Greetings, brethren! For those who don't know me, my name is Kevin and I'm the Assistant Community Manager here at Tom's.
First things first: [strike]this is not an official contest. This is a contest run by me, under my rules, because I can. I am the judge and jury, and you are subject to my whim! [/strike] It's now an official contest, but it's still my rules, bwahahaha!
In all seriousness, this is just a little side project I whipped up to entertain myself and hopefully all of you wonderful community members. It's not sponsored by anybody, so don't expect very fancy prizes. Now, on to the rules!
Rule, the First
Users may submit two (2) screenshots per week (preferably in a single post).
Rule, the Second
It has to be an actual screenshot, showing the player character/avatar/whatever you're controlling, taken by you!
Rule, the Third
It can't violate any forum rules.
Rule, the Fourth
Winners will be picked by me whenever I darn well please, in a manner of my choosing. I may even choose more than one!
Rule, the Fifth
Winners will be eligible to select one of three prizes!
1) Physical/digital merchandise while supplies last.
2) A temporary generic title: Most Awesome Character
3) A temporary unique title of your choosing!
And now to kick things off, here's my Charr warrior sporting some fancy new threads!
First things first: [strike]this is not an official contest. This is a contest run by me, under my rules, because I can. I am the judge and jury, and you are subject to my whim! [/strike] It's now an official contest, but it's still my rules, bwahahaha!
In all seriousness, this is just a little side project I whipped up to entertain myself and hopefully all of you wonderful community members. It's not sponsored by anybody, so don't expect very fancy prizes. Now, on to the rules!
Rule, the First
Users may submit two (2) screenshots per week (preferably in a single post).
■ It does not matter what game or genre you play; show me your character/avatar looking as awesome as possible in your favorite game!
■ Platform does not matter, although the nature of a screenshot contest naturally gives PC gamers the edge over most console gamers. If you're a PC gamer who uses Steam, be sure to check out the Official Tom's Hardware Steam group!
Rule, the Second
It has to be an actual screenshot, showing the player character/avatar/whatever you're controlling, taken by you!
■ NO REPEATS. Be original, don't just keep submitting the same one, hoping it will win!
■ All submissions will be verified by running an image search on Google, just to weed out anybody who tries to take a shortcut by stealing somebody else's.
■ Don't take a picture of the screen with your phone or camera. I don't want to look at that potato quality! :lol:
■ Conversely, don't Photoshop it to death, either!
Rule, the Third
It can't violate any forum rules.
■ Keep it PG-13. Scantily-clad females are okay (within limits) because that's bound to happen. Use your common sense though, we are a family-friendly site. I reserve the right to remove inappropriate submissions without warning.
■ If there's profanity in there (your name, in the chat box, etc), do me a favor and remove it. Cover it with a black bar. As long as I can't see it, I don't care.
■ Violence and gore will be permitted to a degree. Kindly put a warning in your post if it's going to include that, and don't attach a thumbnail. Either leave it in a spoiler or as a text link.
Rule, the Fourth
Winners will be picked by me whenever I darn well please, in a manner of my choosing. I may even choose more than one!
■ There is no time limit! This is a long-running, on-going contest with no set dates.
■ Once a winning screenshot has been chosen, all submissions preceding it are ineligible to win. Think of it as a brand new round starting each time somebody wins, with the board wiped clean.
■ You can win more than once, but you'd better impress me!
Rule, the Fifth
Winners will be eligible to select one of three prizes!
1) Physical/digital merchandise while supplies last.
■ There are some extra knickknacks around the office that I could give away, like these sweet case badges. Or maybe you can convince me to part with some of these extra Tom's Hardware polos I have sitting around
■ Up to $20 worth of Steam games of your choosing (limited supply) to be delivered digitally via Steam gifts
2) A temporary generic title: Most Awesome Character
■ I know, it's not very awesome or original. I did say this was a generic title.
■ This title will remain in effect until the next champion is crowned (whenever that is), at which point it will be passed on or removed—unless you win consecutively!
3) A temporary unique title of your choosing!
■ Standard forum rules apply, so it can't be anything obscene.
■ You will retain this title for two (2) weeks. It's too easy if you get to keep it for too long
And now to kick things off, here's my Charr warrior sporting some fancy new threads!