Hmmm, I don't think many people are ready to work on such an exstencive project so soon. A contest would be more suited for a different style of game.
To make a non-violent game, it would require lots more skill as Benjamin already pointed out. You would need (most likly) to be able to animate characters talking, that's a lot of work right there if you don't know how. You would have to have LOTS of usable items that do things besides "BANG!".
My point is, to make a non-violent game, it takes way more time then we could manage in a contest. And contests are more fun when lots of people participate.
Conclusion:
In conclusion I have decided it would be better if the fifty dallor prize (and hopefully a model pack) should go to the lazy person that makes a plain old shooter game, lol
I think, before we do a challenging contest, we need to do a few that stimulates people to do more and better things. I mean, just imagine how many noobs would be confused to death if they tried to implement Benjamins questions thing
All the same, I feel like this community needs a well-deserved contest, don't you?
-Sunflash
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