Elysium Online: making the cover

Here's some of the thumbnails I did trying to come up with acover for Elysium Online:

 I originaly pursued the first option...
The second one seemed too "cheap" and gimmicky, the third not strong enough, the four I liked but I didn't help get across the book's concept. So the first option at first gave me this:

I liked it... but I need something more, so I went with the fifth option. The result made really happy.

You can see the finished cover and the final evolution of the above image in Elysium Online's campaign gallery.

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