Winter Event/Presents
Overview
During Winter Events, mysterious glowing presents appear throughout Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, courtesy of Gamester.
Upon opening a present, a hero or villain would find that if they were "nice," they would enjoy a nice reward. If they were "naughty," however, they would find themselves surrounded by the Winter Horde, ready to make their holidays downright dangerous!
Gamester's Presents
"Nice" rewards can include additional instances of the Mystery Gift, Present inspirations, or pieces of Candy Cane Salvage, or sometimes a Present and a Candy Cane.
"Naughty" spawns can include the Winter Lord Giant Monster from the Winter Event 2004. Spawning the Winter Lord is based on team size, and requires teams of five or more characters opening presents. The chance of spawning a Winter Lord on a large enough team is not 100%, but is high enough that opening presents on large teams is quite hazardous unless the player actually wants the Winter Lord to spawn.
Badges
Opening 200 presents earns the Toy Collector Badge, defeating 100 of the Winter Horde earns the Cold Warrior Badge, and defeating the Winter Lord earns the Frozen Fury Badge.
You have amassed a vast collection of holiday gifts!
You have defeated 100 of the living snow creatures who plague Paragon City.
You have defeated 100 of the living snow creatures who plagued the Rogue Isles.
You helped defeat a manifestation of the Winter Lord, who brought his cold wrath to chill your hometown.
Candy Canes
Opening presents in 2008 will also potentially award Candy Cane salvage, which can be redeemed for a variety of badges, temp powers, and costume pieces from past winter events.
Special Salvage
A festive piece of peppermint candy to celebrate the holidays. Seek the Candy Keeper in the winter chalet in Pocket D, as he collects these candy canes in return for hard to aquire treasures.
Candy Keeper
The Candy Keeper takes candy canes and gives you the prizes from previous Winter Events. This is implemented as a crafting station, and each purchase counts towards crafting badge totals.
- Badges
- Cold Front Badge (the 2006 log-in badge) - 25 Candy Canes, 30,000 influence/infamy
- Holiday Spirit (heroes) or Scrooge (villains) badge (mission complete badge from 2005) - 25 Candy Canes, 30,000 influence/infamy
- Temporary Powers with Badges
- Golden Rings and Joyful Badge - 20 Candy Canes, 5,000 influence/infamy
- Renewal of Light and Miraculous Badge - 20 Candy Canes, 5,000 influence/infamy
- Holiday Rocket Pack (listed as "Jingle Jet") and Longbow Reservist (heroes) or Jet-Setter (villains) badge (2005 log-in badge) - 10 Candy Canes, 10,000 influence/infamy
- Costume Items with Badges
- Fur Lined Gloves and Crystallized Badge - 10 Candy Canes
- Winter Boots and Frosty Badge - 10 Candy Canes
- Costume Items
- Fur Lined Hat - 10 Candy Canes, 500 influence/infamy
- Flaming Naughty Halo - 25 Candy Canes, 1000 influence/infamy
- Golden Nice Halo - 25 Candy Canes, 1000 influence/infamy
- Temporary Powers
- Holiday Spirit (Debt Protection) - 10 Candy Canes, 25,000 influence/infamy
- Snowball - 5 Candy Canes, 10 influence/infamy
- Build Snow Beast - 5 Candy Canes, 1,000 influence/infamy
- Enhancements
- Winter's Gift Universal Travel enhancements - 130 Candy Canes, 300 influence/infamy for a full set
It should be noted that if you already have the badge, then the badge will not display, however the Costume Item or Temporary Power associated with that badge will still show up and you can trade in Candy Canes for them. This is different from Father Time's mission reward menu in which if you choose a reward for which you already have the badge, you'll get nothing.
Badges
A winter cold front has been forecast.
Arachnos tried to ruin the holidays, but you have done your best to stop them.
Bah humbug! You've done your best to disrupt the holidays over in Paragon City.
The power of the season finds you overcome with joy.
A season of miracles, it has been called.
You have been made an honorary Longbow Eagle, temporarily issued a Longbow jetpack.
You have received a Jetpack from an anonymous benefactor.
The chill of the season has strange effects.
A chill down your spine makes you feel Frosty.
Present Locations
NOTE: Not all the spawn sites for the Presents have been documented. If you have the /loc for a spawn site not shown in these images, let us know.
