Hero Creation Contest: Your Dream Hero

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Welcome to a brand new hero creation contest! It's a special time of the year and it's time to test your DotA 2 creativity and be IceFrog for the day! For the next two weeks you will have time to craft a hero concept based on the theme and rules of our contest.

Since it's the magical season when wishes come true, we would like to see concepts of the heroes you wish for! Feel free to unleash your creativity and create your dream hero! The contest starts today (December 18th) and will end in 2 weeks from now (January 1st); the following week the hero concepts will be judged and the winner picked.

What Can I win? The best hero concept will have the chance to win the following prize: Arcana of choice + the special Holiday Hero Creation Contest badge That's not all, we're going to have 5 honorable mentions which will receive a special badge and the the following treasure: Frostivus 2017 Treasure

How Can I Participate? Craft a new hero concept respecting the rules of this edition and post it in our "Hero & Item Ideas" section. If you have already created a hero concept that respects the rules of this edition, you can update it and use it as entry. Revise and polish your hero concept, make sure it's in best form by the final day. If you'd like more opinions or reviews on your hero concept just link it in this thread or ask for feedback on our Discord server. Collaboration and asking for help is both expected and encouraged. :) That's it! We'll judge all the hero concepts posted during the contest period that respect the theme and also the rules.

What Are The Rules? You must have an unique hero concept that respects the rules of this edition by the final day. Your hero concept must fulfill these material requirements: Hero basic information (stats, primary attribute, lore, etc.) At least 4 original abilities An explanation on how the hero's supposed to be played (optional) You're allowed to make changes to your hero concept at any time. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited and will automatically disqualify your guide. NOTE: BBCode does not belong to any one writer and does not fall under plagiarism rules

What Will the Hero Concepts be Judged On? Quality - not anyone can create a great hero Think about all the heroes that you know, people wouldn't even consider playing them if their creation didn't receive enough thought and effort. Make sure that your hero and its abilities are interesting while also making sure that the descriptions and formatting make it easy for the readers to understand how your hero works. Originality - every hero must be unique Originality is the most difficult to obtain yet it is the key to a great hero. However, not everything about your hero must be super special and complicated, but there must be something memorable and unique about your creation in order for it to fit well in the DotA world and to make people be interested in the hero. Play Style - hard and fun or easy and boring? There are heroes like Invoker which are difficult to play but really fun and enjoyable but also heroes like Viper which are easier but not as exciting as others. Now it's time for you to decide how your hero will roll! Now, all you have to do is get started! Start crafting your hero concept now!

Who's Judging This Contest? Hades4u Wulfstan Sando Safecyn Terathiel Here are our illustrious judges! However, the opinion of the community will also count towards the final decision.

Fine Print Hero concepts must be crafted respecting the rules of this edition. Open to registered DOTAFire members only. Not a member? Register now and craft your hero concept! Contest is worldwide. Prizes are awarded through Steam trading. Contest will be closed 2 weeks from the start of the contest. After contest is closed there will be a 1 week judging period. Each participant can submit only one entry. Winners will be notified by email after the judging period and will have 7 days to claim their prize.

Feel free to ask questions and whenever a hero concept has been posted, take a look and let the author know what you like or dislike so they can improve their work!

Thank you all for joining, we wish you good luck and happy holidays! :D

The contest has closed and the judging period begins! We've received a lot of wonderful concepts, thank you for participating and good luck!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Hades :D