YOVILLEwasBETTER (152421617) wrote:

STaRsHaSPaRKLesYOFA (104185601) wrote:

oO Gypsy Oo (8955035) wrote:

STaRsHaSPaRKLesYOFA (104185601) wrote:Congrats to all winners! You would think the Vikings would pick more more outfits with originality like those who designed their own traveling outfits by using all kinds of themes into something spectacular. Yes I saw a bunch that were awesome. I don't care about the golden ticket hand held but, I do care that the same people always win.

I'm happy for everybody that won but I noticed some entries don't really fit the theme of the contest.

Yeah now that you mentioned it I see that too.

Same here! If i had known to copy the "EXAMPLE" entry I would have done that LMAO

StephMarie (129969826) wrote:Wow, thank you so much for the golden ticket! Congratulations to all of the winners. I loved so many of your outfits.

Hi Steph, really liked your outfit... thought it was very original. Congrats hun

double g33z (185781524) wrote:Some of the winners didn’t even follow the theme?
I sense some rigging going on

Viking Amanda wrote:

YOVILLEwasBETTER (152421617) wrote:

Rod (126579776) wrote:

Ash Firefly (179554962) wrote:Biz Markie and Mamba are nearly twins.
I'm not too happy about that, I don't really care too much about the others but the twins are a bit of a concern for me.

Congrats to the winners.

Both of them look fantastic. They obviously developed their looks independently, they just have similar tastes. There was no "Unique Look" requirement in the rules. So if one look was good enough to win, it is obvious the other one should be a winner as well?

They specifically said this is NOT a fashion contest! Like I said if that was the case I would NOT wear baker elf clothing. Thought this was a christmas theme in a fantasy game?

Hey YoFans,

This particular contest was a dress-up contest so anything goes, really. The example shown was just to further illustrate that this was not a design contest, that's all.

The rules were loose and simple so that players could get as wacky or as tame as they felt like being. We don't like to stifle creativity!

From the official contest thread:

We want to see your best train-chic holiday outfits! Put together a stunning ensemble that shows us how you'd travel in style to see friends and family for the holidays.

That's the beauty of YoWorld, you know? You can be as 'crazy' or as 'normal' as you want to be. Maybe your Yo-family lives in a Toy Tower and keeps talking pet reindeer, so you dressed for that occasion. Or, maybe your Yo-family prefers to RP something closer to reality, and you wanted to dress your avatar in a style you might actually wear in real life.

Additionally, judging these contests is a pretty large feat. (The thread had hundreds upon hundreds of entries!) Viking Jess and I like to enlist the help of the rest of the team when it's time to make the final decision. We feel that's a fair way to ensure all entries are given full and thoughtful consideration! Then, we take everybody's choices and compile them where they're pared down further and ultimately become the results we announce. I'm not bothered by the similar outfits - try imagining those two entries as full characters! Picture their voices, the way they walk, what their back story might be, etc. - people in real life adopt similar styles to one another as well, and that doesn't stop them from being worthy of individual recognition.

I'm confident in the chosen winners. There are some familiar faces and new ones, which is nice.

Anyway, you're all free to express frustration when you feel it's necessary to do so, but please remember to be respectful and kind to us and each other while doing so.