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troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#51: Mar 5th 2011 at 6:22:14 PM

Still very close. We'll need more time on this one.

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#52: Mar 5th 2011 at 6:26:40 PM

If Lenneth had as many votes as Zelda and kept the same ratio (with that number of votes, quite likely), she'd be winning by around 10 or so.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#53: Mar 5th 2011 at 6:31:28 PM

Both the Lenneth and Zelda ones are easy to mistake for her being in front of the crystal instead of inside it. An image of either where the reflection of light off the front of their respective crystals made clearer that they were inside would be preferable.

As for the Lenneth one winning, give it time, that could change.

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#54: Mar 5th 2011 at 6:32:28 PM

^The reflection on the sides of the Lenneth crystal is pretty clearly in front of her arms.

edited 5th Mar '11 6:32:34 PM by INUH

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#55: Mar 5th 2011 at 6:36:43 PM

Let's run this through tomorrow and call it in the evening if there's still a clear leader.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#56: Mar 5th 2011 at 7:16:40 PM

Lenneth has a higher approval rate.

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#57: Mar 7th 2011 at 11:15:53 PM

Dang they're STILL neck and neck!

edited 7th Mar '11 11:16:03 PM by marheavenangel89

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
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#58: Mar 8th 2011 at 3:21:22 AM

Lenneth? Isn't that Silmeria? I vote for her. Equally good as the Zelda one, but good for variety and was rendered better.

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SomeSortOfTroper Since: Jan, 2001
#59: Mar 8th 2011 at 3:40:23 AM

I actually preferred the first Zelda picture. The fact that Link is there not only firmly puts her inside the crystal, it also sets up a scene that emphasises the trope. The princess is inert, unable to reach out to her hero who holds out his hand against a screen in a pose we've seen a dozen times before but without the crucial touch of the other hand against the glass. The Prison Visit of Crystal Prisons.

On the other hand, the Silmeria picture might have a better pixel rate and texturing but they did an awful job of a physical sense of the third dimension. It looks flat, it looks almost like it's just a superposition.

The jagged growth at the bottom doesn't looks like its the same crystal. To me, it looked like there was some Power Glows thing happening at her feet and that her pose is "person trying to summon" spell rather than "trapped in crystal". The hands out like that work when being chained or crucified, if you're in a crystal better to have them frozen up or stuck in an unnaturally stiff position.

Also, you know that effect where the crystal looks very plain in the middle but more reflective on the edges? That's because when you look down the middle you are at 90 degrees to both the front and back surface while the other edges are not only at an angle, the one at the back is at a different angle, and you're also getting scattering from other edges and so forth. It is not because the graphical artist has wrapped celophane on the sides.

Look at this, this is meant to be what they were making. I think doing a superposition of a little 28mm figure in that would be better.

In short: the first Zelda pic does more with less, the Silmeria pic adds but it adds mistakes.

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#60: Mar 8th 2011 at 3:50:40 AM

According to the VP Wikia, it's Silmeria.

[up] Good point, but we'll wait. I can see that pic doing well.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#61: Mar 8th 2011 at 5:33:04 AM

[up] [up] Well said, SSOT, well said. The current lead is VERY flawed, and should not have gotten as far as it did.

edited 8th Mar '11 5:34:37 AM by neoYTPism

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#62: Mar 8th 2011 at 6:16:09 AM

Disagree the Silmeria is better constructed crystal wise, much better texture wise and Zelda looks like a 2d crystal with very bland textures.

edited 8th Mar '11 6:18:17 AM by Raso

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#63: Mar 8th 2011 at 6:25:37 AM

Wow, all in the green!

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SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#64: Mar 8th 2011 at 7:32:46 AM

I prefer the Zelda one. This Silmeria lady looks like she's in a block of ice.

marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#65: Mar 8th 2011 at 7:44:37 AM

[up] I prefer the Zelda one as well, I too think the Silmeria lady looks like she's incased in Ice, (Though I do admit, it does look pretty).

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#66: Mar 8th 2011 at 8:13:08 AM

Well if Silmeria were to be dethroned I hope it's by the one SSOT mentioned, not the runner-up, since that one actually has something different going on. The runner-up, seems to me, features the exact same things with inferior visuals and a dubious advantage of being purple.

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#67: Mar 8th 2011 at 9:49:09 AM

Should we put a 3 day clock on this?

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#68: Mar 8th 2011 at 1:01:45 PM

The blond with the high poly count is winning. I don't care what her actual name is.

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SomeSortOfTroper Since: Jan, 2001
#69: Mar 8th 2011 at 3:04:28 PM

^^ We only just put on the Zelda Prison Meeting pic and if you mean an actual timer then those are for if a thread is dying off or not moving. This is moving and polls are sliding, oh yeah baby, slide that poll.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#70: Mar 8th 2011 at 3:14:06 PM

"I prefer the Zelda one." - Sal Fish Fin

Which of the Zelda ones are you referring to? There are at least two of them on the crowner so far, after all.

edited 8th Mar '11 3:14:27 PM by neoYTPism

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#71: Mar 10th 2011 at 10:34:47 AM

Hmmmm...Silmeria and Zelda are tied for votes, but Silmeria has a better ratio. This has been going for a while now, should we call it?

troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#72: Mar 10th 2011 at 10:40:15 AM

Let's give it more time. If it stays this close, we can put a clock on the thread.

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#73: Mar 10th 2011 at 10:54:18 AM

Funny that the crowner doesn't actually put the one with the higher ratio on top in case of ties.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#75: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:00:45 PM

"Hmmmm...Silmeria and Zelda are tied for votes, but Silmeria has a better ratio. This has been going for a while now, should we call it?" - Willbyr

I would expect those supporting the Silmeria one to actually refute SSOT's criticisms of it before calling this.

edited 10th Mar '11 1:00:54 PM by neoYTPism

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