired all of you to do a multiclass; that inspiration what I am looking for in this contest, not another Multi-class. It needs to be something never before done, but that can be repeated, and can inspire people to submit new concepts. If your character is simply a Multi-class in the same way Varian is (which Blizzard themselves noted as a failure in design, which is why Multi-class is getting canned), then you are not following the theme. You need to be trendsetters, not followers, in order to survive in this contest.

And, as promised, here is a cursory list of possibilities if any of you need a little nudge in the right direction. This is by no means a complete list, and I hope to see many brand new ideas that even I havenā€™t thought of.

  • Giant heroes

Needs full size rules, with benefits and drawbacks.

  • ā€œMulti-heroesā€ (you choose from a small pool of heroes at the start of the game)

Needs multiple, full heroes. Whether permanent or temporary, you only play as one character for an extended time, and its chosen at the start.

  • Permanent change heroes

A hero that over some time must complete a certain thing, or avoid a certain thing, and for the rest of the game become empowered, permanently altering the character.

  • Build-a-character

The character is not a full character at the start of the game. Over time, you add abilities to the character and alter their stats to build your very own character.

  • core heroes

The character replaces the core; they need a way to contribute to the team, and need a way for enemies to counterplay them, and get exp off them.

  • new takes on talent trees

The character throws out the current talent tree system for a brand new and unique other system, that fulfills the variety of the talent tree, but in a new way.

  • a hero that adds their own area to the map that is different (a la Haunted Mines)

The character adds their own miniature arena outside the normal map that they can get to and move enemies or allies to. Is similar to how Haunted Mines has a separate smaller map below the main map.

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I already have basics of my hero but this sounds super cool:

a hero that adds their own area to the map that is different (a la Haunted Mines)

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Do our characters get checked per week or do we just add per week?

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Each judge is in charge of an individual week leading up to the 4th, where each judge will work together for the final conclusion. Nortin is week 1, Bliztron is 2, I am 3. (^_^)

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[quote=ā€œBliztron-1378, post:17, topic:4508ā€]
The character throws out the current talent tree system for a brand new and unique other system, that fulfills the variety of the talent tree, but in a new way.[/quote]

Mine has two separate talent trees and basic ability sets, one exclusive to each persona. At level 1, you have to choose who you are for the rest of the game.

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Yup, thatā€™s perfectly fine! I look forward to seeing it in its totality.

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Thisā€™ll certainly be interestinā€™.

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Hey uhmmā€¦ if you dont mind i have some questions?..

  1. Is this like Legit or something? Like all of this was really part of Blizz itself? (Sorry i really dont know and have no idea about itā€¦)

  2. If i were to join (in which i would love to) the pages that i have created, will i just put CDC# on the tittle of the concepts that i have created?

  3. I know you said that the created concept must be complete, but will it be okay if mines has no complete Talents or none at all, mines like really just concept ideas? And if thats the case, will it make like im out of the competition, due to being incomplete or something?..

  4. How many hero concepts can i enter? I got tons already, but i wanted to enter is Antonidas, Mannoroth, Azshara, Naisha and Shandris.

  5. How does one know if he won or not? What prize do you offer after winning? And how do we know if his work got shown in blizzcon or something (if i read it right, i saw that the winning concept gets to be showcase at blizzcon? Is that right?)