Bubbawheat

How else are you supposed to know it's a hawt chick?

Couple WIP shots of my entry. It's coming along...

I didn't realize how mind numbingly patient you have to be when working with popsicle sticks and white glue.

Though I should have something of a WIP up hopefully today.

I may have to submit a slightly unfinished version of what I'm doing though, since I think one of my methods to add some finishing touches will end up disqualifying me.

I'm sorry you were looking for more story in Whack-a-Mole. It is what it is, and an interesting storyline just isn't made for this kind of arc.

Still a little while left for voting.

One Mission:

1st - Don't Freak
2nd - Storming Citadel

Two Mission:

Becky's Revenge

Three Mission:

Drakule vs. The Werewolf Bikers from Hell

I'll have what she's having!

If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.

If you want to take a break and relax, try a game of Whack-a-Mole #2711, the best way to play on a team is to split up and race to see who can finish it first.

Alternatively, Matchstick Women #3369 is a dark, heroic story (as in the events are dark, not as in for a dark hero), though the mobs can be challenging in larger groups.

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Another approved material to use (which I'm currently using):

Popsicle sticks (aka craft sticks).

@Fiery Inferno has changed their name to @Firey Inferno

(second half of the name may or may not be changed to protect the guilty, or because I don't remember it)

I've also seen a handful of couch kings, using a different name for couch.

Ok, had to add a few more

Though I wouldn't kick Anne Hathaway out of bed either.... what?

Honestly, I was all ready to make a post dropping from this competition. I joined for fun, and I have come up with some stuff inside and outside the competition that I really like. I've felt that I've come a long way since I started. I never expected much, but when voting rolls around, it's no longer fun to still be near dead last with practically no votes.

I kind of hope this month wasn't only done for those of us at the bottom who joined even without being near the very talented artists that hang out here in order to level the playing field so to speak. I also hope this doesn't put off those same artists, and I'll be sticking around at least one more month. Good luck everyone, and keep those refrigerator magnets handy for afterwards!

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I realize this is also seems like it might be a bit of a guide to someone that wants to write an arc but only has short amounts of time to work on it. Another mini-update - I worked out a costume and powerset combo for the Knave of Hearts who is a boss in the first (and currently only) mission. His lines of dialog come off confused as to why he's being attacked. I will be re-using these lines in mission 2 to set up the rest of the arc.

Hmm... never had that problem that I know of. The meet someone is the woman surrounded by the Igneous mobs - they are attackable even though they are sub-level. She should have said something along the lines of "the summoning didn't work, would you mind cleaning these up for me?" defeat them and she shows you around and leads you out (escort to entrance).

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Now that I'm done with requests, I had to figure out what I wanted to play next. I went through all the arcs and gathered how many plays, how many missions, and what they were rated at (and listed on the front page as well) For my next arc, I chose the one with the fewest plays with only 2 plays and rated 5 stars, here's

The Return of Doctor Null #379045 by PeterPeter

This is yet another case of Positron contacting me to do some work for him, and yet again he still has the exploding animation bug, and this arc is another one that tries to ignore it. Positron has me investigating a break in at Cooke's Electronics where some Outcasts have a list of high end stuff that they're trying to get for someone called Doctor Null, which isn't a good thing.

The Hero Loses His Powers: The arc starts out simple enough, me going it solo to check out some Outcasts. Things are starting to look more serious, so Positron comes along and wipes the floor with Mission 2's Vahzilok, but then he gets overconfident and is zapped with a power draining device that removes his anti-matter powers, and mission 4 reveals that this power drain will eventually kill him. And mission 5 is the inevitable climactic fight with Doctor Null, with a drained, but still kicking Positron coming along as we fight every group under the sun (at this level). I thought it was a really nice story arc centered around the theme with a fairly standard plot structure.

The Arc as an Arc: The arc started out a little bit too slowly for my tastes, with the first mission feeling too much like a standard radio mission, and mission 2 has Hero level Positron along for the ride and pretty much wiping the floor with the Vahzilok which ramp up so the first half of the map is lower levels. And both of the missions have rather childish insults hurled at poor Positron. Things don't really start getting interesting until mission 3, where Positron loses his powers. There's still the occasional jab at him, but things in general get more serious and more interesting. I always love non combat missions like Mission 4 here, but there could be more things of interest thrown in. And mission 5 is a great mission with a big mix of enemy groups coming together with each having their own motivations, though Doctor Null seemed to show up too quickly and also silently.

Appropriate for the Level Range?: Yes, I did die a couple times, but it was due to ill preparation, or from getting aggro from multiple spawns. It was a nice mix of enemy groups throughout the arc, although there wasn't much reasoning why there were so many different groups kind of working together, or working independently for Doctor Null.

This arc started off slow, but turned out to be a pleasant surprise, well worth a look. As usual, twitter play-by-play below, in order.

Bubbawheat #CoHMA The Return of Doctor Null # 379045 by PeterPeter, entry in Aeon's Second Challenge. Picked because it has 2 plays and 5 stars.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M1: My contact is Positron (complete with his explosive animation bug) and I'm taking out some Outcasts at Booth's, standard stuff.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M1: nothing much going on yet, a funny patrol walked by, but just looking for the boss in the sewers.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M1 Taken out by Redrock - Stone Armor Outcast - and his minions. Phooey.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M1: some childish humor and Posi bashing as I take out the boss this time. They dropped a high tech shopping list too.

Bubbawheat #CoHMA Continuing The Return of Doctor Null # 379045 by PeterPeter from a few days ago.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: The list of components is half taken care of, Posi looks where the rest can be found and *bam* robbery in progress.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: Posi decides to join me this time and heads out first.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: Hmmm... Vahzilok. Wonder what they're up to.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: Heh, Posi's getting rather impatient waiting for me. I wonder if he feels the same way waiting for people to finish his TF?
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: These spawns seem unusually large, but also low level (conning green and blue), letting Posi take some out while I tweet.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: Another first grade shot at "Poopsitron", but also calls attention to it, asking if there's a first grader's brain in their skull
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M2: Defeated Stitches, turned out to be a rad on rad fight.

Bubbawheat #CoHMA M3: They got the parts, and Doctor Null has his device at the top of a building in Hellion's territory. Posi goes in, and I distract.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M3: Even though he says he'll be at the end of the map (or top) this time, still making me feel a bit like a minor player.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M3: Found Positron, I get the feeling he got the power sucked out of him, as he's feeling "so weak..."

Bubbawheat #CoHMA M4: Love this busy line "When you come to think of it, everyone who has the courage to walk the streets of Paragon City is a hero."
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M4: Off to visit Dr. Boyd with powerless Positron, wonder what I'll find when I get there...
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M4: Aah, I enjoy a nice little non-combat mission. Boyd found that Posi's condition is worsening, and will be terminal.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M4: Though the rest of the office was pretty empty, could use a little extra people walking around doing stuff.

Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: good lines in the dialog here. "I'm all alone here" Accept text: "No, you're not" "I'm just a man wearing metallic long johns."
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: So we're taking out Doctor Null, just me and powerless Posi. And first I see Khashtak? A CoT mage. Hmm...
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: A big mix of enemies, Family guarding Posi from the <PositronTF> group, and Trolls all around.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA De-Powered Posi looks like he's using Super Strength, at least a couple of attacks.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: Posi's also a Boss-> Lieut instead of a Hero, so there's a chance he could die here. Though luckily it's not a pass/fail mission.
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: Ran unexpectedly into Doctor Null, with an Arachnos guard. He was quiet at first, but still claims victory. For now...
Bubbawheat #CoHMA M5: But through his notes, Dr. Boyd thinks he can make a cure, arc ends on a happy, though technically uncertain note.

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You know, it's actually more accurate to refer to her as the Red Queen rather than the Queen of Hearts. The Disney version makes her the Queen of Hearts, but especially in Through the Looking Glass, it's based on a game of chess, with the Red Queen and the White Queen. Also seen with the Red and White Knight having a battle. So, Tartyr was perfectly fine in his example.

Your numbers are a little off from mine, and of course, neither one are official. But I'm showing a 3 point lead for first, a 12 point gap between 3rd through 6th which are all within 4 points of each other. (I'd also suggest avoiding naming names which might influence voting. It's not too hard to figure things out, but it's just nicer this way, and things will probably change before long.

1. JohnnyKat - I really loved the Mad Hatter/Teacup Atlas statue in the background, that really made it for me, as well as the level of polish across the board, and the concept is quite entertaining as well.

2. Bindweed - I loved the concept and the expression on her face, a combination of confusion and being unamused. Looking forward to seeing this as a finished piece.

3. U-Naught - I was a little torn on this one, I'm not very fond of the Recluse-Alice, (s)he just looks too odd for their own good. But Mako-Cheshire looks great, and as you can probably tell, Kalinda rabbit put it over the top for me.

Contest #1:

Wassy welcomes 'Wheat with warm wings.

Contest #2:

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Contest #3:

So Caemgen's backstory basically is just an overly complicated explanation to why he's Natural origin and not any of the others? Hmm... Aliens are also considered "natural" origin, even though they are not "natural" to Earth, they are "natural" to their own world.

There is a race of aliens on a distant planet that all look very similar to Caemgen, though their features are much more distinct and less human-like. One day a scout ship of theirs was studying Earth and ran into an especially large piece of space debris, crashing to the ground. While he was making repairs to his ship, he came across Caemgen's mother. One thing led to another, and seven and a half months later, Caemgen was born. The ship however only took two months to repair, and before leaving, the scout wiped the mother's memory of the encounter.

Contest #4:

Because I'm a sweet and helpful person who doesn't have a whole lot of extra spending money, but tries to give back to the community as much as I can, in the ways that I can.