So. When's the next one?
I must say, I most like the honorable mentions. Thanks for highlighting the odd accomplishments.
we'll all accept that Capt. Blood won freely and fairly. It's not like he was in a position to modify the results or anything ;)
So. When's the next one?
Ask Captain, next time it's his turn :D
LPL is hard, maybe too hard, especially while it’s running, but honestly...now...after 10 rounds and lots of newly painted teams…a good feeling, isn’t it? Maybe it’s just me, but I like it exactly that way.
Could I suggest a single mini LPL5? What I mean is that instead of a team, one would enter a single figure each round,tho' using the same LPL parameters. However the biggest problem of this idea is that it may attract more entrys and cause a logistical nightmare.Just a thought.I'm happy to do another LPL whatever the rules.
Regards and thankyou (everyone)
Guy
Greywolf, the original idea of the LPL was to spur us all on into reducing our lead piles. It's supposed to be an exercise in painting as much as possible in a short space of time, to the best standard you can given those conditions. It's gruelling, but then again it's meant to be. Your ideas are good, but they wouldn't be the LPL. Maybe we should have some other contests, along the lines you suggest, in between LPL seasons. :)
Congrats to the winners !
Can I just check - do you have to paint a new team every week, or can 1 team be put in for the full 10 rounds?
If I might suggest, however, a return to the more even matchups we had in LPL3 - this season the waiting seemed more about whether I was matched up with one of the juggernauts than whether my painting was good enough.
I must agree with Froggy on this one. Not that I'm complaining about how I placed (in fact I'm rather surprised but happy none the less :)) but I too found I was waiting to see whether or not I would get "Prof"ed, "Blood"ied, "Chamber"ed, "Heldrak"ed, "Hammer"ed etc. every week. I love the LPL format but perhaps some preferential Top 10 seeded matchups should occur after Round 5 (similar to S3). Just my two cents...
Thanks to everyone who participated and voted, special thanks to the winner Captain Blood and all the contestants who I had the pleasure of matching up against this season and very special thanks to the Prof!
I must agree with Froggy on this one. Not that I'm complaining about how I placed (in fact I'm rather surprised but happy none the less :)) but I too found I was waiting to see whether or not I would get "Prof"ed, "Blood"ied, "Chamber"ed, "Heldrak"ed, "Hammer"ed etc. every week. I love the LPL format but perhaps some preferential Top 10 seeded matchups should occur after Round 5 (similar to S3). Just my two cents...
Thanks to everyone who participated and voted, special thanks to the winner Captain Blood and all the contestants who I had the pleasure of matching up against this season and very special thanks to the Prof!
I just wondering could it be possible to have a tread where people can post suggestions for the next LPL bonus rounds? A place where they can tell us about what they’ll like to see as themed rounds for the next LPL?
Congrats to all. An excellent competition this round!
One possible suggestion would be to make the voting blind. I think that several voters are motivated by names when voting in the various rounds. Taking away that incentive helps to even the playing field a bit.
Edit: Sorry, a bit tired today, want to clarify.
What I mean is that, instead of revealing the name of each painter, the poll should simply place one entry against another, without benefit of knowing who an artist is until the round is over.
I also continue to maintain, with all due respect, that some of the commentary this round was just out of place and unsportsmanlike. Establishing a separate "comments" thread would help with this.
-Doc
Congratulations to Captain Blood. Excellent, consistent painting in a clean distinctive style with a new entry in every round. 8)Totally agree with all your comments.
A very big note of appreciation to the Prof for the hard work involved in setting up and running the League. Quite how he manages that heavy workload AND paints beautiful entries is beyond me. Kudos 8)
Well done to all the entrants for this League. Monday mornings are far less interesting now. ;)
I personally found this the toughest League yet and was really struggling to keep up the pace towards the end. However, I was determined to get a new entry in for every round. This did mean the quaility dropped a few times but again meant a load of newly painted miniatures at the end of the season.
At the heart of the League is the incentive to paint miniatures and I personally embrace this idea. Whilst everyone likes to win and do well (and we do ultimately have a single winner) for me that is not the primary objective. If you look at the final scores most of the top half of the table have large numbers of bonus points. Even if you feel your painting isnt as good as others, by painting more you rise towards the top of the table. I grabbed every possible point this way and undoubtedly ended higher up the table than my painting probably justified. Also, hopefully the more you paint the more you improve. Surely a win-win situation.
As long as people conform to common decency, they should be free to comment as they see fit. If that sways other voters, so be it. We are all influenced by a variety of factors consciously or sub-consciously, be it comments, painter, topic, miniatures, period/area of specific interest, etc
As was stated several time during the League, the vote percentage you receive is not a true reflection of comparative painting quality. If 100% of voters think your entry is 1% beter than the other you will get a landslide. The opposite is also true.
Overall I think the League works pretty much as originally intended. My personal opinion is that no real change is required.
Totally agree with all your comments.
Don't change a thing.
Well, last but not at all least congratulations to all the winners, participants and voters for another very entertaining LPL! This was my first one without participating myself, and I have to say it was a very entertaining and relaxed experience ... 8)
Special thanks to Alex for running this so smoothly again, and I'm looking forward to see the Captain back in action next time; I'm thinking seriously about being part of LPL 5. :D
And no, I don't think we need any major changes here. Everybody can read the rules and then decide if he wants to take part or not under the given circumstances.
Thanks again all - it was a good time!
The focus is okay and the images are clear enough but I had problem with recreating the real color on the photos. I also had problem with shadings and highlights (on the rare occasion were I actually paint some) that didn’t show…