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Good morning!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So keeping with the title and our lovely coffee/breakfast pics, I will proffer the cliche but still fun question... what is art? Are games art? Can games promote the production of art?
 
Well, now that my judging of the NLC contest is complete, I feel comfortable in stating that yes, games are art and at least with Wildstar, they can definitely promote it for players! So in the hope of inspiring you folks out there who are artists, builders, photographers, whatever, here's a selection of my 25 favourite screenshots from the contest. ^_^   Really hope you like! 
 
(One quick note, being on this list is no indication of winner standing in the contest. These weren't chosen to be representative of the plots they come from, either: in many cases there are probably much better, more accurate images for that. These screens were selected for fun while reviewing the 250 I have set aside for the contest chapbook, and generally made the cut because they brought out some strong feeling in me. I should have the full chapbook up in the housing forums by tomorrow.)
 
 
 
 
NCL 16 Prox's Pix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pretty amazing, eh? Wildstar housing FTW! :D
			
				
	Edited February 19, 2016 by EsperXIV	
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			I am always amazed by what people can do with housing in this game.  has to be one of the best housing systems in the business. I am too engrossed with the other thing I think they are the best at too, pve raid content.	
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Morning!  Breakfast was a little meager this morning (I was running late,) so I appreciate a second breakfast of eye candy with humble pie.
 
Mmmmmmmmm!  Those screenshots are sweet!	
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I'm about to make a late breakfast myself with some vegetable cream cheese on everything bagels, and oolong tea... mmmm...
 
I'm happy with how things turned out in the end, and the contest has been a blast. We had 25 entries from each faction, so it's very balanced with good representation of the builder community overall— including the infamous Bell Curve. :P  Hopefully people will enjoy getting their score breakdowns with a bit of commentary, too. :)
 
Will just need to try to figure out a way to include Jabbit next time... hmm...
			
				
	Edited February 19, 2016 by EsperXIV	
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Got me some cold pizza (yum) pepperoni of course, some coffee (microwaved because the pot was cold) and a water to drown out the coffee taste since I hate most coffee besides DD's flavored ones.....
 
You forum warriors better get to work :)	
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			i work hard...or is that hardly work.  i always get that mixed up.	
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			Those are some seriously awesome plots. Thanks for sharing Esper! And GG folks who took the time to put them together :D	
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I was pretty blown away by what people have made since F2P. There's definitely been a significant increase in scope and immersion due to the increased decor limit. :D
 
Now if only Carbine can give or sell us some Special limit increases, at least to 100... *winkNUDGEwink*	
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Those are incredible. I am in awe. xD
 
*hides her housing forever*	
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A lot of plots were upgrades from up to a year ago, and it's been awesome to see them dramatically improve over time. There are also some plots that weren't built long ago and came out great.
 
In the end I hope that giving out the STIPP breakdown, final scores, and a host of other images/plots to study will help folks develop their imagintion and craft. :D  I'm like, soaring on the inspiration as I head back to work on EGA. :wub:	
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Those are incredible. I am in awe. xD
 
*hides her housing forever*
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You can only visit so many plots before folks go around and change them into something even more amazing.
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