Halloween Event 2006
Overview
During this event, players can 'Trick or Treat' by clicking on mission doors in the various zones. You may only click once per 60 seconds, and after a particular door has been clicked on, neither you 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 your immediate area.
Players must Trick or Treat in a zone that matches their current effective level (See list below), or the doors will not give tricks or treats. Sidekick/Lackey and Exemplar/Malefactor can be used to allow Trick or Treating to work, and the auto-exemplar of PvP zones means that they will work for anyone high enough to enter them (except for Recluse's Victory, which has no functioning mission doors.)
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 will be spawning 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.
The event is running 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.
The event began on October 18, 2006, and is scheduled to run through November 1, 2006.
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. [1]
Free Costume Slot
The event will introduce 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 does 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 you need to gather one each of the four types of 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 [2] that the contacts will remain in the game, so that, while new costume salvage may not be earnable after the event, existing costume salvage may still be turned in after the event is over. There should be 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
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.
Statesman Halloween Mask
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.
Lord Recluse Halloween Helmet
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.
Hamidon Halloween Costume
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.
Badges
Zones
Trick or Treating only works if you are in a zone with a level appropriate for your current combat level. The following are the appropriate levels for various zones:
Heroes
- 01 - 06 Atlas Park
- 01 - 06 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
- 21 - 30 Dark Astoria
- 23 - 30 Terra Volta
- 25 - 35 Croatoa
- 30 - 40 Brickstown
- 30 - 40 Founders' Falls
- 30 - 40 Crey's Folly
- 33 - 40 Eden
- 40 - 50 Peregrine Island
- 40 - 50 Firebase Zulu
- 40 - 50 Rikti Crash Site
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 zone automatically Exemplar anyone entering to a specific level, anyone entering the zone is brought to a combet 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 count 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 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 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
The Unseelie Court is a new enemy group for the 2006 event. They accompany the random zone spawns of Eochai and Jack in Irons.
Eochai and Jack in Irons
There is 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 will spawn in the same zone within a minute or two. For each spawn, there is a 90% chance that it will be Eochai, and a 10% chance that it will be Jack in Irons. Additionally, Jack in Irons only spawns in level 20 and up zones. [3]
Talos Island Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites (probably incomplete)
Brickstown Eochai/Jack in Irons spawn sites
Images
- Witch1.jpg
Witch: Coven minion
- Sorceress1.jpg
Sorceress: Coven Lieutenant
- Coven-crone.jpg
Crone: Coven Boss
Streng
Spirit Lieutenant
Vampire Lieutenant
Vampire Lord Boss
Werewolf Lieutenant
Zombie
Unseelie Court
