When organizing GothiComp 2008 and acquiring the prizes for winners the following post had been made:


Awesome! Hmmm... Would it be possible to set up a paypal prize pot that we could all just contribute to throughout the course of the year and then let the organizers split between the three prizes? I'm sure if we all donate a few bucks here and there there would be enough combined wealth for all three to have prizes. If we could raise about $102 we could get 3 BB and an escort squadron to split between each of the subsets or if less came in maybe a BB, cruiser, and an escort squadron.

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Warp Rift
Project Distant Darkness
Eldar MMS

GothiComp Hall of Fame
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=19176

Prizes for what is my first thought.
I'm no modeller, so I am out of any present and former competion.
These are battle games first and foremost.

I could see myself running the Alfakta campaign and have prizes there (most companies has already said ok to support it).
That would be in line of the basic part of this hobby.

Other things that could be here is things like scenarios, painting, modelling, novels, battle reports(!) etc. But fighting should be prime.

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It would be nice to get lightspeed,
so far we can only reach slight speed.- Erik M
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Ah, these prizes are especially for the painting competitions EpiComp and GothiComp.

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Light at the Horizon.

Warp Rift
Project Distant Darkness
Eldar MMS

GothiComp Hall of Fame
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=19176

I can throw 20€. It is probably just 10% of my monthly miniature allowance, so for the Hobby!

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As a non-competitor (who is nonetheless willing to contribute), why do people compete? Is it just for the prize, or for the company?

Why people compete?

I for recognition.  

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Light at the Horizon.

Warp Rift
Project Distant Darkness
Eldar MMS

GothiComp Hall of Fame
http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=19176

I think what I was opening up for a discussion on.

That slinky wet one above could enter "experimentally homemade model", I could enter "most awkward rule question".
I would however never enter a painting competition. But that seem to be the only ones available. And is there 5% that really can enter there?

I want a broader spectrum!

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It would be nice to get lightspeed,
so far we can only reach slight speed.- Erik M
092b85658e746a91d343e53509d357744e56f641

Recognition that you are a good painter or modeler, to win, and for me mainly to just ensure there is a larger gallery of nicely painted models available for other who might be interested in the hobby to look through for inspiration.

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-Vaaish

Money and pu**y. No seriously, as far as I'm concerned just to show the miniatures to more people. I don't have plans to use very complex painting techniques ever, so I'll probably never win.

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"Your limbs are mighty. Let them smite the foes of our Emperor."

To see how my painting compares to the masses (of experts).

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"For the Lion and the Emperor!"

Same here.
And that way, you can get lots of advises or inspiration.

I think the paypal pot is a good idea.
Thus getting a prize related to the competition you've won is in my a opinion better than money. But money can be used to buy prizes So the original post is a good idea. And maybe there should be a epicomp and a gothicomp pot (or other pots if there is other competition).