A few days after I joined the NSFL, someone asked how I was enjoying it and if there was anything I don't like. I replied
Now that submissions for the Ultimus Week TPE task are all in, I'm going to do my part to shine a light on some of what I think are the good or interesting submissions to that thread that you probably haven't read because I doubt anyone who isn't grading the task has bothered reading over what everyone else has submitted.
1. Hallmonitor_20 with St. Louis Aviator's logo
I think this is a great mark for a team showing off St. Louis' Gateway Arch nicely fit into the name. Looks quite professional. I admit I don't love the colors, but they work.
2. RansackTheUniverse's take on expansion
I thought this had some good points, with
3. KoltClassic thinking about changes to media vs. graphics payout
I think his point that creating top tier graphics takes a long time and offers minimal marginal return while written media has more of a linear time to payout is interesting. You could even say this post is guilty of what he's saying - I created it because it was something I'm interested in and maybe nobody else in the league cares - but I'll still get paid, and there's not really a quality checker or padding remover (afaik). I don't have a suggestion to improve the situation, though.
4. Exilizer wanting to get more wiki updates and subsequent putting action to words as seen at the statistics category or from Exilizer's contribution page
5. Jay Doctor wanting revenge against Austin
I liked the detailed explanation about why the loss was unexpected on top of the natural 'wanting to beat the team that beat us' part. Also has a few good expansion tips in the post.
6. Coterminity's thoughts on reform
Might be confirmation bias since I agree with many points. Is there anyone who's really satisfied with watching the sim games in their current state?
7. tractorcito_grande ranting about Kevin Fakon
Lots of detail here and really goes past the requirements.
8. JKortesi81 with a good Ultiminus review
I liked the context of the performance and the answer covered some key moments of the game too.
9. QuirkyTurtle's Costa Rica Turtles logo.
Love the helmet as turtle shell detail.
10. nunccoepi's animated drive past a billboard
Now I think the text makes for a bad actual billboard, but very impressive animation.
11. Baron1898 with the tragedy of [strike]Darth Plagueis the Wise[/strike] the Yellowknife Wraiths
Had to laugh at this one and good use of stats. Plus, bonus hilarious quote in the reform section:
Honorable mentions:
* Jackets28's Chip Otle banner picture due to my actually laughing at Otle.
* WNK's billboard of his player with decent perspective editing.
* Forty Jorder clueing me in to Alex Dasistwirklichseinnachname who has a great last name.
* Nokazoa's Montreal Americans team for the comedy.
* Isidore94 for the "Quinn Hughes, who enjoys writing in the third person" line.
* BRNXB0MBERS with a unique expansion plan
* White Cornerback had terrible formatting but an amusing quote
I hope y'all take a little time to read through some of the great work that other players have created!
Me Wrote:It's interesting. Specifically, I think there's a weird dichotomy (maybe more pronounced right now because of the giant reddit class) of a ton of content being produced in the form of articles, pictures, etc. but then it seems to mostly just vanish into the void.
Now that submissions for the Ultimus Week TPE task are all in, I'm going to do my part to shine a light on some of what I think are the good or interesting submissions to that thread that you probably haven't read because I doubt anyone who isn't grading the task has bothered reading over what everyone else has submitted.
1. Hallmonitor_20 with St. Louis Aviator's logo
I think this is a great mark for a team showing off St. Louis' Gateway Arch nicely fit into the name. Looks quite professional. I admit I don't love the colors, but they work.
2. RansackTheUniverse's take on expansion
I thought this had some good points, with
RansackTheUniverse Wrote:It can be easy to just put together an article quickly in order to just hit the minimum word count or requirements in order to collect their TPE. In my estimation these are the types of players that could be more likely to lose interest sooner rather than later.in particular resonating with me after reading through the thread and seeing a lot of responses with generous word padding.
3. KoltClassic thinking about changes to media vs. graphics payout
I think his point that creating top tier graphics takes a long time and offers minimal marginal return while written media has more of a linear time to payout is interesting. You could even say this post is guilty of what he's saying - I created it because it was something I'm interested in and maybe nobody else in the league cares - but I'll still get paid, and there's not really a quality checker or padding remover (afaik). I don't have a suggestion to improve the situation, though.
4. Exilizer wanting to get more wiki updates and subsequent putting action to words as seen at the statistics category or from Exilizer's contribution page
5. Jay Doctor wanting revenge against Austin
I liked the detailed explanation about why the loss was unexpected on top of the natural 'wanting to beat the team that beat us' part. Also has a few good expansion tips in the post.
6. Coterminity's thoughts on reform
Might be confirmation bias since I agree with many points. Is there anyone who's really satisfied with watching the sim games in their current state?
7. tractorcito_grande ranting about Kevin Fakon
Lots of detail here and really goes past the requirements.
8. JKortesi81 with a good Ultiminus review
I liked the context of the performance and the answer covered some key moments of the game too.
9. QuirkyTurtle's Costa Rica Turtles logo.
Love the helmet as turtle shell detail.
10. nunccoepi's animated drive past a billboard
Now I think the text makes for a bad actual billboard, but very impressive animation.
11. Baron1898 with the tragedy of [strike]Darth Plagueis the Wise[/strike] the Yellowknife Wraiths
Had to laugh at this one and good use of stats. Plus, bonus hilarious quote in the reform section:
Baron1898 Wrote:If I was suddenly in charge of running the league, I’d quit immediately.
Honorable mentions:
* Jackets28's Chip Otle banner picture due to my actually laughing at Otle.
* WNK's billboard of his player with decent perspective editing.
* Forty Jorder clueing me in to Alex Dasistwirklichseinnachname who has a great last name.
* Nokazoa's Montreal Americans team for the comedy.
* Isidore94 for the "Quinn Hughes, who enjoys writing in the third person" line.
* BRNXB0MBERS with a unique expansion plan
* White Cornerback had terrible formatting but an amusing quote
White Cornerback Wrote:For a start I would abolish this shitty fucking Ultimus week that offers no purpose to new or old players beyond being a word dump that every user blows their load into for ten shitty TPE.
I hope y'all take a little time to read through some of the great work that other players have created!
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