Look, it's a Fragdoll wannabe.

[Calantus]

Yeah that shot is so damn aweful. I couldn't even tell you what button to press to make the blinding light come out of the picture-takey-thingimy-box, but I could tell you that photographer was shit.

[Strazos]

Agreed....The bikini and the photo itself make the girl look bad.

if you clicked on the link to the finalists, notice that onyl 1 girl has more than 2 sentences under her....

[MrHat]

She looks better airbrushed?

[Trippy]

I would've voted for Teresa Noreen even though she doesn't really look like Antonia. She at least has some nice muscle tone which makes you believe she could actually go out and kick some orc's ass and she had the best response.

[Kitsune]

It's easy to tell that they're all posers.  A real EQ2 gamer would've written something like, 'I JUST KILLED 500 GOD DAMNED GNOLLS FOR MY BETRAYAL QUEST, SO YOU BASTARDS OWE ME!'

[Yegolev]

I couldn't give a fuck about who she would or wouldn't look at.  You join a beauty pagent you're going to get ripped to shreds if you're not up to snuff.  She's offered herself up as a piece of meat, and I've graded her accordingly.

If she's not up to snuff, then how did she win, genius?

Lack of competition?

Assuming she was selected from the playerbase, I'd say so.

[Margalis]

All the women look pretty decent on the finalists page. (My favorite being the center one, though I generally prefer brunettes) And yes, let's not all forget that I am in fact a man.

The picture is awful. Her face is a bit on the cheeky side, and the light really accentuates that. Also a shot at waist level looking straight ahead or up from that range is going to make legs look awful. It put her knees and thighs as the objects closest to the camera.

Anyone can look bad in a bad photo. Considering she is wearing minimal makeup, and given the quality of the camerawork, she looks pretty good. The fact is, most people look *worse* in photographs that aren't professional grade.

[Morfiend]

She looks better airbrushed?

Damnit. Hat beat me to it. I dont know about airbrushed, read photoshopped, but a glamor shot (with the correct make-up and lighting) is defenetly going to look better than a random shot of her standing around.

So, what did we learn here?

[Strazos]

That Teresa has a lapable stomach? mmhmmm

[Calantus]

She looks better airbrushed?

It's more like the angle, the lighting, and the (lack of) makeup. Although yes, if she is just going to be used as a drool-toy they can airbrush her as much as they like.

[Samprimary]

So, what did we learn here?

We can be picky and not choosy?

[stray]

She looks better airbrushed?

Damnit. Hat beat me to it. I dont know about airbrushed, read photoshopped, but a glamor shot (with the correct make-up and lighting) is defenetly going to look better than a random shot of her standing around.

So, what did we learn here?

I don't think she's bad looking, but yeah, photoshopping is definitely involved in the other photo. Every shoot (at least formal ones) is done that way these days. Lighting doesn't do that.

This usually hits home.

[Ironwood]

You intarweb boys are so picky about the women who wouldn't look twice at you.

Love your work.

[shiznitz]

Holy crap that digital retouching site blew my mind. I knew Maxim, Stuff, et al. made adjustments but wow. Just wow.

[CmdrSlack]

Not like it's much better, but here's the actual costume....

[HaemishM]

Most of the finalists didn't seem to be gamers.  The winner was given a sub to EQ2 as part of their prize

That's like giving a pack of condoms as part of a prize in a Magic the Gathering Tournament. You just know it's never going to get used.

Yes, the picture on the site of the finalists looks much better than this shot, which didn't even bother to try to sneak in some early morning dew. What the fuck is wrong with this photographer? He needs to look at Net pr0n more. Also, the models on the finalist page would fit right in with most of the "amateur" net pr0n I've ever seen. I think one of them actually is an amateur net pr0nstar.

[Bunk]

The fact that somoene here (and in the FoH thread on the same subject) picked out another picture of the same woman and said she should have won tells you

I think it tells us that the photographer who took the purple bikini pictures was incompetent.  She does look at least 300% hotter in the other pictures.

Well, he did violate almost ever rule I've ever known for lighting a good portait. Hard light, shooting up at the nostrils, unflatering shadows on the face - all bad.  The shot beside the costume is lit better, and she looks better in it.

I don't need a funny picture to admit that I'd hit it in a heartbeat.

[Shockeye]

IGN's coverage of the contest.

[WayAbvPar]

I think the one on the right chased me out of the Sarnak Fortress in LOIO back in the day.

[Jain Zar]

According to a thread at GU Comics only one of the 5 finalists had actually even played EQ.
From what she said, the winner was pretty much picked by Stuff judges and fan voting and SOE people
had very little to do with the winner.

[Merusk]

Also not surprising. Meh.

The one on the left has some serious arms.  I'd be scared of her, crap.

[Strazos]

Those purple bikinis are horrid.

[Signe]

Also not surprising. Meh.

The one on the left has some serious arms.  I'd be scared of her, crap.

She might not have the cutest face, but she's the one who has the best muscle tone.  She definitely works out for that reason.  I thought the winner had terrible taste in clothes but, obviously, those nasty bikinis were required.  Are they going to have a king contest too? Or is this just some eye candy for the lads?

[stray]

Also not surprising. Meh.

The one on the left has some serious arms.  I'd be scared of her, crap.

She might not have the cutest face, but she's the one who has the best muscle tone.  She definitely works out for that reason.  I thought the winner had terrible taste in clothes but, obviously, those nasty bikinis were required.  Are they going to have a king contest too? Or is this just some eye candy for the lads?

The "King" would probably be Lucan D'lere (sp?), leader of Freeport. He's an old guy with a scarred face and a putrid right eye --- I don't think anybody's really interested to see the finalists for that.

[Shockeye]

The "King" would probably be Lucan D'lere (sp?), leader of Freeport. He's an old guy with a scarred face and a putrid right eye --- I don't think anybody's really interested to see the finalists for that.

[Murgos]

The "King" would probably be Lucan D'lere (sp?), leader of Freeport. He's an old guy with a scarred face and a putrid right eye --- I don't think anybody's really interested to see the finalists for that.

Christopher Lee.  He already does the voice.

[WindupAtheist]

First /pizza and now this G4esque noobtardery.  How amusing to see SOE flog it's dying horse.

[Murgos]

They had (have?) a model that matches thier EQ1 elf chick too.  Have for years, it's worked well for them.

[AOFanboi]

Or is [t]his just some eye candy for the lads?

I am going to assume you were being rhetorical there.

[Signe]

Or is [t]his just some eye candy for the lads?

I am going to assume you were being rhetorical there.

Umm... ok.   

[Strazos]

They had (have?) a model that matches thier EQ1 elf chick too.  Have for years, it's worked well for them.

I couldn't find a good picture of the girl....but she just has too much gum.

[JoeTF]

Definitely too little photoshop love:)
and for the costumes...

[Ironwood]

Um.

[stray]

Um.

And by that you mean "Yes", right?

[Strazos]

Thigh-highs and a garter belt? Mmmhmm, yes please.