The City of Heroes Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest!


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*******Submissions open from October 23rd to October 24th, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel during the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009*******


Get ready to participate in one of the most exciting and interactive events of Hero-Con, the City of Heroes® Live Mission! The Live Mission gives you a chance to experience for yourself what it's like to be a Hero or Villain in our game, as teams of 8 run through a series of missions to obtain the 10 keys of the M.A.G.I. vault. Encounter many of the signature characters of City of Heroes and battle it out against an array of foes. Will Azuria regain the keys, or will the villainous Mikey the Ear gain access to the vault? It's all up to you!

So grab a team and sign up as soon as possible, for great fun and some incredible prizes! Sign up sheets will be available between 4:00pm and 7:00pm on Friday, October 23rd and 9:00am and 4:00pm on Saturday, October 24th. Just head towards the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. Even if you don't have a team ready to go, make sure to still sign up because we'll be putting pick-up groups together!

It's going to be a blast and the first place team will win some loot!


Participation Guidelines

Live Mission participants must follow the following rules and guidelines:


  • Participants must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket to be eligible for the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest;
  • Participants may (if they so choose) indicate their Hero or Villain affiliation preference, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams;
  • Running on the premises is discouraged as you may get hurt or hurt someone else; you will lose 5 Experience Points if you are caught running;
  • No physical contact with other people on the premises; don't invade their privacy;
  • Keep the noise at a minimum at all times, there are other hotel guests around;
  • Be mindful to others and stay away from hotel rooms during Hero-Con activities;
  • Be extra careful in public areas open to all hotel guests, be a good Hero and a stealthy Villain;
  • Only the team leader, the person wearing the star, should speak to a Contact.


By 4:00pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, register for the Live Mission on our Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:
A. The name of your team;
B. Your preferred Hero or Villain affiliation, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams
C. Your name, it can be your real full name or a name or handle that you will recognize as yours.
D. Please bear in mind that if each team has to have 8 members. If your team happens to be smaller, you will need to find other Live Mission participants to get to that number. Ask a staff member if unsure on how to proceed.


Scoring explanation

Tasks are assigned to the team by each contact. Each task has its own criteria for completion, and upon completing each task each team will receive a number of points based upon its performance at the task. Most tasks will have 3 possible outcomes, either a Low, Medium, or High result and will award 5, 10, or 15 points respectively. Some tasks are simple Pass/Fail type tasks and will reward 5 or 15 points in those cases. Teams may be presented with the opportunity to pursue side quests, and if they accomplish these will be awarded a number of points based on each task’s difficulty as appropriate.


Prizes

Eight (8) First Place Winners Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) 60-Day Game Time Card - $29.99
  • One (1) Aion Standard Edition Steelbook - $49.99
  • One (1) GW2 Artbook - $30.00
  • One (1) J!NX T-Shirt - $20.00


Estimated Total Prize package value: $159.93


Eligibility

One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

You must be 13 years of age or older to participate and a legal resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec as of Saturday, October 24th, 2009 to participate in this contest.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. By entering this contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions in the City of Heroes® Hero-Con Live Mission Contest Official Rules and Conditions, so please make sure you read them carefully!

Good luck!




City of Heroes® Hero-Con Live Mission Contest Official Rules and Conditions



1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

This is a contest based on collecting points throughout a maximum of 17 skill-based challenges inspired by the City of Heroes® Online MMO product (the "Contest"). Participants must follow this method of entry:

1) Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm PDT on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm PDT on Saturday, October 24th, participants must register for the Live Mission on our Sign up sheet located in the Registration Area on the 2nd Floor "Gateway" foyer. One registration ONLY per person will be accepted.

On the Sign up sheet, please include:
A. The name of your team;
B. Your preferred Hero or Villain affiliation, although we reserve the right to alter this affiliation so both factions have an equal number of teams
C. Your name, it can be your real full name or a name or handle that you will recognize as yours.
D. Please bear in mind that if each team has to have 8 members. If your team happens to be smaller, you will need to find other Live Mission participants to get to that number. Ask a staff member if unsure on how to proceed.

NC Interactive, Inc. may collect personal information from you when you enter this Contest. The information is subject to the City of Heroes® Privacy Policy available at http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/privacy-policy.html.

All registrations must be received prior to 4:00pm (PDT), Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and must be in English. No other methods of entry will be accepted.

The Live Mission will start at 4:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 and will end at 6:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion") around the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Limit: one entry per person.

NC Interactive, Inc. (collectively, the "Sponsor") is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Use of a false name, username, 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 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, or who otherwise violates these rules or any of part of the City of Heroes® User Agreement. 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.

NCsoft Corp's Marketing Team reserves the right to use information related to the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest in promotional materials.


2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of October 24th, 2009 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) you must have a valid Hero-Con 2009 ticket , (c) 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), or Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes). Employees of each Sponsor, and their 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. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.


3. DURATION

The contest registration period is between 4:00pm and 7:00pm (PDT) on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 and 9:00am and 4:00pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009.

The Live Mission begins at 4:30pm (PDT) and ends at 6:30pm (PDT) on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 (the "Contest Conclusion").


4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

Winners will be determined by the highest number of points they will have accumulated over the course of the Live Mission. The scoring will be determined by representatives of the Sponsor. Winners will be notified during the Hero-Con 2009 Banquet on Saturday, October 24th, 2009, in the "Gateway" Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Doubletree Hotel where the City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 event takes place. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and Conditions and any and all decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.


5. PRIZES

The prize breakdown is as follows:

Eight (8) First Place Winners Will Receive:

  • One (1) Z-1 Portable PC headphones - $29.95
  • One (1) 60-Day Game Time Card - $29.99
  • One (1) Aion Standard Edition Steelbook - $49.99
  • One (1) GW2 Artbook - $30.00
  • One (1) J!NX T-Shirt - $20.00


Estimated Total Prize package value: $159.93

If a Winner cannot be contacted or refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, the prize may be awarded to the next highest ranking entrant. Any prize not claimed by one alternately chosen winner will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of 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 or withholding 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 the applicable release and documentation.

Winners will have their forum (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on City of Heroes® web site (http://www.cityofheroes.com). To showcase our members of the game community, winners who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo. The winner can decline to provide any or all the information in the prior sentence with respect to postings on the web site. This information will be used to recognize the winner on the pages of http://www.cityofheroes.com, but is not necessary to claim a prize.



6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By entering into the Contest, (a) you agree to all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Conditions, (b) you assign and agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, in or to your entry, (c) you agree that Sponsor may post your user or forum name (or real name) and hometown on Sponsor's website and in any and all publicity and advertising for Sponsor, this Contest or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law, (d) you agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting. Each Sponsor and their respective 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 participation in this contest or acceptance, loss or use of any prizes awarded in this Contest. You further agree that in any cause of action, Sponsor's liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall Sponsor be liable for attorney's fees. 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, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and entrant agrees that such shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. Federal and State Courts of King County, Washington, U.S.A. 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.



7. WINNERS LIST

The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com no later than Friday, November 6th, 2009. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes® Hero-Con 2009 Live Mission Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.


8. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101.

© 2009 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, PlayNC, 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.


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