Sunday, September 12, 2010

A day of patriotism and costume contests

Saturdays are usually all about the costume contests. There is usually one a day but on Saturdays there seems to be one every couple of hours. Below is a pic of the Heroes' Inc (the improper use of the apostrophe is theirs!) I brought out Little Bow Peep, my archer. She's won a sexiest category with her other costume but I don't like to use one once it's won something. So I made her a bunny Peep (like you get at Easter) but no one seems to get that and I've never won with her. On the steps is Scion, he hurt my eyes!! Quark won and the funniest statement about that was "She doesn't look anything like a Ferengi!!" in fact, she looks like a little toy soldier and this is the second time I've seen her win.There was a little costume contest in the blimp in the Ren Center. There were only about 10 people in attendance and it had a zombie theme. Don of the Dead won it (a zombie in a suit!) but I thought that Glenda Gigglefitz was the best... Below is a pic of Angelfyre in her zombie suit jumping from the ledge. I time it so I fall and then hit my fly power once I get close to the ground, it's sort of a rush.
The best costume contest was the patriotic one thrown by Arcane Arrow. He decided to do it in honor of 9-11. There were a ton of really good red, white and blue costumes. I brought Skrug, my brute... She didn't win of course but I have to say that just seeing the other costumes is my favorite part of the CC's.
Finally, I thought I'd give a shot of one of the traditions of the costume contests. Everyone runs up to take a good look at the winners and chaos ensues. Since the anniversary party bombs you see a lot of dancing. There is also a lot of dueling and some role-players do their thing. It's sort of fun!
Other than costume contests, I spent the day grinding. Spyborg spent an hour or so getting travel power materials. I usually grind with her until her inventory is full and then go in to craft what I got. It's a long process but I'm dedicated to the idea of getting her to tier 2!! Vlork did quests and killed Megatarek with the help of my husband's lvl 40 character T'gran. Sai did her grinding in Vibora Bay. I am trying to get costume unlocks for my account (especially the butt-cape!) but she didn't get anything yesterday. Favorite name of the day was "Copyright Protection" which I thought was hilarious. Champions Online has a bunch of copycat characters (countless Deadpools and Hulks!) and they try to keep on top of the situation. If they catch you, they change your name to generic##### and notify you that you have to change your name. If you change it to something similar like "D3adpool they will lock you out of your account. I applaud their vigilance. I totally support an artist's right to protect their intellectual property. See you online!!

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