Phantasy Star Zero Contest - Winners Announced

[Ryna]

Winners:
The voting period has ended and here are the winners!
1. Acala (RAcaseal) by Immovable One
2. Carma (RAcaseal) by Carma

If you are a winner, be sure to send me a private message and we can make arrangements for prizes.


Voting Gallery:
The voting gallery is now open! Users will be able to cast votes until January 9th.


Overview:
So have you been anticipating the release of Phantasy Star Zero and dreaming about the characters you'll create? If so, we have a contest for you! PSO-World is holding a Phantasy Star Zero Character Portrait contest. Users are encouraged to submit their conceptions of their future Phantasy Star Zero characters for a chance to win a copy of the game! Read below to see the rules and submission deadlines.

Guidelines:
The point of the contest is fairly straight-forward, we want to know what your future Phantasy Star Zero characters will look like! Users are encouraged to come up with creative poses and outfit their characters with unique weapons.

Rules:
Submissions must be in by January 1, 2009 (when the ball comes down in Times Square). All submitted content should conform to forum rules. You are allowed to make multiple submissions.

Judging Process:
Once the submission period has ended, a special gallery will be setup. PSO-World.com users will then have the chance to vote for the piece they find to be the most awesome. The winner will be the piece with the largest number of votes. Once voting has finished and a winner has been determined, results will be posted on the front page.

Prizes:
1st Place:
Custom Avatar and Copy of Phantasy Star Zero (Japanese or English - Winner's Choice)

2nd Place:
Custom Avatar

Submission Process:
Submissions should be sent using the Private Message system to Ryna or HUnewearl_Meira. Any entries received after the deadline date will not be included in the contest. When submitting your picture, be sure to include the name and job class of your character.

Questions:
If you have any questions, please post them in this thread.

Inspiritation:
If you need some character references, check out these shots:

Spoiler!

You can also find lots of video and screenshots in this thread:
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154104