Honestly, even if there is a Host that visits your room (even more than once) there is absolutely no guarantee that you've been entered in the competition or that you'll win.
Personally, I had a room that I (own conceded opinion here) thought was pretty great and unique. I worked really hard on it, and whenever I was in it (which I spent many many hours in that room that month attempting to get people to visit), lots of people visited and it was always on the most popular guest rooms list. I got my hopes up when multiple random people said that it should win BGR. It was a huge disappointment when what I personally felt was a less creative, less unique room won. It made me question if my room had even been considered.
If the judging and entry of the rooms is going to be completely random and up to the 'discretion' of the judges, then could we at least know the criteria for judging? There have been some months with excellent BGR winners, and some months where I've definitely seen better.
If, as you say, @HOST_Absolem, the rooms should be open to allow people to come in and view them, then how come a large percentage of the winning 'entries' never experienced high traffic in the room? If you're going solely off of rooms that players populate, then why do rooms that have only been frequented by that person's friends win? There have been a lot of rooms that I have NEVER seen on the 'popular' guest rooms list, yet they still won. I feel like there are some huge loopholes in the way the rooms are currently judged.
Is it a popularity contest, or is it a skill contest? Because from my perspective, it doesn't look like either. And to me, yes, it completely seems like a competition. Many people wish they could win, either for the recognition, the pin, the suite room or the Club 33 party. If it's not a contest, why is it so heavily rewarded?
The way that the BGR is selected is honestly so discouraging. I feel like even if you have skill, a great room, with people frequenting it, you don't stand a chance because you're relying completely on the 'discretion' of the judges...
Edit: Adding this to my post because it's relevant and I found it after I posted.
This is what I mean when I say there's literally no solid criteria for judging, and that's the issue. In my eyes, it's not a popularity contest, it's not a skill contest, so what is it? Right now it's the "Staff Happened Upon My Room and Thought it Was Cool" competition. There are so many players who have and maybe never will be recognized for their ingenuity. As it is now, the public is not deciding who the BGR winner is. If they were, why do we even need private judging? Why can't we just have a monthly poll? I would love to be able to say that the BGR winner is selected off of the popular rooms list, because at least that would make it something. But often times, not even 'popular' rooms win. So what's the deal?
The staff decide the "fate of the outcome" anyways, so why not save us the trouble by not forcing us to sit in our rooms for an undefined amount of time?
Personally, I had a room that I (own conceded opinion here) thought was pretty great and unique. I worked really hard on it, and whenever I was in it (which I spent many many hours in that room that month attempting to get people to visit), lots of people visited and it was always on the most popular guest rooms list. I got my hopes up when multiple random people said that it should win BGR. It was a huge disappointment when what I personally felt was a less creative, less unique room won. It made me question if my room had even been considered.
If the judging and entry of the rooms is going to be completely random and up to the 'discretion' of the judges, then could we at least know the criteria for judging? There have been some months with excellent BGR winners, and some months where I've definitely seen better.
If, as you say, @HOST_Absolem, the rooms should be open to allow people to come in and view them, then how come a large percentage of the winning 'entries' never experienced high traffic in the room? If you're going solely off of rooms that players populate, then why do rooms that have only been frequented by that person's friends win? There have been a lot of rooms that I have NEVER seen on the 'popular' guest rooms list, yet they still won. I feel like there are some huge loopholes in the way the rooms are currently judged.
Is it a popularity contest, or is it a skill contest? Because from my perspective, it doesn't look like either. And to me, yes, it completely seems like a competition. Many people wish they could win, either for the recognition, the pin, the suite room or the Club 33 party. If it's not a contest, why is it so heavily rewarded?
The way that the BGR is selected is honestly so discouraging. I feel like even if you have skill, a great room, with people frequenting it, you don't stand a chance because you're relying completely on the 'discretion' of the judges...
Edit: Adding this to my post because it's relevant and I found it after I posted.
This is what I mean when I say there's literally no solid criteria for judging, and that's the issue. In my eyes, it's not a popularity contest, it's not a skill contest, so what is it? Right now it's the "Staff Happened Upon My Room and Thought it Was Cool" competition. There are so many players who have and maybe never will be recognized for their ingenuity. As it is now, the public is not deciding who the BGR winner is. If they were, why do we even need private judging? Why can't we just have a monthly poll? I would love to be able to say that the BGR winner is selected off of the popular rooms list, because at least that would make it something. But often times, not even 'popular' rooms win. So what's the deal?
The staff decide the "fate of the outcome" anyways, so why not save us the trouble by not forcing us to sit in our rooms for an undefined amount of time?
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I remember attempting a BGR and having NO idea if I was even being considered. I didn't win (obviously) and I couldn't even feel sad about it because I honestly didn't think a HOST saw it anyways. A lack of knowing recognition seems to be the key here. Hopefully it'll get resolved!
