HC Fall Costume Contest: Incognito! - October 16th, 2021

[GM Kaiju]

👀 Incognito Costume Contest! 👀

 

We have a tricky one for you this time! For the Homecoming Fall costume contest, bring your best rendition of something disguised as something else! Is it a wolf in sheep's clothing, or maybe an alien trying to look human? Bring out your Halloween season creativity!

 

As usual, the prizes are MASSIVE! Also be sure to stick around after the contest... Once the treats are handed out there may be tricksters up to no good!

 

 

When is the contest?

• October 16th @9pm UTC
• 9pm UTC is:
  • 10pm UK time
  • 5pm Eastern time
  • 2pm Pacific time
  • Click here to see 9pm UTC in your timezone

Where?

• Echo Plaza on all five shards (Torchbearer, Excelsior, Reunion, Indomitable and Everlasting)
  • All characters can reach Echo Plaza via Pocket D, TUNNEL portals, and the Long Range Teleporter power

 

What are the fabulous prizes?

• The 4 runner-up costumes on each shard will win:
  • A permanent golden title: Incognito Costume Contest Runner-Up
  • The Fashion Victim Badge 
  • 1,000 reward merits
  • 3 Heroes & Villains Super Packs
• The best costume on each shard will win:
  • A permanent golden title: Incognito Costume Contest Finalist 
  • The Fashion Victim Badge 
  • 5,000 reward merits
  • 5 Heroes & Villains Super Packs
• The single best overall costume will win: 
  • A permanent golden title: Incognito Costume Contest Winner
  • The Fashion Victim Badge 
  • 10,000 reward merits
  • 20 Heroes & Villains Super Packs

 

Costume manipulation wont be considered legitimate in costume contests. Any costume manipulation will be disqualified. It is an issue that will be fixed and isn't allowed on HC.

 

Per the normal Code of Conduct guidelines, any costumes that infringe on other Intellectual Properties cannot be considered and must be disqualified.

 

Also please note that costume contest judging is subjective and everyone's tastes are different. Please be kind to our GM's who volunteer their time to keep these servers running as smooth as possible. If you have any issues, please contact me here or on discord! 

Edited September 25, 2021 by GM Kaiju

[The Peacock]

Will the Praetorian special costume contest be moved to a different date or will there be two back-to-back Homecoming Contests?

[Glacier Peak]

28 minutes ago, The Peacock said:

Will the Praetorian special costume contest be moved to a different date or will there be two back-to-back Homecoming Contests?

Praetorians can enter the zone through the use of the TUNNEL System, through the Long Range Teleporter during the event or through the Pocket D manhole on the western edge of the Magisterium neighborhood at (-3975.4, 33.9, -196.3) and then through the van on the Hero side.

[The Peacock]

Right. But:
 

• Saturday, October 17th - 9PM UTC
  • Theme: Praetorians (Special! 2-player team contest. Come dressed as the primal and praetorian versions of your original character)

 

 

[Glacier Peak]

1 minute ago, The Peacock said:

Right. But:
 

• Saturday, October 17th - 9PM UTC
  • Theme: Praetorians (Special! 2-player team contest. Come dressed as the primal and praetorian versions of your original character)

 

 

But what?

[Aurora_Girl]

He's saying the original plan was to do that praetorian theme. Looks more like either the incognito one is the official or they're scheduling two contests on the same day/time. 

[The Peacock]

You gave me directions for how a Praetorian can get to a costume contest.

 

I'm asking about the Praetorian Costume Contest that the Devs scheduled for October 17th, which is distinct from the Incognito Contest the devs scheduled for October 16th.

 

Which I presume they'll make into another contest later on, but wanted clarification.

[Glacier Peak]

4 minutes ago, Aurora_Girl said:

He's saying the original plan was to do that praetorian theme. Looks more like either the incognito one is the official or they're scheduling two contests on the same day/time. 

Where is this event they are discussing? The link was to an event in February. 

 

Edit: Ah now I see, after actually clicking the link lol 😆.

 

Yeah that's probably an oversight, good catch!

Edited September 26, 2021 by Glacier Peak

[The Peacock]

1 minute ago, Glacier Peak said:

Where is this event they are discussing? The link was to an event in February. 

 

In the link, which describes the 2021 Costume Contests.

 

• Costume contests will no longer be held every month. Instead, they will be held four times a year - the dates/themes for which will be announced in advance. The remaining 2021 Costume Contests will be held on the following dates.
  • Saturday, May 15th - 9PM UTC  
    • Theme: Anniversary (Any theme or style - bring your best overall)
  • Saturday, July 17th - 9PM UTC
    • Theme: Folklore, Fables, and Fairy Tales
  • Saturday, October 17th - 9PM UTC
    • Theme: Praetorians (Special! 2-player team contest. Come dressed as the primal and praetorian versions of your original character)

[Glacier Peak]

I think it's safe though, as they fall on separate dates, 10/16 & 10/17.

[GM Kaiju]

To clarify, the theme has been revised as described in this thread, replacing the previously announced Praetorians theme. The October 17th date was incorrect in the February post.

 

Saturday, October 16th is the correct date for the Fall contest. 

[Captain Valiant]

I'm guessing that bios will be a large part of this contest, given that the characters aren't supposed to look like what they actually are?

 

[GM Kaiju]

No, bios will not be part of the judging. We would love to incorporate those types of things, but to complete the judging in a timely manner it unfortunately isn’t feasible.

 

For this contest you should be able to “see through” the disguise based on visual clues from the costume alone.

[mechahamham]

>Costume manipulation wont be considered legitimate in costume contests. Any costume manipulation will be disqualified.

 

So, out of curiosity, what kind of costume manipulation are we talking about? I've always wanted to be able to hand-edit .costume files to get the exact colors I wanted.

Edited September 28, 2021 by mechahamham

[captainstar]

[GM Kaiju]

Next weekend is the contest! Hope to see you all there!

[Walkabout]

Thanks for hosting! I was so happy to be there as MONSTER TRUCK!  Ms. Liberty!

[captainstar]

Don't know why, I marker my calender as October 18th.

And I missed another CC... 😪