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Blizzards ART Contest: WTF?

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Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
July 24 2006 18:49 GMT
#1
I have always disliked the online acronym "WTF", but on this occasion even I felt like using it. Browsing as usual I found out that the Blizzard Art contest is being seeded in many digital graphic art sites like for example gfxartist.com and other such gosu sites and blogs.. After all the prizes are very decent. But then I noticed I found something very odd that I should have noticed it when I first made mention of this contest in our news portal.

http://www.pgtour.net/forums/viewtopic.php?db=bw&p=440406#440406
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
PuertoRican
Profile Joined April 2004
United States5709 Posts
July 24 2006 18:55 GMT
#2
the prize for the Blizzard Art contest is shitty, which is why it's the only wcg online event I haven't entered.

I'm winning the same prize for getting people to vote for a picture I uploaded, much easier if you ask me.

Overall, WCG's online prizes are fewer and shittier when compared to last year.
If anyone orders any merlot Im leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking merlot.
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-24 19:10:10
July 24 2006 19:08 GMT
#3
$1000 CASH is in the "decent" range in my humble opinion -of course if they get say 50 good pieces, it is like paying 20 bucks an art piece which they will own the copyright - which is cheap and given their assests and current size.. I guess your right again Rick, it does sound stingy from this perspective.
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PuertoRican
Profile Joined April 2004
United States5709 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-24 19:16:36
July 24 2006 19:12 GMT
#4
oops, i was thinking of WCG desktop contest, not the Blizzard one.
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I think the prizes are good for the Blizzard art contest.
If anyone orders any merlot Im leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking merlot.
Eagleheart
Profile Joined January 2006
Sweden776 Posts
July 24 2006 19:17 GMT
#5
Well, yea it is kind of odd actually.

Why not Germany or Sweden? I don't get it either
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
July 24 2006 19:26 GMT
#6
I'm thinking they don't want to pay the extra shipment price? ;D (W/e the prize is, it must be something restrictive.)
lil.sis
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
China4650 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-07-24 20:45:42
July 24 2006 20:45 GMT
#7
there must be a huge tax or sth

edit: dont worry you weren't going to win anyway
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Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
July 24 2006 20:47 GMT
#8
Why not Quebec. o.O
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5456 Posts
July 24 2006 21:11 GMT
#9
Most contests never include Quebec... because if they do the rules MUST be written in French as well, which no one ever cares to do.

Some weird reason like that I think... might not be that exactly, but I know it's something to do with french
pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
July 24 2006 21:55 GMT
#10
Ermmm.... not being allowed in Korea is also dumb.
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Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
July 24 2006 22:12 GMT
#11
I dont think it is a problem, im sure you all have friends who live in these countries dont you?
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dronebabo
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
10866 Posts
July 25 2006 02:24 GMT
#12
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
July 25 2006 02:28 GMT
#13
I dont care, but i see what you mean and i think its wrong.
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Sun
Profile Joined March 2006
United States551 Posts
July 25 2006 02:51 GMT
#14
This is NORMAL for most giveaways, prizes you see. They always have borders and boundaries. MOVE! :D Now with regards to the prizes. They aren't bad, but I'm an artist myself and with that said I rather sell my artwork/paintings for no less than $300 a pop. In some cases a lot more. ;/
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
July 25 2006 02:54 GMT
#15
Um... I would say that it is better for the US economy not to give large money prizes to other nations. That's why usually contests in certain countries are limited to only the country's citizens. Makes sense? Blizzard is a US corporation. It's not advantageous to US economy for Blizzard to offer money to people out of the US.
Bill307
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada9103 Posts
July 25 2006 08:33 GMT
#16
What is the problem here?

It makes perfect sense that the countries to which they can send the prize money is a limited list. And even if it's not obvious (to us) why some countries are excluded, Blizzard most likely has good reasons for each one. Does anyone honestly think they are keeping countries off the list just to be evil?

Well, apparently Physician does. The way he rants about this is particularly dumb. Example:
You all know that {me <3 Blizzard} & Starcraft4Life, but sometimes, they deserve a good bashing.


For what? For doing something that has a perfectly good explanation that any sane person can see?

Jeezus, I'd hate to be Physician's wife. I'd come home from work an hour late because of an accident on the highway, and discover that he flipped out and told everyone I'm a cheating slut.
Mynock
Profile Joined September 2002
4492 Posts
July 25 2006 08:39 GMT
#17
On July 25 2006 17:33 Bill307 wrote:
What is the problem here?

It makes perfect sense that the countries to which they can send the prize money is a limited list. And even if it's not obvious (to us) why some countries are excluded, Blizzard most likely has good reasons for each one. Does anyone honestly think they are keeping countries off the list just to be evil?

Well, apparently Physician does. The way he rants about this is particularly dumb. Example:
Show nested quote +
You all know that {me <3 Blizzard} & Starcraft4Life, but sometimes, they deserve a good bashing.


For what? For doing something that has a perfectly good explanation that any sane person can see?

Jeezus, I'd hate to be Physician's wife. I'd come home from work an hour late because of an accident on the highway, and discover that he flipped out and told everyone I'm a cheating slut.


Well, are you?

-Mynock
miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
July 25 2006 10:19 GMT
#18
I actually find it GENEROUS of Blizzard to offer prizes to people other than those that live in the USA.
maoam
Profile Joined June 2006
United Kingdom444 Posts
July 25 2006 10:21 GMT
#19
Why? Other countries buy their products. Prizes of about $1000 are peanuts to them.
I oink therefore I ham.
miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
July 25 2006 10:28 GMT
#20
On July 25 2006 19:21 maoam wrote:
Why? Other countries buy their products. Prizes of about $1000 are peanuts to them.
You have to understand that holding contests with prizes take a lot of effort to set up; there are a lot of legal things involved, along with lots of permits you have to recieve.

Also, if the competition was held in jurisdictions that speak languages other than English, they'll have to prepare the rules and everything for that language.
SolaR-
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States2685 Posts
July 25 2006 10:50 GMT
#21
such a huge dillema, lets go crazy
Pwntrucci[sR]
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1519 Posts
July 25 2006 11:08 GMT
#22
Quebec is an awesome metal place but some things about it are stupid. The "rules must be written in french" thing is just one of many examples. For instance Quebec radio stations MUST play a certain (large) percentage of music from quebec, stores are allowed to have a sign in english if they have a bigger french one, then there was that whole thing about video games that HAD to have french instruction booklets even though it was just one crazy bitch in politics that never played a game in her life that wanted this to happen.
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maoam
Profile Joined June 2006
United Kingdom444 Posts
July 25 2006 11:08 GMT
#23
I see, so it's the legal issues involved in these countries. That makes sense then.
I oink therefore I ham.
Alborz
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Canada1551 Posts
July 25 2006 11:12 GMT
#24
I don't understand the problem
miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
July 25 2006 11:34 GMT
#25
On July 25 2006 20:08 maoam wrote:
I see, so it's the legal issues involved in these countries. That makes sense then.
It's not relaly legal issues,
It just takes a lot of effort to set up a contest for every single country, so Blizzard made it available to English speaking nations.
baal
Profile Joined March 2003
10541 Posts
July 25 2006 12:14 GMT
#26
On July 25 2006 20:34 miNi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2006 20:08 maoam wrote:
I see, so it's the legal issues involved in these countries. That makes sense then.
It's not relaly legal issues,
It just takes a lot of effort to set up a contest for every single country, so Blizzard made it available to English speaking nations.


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what about FRANCE?
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miNi
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Korea (South)2010 Posts
July 25 2006 13:07 GMT
#27
Hahahaha

Hm... didn't notice France.

No idea
gLyo
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States2410 Posts
July 25 2006 15:53 GMT
#28
Vivendi Universal is a French conglomerate that owns Blizzard.
http://benisonline.com
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
July 27 2006 08:10 GMT
#29
On July 25 2006 05:47 Jyvblamo wrote:
Why not Quebec. o.O

yeah Quebec pwns
pew pew
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
July 27 2006 08:20 GMT
#30
Physician: I would think it should be fairly obvious that there would be legal reasons behind these kind of exclusions...

Do you honestly think someone at Blizzard just hates Quebec and thus they can't participate or something?
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SixSongs
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Poland1455 Posts
July 27 2006 08:23 GMT
#31
Blizzard sux!
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PuertoRican
Profile Joined April 2004
United States5709 Posts
July 27 2006 08:24 GMT
#32
I'm sure theres atleast one person at Blizzard that hates Quebec.
If anyone orders any merlot Im leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking merlot.
baal
Profile Joined March 2003
10541 Posts
July 27 2006 08:30 GMT
#33
conspiracy! run to the hills!
Im back, in pog form!
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
July 27 2006 08:39 GMT
#34
On July 25 2006 20:08 mr.bad wrote:
Quebec is an awesome metal place but some things about it are stupid. The "rules must be written in french" thing is just one of many examples. For instance Quebec radio stations MUST play a certain (large) percentage of music from quebec, stores are allowed to have a sign in english if they have a bigger french one, then there was that whole thing about video games that HAD to have french instruction booklets even though it was just one crazy bitch in politics that never played a game in her life that wanted this to happen.


i agree , quebec is a awsome place for metal but the politics are rather stupid
pew pew
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
July 27 2006 08:43 GMT
#35
http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=41693

die

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ChoboCop
Profile Joined July 2004
United States954 Posts
July 27 2006 16:20 GMT
#36
I don't see any reason why a fanart contest shouldn't be made global to a global fan comunity. If there are legitimate legal concerns; someone please voice them.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
July 27 2006 16:43 GMT
#37
Furthermore,
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sdpgposd
Profile Joined October 2005
United Kingdom1464 Posts
July 27 2006 16:58 GMT
#38
That kinda sucks. I can see why they might not want to include korea especially (lots of people, lots of fans, lots of artwork)

But the other countries.. hmm perhaps someone should email them about it.
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