Halloween comes to the City of... Oct 18th

IanTheM1 · 10-06-2006 12:35 PM

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The train points you to the mythical spirit world. The map does too.

[/ QUOTE ] It does, actually; the entire region as a whole is Croatoa (think of it as the entire county or township); the city of Salamanca is within it and is pretty small - just the one strip of buildings.

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But Croatoa is a name that has no meaning to city planners.

It's not like when a Salamancan comes down to Paragon for a trip they say "Oh yeah, I live up in Croatoa, which is this crazy place where the spirit world is trying to take over. Walking pumpkins and all that."

I see the name Croatoa being more like the hazard zone nicknames. They're used in common speech when talking about the zone in detail, but it doesn't replace its official name.

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Original_Mr_Samoa · 10-06-2006 12:36 PM

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The train points you to the mythical spirit world. The map does too.

[/ QUOTE ] It does, actually; the entire region as a whole is Croatoa (think of it as the entire county or township); the city of Salamanca is within it and is pretty small - just the one strip of buildings.

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But Croatoa is a name that has no meaning to city planners.

It's not like when a Salamancan comes down to Paragon for a trip they say "Oh yeah, I live up in Croatoa, which is this crazy place where the spirit world is trying to take over. Walking pumpkins and all that."

I see the name Croatoa being more like the hazard zone nicknames. They're used in common speech when talking about the zone in detail, but it doesn't replace its official name.

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But really, most of it is Croatoa. And no Salamancans really live in the Croatoa area.

Mantid · 10-06-2006 01:15 PM

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Halloween's shadow (read: the event duration) will stretch from October 18 until November 1st.

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*Checks calendar*

Dang. I was hoping for longer... that gives me like two days to get the pieces for my characters.

Oh, well...

Rajani Isa · 10-06-2006 01:37 PM

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Halloween's shadow (read: the event duration) will stretch from October 18 until November 1st.

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*Checks calendar*

Dang. I was hoping for longer... that gives me like two days to get the pieces for my characters.

Oh, well...

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Hock · 10-06-2006 01:44 PM

And I hope Issue 8 is on test during this time so they can roll it out on live the following week or maybe even the following day after the event. One ongoing even/surprise.

The_Night_Raven · 10-06-2006 01:47 PM

So what kind of goodies are going to be available this year? Is it going to be the exact same badges as two years ago? Any new badges? New monsters?

Whatever the case, I'm exteremely psyched about it. The even two years ago was probably the funnest time I've head in the game. I love, love LOVE Halloween. But I don't get to do enough fun activities anymore. It's always the time of year when I most wish I could be a child again.

In-game Trick-or-Treating is a great time.

Shadewe70 · 10-06-2006 01:48 PM

The Great Pumpkin is coming? Sweet going to hang out at the pumpkin patch.

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BafflingBeerMan · 10-06-2006 01:52 PM

::Clears my Calendar::

And it starts right after the first test of this semester for me. Excellent timing!

Though it does start on a Wednesday, which is Lost night. So maybe not so much...

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LightSide · 10-06-2006 01:54 PM

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Halloween's shadow (read: the event duration) will stretch from October 18 until November 1st.

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*Checks calendar*

Dang. I was hoping for longer... that gives me like two days to get the pieces for my characters.

Oh, well...

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I'm traveling for work from the 15th of Oct until the 4th of Nov. No, I can't play from my work laptop.

Oh well, there's always next year....

The_Night_Raven · 10-06-2006 01:57 PM

It's too bad I8 isn't live yet, this would be a great time to be swinging that permanent undead axe.

Bountytaker · 10-06-2006 02:31 PM

Happy about the length of time for the event....

Very happy with the news of an email notification for it's start...

Glad that we did get a story element to this event....

Expected it to be a rehash of the Malleus Mundi story, but still disappointed by the fact...

Wish they had taken the time to make it a short series of P.T. articles, especially since it won't start for another 12 days....

/agree that calling the area Croatoa doesn't make sense...

Veazey · 10-06-2006 02:46 PM

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However, a dark shadow has fallen over this year's festivities. Word has spread from the shadowed town of Croatoa (Town of Salamanca in the zone known as Croatoa) that strange things are headed south to spoil the holiday with their own evil celebrations. With the location of the Malleus Mundi still a mystery following it's disappearance last year, it's feared that new creatures might appear on the city streets. There have already been rumors that the Unseelie court may be sending fiends to paragon City to join the Vampires and werewolves that stalk the night on All Hallows Eve. Now there have even been sightings that the fearsome giant Jack-in-Irons has been seen heading south to join the Pumpkin King.

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Small capitalization inconsistencies and a mis-use of the old its/it's thing. Nothing terrible, but I was picking nits anyway.

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Lady_Sadako · 10-06-2006 03:01 PM

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And is Granny Beldam actually Granny Bedlam?

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No, it really is Beldam.

Beldam or Beldame is an old word for witch. Bedlam is an insane asylum.

Premium · 10-06-2006 03:11 PM

I just hope you guys aren't giving away the badges from the first halloween.

FlyingCodeMonkey · 10-06-2006 03:14 PM

Announcement needs more details about the Halloween activities (ToT, badges, costume salvage, etc). Hopefully those are coming in a later announcement nearer the actual beginning of the event. As y'all are fond of observing, a big chunk of the player population doesn't post on the forums regularly.

Please try MA arc ID 351455, "Shard Stories: Scavenger's Hunt." Originally created for the Dr. Aeon contest, it explores the wild potential of one of the City's most concept-rich but content-poor settings: the Shadow Shard.

Power_Play · 10-06-2006 03:14 PM

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Lord Recluse's orders for mandatory Halloween cheer among the populace.

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Heh - the floggings will continue until morale improves.

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Darn it I was going to quote this too and say something about it... Got beaten to it...

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Did your morale improve?

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Cobaltix · 10-06-2006 03:18 PM

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I just hope you guys aren't giving away the badges from the first halloween.

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You might want to read some of the feedback from when this was on Test for a weekend .... the old Badges will in fact be available this year.

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Ripper_McGee · 10-06-2006 03:27 PM

I didn't see this mentioned by any of the previous posters, but is Halloween only for higher-level characters? Isn't Croatoa a lvl 20+ zone? Are all of the missions going to be in Croatoa?

~Ripper

Cobaltix · 10-06-2006 03:32 PM

There aren't any missions. The event takes place in every zone but your character needs to be in a zone appropriate to your level to be able to Trick or Treat.

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FlyingCodeMonkey · 10-06-2006 03:36 PM

Are the door spawns really zone-specific, not character-specific? I thought I vaguely remembered from the last time, when spawn level varied slightly according to whoever it was who clicked the door for the trick.

If it's zone-specific, why wouldn't higher-level characters head to lower-level zones to speed up the process with easier spawns?

If it's character-specific, why wouldn't higher-level griefers head to lower-level zones to spawn dangerous mobs to let run through the streets?

Or do doors in a given zone only respond to characters within a certain per-zone level range?

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Cobaltix · 10-06-2006 03:44 PM

I'm going off the fact that it was stated in the Training Room Feedback Thread that High levels wouldn't be able to camp doors in Atlas Park for example.

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Lady_Sadako · 10-06-2006 03:45 PM

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Are the door spawns really zone-specific, not character-specific?

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Both. If you click on a door in a zone too low for your level, it won't work.

Ripper_McGee · 10-06-2006 04:20 PM

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Heroes are encouraged to look for Ravenwing Cabal member Annah in Croatoa to learn more once the Halloween festivities begin.

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This tells me I need to go to Croatoa... For Valentine's Day and Christmas, there were also contacts, but in AP and Mercy.

~Ripper

Cobaltix · 10-06-2006 04:24 PM

This is for the info on how to unlock a 5th Costume slot with Salvage you earn from Trick or Treating. The contacts will not be giving you any missions.

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Neuronia · 10-06-2006 04:56 PM

Yay!

Well enough time to get all the salvage we need!

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