We were robbed

So the costume contest finalists are finally listed several days late and man what stinkers. The crowd of hopefuls was quite upset at the lame selections and I think the response is gonna make it even worse:

Hey gang,

Sorry you don't feel the finalists were up to snuff. I think they all have great qualities on the aspects we were judging on. Honestly, we bit off more than we should have with this contest. With the low barrier to entry we were swamped with entries to judge - anyone can snap screenshots of their character afterall. We probably could have taken three times as long with the judging and still not done them all justice.

This came at a time when we have a lot going on in the Community Team (Hero-Con, Closed Beta and Forum Migration to name a few) and the contest just hasn't been in a position to receive the bandwidth that it probably deserved.

Ultimately, we'll push ahead with what we have and aim for better planning for the future. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

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Lighthouse
Community Relations Manager

So all I have to say is:

Spank You Very Much

Death Brigade's two newest 50s: Furiya and Stabuli Katan
Ebon Mauler and Furiya got off to a great start. There were 8 teams for the 200 mill inf tourney last night. We drew a cold defender and an /elec brute. We promptly wiped the floor with them. Deep and his stalker teammate also had a fun tossing around their opponents. We both moved on to the semi-finals where Ebon and I unfortunately drew a perma dom and a spine/regen with taunt. We got our asses kicked. Fortunately, that particular team lost to a blaster/stalker duo at the end. Am I sad about watching the dom get smooshed? Nah!

Thanks to Ebon for being a great teammate and also thanks to Ebon, Ruby, and Divine for helping me pay for a build for Furiya! I spent close to 200 million on it.

Also a big thank you to Colder for putting me on ignore! The zombie invasion must have eaten his brains! To fix this, go into your Friend drop down menu and go to the Global Ignore section. From there you can delete me out. Unless you like it better this way. :-P

Oh and speaking of spankings! A very happy birthday to our favorite ice/mace tank, Meg!!

Got Brains?

Knowing this group, not likely, but if you are running around Paragon or the Rogue Isles, you'll find some handsome fellows searching for just that!


The Halloween event has started! Trick or treat for salvage drops or temporary costumes! There are four new badges and an unlockable costume piece for the Zombie Invasions also! The devs did a pretty nice job with this one and you might feel like you are in the Michael Jackson "Thriller" video.

A big congrats to myself on winning the "Gimps Around the World" tourney on my MM, Azrharn who was teamed with Psyrene from Paragon Elite on his storm/psy defender, Psycl0ne. Guess I'm not so gimped after all. Wish Ebon and I luck this coming Saturday in the 200 mill Inf tourney! Furiya has about 9 bars to 50, so help me out too!

Hidden Rooms and other Gems in G'ville? SPOILER ALERTS

OK, I was running a treespec with Mylia from TW 2.0 and thoroughly enjoying our screaming 32 minute completion time, when someone posted a question about Grandville. It was rumored that a hidden room and other gems where in the zone. Bored, Metoid and I researched it and found not one, not two, but three little gems. If you want hints scroll down, if you want pics and movies, go further down (whoa!). Yup I downloaded fraps so I can make and edit my own movies, look for a Debt Brigade movie production day coming to a studio nearest you.










FIRST SPOILER WARNING: HINTS BELOW CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN PERIL













There is a hidden room in the tunnels under the city. To get there go to the Fab (island on North side of G'ville map). Go the lower level (you will recognize it if you have done an STF before). When you get to bottom of the ramp leading down, take a RIGHT (don't go into Fab i.e. a left). You will be in the tunnels. It is a bit of a maze but once you are under the central part of the city (check on map) start looking at corners of the tunnel as it turns and twists. In the corner are some pieces of equipment, behind on of them is a secret hallway leading to the room. Story has it the original hidden room was neat and orderly with pics of the dev team. After the NCSoft/Cryptic split, the room was changed to its current state. Stand near the bathroom doors and turn your speakers up. GO to your menu then options, under graphics/audio tab turn up FX all the way. Name that tune.


Second gem is the dev who designed G'ville "signed" his work. Look on map. There is the central tower and surrounding towers. The lower right tower is where you want to go. On the northwest corner of that tower, halfway up in a small nook, look for a tiny piece of white tab.

Third hidden item is on the beach, so grab your suntan lotion. On west side, in a small pool of water surrounded by rocks is a nice hint of a zone lots of players have wanted. Jump in the pool, way in.




FINAL SPOILERS BELOW PICS AND VIDEO LOOK IF YOU DARE

Screenshot Snafus

Perhro thinks "I'm sure glad Baba Kanoosh isn't here."
Alright all, I need some help. I, like Baba, am going to try entering the Character Creator contest. As some may know, Melqar was found in a slab of ice in Greenland. Scientists were fascinated by his appearance so they brought him back to life. Boy was he pissed....

So I've been trying to get some action shots of him. Ebon was kind enough to let me use the "Defeat Archdemon" mission a few times and out of a bazillion pictures, the two following are what I came up with. Which should I use or should I go back and try again?

The 411 on the new powers

I don't know if anyone has seen the powers in the the new sets but here's the skinny for those that don't know:

Pain Domination

and

Shield Defense

Sneak Peek

If you haven't received an invite to closed beta yet (like me), you can still go to test and look at new costumes and the shield/pain sets. You can create a toon just can't keep it. Looks great, but the read up on shields leaves me the feeling it isn't gonna be too hardy in the early stages.

Day Jobs

Write Up on Day Jobs Find out how Day Jobs can enhance your character and their wardrobe!

Should anyone be interested, there is a new PvPEC event going on! "Gimps Against the World!" This tourney is designed to use toons that do not excel at PvP! For more information, go here!

As Woodpeckers go...

...This one is O so Wicked.

So this is my action shot for my entry in the Costume Contest. O Wicked Woodpecker is O so sexy.

Contests!

The first contest is a Character Creator contest, sponsored by City of Heroes and Palit and AMD Video Cards! Can you create an amazing character both in costume and bio? If so, read here for details! You could win a video card or even the grand prize of a custom gaming PC!

If that's too much work for you, come out Sunday at 6pm pacific to Pocket D and run some gladiator matches! No worries about dying and just a laid back time! I will be hosting this and if there's enough people interested, I'll set up a tournament!

Otelo also rescheduled his 200 million mixed duo tourney for the end of the month! I'd link to it, but the boards are down at the moment. :( Furiya is a breath away from 45 so she should be ready in time!

If you are also interested in some new power tweaks, read here for an update from Castle on what will be changing PvE wise for powers! This includes stuff like no toggle drops when held (unless it affects the enemy), kheld changes, changes to /EA brutes, and the Invulnerability set!