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*******Registration open from October 23rd to October 24th, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel during the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009*******


It's almost Halloween and you need to come up with a costume anyway, right? So why not make it CoH related? If you do, you can enter it in our Official City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest! We're looking for heroes and villains specifically for this event - whether it's your own character or a signature one from the game! Just keep it hero or villain themed and a character that is NOT trademarked outside of the City of Heroes game! Also - please leave any realistic-type weapons such as sharp wood, steel or anything else that could be seen as posing a danger to yourself or anyone else at home!

The Hero-Con Costume Contest will take place towards the end of the big banquet dinner on the evening of Saturday, October 24th. Go ahead- show up to the banquet with your costume on already if you'd like! Towards the end of the evening, we'll bring all the costumed heroes and villains on stage to strut their stuff! Our esteemed panel of judges will award a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner as well as two honorable mentions. Those lucky individuals will win great prizes! There's no separate category for heroes or villains, just the best costumes that emerge out of everyone who enters. Participants will be judged on the following criteria:

1) Creativity
2) Costume Detail,
3) Personality/Attitude and
4) Relevance to the City of Heroes universe.

So what are you waiting for? Get that costume ready to go! We can't wait to see what you come up with!


Participation Guidelines

Participants must follow the following specifications:

• Participants must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket to be eligible for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest;
  
• Participants' costume may be inspired by existing City of Heroes® characters and story but you must make sure your entry doesn't infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is not libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.
  

By 6:30pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, register for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest on the Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:

A. Your name
B. Your Costume Name
C. Your server

All costumes will be judged on Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe.


Copyrighted Materials

PLEASE NOTE: You may NOT use any materials that you (or NCsoft) do not own the rights to for the purposes of this contest. Likewise, taking a costume or costume pieces that you (or NCsoft) do not own and altering it slightly then presenting it as your own work is strictly prohibited. You (or NCsoft) must have ownership rights to every element included in your costume. You must make sure your entry doesn't infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is not libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.


Prizes

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 1 GB Video Card - $325.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99

Estimated Total Prize package value: $434.94


One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

• 1 Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  
• One (1) Razer Destructor mousepad - $39.99
  

Estimated Total Prize package value: $298.93


One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  

Estimated Total Prize package value: $258.94


Eligibility

One costume entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

You must be 13 years of age or older to participate and a legal resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec as of Saturday, October 24th, 2009 to participate in this contest.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By entering this contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions in the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest Official Rules and Conditions, so please make sure you read them carefully!

Good luck!

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City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest Official Rules and Conditions

1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

This is a skill based contest based on Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe (the "Contest"). Participants must follow this method of entry:

1) Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm PDT on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 6:30pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, participants must register on the Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. One costume entry ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:

A. Your name
B. Your Costume Name
C. Your server

The use of copyrighted material NOT owned by NCsoft® or yourself is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Your submission must not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or be libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.

NC Interactive, Inc. may collect personal information from you when you enter this Contest. The information is subject to the City of Heroes® Privacy Policy available at http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/privacy-policy.html.

All registrations must be received via email prior to 6:30pm (PDT), Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and must be in English. No other methods of entry will be accepted.

The Hero-con 2009 Costume Contest will start at 9:00pm (PDT) and will end at 10:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion") during the City of Heroes Hero-Con 2009 Banquet located in the Gateway Ballroom on the 2nd Floor. Limit: one entry per person.

NC Interactive, Inc. (collectively, the "Sponsor") is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Use of a false name, username, mailing address, or email account will disqualify an entry and the individual who submitted the entry. Use of obscenities, racist, sexist, hateful or other material or depictions that, in Sponsor's judgment, are inappropriate or offensive, will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, server unavailability due to technical, capacity constraints or other issues, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic or other communications. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process or the operation of the web site, or who otherwise violates these rules or any of part of the City of Heroes® User Agreement. 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 Sponsor's reasonable discretion. Incomplete entries are invalid, and entrants with incomplete entries will be disqualified.

NCsoft Corp's Marketing Team reserves the right to use information related to the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest in promotional materials.
Likewise, they reserve the right to reject the winning submissions for use in these ways.


2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of October 24th, 2009 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) you must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, (c) 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), or Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes). Employees of each Sponsor, and their 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. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.


3. DURATION

The contest registration period is between 4:00pm and 7:00pm (PDT ) on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm (PDT ) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009.

The contest period begins at 9:00pm (PDT) and ends at 10:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, April 28th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion").


4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

The winning costumes will be determined by representatives of each Sponsor, and will be judged equally on the following criteria: Creativity, Costume Detail, Personality/Attitude and Relevance to the City of Heroes universe (the "Contest"). Winners will be notified during the Hero-Con 2009 Banquet on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 in the "Gateway" Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and Conditions and any and all decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.


5. PRIZES

The prize breakdown is as follows:

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 1 GB Video Card - $325.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99

Estimated Total Prize package value: $434.94


One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

• 1 Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  
• One (1) Razer Destructor mousepad - $39.99
  

Estimated Total Prize package value: $298.93


One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 512MB Video Card - $149.00
  
• One (1) Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard - $79.99
  

Estimated Total Prize package value: $258.94


If Winner cannot be contacted or refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, the prize may be awarded to the next highest ranking entrant. Any prize not claimed by one alternately chosen winner will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of 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 or withholding taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. 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 the applicable release and documentation.

Winners will have their forum (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on City of Heroes® web site (http://www.cityofheroes.com). To showcase our members of the game community, winners who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo. The winner can decline to provide any or all the information in the prior sentence with respect to postings on the web site. This information will be used to recognize the winner on the pages of http://www.cityofheroes.com, but is not necessary to claim a prize.


6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By entering into the Contest, (a) you agree to all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Conditions, (b) you warrant that your entry is your own original work and that it does not violate any rights of any third party (including, without limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law), (c) you assign and agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, in or to your entry, (d) you agree that Sponsor may post your user or forum name (or real name) and hometown on Sponsor's website and in any and all publicity and advertising for Sponsor, this Contest or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law, (e) you agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail, and (f) you agree to sign the documentation set forth in Section 5 above (and have your parent or guardian sign such documentation where applicable or requested by Sponsor). Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. By participating in this contest, you agree that Sponsor may post your logo on the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (http://www.cityofheroes.com) at anytime during or after the Contest along with your user or forum name (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting. Each Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns are not in any way responsible or liable for damages, loss or injury resulting from participation in this contest or acceptance, loss or use of any prizes awarded in this Contest. You further agree that in any cause of action, Sponsor's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall Sponsor be liable for attorney's fees. 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, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and entrant agrees that such shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. Federal and State Courts of King County, Washington, U.S.A. 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.



7. WINNERS LIST

The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com no later than Friday, November 6th, 2009. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Costume Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.


8. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101.

© 2009 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, PlayNC, 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.

*******Submissions open from October 23rd to October 24th, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel during the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009*******


Get ready to participate in one of the most exciting and interactive events of Hero-Con, the City of Heroes® Live Mission! The Live Mission gives you a chance to experience for yourself what it's like to be a Hero or Villain in our game, as teams of 8 run through a series of missions to obtain the 10 keys of the M.A.G.I. vault. Encounter many of the signature characters of City of Heroes and battle it out against an array of foes. Will Azuria regain the keys, or will the villainous Mikey the Ear gain access to the vault? It's all up to you!

So grab a team and sign up as soon as possible, for great fun and some incredible prizes! Sign up sheets will be available between 4:00pm and 7:00pm on Friday, October 23rd and 9:00am and 4:00pm on Saturday, October 24th. Just head towards the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. Even if you don't have a team ready to go, make sure to still sign up because we'll be putting pick-up groups together!

It's going to be a blast and the first place team will win some loot!


Participation Guidelines

Live Mission participants must follow the following rules and guidelines:

• Participants must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket to be eligible for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest;
  
• Participants may (if they so choose) indicate their Hero or Villain affiliation preference, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams;
  
• Running on the premises is discouraged as you may get hurt or hurt someone else; you will lose 5 Experience Points if you are caught running;
  
• No physical contact with other people on the premises; don't invade their privacy;
  
• Keep the noise at a minimum at all times, there are other hotel guests around;
  
• Be mindful to others and stay away from hotel rooms during Hero-Con activities;
  
• Be extra careful in public areas open to all hotel guests, be a good Hero and a stealthy Villain;
  
• Only the team leader, the person wearing the star, should speak to a Contact.
  

By 4:00pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, register for the Live Mission on our Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:
A. The name of your team;
B. Your preferred Hero or Villain affiliation, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams
C. Your name, it can be your real full name or a name or handle that you will recognize as yours.
D. Please bear in mind that if each team has to have 8 members. If your team happens to be smaller, you will need to find other Live Mission participants to get to that number. Ask a staff member if unsure on how to proceed.


Scoring explanation

Tasks are assigned to the team by each contact. Each task has its own criteria for completion, and upon completing each task each team will receive a number of points based upon its performance at the task. Most tasks will have 3 possible outcomes, either a Low, Medium, or High result and will award 5, 10, or 15 points respectively. Some tasks are simple Pass/Fail type tasks and will reward 5 or 15 points in those cases. Teams may be presented with the opportunity to pursue side quests, and if they accomplish these will be awarded a number of points based on each task’s difficulty as appropriate.


Prizes

Eight (8) First Place Winners Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) 60-Day Game Time Card - $29.99
  
• One (1) Aion Standard Edition Steelbook - $49.99
  
• One (1) GW2 Artbook - $30.00
  
• One (1) J!NX T-Shirt - $20.00

Estimated Total Prize package value: $159.93


Eligibility

One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

You must be 13 years of age or older to participate and a legal resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec as of Saturday, October 24th, 2009 to participate in this contest.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By entering this contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions in the City of Heroes® Hero-Con Live Mission Contest Official Rules and Conditions, so please make sure you read them carefully!

Good luck!

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City of Heroes® Hero-Con Live Mission Contest Official Rules and Conditions

1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

This is a contest based on collecting points throughout a maximum of 17 skill-based challenges inspired by the City of Heroes® Online MMO product (the "Contest"). Participants must follow this method of entry:

1) Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm PDT on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, participants must register for the Live Mission on our Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:
A. The name of your team;
B. Your preferred Hero or Villain affiliation, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams
C. Your name, it can be your real full name or a name or handle that you will recognize as yours.
D. Please bear in mind that if each team has to have 8 members. If your team happens to be smaller, you will need to find other Live Mission participants to get to that number. Ask a staff member if unsure on how to proceed.

NC Interactive, Inc. may collect personal information from you when you enter this Contest. The information is subject to the City of Heroes® Privacy Policy available at http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/privacy-policy.html.

All registrations must be received prior to 4:00pm (PDT), Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and must be in English. No other methods of entry will be accepted.

The Live Mission will start at 4:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and will end at 6:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion") around the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Limit: one entry per person.

NC Interactive, Inc. (collectively, the "Sponsor") is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Use of a false name, username, mailing address, or email account will disqualify an entry and the individual who submitted the entry. Use of obscenities, racist, sexist, hateful or other material or depictions that, in Sponsor's judgment, are inappropriate or offensive, will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, server unavailability due to technical, capacity constraints or other issues, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic or other communications. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process or the operation of the web site, or who otherwise violates these rules or any of part of the City of Heroes® User Agreement. 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 Sponsor's reasonable discretion. Incomplete entries are invalid, and entrants with incomplete entries will be disqualified.

NCsoft Corp's Marketing Team reserves the right to use information related to the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest in promotional materials.


2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of October 24th, 2009 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) you must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket , (c) 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), or Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes). Employees of each Sponsor, and their 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. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.


3. DURATION

The contest registration period is between 4:00pm and 7:00pm (PDT) on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009.

The Live Mission begins at 4:30pm (PDT) and ends at 6:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion").


4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

Winners will be determined by the highest number of points they will have accumulated over the course of the Live Mission. The scoring will be determined by representatives of the Sponsor. Winners will be notified during the Hero-Con 2009 Banquet on Saturday, October 24th, 2009, in the "Gateway" Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and Conditions and any and all decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.


5. PRIZES

The prize breakdown is as follows:

Eight (8) First Place Winners Will Receive:

• One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  
• One (1) 60-Day Game Time Card - $29.99
  
• One (1) Aion Standard Edition Steelbook - $49.99
  
• One (1) GW2 Artbook - $30.00
  
• One (1) J!NX T-Shirt - $20.00

Estimated Total Prize package value: $159.93

If a Winner cannot be contacted or refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, the prize may be awarded to the next highest ranking entrant. Any prize not claimed by one alternately chosen winner will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of 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 or withholding taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. 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 the applicable release and documentation.

Winners will have their forum (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on City of Heroes® web site (http://www.cityofheroes.com). To showcase our members of the game community, winners who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo. The winner can decline to provide any or all the information in the prior sentence with respect to postings on the web site. This information will be used to recognize the winner on the pages of http://www.cityofheroes.com, but is not necessary to claim a prize.



6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By entering into the Contest, (a) you agree to all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Conditions, (b) you assign and agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, in or to your entry, (c) you agree that Sponsor may post your user or forum name (or real name) and hometown on Sponsor's website and in any and all publicity and advertising for Sponsor, this Contest or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law, (d) you agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting. Each Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns are not in any way responsible or liable for damages, loss or injury resulting from participation in this contest or acceptance, loss or use of any prizes awarded in this Contest. You further agree that in any cause of action, Sponsor's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall Sponsor be liable for attorney's fees. 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, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and entrant agrees that such shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. Federal and State Courts of King County, Washington, U.S.A. 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.



7. WINNERS LIST

The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com no later than Friday, November 6th, 2009. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.


8. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101.

© 2009 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, PlayNC, 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.

Thank you to all the players who submitted their arcs for consideration in City of Heroes' First Annual Architect Awards. We hope all of you enjoyed making the arcs as much as we enjoyed playing them. It was a difficult and intensive process, as we did receive a considerable amount of submissions, but we were finally able to narrow them down and announce the first ever nominees! Remember, the winners for each category will be announced at Hero-Con this Saturday, October 24, 2009. The nominees and winner for the Arc of the Year category will be revealed at Hero-Con.

For those of you who would like to play through the missions, we've posted the Arc IDs.

Best Hero Story

• Teen Phalanx Forever! - 67335 - PW
• The Most Important Thing - 266877 - Aisynia
• Escalation - 6143 - FemFury

Best Villain Story

• Redoubt Operations #2: Wrath of the Imperium - 269283 - Andromeda
• MacGuffin Delivery Service - 1567 - Lazarus
• Internship in the Fine Art of Revenge - 255146 - Twoflower

Best Canon Story

• Astoria in D Minor - 41565 - The Chesire Cat
• Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name - 178774 - Silvers1
• The Rikti Accession - 278757 - Mekkanos

Best Original Story

• Sabrina's Tale - 1237 - Redbone
• Death to Disco! - 84220 - Wrong Number
• Ctrl + Alt + Reset! Aka Time Loop - 137561 - Bubbawheat

Best Villain Group

• Blight - 140423 - Witch_Engine
• Operation #1: Fires Over Kalago - 1297 - Andromeda
• Areas for Improvement - 242962 - Knightengale

Arc of the Year

Nominees and winner to be announced at Hero-Con.

Join in the Community Discussion!

Hero-Con is nearly upon us and we've got the specifics you've been waiting for!

The Schedule and the Panel/Workshop list has been updated with times and locations as well as the Panelists' names, so you can start deciding what activities you want to participate in! Please visit the Official Hero-Con website to view the full schedule and list of panels/workshops pages .

If you like what you see and you still haven't gotten your ticket for the event yet; there is still time to register on the BrownPaperTickets website !

Happy planning and we can't wait to see you at Hero-Con!

Join in the Community discussion here!

Brace yourself for the new apocalypse as our annual Halloween Event returns to City of Heroes®! Legions of Zombies, Werewolves, Jack-o-Lanterns, and other foul denizens are preparing to descend upon Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles™. This year they’re bringing even more powerful allies! The new apocalypse is deadlier than ever as mysterious monstrosities are joining forces with the Eidolons, Shivans, and others. Paragon City and the Rogue Isles could be in terrible peril, and only the greatest Heroes and Villains can turn back the tide.

• Starts: Tuesday, 20th October 2009 at 8:59 a.m. Pacific and British Time (9H59 Central EuropeanTime / 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time)
• Ends: Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific and British Time (00H59 Central European Time / 2:59 a.m. Eastern Time).

Deadly Apocalypse

As if our Heroes and Villains didn’t have enough foul-smelling fiends with rotting flesh to deal with during a zombie apocalypse, this year Heroes and Villains have to come up with new strategies to tackle a new terror. When Haunted Sigils appear, destroy them quickly and prepare for wave after wave of relentless foes. Only after all the foes have been defeated will you be rewarded with a ghoulish surprise. It’s a trick and treat!

Badges, Temporary Costumes, and Other Rewards

The greater the challenge, the greater the reward! This year our Heroes and Villains receive new trick or treat prizes. Everyone who completes the various stages of the Deadly Apocalypse will receive a badge, and all of last year’s goodies will be back for players who missed them.

Be sure to visit Ravenwing Cabbal’s Annah in Croatoa or Granny Beldam in Nerva Archipelago to learn more about the 2009 Halloween Event activities.

But before you launch yourself into the action, there are a couple of things we need to make you aware of:

• You should enable the Events Channel on your Chat channel Tab to see in which zone the Deadly Apocalypse (announced as ’Supernatural activity detected in Zone X’) or the Zombie Invasion is occurring.
• If the Halloween Event kicks off in a Zone that has multiple instances, it is only occurring in ONE zone (for example, if there are two instances of Atlas Park, check both Atlas Park and Atlas Park 2).

Happy trick or treating!

Join in the Community discussion!

Brace yourself for the new apocalypse as our annual Halloween Event returns to City of Heroes®! Legions of Zombies, Werewolves, Jack-o-Lanterns, and other foul denizens are preparing to descend upon Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles™. This year they’re bringing even more powerful allies! The new apocalypse is deadlier than ever as mysterious monstrosities are joining forces with the Eidolons, Shivans, and others. Paragon City and the Rogue Isles could be in terrible peril, and only the greatest Heroes and Villains can turn back the tide.

• Starts: Tuesday, 20th October 2009 at 8:59 a.m. Pacific and British Time (9H59 Central EuropeanTime] / 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time)
• Ends: Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific and British Time (00H59 Central European Time / 2:59 a.m. Eastern Time).

Deadly Apocalypse

As if our Heroes and Villains didn’t have enough foul-smelling fiends with rotting flesh to deal with during a zombie apocalypse, this year Heroes and Villains have to come up with new strategies to tackle a new terror. When Haunted Sigils appear, destroy them quickly and prepare for wave after wave of relentless foes. Only after all the foes have been defeated will you be rewarded with a ghoulish surprise. It’s a trick and treat!

Badges, Temporary Costumes, and Other Rewards

The greater the challenge, the greater the reward! This year our Heroes and Villains receive new trick or treat prizes. Everyone who completes the various stages of the Deadly Apocalypse will receive a badge, and all of last year’s goodies will be back for players who missed them.

Be sure to visit Ravenwing Cabbal’s Annah in Croatoa or Granny Beldam in Nerva Archipelago to learn more about the 2009 Halloween Event activities.

But before you launch yourself into the action, there are a couple of things we need to make you aware of:

• You should enable the Events Channel on your Chat channel Tab to see in which zone the Deadly Apocalypse (announced as ’Supernatural activity detected in Zone X’) or the Zombie Invasion is occurring.
• If the Halloween Event kicks off in a Zone that has multiple instances, it is only occurring in ONE zone (for example, if there are two instances of Atlas Park, check both Atlas Park and Atlas Park 2).

Happy trick or treating!

Clarified that this is not a maintenance but a publish for the upcoming Halloween Event.

The live North American & European City of Heroes servers have been scheduled for a Halloween Event publish Tuesday October 20th.

Start Time: 4:00 AM Pacific Time (7:00 AM Eastern Time / 12 PM British Time / 13:00 Central European Time)
Expected Duration: 2 hours
Expected Finish Time: 6:00 AM Pacific Time (9:00 AM Eastern Time / 2 PM British Time / 15:00 Central European Time)

There won't be any patch notes available for this update.

The Character copy tool is now back up and running.

The EU server status page should be functional now, please PM me if any of you notices further incoherence in the information displayed on that page.

As for the weekly maintenances, 2 days ago we announced a new Maintenance schedule that we will be testing from next week on. There will be 1 weekly maintenance instead of 2, and it will take place on Thursdays to free up the Friday slot. We are only testing this new schedule for the time being and may need to revert back to 2 maintenances a week if the impact on the live servers becomes visible.

Attention Heroes and Villains!

We are going to host another Halloween / Deadly Apocalypse Event Test on the North American Training Room server on Friday, October 16th.

Due to YOUR feedback, we've made additional changes to the event. If you would like to check out those changes or improve your strategy to win the event, please join us at the following time.

When: Friday, October 16th

Begins: 11:00 AM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern

Ends: 1:00 PM Pacific / 4:00 PM Eastern

Where: North American Training Room only

We are not running the event test on the European Training Room at this time and thank you for your understanding and patience with this matter.

The North American Training room will be unavailable between 12PM Pacific (3PM Eastern) and 2PM Pacific (5PM Eastern Time) today.

There won't be any patchnotes available for this downtime.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding!

They're available here. Apologies for the late posting.

The live North American & European City of Heroes servers have been scheduled for maintenance Wednesday, October 14th to apply the latest update.

Start Time: 4:00 AM Pacific Time (7:00 AM Eastern Time / 12 PM British Time / 13H00 Central European Time)
Expected Duration: 2 hours
Expected Finish Time: 6:00 AM Pacific Time ( 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 2 PM British Time / 15H00 Central European Time)