P.E.R.C. Presents: Memory Lane

P.E.R.C. Presents: Memory Lane
April 16th - 30th
What:
Every character has a defining moment in their career; maybe they stopped a powerful Archvillain in their tracks, saved their team from immenient peril, or perhaps they are that cackling villain who constantly stymies the heroes. Do you have such a story to tell? We want to read about it!

P.E.R.C. is looking for stories that show off what you consider your favorite character's crowning achievement. What made that character stand out to you? What daring plan did you pull off (or thwart)? Here's your chance to share the tale and potentially win a prize for your creativity!

When:
Entries will be accepted from April 16th until April 30th.

Prizes:
Ten stories from the top 20 we pick will be randomly selected and awarded a prize. In addition to that, 5 qualifying stories will be picked by the judges and awarded a "Judge's Favorite" prize.

(10) Random Prizes:
1. 500 mill Inf.
2. 200 mill Inf.
3. 100 mill Inf.
4. Full set of Gladiator's Strike PvP IOs
5. Full set of Javelin Volleys PvP IOs
6. Full set of Gladiator's Net PvP IOs
7. Full set of Fortunata Hypnosis Purple IOs
8. Numina's +Regeneration/+Recovery, Celerity +Stealth, and Miracle +Recovery IOs
9. Steadfast Protection +3% Defense, Steadfast Protection -Knockback, Karma -Knockback, Blessing of the Zephyr -Knockback, Performance Shifter +Endurance IOs
10. Luck of the Gambler +Recharge IO

(5) Judge's Favorites:
500 mil Each

Rules & Additional Info:
1) Only one entry per player.
We will only accept the first story submitted by a player. You may edit and update the story as you see fit until the deadline of April 30th.

2) Your story must be between 150 and 600 words long.
While Flash Fiction is an artform in and of itself, this is a short story contest. The maximum length helps keep entries manageable from a judging standpoint.

3) You may attach a screen shot of your character.
This is optional, but encouraged. As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words." You may insert the image in your post, or you can e-mail it to us at PERC.COH@GMail.com.

4) Please submit your story in a reply to this post.

5) Prizes will be awarded on North American servers.
The group funding this event is limited to NA servers, and due to current global e-mail restrictions we are only able to award prizes to players also on NA accounts.

If you have any questions about event rules/details, please feel free to contact a P.E.R.C. representative by replying to this thread or sending them a private message.

Good luck, and happy writing!

Xegreny - Blaster|Level 50|Energy Blast Energy Manipulation Force Mastery|Vigilante
Taxibot REBIRTH - Defender|Level 50|Empathy & Sonic Blast & Psychic Mastery|Hero
Acton Blake - Dominator|Level 15|Electric Control & Electric Assault|Praetorian-Loyalist

Just popping in to answer this question (hi Infinity!). All entries for this contest must follow City of Heroes Official Forum rules. As the guideline states: "Profanity in any form is prohibited. Using any means to bypass the profanity filter (for example: partial masking, such as asterisks or punctuation marks) is prohibited. This rule also includes any images displayed on the forums, or any pages directly linked to from the forums." So please plan your entry accordingly. Sorry it is not the answer you wanted, but I hope it was helpful.

Looking forward to reading some awesome short stories!

~MP

PS- had a great time at the player auction, well done R-Tech, Ska, and HC!

~*~Madame Pistacio~*~
Guardian of CHRYSALIS
Victory Limitless- /chanjoin "Victory Limitless"
P.E.R.C. First Chair- P.E.R.C. Site, Victory Over Hamidon

Newest event- The Great Makeover

Character Name: Xegreny
Level 50 – Blaster
Energy Blast & Energy Manipulation



Greatest Achievement: 850 Badges Earned

For many players, City of Heroes is a casual game that provides hours of endless content and in-depth optional systems such as Inventions and the newly unveiled Incarnates. For me, this tagline was certainly true. I created my first character, a blaster, in 2006. My costume was hideous and my biography was poorly written at best. Thankfully, both have improved with time, but those memories have not been forgotten. My fondest memories were the days I spent exploring. My missions were either not interesting, or too difficult to complete alone. Instead I prioritized history and friends over influence and experience points. As you can imagine, I discovered badges quickly. Do you remember when you were young and toiled for hours in your single player game to unlock that one meaningless achievement? I certainly do. To me, badges were the spiritual successor to my childhood habit of getting that 100%, doing everything just for the fun of saying you did. I spent days, weeks even, combing over each zone for badges at my own pace. I discovered every badge, read every plaque, tagged every villain. Naturally, I reveled in each detail the badges revealed. City of Heroes’ lore is so expansive; it’s easy to get lost in it. Badges were not everything, however. I enjoyed just playing in the game’s environment. Have you ever raced a friend to the top of one of the city’s many skyscrapers without using any of your powers? It’s possible, I assure you, just land on the window sill! The most magical aspect, in my opinion, is that this game is not only massive, but truly multiplayer. What City of Heroes’ developers haven’t thought of, a player has. Each person who logs in brings with them another story, another unique costume, and their own ideas. Some of these ideas have even made their way into official content, or so I’m told. I make it a point to read the biography of each player I interact with it, be it teaming or otherwise. Why? It’s interesting! It’s with the advice, guidance, and encouragement of these fellow players that have elevated me to the place I am today. My costume is no longer hideous (or at least, I think it looks nice!), and my biography has expanded into a real story. My build has achieved some sort of cohesion, and my badge count has soared. That number in my personal info box has evolved from just a number, but rather a meter of my growth as a hero, a character, a player. Two days ago, I earned my 850th badge. While the total number of badges that a character can earn is now far over 1200 in number, this is still a huge achievement for me. I look upon that personal info box with pride and see a challenge. Until I hit that maximum number, there’s still more to do. I have more zones to explore, more challenges to complete, more friends to make and more missions to complete. As the city limits of Paragon City, Rhode Island expands, so do the opportunities that each of us have to grow and interact. Here’s to having lots of fun, more issues, and lots of badges along the way!
((Total words: 563. Thank you for your consideration!))

Xegreny - Blaster|Level 50|Energy Blast Energy Manipulation Force Mastery|Vigilante
Taxibot REBIRTH - Defender|Level 50|Empathy & Sonic Blast & Psychic Mastery|Hero
Acton Blake - Dominator|Level 15|Electric Control & Electric Assault|Praetorian-Loyalist

The Player Event Resource Committee would like to thank all of our 57 participants in Memory Lane! We had such a wonderful time reading all of the entries. It was a special delight to see so many different styles of writing and so many unique CoH/CoV experiences. We enjoyed this contest so much that PERC members donated extra influence so that everyone in the top group would be able to win a prize (25 mill inf each)!

As promised here are the Top 25 (increased from Top 20 due to tied scores) in alphabetical order with their randomly drawn(random.org) prizes:

Archiviste- 25 million inf
Damianamae- 25 million inf
Dr Byron Poe- 25 million inf
Fiery Hellraiser- 25 million inf
galadiman- 25 million inf
Garent- Full set of Gladiator's Strike PvP IOs
Grey Pilgrim- Full set of Gladiator's Net PvP IOs
Ineffable Bob- 25 million inf
jchinds- 25 million inf
Justaris- 25 million inf
Menrva Channel- Full set of Javelin Volley PvP IOs
Mister Squinty- 25 million inf
Morvani- 25 million inf
Mr Grey- 100 million inf
OHakubi - 500 million inf
Pattern Walker- 25 million inf
Pheonyx- 25 million inf
PhoenixPhrenzy- 25 million inf
Riverdancer- 200 million inf
Sardonic Paladin- Numina's +Recharge/+Recovery, Celerity +Stealth, and Miracle +Recovery IOs
Sooner- 25 million inf
Stalemate- 25 million inf
SultrySiren- Full set of Fortunata Hypnosis Purple IOs
Turgenev- Steadfast Protection +3% Defense, Steadfast Protection -kb, Karma -kb, Blessing of the Zephyr -kb, Performance Shifter +Endurance IOs
Ura Hero- Luck of the Gambler +Recharge IO

Judge's Favorites (prize of 500 million each)
Morvani
Pattern Walker
Stalemate
Turgenev
Ura Hero

Surprise Redname Favorite (prize of Costume Code of choice)
Stalemate


Winners, please contact PERC 1st Chair Madame Pistacio via PM with your global name so that you may be emailed your prizes. Thank you again to all who competed! We look forward to providing the community with more events soon.

-The Player Event Resource Committee