Explaining the format of the Poll (Patreon)
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A problem has emerged regarding the upcoming poll. In short, there were a lot more submissions for this poll than I had anticipated, and patreon itself has a hard limit of 25 entries per poll. In other words, it is literally impossible to make a single poll that has more than 25 entries here on patreon.
The conclusion is inevitable: I'm forced to split the poll into 2 or more simultaneous polls to accommodate for all of the entries. But this opens an entirely new set of problems: how exactly do I go about dividing the entries between each poll?
After struggling with with this issue for a long time, it seems like there is no perfect solution no matter what I do, and it is giving me a headache lol.
So after some thought I've decided on a fun tournament format with 2 stages.
On the 1st stage, there will be 4 simultaneous polls (or groups). Then the top 2 most voted of each group will advance into a final, singular poll containing these 8 finalist entries. Then this solo final poll (stage 2) will run and the top 3 most voted there are the final winners.
The catch? Each poll/group is arranged by a fetish/tag theme. This has two positive benefits:
1) Ensures that people who have a preference for a particular fetish/tag will focus their attention on at least one specific poll during the groups stage.
2) It enforces some variety in fetishes being most voted, because it is guaranteed that only two of each group can advance into the final poll, where 3 will win.
The groups are as follows:
Group A -> Vore and Absorption
Group B -> Transformation
Group C -> Lesbian and Futanari Sex
Group D - > Male and Monster/Creature Sex
I've come up with these groupings based on the criteria of overall popularity among fans of MKM, with group A being the most popular, then B and so on. Yes you heard that right, vore is a super niche fetish, but around here it is the most popular.
Therefore with that said, those who are familiar with sport terms will then recognize Group A as being a "group of death" because it is the most competitive given the number of entries submitted.
And so entries were placed in order of highest priority starting from group A and going down, if they fit the criteria of the fetish.
Example:
-> "Futanari character that has sex with Maya and then vores her". Placed on group C? Nope. She goes on group A because her scene has vore so it overrides due to the priority of popularity.
-> "Male or creature character has sex with Maya" goes on group D. But if the sex also transforms Maya? Then instead it goes on group B. Etc etc.
That's about it. This isn't a perfect solution and honestly I wish I could clone myself 30 times with each clone implementing every single submission into the game. But if I'm forced to divide the poll then at least I hope to make it interesting and give the less popular categories a fighting chance. But given the amount of good entries, I'm sure that you'll find some that you enjoy even if your own isn't able to make it.
Best Regards,
Mega