Welcome back everyone to the Finale of I Love Money 2. I know we have been awaiting this moment since December 4th 2013, but about 4 months later, here we are ready to pick the winner!
Now how our fellow judges picked the winners was in the following mannar:
Part 1: The Makeover: 15% of the final score
Part 2: The Username: 15% of the final score
Part 3: The Gaming Score: 20% of the final score (we didn't judges your scores )
Part 4: The Sales Pitch/Overall performance: 50% of the final score.
The judges were made of clear of this before thet went into their judging by the way.
Anyways let's get to the final judging
ethan
e437:
Makeover
It feels a bit like you're more interested in pleasing us than really changing how you want to. You were given requirements and you met them all, so I can't fault you for following the rules, but I don't buy that you'll use that font forever. I likes your profile more how it was before.
2.5/5
Username
As far as the username, I'm sure Legend E is hilarious for the people that know you. If that's what's important, follow your heart and go for it. I don't get it, I think you need to keep thinking and come up with something that matches your personality. Legend E is a step up from e437 though, so at least you're headed in the right direction!
3/5
Overall: You totally sold me with your essay; it felt genuine and made me appreciate how consistently great you’ve been in this tournament. I hope you’ve enjoyed this tournament as much as I’ve enjoyed judging your entries.
7/10
Nasiir:
Makeover: I'm glad you made no changes to your profile. It didn't need anything. I can't give you full points for not doing anything, so it's a bit of an oxymoron, but you made the right decision.
4.5/5
Username:
Nasty Nas, yes. I absolutely love it. It's fitting for a Barb.
5/5
Overall: I am so glad to see you here. From Day 1 you’ve been on an uphill battle to get to this point, always proving people wrong. Your entries weren’t always stellar, but they did always stand out. You are distinctively Nasty Nas, and I hope you’re proud of that fact. I can say with absolute certainty that I believe you deserve to win this.
10/10
rl231
Makeover:
I like that you have a plan for future changes to your profile. I think it's important to change up your profile every now and then to keep it fresh and stand out (I obviously don't take my own advice but that's besides the point). You have a good plan, but some of your decisions come off as a little bit pretentious, so be careful that you don't become too hipsterific, but overall, it's clean and nice.
3.5/5
Username:
I love Pyramids as a possible username, but that was the only one I cared for that you mentioned. My vote would definitely be for that one; it stands out but isn't try hard. If you go for Kam, leave the period off.
5/5
Overall: You've had consistently good entries through this whole tournament, and it sounds like you played the alliance game very well. Though you’ve been a bit of an underdog, I would not be disappointed if you won.
7/10
Zune
e437
Makeover:
I can tell you, without the entry i wouldn't have known what performances Kelly/Xtina was perfroming. Are the lines in your signature supposed to be 4 seperate quotes? Anyways, with your avi, I think it would have been better to have 1 clip (each) of Kelly and Xtina singing, having 4 is more acceptable if your trying to squeeze in 2 more of your favs. Just an opinion. I like the idea tho.
4.5/5
Username:
I've always been on the fence with Legend E tbh. While I know people have addressed you as Legend E, I personally see it as more of a running "joke", like that of "my ARTPOP could mean anything" or "Britney, her impact". Now to have it as an actual username, I could sleep at night, but its more comedic IMO. People would still know you so that is why the score is the way it is
3.5/5
Sales Pitch: Well you were the winner of the Sales Pitch challenge, so no wonder you did well here
. I will say i really liked how you gave an overall evaluation of where you started, what happened along the way, and what happened to you though the process. I like this because your selling yourself to the judges all while your painting a picture of your performance in the competition. Excellent.
9.5/10
Nasiir15:
Makeover:
I checked out your makeover, it was an excellent one. I like the Nicki gif, the color coding for it. Excellent. Also nice plug for probably the theme song of the game "Va Va Voom"
5/5
Username:
OMG NO
I wonder if its because we don't see your "semi/fully explicit posts". It would not be a good idea to attach your reputation to your username. Look at "keris#1fan<3" (ie. Jax). He obviously changed his username to that name to shade Keri Hilson. People love a good running joke, but I guess for us judges, we like a simplistic name idea. Preferably I would stick with Nas or Nasiir if you changed it (hopefully you will consider those options)
3/5
Sales Pitch:
I like your reflection of the game that you did too! I think you meant the Charity Ball win because you totally smashed that one! What was also convincing was the first part in your username pitch and the first paragraph thing. It pushes me as a judge to want to push you to win since you have been on such a journey in the Games Section to win. Great job
9.5/10
rl231
Makeover:
Now while you were able to get a decent makeover from Citrus, given that makeover was a month or two(?) ago, I want to say I think it was important for you this challenge to improve your look with a new avi. Heck I just requested a new avi in the gif request thread, you could have gotten your hands on a new avi. Also having quotes for your signature isn't something that I think would be good for a sig, its an improvement from none at all.
3/5
Username: Pyraminds. That is actually a username I would love to see you rock! Kam would be pretty good too in some respects. I'm not sure which one you are leaning towards, but I would choose as such:
1) If you think your going to be more present on ATRL, Kam would be more personable to show people who you really are
2)Pyraminds is just a great username in general. Plus you can get your Frank Ocean plug in (and your avi would make more sense).
5/5
Pitch: It sounds like you spilt more of the behind the scenes tea as opposed to an actual pitch. I think that was intentional in some respects. With the pitch, you had all the elements to sell it us to pick you to be the winner, it just didn't convince me enough
6.5/10
Cupid
e437 -
Part 1: Suit Up -
Eh your profile is so mixed for me. The avatar is great, I love the fact you included both of your favs but I feel like watching them sing 4 times in a row is a little boring. Maybe you could have included them doing something apart from standing moving their mouths singing. The custom title is just plain tacky. + Godson? I had no idea that was even supposed to be Kelly and i'm like her biggest fan
The font in the signature is too small, I can't read it, which means it's useless and in the way. Everything else is cute though except please remove the "
" face from your NP section.
Score:
3/5
Part 2: Username Change -
So... Legend E... I know this is kinda like a cute nickname people give you in the Games section but I really don't like it as a name choice. I think it's kinda tacky. Sorry sis. I was actually going to suggest some other names for you but it's really hard to think of a new name which still keeps E or whatever in it. Maybe you should go for something totally unrelated to E. I really don't know but meh, I'm not really a fan of long names.
Score:
2/5
Part 3: Speeches -
"Who would be mad if I won... people outside the game like Giselle or iHypeMusic" kii let me vote for you then.
But seriously, that was a pretty great speech. You were a front runner from the beginning I think. You have a good balance of sass, determination and all around skill.
Score:
8/10
Nasiir15 -
Part 1: Suit Up -
Signature is very basic but formatted well so I'll accept that. I love your custom title, NP etc it's all great and the avatar suits you very well. I think overall you have the best aesthetically pleasing profile among the bunch. My only complaint is that your profile is 100% Nicki orientated, I'd like to see more of YOU rather than just another random Barb profile.
Score:
4/5
Part 2: Username Change -
Ugh. Nasty Nas? This is wrong on every level. Literally the worst sorry. You need something with one word, something punchy. "Nas" "Nasty" and "Nasiir" are all available (I checked the list of members, so I assume so). I'd prefer "Nas" it's short and memorable. Or Nasiir.
Score:
1/5
Part 3: Speeches -
Another good speech. Honestly I didn't see you going for in this competition, I found you to be quite abrasive and wanted you out but over the course of the game I can see how you've mellowed out. You've put in the hard work and definitely fought for your position here and over the course of the game your support from outside and inside the game has been growing.
Score:
8/10
rl231 -
Part 1: Suit Up -
Your profile is cute but very basic, you don't post enough for me to get a general feel of your posting style, i'd like to see you be more active here on ATRL. I love the quotes in your signature and the fact you'd change them is good. I like the fact you were honest about how you will probably change your profile around whenver you feel like it. Overall your profile is appealing but it just doesn't stand out enough.
Score:
3/5
Part 2: Username Change -
So your suggested name changes are "Kam" or "Pyramids" I really love both of those options! Please don't put a "." after Kam though, keep it as "Kam" or "Pyramids" !
Score:
4/5
Part 3: Speeches -
This speech was supposed to win me over to vote for you and prove to me why you deserve to win, but you basically just narrated the game and told me e437 carried you to the final. Not impressed.
You let me down boo. As you said you've been pretty quiet in this game and I was expecting you to fight harder in the speech, to make your voice heard but it basically sounds like you're admitting defeat. You've been a good contender throughout the game but I feel like i've been waiting for the big standout moment and there hasn't been one.
Score:
5/10
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Those are my final scores. If I had to pick a winner i'd say it's between e437 and Nasiir15. rl231 you were great but as I said I don't think there was any standout moment and I don't feel like you fought hard enough with that speech. I had fun working with you all and I wish you all the best! Hope you take my comments on board
- Cupid
HERMES
Suit Up!I like what you did to your profile. I love how you tried to make it more personable. I can always appreciate someone who takes the time to put something for their heart into it. Also, I love what you have picked for your new name. Everyone around here already calls you that, so It's pretty fitting.
4/5 - Profile Make Over
5/5 - Username
Sales PitchYou dug deep into yourself, and you pulled out everything. Like stated, You pulled out why you should win, the good things about your highs, the bad things about your lows, and even had heavy hitters come in and leave WORTHY testimonials on why you should win. The only testimonials I remember are the ones that were left for you. You've showed NOTHING but dedication to this, the ENTIRE ride.
GOOD JOB!
10/10
Suit Up!I like what you did with the makeover. It's clean and simple and almost perfect if you asked me. I love the avi and the simplicity of things such as your signature and your user title. Overall you did well in the make over.
Those usernames = No
You lost me when you started talking about anything "Nasty"
5/5 - Profile Make Over
2/5 - Username
Sales PitchYou really didn't give me any good reasons as to WHY you should win. Most of this pitch was filler about how you basically wanted to prove everyone wrong. While that's a nice goal to want to meet, Its not something I would have focused heavy on while I'm trying to
REALLY sell myself.
7/10
Suit Up!For this
MAKEOVER, I'm struggling to see what you did. If i'm not mistaken, I don't see any avi changes, which is the first thing I would strike off a list of things to do in an ATRL makeover. The signature idea is cool, but in all honesty, I don't see you being able to keep up with it. Saying you don't have time for anything probably wasn't a smart route to go down. However, I love what you have picked for choices of new usernames. I love
Pyramids.
2/5 - Profile Make Over
5/5 - Username
Sales PitchWhile reading this, All I could think about, like you stated, was the EXCESSIVE amount of tardiness. Like I said with Nasiir, you made the majority of your sales pitch about things that had absolutely nothing to do with telling us why you should win. While it was nice to see what strategies you used, that about all I pulled from it.
6/10