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Dr. Aeon's Architect Challenge

airhead

By airhead,
Posted on: 2009-11-11 24:04 in Mission Architect

 

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BTW, I'd like to thank the other entrants who very generously ran my arc to give me feedback - I'm still working my way through theirs and will hopefully get done before the deadline tomorrow night in case of last minute tweaking!

It really says a lot about our players that even when competing, they still help each other.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

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Finally submitted:

Clan Destiny
#349053

Whew!

 

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Originally Posted by Dr. Aeon View Post
Submissions for the arc can start NOW and will end on Wednesday, December 9th, 11:59 AM PST.

<snip>

Terms and conditions for the challenge can be found here:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2396732
Actually, those Terms and Conditions say that the deadline is 11:59 AM Central Time, not Pacific. That can be crucial for us last-minute types.

I'm going by the Terms and Conditions, which is probably correct and, in any case, is the earlier.

 

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Originally Posted by ShawnVW View Post
Actually, those Terms and Conditions say that the deadline is 11:59 AM Central Time, not Pacific. That can be crucial for us last-minute types.

I'm going by the Terms and Conditions, which is probably correct and, in any case, is the earlier.
Actually, if you look, the official rules say it ends 11:59 PM Central time, which is somewhat later. Just noting that for the sake of us last-minute types.

@PW - Police Woman (50 AR/dev blaster on Liberty)
TALOS - PW war journal - alternate contact tree using MA story arcs
=VICE= "Give me Liberty, or give me debt!"

 

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Just iced the arc and sent it in!

Just hope I'm not too late :S

 

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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
BTW, I'd like to thank the other entrants who very generously ran my arc to give me feedback - I'm still working my way through theirs and will hopefully get done before the deadline tomorrow night in case of last minute tweaking!

It really says a lot about our players that even when competing, they still help each other.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Same thing happened during last year's movie contest over at GameTrailers. Not that the unwashed masses over there could realize such a thing...(the posters there, that is)

Arc #345863 - When The Bough Breaks
"Curse you Perry the Plata...wait, is that Love Handel?" - Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb

 

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Originally Posted by PsychoPez View Post
Same thing happened during last year's movie contest over at GameTrailers. Not that the unwashed masses over there could realize such a thing...(the posters there, that is)
That's because the unwashed masses over there have a collective IQ lower than whale poop.

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I'm just worried because though I submitted my arc a couple days ago, I had to extensively rework it due to major bugging problems on two of the missions. Now it all works, and now it's a better arc... but I don't know if the good doctor has already played the mediocre buggy version.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

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Well after much himmin-an-hawwin I decided to try this thing out. My entry is:

Judge, Jury and Crimson

Arc ID #352363

bit of a rookie at this so feedback and tips would be greatly appreciated.

The Revenants and Vengeance Imperium-Triumph, Champion & now flavoring Justice!

Tanker Tuesdays & Brutal Thursdays. If you like fun, look'em up!

Shhh! Rangle is plotting.

 

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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
I'm just worried because though I submitted my arc a couple days ago, I had to extensively rework it due to major bugging problems on two of the missions. Now it all works, and now it's a better arc... but I don't know if the good doctor has already played the mediocre buggy version.
Check your PMs, Samu. My breakdown's there. Sloppy, I was shorthanding it for times' sakes, but sensible if you don't mind the absence of verbs.

 

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I ended up writing a completely different story arc than the one I originally wanted to submit, at the last minute. According to the AE interface, my publish date for the arc is 12/09/2009 11:59pm. Sadly, this was so last minute that I didn't get a chance to ask anyone for feedback. I ended up submitting the arc anyway, which probably wasn't the brightest thing I've ever done, but hey, it's a cool contest.

Here's the arc details if anyone's interested:

The Destroyer of Worlds
Arc ID: 352820
Morality: Heroic
Level range: 15-25 (mostly)

In the closing days of WW2, the War Department asks mystery men to recover secret weapons stolen by the 5th Column from a captured U-boat, to be delivered to a top secret research facility.

@PW - Police Woman (50 AR/dev blaster on Liberty)
TALOS - PW war journal - alternate contact tree using MA story arcs
=VICE= "Give me Liberty, or give me debt!"

 

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Originally Posted by Turgenev View Post
Check your PMs, Samu. My breakdown's there. Sloppy, I was shorthanding it for times' sakes, but sensible if you don't mind the absence of verbs.
*hugs Turgenev*

You were a lifesaver while I was working on this. Thank you so much!

And good luck to everyone!

For your amusement while waiting for the announcement of a winner...

******
(Dr. Aeon)
"AGAIN!
Type, save, test, save, publish! Again!
Type, save, test, save, publish! Again!
Type, save, test, save, publish! Again!
Type, save, test, save, publish... Right!
That's then followed by
Beg, plead, get help, re-write,
Objectives, glowies, save, test, publish, save!
Got it?
Going on and
Restore, try, change maps, switch glowie,
Souvenir, test, test, save!

Right! Let's do the whole procedure,
Facing away from the help screens!
From the top!
A-five, six, seven, eight!"

(Samuraiko)
"God, I hope I get it...
I hope I get it...
How many arcs will Aeon need?"

(All the entrants)
"How many arcs will Aeon need?"

(Turgenev)
"God, I hope I get it...
I hope I get it...
Oh no, what happened to my map?"

(All the entrants)
"Oh, no, what happened to your-"

(All the entrants)
"Look at all the missions! At all the missions!
How many arcs will Aeon need?
How many arcs, how many arcs,
How many arcs will Aeon-"

(PoliceWoman)
"I really want to win!
Please, God, I want to win...
I've got to get this in!"

(All the entrants)
"God, I really blew it!
I really blew it!
How could I do a thing like that?"

(PsychoPez)
"How could I do a thing like that?"

(All the entrants)
"Now I'll never win it!
I'll never win it!"

(FredrikSvanberg)
"He doesn't like my villain's look-"

(Darkfang)
"He doesn't like my souvenir-"

(Equation)
"He doesn't like my-"

(Dr. Aeon)
"You there, the 3-month veteran, not bad, but still too wordy! CONCISE!"

(All the entrants)
"God, I think I got it.
I think I've got it!"

(PoptartsNinja)
"I knew he liked mine all the time!"

(Tangler)
"I knew he liked mine all the time"

(All the entrants)
"I knew he liked mine all the-"

(Dr. Aeon)
"All right, my minions, get all your file information together and email it to me!"

(Supafunkadunka)
"What's coming next?"

(All the entrants)
"It isn't over..."

(Oubliette)
"What happens now?"

(All the entrants)
"I can't imagine what he-
God, I hope I get it!
I hope I get it!
I've got it done, but even so,
It could be yes, it could be no,
How many arcs does Aeon-"

(All the entrants)
"I really need to win!"

(Samuraiko)
"This unemployment is crap!"

(All the entrants)
"Please God, I need to win!

(Equation)
"I knew I'd win this from the start!"

(All the entrants)
I've got to get this in!"

*****

(Samuraiko, all alone and off to one side)
"Why do this anyway?
Will others want to play?
This is a story that I really want to tell.
What's Aeon want from me?
What should this try to be?
So many entrants, and so good, but what the hell,
I need to win... oh, God, please pick Michelle."

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

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I was going to try and revamp and old arc for this but it didn't fit the criteria... oh well. Good luck to all involved

Gave me a a chance to revise and re-publish the old arc anyway.

My Blogs on TGWTG.com
Angels of Wrath/Evilnighters/Legion of Catgirls
Mission Arc: #352860 - RJ The Road Dog: Big Trouble in Little Tokyo

 

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Originally Posted by PoliceWoman View Post
Actually, if you look, the official rules say it ends 11:59 PM Central time, which is somewhat later. Just noting that for the sake of us last-minute types.
Good save, Ms. Dickinson. I still got mine in on time, but someday I hope we could all trade reviews.

 

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*lets out a horrified scream*

I FORGOT TO EMAIL HIM THE REST OF MY INFORMATION! I ONLY SENT MY GLOBAL AND ARC INFO!

*frantically types an email with the NCsoft legalese stuff and dashes it off*

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)

 

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(Reprise)

(Dark_Respite, downstage center, single spotlight)
How...how could I do a thing like that?
Send out the mail with its contents flat.
My hopes of winning now live in an acid-filled vat...

-Dark_Respite sits down, dejected-

How, how, how could I do a thing. Like. That.

Arc #345863 - When The Bough Breaks
"Curse you Perry the Plata...wait, is that Love Handel?" - Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb

 

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I decided to post up a listing of the arcs that I could see posted that were submissions for this contest (from what I could read on the forums). If you know of an arc that was submitted that isn't on this list, post a reply and I'll try to update it (note this list takes a backseat to any official list that comes out).

Please do not post an arc that was -not- submitted for this challenge as the intent is to give players a listing of the entries for their own enjoyment, and not a place to slip in an advertisement for an arc that was not part of this challenge. Note the arcs are in alphabetical order, and this order is in no way meant to imply any ranking between them.



DR. AEON'S ARCHITECT CHALLENGE ARCS:
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'A Clockwork Romance' ID# 344816

'A Penny For Your Thoughts' ID# 348691

'A Tangle in Time' ID# 2622

'Broken April' ID# 350577

'Clan Destiny' ID# 349053

'Cloudy With a Chance of Zombies' ID# 352369

'Curing the Castaways ID# 352723

'Diversionary Tactics' ID# 347791

'Evil By Inches' ID# 349967

'For All the Wrong Reasons' ID# 351572

'Grey Dawn' ID# 352133

'Judge, Jury and Crimson' ID# 352363

'Nevermore' ID# 352030

'One Too Many Lines Crossed' ID# 347205

'Operation: Charybdis' ID# 346845

'Out of Place' ID# 350577

'Rusted Tin' ID# 352851

'Task Force Mutternacht' ID# 349522

'The Better Part of Valor' ID# 349298

'The Destroyer of Worlds' ID# 352820

'The Greater Good' ID# 350877

'The Rogue Raider' ID# 346852

'The Union of the Mask' ID# 352400

'Turg Fiction: IX' ID# 351787

'When the Bough Breaks' ID# 345863

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Those who think Truth is relative haven't had a Tank land on their car.

 

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'A Tangle in Time' ID# 2622

The author, @jjac, is an SG-mate of mine, and this one goes way back. It's still one of my favorites, too.

 

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Updated the list.

Those who think Truth is relative haven't had a Tank land on their car.

 

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Hello! I was wondering what ever happened about this contest. Were the results posted?