Aden Archives Contest - Oct 5 - 18

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Help preserve the history of Lineage II in the Aden Archives Contest! With the changes coming in Goddess of Destruction, some of the zones will be given a new look and a new purpose. In this contest, write about and take screenshots of one of the changing zones so that it will live on throughout time!

Read the full details and the prize list on the Aden Archives Contest page (http://www.lineage2.com/archive/2011/10/aden_archives_c.html). The entry period opens tomorrow. Have fun! :)
Nice one, and I'm curious about the irl Elpy, do you have any picture ? :D
One (1) Blessed Weapon Enchant Scroll of their choice (No retail value)
One (1) Blessed Armor Enchant Scroll of their choice (No retail value)

it can be destruction scroll?:)
blessed is not destruction afaik, it's a type of scroll :) (regular/blessed/destruction)
Sace you know I <3 you, but the prizes for this are kinda lulz. I guess the plushie will entice the 13 year old girls and the LARPAs (read 40 year old men who drive their vans near school zones), but I doubt most people will invest the time given the prizes. I'm not trying to knock you, since I know you try to get us some cool events/contests, but I had to throw my 2 cents in there.
hi sace can i ask one question :D

i'm from chile and, i don't know if south america can participate in this kind of event

so can i participate in this event?

because an real Elpy Plushy its amazing!

thanks :)
I'm afraid we don't currently have a legal contract with any South American countries that would allow us to associate with residents there in a contest. Perhaps in the future, but I don't know of any plans for that at the moment.

PS, to address some comments raised in some other threads: Today is October 4th; the Aden Archives Contest is not the news that we'll be posting on October 5th. :p
I'm afraid we don't currently have a legal contract with any South American countries that would allow us to associate with residents there in a contest. Perhaps in the future, but I don't know of any plans for that at the moment.

PS, to address some comments raised in some other threads: Today is October 4th; the Aden Archives Contest is not the news that we'll be posting on October 5th. :p

OK, well you can PM it to me and I won't say a word ;)
I'm afraid we don't currently have a legal contract with any South American countries that would allow us to associate with residents there in a contest. Perhaps in the future, but I don't know of any plans for that at the moment.

PS, to address some comments raised in some other threads: Today is October 4th; the Aden Archives Contest is not the news that we'll be posting on October 5th. :p



umm ok thanks sace :) i hope ncsoft can make a contract with south america

gl all participants
so ashamed.
omg thats one ugly elpy..
for a legal resident of the United States*, Canada**, or the European Union.

There is no life outside USA and EU.
even though technically it's already the 5th, i think they mean following maintenance.

this event has been announced before october 5th.
therefore it is not the big announcement that has been foretold.

however, to avoid confusion, maybe they should have announced this event sooner?

i'm actually a little disappointed in the players who are so up in arms about this aden archives event.
if you don't want to participate, don't.
it isn't mandatory, and you don't have to see people all over the place hunting rabbits.

although i have a question.
can you choose R grade enchants?
I don't think this is a "money making" event so complaining about the prizes is...meh. It is rather a "nostalgia" event of places that will drastically change and never be the same again.

I will participate just for the heck of it. Exping my subs is already boirng me tooo much...
event is lame towards people from non english countrys not every1 in world speaks perfect english and thats what ncsoft demands from people taking a part in this event..
Can anyone explain the fact that all those events with real items are for NATO only? And what are those "contracts" NCSOFT has with these countries?
I don't think this is a "money making" event so complaining about the prizes is...meh. It is rather a "nostalgia" event of places that will drastically change and never be the same again.

I also dont see it as a "money" event. But the main thing i dont understand is why they waste free resources/time for such stuff while there is soo much failing at NC inside :confused:

I love nostalgia stuff, i even recommend it IF there wouldnt be other things that should get priority 1 with all free resources focus on.
(Do we have to post a list about bugs/missing updates/cheats/etc. to get them some to do? :mad:)
I also dont see it as a "money" event. But the main thing i dont understand is why they waste free resources/time for such stuff while there is soo much failing at NC inside :confused:

I love nostalgia stuff, i even recommend it IF there wouldnt be other things that should get priority 1 with all free resources focus on.
(Do we have to post a list about bugs/missing updates/cheats/etc. to get them some to do? :mad:)
Come on, how many resources such event can take? Just one guy browsing through mails.
Come on, how many resources such event can take? Just one guy browsing through mails.

Even if its only 1 (which i doubt) wouldnt it better to get him working on higher prio things too?
No1 wants another 10++ events instead of GoD launch.
Come on, how many resources such event can take? Just one guy browsing through mails.

I was going to say the same thing.

Heck, Sace will probably do the initial reading of the submissions while curled up on her couch at home and then when she narrows it down to the top five or so, she'll have others take 10-15 minutes out of their day to read them and vote.

OMG!! The resources being pilfered for this!! OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!! :eek:

Oh, and let's not forget the resources it will take to place the winning items into someone's warehouse!!!! I just shudder, I mean I am literally shaking at the thought of the resources being taken away for it!! :mad:

I almost forgot the resources used that have absolutely everything to do with GoD, bot, cheat detection and bugs to code the website for this and then what will be needed to post who won!!!

I feel my blood vessels just ready to burst over the wasted resources...ARRGGHHH!! I so want to punch my screen and the insanity and total disrespect and disregard to all of us players!!!! :mad:

:rolleyes:
Even if its only 1 (which i doubt) wouldnt it better to get him working on higher prio things too?
No1 wants another 10++ events instead of GoD launch.

Did you ever stop to think that in a corporation like this there are people (resources) who work there that have absolutely nothing to do with development, game maintenance, bug fix, QA or really anything at all with the game?

It's not uncommon to have administrative assistants, receptionists and others outside the scope of a company's big projects to handle tasks like this. These folks typically don't have the ability to work on those higher priority things.

And when you say No1 wants another 10++ events instead of GoD launch - thanks for telling everyone what I want or do not want. Contrary to your popular belief, I plan on participating in this event thank you very much.
I don't know how to comment about these events because, again, I don't care about them.

It's like it isn't happening actually. For me it's just another normal week, since I can't participate and have a chance of winning the goods.

So, just another normal game time. No event going on.

~Lux
Someone need glasses in this forum to read ppls concerns,but who might that be:P ssssssssssssssss
A lot of negative, non-constructive and off-topic posts have been removed from this thread.

As stated elsewhere, this contest (announced on October 4) is not the big news that we will be posting later today (October 5).

This thread is for contest discussion only. Further off-topic comments will be removed.
although i have a question.
can you choose R grade enchants?

The options for prizes are only for items that are in-game currently, so up to S-grade per your question.
this event is excelent, after a double xp week and a tsp event this is something much different !!

i don't agree with the rewards, a 15$ elpy is too low prize for the winner of each zone. it's not just the 15$ but an elpy ??? an antharas or valakas something would be much better
this event is excelent, after a double xp week and a tsp event this is something much different !!

i don't agree with the rewards, a 15$ elpy is too low prize for the winner of each zone. it's not just the 15$ but an elpy ??? an antharas or valakas something would be much better

"DO NOTZ UNDURRESTIMATEZ THE ELPIEZ!! WE NEEDZ MOAR PLUSHIEZZ!! MOAR!!1!!1!11!!!!111!"

Brought to you in Lolelpies Language.

~Lux
less talk about flushys , more annoucement on the 5th october that nc will be releasing Pts next week <333
the big news that we will be posting later today (October 5).


...the suspense becomes unbearable! :D
You really want annoy L2 players more? Now go check rewards, go check prices on server, and wake up.
That plush Elpy is incredible. Where did it come from, Korea? Is is something you can buy there, or is it something someone made independently?
That plush Elpy is incredible. Where did it come from, Korea? Is is something you can buy there, or is it something someone made independently?

Agreed! People are so mean, most of these events are awesome! If you dont like it dont play - more rewards for me to win ^^
Agreed! People are so mean, most of these events are awesome! If you dont like it dont play - more rewards for me to win ^^

The point is: I WANT to play on it! But I CAN'T! Just because my country didn't talk with NC West prior!

That kind of Laws are stupid IMO... There are much important things to do with laws and they keep doing laws to keep each nation apart from each other...

~Lux
you could play in theory.
have a clannie submit your work, if they win, then they could give you the ingame reward, and maybe mail you the Elpy...
or would that be dishonest?

of course you would not be able to get the cookies.
of course you would not be able to get the cookies.

They are precisely the rewards I wanted from this and the words of wise contest :/

But, of course, the Elpy Plush has too much sex appeal to ignore... :D

~Lux
hi sace:) i have a prob... i save pictures by using prtscn key, but all the screenshots are not the pixels you want them... how can it be changed?:/:confused:
hi sace:) i have a prob... i save pictures by using prtscn key, but all the screenshots are not the pixels you want them... how can it be changed?:/:confused:

You can open any paint program at all (even Windows paint) and use Save As to change an image from BMP to JPG.

Or, you can change how your screenshots are saved from in-game: System Menu > Options > Audio/System tab: set "Screenshot" to High instead of Bitmap.
Are there any winners? :)
Are there any winners? :)

Yes. :) We'll get the winners notified and the winners list up in the next few days.
Will the winners get notified earlier or at the same time when you put the list up? :D
Will the winners get notified earlier or at the same time when you put the list up? :D

Winners will be emailed prior to the list and winning entries being posted on the website, but it may all happen in the same day.
I just wish I could have found the time to submit one. I had a lot of great ideas, but... got too busy.

Good luck everyone!
I just wish I could have found the time to submit one. I had a lot of great ideas, but... got too busy.

Good luck everyone!
Good Luck for all players ;)