Hullo Everyone!
LOTRO have begun a “Screen Shot of the Week” Contest on Facebook. With a 500TP prize for the selected winner.
It’s quite nice if you already have facebook and you don’t mind using their application.
The contest is very easy to enter and all enteries are visible, not only visible but we can all vote on our favourite screenies.
I really like this interaction with players. Many enteries are alreay entered so you can go along and view right now!
Here is a LINK to the gallery.
“Winners are announced early in the week.
Did you see the perfect sunset in the Shire this week? Did you capture an epic moment of battle with your Kinship? Every week we’ll be looking through your submissions to find the best shots to share with the world in our Screenshot of the Week! If your screen shot is selected, you’ll pick up 500 Turbine Points!Make sure that your submissions are original, and are a resolution of at least 1024×768. Here be some tips for taking screenshots:• The number pad or right mouse button can be used to adjust the camera angle
• F11 or PRT SCR takes your screenshot
• Screenshots are stored in My Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online
• F-12 will hide the UI, and N will hide namesWe look forward to seeing your entries!”
And here is all the fine print:
- This contest is open to all active LOTRO players age 18 or older.
- To enter, upload your screenshot here to our official “Screenshot of the Week” page.
- Submissions must be original creations. Any that are found to be copies or recreations of existing images will not be considered in the final judging.
- Submissions should include the contestant’s real name, email address, and primary community name (if any). Our privacy policy regarding personal information is available by clicking here. (There is a link-LKB)
- This contest begins every week on Tuesdays at 12:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) through the following Monday at 9:00 AM Eastern. New submissions are always accepted, and are rolled to the next week should the entry miss that week’s judging window.
- Entries may be spotlighted on official LOTRO social media channels. Being featured on the social media channels or prior to the official announcement on LOTRO.com does not constitute a winning entry.
- Participants and visitors may show support for their favorite entries during the contest via the official Screenshot of the Week page, social media, or the LOTRO community websites. Popularity of a submission via social media and/or website discussions does not constitute a winning entry.
Participation in the contest constitutes players’ full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these rules and terms and conditions. By submitting an entry, each player grants Turbine, Inc. a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works of, publicly display and otherwise use, in its sole discretion, any entry in any and all media for any and all purposes, including, but not limited to, incorporation into future Turbine, Inc. products or services and the advertisement and/or promotion of Turbine, Inc. products or services. Turbine, Inc. shall have no liability for any alleged or actual infringement of a third party’s rights in connection with any entry. Turbine, Inc. may assign, transfer or sublicense this license without notice. Turbine, Inc. reserves the right to edit entries as necessary in its sole discretion.
Turbine, Inc. is not responsible for lost, late, undeliverable, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected entries, or for any computer, online or technical malfunctions that may occur.
Entries that are not in full compliance with the terms and conditions are void. Turbine, Inc. reserves the right to disqualify any player who, in Turbine, Inc.’s sole discretion, has circumvented or attempted to circumvent these terms and conditions and to render void any subsequent entry by such player. Turbine, Inc. further reserves the right to cancel the contest at any time without notice. Turbine, Inc. is not required in any way to use any entries in The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM, Dungeons & Dragons OnlineTM or Asheron’s Call® or any other products or services. Employees of Turbine, Inc., its licensors, distributors and agencies are excluded from participation. Prizes, if any, are not redeemable for cash. In the event that prizes are unavailable at the time they are awarded, Turbine, Inc. may substitute prize(s) of equal or greater value. Lost or stolen prizes cannot be replaced. Any and all federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winning players.
By submitting an entry, each player agrees that they have not or will not receive any compensation or other consideration for their entry. Each player further agrees to release and hold harmless Turbine, Inc. and its licensors, distributors, agents, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind arising in connection with their participation in the contest, including, not limited to, claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. All federal, state, local, provincial and municipal laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary to enter or win.
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So what do you LOTRO Players think about this? A good way to interact with the player base? or marketing ploy?
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Sad that all non-Facebook users or those Facebook users that don’t want their RL info shared will be left out…
I love screenshot contests. But I think it’s a shame that the screenshot contest is Facebook-only. Seems very discouraging to folks who prefer to keep their Real Life and in-game identities separate. I’m definitely not using my personal Facebook for something like this. I suppose I could make a faux Facebook account for my character… but is it worth it?
I think it is sad that it is a facebook competition and not a more universal place which to post.
I am not savvy enough on these matters to be able to suggest an alternative but I understand your position Tom.
I also debated if to create a Facebook account for Lilikate, but it seems like so much bother. Lilikate does have her own twitter however 🙂
I think in the end I decided to post on my facebook account as I already have some Screen Shots on my FB.
I am cautious about having my private FB details being shared with people who only know me as Lilikate.
I already had an old facebook account separate from my (now disabled) personal account, so I was able to repurpose that for facebook things. One thing I would like to note is that the gallery link doesn’t show all of the entries at once, and scrolling through them all may not be something that very many people want to do. The entry submission does allow you to add an in-game name, which can make it easier to search for a submission (like Lilikate’s!) instead of having to go through the hundreds of pictures submitted. Also, the voting is anonymous (it prompts a comment, but you don’t have to post one for the vote to be tallied), and apparently you can vote for multiple submissions, so there’s that, I guess.
Thank you very much for this post, the only helpful one Google could find. I really hope SSG will get this info revised and re-posted so it will be simple for anyone to find.
To answer the question, I do not see any reason a real name should be required when all you’re getting is a 500 LP code. It’s not really enough to prevent determined “cheating.” (Hard to imagine that could even be effective, as it still would require high quality screenshots for every viable entry.) When you choose to submit an entry you waive pretty much any and all rights, so they’re not going to need your name for attribution or royalties either. It ought to be possible to enter and win and yet maintain as much separation between your in-game persona(s) and real-life identity as you consider prudent.
I think I will try entering sometimes using my Hobbit lass’ Facebook profile, but I won’t be including my real name. Worst case is I never win, a likely enough outcome for anyone, and best case I may win a code occasionally.