REMINDER: Rikti Return

Niviene · 07-09-2009 01:28 PM

War Returns To Paragon City And The Rogue Isle

A shadow passing overhead

Fire and destruction raining from the sky

A warlike adversary returning to menace Paragon City and the Rogue Isles once again...

The Rikti are returning.

Starting Friday July 17th (4pm BST) and lasting through Monday July 20th (5am BST)

the Rikti will once again renew their assault. Every hero and every villains services will be required to repel these vicious invaders if our homeland is to be safe from their murderous invasion.

Everyone will be called to action, will you answer the call?

Shadowe · 07-09-2009 01:44 PM

Yus! I will answer!

Oh, and any chance we can at least get the start time in Europe confirmed in BST? Converting across the pond is awkward.

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Niviene · 07-09-2009 01:55 PM

oops fixed! I just realized that I didn't change that

FloatingFatMan · 07-09-2009 02:05 PM

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Nah. I'll be washing my hair, then doing my nails... Maybe watch a bit of TV after, or read a book. Rikti are boring, and wimps.

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EU_Damz · 07-09-2009 02:15 PM

Now i know i aint no expert on planetary invasions, but starting one just before everybody is about to finish work? Surely thats a bad time to catch everybody when they're in a bad mood and just looking for something to take that edge off?

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Arctic Man · 07-09-2009 02:35 PM

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Starting Friday July 17th (4pm BST) and lasting through Sunday July 19th (5am BST)

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Does that mean that it will start on Friday afternoon, and end very early on Sunday when most people are asleep (for a total of 37 hours)? Seems the US got more (61 hours), but maybe you meant 5am BST on Monday morning?

EU_Damz · 07-09-2009 02:37 PM

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but maybe you meant 5am BST on Monday morning?

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Icelock · 07-09-2009 02:53 PM

There's really no other way to interpret it, or it wouldn't be "lasting through" sunday

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Niviene · 07-09-2009 03:05 PM

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Starting Friday July 17th (4pm BST) and lasting through Sunday July 19th (5am BST)

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Does that mean that it will start on Friday afternoon, and end very early on Sunday when most people are asleep (for a total of 37 hours)? Seems the US got more (61 hours), but maybe you meant 5am BST on Monday morning?

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Blue Rabbit · 07-09-2009 04:02 PM

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Everyone will be called to action, will you answer the call?

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Yeah... I think I'll let the machine take that one. Got more interesting (as in less boring) things to do, like filing my nails, cataloguing my carrots and so on.

Good luck though.

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Coolio · 07-09-2009 04:12 PM

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See, what would I do without you guys to correct me?

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Thank you again..

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The_Finnish · 07-09-2009 04:17 PM

I think i can find young and OMG!WhatRthose!! kinda hero to take part... Is it even possible,maybe,kind of,if we really really try, take one(or two) of those bombspewinglazerzblastingdropships down???... pls..

Judgement_Dave · 07-09-2009 04:27 PM

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Everyone will be called to action, will you answer the call?

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Nah. I'll be washing my hair, then doing my nails... Maybe watch a bit of TV after, or read a book. Rikti are boring, and wimps.

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If you're not answering the call wil you at least leave you're answerphone on and get back to us on saving the City from destruction after the weekend?

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Atomic_Boy_Scout · 07-09-2009 05:26 PM

Once got stuck in a rikti invasion combined with a zombie horde attack. that as fun. Can we have one of those?

Ooh ooh, can we have one of those with snow beasts as well?

And sprinkles?

And rasberry sauce?

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Golden Girl · 07-09-2009 06:35 PM

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Everyone will be called to action, will you answer the call?

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Of course - I'm always on duty

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EU_Damz · 07-10-2009 07:09 AM

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Everyone will be called to action, will you answer the call?

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Of course - I'm always on duty

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Shame such a well known hero is going to be struck down by the ultimate nemesis . . . . . . THE POWERCUT!!!! [now THERES a good villain name!!!]

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Liz Bathory · 07-10-2009 08:58 AM

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Once got stuck in a rikti invasion combined with a zombie horde attack. that as fun. Can we have one of those?

Ooh ooh, can we have one of those with snow beasts as well?

And sprinkles?

And rasberry sauce?

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Whahahahaha.. please can every one go an d get his halloween cozzy slot unlocked this weekend for those who still need to do it. That will be fun

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Golden Girl · 07-10-2009 10:09 AM

Would the zombies and Rikti fight each other too?

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youganite · 07-11-2009 07:58 PM

what is BSC?....i only know GMT and PST, and i'm using GMT only.

JeffVader · 07-11-2009 08:20 PM

I'm aware of BST (British Summer Time), but I've never heard of BSC.....

Golden Girl · 07-11-2009 08:21 PM

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I'm aware of BST (British Summer Time), but I've never heard of BSC.....

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Biritish Summer Chance?

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Judgement_Dave · 07-12-2009 07:13 AM

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what is BSC?....i only know GMT and PST, and i'm using GMT only.

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No idea where you got the BSC from - the times in the OP only mention BST. Was it a typo??

BST = British Summer Time = GMT+1

So the times become:
Starting Friday July 17th (4pm BST, 3pm GMT) and lasting through Monday July 20th (5am BST, 4am GMT)

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Judgement_Dave · 07-17-2009 10:10 AM

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The Rikti are returning.

Starting Friday July 17th (4pm BST) and lasting through Monday July 20th (5am BST)

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Does anyone know if there's a server downtime before this goes live?

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Blue Rabbit · 07-17-2009 10:23 AM

Usually there isn't... it's just a case of turning some variable true. You'll know it's coming by the increase in lag as the hamsters exert themselves to take on the extra load: makes the grease on their spindles almost get on fire... almost.

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Carnifax · 07-17-2009 10:24 AM

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Usually there isn't... it's just a case of turning some variable true.

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Or pulling the big "Make Rikti go now" switch deep in the bowels of the CoX server room.