UPDATED: Discussion: "Super heroic Holidays" Costume Contest on VIRTUE - Thursday, December 22
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Acemace,
Posted on: 2011-12-14 15:31 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
... Erm... I already planned and announced my A Very Rikti Christmas event for that eaxct day and time. :\
Good to know that either Paragon Studios doesn't check the Exalted server forum nor the Exalted Events calendar before scheduling things, or doesn't care...
@Celestial Lord and @Celestial Lord Too
Just don't forget to read the Contest Rules & conditions beforehand.
Why? Not like you all enforced them last time.
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Just drop the whole contest thing and throw a party, give stuff away randomly, and just chat with your player base.
And given its Christmas you should let the other servers have some fun too.
I play mostly on Exalted and I already hate this Exalted exclusive crap.
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Originally Posted by Celestial_Lord
... Erm... I already planned and announced my A Very Rikti Christmas event for that eaxct day and time. :\
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Well at least you planned ahead and made sure no one had an event scheduled for that time.
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Originally Posted by Freitag
In our minds, spandex and holidays are synonymous. After all, don't Santa's elves wear flashy green spandex...or is it wool, or maybe Egyptian cotton... Anyway! You understand, don't you? Most of you wear spandex every single day of the year when you zoom around Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria and at times you wish it had a more jovial or glitzy look.
Well this is the time to just do it! The holidays are upon us with their cortege of cheer and yummy food. We'll steer clear of yummy food but let's try and bring the cheer into everybody's costume! Join us in Pocket D on the Exalted VIP Server at the following times to participate with a "Super Heroic Holidays" themed costume!
You can't do super heroic because you're a villain? That's fine, make it a super villainous one then. Just don't forget to read the Contest Rules & conditions beforehand! Either way, happy holidays to all! |
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"If you can't eat it or smoke it, I'm not paying $100 for it" - Cherry Cupcakes
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I have said it many times, glad that other people are starting to think the same way.
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
And given its Christmas you should let the other servers have some fun too.
I play mostly on Exalted and I already hate this Exalted exclusive crap. |
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
Just don't forget to read the Contest Rules & conditions beforehand.
Why? Not like you all enforced them last time. |
Hey guys, I'm gonna go as Wolverine dressed as Santa. There's no problem with that, is there?
I mean, there wasn't a problem last time.
Brb making Xmas Xman
I stopped bothering with CC's a LONG time ago since most players don't seem to share my idea of "kewl kostume koncepts." *shrugs*
That said, is it me or does there seem to be a lot of people celebrating "Grinchmas" today?
@ Purgatorio
From the Contest Rules prize section:
"One (1) of play time with a member of the Community team (Estimated retail value: $0.00)"
One what?
'I don't like the look of it at all,' said the King: 'however, it may kiss my hand if it likes.'
'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.
'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke.
'A cat may look at a king,' said Alice.
I suggest we go to this event, use the protest emote, and when time to be judged turn our backs to the devs.
Why?
Because we are ONE community. Keeping Exalted exclusive on these promotions only causes divide with the players.
Already we have promotions and contest that aren't allowed in countries because of laws. This is something Devs can't control.
But this type of meet and greet event and faux contest they can do something about. It is their choice not to include the other servers and frankly its a slap in the face to those that play on them. Saying that its for VIPS is a flase reason. There are VIPs on other servers, and there are Premiums that have paid more and done more then some VIPS for this game. And treating new Free players and throw away second or third class people is wrong. What better way than to use these events to introduce Free/New players to the whole COX experience?
Last year there was 8 or 9 poket D's on Freedom because of the turn out. That's just 1 server, thats just a small sample of how many people you are sending the messege that you don't care about the players of these servers anymore.
Join with me and show and protest. No more! We are ONE Community!
Please note that this costume contest has been moved from Exalted to Virtue! We look forward to seeing you there!
~Freitag
Kevin Callanan
Community Specialist
Paragon Studios
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Well that was a fast turn about. You might want to update the rules page since it still says Exalted not Virtue.
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It also still doesn't answer the question I asked in this thread.
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
You might want to update the rules page since it still says Exalted not Virtue.
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'I don't like the look of it at all,' said the King: 'however, it may kiss my hand if it likes.'
'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.
'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke.
'A cat may look at a king,' said Alice.
I don't know whether I should feel happy that this event no longer conflicts with my event, or sad that it is now on Virtue. 
@Celestial Lord and @Celestial Lord Too
This is something i posted when they had the Halloween mash-up contest:
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Originally Posted by Dark Energon
And my fears become reality!
I had a feeling when during the headstart of i21 all events were held on Exalted while the other servers are being ignored. Now another Costume Contest, on Exalted. *SIGH* Look, it's nice that you guys hold a CC for people, but does it really have to be on just that server? Not everyone moved to Exalted, not even with the monthly server transfers we get. I for one, avoid that server like the plague, the server transfers are collecting dust, and get more and more frustrated by the fact that the majority of the player base and it's servers are being neglected. Yes, i'm a VIP, but does that mean i HAVE to move to the VIP only server? It seems that with the monthly server tokens we get, you, the Devs, would like to see that. I have my toons, my SG and my friends on Guardian, i am not moving, no matter how many free server transfers you try to cram on my account. I've seen a lot of people complain about these free tokens. Yes, i totally understand the idea behind it, and i'm thankful that we get a little extra for being a VIP. All i want, and not just me, is a choice, is freedom. I hope that in the near future, we can either trade the server transfers we received, or, what i really hope, that we get a choice in a reward. Look, it doesn't have to be the same value, really it doesn't. Say we can pick from: - Free Server Transfer - Free Server Slot - Free Respec Token - Paragon Points (400-600) So please, unless you can make cross server play available, for ideas see http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=256726, please stop neglecting the servers that build this wonderful game. |
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
I suggest we go to this event, use the protest emote, and when time to be judged turn our backs to the devs.
Why? Because we are ONE community. Keeping Exalted exclusive on these promotions only causes divide with the players. Already we have promotions and contest that aren't allowed in countries because of laws. This is something Devs can't control. But this type of meet and greet event and faux contest they can do something about. It is their choice not to include the other servers and frankly its a slap in the face to those that play on them. Saying that its for VIPS is a flase reason. There are VIPs on other servers, and there are Premiums that have paid more and done more then some VIPS for this game. And treating new Free players and throw away second or third class people is wrong. What better way than to use these events to introduce Free/New players to the whole COX experience? Last year there was 8 or 9 poket D's on Freedom because of the turn out. That's just 1 server, thats just a small sample of how many people you are sending the messege that you don't care about the players of these servers anymore. Join with me and show and protest. No more! We are ONE Community! |
I hope we can all show them we ALL are ONE. We are ALL important, not just VIPs, not just one server.
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
Dark Energon, Founder of the Freedom Legion SG on Guardian server.
(SG founded on 12-08-'09, Top100: 08-17-'10, Top50: 12-23-'10, Top25: 12-11-'11)
Crab Spider Nephila on Titan Tracker
Weekly events on Guardian: W.A.V.E. & FNFN
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I'll be very surprised if the missing word doesn't turn out to be "One (1) hour."|
Originally Posted by Aneko
From the Contest Rules prize section:
"One (1) of play time with a member of the Community team (Estimated retail value: $0.00)" One what? |
One day is too long; one mission could be really short; and "one afternoon" or "one game" too ambiguous.
@ Purgatorio
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
I suggest we go to this event, use the protest emote, and when time to be judged turn our backs to the devs.
Why? Because we are ONE community. Keeping Exalted exclusive on these promotions only causes divide with the players. Already we have promotions and contest that aren't allowed in countries because of laws. This is something Devs can't control. But this type of meet and greet event and faux contest they can do something about. It is their choice not to include the other servers and frankly its a slap in the face to those that play on them. Saying that its for VIPS is a flase reason. There are VIPs on other servers, and there are Premiums that have paid more and done more then some VIPS for this game. And treating new Free players and throw away second or third class people is wrong. What better way than to use these events to introduce Free/New players to the whole COX experience? Last year there was 8 or 9 poket D's on Freedom because of the turn out. That's just 1 server, thats just a small sample of how many people you are sending the messege that you don't care about the players of these servers anymore. Join with me and show and protest. No more! We are ONE Community! |
you dont think that those of us that continue to pay subscription fees deserve some extra lil goodies? Regardless of where we choose to play?
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Yes, but the idea was to point out the mistake and have it corrected.
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Originally Posted by Noobian_Prince
I'll be very surprised if the missing word doesn't turn out to be "One (1) hour."
One day is too long; one mission could be really short; and "one afternoon" or "one game" too ambiguous. |
'I don't like the look of it at all,' said the King: 'however, it may kiss my hand if it likes.'
'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.
'Don't be impertinent,' said the King, 'and don't look at me like that!' He got behind Alice as he spoke.
'A cat may look at a king,' said Alice.
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Ok I'm a little confused by your second question. So I will answer the best I can.|
Originally Posted by Cherry Cupcakes
you dont think that those of us that continue to pay subscription fees deserve some extra lil goodies? Regardless of where we choose to play?
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As VIP's we do get extra goodies ( a server, extra points, beta, free stuff, unlocked content, this forum and more).
As far as the "regardless of where we play?" I don't understand because I'm standing up for the people who play on ALL servers, not just Exalted. I'm not opposed to you playing on Champion, Freedom, Virtue or any other server. I want the Devs to include everyone (Free, Premies, and VIPs).
I find moving the event to Virtue a good first step but not enough. Since people may or may not have toons/slots on Virtue to enter this "contest". Sure most can make a new toon but a 50 with all the goodies unlocked has an advantage over a newly created toon far as costumes go.
In the past the Devs held a holiday event and release parties on all servers. I want everyone to have a chance to go and be included.
I'm not paying so that other people get disrespected and ignored. And that's how this and like events feel to me.
I will be there quietly protesting, I hope others do.
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Agreed. Also I wouldn't like to do things free either. Basically its a way to get more VIP Subscribers if they do it on Exalted. I sure as well wont work for nothing.
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Originally Posted by Cherry Cupcakes
you dont think that those of us that continue to pay subscription fees deserve some extra lil goodies? Regardless of where we choose to play?
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I'll be wearing a solid black basic outfit, nothing fancy.. just black on black.|
Originally Posted by GPBunny
I find moving the event to Virtue a good first step but not enough. Since people may or may not have toons/slots on Virtue to enter this "contest". Sure most can make a new toon but a 50 with all the goodies unlocked has an advantage over a newly created toon far as costumes go. In the past the Devs held a holiday event and release parties on all servers. I want everyone to have a chance to go and be included. I'm not paying so that other people get disrespected and ignored. And that's how this and like events feel to me. I will be there quietly protesting, I hope others do. |
You will not be alone in your protest.
Dark Energon, Founder of the Freedom Legion SG on Guardian server.
(SG founded on 12-08-'09, Top100: 08-17-'10, Top50: 12-23-'10, Top25: 12-11-'11)
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I'm not even sure they think we deserve our market points delivered on time in a clear and understood pattern.
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Originally Posted by Cherry Cupcakes
you dont think that those of us that continue to pay subscription fees deserve some extra lil goodies? Regardless of where we choose to play?
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I think I will avoid the drama and go to the very Rikti Christmas event. Sounds more fun 
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And where exactly did you pull this conclusion from?
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Originally Posted by Optimus_Dex
I'm not even sure they think we deserve our market points delivered on time in a clear and understood pattern.
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In our minds, spandex and holidays are synonymous. After all, don't Santa's elves wear flashy green spandex...or is it wool, or maybe Egyptian cotton... Anyway! You understand, don't you? Most of you wear spandex every single day of the year when you zoom around Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria and at times you wish it had a more jovial or glitzy look.
Well this is the time to just do it!
The holidays are upon us with their cortege of cheer and yummy food. We'll steer clear of yummy food but let's try and bring the cheer into everybody's costume!
Join us in Pocket D on the Virtue Server at the following times to participate with a "Super Heroic Holidays" themed costume!
OR
You can't do super heroic because you're a villain? That's fine, make it a super villainous one then. Just don't forget to read the Contest Rules & conditions beforehand!
Either way, happy holidays to all!
Kevin Callanan
Community Specialist
Paragon Studios