The Gameplay Awards 2017: Congrats! See you next year!

[Cormactopia Prime]

Perhaps changing Best Gameplay Newspaper to “Best Gameplay Media Outlet” ?

This. News with Booze has every GP newspaper beat this year and it would be a shame not to even be able to nominate them.

[The Sygian]

Perhaps changing Best Gameplay Newspaper to “Best Gameplay Media Outlet” ?

This. News with Booze has every GP newspaper beat this year and it would be a shame not to even be able to nominate them.

If it doesn’t get changed, I’m sending Unibot the medical bill for Koth’s liver transplant.

[The Blaatschapen]

This. News with Booze has every GP newspaper beat this year and it would be a shame not to even be able to nominate them.

If it doesn’t get changed, I’m sending Unibot the medical bill for Koth’s liver transplant.

Gameplay health insurance isn't what it used to be.

[Zaolat]

I can save you the trouble of going through the voting.

Most Influential Gameplayer: Sopo
Best Raider: Sopo
Best Defender: Sopo
Best Up-and-Coming Raider: Sopo
Best Up-and-Coming Defender: Sopo
Best Invader Organization: Sopo's Bad Boiz
Best Defender Organization: Sopo's Good Boiz
Invasion of the Year: Someone who Sopo doesn't like
Liberation of the Year: Sopo's Dignity
Gameplay Thread of the Year: Every topic deems worthy of his presence
Best Gameplay Newspaper: The Sopo Slugger
Biggest Meltdown of the Year: When Sopo lost his keys
Quote of the Year: "Most Influential Gameplayer: Sopo" (Sopo)
Noteworthy Event of the Year: Sopo

How unoriginal. Last year was Zaolat.

[The Stalker]

Full support for both removing the Biggest Meltdown due to its tasteless nature that has tended to recognize DOS users, and making voting public only to avoid sketchyness.

I agree on both points. Particularly the public voting, last year the public votes didn't come close to matching the results, which seemed pretty sketchy.

[Tim-Opolis]

This. News with Booze has every GP newspaper beat this year and it would be a shame not to even be able to nominate them.

If it doesn’t get changed, I’m sending Unibot the medical bill for Koth’s liver transplant.

Wait, I thought our Producer Contract included Liver Insurance?

[Unibot III]

This. News with Booze has every GP newspaper beat this year and it would be a shame not to even be able to nominate them.

If it doesn’t get changed, I’m sending Unibot the medical bill for Koth’s liver transplant.

Get a real healthcare system.

Signed,
A Canadian.

[The Sygian]

If it doesn’t get changed, I’m sending Unibot the medical bill for Koth’s liver transplant.

Wait, I thought our Producer Contract included Liver Insurance?

Due to budget issues *cough* Greg and his money-making scheme *cough*, we removed that section from the contract. Our apologies.

[McChimp]

How unoriginal. Last year was Zaolat.

Dibs on next year.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

There needs to be a category I'd win.

Thanks,
me.

[Reventus Koth]

Second the change to "Best Gameplay Media Outlet", and not even because I want NWB to win. I figure it's time EBC Radio gets a shoutout for their consistent production after all this time.

[Vulturret]

NWB really deserves it though... From what I've heard, they're really good.

[Drop Your Pants]

How unoriginal. Last year was Zaolat.

Then stop moaning, you've had your turn.

[Mallorea and Riva]

Celebrating meltdowns in gameplay is a time-honored tradition and I'm deeply saddened to see so many people seeking to remove it from the awards.

There needs to be a category I'd win.

Thanks,
me.

I propose two new categories, designed to celebrate those among us who don't seem to do anything but without whom the game just wouldn't be the same:

• Comfiest Armchair: Defender
• Comfiest Armchair: Raider

[Tim-Opolis]

Celebrating meltdowns in gameplay is a time-honored tradition and I'm deeply saddened to see so many people seeking to remove it from the awards.

The problem is that it's inevitably going to revolve around either a. an OOC matter that happened or b. a DOS user, rather than about a purely IC Meltdown like the FRA Meltdown Award that Osiris won back in the day.

The FRA Awards got away with it because they were still primarily run in and around the R/D sphere and everyone as at least somewhat relatively educated. Running an awards in a public forum which many people who frankly don't know shit about R/D dynamics frequent and will inevitably still vote in is going to result in a lot less educated and OOC problem conscious voting. I mean hell, just look at what the NSGers have been saying in Moderation, for example. Half of them don't even seem to think OOC issues are a problem on this site at all.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

Celebrating meltdowns in gameplay is a time-honored tradition and I'm deeply saddened to see so many people seeking to remove it from the awards.

There needs to be a category I'd win.

Thanks,
me.

I propose two new categories, designed to celebrate those among us who don't seem to do anything but without whom the game just wouldn't be the same:

• Comfiest Armchair: Defender
• Comfiest Armchair: Raider

Perfect.

Also, we should keep the meltdown award- just make sure not to give it to DOS people. The old FRA award it was based on was awarded to far more lighthearted incidents in the past, and there's no reason why we couldn't go back to that.

[Consular]

I find the meltdown award amusing and would prefer it stayed.

[Big Bad Badger]

I find the meltdown award amusing and would prefer it stayed.

Agreed

[Marilyn Manson Freaks]

Keep the Meltdown Award!

[The Blaatschapen]

Celebrating meltdowns in gameplay is a time-honored tradition and I'm deeply saddened to see so many people seeking to remove it from the awards.

There needs to be a category I'd win.

Thanks,
me.

I propose two new categories, designed to celebrate those among us who don't seem to do anything but without whom the game just wouldn't be the same:

• Comfiest Armchair: Defender
• Comfiest Armchair: Raider

Finally one I could win. But now I'm even too irrelevant for that

[Todd McCloud]

Yeah we should keep the meltdown award.

[Tim-Opolis]

I mean, if our mysterious OP can enforce standards and refuse nominations of DOS Users and OOC matters, Meltdown would be fantastic to have still. I just didn't reallyy have too much faith in OP.

[Todd McCloud]

I mean, if our mysterious OP can enforce standards and refuse nominations of DOS Users and OOC matters, Meltdown would be fantastic to have still. I just didn't reallyy have too much faith in OP.

They can't all be that bad. They do have the flag of Aboriginal Australia for their avatar, so they understand the plight and struggles of their people. I actually find it refreshing many nations have this as their flag. It's almost as if it's a default flag or something.

That all being said, so long as they don't fudge the votes, all's good.

[Roavin]

Finally one I could win. But now I'm even too irrelevant for that

Now that you're retired, I can help change that. hmu

I mean, if our mysterious OP can enforce standards and refuse nominations of DOS Users and OOC matters, Meltdown would be fantastic to have still. I just didn't reallyy have too much faith in OP.

They can't all be that bad. They do have the flag of Aboriginal Australia for their avatar, so they understand the plight and struggles of their people. I actually find it refreshing many nations have this as their flag. It's almost as if it's a default flag or something.

I mean, if our mysterious OP can enforce standards and refuse nominations of DOS Users and OOC matters, Meltdown would be fantastic to have still. I just didn't reallyy have too much faith in OP.

We don't know who the OP actually is.

But yeah, if there can be a rule against DOS/OOC matters, then I'm all for keeping meltdown as well.

[Bedetopia]

What counts as a OOC matter then?