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P.E.R.C. Presents Mr. & Ms. Paragon Universe
Beginning Friday, October 15th, 2010 in Pocket D

“A Tradition Returns: Announcing the Fourth Annual Mr. & Ms. Paragon Universe Character Concept Contest!"


Drop the beats and cue the lights; it’s time to strike a pose!

P.E.R.C. is very excited to be celebrating the 4th anniversary of this incredibly popular event, starting this year on Friday, October 15th, 2010 in Pocket D.

This time around, Heroes, Villains, and Praetorians will be fighting it out under one roof for the chance to be crowned the City of Heroes Mr. and/or Ms. Paragon Universe!

We’d like to thank you all for three (3) great years of participation in the past and hope you will celebrate it with us again! As the game continues to evolve it is critical that you review all the information below. With this special fourth year, PERC has made many changes, updates, and improvements in order to meet the needs of the amazing additions the game has unleashed. Categories, dates, judging times, prizes, and the contest rules are all covered below; please make sure to familiarize yourself with them as we’ve made some nice improvements from last year.

Thank you again for all your participation and support. We’ll see you all on the catwalk.




With the release of Going Rogue the categories of Hero & Villain have merged into one! This year Heroes, Villains, and Praetorians will all be under one category but the battle of the sexes will rage on.

The titles up for grabs this year are:

Each Server Finalists:
• Mr. Server Name 2010 (Male)
• Ms. Server Name 2010 (Female)

Overall Winners:
• Mr. Paragon Universe 2010 (Male)
• Ms. Paragon Universe 2010 (Female)



The contest dates are as follows for individual servers:

Friday, October 15th, 2010: (times in EST)

8:00PM - Liberty

10:00PM - Champion

Saturday, October 16th, 2010: (times in EST)

2:00PM - Infinity

4:00PM - Guardian

6:00PM - Freedom

8:00PM - Victory

10:00PM - Justice

Sunday, October 17th, 2010: (times in EST)

2:00PM - Pinnacle

4:00PM - Protector

6:00PM - Triumph

8:00PM - Virtue

Saturday, November 6th, 2010:

The Finals - Test Server - 8:00pm EST / 7:00pm CST / 6:00pm MST / 5:00pm PST

*Note: If you make the finals you must attend this date for the final judging or be disqualified.




The following is the schedule this event will follow. It is important to arrive on time in order to be judged!

XX:00 - Gathering
XX:20 - Judging Begins
XX:40 - Semi-Finalists Announced
XX:45 - Semi-Finalists Judging Begins
Finalists will be announced once the Semi-Finalists judging is complete!




Every server finalist will receive the following:
* 2 Costume Codes (Winners Choice)
* 1 Billion Influence
* In-Game Gold Title: Mr. or Ms. (Server Name) 2010

Overall winners will additionally receive the following:
* 2 Costume Codes (4 Total)
* 1 Billion Influence (2 Billion Total)
* 1 Party Pack (The Emote Pack)
* 1 Five (5) Year Tee Shirt
* In-Game Gold Title: Mr. or Ms. Paragon Universe 2010

*Note: In order to receive the prizes finalists MUST attend the finals.




Contest Basics:
• Any Hero or Villain may enter.
• Only one entry per server allowed.
• Characters must be at least level fifteen (15) to participate.
• No late entries accepted. Arrive on time if you want to be judged.
• No member of PERC may enter (since PERC Reps will be judging).
• Huge body type heroes/villains will be determined to be male. Monster heroes/villains will be determined male or female by body type, and/or name and biography if necessary.

Costume Rules:
• Customized Weapons are allowed. This includes shields, blades, guns, etc. Players are asked to only draw weapons however and not utilize power animations.
• Powers Usage is limited: We understand that i16 has brought with it a variety of power customization opportunities however we have found that powers can effect other players unintentionally and can also diffuse attention away from other character components. We would prefer players limit their use of powers and utilize them for Aura purposes. Examples of powers allowed include but are not limited to Fire Shield, Rock Armor, Personal Force Field, and Invincibility.
• Be very careful in your power choices and avoid overusing multiple powers.
• Powers that effect other players will result in automatic disqualification from the event. Examples include but are not limited to Steamy Mist, Lightning Field, Hotfeet, and Shadowfall.
• Please contact a P.E.R.C. Chair Representative if you have any questions about a specific power.

Judging Rules:
• A panel of P.E.R.C. Representatives from other servers will be compiled to judge this event.
• Players are urged to utilize costume choices, weapons customizations, emotes, and auras in building their concept for display.
• Judging for the contest will be scored based on concept, costume, and creativity.




Semi-Finals:
• New to the contest this year is the Semi-Finals.
• Semi-Finals will take place in the Pocket D Arena.
• Judges will pick a total of 16 contestants (8 Male / 8 Female) at the end of the Server Judging Round to move on to the Semi-Finals Round.
• Each Semi-Finalist group will be taken into the Arena separately. Males first, followed by females.
• The PERC MC will start the Arena Event and set up the teams so that it is Judges vs. Semi-Finalists.
• Each contestant will have 1 minute to show off their powers!
• A "dummy" or "test subject" will be announced for the person to target.
• During this round it is IMPORTANT to listen to the MC & PERC REPS for any additional rules & details.
• Anybody who griefs and / or kills another contestant inside the Arena will be disqualified.
• All attendees, who do not make it to the Semi-Finalists, are invited to observe the Semi-Finals event once it starts.

Finals:
• The finals will be based both on concept / costume design (same rules as above) and additionally on a series of short interview questions.
• Questions will be provided to the finalists following the finalists announcements.
• Questions however will be asked LIVE at the finals only. Contestants do not answer the questions until the LIVE finals event.
• Costume scores will be formulated the same way as they were in the individual server contest rounds.
• Judges have the right in the event of a tie to refer to character biographies and how they apply to the character concept.




• Characters must be at least level fifteen (15) to participate.
• Players are allowed to enter on multiple servers.
• Power customization will now also be judged.
• A NEW Semi-Finalists judging round will occur inside the arena.
• We will be looking at biographies in the finals.

If that is a real entry you still have to wait until October 15th I'll post the winner on here on October 16th. I can send the winnings to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place writers if they get me their global chat handle. I'll PM the winners on here and in game to alert them of winning.

Nice glad to have more entries. Will be looking forward to reading more stories.

Why? Free money and all you had to do was be creative on the forums