Quote Originally Posted by Chicken Patty View Post
I don't think it could have been said better. Ian might not care, but we would like to know what he could have done to get it on MDPC, other than what you stated in your post, if that is ok to share with us Nils.
The main things were the easy ones:
Bar-code and similar "non-aesthetically based" stickers on GPU, Pump, PSU. (super easy to fix, but if a person does not like to do it, because the photoshoot can't be done a second time, what can I do? Live with such unneccessary compromises that anyone can fix? Keep a system for a lifetime on a frontpage just because of a day of extra work that wasn't done? ... All other modders took the chance if they had one, because they did not feel attacked, they felt helped and they asked for opinions, not made their opinion themselves about how perfect they are)

The quick & dirty cut (and therefore not very beautiful) in the back of the tray. Another thing that could have been easily fixed by a highly motivated modder.

The rest is just a matter taste and therefore doesn't play a role in decisions, as long as it's not obiously ugly.

Any new rig just needs to be compared with the level that was shown in the last 2 systems. It was a great system, but it has these little things that could have been corrected easily. I guess everyone who turns his brain on a little bit will agree. And even the "first-day modder" would have been able to change it. And if he does like the stickers and hole, because it looks better than without / corrected, so be it. MDPC is a free site and if it doesn't motivate to go for "no-comprromise", then it's not me to be blamed I think.

Case closed for me.