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With the continued success of City of Heroes and City of Villains, Paragon Studios has unveiled its plans for the future of the franchise with City of Sidekicks. No longer are you relegated to the role of "Saving the Day" as a super-powered hero, as a sidekick you get to participate in exciting, new ways to play the game.
"City of Sidekicks brings a whole new way to experience Paragon City," said Lead Designer Melissa Bianco. "Instead of taking down the criminals, you get to be captured by them!" A key element of many sidekick storylines is your ineptitude interfering with the actions of the real heroes, and nearly doing the villain's job for them.
"Your character levels up by screwing up," Bianco added. The goal as a sidekick is to mess things up just to the point of utter failure for the task at hand, but having the hero pull out a win in the end. The closer you get to failing, the better the end reward.
Gameplay for City of Sidekicks will involve a new dodge mechanic as you scramble to get out of the way of attacks that might wound or kill your character. "It was quite a challenge for us to implement," said Lead Programmer Matt Stults. "It took us a long time to find the fun in running around and not getting hit." There are bonus points for quipping during dodging, so if your character can blurt out things like "Not the face!" at the right time, you get a bonus to your dodge for a split second. Timing is everything.
Failure to dodge enemy attacks carries some pretty hefty consequences. "At the low levels it's simply cosmetic changes to the character, like a bandage on your head or your arm in a sling," said Lead Artist David Nakayama. "But as you face tougher foes, your injuries become more grievous, like a broken leg that has you hobbling on crutches. Eventually you're dodging attacks that can vaporize your character in one hit."
That's right; there is the possibility of permanent death for characters in City of Sidekicks. "It's not something we're doing lightly," said Producer Jesse Caceres. "We're taking a cue from the world of comic books. If a sidekick finds himself in a situation where they might be killed in a villain's Deathtrap, we will poll all the online players asking if said character should live or die."
"Since we have most of the assets already, we are looking at a short development cycle for City of Sidekicks," said Art Min, the studio's Development Director. "Our schedule has us releasing in exactly one year, on April 1st, 2011, with the expandalone title City of Henchmen coming six months after that."
City of Sidekicks will be available for the PC and Mac.
Join in the Community discussion here!
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With the continued success of City of Heroes and City of Villains, Paragon Studios has unveiled its plans for the future of the franchise with City of Sidekicks. No longer are you relegated to the role of "Saving the Day" as a super-powered hero, as a sidekick you get to participate in exciting, new ways to play the game.
"City of Sidekicks brings a whole new way to experience Paragon City," said Lead Designer Melissa Bianco. "Instead of taking down the criminals, you get to be captured by them!" A key element of many sidekick storylines is your ineptitude interfering with the actions of the real heroes, and nearly doing the villain's job for them.
"Your character levels up by screwing up," Bianco added. The goal as a sidekick is to mess things up just to the point of utter failure for the task at hand, but having the hero pull out a win in the end. The closer you get to failing, the better the end reward.
Gameplay for City of Sidekicks will involve a new dodge mechanic as you scramble to get out of the way of attacks that might wound or kill your character. "It was quite a challenge for us to implement," said Lead Programmer Matt Stults. "It took us a long time to find the fun in running around and not getting hit." There are bonus points for quipping during dodging, so if your character can blurt out things like "Not the face!" at the right time, you get a bonus to your dodge for a split second. Timing is everything.
Failure to dodge enemy attacks carries some pretty hefty consequences. "At the low levels it's simply cosmetic changes to the character, like a bandage on your head or your arm in a sling," said Lead Artist David Nakayama. "But as you face tougher foes, your injuries become more grievous, like a broken leg that has you hobbling on crutches. Eventually you're dodging attacks that can vaporize your character in one hit."
That's right; there is the possibility of permanent death for characters in City of Sidekicks. "It's not something we're doing lightly," said Producer Jesse Caceres. "We're taking a cue from the world of comic books. If a sidekick finds himself in a situation where they might be killed in a villain's Deathtrap, we will poll all the online players asking if said character should live or die."
"Since we have most of the assets already, we are looking at a short development cycle for City of Sidekicks," said Art Min, the studio's Development Director. "Our schedule has us releasing in exactly one year, on April 1st, 2011, with the expandalone title City of Henchmen coming six months after that."
City of Sidekicks will be available for the PC and Mac.
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Ow what? That has a to be a new record.
Well done Paragon! Send me a PM with your choice of costume code and I'll get that to you as quickly as possible
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Screenshot the Spot!
How well do you know your City of Heroes/Villains locations?
Hello, hello and welcome to the Screenshot the Spot forum game where every Wednesday until 4pm Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM GMT / 1:00 Central European Time) you can win your choice of a costume code from past Con seasons and the Forum Title "Screenshot Spotter [date]".
The object of this game is to be the first to 1). Figure out the location in-game depicted in the screenshot and 2). Post a screenshot that is closest to the one I have posted , with your own character in the place of the character present in the screenshot. Sounds easy right? Well there's a catch. The location isn't going to be as obvious as you might think so make sure you pay close attention to the picture details and hints.
The Pictures will start out masked and more and more of the image will be revealed as time goes on as long as no one has correctly identified the location by posting their own screenshot. If by the end of the day no one has identified the location, the full picture will be revealed and no one will win for that week (BOOOOOOO!).
Rules:
1. Your post must contain a screenshot of the location depicted in the initial contest post, but with your character in the place of the character present in the screenshot.
2. Screenshots must remain less than 800px X 500px to qualify.
3. UI needs to be turned off (Menu -> Options -> Keymapping -> scroll to bottom under other "Toggle Screenshot UI")
4. Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly Screenshot The Spot Contest with your screenshot submission.
5. Your reply must contain a single screenshot. Entries with more than 1 screenshot will be disqualified.
6. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
7. To enter the contest weekly, as of January 13, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.Quote:If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
8. Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
9. Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
10. If you win the City of Heroes® Screenshot The Spot Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Screenshot the Spot Contest!
Have fun and good luck!
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 - First Screenshot
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All, I just wanted to let you know that we are not quite ready for Open Beta yet. We will be sure to let you know when we are, there certainly seems to be a few people on here who can't wait to get their hands on the new content and I don't blame them
In the meantime, thank you for your patience while our developers work hard (and don't take naps) at smoothing things out so you can experience Issue 17 in all its glory! -
Watch the new Demon Summoning video, highlighting one of the newest power sets included with City of Heroes Going Rogue. Did we say "...one of the newest power sets?" Visit the City of Heroes Going Rogue website to find out the exciting new information just revealed!
Join in the Community discussion here! -
Watch the new Demon Summoning video, highlighting one of the newest power sets included with City of Heroes Going Rogue. Did we say "...one of the newest power sets?" Visit the City of Heroes Going Rogue website to find out the exciting new information just revealed!
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Need I say anything Well done Commander, that was a ruthless victory! PM me your choice of costume and whether it is a North American or European code you desire!
Oh and your title has also been set! -
Locking for the good of humanity and your offspring.
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City of Heroes® was at PAX East this past weekend! We would like to thank all the fans who attended our panel, "Re-Inventing A Super-Heroic MMO". It was a great way to prepare for the kickoff of our 6th year as the world's most popular super-powered MMO. We were able to show some exclusive content, including our first Augmented Reality ad featuring Maelstrom.
For those of you who couldn't make it to Pax East, here's your chance to see Maelstrom pop out onto your screen!
We have more events planned this year for our players, so keep watching for information on where else City of Heroes® and Going Rogue will be in 2010!
Join in the community discussion here! -
City of Heroes® was at PAX East this past weekend! We would like to thank all the fans who attended our panel, Re-Inventing A Super-Heroic MMO. It was a great way to prepare for the kickoff of our 6th year as the worlds most popular super-powered MMO. We were able to show some exclusive content, including our first Augmented Reality ad featuring Maelstrom.
For those of you who couldnt make it to Pax East, heres your chance to see Maelstrom pop out onto your screen!
We have more events planned this year for our players, so keep watching for information on where else City of Heroes® and Going Rogue will be in 2010! -
Submissions open on Mondays only from 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Time / 6PM GMT / 19:00 Central European Time) until 5:00 PM Pacific Time (8:00 PM Eastern Time / 1:00 AM GMT / 2:00 Central European Time) between January 11, 2010 and July 26, 2010).
Welcome to our "Search the words, save the world" forum mission!
A super computer turned evil codenamed Ebil-o is attempting to take over our most powerful nations' computer systems and exterminate us puny human beings (how original, huh?). However, every week, a short window of opportunity allows us to break into Ebil-o's matrix and reset the timer leading to our undoubtedly apocalyptic end!
How do we do that, I hear you ask? Well, we happen to have an anonymous little helper and each week, he or she snail mails us a word search puzzle containing anywhere between 10 to 15 words related to City of Heroes related theme (Ebil-o likes City of Heroes; apparently, it helps him unwind after a long day hard at work planning to get rid of humanity).
Each week a new theme will be passed along and you will need to find the exact number of words youre being told exists within the block of letters you are given.
Your opportunity to save us all is through a word block located at the bottom of this post.
The goal is to be the first one to find the words based on the theme (without being told what they are), circle them in the word block (using Paint or an equivalent program) and then list them below it.
If you are the first one to answer with the correct words, you win and only then will we be able to input the words into Ebil-o's matrix, thus delaying our impending doom. As a token of our gratitude, we'll give you the "Ebil-o FTL [date]" forum title as well as 1 (one) costume code amongst the following ones:
- Carnival of Shadows Harlequin
- Freakshow Tank Boss
- Paragon Police Department Hardsuit
- Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress
- Knives of Artemis Lt.
- Praetorian Clockwork
Rules
1) Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly " Search the words, save the world Contest with your submission.
2) Your reply must contain a number of words or names that will be defined every time this contest is run. Please refrain from posting more than the number of words indicated in every contest post. Only post the correct number of words or names, even if you notice duplicates..
3) Your reply must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
4) To enter the contest weekly, as of January 11, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.
5) Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count! Also, once you have posted your entry, do NOT edit it as any edit will disqualify you from that day's forum game.
6) Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines and to the Contest Official Rules and Conditions.
7) [I] If you win the City of Heroes® Search the words, save the world Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
-After reading the feedback from previous "Search the Words, Save the World" puzzles, I have made a few changes to how this will work and removed the failsafe.
- Note that if a word includes more than 1 word, they will run together in the puzzle. Example - Envoy of Shadows would be found in the puzzle as ENVOYOFSHADOWS
If there is not a winner by the end of the day, I will post the solution.
This week's word list consists of 15 Badges.
Monday, March 29th, 2010 - Word Block
Good luck all, and don't forget that the fate of the world is in your hands! -
We would like to congratulate Von Krieger for his very accurate depiction of TheOcho (
after all he's the one with the dolls above his desk!!) and for winning the 11th edition of the Caption Contest held on Friday, March 26th, 2010:
Quote:"No Serge," said TheOcho, "I don't really think that any of these would really work as a revamp for my costume. But uh... if I could get that purple and white outfit the one on the left is wearing... er... it's for my sister. Yeah. My sister." -
We would like to congratulate Von Krieger for his very accurate depiction of TheOcho ( after all he's the one with the dolls above his desk!!) and for winning the 11th edition of the Caption Contest held on Friday, March 26th, 2010:
Quote:"No Serge," said TheOcho, "I don't really think that any of these would really work as a revamp for my costume. But uh... if I could get that purple and white outfit the one on the left is wearing... er... it's for my sister. Yeah. My sister." -
It was interesting to read your captions for this crowded screenshot. It was a tough choice but we would like to congratulate Von Krieger for his very accurate depiction of TheOcho ( after all he's the one with the dolls above his desk!!):
Quote:"No Serge," said TheOcho, "I don't really think that any of these would really work as a revamp for my costume. But uh... if I could get that purple and white outfit the one on the left is wearing... er... it's for my sister. Yeah. My sister." -
This contest is organized by NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited, who are identified in more detail in Section 9 of this document (the Sponsors).
1. ENTRY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. IF YOU ARE ENTERING THIS CONTEST AS A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CONTEST SHALL BE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY UNITED STATES LAW.
This is a free prize draw (the Contest) and you are not required to buy any product, or service from the Sponsors, or to be a subscriber to any of the Sponsor's games to enter the Contest.
Participants must follow this method of entry:
1) Accept a physical raffle ticket in person upon arrival at the City of Heroes® PAX East Meet and Greet at Jillians Boston on Saturday, March 27th, 2010. This ticket is considered your entry.
By submitting an entry to the Contest, you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Conditions.
Any personal information given to the Sponsors when you enter this Contest will only be used to contact you in relation to this Contest. All information concerning non-winning entries will be discarded after the end of the Contest. The personal information concerning the winning entries will be only used in the context of this Contest and use of your entry as agreed between you and the Sponsor. This information will not be disclosed to any third party or used for any other purpose. You may exercise your rights of access and rectification of this information by writing to: cohcontests@paragonstudios.com.
If you are a winner you hereby give Sponsors and their respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agencies full permission, right and authority to use your likeness, photograph, name, hometown, and any comments that you may make/answer to questions Sponsors may provide, or any other information that you provide about yourself, the prize, the Contest, or City of Heroes® for the purposes of advertising and promotion (in any media, including but not limited to in print media, television, film, video, radio, internet or otherwise) related to the Contest, City of Heroes® or each of the Sponsors, without any further notification or compensation to you other than that set out herein. Winner waives all rights of inspection and approval in relation to the foregoing.
All entries must be received prior to 9:00 PM (CDT), Saturday, March 27, 2010 (the Contest Conclusion). Entries which do not conform to these Official Rules and Conditions will not be accepted. The Contest is limited to one entry per person.
The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and/or any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process. Sponsor has the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice, if, in Sponsor's judgment, the Contest is altered, corrupted or cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions beyond Sponsor's control, or at Sponsors reasonable discretion.
2. ELIGIBILITY
To enter the contest, as of March 27th, 2010 (a) you must be 21 years of age or older, (b) if you are a minor in your country of residence, you must provide the entry as set forth under 1.1 with your legal guardian's approval and you must provide written approval of your entry to the Contest, and consent to these Official Rules and Conditions by your legal guardian. This written approval shall be provided within 14 days after the receipt of request by the Sponsor, (c) you must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, (d) you must be a resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes), or the European Union.
Employees of Sponsor, and Sponsors respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and members of the immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they reside) or households of such employees are not eligible to enter the Contest.
3. DURATION
The contest period begins at 6:00 PM (CDT) on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 and ends at 9:00 PM (CDT) on Saturday, March 27th, 2010.
4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES
The winning entries will be drawn at random by representatives of the Sponsor. Tickets will be drawn from a raffle box sometime between the hours of 6pm 9pm (CDT) on March 27th, 2010. You must be physically present at the Jillians Boston location to win. Winners will be notified in person and announced on the official City of Heroes® web site on or about Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. Any and all decisions of the judges or company representatives shall be final and binding in all respects.
5. PRIZES
1) Prizes description
The prize breakdown is as follows:
24 (24) First Place Winners Will Receive One (1) of the following:
One (1) Silver NCsoft branded 2GB 2nd Generation iPod (no video) (Estimated retail value: $250.00)
One (1) ATI Radeon HD 5770 (Estimated retail value: $199.00)
One (1) ATI Radeon HD 4650 (Estimated retail value: $89.99)
One (1) ATI Radeon HD 5450 (Estimated retail value: $59.99)
One (1) Razer Razer Lycosa keyboard (Estimated retail value: $79.99)
One (1) Razer Imperator mouse (Estimated retail value: $79.99)
One (1) Razer Imperator mouse (Estimated retail value: $79.99)
One (1) Razer Imperator mouse (Estimated retail value: $79.99)
One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
One (1) City of Villains® Art Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $10.00)
One (1) City of Villains® Art Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $10.00)
One (1) City of Villains® Art Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $10.00)
One (1) City of Villains® Art Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $10.00)
One (1) City of Villains® Art Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $10.00)
One (1) City of Heroes® Comic Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $5.00)
One (1) City of Heroes® Comic Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $5.00)
One (1) City of Heroes® Comic Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $5.00)
One (1) City of Heroes® Comic Book signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $5.00)
Estimated Total Prize package value: $1,188.94
2) Prizes awarding process
Random drawings will occur at the event. Winner must be present to win. If a winner is not present at the time of drawing, or is successfully contacted by Sponsor and:
(i) refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize
then Sponsor reserves the right to conduct another random drawing to award the prize (a Substitute Winner).
The Substitute Winner will be contacted as mentioned above and required to comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5.2.
In the event the Substitute Winner cannot be contacted as mentioned above or does not comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5.2 for a given prize, any such prize will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of the prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value. Taxes on prizes (including, without limitation, income taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. If a winner is under 21 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS
You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Washington. You assume sole liability for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property or prize, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in this contest or the acceptance, loss, shipment, or use of any prize awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for any failure to contact entrants, whether due to technical or human error. All of Sponsor's decisions regarding the application and interpretation of the Rules are final.
In the event that you are resident in the European Union, nothing in these Official Rules and Conditions shall limit or exclude Sponsors liability for death or personal injury from Sponsors negligence or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsors shall not be responsible for any liability, loss, damage, cost or expense sustained by you arising out of, or in connection, with your entry into this Contest or use of the prize unless caused by the Sponsors due to gross negligence or intent.
7. WINNERS LIST
The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com no later than Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® PAX East Meet and Greet Raffle Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA. Residents of Canada and Europe may omit return postage.
8. SEVERABILITY
Should any condition contained in this Contract prove unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.
9. SPONSOR
This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA 1501 4th Avenue, Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98101 and NCsoft Europe Limited, Moccatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU, England (Company No: 05165702)
© 2010 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. -
Hey all, call me TheHuit,
Welcome to Creative Caption Craziness -- a fun weekly forum game. Every Friday, well post up a new pic for you to write your most creative caption for. Youll have until 5:00pm Pacific (7:00pm Central / 8:00pm Eastern / 1:00 am BST/ 2:00 Central European Summer Time) to post it, then the judging will commence. The winner will receive the forum title of Caption Champ [date] and the Costume Code of his/her choice from one of the following:
- Carnival of Shadows Harlequin
- Freakshow Tank Boss
- Paragon Police Department Hardsuit
- Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress
- Knives of Artemis Lt.
- Praetorian Clockwork
The winning entry will be re-posted in the thread (along with the authors name), as well as in a thread we have created consisting ONLY of the winning entries as they are picked, so that people can see all the winners at a glance if they want to. It will be your chance to achieve some small measure of forum immortality!
Now just a few rules, to keep things civilized:
1) Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly Creative Caption Craziness with your caption submission.
2) Your reply must contain a single caption to the picture posted in the thread. Entries with more than 1 caption will be disqualified.
3) Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
4) To enter the contest weekly, as of January 15, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.
5) Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
6) Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
7). If you win the City of Heroes® Creative Caption Craziness Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Creative Caption Craziness Contest!
So without further ado, here is this week's picture!
Good luck, and have fun captioning! -
Congratulations Wyley! Your title is set and all I need is a PM from you with your choice of code (and whether it is NOrth American or European, you never know).
And here's the original picture:
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Screenshot the Spot!
How well do you know your City of Heroes/Villains locations?
Hello, hello and welcome to the Screenshot the Spot forum game where every Wednesday until 4pm Pacific Time (7:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM GMT / 1:00 Central European Time) you can win your choice of a costume code from past Con seasons and the Forum Title "Screenshot Spotter [date]".
The object of this game is to be the first to 1). Figure out the location in-game depicted in the screenshot and 2). Post a screenshot that is closest to the one I have posted , with your own character in the place of the character present in the screenshot. Sounds easy right? Well there's a catch. The location isn't going to be as obvious as you might think so make sure you pay close attention to the picture details and hints.
The Pictures will start out masked and more and more of the image will be revealed as time goes on as long as no one has correctly identified the location by posting their own screenshot. If by the end of the day no one has identified the location, the full picture will be revealed and no one will win for that week (BOOOOOOO!).
Rules:
1. Your post must contain a screenshot of the location depicted in the initial contest post, but with your character in the place of the character present in the screenshot.
2. Screenshots must remain less than 800px X 500px to qualify.
3. UI needs to be turned off (Menu -> Options -> Keymapping -> scroll to bottom under other "Toggle Screenshot UI")
4. Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly Screenshot The Spot Contest with your screenshot submission.
5. Your reply must contain a single screenshot. Entries with more than 1 screenshot will be disqualified.
6. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
7. To enter the contest weekly, as of January 13, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.Quote:If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
8. Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count!
9. Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines.
10. If you win the City of Heroes® Screenshot The Spot Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
Visit here to read Official Rules and Conditions for the Screenshot the Spot Contest!
Have fun and good luck!
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 - First Screenshot
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Not eye-bleeding enough I see! Congratulations BlazingTiger, send me a PM with your choice of code
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Submissions open on Mondays only from 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern Time / 6PM GMT / 19:00 Central European Time) until 5:00 PM Pacific Time (8:00 PM Eastern Time / 1:00 AM GMT / 2:00 Central European Time) between January 11, 2010 and July 26, 2010).
Welcome to our "Search the words, save the world" forum mission!
A super computer turned evil codenamed Ebil-o is attempting to take over our most powerful nations' computer systems and exterminate us puny human beings (how original, huh?). However, every week, a short window of opportunity allows us to break into Ebil-o's matrix and reset the timer leading to our undoubtedly apocalyptic end!
How do we do that, I hear you ask? Well, we happen to have an anonymous little helper and each week, he or she snail mails us a word search puzzle containing anywhere between 10 to 15 words related to City of Heroes related theme (Ebil-o likes City of Heroes; apparently, it helps him unwind after a long day hard at work planning to get rid of humanity).
Each week a new theme will be passed along and you will need to find the exact number of words you’re being told exists within the block of letters you are given.
Your opportunity to save us all is through a word block located at the bottom of this post.
The goal is to be the first one to find the words based on the theme (without being told what they are), circle them in the word block (using Paint or an equivalent program) and then list them below it.
If you are the first one to answer with the correct words, you win and only then will we be able to input the words into Ebil-o's matrix, thus delaying our impending doom. As a token of our gratitude, we'll give you the "Ebil-o FTL [date]" forum title as well as 1 (one) costume code amongst the following ones:
- Carnival of Shadows Harlequin
- Freakshow Tank Boss
- Paragon Police Department Hardsuit
- Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress
- Knives of Artemis Lt.
- Praetorian Clockwork
Rules
1) Reply in the official City of Heroes® forum (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/) thread created for each weekly " Search the words, save the world Contest” with your submission.
2) Your reply must contain a number of words or names that will be defined every time this contest is run. Please refrain from posting more than the number of words indicated in every contest post. Only post the correct number of words or names, even if you notice duplicates..
3) Your reply must also contain the following statement. Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present in your post:
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
4) To enter the contest weekly, as of January 11, 2010, you must be 13 years of age or older. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.
5) Please note, only 1 (one) entry per forum account will be accepted. If you post a second time, you'll get disqualified, so make your one entry count! Also, once you have posted your entry, do NOT edit it as any edit will disqualify you from that day's forum game.
6) Entries must conform to the Official City of Heroes Message Forum Rules and Guidelines and to the Contest Official Rules and Conditions.
7) [I] If you win the City of Heroes® Search the words, save the world Contest one week, you are not eligible to do so again for the next 8 weeks. This is to allow other people the opportunity to win. Please be courteous to others and refrain from participating during the weeks you are not eligible to win.
-After reading the feedback from previous "Search the Words, Save the World" puzzles, I have made a few changes to how this will work and removed the failsafe.
- Note that if a word includes more than 1 word, they will run together in the puzzle. Example - Envoy of Shadows would be found in the puzzle as ENVOYOFSHADOWS
If there is not a winner by the end of the day, I will post the solution.
This week's word list consists of 15 Heroes.
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 - Word Block
Good luck all, and don't forget that the fate of the world is in your hands! -
Congratulations Derangedpolygot for winning our 10th edition of the contest dated March 19th!
Quote:June 2005; City of Villains Beta
Re: Pirate Masterminds
Between a lack of rum, lack of ships and a Teen Rating; the Pirates models--in defiance to the very game code itself--lack sufficient substance and drop dead.
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And MrWentworth is our 9th winner for our March 12th edition!
Quote:Thanks,Members of the radical zombie movement B.R.A.I.N.S. (Brotherhood of Re-Animated Individuals Needing Sustenance) protested in Founders Falls today after learning that Emperor Cole would likely disallow any attempts at a Zombie Apocalypse in Praetoria. Local heroes were swift to break up the demonstration thinking it was still Double XP Weekend. Film at 11. -
And our 8th winner is Joshdex in the March 5th edition of the contest!
Quote:Congrats on your entry!"When the psychotic alien wielding the enormous blade is the last thing you notice, you know something is seriously out of whack." -
I knew pirates would inspire y'arrrll! I giggled a-plenty, EMpulse has unfortunately had to endure that all day, but there has to be a winner!
EMpulse and I both agreed that Derangedpolygot should win this round, we hope you concur.
Congratulations Derangedpolygot! PM me with your choice of costume code and I'll send it straight back!
Quote:June 2005; City of Villains Beta
Re: Pirate Masterminds
Between a lack of rum, lack of ships and a Teen Rating; the Pirates models--in defiance to the very game code itself--lack sufficient substance and drop dead.
(I told ya we should have focused on Thugs!)
