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Greetings, fellow homins! To celebrate my first six months on Atys (yea, yea... I'm a Ryzom baby, I know) I am sponsoring a contest.

I enjoy running into other homins in the wild and reading their biographies. Unfortunately, many players have not made use of this feature. To incentivize the use of the "Info" tab in the "Identity" window, I will gift subscriptions to the players who use the tab in the most novel, creative, and entertaining ways.


Rules

In order to enter the contest, a player must either (a) post the name of their character(s) in a reply to this forum post, or (b) send the names by in-game mail to Locith(Atys). I will add your character(s) to my contacts in-game and view your profile there.

You may submit up to (3) characters' biographies for consideration. They must be your characters. You may not create a character just for the purpose of this contest.

Your biography may be in-character or out-of-character. However, a substantial part of the biography must be about Atys and/or Ryzom.

You must keep the biography on your character until at least August 27, 2022 (23:59 UTC). I encourage you to make the biography permanent and to update it from time to time in the future. That's the point of the contest after all :)

Submissions that violate the Terms of Service or Code of Conduct will be disqualified.


Judging Critera

I will consider these criteria when selecting winners. Your biography does not need to meet any criteria to be eligible. These are guidelines for what I consider elements of a good biography.

• bbCode tags, colors, and hyperlinks
• Creativity and imagination
• Style, tone, and voice
• References to lore
• Memories of personal history with Ryzom
• Jokes, poems, riddles
• List of mastered skills
• Advertisement of crafted products or services
• Time zone and/or country of residence
• Discord username

Prizes

First place: 6-month subscription

Second place: 3-month subscription

Third place: 1-month subscription


I will message each winner for permission before I gift the subscription in case they would like their account to remain free-to-play.

A winner may choose to gift the subscription to any other player (except for me).


Deadline

Submissions will close on FridayFriday, 26 August 2022 23:00:00 UTC (2 years ago)

Winners and runners-up will be announced in this thread on Saturday, August 27.

Good luck! Bonne chance! Viel Glück!

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Submissions are welcome in any language!

Thank you, all, for entering your biographies! 

I like the idea of prioritizing F2P players, particularly because they tend to be newer players and a subscription might encourage them to make Atys their long-term home.


However, Zatalyz makes a good point that even long-term players and players with premium accounts may not always be able to afford a subscription. I'll therefore keep the prizes open to everyone, but I will do my best to choose at least one F2P account for a prize. If you are chosen as a winner but you do not need the subscription, you can choose another player to donate the subscription to.

Nice Contest.

Well, I wish to participate with my biography, that is also present, in then same form, in the ryzom wiki.

I sent you an igmail to confirm my nickname :)

A reminder to everyone that the submission deadline is a few days away!

Competition Results

Thank you to everyone who entered a biography into the contest. I enjoyed reading about your homins, their backgrounds, adventures, and projects. Deciding between first, second, and third place was difficult. Every biography is full of heart and helps to fill Atys with life. I truly wish I could give every contestant a prize. I kept many factors in mind when making my decisions and I've tried to be thoughtful about how closely each entry adhered to the rules and spirit of the competition. Without further ado, here are the competition medalists:

First Place

In his biography, Gilgameesh(Atys) provides a colorful account of his life, from the early days when he was separated from his parents during the chaos of the Great Invasion, all the way through the Second Swarming to the current day. I like how Gilgameesh explains the meaning of his name in his biography too.

For the detail and creativity in his biography (including a lovely poem to Fairhaven!), and on account of the fact that any homin can easily read about Gilgameesh when they stumble upon him in-game, Gilgameesh wins first place and a 6-month subscription.

Second Place

Elke(Atys) has complied a biography full of luciograms (screenshots). An accomplished scholar, Elke carefully explains the course of her life in her biography. I am particularly impressed by her ingenuity in training an Izam to fly to a certain height at which a luciograph automatically takes a picture of the landscape below. She has made her maps available to all homins. I highly encourage the curious explore to check them out here:
https://en.wiki.ryzom.com/wiki/User:Elke/bio

For the scientific precision of her biography and her service to the people of Atys, Elke wins second place and a three-month subscription.

Third Place

Eolinius(Atys) had a turbulent childhood. Like many other homins, he found fellowship and belonging on Silan. In his biography, he explains how he befriended different homins across Atys. His affection for his friends and guild comes through clearly in his biography.

For the love that Eolinius shows for his fellow homins in his biography, he wins third place and a one-month subscription.

Alternates

I have ranked all other contestants as alternates. I will send a private messaged to each medalist to ask which character they would like me to send the prize subscription. If they choose to forgo the prize, I will contact the alternates and offer them the prize.


Thank you all for participating in the contest! I will sponsor a similar contest with subscription prizes in the coming months (perhaps for Atysmas!).

I am honored to have been chosen.
I want to thank Locith for his flattering assessment of my bio.
Thank you.