New for LCC in 2014!
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:31 pm
Happy New Year, denizens of Roawia!
Over in the King's Council, we've been discussing a few exciting developments to shake things up a bit in 2014.
I know you've been anxiously waiting for these updates since I posted a teaser about 24 hours ago, so I won't beat around the bush....
All factions are now open for sign-ups!
We took a tally of recent activity in all four factions (thanks to Sir Erathor for his help) and have deemed the factions to be balanced enough to allow Loreos and Lenfald to reopen. It remains to be seen if the new recruits for Garheim and Outlaws will stick around to keep things even, but for now we are back to welcoming applicants to all four factions!
New Global Challenge Format!
Our friends over at GoH have implemented a really neat format that we will be trying out over here as well.
From this point on, all Global Challenges will have three sub-categories for you to choose from.
Vignette / Fig Entry - A category created with for those with limited time or bricks at their disposal in mind, you will be able to submit GC entries with a max footprint of 8x8. This will earn you 1 personal status point and 1 global status point for your faction.
Size-Restricted Entry - The size restriction may vary, but for most challenges will require an entry between 20x20 and 32x32 studs in footprint (odd-sized footprints allowed, provided they fall within the min/max dimensions). Entries in this category will earn you 3 personal points and 3 global points.
Unrestricted Entry - The sky is the limit. Any entry larger than 32x32 falls into this category, and will earn you 5 personal points and 5 global points.
You may enter one, two, or all three subcategories per GC. This means you can potentially earn 9 points per GC for yourself and your faction if you submit entries into all three categories. This will allow people to build as much or as little as they want or are able.
Voting - Factions will still determine their finalists as before, but now you will select a finalist from every subcategory to represent your faction in the global finals. This means that each person will have three votes, one for each subcategory. If your faction does not have an entry for all three phases, it won't disqualify your faction, but it could hurt you in the finals, so you should try to make sure that all three subcategories are covered by at least one entry.
To determine the winning faction during global voting, we will apply a multiplier to your votes. Each Roawian will vote for their favorite finalist in all three categories, a total of three votes per person. Votes in the vignette category will count as one vote. Votes in the restricted category will count as double, and votes in the unrestricted category will be tripled.
Example:
(using two factions, Outlaws (O) and Garheim (G), for simplicity)
Vignette - O: 4 votes, G: 2 votes (x1)
Restricted - O:3 votes, G: 3 votes (x2)
Unrestricted - O: 2 votes, G 4 votes (x3)
Total votes for Outlaws: 4+3(x2)+2(x3) = 14
Total votes for Garheim: 2+3(x2)+4(x3) = 20
This system may need some tweaking as we go, once we see how it works out in practice. The idea is to reward the time investment required to build a larger winning entry.
New Guild Hall Features!
I know you've been clamoring for some new guilds, so I am currently working on adding 1-2 guilds which will be rolled out in the next few weeks. Also, there will be exclusive challenges which will only be open to those who have attained a certain rank within a guild, so be sure to work your way through the ranks so that you can qualify!
Additionally, anyone who starts a new guild and masters it by December 31st will be eligible for a prize drawing - prize to be determined. (if you have only completed your A1 task in a guild, I will consider completing that guild as satisfactory to qualify for the drawing)
Participation Reward Drawing!
To reward our active members for their contributions to the LCC, anyone who earns 50 or more points between today and Dec 31st will be entered to win a copy of 79004 - Barrel Escape as sponsored by the members of the King's Council. There will be consolation prizes as well, in the form of polybags and/or CMF's, so start earning those points and keep track of them for verification at the end of the year. Between free builds, guild builds, local and global challenges, you should have no problem getting to 50 points if you put your mind to it!
Individual Accolades!
Sometime near the end of the year, we will propose categories recognizing your individual achievements in 2014. These categories may include things like, "best storyline", "best battle scene", "top LCC contributor", etc. We will then take nominations for each category and open it up for voting at the end of the year. Winners will receive exclusive signature banners as well as prizes. If anyone would like to sponsor a category by providing a prize, we will happily allow you to do that when the time comes.
LCC Brawl Competition on Flickr!
This technically isn't new for 2014, since it has been going for a few months now, but the LCC Brawl Competition that is hosted on Flickr has been a lot of fun so far and has resulted in some really great 1-on-1 battles already. Be sure to check it out if you haven't yet, and be on the lookout for some round-robin-style tournaments over there in the future.
New Global Storyline Developments!
Read about the new Global Challenge HERE!
We hope that you like these new features and we are excited to see where LCC goes in 2014!
Feel free to express any excitement, questions, or concerns you might have in the comments below.
If you don't know what the Lands of Classic Castle (LCC) project is all about, but would like to learn more, spend some time reading through the table of contents and feel free to PM me with any questions you might have.
Over in the King's Council, we've been discussing a few exciting developments to shake things up a bit in 2014.
I know you've been anxiously waiting for these updates since I posted a teaser about 24 hours ago, so I won't beat around the bush....
All factions are now open for sign-ups!
We took a tally of recent activity in all four factions (thanks to Sir Erathor for his help) and have deemed the factions to be balanced enough to allow Loreos and Lenfald to reopen. It remains to be seen if the new recruits for Garheim and Outlaws will stick around to keep things even, but for now we are back to welcoming applicants to all four factions!
New Global Challenge Format!
Our friends over at GoH have implemented a really neat format that we will be trying out over here as well.
From this point on, all Global Challenges will have three sub-categories for you to choose from.
Vignette / Fig Entry - A category created with for those with limited time or bricks at their disposal in mind, you will be able to submit GC entries with a max footprint of 8x8. This will earn you 1 personal status point and 1 global status point for your faction.
Size-Restricted Entry - The size restriction may vary, but for most challenges will require an entry between 20x20 and 32x32 studs in footprint (odd-sized footprints allowed, provided they fall within the min/max dimensions). Entries in this category will earn you 3 personal points and 3 global points.
Unrestricted Entry - The sky is the limit. Any entry larger than 32x32 falls into this category, and will earn you 5 personal points and 5 global points.
You may enter one, two, or all three subcategories per GC. This means you can potentially earn 9 points per GC for yourself and your faction if you submit entries into all three categories. This will allow people to build as much or as little as they want or are able.
Voting - Factions will still determine their finalists as before, but now you will select a finalist from every subcategory to represent your faction in the global finals. This means that each person will have three votes, one for each subcategory. If your faction does not have an entry for all three phases, it won't disqualify your faction, but it could hurt you in the finals, so you should try to make sure that all three subcategories are covered by at least one entry.
To determine the winning faction during global voting, we will apply a multiplier to your votes. Each Roawian will vote for their favorite finalist in all three categories, a total of three votes per person. Votes in the vignette category will count as one vote. Votes in the restricted category will count as double, and votes in the unrestricted category will be tripled.
Example:
(using two factions, Outlaws (O) and Garheim (G), for simplicity)
Vignette - O: 4 votes, G: 2 votes (x1)
Restricted - O:3 votes, G: 3 votes (x2)
Unrestricted - O: 2 votes, G 4 votes (x3)
Total votes for Outlaws: 4+3(x2)+2(x3) = 14
Total votes for Garheim: 2+3(x2)+4(x3) = 20
This system may need some tweaking as we go, once we see how it works out in practice. The idea is to reward the time investment required to build a larger winning entry.
New Guild Hall Features!
I know you've been clamoring for some new guilds, so I am currently working on adding 1-2 guilds which will be rolled out in the next few weeks. Also, there will be exclusive challenges which will only be open to those who have attained a certain rank within a guild, so be sure to work your way through the ranks so that you can qualify!
Additionally, anyone who starts a new guild and masters it by December 31st will be eligible for a prize drawing - prize to be determined. (if you have only completed your A1 task in a guild, I will consider completing that guild as satisfactory to qualify for the drawing)
Participation Reward Drawing!
To reward our active members for their contributions to the LCC, anyone who earns 50 or more points between today and Dec 31st will be entered to win a copy of 79004 - Barrel Escape as sponsored by the members of the King's Council. There will be consolation prizes as well, in the form of polybags and/or CMF's, so start earning those points and keep track of them for verification at the end of the year. Between free builds, guild builds, local and global challenges, you should have no problem getting to 50 points if you put your mind to it!
Individual Accolades!
Sometime near the end of the year, we will propose categories recognizing your individual achievements in 2014. These categories may include things like, "best storyline", "best battle scene", "top LCC contributor", etc. We will then take nominations for each category and open it up for voting at the end of the year. Winners will receive exclusive signature banners as well as prizes. If anyone would like to sponsor a category by providing a prize, we will happily allow you to do that when the time comes.
LCC Brawl Competition on Flickr!
This technically isn't new for 2014, since it has been going for a few months now, but the LCC Brawl Competition that is hosted on Flickr has been a lot of fun so far and has resulted in some really great 1-on-1 battles already. Be sure to check it out if you haven't yet, and be on the lookout for some round-robin-style tournaments over there in the future.
New Global Storyline Developments!
Read about the new Global Challenge HERE!
We hope that you like these new features and we are excited to see where LCC goes in 2014!
Feel free to express any excitement, questions, or concerns you might have in the comments below.
If you don't know what the Lands of Classic Castle (LCC) project is all about, but would like to learn more, spend some time reading through the table of contents and feel free to PM me with any questions you might have.
I feel like most Garhims have left but inactivity may have been due to the CCC; either way, I think all factions should remain open, regardless of numbers (unless those numbers will definitely affect scoring, storyline, etc.). 
