It's just I've got exams in a few days and won't have anytime to work on it until around the 10th. Maybe a week starting on the 10th of November? Thank you for putting in the time and effort Splat. :)

I knew I was forgetting something...

Oh well.

So gents, still awaiting another 2 or more entries. How are people doing?

Half way through my exams, I haven't had the time to continue since last month.

Time is running out before the extended deadline of the end of November. I still only have one entry and, as far as I'm aware, no one is working on anything now. Unless people say differently and send me their images by the end of the month, it looks like this competition is gonna fail, too. :crying:

If this is the case, I'll have one last go at launching a fiction competition some time next year. If that fails, too, I'll probably call an end to FC competitions for the foreseeable future.

I think the problem is, Oddworld isn't really in fashion at the moment. We do have the re-releases and the apps which is good, but until we start getting some brand new games, we won't get the growth in a userbase that other franchises are experiencing.

Like on Deviantart at the moment, there are tons of drawings of Fallout, Assassin's Creed, Halo, Mass Effect, latest films, tv shows etc. Granted there's Oddworld things too, I can see at least 30 things this week alone.

The more I think about it, this forum is stagnating, whereas other things like Twitter and the Oddworld Facebook page, they're flourishing. I'm not quite sure how many Oddworld fans are on here, but if it's only 1%-5% of all Oddworld fans worldwide, it's a tiny drop in the ocean. There has to be some way of reaching all these fans with free time.

The problem is that most of the regulars are bored of Oddworld and/or don't like the FC. Splat, you need to take your Fanfic competition away from this forum if you want it to succeed. Get out there and advertise it. See if OWI will post it on their FB page if you want the masses to be interested.

Yeah, I can see OWI and J.A.W. supporting a fan art contest. They can feature them on the site as well :)

I think a lot of the problem is the time of year as well, I know a lot of people have exams September-November. I'd have given this a crack if I had seen it earlier but I don't think 10 days is nearly enough time to get it finished.

...the new OW fans who also draw fanart/write stories are mostly spread over tumblr and dA currently...

when new people come here they usually stay cause of the non oddworld sections, hardly anyone comes here with a main interrest in fanart or fan stories anymore and even less of those who actually do then also stay xD
If everyone gave up on the competitions and they ceased to exist that'd be even worse I think ... if I manage to draw something today count me in the competition.

by the way, a while ago on dA there has been a contest too and they featured the winner on fb... i think... I'm not actually sure if it happened in the end, as I didn't check and I don't know who won either haha xD

also it's true that this time of the year is probably one of the worst times to start a competition :p
Yet it's still awesome to still have these competitons! :D

On the topic of the time of year, Autumn is time for settling in to new things/revision/exams, winter is revision, spring is exams and summer is holiday. No time of year is convenient for anyone!

On the other things, I'm not desperate to run competitions. But it's fun for people so why not? A lot of people asked for one this year so I ran one; I'm disappointed that it's not drummed up interest but it doesn't break my heart.

Plus I hate Facebook. And if I have a dA account I don't remember it. And... similar responses to anything else anyone said.


It's fun for you guys, and that's what the forum is about; giving people a chance to enjoy themselves. Startlingly, I had noticed that interest in FC is waning. It's sad, but I know the reasons as well as anyone; lack of new products means most Oddworld fans are from a previous generation and are of an age where writing fanfiction*/drawing fan-art/generally trying to be good at everything creative no longer appeals like it did when we were teenagers. Hence the hideous, hideous death of RPG. Hopefully FC won't completely die out any time soon. And maybe if Oddworld ever remembers that the aim of a game company is to make games, we might get a new generation of creatively newblets interested.



*How I hate that word... Even worse, I used to refer to stories as 'fics'. *Shudders at teenage self*

In 6-and-a-bit hours, this competition closes down, unless I get enough entries by then.

Ah well. No way am I going to be able to share my work. There is this one Oddworld group on dA called Dwellers of Oddworld who are also currently working on an OC Contest.

It's probably too late about this particular contest (FC seems to be stagnating in general), but contacting and encouraging that group to share their content here might be an idea. Assuming there are people there who aren't members of OWF. I'll look into it.