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The event ran from October 22nd through November 4th. [http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/event_halloween2007.html]
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The event is currently scheduled to run from October 22nd through November 4th[http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/event_halloween2007.html].
== Overview ==
==Overview==


During this event, players will be able to 'Trick or Treat' by clicking on mission doors in the various zones.  Players can only click once per 60 seconds, and after a particular door had been clicked on, neither the player nor anybody else can use it for 30 seconds. If a door is successfully knocked, then either a treat is awarded usually in the form of a random inspiration or costume salvage, or else a trick, which will spawn various enemies in the immediate area.
The [[Halloween Event]] for 2007 expanded on previous Halloweens. In addition to Trick or Treating for Event Salvage and enemy defeat badges, "Classic Costume" temporary powers were added to the treats. As with the [[Halloween Event 2006|2006 event]], the [[Croatoa]] [[Giant Monster]]s [[Eochai]] and [[Jack in Irons]] spawned throughout the game (including the City of Villains zones) and awarded their own special Halloween badges.


Players have to Trick or Treat in a zone that matches their current effective level (See list below), or the doors would not give tricks or treats.  [[Sidekick]]/Lackey and Exemplar/Malefactor can be used to allow Trick or Treating to work, and the [[Sidekick#PvP Zones|auto-exemplar]] of PvP zones mean that they will work for anyone high enough to enter them (except for Recluse's Victory, which has no functioning mission doors.)
The event ran in all zones in the game except [[Faultline]], [[Rikti War Zone]], [[Recluse's Victory]], [[The Hive]], [[The Abyss]], [[Cascade Archipelago]], [[The Chantry]], and [[The Storm Palace]].


== Eternal Night ==
During the event, the entire game is locked in nighttime mode.  This is not just a visual effect.  All aspects of the game that depend on a day/night cycle are locked to the night side during the event.  Enemies that only spawn at night spawn continuously during the event.  [[Banisher Badge|Banisher]], [[The Slayer Badge|The Slayer]], and [[Haunted Badge|Haunted]] badges (Hero side) and [[Pirate Badge|Pirate]] and [[Spectral Badge|Spectral]] badges (Villain side) are examples of badges for which hunting will be much easier during the event.
During the event, the entire game is locked in nighttime mode.  This is not just a visual effect.  All aspects of the game that depend on a day/night cycle are locked to the night side during the event.  Enemies that only spawn at night spawn continuously during the event.  [[Banisher Badge|Banisher]], [[The Slayer Badge|The Slayer]], and [[Haunted Badge|Haunted]] badges (Hero side) and [[Pirate Badge|Pirate]] and [[Spectral Badge|Spectral]] badges (Villain side) are examples of badges for which hunting will be much easier during the event.


In 2006, the event ran in all zones in the game except [[Recluse's Victory]], [[The Hive]], [[Cascade Archipelago]], [[The Chantry]], and [[The Storm Palace]]. The few zones where the event is not running are all zones for at least level 40 characters, so for any characters below level 40, literally every single accessible zone will be running the event.  For 2007 it appears that the new [[Faultline]], [[The Abyss]], and [[Rikti War Zone]] are also zones in which the event is not functional.
Note that some zones, such as [[The Hive]], are unaffected by Eternal Night.
 
==Temporary Powers==
One of the treats is the [[Rock]] temporary power.  It is a one use, ranged attack that does minor smashing damage.  Matt Miller was the developer behind this homage to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=general&Number=1646253]
 
{{PowerBox|Icon=Temp Melee Moderate.png|Name=Rock|Effect=Ranged Smashing Damage|Desc=You got a rock.}}
 
Knocking on doors can give a "Classic Costume" [[Temporary Powers|Temporary Power]].  These powers last for 13 days real time, are incompatible with any stealth powers, and cannot be used in PvP zones.  For costume models that have a single gender (such as Carnie Harlequin or Strongman), activating the costume will force the apparent sex of the character to match. For costumes that have both genders (such as Crey Agent), the character will use the appropriate model.
 
#Banished Pantheon Shaman (m)
#Cage Consortium Guard (?)
#Carnival Harlequin (f)
#Carnival Strongman (m)
#Coralax Minion (?)
#Council Galaxy (m)
#Council Penumbra (m)
#Crey Agent (both)
#Crey Power Suit (m)
#Crey Security (both)
#Freakshow Boss (m)
#Freakshow Stunner (m)
#Goldbricker (m)
#Hellion Thug (m)
#Knives of Artemis (f)
#Legacy Chain (?)
#Lost (m)
#Malta Gunslinger (m)
#Malta Operative (m)
#Nemesis Soldier (m)
#Outcast Thug (m)
#Paragon Protector (both)
#Pirate (?)
#PPD Cop (?)
#PPD Hardsuit (m)
#PPD Swat Officer (?)
#Scrapyarder (m)
#Skulls Thug (m)
#Sky Raiders (m)
#Troll Ogre (m)
#Tsoo Inkman (m)
#Vahzilok Eidolon (both)
#Warrior (m)
 
=== Images ===
 
<center>
<gallery>
Image:BP-Shaman.jpg|[[Banished Pantheon Shaman Costume]]
Image:Cage-Consortium-Guard.jpg|[[Cage Consortium Guard Costume]]
Image:Carnival-Harlequin.jpg|[[Carnival Harlequin Costume]]
Image:Carnival-Strongman.jpg|[[Carnival Strongman Costume]]
Image:Coralax-Minion.jpg|[[Coralax Minion Costume]]
Image:Council-Penumbra.jpg|[[Council Penumbra Costume]]
Image:Crey-Powersuit.jpg|[[Crey Powersuit Costume]]
Image:Crey-Security.jpg|[[Crey Security Costume]]
Image:Freakshow-Stunner.jpg|[[Freakshow Stunner Costume]]
Image:Goldbricker.jpg|[[Goldbricker Costume]]
Image:Legacy-Chain.jpg|[[Legacy Chain Costume]]
Image:Lost.jpg|[[Lost Costume]]
Image:Malta-Gunslinger.jpg|[[Malta Gunslinger Costume]]
Image:Malta-Operative.jpg|[[Malta Operative Costume]]
Image:Nemesis-Soldier.jpg|[[Nemesis Soldeier Costume]]
Image:Outcast-Thug.jpg|[[Outcast Thug Costume]]
Image:Pirate.jpg|[[Pirate Costume]]
Image:PPD-Cop.jpg|[[PPD Cop Costume]]
Image:PPD-Hardsuit.jpg|[[PPD Hardsuit Costume]]
Image:Scrapyarder.jpg|[[Scrapyarder Costume]]
Image:Sky-Raider.jpg|[[Sky Raider Costume]]
Image:Troll.jpg|[[Troll Costume]]
Image:Vahzilok-Eidolan.jpg|[[Vahzilok Eidolon Costume]]
</gallery>
</center>
 
==Badges==
 
Three new badges are available for this event, in addition to the badges from the [[Halloween Event 2004]] and [[Halloween Event 2006|2006]]. They are awarded for receiving faction costume [[Temporary Powers]] while trick or treating.
 
{{BadgeBox|Clothes Horse}}
{{BadgeBox|Fashionable}}
{{BadgeBox|Ostentatious}}
 
Note: receiving a duplicate costume will give no indication of the duplicate, but it will count towards the badges. Because of this, it will appear that less costume drops are available than are required for the badge.
 
All of the previous Halloween event badges are once again available as well.
 
{{BadgeBox|Hallow Spirit}}
{{BadgeBox|Hunter}}
{{BadgeBox|Buster}}
{{BadgeBox|Shifter}}
{{BadgeBox|Dead Head}}
{{BadgeBox|Malleus}}
{{BadgeBox|Iron Warrior}}
{{BadgeBox|Ghost Touched}}
 
==Notes==
*Testing for this event began on Tuesday September 18th and ran from 3pm to 7pm Eastern.
*Second testing set was on Monday September 24th and ran from 3pm to an unknown time.
 
*Reports of rare [[Inspiration]]s being dropped as treats, notably [[Mez]]-resist ones that are no longer available.
**Confirmed, [[Inspiration#Other Inspirations|Iron Wills]] are dropping as treats. In fact, all treat drops now seem to be tier 3s.
 
*Note: Costumes are dropped independent of event salvage, meaning you can get both at once.
*While similar to Freakshow and Arachnos costumes, these DO NOT grant stealth or invisibility. Mobs will attack players who are wearing these costumes, even if it's a costume of their group.
 
*New [[Badges]] added to this year's event do not have bars yet, but appear between the consignment house badges and the original Winter ones.
 
*When event Salvage is awarded as a treat, two Inspirations will also be awarded. This seems to happen for costume powers as well.
 
== Free Costume Slot ==
 
The event introduced the ability to unlock a free costume slot on any character. Which slot it opens depends on how many costume slots you have already unlocked. Costume slots are awarded incrementally...a level 1 will be awarded their second slot, while a level 50 with all four previous costume slots unlocked will unlock a fifth. This reward did not include a free costume change token; unless you have free costume change tokens left over from previous awards, you will have to pay normal [[influence]] or [[infamy]] costs to change the costume in this new slot.
 
To unlock this slot a player needed to gather one each of the four types of [[Event_Salvage#Halloween_Event_Salvage|Event Salvage]] that can be found through "Trick or Treating".  You need one each of Statesman Mask, Lord Recluse Helmet, Back Alley Brawler Gloves, and Hamidon costume.  All four then need to be brought to the appropriate Halloween contact for the character's game.  [[Granny Beldam]] for villains and [[Annah]] for heroes.  The contact will then unlock the free slot.  Note that the devs have said [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=6511204#Post6511204] that the contacts will remain in the game, so that, while new costume salvage cannot be earned after the event, existing costume salvage may still be turned in.  There was a 35% chance of any Treat being a piece of event salvage, with even chances for which of the four types of event salvage is received.
 
== Event Salvage ==
 
=== Back Alley Brawler Halloween Gloves ===
[[Image:Salvage BackAlleyBrawlerGloves.png|left]] [[Image:BAB-gloves.png|100px|thumb]]
'''Event Salvage'''
 
These are rubber Back Alley Brawler gloves, perfect for a Halloween costume. Their manufacture makes it difficult to perform simple tasks like opening doors. Heroes can take this to Annah in Croatoa, while villains can take this to Granny Beldam in Nerva, for a reward.
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== Trick or Treat ==
:Main article: [[Halloween Event/Trick or Treat|Trick or Treat]]


=== Statesman Halloween Mask ===
During this event, players were be able to 'Trick or Treat' by knocking (that is, 'clicking') on mission doors in the various zones. If a door was successfully knocked, then either a treat was awarded in the form of inspirations, costume salvage, or classic costumes, or else a trick was pulled, which spawned Halloween-specific enemies from the clicked door.
[[Image:Salvage StatesmanMask.png|left]] [[Image:Statesmask.png|100px|thumb]]
'''Event Salvage'''
 
This is a Halloween mask of the famous hero Statesman. It's made of cheap plastic, and the flimsy string probably won't last through the night. Heroes can take this to Annah in Croatoa, while villains can take this to Granny Beldam in Nerva, for a reward.
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=== Lord Recluse Halloween Helmet ===
 
[[Image:Salvage RecluseMask.png|left]]
'''Event Salvage'''
 
This is a Halloween mask of the infamous Lord Recluse. It's made of smelly rubber, and wearing it makes you all sweaty and hard to find your breath. Heroes can take this to Annah in Croatoa, while villains can take this to Granny Beldam in Nerva, for a reward.
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=== Hamidon Halloween Costume ===
 
[[Image:Salvage HamidonCostume.png|left]]
'''Event Salvage'''
 
The most popular Halloween costume among the kids in Paragon City is that of Hamidon. This simple costume is made from coloured plastic wrap. Many kids like to put action figures of their favourite heroes inside the wrap, pretending they are 'raiding' for 'Hami-O's' Heroes can take this to Annah in Croatoa, while villains can take this to Granny Beldam in Nerva, for a reward.
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== Zones ==
Trick or Treating only worked if the player was in a zone with a level appropriate for their current combat level.  The following are the appropriate levels for various zones:
 
=== Heroes ===
:01 - 11 [[Atlas Park]]
:01 - 11 [[Galaxy City]]
:05 - 15 [[Kings Row]]
:05 - 15 [[The Hollows]]
:07 - 15 [[Perez Park]]
:10 - 20 [[Steel Canyon]]
:10 - 20 [[Skyway City]]
:11 - 20 [[Boomtown]]
:14 - 20 [[Faultline]]
:20 - 30 [[Independence Port]]
:20 - 30 [[Talos Island]]
:20 - 30 [[Striga Isle]]
:20 - 30 [[Terra Volta]]
:21 - 30 [[Dark Astoria]]
:20 - 30 [[Croatoa]]
:30 - 40 [[Brickstown]]
:30 - 40 [[Founders' Falls]]
:30 - 40 [[Crey's Folly]]
:33 - 40 [[Eden]]
:40 - 50 [[Peregrine Island]]
:40 - 50 [[Firebase Zulu]]
 
=== Villains ===
:01 - 10 [[Mercy Island]]
:05 - 15 [[Port Oakes]]
:10 - 20 [[Cap Au Diable]]
:20 - 30 [[Sharkhead Isle]]
:25 - 40 [[Nerva Archipelago]]
:30 - 40 [[St. Martial]]
:40 - 50 [[Grandville]]
=== PvP (Both) ===
Since all [[PvP]] zones automatically [[Exemplar]] anyone entering to a specific level, anyone entering the zone is brought to a combat level appropriate to the zone, so all zones are appropriate for Trick or Treating for anyone of a high enough level to enter the zone.
:15 - 50 [[Bloody Bay]]
:20 - 50 [[Siren's Call]]
:30 - 50 [[Warburg]]
 
== Enemies ==
Note: none of these groups counted toward the non-Halloween badges available in the game normally.  For example, these Fir Bolg do not count towards the Pumpkin Master/Mistress badge.
=== Coven ===
 
The [[Coven]] is made up of witches also seen as the [[The Cabal|Cabal]] enemy group found in [[Croatoa]].  Note that this group is the most visually different from their normal in-game spawns of any of the Halloween mobs.  The Cabal is primarily colored in shades of grey and black, while the Halloween Coven is much more colorful.
 
=== Fir Bolg ===
 
[[Fir Bolg]] can also be found in [[Croatoa]] at the present. '''Note''' that there is '''no''' badge for defeating them.
 
=== Spirits ===
 
Spectral Demons from the [[Circle of Thorns]] were used to create the [[Spirits]] faction.
 
=== Vampires ===
 
[[Council]] vampyri were the models used to make up the [[Vampire|Vampires]] enemy group for the event.
 
=== Werewolves ===
 
[[Council]] nightwolves and warwolves were the models used to make up the [[Werewolves]] faction for the event.
 
=== Zombies ===
 
The [[zombies]] are [[Banished Pantheon]] soldiers.


=== Unseelie Court ===
== Giant Monsters ==
:Main article: [[Halloween Event/Giant Monsters|Giant Monsters]]


The [[Unseelie Court]] was a new enemy group for the 2006 event.  They accompanied the random zone spawns of [[Eochai]] and [[Jack in Irons]].
During the event, the entire game was locked in nighttime mode. The Giant Monsters from [[Croatoa]], [[Eochai]] and [[Jack in Irons]] spawned in most zones (including the City of Villains zones), awarding Halloween-specific badges for their defeat. When one GM was defeated in a zone, another spawned in the same zone soon after.


=== Images ===
== Badges ==
:Main article: [[Halloween Event/Badges|Halloween Badges]]


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There were badges for defeating the Giant Monsters and their Unseelie companions, for defeating the enemies that spawned as Trick or Treat 'tricks', and for collecting "Classic Costume" Temporary Powers.
<gallery>
Image:Witch1.jpg|Witch: Coven minion
Image:Sorceress1.jpg|Sorceress: Coven Lieutenant
Image:Coven-crone.jpg|Crone: Coven Boss
Image:Streng-firbolg.jpg|Streng
Image:SpiritsMinion01.jpg|Spirit Lieutenant
Image:Vampire Lieutenant.jpg|Vampire Lieutenant
Image:Vampire-vampirelord02.jpg|Vampire Lord Boss
Image:Werewolf Lt 01.jpg|Werewolf Lieutenant
Image:Zombies Minion 01.jpg|Zombie
Image:Unseelie Court.jpg|Unseelie Court
</gallery>
</center>


=== Eochai and Jack in Irons ===
== Notes ==
There was a zone spawn of either Eochai or Jack in Irons in every zone in which the event is active. Once one is defeated, another of the two would spawn in the same zone within a minute or two.  For each spawn, there was a 90% chance that it would be Eochai, and a 10% chance that it would be Jack in Irons.  Additionally, Jack in Irons only spawned in level 20 and up zones. [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=general&Number=6769221&bodyprev=#Post6769221]
*All [[Inspiration]] treats were "tier 3" (large).
**There were reports of rare, obsolete Inspirations (such as [[Inspiration#Other Inspirations|Iron Will]]) being dropped as treats. However, this may have been on the testing server.


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*Testing for this event began on Tuesday September 18th and ran from 3pm to 7pm Eastern. Second testing set was on Monday September 24th and ran from 3pm to an unknown time.
Image:Halloween 2006 Atlas Park GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Atlas Park]] Eochai spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Galaxy City GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Galaxy City]] Eochai spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 The Hollows GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[The Hollows]] Eochai spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Kings Row GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Kings Row]] Eochai spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Steel Canyon GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Steel Canyon]] Eochai spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Independence Port GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Independence Port]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn site
Image:Halloween 2006 Talos Island GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Talos Island]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Croatoa GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Croatoa]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Brickstown GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Brickstown]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Founders Falls GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Founders' Falls]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
Image:Halloween 2006 Peregrine Island GM Spawn Sites.jpg|[[Peregrine Island]] Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
</Gallery></Center>


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Latest revision as of 02:09, 10 June 2009

This article contains information about a past event in Homecoming: City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

The event ran from October 22nd through November 4th. [1]

Overview

The Halloween Event for 2007 expanded on previous Halloweens. In addition to Trick or Treating for Event Salvage and enemy defeat badges, "Classic Costume" temporary powers were added to the treats. As with the 2006 event, the Croatoa Giant Monsters Eochai and Jack in Irons spawned throughout the game (including the City of Villains zones) and awarded their own special Halloween badges.

The event ran in all zones in the game except Faultline, Rikti War Zone, Recluse's Victory, The Hive, The Abyss, Cascade Archipelago, The Chantry, and The Storm Palace.

Eternal Night

During the event, the entire game is locked in nighttime mode. This is not just a visual effect. All aspects of the game that depend on a day/night cycle are locked to the night side during the event. Enemies that only spawn at night spawn continuously during the event. Banisher, The Slayer, and Haunted badges (Hero side) and Pirate and Spectral badges (Villain side) are examples of badges for which hunting will be much easier during the event.

Note that some zones, such as The Hive, are unaffected by Eternal Night.

Trick or Treat

Main article: Trick or Treat

During this event, players were be able to 'Trick or Treat' by knocking (that is, 'clicking') on mission doors in the various zones. If a door was successfully knocked, then either a treat was awarded in the form of inspirations, costume salvage, or classic costumes, or else a trick was pulled, which spawned Halloween-specific enemies from the clicked door.

Giant Monsters

Main article: Giant Monsters

During the event, the entire game was locked in nighttime mode. The Giant Monsters from Croatoa, Eochai and Jack in Irons spawned in most zones (including the City of Villains zones), awarding Halloween-specific badges for their defeat. When one GM was defeated in a zone, another spawned in the same zone soon after.

Badges

Main article: Halloween Badges

There were badges for defeating the Giant Monsters and their Unseelie companions, for defeating the enemies that spawned as Trick or Treat 'tricks', and for collecting "Classic Costume" Temporary Powers.

Notes

  • All Inspiration treats were "tier 3" (large).
    • There were reports of rare, obsolete Inspirations (such as Iron Will) being dropped as treats. However, this may have been on the testing server.
  • Testing for this event began on Tuesday September 18th and ran from 3pm to 7pm Eastern. Second testing set was on Monday September 24th and ran from 3pm to an unknown time.
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