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The problem is, if it were allowed to post names to call out fraudsters, then we'd have to sift through the fraudulent postings claiming decent people were fraudsters out of malice, and once one's been accused, it's hard to prove one didn't do something a clever liar says you did.

It's imperfect as things are, but I suspect better than it might be if we were allowed to call names out in public forums for in-game fraud and deception.

I was at the event, and I had fun. Still, it could have gone better, certainly. One issue was the turnout, which was okay but kind of low for the size of prizes offered. For myself, I watched, but didn't participate. I've thought over my reasoning, and I think it points to one way an event like this might be better in the future.

Basically, for me, having my character in a contest to be matched up with an unknown bachelor put me out of my comfort zone. I realize the bachelors being a mystery was part of the core theme of the event, and that wouldn't have been changed. Yet, putting a bit more of a bound on the event's outcome would have helped immensely. As it was advertised, the purpose was "...to essentially pair up three contestants with three of the contest's 'mystery', but eligible bachelors!" This leaves unspoken what expectations, if any, there might be afterwards. Granted, they're not suddenly going to get into roleplayed long term romances, but at the other end of the spectrum, just logging out with 500 million seems kind of crass, imo. The theme of the event felt like a bachelorette auction, sort of, and in those usually there's an in-character date/mission/something afterwards. I think it would have helped to have some idea of how the event would conclude -- maybe a "couples" walk around the D or suchlike.

The organization could have been much better. The judges weren't sharing time, and didn't even seem to be on the same page for what to ask and when to ask it. In any event with a lot of participants, there needs to be a firm hand on the schedule and individual roles so that any one person doesn't get carried away with their role at the others', and the event's, expense.

While this one event didn't turn out so well, I commend and thank those who organized and ran it, and especially The Crom since even though the event was halted due to chaos, he passed out consolation prizes to all the contestants -- that was very decent of him

Gathered and maintained by the Virtue Roleplay Revival Project (in-game public global channel "Virtue RP Revival").

We will update this head post with additional details, corrections and/or edits, or additional events from the remainder of the thread. This list is just starting -- post about your regular event and we'll get it listed.

Events here are either Open-RP or open to all and RP-Friendly:

• For Open-RP events listed here, there can be no restrictions on SG/VG's, coalitions, global channel members, and etc. The only restrictions should be that those who join in be roleplayers, and not be disruptive.
• For RP-Friendly open to all events, any non-disruptive players should be allowed to attend and roleplaying by attendees should be welcomed, even if not required.

I'm glad to see the emphasis on response being placed. I don't petition often, but it's nice when a GM responds quickly and helps out with whatever. I remember petitioning over some pretty obnoxious grieving, and not getting a GM show up at all -- hopefully now that they're showing up over small things, it means they'll be there when it's something important.

I have a question or two about superior-grade ATOs to ask.

Normal ATO's are available from level 10 to 50 and are attuned, so not only do the magnitudes of the enhancements from the pieces scale with level, but also the set bonuses are available all the way down to level 7 from exemping. If one uses a catalyst to create the superior version of the set, it's now only available at level 50, and so the attuned property (if it even keeps that?) doesn't do anything. From that, I think the normal enhancement magnitude exemping rules should come into play. Do they?

Then, other superior sets (non ATO purples) continue to provide their bonuses even when exemped down below level 50 -- which I consider to be one of the main draws of a purple. Do the "(Superior)" versions of ATOs behave the same? If I upgrade my ATO from normal to superior, are they becoming nearly worthless for exemping?

I agree with FFM for the most part.

I've encountered roleplayers who've created close friendships between their characters and significant NPCs, and it's never sat right with me. I have never met one who did not use that as a bludgeon in discourse with others to dictate their own interpretation of that NPC's canon to strengthen their own character's position in the roleplay at the expense of others. "Mother Mayhem is a good friend of mine and she said ..." and so forth.

Sure, creating these close NPC relationships could be good connections for an otherwise unique character to the existing canon, but I've seen it end up in godmodding so often that I couldn't recommend it to anyone, and would avoid characters who do so. I would recommend keeping those relationships minor and fleeting -- a character wasn't Statesman's friend, maybe he only met Statesman a few times, and fought along side him with several other heroes once. They had discussions, but mainly hero-business, and not on a first name basis.

1. There's a person behind the other character, for good or ill.

I prefer well written long bios to badly written short ones. I also prefer well written short ones to badly written long ones. It's not the length of the bio that matters to me.

There will be an In-Character Roleplay Lambda Trial tonight (Friday, February 10th) at 8pm Eastern time (5pm Pacific, 1am Saturday GMT, and 2am CET). The gathering place will be announced in-game on several roleplayers global channels including "Virtue RP Revival" (Roleplayers are welcome to join by typing "/chan_join Virtue RP Revival" in on their chat bars).

If enough people show, we may have more than one league formed. There will be roleplay before, during and after the trial itself. No guarantees we'll succeed, but it'll be fun. To participate, roleplayers must be VIP players (required for the incarnate trials) and bring a level 50. We cannot bring anyone under level 50 along. Characters do not need level shifts or any other incarnate abilities, and running this trial can start unlocking the Alpha slot for those who haven't yet.

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I am Kherianda, reporting. Today is February 9th. Now for the updates you've been waiting for.

Now that we're into February in Paragon and the Isles, that hint of tender romance is back into the air, and with it, Valentine's theft.

Heroes and villains are recovering these stolen valentines and speeding them along to their intendeds.

Except, WSPDR has learned that quite a few of these valentines are being misdelivered. Recipients beware.

The murder trial of notorious criminal Joey "Knuckles" Marcelli took an unexpected turn when the victim, Harold Emmerson, walked into the courtroom, apparently alive.

Mister Marcelli was released later that session, but the alleged victim was unavailable for comment.

Doctors at Chiron Medical Center have been calling in specialists from MAGI to deal with strange wounds on many citizens resembling red hearts.

A Chiron Medical spokesperson assured the press there was no cause for alarm.

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This past Saturday's earthquake has been determined by the Paragon Geological Observatory to have originated under Astoria with an estimated magnitude of 4.2.

Apparently simultaneously, the local hero group Silver Aegis had summoned a gathering of nearly forty other heros to investigate some of the odd incidents nearby that restricted section of the city.

On interview, Doctor Warlocke, the group's leader, expressed confidence that Paragon's hero community was on top of the problem.

WSPDR Impact Report has also learned that the hero Xeden has been investigating recent events, and suggested something dangerous was beginning to stir deep under Astoria.

Xeden's been seen actively gathering intelligence on these events; even from deceased residents of Astoria.

Seventeen abducted civilians were rescued from Astoria by the gathered notable heroes, including Paragon's long-time iconic hero Ascendant.

Independence Port was attacked once more by the giant octopus Lusca, but was saved single-handedly by Captain Unstoppable!, exclamation included.

Good going, Captain!

A poll taken by the Paragon Sentinel tracking local attitudes towards our metahuman community registered the third monthly drop, from last month's 73.0% approval down to 71.9%.

Pollsters say data indicates that metahumans obstructing traffic is still the primary concern, with heroes ignoring petty street crime second, and interference with the weather in third.

The forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight, with a low around 27 and calm winds. Tomorrow we should see increasing clouds, with a high near 49 and winds becoming southerly around 5 mph.

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