Originally posted by paran01abug97As soon as the contest started, I started this level. I slaved over it for weeks, and it was by no means a "thrown-together level," nor was it "rushed."
If that was the case, okay- but the end result did not look like it to me.
QuoteAnd "I am not concerned about your or anyone else's feelings?" I don't get into others' personal lives, but that sounds problematic. I don't appreciate the sarcastic, mocking tone. Look at S.N.N's response to my level:
"This level needs some serious work. One block jumps + Yoshi + a stringent time limit makes this level both frustrating and ultimately unfair. The long switch run in the sublevel also feels pointless, especially with no threats in the way."
SNN has always been a lenient, generous judge- you may notice that the highest individual scores to the lower-ranked entries tend to come from him. He is under no obligation to be this generous or strict. Hell, he's under no obligation to give you
any comments at all- he can just score you and move on.
I have always been a strict, harsh judge- you may notice that the lowest individual scores to all of the entries tend to come from me. I am under no obligation to be this generous or strict. Hell, I'm under no obligation to give you
any comments at all- I can just score you and move on.
QuoteI can appreciate and learn from this. All you told me was basically "your level was an awful mess of s**t and should never have been created."
Maybe if you look at it in a "doom and gloom" most extreme sense, maybe.
QuoteI do take that personally,
You are not your creations- do not take negative opinions towards your work as a personal attack.
Quoteand maybe it's just me, but just because I'm not WhiteYoshiEgg or worldpeace, doesn't make me any less human.
I never said not implied anything of the sort.
QuoteLooking at your other comments for people with "bad" levels, I see that this treatment goes for pretty much everyone.
Most other bad levels in this contest either (1) were honest efforts that were broken in every sense or critically flawed in the "right" places or (2) were deliberately bad in an unfunny attempt at getting last place- which I am sick of seeing people try. It's low-hanging fruit that is hilariously easy to achieve and if you're trying to get last place, at least attempt with some style.
Quote(Negativelysonnette's level)
Creativity: Tim Tebow (15)/25
Curves: BBWs are Curvier (10)/25
Level: "Yacht of Opinions" (0)/25
Aesthetics: Eli Manning (10)/25
Overall: 35/100
Comments: I would rather read the entirety of Las Lindas and declare its Mary Sue protagonist as my waifu while I eagerly
let Counterfeit stick a gun into every single one of my holes without any resistance. However, I would also rather
not reduce myself to a drunken pile of tears with a sore everything (ie: a fan of the Cleveland Browns), so...
Negativelysonnette's entry (and how the user himself acted in these topic) stuck me (and the other judges) as the type that was submitted with clear understanding of what he was doing and what he trying to get and rather than give him exactly few screens and looked at the rest in LM to confirm my suspicions), I gave him a joke response.
The scored that entry because I was given no choice- if it were up to me, he would have been disqualified and his level not included in the results at all. The same goes for all of the other painfully unfunny "joke" levels. Your level was not a joke level, so it would not have been DQ'd.
QuoteI am not the enemy. I love this forum and love what it stands for and how big it is. However, please, PLEASE, some constructive criticism next time instead of just a bunch of hate. Thanks.
Judges are under no obligation to give you any style of feedback at all. As long as they are not killing babies and committing vile acts of treason, then no harm no foul. I will not hold your hand just because someone didn't gift-wrap something you wanted.