2025 Contest Survey

[Easter Bunny]

Help shape the future of our contests by sharing your thoughts in this quick follow-up survey:

https://forms.gle/ybeoMneaqWPVEv5C7

Whether you participated or just have opinions on how things are run - we’d love to hear from you!
The survey takes just a few minutes, and your input will directly influence future contest formats, themes, and category decisions.
 

Thanks for being part of the community!

[Easter Bunny]

It’s only day 1, but we’re already seeing an overwhelming response around one request: You want to see more than just the winners - you want to see the runners-up!

We want you to know: we’re listening - and this is one thing we don’t have to wait a whole year to improve on. So with that…
 

- Top 3 finalists per category,

- Top 10 highest-scoring bases overall (across all categories),
 

...have now been posted to the Winner's Announcement!

Thank you for the feedback - keep it coming. You're helping shape the future of these contests in real time.

Edited Tuesday at 02:46 PM by Easter Bunny

[Forager]

I appreciate the runners up and top scorers being posted. They probably enjoyed the recognition, but I liked it because it gives more insight into what you guys are looking for with these.

[Easter Bunny]

That’s interesting phrasing - “what you guys are looking for.” Just to be clear, we’re not looking for anything in particular
 

We don’t believe there’s one correct way to build a base, and the rubric wasn’t designed to define what a base should be. It’s not a checklist for perfection - and there’s no expectation that every base should or could hit every mark. Some bases excel in one area and do less in others, and that’s completely fine
 

The goal with the rubric was never to narrow creative expression, but to try and name all the different ways a base might stand out. Points aren’t deducted for missing something - bases start at zero and earn recognition for the things they do include. It’s not about hitting every category - it’s about surfacing the wide spectrum of what makes a base great
 

Are we claiming the system is perfect? Definitely not. Judging is done by people - passionate, thoughtful, but still human. We’ve already refined the rubric based on what we’ve learned, and we’ll keep improving it
 

At the end of the day, our goal is simple: to celebrate the creativity and skill that goes into base building, and to do our best to honor that effort in a structured, thoughtful way

[Easter Bunny]

I will also take this moment to acknowledge that having a dedicated criterion for functional seating was asinine and i'm embarrassed we ran with that.
 

That criterion has now been revised to something more meaningful:
 

Accessibility: Does the layout account for player character hitboxes? Are pathways, seating, and interactable areas spaced in a way that allows characters to navigate, sit, or interact without obstruction or clipping?