Madame Pistacio
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Possible Questions/Answers:
Q: Can characters of any level enter?
A: Yes, even a level 1 may enter, but badges would be limited.
Q: Can I explain my look to the judges?
A: Yes you may briefly explain your look to the judges/use emotes.
Q: Do Bios count?
A: No. Your bio will only be looked at if you request us to look at it as part of your explanation.
Q: Can I use powers?
A: You may use powers that only effect yourself. Anything that has a large AOE radius or any kind of stealth is not permitted. If you have a question about a power, please ask.
Q: Can I show multiple costumes or multiple badges?
A: No, you need to how us one costume and one badge only.
Q: If I win, can I pick any of my characters for the doll?
A: Yes, the character you have made into a doll can be any character of your choice. -
((Non RP Post))
The Player Event Resource Committee is very happy to support and be a part of "Day of Vigilance." To kick off the event, we will be hosting a Dress Your Badge Contest On July 8th at 9pm edt. We hope players will enjoy this event and the opportunity to win a custom handmade doll (of their character) generously donated by Laylarei or other inf/IO prizes. Other prizes will also be given out on behalf of PERC during the Costume and Bio contests on July 9th.
Thank you very much to Stalemate and the other fine folks of Protector for organizing such an awesome and difficult event! PERC truly supports the initiative and we are thankful to have a small part in Day of Vigilance.
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The Player Event Resource Committee is very happy to support "Day of Vigilance" on the Protector server. In order to kick off the event, we will be hosting a Dress Your Badge Contest. Laylarei has generously agreed to donate one of her beautiful handmade dolls to the winner! There will also be some random prizes given on behalf of PERC during the costume/bio contests on July 9th (including a few costume codes!). Thank you very much to Stalemate and the other fine folks of Protector for allowing PERC to be a part of such an awesome event.
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Hosted by PERC Reps @Madame Pistacio and @Toxic Striker
Special Guest: LaylaRei
July 8th, 9pm EDT in Pocket DThe Basics:
Take one of the over 1200 badges available in City of Heroes/City of Villians and use it as inspiration for a costume! Pick your favorite badge and create a costume you feel best interprets it. Meet in Pocket D and dress the part.
Schedule:
Please begin gathering in Pocket D at 9:00PM EDT
Judging will begin at 9:10PM EDT
Winners will be announced as soon as the judges have a decision
The Rules:
-Only one badge may be selected. This badge will need to be displayed during the judging.
-One entry per Global Name.
-Characters of any alignment may participate.
-No PERC members may participate as this is a subjective contest.
-No late entries accepted.
-Please keep in mind that badge names may change depending on gender or alignment.
Examples:
-Toothbreaker: Dress as a boxer.
-Superstar: Dress like a movie star or music icon.
-Restrained: Dress in chains.
-Faithful: Dress like a nun, priest, or worshipper.
-Kitty's Got Claws: Catgirl anyone?
Judging:
A panel of players will be compiled to judge this event. Judges will be voting on how best the badge is interpreted into costume. All costume parts should relate to the chosen badge.
Prizes:
1st Place: 500 million inf and a Handmade Doll of your favorite character (by Laylarei)
2nd Place: 250 million inf
3rd Place: 100 million inf
Honorable Mentions: 25 million inf each
10 Random Prizes of IOs/Recipes/Inf will be awarded via random number generator. Players will be entered into the drawing just for participating in Dress Your Badge! -
Ran Keyes twice, both successful... it has a learning curve for sure, but I did not think it was that bad. I think in time we will get it!
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Thank you to @cylert for his donation
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Just got back to my mom's house from the family wedding I went to tonight. Won't be home until tomorrow night (still 6 hours away
). I did mention last week that I would not be there tonight, but I should have posted, sorry about that.
Theme for coming week- Patriotic (however you choose to interpret this)
See you there! -
Penny,
I'll say see you later and not good bye. As I truly hope I will see you later. It's always nice to see someone such as yourself who is always calm, patient, and helpful in an MMO. You will be missed.
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Quote:I believe you mean: WATERMEEEEEEEEELON!Originally Posted by The_Masque
Awesome.
Congrats man, all I can say is watermelon.
Congratulations again Ryxx/Mrs. Ryxx! Great pics for sure Especially like the one of you assaulting Pwny :P
You are braver than I to post wedding photos! lol -
Quote:Yes, I will agree with you, you are grumpyOriginally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
I'm grading papers and I'm grumpy, but how is wanting better communication looking a gift horse in the mouth? I haven't said no one should pay anything to play CoX, or even that how they're laying out content with payments is bad. Since Premium players are going to be playing most of the same game VIP players are, it would make sense to let those people talk to other players more easily.
You're all acting like I am horrible for wanting players to be able to communicate and team more easily... that makes no sense at all.. Please note the .
No where in in my post did I say that you were horrible. I simply said that complaining about something that is FREE that you have to do no work to get, versus having NOTHING is (in my opinion) looking in a gift horse in the mouth. I would think that you or anyone who has occasionally like their sub lapse (for financial reasons) would be doing cartwheels that they will never have to stop playing again for that reason.
I totally understand the reasoning behind not giving Premium too much, if they do, there is no reason to go VIP. And from a business standpoint... that is their goal for everyone to go Premium then VIP.
Now, I will give you a point in your favor that you said you are not crying doom. And I will also give you a cookie and hope that it will help ease the grumpiness <3
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Quote:If you have a few months where you go premium, you are getting to play FOR FREE. Again FOR FREE. You might lose an easy way to communicate, yes I see this, but if you couldn't afford the subscription before... you would be not playing AT ALL. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth!Originally Posted by Grey Pilgrim
So... I should remember that and try to grin when I'm on a premium stint for awhile rather than VIP and trying to team? That helps me not at all...
Also, are you quoting with this bolded statement, too? I'm not crying doom, I just don't like the communication limitation. The new F2P stuff are supposed ways to play the game, not glorified trial accounts, and it's going to be much harder to team up if you're not on a VIP account with the current setup. In other words, a pain for new players or those that are wanting to use a premium account for awhile. -
Quote:Originally Posted by HT_Ingram
The only money making game in the NCSOFT portfolio and they are mucking it up... Insanity. I fully expect the victory community as it stands today will move to the VIP server at that point. I mean seriously this entire thing sounds like a bad idea for the people that have been paying for YEARS!!! and it looks like new content will be pay to unlock from now on. so we will have to pay twice. Its just pissing people off.
Personally I'm glad I'll be testing GW2 soon and I can walk away knowing the best years of COX is behind me.
It seems to me you did not actually read any of the literature or listen to the ustream. You will not have to "pay twice" for anything. If you contine with your subscription as it is now, you will actually earn points to get things FREE, and you can use those points to get whatever you want, you will not have to buy a costume pack to get 1 piece you want any longer. The only way you'd need to pay for extra stuff ala carte is if you decide you do not want to be a subscriber. And hey, if you stop paying the monthly fee, you deserve less stuff... it's pretty simple.
As for Victory going to the VIP server... I don't think so. We have a strong community here. I see people moving one or two characters there, but that's it. There is nothing special about this VIP server except that people on free accounts can't play there. Thus the only different is less people in local asking for teams or invites. If people asking for teams REALLY bothers people, they should play a single player game and not an MMORPG. (okay and no spamming for inf sites, but that's only really popular on Freedom in AE lol) With free transfers, friends who play on different servers will have an easier time playing together (if they both transferred to the VIP server) but again, that's not going to be the entire community. I don't think people who have spent years here and built up a SG and friends are going to leave for this... if they wanted to leave, they already have 14 other servers to choose from, and they'd be gone already.
After watching the ustream and having a lot of my questions answered, I say two thumbs up! -
I've always said I liked the idea of allowing us to choose which vet rewards we would get and when (aka everything 3 months you pick from a pool instead of automatically getting one). However, I am not sure how I feel about this... at this point I am thinking, well I am probably going to have more stuff, which is awesome lol.
I am curious though if you are already a "VIP" player, can you choose to become a "free" player? I would be curious to see how many would choose that option. If you don't care about the forums or SGs or itrials... I guess it would be viable. -
Here is a group shot. Not everyone, but it's got a lot of people in it at least.
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Unfortunately I will not be there tonight or on Friday. Real life is busy. Masque will be leading tonight's practice for everyone who can make it. Friday will be some workshops, so it's very important to try to be there
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Thank you to @Epoxy Man for making a donation of IOs. Half will go towards Victory and half towards the next cross server event.
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Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in Dress Your Badge!! We had a fantastic time viewing all of the costumes and seeing how different players interpreted different badges. Thank you again for your patience during the contest!
And now, the winners!
(Text under screen shots are direct quotes except where starred (*), which was added by me)
1st Prize: Deddnaught with the Technophobe Badge
2nd Prize: Warchicken with the Egg Hunter Badge
3rd Prize: Lady Kenya with the Seen Badge
3rd Prize: Masquer Badger with the All for One, One for All Badge
We had many Honorable Mentions and random prize winners as well! The night went really well and their were lots of laughs, surprises, and "oohs and ahhs" at the creativity shone! Thank you again
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I did take more screen shots and if anyone would like a specific one of their character, please let me know. -
Had a few good questions:
Q: Can characters of any level enter?
A: Yes, even a level 1 may enter, but badges would be limited.
Q: Can I explain my look to the judges?
A: Yes you may briefly explain your look to the judges/use emotes.
Q: Do Bios count?
A: No. Your bio will only be looked at if you request us to look at it as part of your explanation.
Q: Can I use powers?
A: You may use powers that only effect yourself. Anything that has a large AOE radius or any kind of stealth is not permitted. If you have a question about a power, please ask.
Q: Can I show multiple costumes or multiple badges?
A: No, you need to how us one costume and one badge only.
Q: Can I bribe the judges?
A: No, the judges will not be bribed. However, donations to the Player Event Resource Committee (PERC) are always welcome and appreciated. -
This is tonight! I am excited to see creativity and some awesome costumes!!!
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I am pumped up for tonight!!!! See you all there
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Good clean trade via global email.
If anyone was curious I got...
Glad Armor 3% def (level 10)
Miracle level 20
3 random rolls- Lotg +rech, Miracle +recovery, gaussian's rech/end, a couple worth 1-5 mill, and some garbage LOL
Thanks Cyan Spike! -
3 billion to Iron-Man ITF (more was given out, but it was from donations)
Another 1 billion to Victory over Hamidon
1 billion to Dress Your Badge (850 in prizes + 150 for randoms)
Currently Banked: 8.5 bill
Thank you to Bold Garlic, Red Hot Chillie, and others for donations of IOs for prizes/inf. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Mr_Morbid
Can I use the Inquisitor badge as an 'inspiration' and just come in my regular outfit?
You can do that, but who knows if you will win! -
This week the theme will be Dress Your Badge. This is be an actual costume contest (not random) and will be held in Pocket D. So after the raid, head to Pocket D with your bade inspired costume. See this thread for details.
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Hosted by PERC Reps @Madame Pistacio and @Medieval Power
June 18th, 10pm EDT in Pocket D
Take one of the over 1200 badges available in City of Heroes/City of Villians and use it as inspiration for a costume! Pick your favorite badge and create a costume you feel best interprets it. Meet in Pocket D and dress the part!
Schedule:
Please begin gathering in Pocket D at 10:00PM EDT (After Victory Over Hamidon)*
Judging will begin at 10:15PM EDT
Winners will be announced as soon as the judges have a decision
The Rules:
-Only one badge may be selected. This badge will need to be displayed during the judging.
-One entry per Global Name.
-Characters of any alignment may participate.
-No PERC members may participate as this is a subjective contest.
-No late entries accepted.
-Please keep in mind that badge names may change depending on gender or alignment.
Examples:
-Toothbreaker: Dress as a boxer.
-Superstar: Dress like a movie star or music icon.
-Restrained: Dress in chains.
-Faithful: Dress like a nun, priest, or worshipper.
-Kitty's Got Claws: Catgirl anyone?
Judging:
A panel of players will be compiled to judge this event. Judges will be voting on how best the badge is interpreted into costume. All costume parts should relate to the chosen badge.
Prizes:
1st Place: 500 million inf
2nd Place: 250 million inf
3rd Place: 100 million inf
Honorable Mentions: 25 million inf each
10 Random Prizes of IOs/Recipes/Inf will be awarded via random number generator. Players will be entered into the drawing just for participating in Dress Your Badge!
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*Note- if Victory over Hamidon happens to run late, we will start this contest as soon as the raid has completed.