Beanbag Contest: Voting!

August 17, 2017 1:40 pm

Hello designers, voters and avid bystanders! We've had a good pore over each of your entries for the contest and we were absolutely blown away by your ideas and designs.

We've made a selection of 6 entries that we feel fit in with the direction we would like to take on the Beanbag Shop NPC. This doesn't necessarily mean that any of the entries weren't deserving or wonderful - they just weren't the right fit for Subeta at this time.

That being said, we got a clear idea of what kinds of characters users feel are being underrepresented on site, and we will endeavor to bring many more of the ideas given in this competition into the site's future lore-making. We hear you!

But for now, it's time to VOTE. You have until 11:59PM on August 20th to cast your opinion. Which of these designs (including backstories) would make for your favorite new beanbag NPC?

August 17, 2017, 3:33 pm by

Help, I like all of them!

August 17, 2017, 3:32 pm by

Kanyin all the way, I think pet based NPCs are great! I really wish there was more pet NPCs in the subeta lore to show some more love to all the wonderful pets on the site! It would also look good in the subeta lore if more NPCs would have relations to actual pets, and there would be more pet owners (or past pet owners like in this Cinthia's case right here) like Old Wizard with his kumos Luna and Matlal with his manchu Baron Omad. 💖

August 17, 2017, 3:29 pm by

Dang, we needed ranked voting on this. Too hard to choose!

August 17, 2017, 3:26 pm by

Wow. This is so hard to choose from. Excellent entries.

August 17, 2017, 3:25 pm by

Oh gosh these are all so good! Still trying to narrow it down and pick who to vote for... gonna need to think it over some.

August 17, 2017, 3:19 pm by

So many great entries it was hard to choose. Love to see more representation <3

August 17, 2017, 3:18 pm by

On the one hand, I'm drawn to the entry that was most like mine, but on the other, I'm keen to fill some representation gaps. The weight of this choice why?!

August 17, 2017, 3:07 pm by

Oh gosh....... I think I have a crush on Kanyin

Excellent entries everyone, I need to take a while to decide who to vote for, this is surprisingly hard! Gosh, I would just love a dilemma NPC.

August 17, 2017, 3:07 pm by

Shanti <3

August 17, 2017, 2:58 pm by

Probably the hardest choice I've ever had to make in a contest. All of these were fantastic entries and I am so happy and pleased with the amount of diversity in these entries! Great job everyone n_n I can't wait to meet our new Beanbag Shop owner!

August 17, 2017, 2:56 pm by

Man this is hard

August 17, 2017, 2:55 pm by

Just had to go with Fahimah <3

August 17, 2017, 2:54 pm by

There's been one thing I always wanted to since I was a kid. That is I want to buy a shitload of craft beads and put them into a container and just put my hands in it and feel all the beads. So I relate a bit to Fahimah with the bean and pellet thing.

Also no dillemas dont get enough love. Also thank god mine didn't make it. That would've been embarrassing.

August 17, 2017, 2:45 pm by

"pin cushion eyepatch" Oh no, Kanyin! That's a horrible idea! D: (but he is still my favorite. ❤️)

August 17, 2017, 2:44 pm by

I was so close between Shanti and March it could have gone either way , but then the last bit of information about repairing the animals came up for March and it won me over <3 :)

Wonderful entries, everyone!

August 17, 2017, 2:42 pm by

- we actually had a lot of anthro entries! A lot were great, but just not quite top 5 great :)

August 17, 2017, 2:41 pm by

these are all amazing! it was so difficult picking a favorite ;; thank you to everyone who submitted, and good luck to the finalists!

August 17, 2017, 2:40 pm by

It was really hard to choose! But I chose the one that I related to the most.

August 17, 2017, 2:35 pm by

omg Kanyin

I have never been a fan of Dillemas (except for nostalgic ones obviously) but Kanyin is ADORABLE. His name is perfect as well. Kudos to his designer for such a well thought out character, AND for doing a pet-based NPC instead of a humanoid one since apparently an overwhelming majority of the entries were humanoid.

August 17, 2017, 2:32 pm by

cries slightly harder after reading all of the descriptions because how do i pick

August 17, 2017, 2:30 pm by

cries softly because they are all good

August 17, 2017, 2:30 pm by

Tough choice! They're all awesome :D congrats to all finalists.

August 17, 2017, 2:30 pm by

Oh man they are all good!

August 17, 2017, 2:25 pm by

All of these are great, I can't decide. ;~;

August 17, 2017, 2:19 pm by

Good choices, I really like different things about all of them. c: Congrats, finalists, they're all great!

August 17, 2017, 2:17 pm by

A lot of nice entries but I quite like Calliope the most.

August 17, 2017, 2:17 pm by

ack these are all cute the bean farmer is after my heart tho

August 17, 2017, 2:16 pm by

I voted for Fahimah, she seems kind and I really like her design.

August 17, 2017, 2:15 pm by

OMG Fahimah <3

August 17, 2017, 2:13 pm by

Congrats everyone who got chosen and good luck! I really like most of these entries and cant wait to see who wins. Can I request of the mods that if Shanti wins that you consider maybe putting her in a rigid/everyday use wheelchair instead of one like in the picture? A lot of people who are in wheelchairs long term don't use those types and it'd be nice to have more correct representation. Though I do know that its based on individual needs and availability because not everyone can get/buy a rigid wheelchair or wants one (for example my stepsister had one like Shanti), but a lot more people out there use them long term compared to those hospital types. It could make sense that Shanti uses the generalized type, but just something to take into consideration, please. Thank you and again, congrats and good luck to all the winners!

August 17, 2017, 2:11 pm by

I didn't expect this to be so difficult. They all have specific things and qualities that I like. I just know that as soon as I'm going to vote for the one, I'm going to regret not having voted for another.

August 17, 2017, 2:10 pm by

Oh cool, that was easy. I doubt my pick will win, but still.

August 17, 2017, 2:10 pm by

these are all so good how could you guys do this to me

August 17, 2017, 2:08 pm by

Really tough decision but I chose Shanti, I like her backstory, the design and I think we finally can have an NPC that represents the handicap users here on Subeta.

August 17, 2017, 2:07 pm by

Ahhh so many great ideas! I wish we could pick more than one, but I guess that defeats the objective. ^^;

I'd love to see March or Charlize win. I don't think Subeta has any autistic NPCs, and this would be a great chance to give them some representation. <3

August 17, 2017, 2:03 pm by

But I like four of them! Hard to decide. They are all so nice.

August 17, 2017, 2:02 pm by

I voted for Shanti because I think the artwork is great, she's cute, and I liked her story too.

August 17, 2017, 2:02 pm by

i c a n ' t d e c i d e

August 17, 2017, 1:57 pm by

All these designs are excellent and it would be awesome if they could all be used around the site for different things not just the beanbag npc.

August 17, 2017, 1:56 pm by

wow. like many others said already: though choice! especially 2 of them. i blame the artists that made them. >.< [sorry, not sorry] at the same time, i want to congratulate the finalists: you guys did an amazing job!

but i'd like to add that the characters that don't get chosen now, as well as with the others, some of them need to be used in future shops - just change beanbag for whatever shop specialty.

August 17, 2017, 1:55 pm by