PTE SO FAR has been the tales of yours truly, Eric Riccy, as I struggled with coming of age, figuring out life between two cities, experiencing the wonders of love, the pain of losses, and the headache that is trying to make sense of the world of RO.
all while absolutely ripping this blog apart like a high school art project that you found 4 years later because of how low quality it was and burning took too much effort so
Anyway, to ring in the new decade and to celebrate making it 10 years blogging, I've decided to host a little event:
THE PAPER TRAIN EXPRESS TAKEOVER TOURNAMENT!
Now, over the years of blogging here I did set some rules, such as "Nobody can author posts unless they've lived with Eric Riccy" (Fun fact: Dyland still has posting rights, as far as I'm concerned he always will since he fits the rule's parameters.)
With that in mind, I can't exactly just offer up PTE to anyone to post.
And ultimately it's 99% likely all posts will always be from me. (Now more secure from Snowfire than ever.™)
BUT!
How I post can be changed. As in, my posting: stylized.
Now I could just simply say "guise im gonna style every post and it's gonna be cool".
But after 10 years and seeing me say I'm going to do many a thing that never happened or happened for 3 posts and then never again ... you get it.
I also have some characters that I won't let go of, so... Enter idea.
THE PAPER TRAIN EXPRESS TAKEOVER TOURNAMENT!
(in case you forgot)
*How will it work?* (tl;dr ignoring above)
It will be a stylized posting bracket tournament, with the styles represented by characters created by me.
The characters will be pitted head to head, and winners will be determined by post interaction.
(Not with comments mind you, as much as I love those I don't think they'd be fair since someone could just spam to win.)
The winning contestant will become the new "Manager" of PTE, thus "Taking it over".
Each contestant will have a platform:
-What their topic/style is (Example: Memes, Two word posts + Picture)
-What changes will occur to PTE/RO/EricRiccy/Etc. (DELETE ALL?)
-What Bonus project I will work on if they win (wait-)
At this point I'm still working on contestants and their platforms. If you have any suggestions for any RO characters or platforms, comment them below, and I'll see if I can add/work them in!
*When will the contest begin?*
First stage will be announcing contestants. I have the groundwork made but my better ideas have always come from outsider input.
I'm planning for December to have all the contestants announced, and the bracket line-up released.
January 2020 is slated for the first rounds.
*How big is it? How long will it go?*
Currently the bracket is set for 8 contestants. Big enough to have a decent array, small enough to hopefully not feel dragged out.
The Rounds will be 2 posts per contestant, within a 3 day period. There will be breaks between the 3 day periods, slated for specialty posts related to me, PTE or the tournament in some way.
Losing contestants are eliminated.
Round 1 has 4 battles,
Round 2 has 2 battles,
Round 3 is the finale.
7 battles @ 3 days = 21 days.
So approximately a month.
*What if a tie? Or what if nobody votes?*
If a tie occurs, I have a protocol in mind.
And if nobody votes on anything, then I get to stop posting. If nobody's having fun, what's the point?
*This is so weird.*
Thank you for choosing The Paper Train Express.
