Creative contest prize pool update

[Lex]

I'm not sure how many of you frequent the on-site Art Chat, or if you've already been discussing it elsewhere, but I figured I would mention this here.

User ziporen has been championing an update to the prize pool for the AG/PC/STC (thread here and petpage here). It specifically removes most of the low value items and adds some very, very valuable ones.

KC, the AG contest judge, confirmed in this thread that the changes have been approved and may go into effect as early as the next round (which for the AG is on the 28th). The Story Telling Contest seems to have gotten its update early, and new prizes were already being awarded there.

There's no way for us to know if they actually included everything that was suggested, but if they did, the prizes would include some of the impossible to obtain retired stamps (Coltzan Stamp, Scary Tree Stamp, etc). STC is already getting petpetpets.

Creatives deserve a good prize for their effort, so if you've been discouraged in the past by getting codestones or less than 10k petpets, that's about to change (assuming the changes are actually pushed through)

[Twillie]

I've definitely seen mentions of the prize pools needing an update amongst various Neo communities, so that's really encouraging to see them actually implementing one! Hopefully it'll include some of those retired items to get them in circulation again (since imo retiring collectibles (especially ones avatars depend on) is a silly idea just in general), and that participants in general have a better chance at some valuable prizes.

Since I've been trying at the Art Gallery more often lately and hope to continue that effort, I can check to see if any potential prizes I get match the current pool or are something new, so as to help the community efforts going on.

[Rabbit ♠]

Can we get a huzzah?

Because this is amazing. I am so happy that the creative prize pool is finally being updated.

[Stephanie (swordlilly)]

I guess years of advocacy can pay off. :') Very happy to hear that this change is finally getting implemented.

[Carolyn]

Thank goodness for this! I'm so glad to see TNT listening and implementing a new (very overdue) prize pool. Hoping that Poetry Gallery is among the contests in that bunch (or coming soon!) By all means, this is a great way to combat P3 (and PB, PPPB, etc) inflation! If stamps are included, even better! Let's get rare items back into the hands of legitimate players.

[RielCZ]

Rabbit ♠ Ziporen Huzzah!

But of course I still get a baby PB for my recent STC win rather than something new.

Nevertheless, I will very happily take that over a codestone, cheap dubloon, or cheap petpet -- which I'm guessing have been removed or I'd have gotten one of those instead heh. So, victory!

[Lex]

It appears our neighbors in the caption contest got their update. Also appears a midnight jell word stamp has been awarded.

Any day now for that AG/PC update TNT /neopets "0:-)" emoticon

[Carolyn]

Is the midnight JW stamp the R101 from Neopia Central? I'm forgetting...


Glad to see some RR (and hopefully the PG will be soon, yes!)

[Gelquie]

So I won today's Storytelling, and while I don't normally announce what I got, the prize and item type I got was not previously in the prize pool!

The new item and item type is...

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Greevix, a petpetpet

(Which I have now traded away because it's just not my style.)