Creature Description Writing Contest is live

May 19, 2015 at 7:41 PM

CREATURE DESCRIPTION CONTESTS - We're introducing a brand-new, official community contest at Egg Cave! It's the Creature Description Writing Contest ("CDWC"). It's accessible under the global Community tab.

We'll post a collection of creatures in the contest area and you can write a submission for the egg description and creature description as it would appear in The Archives. Once we pick the best creature description combination, the winner will have their name credited in The Archives entry, be able to shape the site's lore and story arc, and will receive this creature for free even if it ends up being a Cash Shop Monthly.

Here's the fine print:

Become eligible for entering the contest by posting 100 quality forum posts.
You can't name the species; only site staff can. Use a placeholder species name in your submissions. This helps everybody have an equal chance at creature naming once the species is released in real time.
Not all new Egg Cave species will appear in the CDWC. Site staff will still write descriptions behind closed doors.
When a creature disappears from the CDWC, it does not mean that it will be immediately available for release.
Right now, creatures that appear in the CDWC won't be there for a set time. In other words, some creatures might be posted there for weeks, others might only be there for days. We may standardize this in the future but not for right now.
Egg Cave staff reserves the right to modify your submission. We really, really don't plan on doing this (like ever) but there is a possibility that we may have to tweak a winning submission for contradictory inter-species issues, grammatical issues, or long-term site planning (i.e. plots). The goal as a contestant is that you would be familiar enough with the site's lore to avoid these issues.

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lykhaos117 • 19 May 2015, 7:42 PM

OH MY GOSH YES!!!!!!! 😃

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 7:45 PM

Good luck guys!

karenna19 • 19 May 2015, 7:48 PM

This is a great idea! 😊

brunosc • 19 May 2015, 7:57 PM

@orderedchaos will we get the creature if our description is chosen? 😊

polaroid • 19 May 2015, 7:57 PM

OMG. O: This is awesome! 65/100 Quality Forum posts. 😋 Woohoo. x) ❤️

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 7:59 PM

@brunosc That is what it says. 😋

brunosc • 19 May 2015, 8:00 PM

"and will receive this creature for free" Me and my messy english xD Sorry I must have missed it

lykhaos117 • 19 May 2015, 8:04 PM

Is there any way to look at our descriptions after we submit them so we can see the quality of our writing develop?

raitonchidori • 19 May 2015, 8:13 PM

"Become eligible for entering the contest by posting 100 quality forum posts." What does it mean?

Ian • 19 May 2015, 8:17 PM

@raitonchidori your cumulative post count must be at least 100. if you don't receive this notice on the CDWC page, you're good. 😊

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 8:17 PM

@raitonchidori It means 100 non-game, non-"you just pinging people to the topic" posts.

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 8:18 PM

Aw dang, ninjaed by @Ian. 😋

silverserpent • 19 May 2015, 8:18 PM

@raitonchidori Probably means you need at least 100 forum post that aren't just "one-word-game"-posts but something more eloquent. 😊

raitonchidori • 19 May 2015, 8:19 PM

Oh, ok, thank you, @Ian. I guess I'll try. My english is horrible, but you mods can change it 😃

silverserpent • 19 May 2015, 8:19 PM

Ninja'd by a mod and super-mod. That's cool. *backs away slowly*

mastergemma • 19 May 2015, 8:20 PM

Ah, this is going to be awesome!

lucas • 19 May 2015, 8:29 PM

"You meet this requirement, so you're all set!" Te-hee time to start writing!

musicgurl333 • 19 May 2015, 9:03 PM

This is a fun idea! I'm not feeling very creative at the moment, but I'll definitely have to think about some of these and submit something!

thursdays_dove • 19 May 2015, 9:03 PM

Ohh very nice! I will have to think of something.

dragonnn • 19 May 2015, 9:31 PM

100 seems pretty steep, but this is awesome! The type of update I look forward to.

iceiceice • 19 May 2015, 9:35 PM

Interesting O_O

iceiceice • 19 May 2015, 9:36 PM

Hey! Thanks so much for this! Makes me feel like I can contribute to the site more 😊

jazzyleia • 19 May 2015, 9:48 PM

Good luck to all!

april__ • 19 May 2015, 10:01 PM

So excited to see what you all come up with. =D

dragon_collector • 19 May 2015, 10:07 PM

COOL 8D

bunnyshadow • 19 May 2015, 10:29 PM

I love this, but it spoils the surprise of what the creatures will look like when they're released. ;~;

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 10:33 PM

@bunnyshadow We aren't doing this for every new creature, just for a small handful. So there will still be plenty of surprises.

bunnyshadow • 19 May 2015, 10:40 PM

@Orderedchaos Oh I see. Are the creatures for CD Writing all user suggested or made by EC Artists ?

Orderedchaos • 19 May 2015, 10:42 PM

@bunnyshadow The current four are not user suggestions. There may be user suggested creatures in there in the future.

raitonchidori • 19 May 2015, 10:45 PM

I made my first one. I also hope Ian creates a creature suggestion contest. One user suggestion creature per month and everybody can vote

Ian • 19 May 2015, 10:49 PM

@raitonchidori loving that idea too 😊

raitonchidori • 19 May 2015, 10:51 PM

Maybe I'll start my bad drawings again... Or revive some or my old ones (I have so many) xD

raitonchidori • 19 May 2015, 10:53 PM

That would be perfect, @Ian. I mean... seriously ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

inkpelt • 19 May 2015, 10:53 PM

This is a great idea- trying to write one for the cute bunny. Harder than I thought it would be!

inkpelt • 19 May 2015, 10:55 PM

@raitonchidori I love your idea! I would love to see that happen 😊

piucca • 19 May 2015, 10:58 PM

I am un awful writer, but I'll have to try my hand at this 😊 This is a lot of fun! Thank you guys ❤️

immortalraven • 19 May 2015, 10:59 PM

Nice

sparklefox • 20 May 2015, 1:51 AM

Pretty cool idea, but I'm horrible when it comes to creative writing. XP

mastergemma • 20 May 2015, 2:24 AM

@loveicepop I've seen it suggested quite a few times since I've joined. Isn't having another competition great?

heather519 • 20 May 2015, 2:28 AM

*Cries* But I want write ;-; I can only drawwww XD Oh well :/ Best of luck to everyone! ❤️😃

kiryko • 20 May 2015, 2:32 AM

@mastergemma Should we write for one or we could try all 4?

333 • 20 May 2015, 3:19 AM

I'm kind of confused, but it's a good idea!!! I'll have ago. 😉

kiryko • 20 May 2015, 4:00 AM

@wererage You are not alone.It's just will make non English speakers do More affort and will take More time to make ot.But it's possible😊

mastergemma • 20 May 2015, 5:05 AM

@kiryko Everyone is able to do as many as they want so if you want, you can do all four!

elf • 20 May 2015, 8:10 AM

This is interesting 😊

fakeworld • 20 May 2015, 10:10 AM

I love this! I just wish we had the ability to review our entries after they've been submitted.

misty_rose_ • 20 May 2015, 10:28 AM

I did three of the four. I couldn't figure out one of them! This is a really good idea!!

spiritkoi • 20 May 2015, 2:37 PM

I can't wait to write something for all of them. I especially like that bird one, have something forming already. ^^

fuzzyarcticdragons • 20 May 2015, 3:21 PM

I need to post a ton of stuff to get in! ☹️ I didn't really think about doing that kind of thing, but now I need to.

dzufiasta • 20 May 2015, 3:26 PM

Will this contest take place in the future again? My account is like... two weeks old. I'll never catch up with forum posts.

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