I remember way back in the day when they had a few well organised lvl 1 races on Union. Sprint only.
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Maybe as a side comp offer something for a classic cossie comp. Themed ones always bring surprising results.
That is very generous of you.
So many things you can do. One thing I did a long time ago which was a bit different was hold a supergroup competition of paper, scissors stone with the overall winner winning the loot.
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PvP event to be honest. Winner(s) take all 
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I had totally forgotten about the RPS tournaments. May have to include that somehow!
PvP is, alas, totally out as it is not something I have ever enjoyed so I doubt I would enjoy it myself.
I would love to do a sort of hide and seek event, but I suspect that would take more assistance and organisation than I am currently able to bring to the task. I shall think some more on it.
I definitely see something being done at level 1 so that everyone can take part.
I have found myself, over recent times, having less fun with City of Heroes. I have been here for almost 7 years and have greatly enjoyed my time however I have gotten into a habit of play that is not encouraging me to carry on. One of the reasons I think I have reached this state is that I have too much influence and too much stuff hoarded in my base. I am planning on taking a small break before coming back to see if my enjoyment is renewed but before that I thought I would get rid of a lot of the stuff I have hoarded so when I come back I don't have the comfortable cushion of material wealth for my characters to relax on.
With this in mind I intend to hold a competition soon™ details of which I have yet to pin down (suggestions of what would make a fun competition welcome).
Prize fund shall be;
Access to my base which will allow you to raid from the hoard of 133 rare invention salvage, 171 crafted IO's (mostly sets crafted at level 50), 19 crafted purple IO's
and
2 billion inf
The provisional date for this will be the 22nd July