Portfolio52 Deck of the Year 2022

[rousselle]

[Eric Lee]

I'll note that if any of the admins/mods here at UC were involved in the committee that selected the winners of the P52 awards, nobody mentioned it to me.

It's sad that not even the admins and mods on UC were involved in this. It's his right to do however he wants as the owner, but still, it would have been nice if UC was involved in this in some small fashion to honor the legacy of the P52 awards.

[hsbc]

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR



1. Shogun by Shogun
2. Vivid Kingdoms by Ten Hundred
3. Rattler Gorge by The Card Guy

[hsbc]

DECK OF THE YEAR



1. The Eye of the Ocean by Stockholm17
2. Almanac by Meadowlark / Elettra Deganello
3. Sensu by Jack Brutus Penny

[Jocu]

Practically missed this entirely this year. Saw no publicity about nominations or voting and even the awards themselves seemed hugely muted.

Its a shame (and I’m not just saying that because 2022 had fewer headline releases than usual from us in the calendar year) because in 2019 and 2020 it seemed like a big deal with a lot of excitement and interest. The whole point of this is not just to acknowledge creators - this is really a small part - but to engage and energise the community and attract new members to it.

I know what happened back then with Pipchick etc and this just goes to show that these things aren’t a given - they require a passionate team behind them who will put the work in.

As a creator I’d love to start a dialogue with other creators and the UC forum on how to potentially bring about a great yearly awards event akin to that of 2020. It’s clear that the DOTY has unfortunately had its day.

I must underline this is meant with no disrespect to the winners, this is purely from an organisational/promotional standpoint and measuring success from a creators point of view which is to promote the community, the art and reach as many people as possible from both inside and outside the community which helps all of us grow.

[Strag]

UC DOTY was always from the community on here. Mike was passionate about it and did a lot to promote it, but the prizes for voting came from mostly this community as well as a few vendors. It wasn't "owned" by the owner of this site, other than the fact that it was essentially hosted on here. Once that last round of awards was taken from the UC community and given to Deckin Around to run (and that was a shambles as well, with many of the prizes being "won" by clearly non-collector "dupe" accounts) it lost all of its luster for me.

Interestingly they did take on some of the suggestions I made at the time, but even so its far from where it needs to be. We still have no idea who the final judges were. In any case, glad to see that Lorzeno was deservedly recognised for his amazing work and we shall see what the future holds for this series of awards.

[Strag]

Just happened to notice that Deckin' Around now seems to have disappeared. They haven't done any new videos in some months and their web site is now dead. Shame that the UC DOTY was given to them and now it doesn't even exist as a thing any more. Maybe we should it back again as community run awards?

[double_left]

like a fart in the wind they've become

passion for 1-2yrs and died like uc doty awards

where kevork? he looks like the guy that has the ambition to do the thankless job

[kevork]

When we don't know the process of voting, and who the final judges are, the closed source process and lack of transparency doesn't spark much enthusiasm or trust. For example, Nurul runs the P52 page on Instagram and Facebook. He's also the man behind Shogun playing cards, who won P52 Rookie of the Year. Even with no shenanigans whatsoever, it's hard to tell the community there was no bias involved. Please don't get me wrong, this isn't to throw any shade, just pointing out a potential flaw in the current system.

where kevork? he looks like the guy that has the ambition to do the thankless job

I'd like my passion to remain long-term, so spearheading a DOTY is not something I think I have capacity for at this time without some level of burnout, especially when it requires keeping track of every deck released throughout the year. I've quit a video game that I was more-likely-than-not addicted to for the last 7 years, so maybe that'll free up some of my time, but I'm treading the detox cautiously. I appreciate the consideration, though.

[hsbc]

Yeah, there are hundreds of decks released each year, and I guarantee we're still missing some

[Harvonsgard]

Seems like the right time to introduce the "Harvys", hehe.