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After a few days worth of battle, the Spoopy Mansion has finally been boarded up so that it can be deep cleaned to remove any lingering green particles, and so that no one has to deal with that unbearable, gassy smell.
"Okay, it seems like everyone is back to normal now," Querel said after ensuring that no one was particularly green or gooey. "I guess I should say sorry; I didn't give you as potent a vaccine as I should have to make you completely immune because we needed the show to go on for a little longer."
Seeing some confusion on a few faces, Querel continued speaking. "So, I'm sure you all know that Greta and Aketch have been a little different ever since that candy fiasco they pulled. Well, we had our suspicions over what happened, but we couldn't really... prove anything, y'know? At least, we wanted to be careful about it, since we didn't know what they would do if we acted too soon."
With all eyes on him, Querel took that as a sign that everyone wanted to know more. "It seems like those two were enthralled by the chaos all of you created, and so we were able to get the upper-hand on them. Tech was able to place a tracker on them, and he went with Miksa to track them down. I'm sure wherever they're going, that's where the real Greta and Aketch are."
Even after that explanation, everyone seemed to be waiting expectantly. "... This isn't about a 'reward' or 'prizes,' it is?" After a bit of clamoring from his audience, Querel sighed deeply. "Okay, okay..."
As stated before, participation was the greatest factor in this event, and so the trophies will be handed out in regard to that! The top 10 participants will receive a Gold Zombie A-chomp-calypse Trophy, regardless of which team they were on! The next top 25 participants will receive a Silver Zombie A-chomp-calypse Trophy, and everyone who posted at least ten times will receive a Bronze Zombie-A-chomp-calypse Trophy for their participation!
Additionally, we have some "team based" achievements for those who posted 10+ times!
A shirt that reads "I survived the Zombie A-chomp-calypse and all I got was this dumb shirt." This item is a reward for those who switched teams during the Zombie A-Chomp-calypse event and unlocks the "Jack of All Teams" achievement.
You never know when zombies may attack, so it's best to always be prepared! This item is a reward for those who began as an Uninfected player and was never infected during the Zombie A-chomp-calypse event, unlocking the "I'm a Survivor" achievement.
It seems like someone didn't finish their dinner! This item is a reward for those who began as an Infected player and was never vaccinated during the Zombie A-chomp-calypse event, unlocking the "Brain Connoisseur" achievement.
We know that this event was a bit different in comparison to our usual events, but we hope that everyone enjoyed the change of pace and perhaps even made a few new friends! We will take into consideration the feedback thread that was created, and due to various instances of unsportsmanlike conduct, we will also reevaluate how we handle those cases in the future so that the events remain fun for everyone. The story will continue during our winter festivities, so please look forward to it!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:39am
- Elisabeth
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:51am
Haha I got the shirt. Yay for seeing what both teams were like, I guess XD
I hid out the last few hours, but I did have fun being a zombie when I was most of the time!
- Calankh
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:54am
my feedback: I did not understand what this event was about and when I attempted to post was told that I was not allowed to post. so I didn't participate.
- Sevaia
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:58am
*snaps fingers* Rats, 27th place.
Then again I didn't participate at all on november 1st, had severe wrist ache from try-harding on Halloween.
Would rather like it if it wasn't about speed next time ^^; but that could just be me
- bd84
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:58am
I’ve been told to NOT spam the boards and this encouraged it. So I didn’t participate enough. Maybe don’t have an event that encourages breaking site rules next time? I was definitely not okay spamming for topics to get health.
- DelennDax7
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 10:04am
I got the Brain Connoisseur item but I think I should have gotten the T-shirt instead. I started out a Uninfected and then got Infected and never got the vaccine. But, feel free to ignore this cause I like the Brain Connoisseur as an Achievement. ;-)
- Lacia
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 10:11am
🦢 DelennDax7 ♓ (#67503)
I asked and it appears that you didn't switch sides. Did you get infected by another player or getting bitten via notification while exploring the mansion? If you were bitten prior to event "starting," you were counted as beginning as an Infected.
- DelennDax7
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 10:15am
Lacia (#25044) No, I got infected....and I'm assuming it was from other players. I was definitely uninfected when the event started. I started the forum "Family Secrets" in the Attic as my first post in the event. Oh and yes, I got an invite to the Grand Hall not the Sewers at the start.
- » Vampi «
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 10:16am
While I think the sites needs more small events (even unguided ones like this), I also agree with @bd84
A small disclaimer somewhere that the "no spamming" rule doesn't apply in the Spoopy Mansion part of the forums would've been an easy fix.
Overall I still liked it and tried to participate though. Thank you for working on improving the site (the forums really looked nice!), and playfully inviting us all to do some testing. The trophies are really nice. :)
- ♎ Astra ♎
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Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 10:18am
Those are some pretty nice rewards. And I can confirm Delenn did in fact switch teams at some point, if that matters for any fact-checking going on re: rewards. ;D
Yeah, bd84, it was hard to break the impulse not to spam, but it really did seem like that was the intended way to play on the Spoopy Mansion boards, so I tried really hard to not care that I was spamming. XD
Also, I'm glad there was an explanation for why we kept getting Reinfected despite, you know, what a vaccine is supposed to do. ;P
If rewards were based on participation, there should've been a safe place for Uninfected to spam the boards for PP, too. I know a lot more of Uninfected would've done this if they could've posted with impunity like the Infected did.
Perhaps the Attic should've been unable to be posted in by Infected folks at all. That would've been an easy, in-story way to give the "other side" a chance to spam-post as much as the Infected could in their efforts to turn the Uninfected.
Anyway, like I said before, it was a fun and interesting event, it just would've been easier to give out the best advice if I understood more about it in the beginning. XD
I know we were told plenty of times that participation was the most important thing, not team affiliation, but people get invested in their teams sometimes, that's how every sport/game works. ^_^;;
Posted on: Tue Nov 3, 2020 9:49am
Oh, so you just wanted a DIVERSION. Well, why didn't you say so? Don't you trust us, Querel?
*sees prizes*
Ooooh shiny! I'm a brain connoisseur! (But I actually don't like gooey stuff all that much. Hmm I think I'll give that brain pride of place somewhere far back into my deposit box....)
Looking forward to the continuation of the story! :)