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****Submissions for this contest are now closed. Please stay tuned for the results!****

Submissions open from April 30th - May 14th, 2010

On past anniversaries we've had you create postcards, CoH music remixes, T-shirt logos and even stories of your favorite game-related moments. But this time around, we're giving you the *opportunity* to leave your mark on Praetoria forever! That's right; your creation has a chance to go into the game!

Introducing the Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest! Praetoria is a whole new world, ruled by Emperor Cole, or Tyrant depending on your allegiance. Are you a Loyalist or part of The Resistance? Now is your chance to prove it for a chance to win great prizes!
You have between Friday, April 30th, 2010 at 2:00 PM CST (12:00 PM PST, 8:00 PM British Summer Time; 21:00 Central European Summer Time) and 11:59 PM CST (9:59 PM PST, 5:59 AM BST; 6:59 CEST) on Friday, May 14, 2010 to submit your entry for a chance to win!

If you're a Loyalist, enter the Loyalist Billboard Category by digitally designing a piece of Praetorian billboard propaganda. Need some examples to get your creative juices flowing? We have some! While we really want you to come up with your own super creative ideas, if you're at a loss, you can create one of these - just know that original ideas executed well will get more brownie points than one of these suggestions:

• Emperor Cole kneeling before a bunch of citizens, head bowed and holding his hands out while a citizen hands him the world. The caption: TRUST
• View from up in a tree looking down to the street. In the foreground is a kitten on a branch. Mid-ground is a PPD officer reaching far out for the kitten. Background on the street below is a rosy cheeked little girl who looks very happy that the PPD officer is helping.
• The following with a very Russian propaganda feel: Emperor Cole at the front of a surge of citizens and/or powered folks like Neuron and Anti-Matter with the caption: UNITY.
• A seer flanked by two PPD Officers: JUSTICE
• Emperor Cole holding up the world in one hand with a look of awe/pride on his face while flanked by the Praetors all saluting the world, as if to say they are serving the world.

The more creative, the better! Your entry must be:

• 512 x 256 pixels in size.
• Submitted in .psd format (to preserve layers) if possible; otherwise, .tga format

Helpful hint: Minimize/avoid text if possible - keep any words brief!

• Please note: We reserve the right to modify any winning entries in necessary ways for implementation into the game!

If propaganda isn't your style, own that rebellious nature of yours and enter The Resistance Graffiti Category by digitally creating a piece of graffiti that will be strategically placed around Praetoria. Here are some things that The Resistance opposes that might inspire your graffiti creation:

• Emperor Cole/Tyrant
• Neuron
• Chimera
• Marauder
• Mother Mayhem
• Anti-Matter
• PPD/ Police
• Clockwork
• the Prison (aka Behavioral Adjustment Facility)
• the water (there's something fishy about it...)
• TPN (Total Praetoria Network)
• authority
• disappeared persons
• fear (used as control against the populace)
• gold (opulence symbolic of oppression)

We prefer pictographic solutions for graffiti, but a limited number of slogans may be appropriate. Examples:

• Cole is a Tyrant
• Mother is watching
• TPN is controlling you
• Don't trust your television
• Extended Leave means Execution
• Fear is Authority's Ally
• Prison bars made of gold

Again, creativity is a MUST! Your entry must be:

• 512 x 512 pixels in size.
• Submitted in .psd format (to preserve layers) if possible; otherwise, .tga format

Helpful hint: Minimize/avoid text if possible - keep any words brief!

• Please note: We reserve the right to modify any winning entries in necessary ways for implementation into the game!

One entry per person ONLY will be accepted, so you will have to choose which category you'd like to enter!
All entries will be judged equally on the following criteria: creativity, originality, visual appearance, and strength of propaganda idea (for Loyalist Billboard Category only).

Copyrighted Materials
PLEASE NOTE: 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. Taking an image from something that you do not own and altering it slightly then presenting it as your own work is strictly prohibited.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
To enter, send an email to cohcontests@ncsoft.com with the subject heading "Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest" and attach your image in /psd or .tga format. Include the following information in English in the body of the email:

A. The category you are entering (Loyalist Billboard or The Resistance Graffiti)
B. Your first and last name
C. Your age
D. Your location -- city, state/province, country
E. A contact phone number (this will only be used if we cannot contact you by email regarding this Contest)
F. Your full mailing address
G. The sentences: "I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, and/or this Contest I provide for advertising and promotional activities. By submitting an entry to this Contest, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and Conditions"
Don't forget to attach your entry!

1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded in both the Loyalist Billboard and The Resistance Graffiti categories. Here's what you could win:

Two (2) First Place Winners Will Receive:

• One (1) Free Year Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $180.00)
• One (1) Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset (Estimated retail value: $130.00)
• One (1) Limited Edition Lord Recluse City of Villains® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)OR
• One (1) Limited Edition Statesman City of Heroes® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
• *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $360.00

Two (2) Second Place Winners Will Receive:

• One (1) 6 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $90.00)
• One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
• One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
• One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $216.00

Two (2) Third Place Winners Will Receive:

• One (1) 3 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $45.00)
• One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
• One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
• One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $151.00
*Please note that NCsoft Inc. and Paragon Studios reserve the right to consider including any entry submitted for this contest in the City of Heroes® game (not just the winning entries). Likewise, NCsoft Inc. and Paragon Studios reserve the right to not include any entry in the game.All submissions and the intellectual property embodied therein shall be owned by NCsoft and you agree to assign all of your rights in such submission to NCsoft. Upon NCsoft's request, you agree to assist NCsoft in memorializing such assignment. In addition, you agree to waive any moral rights that you may have in such submission.

So Declare Your LOYALTY for a chance to get your visual masterpiece in the game for all to enjoy! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Good luck and Happy Anniversary!
Please visit and read the Official City of Heroes® Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest Rules and Conditions for additional information.

To discuss this announcement, please go here.

Thanks,

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 skill based contest (the "Contest") based on creativity, originality, visual appearance, and strength of propaganda idea (for Loyalist Billboard Category only).

To enter, send an email to cohcontests@ncsoft.com with the subject heading "Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest" and attach your image in /psd or .tga format. Make sure that your Loyalist Billboard entry is 512 x 256 pixels in size or that your the Resistance Graffiti entry is 512 x 512 pixels in size.

Include the following information in English in the body of the email:

A. The category you are entering (Loyalist Billboard or The Resistance Graffiti)
B. Your first and last name
C. Your age
D. Your location -- city, state/province, country
E. A contact phone number (this will only be used if we cannot contact you by email regarding this Contest)
F. Your full mailing address
G. The sentences: "I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, and/or this Contest I provide for advertising and promotional activities. By submitting an entry to this Contest, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and Conditions"

By submitting an entry to the Contest, you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Conditions.

The use of copyrighted material or trademarks NOT owned by the Sponsors or yourself is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Your submission must not infringe 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.

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 deleted 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@ncsoft.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 via email prior to 11:59 PM CST (5:59 AM British Summer Time; 6:59 Central European Summer Time), Friday, May 14, 2010 (the "Contest Conclusion") and must be in English. 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. Use of a false name, 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/or 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. 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.

2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of Friday, April 30, 2010 (a) you must be 13 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, and (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 Sponsor's 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 2:00 PM CST (8:00 PM BST; 21:00 CEST) on Friday, April 30, 2010 and ends at 11:59 PM CST (5:59 AM BST; 6:59 CEST) on Friday, May 14, 2010.

4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

The winning entries will be determined by representatives of each Sponsor and will be judged equally on the following criteria: creativity, originality, visual appearance, and strength of propaganda idea (for Loyalist Billboard Category only). Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on the City of Heroes® web site (www.cityofheroes.com; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/en/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/fr/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/de/) on or about Friday, May 28, 2010. Any and all decisions of the judges shall be final and binding in all respects.

5. PRIZES

1) Prizes description

The prize breakdown is as follows for the Loyalist Billboard category:

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) Free Year Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $180.00)
o One (1) Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset (Estimated retail value: $130.00)
o One (1) Limited Edition Lord Recluse City of Villains® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
OR
o One (1) Limited Edition Statesman City of Heroes® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $360.00

One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) 6 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $90.00)
o One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
o One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
o One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
o One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $216.00

One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) 3 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $45.00)
o One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
o One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
o One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $151.00

The prize breakdown is as follows for the The Resistance Graffiti category:

One (1) First Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) Free Year Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value $180.00)
o One (1) Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset (Estimated retail value: $130.00)
o One (1) Limited Edition Lord Recluse City of Villains® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
OR
o One (1) Limited Edition Statesman City of Heroes® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $360.00

One (1) Second Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) 6 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $90.00)
o One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
o One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
o One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Architect Edition signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $20.00)
o One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $216.00

One (1) Third Place Winner Will Receive:

o One (1) 3 Month Subscription to City of Heroes® (Estimated retail value: $45.00)
o One (1) Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Estimated retail value: $50.00)
o One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
o One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
o *Possible entry inclusion in the City of Heroes® game (No retail value)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $151.00

*Please note that NCsoft Inc. and Paragon Studios reserve the right to consider including any entry submitted for this contest in the City of Heroes® game (not just the winning entries). Likewise, NCsoft Inc. and Paragon Studios reserve the right to not include any entry in the game.All submissions and the intellectual property embodied therein shall be owned by NCsoft and you agree to assign all of your rights in such submission to NCsoft. Upon NCsoft's request, you agree to assist NCsoft in memorializing such assignment. In addition, you agree to waive any moral rights that you may have in such submission.

2) Prizes awarding process

If a winner cannot be contacted via the email address he/she submitted with their entry to the Contest, or is successfully contacted by Sponsor and:

(i) does not sign and return to Sponsors within the time indicated, a Contract of Assignment in the form reproduced in Section 10 (or, in Canada, a Declaration of Compliance with Contest Rules); or

(ii) refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, then Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to the next highest ranking entrant (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 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.

Winners and runner-ups will have their entries and forum nickname (or real name in the absence of a subscription to the forum) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (www.cityofheroes.com; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/en/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/fr/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/de/) To showcase the competition winners, those who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide certain personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo but such winners will also be given an opportunity to decline to give such information without affecting his/her eligibility of the prize.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By entering into the Contest, you:

(a) 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);

(b) agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, if transferable, in or to your entry in the case that your entry is one of the winning entries.

(c) agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail; and

(d) 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), in the case that your entry is one of the winning entries.

Entries will not be returned. If your entry is a winning entry, you agree that Sponsor may post your submission on the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (www.cityofheroes.com; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/en/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/fr/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/de/) 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 if you are 18 years of age or older or if your legal guardians have confirmed your participation.

Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting.

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 Sponsor's liability for death or personal injury from Sponsor's 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 the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (www.cityofheroes.com; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/en/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/fr/; http://eu.cityofheroes.com/de/) on or about Friday, May 28, 2010. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA for U.S. and Canadian residents and City of Heroes® Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest, NCsoft Europe Limited, Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU, England for European Residents. 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, Mocatta 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, City of Villains, Paragon Studios 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.

10. ANNEXES

CONTEST WINNER ASSIGNMENT AND RELEASE


This Contest Winner Assignment and Release is made and entered into on __________ 20__, by and between NC Interactive, Inc. or NCsoft Europe Ltd., as applicable ("NCsoft") and _______________________, an individual residing at________________________________________________ __________ ("Winner").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, NCsoft conducted a contest titled the "City of Heroes® Declare Your Loyalty 6 Year Anniversary Contest" (the "Contest") in which entrants create either an original digital propaganda billboard or digital graffiti image.

WHEREAS, NCsoft has selected Winner as a winner of the Contest.

WHEREAS, Subject to NCsoft’s ownership of its intellectual property rights, Winner owns all right, title and interest in and to the submission provided to NCsoft as part of Winner's Contest entry, as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the "Submission").

WHEREAS, Winner agreed as part of the Contest Rules to assign all of the right, title, and interest in and to the Submission to NCsoft.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of each which is hereby acknowledged, NCsoft and Winner do hereby agree as follows:

1. Publicity and Liability Release. Winner hereby gives NCsoft and its divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agencies full permission, right and authority to use Winner's likeness, photograph, name, hometown, and any comments Winner may make/answer to questions NCsoft may provide, or any other information that Winner provides about himself/herself, 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 NCsoft itself, without any further notification or compensation to Winner other than that set out herein. Winner waives all rights of inspection and approval in relation to the foregoing. Winner hereby further releases NCsoft from any and all liability arising out of the exercise of the rights granted in this release, unless NCsoft itself caused the liability by gross negligence or intent. Winner warrants that he/she is fully authorized to grant the rights granted in this section. Winner understands that NCsoft will rely on the contents of this section. You may exercise your rights of access and rectification to your personal information by writing to cohcontests@ncsoft.com.

2. Eligibility. To be eligible to win designated prize, Winner understands that he/she (a) must be 13 years of age or older, (b) if he/she is a minor in his/her country of residence, he/she must provide the entry as set forth under 1.1 with his/her legal guardian's approval and he/she must provide written approval of his/her entry to the Contest, and consent to these Official Rules and Conditions by his/her legal guardian (this written approval shall be provided within 14 days after the receipt of request by the Sponsor), (c) Winner must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, and (d) he/she 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. Winner hereby agrees to complete the form set forth as Exhibit B attached hereto.

3. Release. NCsoft and its 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 Winner's participation in the Contest or acceptance, loss or use of any prizes awarded as a result of Winner's participation in the Contest. Winner further agrees that in any cause of action, NCsoft's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall NCsoft be liable for attorney's fees. I waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Nothing in this Assignment shall limit or exclude NCsoft's liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law. If you are resident in Germany, nothing of the aforementioned shall limit NCsoft’s or any other parties’ liability for personal damages or such damages caused by gross negligence or intent.

4. Assignment. Subject to Section 6, Winner hereby assigns, transfer and convey unto NCsoft its entire right, title and interest in and to the Submission and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto to the fullest extent permitted by law. For the purposes of this Assignment, "Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean (i) patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, trade names and domain names, rights in get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications (or rights to apply) for, and renewals or extensions of, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which may now or in the future subsist in any part of the world; (ii) the right to display the Submission on any of NCsoft's websites, make it available for download and to modify the Submission; (iii) the Submission's language, its environment, its media storage or installation, comprising all economical rights of the Submission including, the reproduction right and its divisions, such as the right to use, adapt and transpose the Submission, the right of public performance and use of the Submission, the distribution, interfacing and integration of the Submission into NCsoft's own range of products or third parties' products, for any platform whatsoever, to produce and to market the Submission through various channels on any medium, including licensing or resale, including commercial use, distribution by downloading, or any distribution process that allows the Submission or its adaptations, in whatever form, to be delivered to the public, e.g. in any printed form (including magazines, newspapers, T-shirts or any other textiles, documentation, mugs), on any tangible storage (including diskette, hard disk, optical disc, Blu-Ray, DVD, CD-ROM, Flash memory cards, any electronic media).

5. Waiver of Moral Rights. Subject to Section 6, Winner hereby irrevocably waives all of his/her moral rights and rights of a similar nature whether now existing or hereafter conferred under the laws of any jurisdiction in the Submission, to the fullest extent permissible by law, and shall not institute, support or maintain any action on the ground that any use by NCsoft constitutes an infringement of any moral rights or similar rights.

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Welcome to Creative Caption Craziness -- a fun weekly forum game. Every Friday, we’ll post up a new pic for you to write your most creative caption for. You’ll have until 5:00pm Pacific 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 author’s name), as well as in a thread we will create 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!

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Good luck, and have fun captioning!

If you are a 72 month Veteran who has had difficulty obtaining your free character slot, this issue should now be completely resolved. Please check to make sure you have now received it if you had not previously.

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There’s been official City of Heroes® thrown Anniversary events occurring all week, but now it’s time to stop and focus on the great content and activities our players are creating and throwing for each other! Today we focus on the “Off the Cape” Podcast and their Anniversary Edition which is a retrospective that not only covers the most major game additions of the past six years, but also highlights great reflections, stories and opinions from the likes of Melissa "War Witch" Bianco, Sean Micheal "Manticore" Dornan-Fish, Floyd “Castle” Grubb, Matt “Positron” Miller and many more!

Head over to http://offthecape.com to hear it!

After you're done there, feel free to discuss on the official CoH forums.

Our thanks goes out to “Off the Cape” for being such staunch supporters of the game and for creating such great material for the community!

If you are experiencing issues potentially related to graphics cards and drivers we want you to know that we are aware of these issues and are working to resolve them. Some of these issues have already been discovered and we’d much rather have you playing the game to celebrate the launch of Issue 17: Dark Mirror!

For those users with ATI cards who are experiencing input lag, a possible work around has been posted here on our Knowledge base.

Another common issue is drivers (for any type of video card) which need to be updated. An excellent source of information on this topic is located here.

For users experiencing other issues or for those who the above solution does not work, please contact our tech support department who may be able to further assist you in this area.

To speed up the process of resolving your particular issue, it would be extremely helpful to us for you to have a Game Advisor Diagnostic Report. You can easily provide this by following the directions on this page.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all in game,

This thread is for the discussion of the announcement found here.

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It’s our birthday but YOU get all the presents! Take some time to reflect and appreciate your favorite moments from the last six years, then help us celebrate by enjoying the following…

Issue 17 Hits The Live Servers!


It has arrived! Compliments of Issue 17: Dark Mirror, you can now see City of Heroes® in a whole “new light” with “Ultra Mode” which enhances reflections, shadows and water effects. Of course that’s just the tip of the iceberg, for Epic archetypes now unlock at 20, you get the much anticipated “animated” character tails and receive brand new missions, badges, and player emotes. There are also quality of life enhancements of the UI and game systems to enjoy and improvements/additions to Mission Architect for you to experience. This will definitely be an Issue to remember and we hope you thoroughly enjoy it!

Check out the Issue 17: Dark Mirror Release Notes here.

Demon Summoning Now Available For Going Rogue Pre-purchase Customers!

Like the title says, if you jumped on the bandwagon early and pre-purchased our upcoming expansion City of Heroes® Going Rogue, you now have more than just Dual Pistols at your disposal to tide you over until release time! Have fun summoning those demons from the depths and releasing them upon your enemies with vengeance!

If you don’t already have it and want the awesome power of Demon Summoning at your fingertips, it’s not too late. Go here to pre-purchase City of Heroes® Going Rogue!


Don’t Forget Today’s In-Game Training Room Meet and Greets with the Devs!

Our Anniversary Week celebration continues with In-game Training Room Meet and Greets with members of the City of Heroes® development team. Why not let War Witch, Positron, Back Alley Brawler, Ghost Falcon, Castle, Dr. Aeon, The Television and others wish you Happy Anniversary in person on the U.S. and European Training Rooms? They will be there for your socializing pleasure. Check here for individual times and appearances.

Global Anniversary Address From War Witch
Be watching this evening at approximately 8pm EST in-game (and shortly thereafter on the website), for the 6 Year Anniversary Address to players, presented this year by War Witch. It’s been a wild ride so far and as she’ll tell you, we’re all looking forward to the road ahead!

Six years and going strong—and we owe it all to you! Happy, Happy Anniversary everyone!


To join in on the official discussion of this announcement, please go here.

The North American and EU live servers will be unavailable on April 28th from 4am to 9am Pacific (7am to 12pm Eastern/12pm to 5pm British /13:00 to 18:00 Central European) for the publish of Issue 17: Dark Mirror.

Thank you for your patience,

Howdy Folks,

We are currently doing some maintenance to some of our databases on the Training Room. Unfortunately this means that Characters copied or created previously are now temporarily unavailable. If you’d like access to a character on the Training Room server, please copy or create a new version.

Thank you for your patience,

Howdy Folks,

As part of the launch of Issue 17 on Wednesday 4/28, we are including a number of improvements to the Auction House. As a result, we will be clearing the last 5 sales data on all past sales. This should very quickly resolve itself as items sell and generate new sales records, but for a short period of time this data will not be available.

Thanks for your understanding,

And so it begins…

This is just a reminder that our 6 Year Anniversary Celebration kicks off today with some in-game fun on a server near you! For a list of locations and times, go here. We hope to see you there!

And this week's winner is Electric-Knight!



With the splinters in the victim's wounds being ruled circumstantial, this photograph became the key piece of evidence that proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she was indeed framed.

Full transcript is here.

Enjoy!

This thread is for the discussion of the announcement found here.

Greetings everyone!

Welcome to today's Live Q&A Session via formspring.me with the City of Heroes development team which includes Melissa "War Witch" Bianco, Matt "Positron" Miller, Jesse "Ghost Falcon" Caceres and artist extraordinaire, David Nakayama.

We will be posting the Q&A right here on this "Notes" page of Facebook as they occur, so check back often!

And here are the Questions and Answers! If you are watching this live, make sure to hit refresh often.

GREETINGS

War Witch: Hey, everyone! This is War Witch and I'm surrounded by Positron, David Nakayama, EMPulse, Castle, Avatea, and TheOcho. Welcome to our Q&A!!!

I know you may get alot of this but I've written down a few ideas for content for later issues would you guys mind taking a look at?

Posi- Paragon, like most studios, does not accept unsolicited work. This is due to the legal nature of the fact that we might be working on the exact same idea.

Will villains on the red side ever get full access to the shadow shard or will it continue to be limited access through certain missions?

[Ghost Falcon] With the Going Rogue expansion, Villains who change their alignment to "Rogue" will be able to get access the Shadow Shard.

Any plans for Spears as a melee set? by RussRoach

Castle - IF we do staffs, spears would be a custom weapon. BIG IF.

When will we get new dance emotes? by bAssackwards

Posi - There are new ones in GR.

What is the next booster pack and when is it going to be released?

War Witch: The next booster pack, as you have already asked about, is the Mutant Pack! We're working to get it to you before we release the Expansion. I can't give specifics, but you'll dig it!

Aside from the exceedingly shiny new graphic interface, what other graphics are getting a facelift or a redesign? Are we getting new objects? New landscaping? New architecture? by MistyLackey

[David Nakayama] You can expect a shiny new hospital in Praetoria: Cole Memorial. And actually, we've just posted the concept art for it on the GOING ROGUE site expecially for this occasion. Check it out.

In Going Rogue, is the process to change sides something one can solo?

[Ghost Falcon] Absolutely. Players will be able to switch alignments when solo.

Can EATs and VEATs use the Incarnate system?

[Castle] Yes. All characters will be able to use the Incarnate system.

when is the release date of issue 17 dark mirror

Posi - As we announced, April 28th, 2010

Will you be introducing more booster packs after the origin series is completed, and if yes, what are some of the themes we can expect to see?

War Witch: Absolutely. In fact, Positron and I have been working on some cool ideas. Now that we're done with Origins, options are almost limitless for future themes. In fact, if you have ideas for future booster packs, put them in a dedicated thread. We'd like to see them!

Will players that pre-ordered Going Rogue be able to upgrade their accounts to the Going Rogue Collectors Edition, much like how CoH and CoV allowed CE upgrades? (Asking now since I'll be in the hospital on Friday)

Posi - There will be a Complete Collection item pack released the same day that GR is released to retail. More details as we get closer to that date.

The Going Rogue page states that we will be getting extra character slots, can you clarify for us if this means that we'll be able to have more than 36 slots on one server or is this just free character tokens that we'll have to use on other servers? by CounterAgent

[Ghost Falcon] Players will receive two (2) "Character Slot" tokens which they can use to unlock any "locked" character slots. If a player has unlocked all available slots already on a server, the player will only be able to redeem those "character slot" unlocks on another server. There are no plans at the moment to expand the available Character Slots beyond 36 slots per server.

Will there be any cool GM to fight? by mentalgiant

There is indeed a new giant enemy coming your way. Stay tuned...

Tell us more about the incarnate system!

Posi - More about the Incarnate System will be revealed after I17 has been released and we get closer to the release of GR

Have you considered any extra travel powers with-in the game?

[Castle] As a matter of fact, we always discuss new travel powers and had a meeting this morning to discuss this. (NOTE: To clarify, there are no new travel powers planned for Going Rogue!)

Hi, my name is Isaac. I asked this question at your forum when I was at last year's San Diego Comic-Con and was laughed off the stage. I'm here to ask it again. Is there any way to speed up the waves on the respec missions?

War Witch: Hey, Isaac! I promise not to laugh you off the stage (you could break a hip) for asking this question. Speeding up the waves for the respec missions is something we could look into.

CoH has had a great history of Dev interaction with the players. And just recently, Black Pebble from Marketing has stepped up for interaction. Will we see others from production also step into the limelight for player interaction? by ZombieManHero

Ghost Falcon] We have myself and Doc Delilah representing the Production team presently. If you count QA (i.e. the 'Arbiters') on the forums, Production is well presented.

Base Raids, I know its been said they ARE returning now, so how will this effect the current lack of raid pathing issues in the bases?

Posi- We have not committed to their return, but we love them as much as you do, so we want to make them happen sooner or later.

Any plans on releasing any cool new hairstyles in the coming months?

[David Nakayama] Yes. As part of GOING ROGUE.

Will brutes ever get broadsword?

[Castle] Post Going Rogue, we'll be looking into more passes on Power Set Proliferation. Stay TunedTM.

How will the epic power pools/villain patron pools work for toons that change sides and/or stay in the gray area? by Cybernaut1

[Castle] A character who switches sides completely will retain their current Ancillary / Patron Powers until they respec. At which point, they will be forced to select from their "current" alignment. Heroes and Vigilantes count toward "Heroes". Villains and Rogue count toward "Villains".

Any plans to put a nurse in the hospital with inspirations? The hospital is the best place to recharge after a defeat by residentx10

War Witch: Funny you should ask this. It just so happens that I put them in hospitals in Praetoria. None yet in Paragon City/Rogue Isles, but I'll get one of my World guys to get to it at some point.

Does Praetoria have radio missions?

[Ghost Falcon] No.

Can you give us some more detail on how morality arcs will work, and approximately how much time it will take to switch from Hero to Vigilante, and then from Vigilante to Rogue? by mentalgiant

Posi- There is a cooldown timer that will slow the process. We are still working on the exact numbers, but we're eyeballing a week's worth of work to switch one degree.

Did you ever consider creating a power that would instantly swap your toon with another one from your account? E.g., you could exchange your blaster with a healer without logging off, remaining in your team/task force (similar to a kheldian form shift).

Posi- We considered it a few years back, but the tech hurdle was insurmountable without a complete overhaul of several systems

The coming of Ultra mode leads me to ask, is there any possibility for "Ultra" level textures in the future?

[David Nakayama] GOING ROGUE will let you explore modern cityscapes built with Ultramode in mind. The window textures alone are pretty sweet.

Will the INF to Prestige conversion rate ever be revisited (and improved?)

Posi - Quite possibly. This is a good thing to look into again. Thanks for the question

Is the removal of the war walls still going ahead since it was hinted at?

[Ghost Falcon] This was misinterpreted at PAX East. There are no war walls in Praetoria.

What is a typical day at the office like for the employees and you developers at Paragon Studios? by SmashZone

[David Nakayama] With GOING ROGUE in full production mode, I think it's safe to say that a typical day is BUSY. For me, a typical day is a mix of reviewing the current state of all the art in Praetoria, working with all the various artists, and some painting.

With Going Rogue, do you have to choose a side? Or is it possible to play a neutral Praetorian up to level 50?

War Witch: You will always be a Praetorian first, but you DO have to pick a side. The good news is, you can always change your mind later.

Is issue 18 going to be released with Going Rogue? As of now this has been the consensus but we have had no evidence to support it.

[Ghost Falcon] Please stay tuned for more details of what is the 'free' content will be for players who do not upgrade their CoH Game Account with the Going Rogue expansion.

Are you working on any new powers?

[Castle] As mentioned at PAX East, we announced Kinetic Melee and Electric Control as two more additional Power Sets. We are always exploring more (post Going Rogue).

Any plans for Diminishing Returns in PvE?

[Castle] There are no plans to add Diminishing Returns to player powers in PvE.

Who wins in 100m dash? Posi or Castle? by Zohar127

[Castle] Positron...he's 3 slotted for Flight Speed.

It seems to me that these days we see less new traditional contact missions. With that in mind, will we see a large number of new mission arcs with the Going Rogue expansion? Can you give numbers? Also, will we see any new mechanics for missions? Thanks!

Posi - There is a TON of new content in Praetoria, and the GR system has a slew of content that relates to making moral choices.

Valve recently began accepting submissions for community-created content such as hats and weapons. Do you have any plans to allow something similar (e.g. community-made costume pieces/textures)?

[David Nakayama] As announced on Wednesday, we're having an anniversary contest in which players can submit their own Loyalist propaganda or Resistance graffiti for possible use in the game. I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with.

Aside from the 1-20 content, morality arcs, and the first level of the Incarnate system, is there any other unannounced content in Going Rogue? by mentalgiant

War Witch: Yep!

What is the chance of having a "wipe clean" respec for a toon to repick powers or Archtype. I have been told the reason is no heroes ever change their powers. I have to disagree on that. Superman Red/Blue or Guy Gardner and their are a lot more. A vetpwr?

Posi - The reason isn't that those characters don't, it's more that a complete overhaul invalidates a ton of work we've put into making the game alt-friendly.

When will issue 19 be out? by SkitchNM

War Witch: Issue 19 is definitely coming out after Issue 18 and before Issue 20. I promise.

With the new Ultra Mode will we be seeing any water based powers?

Posi - That would require making Ultra-mode required for everyone (who gets to see your powers), so not in the foreseeable future.

Any chance of there being a hugh female? by Luminous13013

[David Nakayama] Sorry, no.

At PAX east you gave us a glimpse of another new enemy group, a large man with tribal tattoos.. any more info you can give us on Awesomeface McThunderarms.. ((you wouldn't name him, so I did XD )) by ArbiterFabulous

War Witch: I'd tell you about that new villain group, but then I'd have to destroy you.

why is this game so awesome?

Posi - Two words: Brian Clayton

Are there any plans for adding any more Archetypes or Epic Archetypes in the near future?

[Castle] Near future-No. Future...maybe. :P

Is there any way to make our toons smaller? there is smaller things in game I really want to make a tiny fairy

[David Nakayama] Wouldn't work too well in the current engine. PM Castle for details if you're interested.

As time goes by, the Dev interaction on live servers has come nearly to a halt, is there any reason for this?

[Ghost Falcon] ...we've been working on a little side project called "Going Rogue".

Will you ever change or update the Loading Pictures when you enter a zone?? by Magma09

[David Nakayama] Yes, this is in the works!

MASSIVELY: Will the guys in Port Oakes and the north end of Steel Canyon ever finish building whatever it is they're building? We need a rocket pad somewhere to get to the Moon zone everyone theorises.

[War Witch] No. If you go to Steel Canyon, you'll see the guys are just hanging out there.

Are there any new missions beyond lvl 20 to be included in Going Rogue? by jbadd007

[Ghost Falcon] Yes.

Since Praetoria was designed with Ultramode in mind how will that affect those of us with low end graphics cards?

[David Nakayama] Ultramode is completely opt-in. So things'll look consistent for low-end machines, and quickly ramp up to 'spectacular' with high end cards.

Do any of the devs have a favorite superhero from an established comic book publisher (DC,Marvel,etc)?

[David Nakayama] Wolverine at Marvel; Green Lantern at DC.

Since Praetoria was designed with Ultramode in mind how will that affect those of us with low end graphics cards?

[David Nakayama] Ultramode is completely opt-in. So things'll look consistent for low-end machines, and quickly ramp up to 'spectacular' with high end cards.

Do any of the devs have a favorite superhero from an established comic book publisher (DC,Marvel,etc)?

[David Nakayama] Wolverine at Marvel; Green Lantern at DC.

MMORPG: What was your most difficult choice when developing Going Rogue?

[Ghost Falcon] It's not something marketing will let us talk about.

MASSIVELY: My space themed meteor defense hero, and my aquatic underwater gill-enabled fishman want to know... what's coming first, space zones or underwater zones? Must... Know!!!

[Positron] Extra Dimension Zones!

The Incarnate system mentioned at the PAX East conference appears to be just raising the level cap to level 60. Is there any info you can give concerning this speculation? by SmashZone

Posi - There is no level cap raise (sorry if that was implied), but your 50 WILL become more powerful through the system.

About how many new powersets will be available in Going Rogue? Or will they just be Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning? by DaSzab

[Castle] In addition to Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning, there will be Kinetic Melee and Electric Control.

War Witch, off topic. What training would you suggest for someone wanting to participate in charity runs, such as the ones you do? by ArbiterFabulous

War Witch: Send me a PM and I'll answer you more in depth on this, AF. BTW, if you're serious about this, you are not only fabulous, you are AWESOME. Helping those in need is a noble thing indeed. Good for you!

TTH: Will the Architect Edition system get any special live with Going Rogue?

[Ghost Falcon] We're continuing to add more options for MA.

Will we be getting a video of electric control before Going Rogue goes live?

[David Nakayama] Definitely.

MMORPG: Do you ever see the game getting an upgrade in design and interface?

[David Nakayama] We're always looking to improve the design. The Consignment House UI will be upgraded, and we will introduce Ultra Mode with Issue 17.

Can we see some screenshots of the new GR zones?

[David Nakayama] Yes. Soon...

One of the original balance design goals was that a character should be roughly equivalent to 3 minions or a lieutenant and one minion. That no longer seems to be the goal. What is the design goal today with regard to balance in both PvE and PvP?

[Castle] / [Ghost Falcon] - The design goal is "Is it fun?"

If Sister Psyche, Ghost Widow, and Desdemona got into a fight, who would win? by ZombieManHero

War Witch: LAST QUESTION BEFORE I GO - War Witch! Double teaming, dead and undead versions make for awesome combatants.

See you guys!!

And that wraps up the Q&A, Goodbye Everyone!

To discuss this announcement, please go here.

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The time has come to ask the CoH Devs any question you want!

We’re actively taking submissions for the Live Dev Q&A that will be taking place today on formspring.me at 4PM Pacific (7PM Eastern/ 12AM British/ 1:00 Central European) and we want to hear from you!

Go to the CoH formspring.me page to submit your questions now!

We will be posting the highlights of today’s Q&A on the official City of Heroes Facebook page as they are answered. If you’re not available during the actual Q&A don’t sweat it-- as we’ll be re-posting it in its entirety on the CoH Message Board after-the-fact for your reading pleasure.

So get asking questions folks, for now is your chance to get one of yours linked by either Melissa “War Witch” Bianco, Matt “Positron” Miller, Jesse “Ghost Falcon” Caceres or David Nakayama!

Welcome to Creative Caption Craziness -- a fun weekly forum game. Every Friday, we’ll post up a new pic for you to write your most creative caption for. You’ll have until 5:00pm Pacific 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 author’s name), as well as in a thread we will create 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!

Just a quick reminder that with the release of Issue 17 a freespec will be granted to all characters. Since freespecs don’t stack if you have a freespec currently and wish to use it, you might want to consider using it before April 28th so that you will be able to receive a new one.

Thanks!

Thanks for the update!

Glad you are enjoying the game!

Smash_Zone has it perfectly. You folks continue to amaze, I thought this one would make the 2nd picture for sure.

Go ahead and contact me whenever you are ready Smash_Zone!

For our first featured comic, we have:

Here at Paragon Studios we're always proud to highlight the creative efforts of the City of Heroes Community, so when a group of fans calling themselves the City of Comic Creators let us know they were getting ready to share their work with you folks we wanted to know what we could do to help.

We've announced several of their Compendium releases previously, but we realized that the only thing better than amazing player created comics was a central location for all of them to be available!

-theOcho



City of Comics is a player organization and is not affiliated with NCsoft or Paragon Studios. Postings on behalf of player organizations are handled by the Community team, anyone wishing to request a post should contact a member of the Community team for more information.