(Archived) Season 6 Test Subject Selection Vote

The Test Subject Selection Vote was an in-game voting event to decide which character will receive the  Test Subject skin for season 6. The system was added during the April 17 2019 patch, and 6 rounds of voting were held from April 24th to July 12th.

## General Information

* Voting will be held in the form of 6 rounds, over the course of approximately 3 months. Each round will last 1 week, and there will be a 1-week rest period in between rounds.
* At the end of each selection round, several characters will be eliminated from contention; at the end of the final round, the character with the highest number of votes will be selected for the Test Subject skin.
* Characters that already have Test Subject skins are excluded from the event. Eleven is also excluded from the event.
* Every selection round, the players who cast the most votes will be awarded privileges. These privilege rewards, along with rank-based season rewards, will be distributed after the end of Season 6.

## Vote Tickets

Players vote for characters using Vote Tickets. Vote Tickets can be obtained through the following methods:

* Daily log-in: players receive 1 Vote Ticket each day they log into the game. This can be collected from the player's mailbox.

* Daily quests: each quest can only be completed once per day. If all daily quests are completed, players can earn 4 Vote Tickets per day.
	+ Above Top 5 in Normal Game (0/1): 1 Vote Ticket
	+ Above Top 5 in Ranked Game (0/1): 2 Vote Tickets
	+ Win in Team Match (0/1): 1 Vote Ticket

* Shop: Players can purchase Vote Tickets using Gold, Gems, or Bear Points.

Vote Tickets cannot be used after this event.

## Voting Schedule

* Rounds start and end every Wednesday
* Players can still obtain voting tickets during rest periods. However, the tickets can only be used during voting rounds.
* Halfway through each voting round (Saturday), the preliminary result(s) will be announced. There is 1 preliminary result for rounds 1-3 and 2 preliminary results for rounds 4-6.

## User Interface Navigation

The voting event can be accessed by selecting the ballot box icon on the home screen.

### Home Window

In the Home screen, players can view the privilege guide.

At the end of each voting round, players can click on the "Check Result" button to view the voting results for that round. The reveal animation can be skipped, to quickly view the voting results for all characters.

### Vote Now Window

In the Vote Now screen, players can vote for characters, view preliminary results (if available), and view the Test Subject Selection Guide.

#### Voting (Rounds 1-3)

During these rounds, players vote for 5 characters at a time. Each Vote Ticket gives 1 vote to five characters; five characters must be selected in order to vote.

#### Voting (Rounds 4-5)

During these rounds, players vote for 3 characters at a time. Each Vote Ticket gives 1 vote to three characters; three characters must be selected in order to vote.

### Ranking Window

The Ranking screen shows the cumulative results of completed selection rounds. Players can see which users have cast the most votes, both cumulatively (the top 1000 voters are shown) and for each character (the top 300 voters for each character are shown). Players can also view the voting rank history of all characters.

#### Researcher Ranking Guide

* Only completed selection rounds will be reflected in the ranking order.
* Each Vote Ticket counts as 1 vote.
* When voting for the character, the character's cumulative vote results will be shown.

## Character Grades

All eligible characters are assigned a letter grade from A-D. According to the in-game "Grade Standard", these grades are based on the characters' win rates and pick rates. The letter grades do not affect the voting process.

## Test Subject Selection Guide

The following event rules can be viewed by selecting the "View Guide" button within the "Vote Now" tab.

### Voting Selections

* 1st - 3rd Selections: Players can vote for a total of 5 Test Subjects, and the 5 Test Subjects with the fewest votes will be eliminated.
* 4th - 5th Selections: Players can vote for a total of 3 Test Subjects, and the 5 Test Subjects with the fewest votes will be eliminated.
* Final Selection: Players can only vote for 1 Test Subject, and the Test Subject with the most votes will be selected as the Test Subject Skin Winner.
* **Important Note: The number of votes will be reset every selection. Votes are not cumulative across different selections.**
* If there are same ranking of the vote numbers -> The ranking will be shown according to the oldest Test Subject number.

### Preliminary Results

* 1st and 2nd Selections: Full vote rankings will be shown
* 3rd and 4th Selections: Only names of Test Subjects who are critically close to elimination will be shown
* 5th and Final Selections: 'Blind' votes ranking (Only the highest and lowest ranked Test Subjects will be hidden)

### Vote Tickets

* Vote Tickets can be obtained through daily log-ins and through gameplay.
* Daily log-in will give 1 Vote Ticket, placing 5th or above in Normal Games and Team Match victories will give 1 Vote Ticket, and placing 5th or above in Ranked Games will give 2 Vote Tickets.
* Vote Tickets can also be purchased using in-game currency.
* **Please make sure to use all your Vote Tickets before the Final Selection ends, as the Vote Tickets will NOT be used in any future events.**

### Rewards

* **Privilege Guide** can be checked in the home tab.

## Privileges Guide

The Privilege Guide describes special prizes for the players who submit the most votes during each Selection Round. When the event was first opened, all of the privileges were designated for the top 30 voters. The numbers were changed on April 24th, 2019 through an official announcement.

For each voting, if you are one of the voters with the highest number of votes, you will receive a Privilege.

* 1st Selection Vote **TOP 200** Privilege: Season 6 Test Subject Emoticon
* 2nd Selection Vote **TOP 150** Privilege: Season 6 Test Subject's Exclusive Deco Item (for Test Subject's Room decoration)
* 3rd Selection Vote **TOP 100** Privilege: Season 6 Test Subject Lantern
* 4th Selection Vote **TOP 50** Privilege: Season 6 Test Subject Voice Pack
* 5th Selection Vote **TOP 30** Privilege: Season 6 Test Subject Avatar
* 6th Selection Vote **TOP 30** Privilege: Season 6 Variant Test Subject Avatar

* Players will receive all rewards if the cumulative votes for characters during this Test Subject Skin Selection are within the **TOP 10**.
* Check voter rankings by selecting the Ranking Tab -> All -> Researcher Ranking

All rewards will be **distributed to each player at the end of this season alongside this season's league rewards.**

## Voting Results

### 1st Selection - Preliminary Results

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 1 will be eliminated.

### 1st Selection - Final Results

In total, 2,933,080 votes were cast during the 1st Selection round. 586,616 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

### 2nd Selection - Preliminary Results

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 2 will be eliminated.

### 2nd Selection - Final Results

In total, 3,771,090 votes were cast during the 2nd Selection round. 754,218 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

The recipients of the 2nd round Privilege (the top 150 voters during this round) were announced in the following Medium post.

### 3rd Selection - Preliminary Results

In these preliminary results, only the bottom 7 characters' identities were revealed. The vote counts were revealed for all characters, but all other characters' identities were hidden.

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 3 will be eliminated.

### 3rd Selection - Final Results

In total, 3,610,715 votes were cast during the 3rd Selection round. 722,143 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

The recipients of the 3rd round Privilege (the top 100 voters during this round) were announced in the following Medium post.

### 4th Selection - Preliminary Results

The first preliminary results of round 4 were revealed on June 10th 2019. In these preliminary results, only the bottom 5 characters' identities were revealed. The vote counts were revealed for all characters, but all other characters' identities were hidden.

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 4 will be eliminated.

The second preliminary results of round 4 were revealed on June 12th 2019.

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 4 will be eliminated.

### 4th Selection - Final Results

In total, 2,442,933 votes were cast during the 4th Selection round. 814,311 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

The recipients of the 4th round Privilege (the top 50 voters during this round) were announced in the following Medium post.

### 5th Selection - Preliminary Results

The first preliminary results of round 5 were revealed on June 24th 2019. In these preliminary results, the top 2 and bottom 2 characters' identities were hidden. The vote percentages were revealed for all characters, but the vote counts for the top 2 and bottom 2 characters were also hidden.

The unidentified characters were Li Dailin, Shoichi, Mai, and Silvia.

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 5 will be eliminated.

The second preliminary results of round 5 were revealed on June 26th 2019.

\*Characters in the bottom 5 at the end of round 5 will be eliminated.

### 5th Selection - Final Results

In total, 2,045,592 votes were cast during the 5th Selection round. 681864 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

The recipients of the 5th round Privilege (the top 30 voters during this round) were announced in the following Medium post.

### 6th Selection - Preliminary Results

The first preliminary results of round 6 were revealed on July 8 2019. In-game, the top 2 and bottom 2 characters' identities were hidden. However, all characters' identities and rankings were revealed in an official Medium post. The vote percentages were reported in-game to a higher degree of precision.

The second preliminary results of round 6 were revealed on July 10 2019. In-game, the top 2 and bottom 2 characters' identities were hidden. However, all characters' identities and rankings were revealed in an official Medium post. The vote percentages were reported in-game to a higher degree of precision.

### 6th Selection - Final Results

The Season 6 Test Subject Selection Vote ended on July 12 2019. Sissela was the winning character for this event.

In total, 1,120,848 votes were cast during the 6th Selection round. 1,120,848 Vote Tickets were used.

\*The bottom 5 characters were eliminated.

The recipients of the 6th round Privilege (the top 30 voters during this round) were announced in the following Medium post. Additionally, the top 10 voters for Sissela will receive the Privilege benefits from all 6 rounds.

Overall, 4,679,997 Vote Tickets were used during this event.

## Announcement History

* Initial Announcement: The voting event was first announced on Medium on April 5th.
* 6.1.00 Patch: The voting system was added to the game during the 6.1.00 patch. However, the voting system could not be accessed until the start of voting, on April 24th.
* The voting schedule was announced on April 17th.
* Privilege Extension: the privileges were extended to include more players per round. (April 24th)
* 6.3.01 Patch: It was announced that for the remaining voting rounds, there will be 2 preliminary results, instead of just 1.
* Updated Schedule: An updated schedule was released. To account for the additional preliminary results, each rest period was shortened by 2 days.
	+ Old schedule:

* Round 4 Preliminary Result 2: This announcement post was published with the following art:

* Round 6 Final Result: Announcement of winning character and end of event