Hey!
I'm making this thread to consolidate announcements for player-run holiday events!
We've just finished hammering out the details for our party, but if anyone else is doing an event, I'd be happy to put the info in the OP too!
With no further ado:
On Saturday, December 19th at 3pm PST (23:00GMT), Shutup Wesley will be hosting its annual holiday party and giveaway!
This year's prizes include 75 lobi/lockbox/promo ships, 25 plasmonic leeches, and 4,800 superior upgrade techs.
If you can't make the party, there are forum events that will be judged before/after the party starts, so you've got plenty of time to make an entry, and if you win, you'll have a chance to claim your prize from the pool before anyone else!HOW TO JOIN?- To answer trivia questions and make friendly banter with party goers use: "/channel_join WesleyChristmas"
- All events and trivia questions will be announced via the alternate channel: "/channel_join WesleyAnnounce"
If you're not familiar with managing channels on STO, please consult this helpful illustration!
Join them both now and make them different colors so you can easily pick out announcements!
Featured Events Include:
- Forum Events
- Where's Wesley
- Shuttle PvP
- Trivia
- Costume Contests
- Tactical Racing
Forum Events
- Fanfic Bonanza: Regale us with a tale recounting one of the untold adventures of Wesley Crusher and The Traveler! (No less than 500 words).
- Grand Prize: Krenim Annorax Dreadnought + Plasmonic Leech + 10 Lockbox Keys
- 2nd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- Starship Barbie: Everyone loves to kitbash and paint up their starships. Show off your best effort with a screenshot!
- 1st Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox ship of your choice
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox ship of your choice
- Party Screenshot Competition: Did you make it to the party, but not win anything? Or maybe you did and you're looking to earn more loot? Share your screenshots of the party with us after the fact for a last chance to earn prizes!
- Grand Prize: Herald Ship Pack (Quas, Baltim, & Vonph)
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
Where's Wesley
Four Shutup Wesley characters will be hidden throughout the known galaxy and at the time of the event their names and locations will be revealed. The first player to find each one and open (and keep open) a trade window with them will receive a fabulous prize pack:
- A Herald Ship Pack - A Quas Flight Deck Cruiser, A Baltim Baltim Raider, and A Vonph Dreadnought Carrier
Shuttle PvP
Two 10v10 matches will be run. Show up in your best shuttlecraft and join the match. The
entire winning team will each receive a lobi/lockbox ship of their choice, awarded in descending order of score according to the post-match leaderboard. Perform better to get a better chance at the ship you really want! If there is enough interest, a third match can be organized with Plasmonic Leech prizes for the winners.
Trivia - Correctly answer a question for a prize of one full stack (100) of Superior Tech Upgrades of your choice!
- TOS/TAS/TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT Trivia
- Star Trek Online Trivia
- DJO Trivia
- And more!
Costume Contests - Show us your mastery of the tailor!
- Striped Sweaters - The best looking Wesley Crusher wins!
- Grand Prize: Herald Ship Pack (Quas, Baltim, & Vonph)
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- For Science! - Come dressed as your favorite real or fictional scientist!
- Grand Prize: Krenim Ship Pack (Krenim Warship, Zahl Cruiser, Annorax)
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- Post Apocalypse - Come dressed as your favorite post-apocalyptic hero... or villain!
- Grand Prize: Jem'Hadar Ship Pack (JHDC, JHHEC, JHSS)
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- Best Head Of State - Come dressed as your favorite world leader!
- Grand Prize: Elachi Ship Pack (S'golth, Monbosh, Sheshar [Intel])
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- MY IMMERSION - Come dressed as your favorite non-STO game protagonist
- Grand Prize: Krenim Ship Pack (Krenim Warship, Zahl Cruiser, Annorax)
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- Best Overall - Make the best costume you can come up with!
- 1st Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
- Worst Overall - Literally the worst tailoring abomination you can create!
- 1st Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 2nd Place Prize: Lobi/Lockbox Ship of your choice
- 3rd Place Prize: [Console Pack - Ionized Gas Sensor / Plasmonic Leech]
Tactical Racing
Whether you loved or hated it, you definitely remember this event, if you've been to one of our parties before. Slap on some Frosted Boots and line up for a race! Playing dirty is encouraged so bring your cover shields or any other obstacles you want to throw at your competitors. Winner will receive any remaining ship of their choice or a plasmonic leech crate (whatever's left).
So make sure you've got your costumes created in advance and get ready to have some fun!
Hope to see you there,
The Members of Shutup Wesley
Premium ships are limited in supply, although there is at least one of each, choices will dwindle as the event goes on.The event will begin with Where's Wesley and end with the Races, with trivia being asked in between events. For specifics on the prize pool, check here.
*FAQ*
Q:
"Can I enter more than one event, such as more than one costume category?"
A:
Yes! Enter all of them if you want!
Q:
"Where do I post my fanfic / screenshots?"
A:
Right here in this thread!
Q:
"Can I upload my fanfic somewhere else and send the judges a link?"
A:
Nope! All entries must be posted here in the thread for everyone to see!
Comments
*Salutes repetitiveepic with respect*. You and your fleet are doing a wonderful thing.
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Good to see a healthy Christmas spirit.
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
"If this will be our end, then I will have them make SUCH an end as to be worthy of rememberance! Out of torpedos you say?! Find me the ferengi!".
That said, I don't really think you can ask other people/fleets who want to advertise their parties/events to only post in your thread, just because you said you wanted to "consolidate" announcements. You obviously thought you needed your own thread to advertise your event, so other people/fleets may feel the same.
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
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"bIghojchugh DaneH, Dumev pagh. bIghojqangbe'chugh, DuQaHlaH pagh."
"Learn lots. Don't judge. Laugh for no reason. Be nice. Seek happiness." ~Day[9]
"Your fun isn't wrong." ~LaughingTrendy
Find me on Twitterverse - @jodarkrider
Hey, I'm not the one calling other people silly names. It sounds like you are the one that needs to cheer up
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
But you are the one poo poo a thread for no reason. Thank you Wesley for coming up with a better giveaway than the game publisher for the fourth year!
Oh, I see the problem, you are confused. I'm not "poo pooing" anything. I think Dental's event is great. I also think each person/fleet should be able to advertise their own events if they want without needing to post in someone else's thread. No part of that is "poo pooing" anything
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
For the first timers out there, you can read last year's thread here. It's full of testimonials after the party.
On a similar note, if you missed last year's party, an enterprising photographer took screenshots of the whole thing here.
Lots of pictures of the costume contests. Although the categories aren't labeled, it might give you a good idea of what you'll be up against. Good luck to everybody!
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Join Date: August 29th 2010
Which is the real Grand Prize of this Event anyways.
Ah well - have fun and set up a discoball for me!
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