SSTFM Strikes Back!

You know, every time I've run this so far I've sworn never to run it again...for at least another six months.

Well, my last stab at this was Black Friday last year, SO...

At 9 am PST/12 pm EST, on Saturday, September 1st, 2012, please join me for the Shadow Shard TF Marathon! I will be running all four Shadow Shard TFs, one right after another, all day long!

Below you will find signups for each of the four Task Forces. PLEASE let me know which TF you wish to sign up for, and give me your global name, local name, level, AT, primary and secondary powersets - for example:

Quote:

All four: @MissKyo - Arx Invictus, 50, Tanker, Stone Armor/Fiery Melee

I will also accept just global names for now if you want to choose a character closer to the date of the event, but the more specific you can be the better.

If you could also note whether you have Assemble the Team, the Team-Up Teleporter, or even Recall Friend, that would be helpful. I have both Assemble the Team and the Team-Up Teleporter.

Just like last time, I plan on having a Skype call going all day for folks who want to use it. You do not have to sign up for all of the TFs, you may pick and choose which ones you run, but you will have to estimate when to be online for each one because I'm not sure how long they'll take with the additional methods of transport we now have. On top of the reward merits and drops from the TFs we will already be getting, there may be additional prizes to be announced closer to the date of the event. If you think of a question I haven't already answered, please let me know and I'll remedy that.

Here are the signups!

Explorers and Exploiters: The Dr. Quaterfield TF (Levels 40-44)

1.) @MissKyo - Arx Invictus, 50, Tanker, Stone Armor/Fiery Melee
2.) @Nytrinhia - Divine Nightingale, 50, Defender, Kinetics/Dual Pistols
3.) @El D - Morphic, 50, Arachnos Fortunata
4.) @Mionas - Mionas, 50, Scrapper, Fiery Melee/Shield Defense
5.) @Archiviste - Kreetch, 50, Tanker, Invulnerability/Super Strength
6.) @tiggy - Tiger Rosethorn, 50, Scrapper, Broadsword/Regen
7.) @Ceus
8.) @Acid Zero - Acid 0, 50, Mastermind, Bots/FF

The Legend of Ruladak: The Sara Moore TF (Levels 40-50)

1.) @MissKyo - Arx Invictus, 50, Tanker, Stone Armor/Fiery Melee
2.) @Nytrinhia - Divine Nightingale, 50, Defender, Kinetics/Dual Pistols
3.) @El D - Morphic, 50, Arachnos Fortunata
4.) @Mionas - Mionas, 50, Scrapper, Fiery Melee/Shield Defense
5.) @Archiviste - Kreetch, 50, Tanker, Invulnerability/Super Strength
6.) @tiggy - Tiger Rosethorn, 50, Scrapper, Broadsword/Regen
7.) @Ceus
8.) @General Idiot

The Saga of Faathim: The Justin Augustine TF (Levels 44-50)

1.) @MissKyo - Arx Invictus, 50, Tanker, Stone Armor/Fiery Melee
2.) @Nytrinhia - Divine Nightingale, 50, Defender, Kinetics/Dual Pistols
3.) @El D - Morphic, 50, Arachnos Fortunata
4.) @Mionas - Mionas, 50, Scrapper, Fiery Melee/Shield Defense
5.) @Archiviste - Kreetch, 50, Tanker, Invulnerability/Super Strength
6.) @tiggy - Tiger Rosethorn, 50, Scrapper, Broadsword/Regen
7.) @Ceus
8.) @General Idiot

The Saga of Lanaru: The Faathim the Kind TF (Levels 44-50)

1.) @MissKyo - Arx Invictus, 50, Tanker, Stone Armor/Fiery Melee
2.) @Nytrinhia - Divine Nightingale, 50, Defender, Kinetics/Dual Pistols
3.) @El D - Morphic, 50, Arachnos Fortunata
4.) @Mionas - Mionas, 50, Scrapper, Fiery Melee/Shield Defense
5.) @Archiviste - Kreetch, 50, Tanker, Invulnerability/Super Strength
6.) @tiggy - Tiger Rosethorn, 50, Scrapper, Broadsword/Regen
7.) @Ceus
8.) @General Idiot

@Nytrinhia - Divine Nightingale, 50, Defender, Kinetics/Dual Pistols
@Nytrinhia - Big Bang Thera, 50, Brute, Claws/Willpower

If you need Sonya for all four, let me know. If there are some where it'd be okay to bring Thera (aka you don't need a Kin), I'll probably bring her to try and get her the Rularuu claws.

@El D - Morphic, 50, Arachnos Fortunata

I plan on having him there for all four, though if I need to grab someone else just give me a poke.

@Mionas - Mionas, 50, Fire/Shield/Fire Scrapper

For as many as I can get on before I have to work, but at least the Dr. Q.

I missed it last time, and I really need to get those badges...

@Archiviste - Kreetch, 50, Invuln/SS/Energy Tanker
with Assemble the Team and Team Transport Powers

Updating the list as people add their names to it.

@tiggy Tiger Rosethorn, BS/Regen Scrapper, 50, Assemble the team and recall friend.

Was that for all four, Tiggy?

I really, really wish I could make this, but my Computer is so far gone, it's basically scrap metal.

Fortunately, I have the laptop, but it does not run City well enough for me to do this. (I am not even sure that it'll be able to run the game at a tolerable level at all...)

I have, at least, found another machine that I am saving up for.

Yeppers, I'm crazy enough to run all 4 again with you.

The list has been updated! Looks like we've got a great team so far.

All Four: @Ceus A lvl 50 Something/Something Something. Assemble the team.

Sure, why not. I'll throw my hat in the ring for this as well. Though I can't be here for Dr Q, since 12pm EST is 4am here and there's no way I'm getting up that early. Probably tentative for the second as well, depending on how long it takes you to finish Dr Q.

Anyway, global is @General Idiot and I'll likely bring Anaeva (Level 50 Kinetics/Fire defender) so Yoko can run her brute if she wants to. If not I'll probably bring Sunset Angel (Level 50 fire/empathy controller)

Updated! I'll be pulling from Protector Vigilance and Protector TFs for additional people/fillers if necessary.

Each TF will have a different costume theme. The person on each TF voted to have the best costume for the theme by the other members of the team (excluding myself except in the case of a tie) will receive a 200 million influence prize! That's a chance to will 200 million influence on each of the four TFs! Costume themes will be announced Soon so stay tuned!

Well, I guess I can go ahead and nab that last spot on the Q then. So:

Explorers and Exploiters: @Acid Zero - Acid 0, 50, Mastermind, Bots/FF with recall and assemble the team.

Updated! And here are our four costume themes:

Dr. Quaterfield: Doctor Who? Exactly! Put on your stripey scarf, your trenchcoat, or your bowtie (bowties are cool!) or dress up in TARDIS blue - it's a Who-themed TF! If you're not familiar with Doctor Who, do a Google image search for "Doctor Who Costume". Any and all characters from the Doctor Who universe are fair game! Allons-y!

Sara Moore: I'm looking for an Indiana Jones/Lara Croft vibe for this one. Let me see your supercool intellectual - someone who can kick butt and take names, but who also knows the difference between the ancient Mayans and Aztecs. Cool hats optional!

Justin Augustine: You know that one costume piece in the editor you can NEVER come up with a reason to use, but you still kind of want to (because you like it or because you paid for it or whatever)? Here's your reason! I want to see how many pieces from different costume sets you can use in one costume, and still make it look cohesive! CLARIFICATION: Number of costume sets used will probably have no bearing on the voting. What I should have said was "Try using pieces you wouldn't normally use together." My bad.

Faathim the Kind: Since we're working with a god, this theme will be myths and legends. Pick a character from mythology - any myth you like, from any culture - and dress up as that character!

At the END of each TF, I will ask the team to send me their pick for the best costume via tell. You may not vote for me or for yourself. There will be a grand prize of 200 million inf to the winner of each contest, plus possible "honorable mention" prizes!

You do not have to participate in the costume contest(s) for the TFs you are signed up for if you don't want to, but even if you don't show up in costume I hope you'll help us out by voting for your favorite!

Good luck, have fun, and I'll see you in the Shard!

Costumes post updated for clarification. I've got all my costumes done!

It is truly a pity that I now know that I would have been able to join, but since all slots are filled, I content myself with thinking: Those poor Shmucks.

Be on hand anyway if you can, never know when a space might open up! And Arch, it wasn't just you. I won't mention any names. My lips are sealed.

Despite the news of today, this is still happening.

It may be the last SSTFM ever, but that's all the more reason to make it memorable.