YOSH!!! *the sound of a thousand fingers rapidly striking their keys*
I will have mine done soon enough though lol xP

Edit:

Okay guys I did some counting. There are 12 of us still participating in this tournament, that means we need SIX of us at least to continue this thing without it being dropped like a rock.

Ty and Boom have already turned their pieces in and I know Me and Birt (very committed fella) will definitely get our work in, but we need TWO more guys who WILL be able to put up their work on time. Once again, if at least TWO more guys besides me and Birt turn in their work then this tournament will still go on.

Now I know that there are going to be others who will also be able to put up their drafts too so please join in as well okay? I know you guys can and are able to (because eff I wish I had as much time as some of you guys do =~= ) finish your pieces of work. I know you guys can do it! I believe in you guys! Don't disappoint okay~? ;]

I'm working on it and WILL submit it. So don't sweat it, mate. And I vote _Ai_ for the second person.

@Nikx: Actually Codincx posted his as well so that's only one more person

That's great!! Now we wait for those people then! I'm actually in the process of moving out of my dorm to drive back home, but I'll still be able to finish this thing on time :]

5 more days is more than enough.
i guess

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And I'm sorry to say this, but if there are less than half of the submitted entrants by that time, I will cancel this Loser's Bracket and consider the contest Null and Void (AKA a failed venture).

That's not being sorry; that's being ridiculous. =| I wonder how I'm not the person least-offended by this.
Almost half of the entrants ran away from you choosing a theme that suits no-one's characters (who are all developed to deliver interesting conflicts through combat), and which most of us didn't have a taste for anyway.
The other half either persisted with it, struggled, or both. And now you suddenly propose to waste their time like that, for a fault I'm fairly convinced is yours to begin with?

Either way, time's not an issue for me. I haven't procrastinated in the slightest, up until the old deadline... I don't think I slept on that day. At my absolute best for this genre, I have a half-written story which I don't expect to hit 500 words, which pits the extreme best of Karal's personality against my opponent's exaggerated worst, with a plot so poorly sewn together I'm ashamed to still be using the English language.
With this rule, I'm now split between having to insult fellow SP writers with this piece, or chancing that Hewitt will dismiss everyone else's hard work. Advice, please? =S

Edit: ironic typos

I will submit my entry. I GUARANTEE it.

I will also lose. I GUARANTEE it.

You guys are depressing me...Do your best! I think.

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With this rule, I'm now split between having to insult fellow SP writers with this piece, or chancing that Hewitt will dismiss everyone else's hard work. Advice, please? =S

Considering the fact that the Loser's bracket is just a way to get into main bracket. I would guess it just depends on the fall out from the main bracket.

However, Its safer to simply assume that the worst case scenario will not occur and simply carry on. Also I must stress this; do not procrastinate .

If your having trouble with the constraints of the specifications, you are probably running into limitations of your character. A design flaw perhaps, but you simply need to adapt your wRHG to fit the framework.

I would suggest looking at the bounds of the rules, picking a story from your childhood that you enjoyed and placing your character in the mold. A complicated character can exist in a children story; look at Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carol original).

For example, with Acel I would probably do a princess story with a tortoise vs the hare sort of thing. I would leave her personality completely unchanged, and have her freak out about being in a kids story.

EDIT: {Omg...Acel in Wonderland, racing the white rabbit, or possibly the cheshire cat or that weird slug thing...See how easy that was? Well, such a thing might not work for everyone, but I'll be in teh chat so if you need ideas, that's my strong suit, and I'm willing to help...while at the same time not having to empty out my inbox every 30 minutes, but I digress.}

if anyone needs help brainstorming I'll be on the irc.adelais.net server in the channel #wrhgbrainstorm for like ever.

The loser's bracket is intended to be difficult to weed out weaker writers, for those of the main bracket to compete against. If your deterred by it and can't write up to the challenge, then how are you going to fare against the competitors of the main bracket? Its also giving you a chance to stay in the game, as well as participate if you were late to the party. To even get to Round 2, you had to participate in the preliminaries and win your battle in a match that either favored or handicapped your wRHG as well as stay active enough to participate in both.
Being granted a second chance or even a chance to participate in the tournament is a privilege, not a right.

Quote from merich1

I will also lose. I GUARANTEE it.

If you're absolutely sure you will lose, who is gonna believe in you winning?
If you don't even like your own work enough to be confident, how can you expect your readers to do the same?

*Claps* Great speech org i agree with everything you just said.

@Merich: Aw come on give yourself more credit yours will probably be just fine.

I'm confident that we'll exceed the limit and have almost if not all of the entries in.

Hey! If he loses I look better. Don't encourage him!

(I pray that the sarcasm can be seen)

Merich if you win I will hand type,not copy and paste, the words "Merich is the supreme overlord of wRHG" 100 times on your character page.

@Organ: Damn...what a speech! *slow claps*

@Merich: Like what those that have said above, you have to be confident in your own piece. Who else is will admire it if it's creator does not love it? Love your work man. ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

@Dog: Lets...not do that. I'd rather not see your account not deleted for spam ^^

I should probably stick this in my signature so everyone realizes;

I thrive on CRITICISM. Not encouragement.

So, yeah.

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I will submit my entry. I GUARANTEE it.

Good. That's the...

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I will also lose. I GUARANTEE it.

No. Dude. Must I repeat myself and the rest of the writers here? Believe in yourself my friend. And don't look down on yourself. Go watch Gurren Laggan.

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@Dog: Lets...not do that. I'd rather not see your account not deleted for spam ^^

You are mistaken. I will not be banned. I'm far too awesome and pretty for that. Far too pretty.
I can't ever be banned! Mwahahahaha!!!!! >=D

(Please don't ban me, those who have the power to do so xD. )