Originally Posted by
Ladea 
I'm basically at the point where I give up putting any effort into these competitions since the rules seem to change on the fly. I mean, the contest read, "The Wardrobe system in RIFT allows you to mix and match all sorts of gear to put on your best façade. What better way to celebrate Halloween RIFT Style than to make full use of it and let you show off your costume coordination prowess?"
I hate to sound bitter, but yeah. Many of the finalists (not just in this thread) made zero use of the wardrobe at all, most notably the bugged screenshots, the ones like the Yeti that just used a transformation item, and other ones where you can't even see what the character was wearing so I can only assume they were chosen based on general location/ambiance of the screenshot.
At least they were clear about photoshopping this time (with the exception of cropping) and are letting players vote for the top 3 in each category, other than that I'm generally disappointed with the judging process.
Next time you hold a contest please be aware that many people like myself take the rules 100% literally because they're the rules. When finalists show up that didn't follow those rules it's unfair to everyone that did follow them. (According to a post in another thread they didn't even stick to the rule of only one screenshot allowed per post per category.) If other things are allowed, i.e. graphical bugs, you need to explicitly state so -- down to the letter -- from the beginning so there's no confusion.
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