GST Hats - 2

Thallen · 06-01-2014

Posted by Reece

Obviously it's a bit late now to make changes but for the next GST i'm up for listening to the kind of hats active sparrers would want to see as prizes.

wings
helmets that aren't obnoxious and huge
masks

sparrers like hats with darker themes
unique stuff, like I personally found the swords hat from this GST to be cool (despite it being such a small effort)

Distorted · 06-01-2014

Posted by Fulgore

Or at least use hats from other servers that have been made. The general consensus of participants in the GST is that we'd prefer either designing our own hats or having ones already made, such as a variety of hats on UN.

... That would take away the specialness lol.

Admiral · 06-01-2014

Posted by Thallen

wings
helmets that aren't obnoxious and huge
masks

sparrers like hats with darker themes
unique stuff, like I personally found the swords hat from this GST to be cool (despite it being such a small effort)

Thanks for this info, I spoke to some sparrers today about their opinions and got quite a variety as well.

- Some believed wings to be a bit mainstream and instead would prefer a different feature, (maybe horns instead?)
- GIF if done right can make a hat look twice as appealing.
- Hats should have a consistent theme, most suggested 'warrior's helmet'
- Some like how 'GST' is written on the hat whereas others don't.

Thanks again for your feedback

Thallen · 06-01-2014

Posted by Reece

Some believed wings to be a bit mainstream and instead would prefer a different feature, (maybe horns instead?)

8 out of 10 of the average Battle Arena people would do anything for a recolor of the electric wings that US won in a GST forever ago, and it's not even original

certain hats or types of hat just strike sparrers as "sparrer hats"
mostly GIF wings, Anbu masks, stuff of this nature

Posted by Reece

Some like how 'GST' is written on the hat whereas others don't.

I personally like that, unless it's forced
I feel like it kind of stamps the hat as an official GST hat, but I can see how it'd look obnoxious or stupid on certain ones

I voted to pick the swords hat for this Mixed GST because it represented sparring in some way and it was the most unique
The "GST" on the back of it isn't necessary, but it's well-placed and at least people will never question where I got it

eko · 06-01-2014

Make a hat similar to this and I'll love you forever

P1 · 06-01-2014

I do agree that the GST hats have been progressively getting worse and worse as each GST goes by. I think something that you could do is allow teams to submit their own hats and allow the winners to select from all the hats submitted. The ones that aren't used that time around can be stored and use for next time. Maybe a gralat prize can be given to the players who's hat was picked as a way to encourage more people to submit hats.

CM · 06-01-2014

I wish I could see more mage hats. The first place prize for this GST for iDev was a mage hat which I actually kinda like. I want to see way more of these as they're my favorite style of hat. I know not many people use mage hats for sparring but I really like them. I've never seen a guild who's 1k/5k hat was a mage hat. Is there any reason why this style of hat isn't as popular?

Does anyone else like the style of mage hats?

Comyt · 06-01-2014

the option to submit a GST hat to replace your own has been present for years.
US mixed won the archery hat, and replaced it with a unicorn horn, now the archery hat is the archery hat.
every GST hat is insanely ugly, just replace them if you actually win and care about hats that much.

twilit · 06-02-2014

Ive sure never heard that rule. I bet most winners in the last handful of GSTs would have done this if they had known...

Blueh · 06-02-2014

Posted by twilit

Ive sure never heard that rule. I bet most winners in the last handful of GSTs would have done this if they had known...

CONSPIRACY! CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET THE ALIENS GUY **** WE NEED HIM!

Jared9 · 06-02-2014

Tbh i think all the gst hats, well most of them look good and the people who have them are lucky to have them.

Thallen · 06-02-2014

Posted by twilit

Ive sure never heard that rule.

because it isn't a rule and he's wrong
to imply that something happening once in Graal makes it fair or a universal rule is stupid
at the most, staff might improve the quality of your hat but they will not just completely exchange it (as they shouldn't)

Crono · 06-02-2014

Posted by Comyt

US mixed won the archery hat, and replaced it with a unicorn horn, now the archery hat is the archery hat.

Yeah, because the archery range was being made at the same time. They figured the hat would be better suited for that area.

Zorbakid · 06-02-2014

I cooked up the swords hat that thallen won. I wasnt necesarily going for complexity more just something unique.

Comyt · 06-02-2014

oh sorry let me restate in a way that we can all understand.

when i was in US, i recall that rufus himself said we have always been allowed to submit our own replacement gst hats and it's funny because nobody has ever known. i don't know if this is still in place of course, but it was, because he definitely said that.

there you go, i'm not making anything up, stop trying to make a fool of me, it's really sad seeing the same people continuously attempting to belittle me and failing.

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P1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 155	I do agree that the GST hats have been progressively getting worse and worse as each GST goes by. I think something that you could do is allow teams to submit their own hats and allow the winners to select from all the hats submitted. The ones that aren't used that time around can be stored and use for next time. Maybe a gralat prize can be given to the players who's hat was picked as a way to encourage more people to submit hats. Last edited by P1; 06-01-2014 at 02:19 PM.

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eko Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 180	Make a hat similar to this and I'll love you forever

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CM cute frog Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,644	I wish I could see more mage hats. The first place prize for this GST for iDev was a mage hat which I actually kinda like. I want to see way more of these as they're my favorite style of hat. I know not many people use mage hats for sparring but I really like them. I've never seen a guild who's 1k/5k hat was a mage hat. Is there any reason why this style of hat isn't as popular? Does anyone else like the style of mage hats?

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Comyt Emperor Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New York Posts: 1,000	the option to submit a GST hat to replace your own has been present for years. US mixed won the archery hat, and replaced it with a unicorn horn, now the archery hat is the archery hat. every GST hat is insanely ugly, just replace them if you actually win and care about hats that much.

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twilit michael Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hyrule Posts: 3,511	Ive sure never heard that rule. I bet most winners in the last handful of GSTs would have done this if they had known...

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Jared9 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,128	Tbh i think all the gst hats, well most of them look good and the people who have them are lucky to have them.

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Zorbakid Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 96	I cooked up the swords hat that thallen won. I wasnt necesarily going for complexity more just something unique.