PLEASE NOTE: THE PROMO IS OVER. THIS IS JUST TO "HISTORICALLY" RECORD THIS EVENT BECAUSE I WAS HYPED FOR THIS EVENT, EVEN IF IT MEANT ME NOT GETTING MYSELF A PIECE OF THE PRIZE. YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED.
As a teaser for version 3.4 to be released in sGE, IAH Games had a promo that if you send an SMS (a.k.a. texting) with the correct response, you get a piar of Rojo Puesto del Sol wings. You can uncover the answer within four days by looking at the Tarot Cards daily. Let's start of by showing these cards that appeared during the four days:
The answer lies within the cards
Now the mechanics of the promo was to send an SMS containing a secret word/answer hidden in these cards and if you got it correct, you'll get a pair of Rojo Puesto de Sol wings for every correct answer you send. As you can see, there are "hidden letters" in the imagines of these cards. These happens to be the bosses you will be fighting in the Chateau de Borgogne, a special dungeon in v3.4.
I never gotten far in the game as my leveling progress is slow but I'll see what I can make of with these characters. The character taking up the title of "Magician" happens to be Louis Arsene III, leader of the Arsene Circus Troupe. The lady in Card No. 2 with the title of "Two of Swords" is Celine, who wields claws as her weapon. Frost is the name of the jester-like character from Card No. 3, which fits his represnetation of "death" because of the scythe he wields. Finally, that big brute at Card No. 4 is Mario.
Pretty much, a lot of people got their wings but I was one of the few who sent in the correct SMS format (in their repsective countries) with no prize. Sure, it was treated as an invalid entry as I was reducted PHP 2.50 every "correct message" I sent. I sent numerous messages with the correct format in different ways but it's either my cellphone provider or IAH's system screwed me up. With this unsolved, I didn't bother to pursue for the wings. Ain't my style, anyways.
Speaking of which, this brings up a subject why I have been very slow with GE lately. That I'll cover up on another post as well. Until then, happy grinding to Master you fortunate players.
Oh dear... Looks I did get the wings! It's a miracle!
Well, after the whole event (the Singapore trip raffle results were not announced), we have all decided to eat at Taste Asia, which is located on the North Wing of the SM Mall of Asia. I went for some sisig and a bottle of lemon iced tea.
We talked the night away almost any topic that we could think of. Little Nate kept poking me because he wants his special treat from me. Actually, he kept nudging me about before the event until I finally gave in gave him what he wanted. This resulted in a long trip to the establishment where his cravings started and I got him some... Maybe a good amount... Dozen? :P
We went back and it was finally time to say goodbye and I am very thankful of what happened on that day. I am very thankful that I have seen some of my friends once again and gained new ones in the process. Well, I hope I can attend another GE related event! :D Catch ya later, folks!
After event dinner gathering!
P.S. They say that NineMoons came over but she had to leave early. exebolt stated that he also attended but it's either I didn't see or notice him at all... Also, there was supposed to be another contest but it got canceled due to time restraints.
I got inside the event and I went straight to the Granado Espada booth and the first person I bumped was none other than Darrick! Yay! It's been ages since I've seen him that I was so thrilled! Checking out the booth I was able to see that a competition was going and PVP regular Welling was there (as usual)! Good thing I brought my O RLY? hat with me and I did get some attention! :D
Look at that smirk!
The CM of the Philippines and Nate (Darrick's little bro) were busy watching over the PVP event. Seeing CM Aetherin and Nate working was a sign that the phGE community is getting involved in the activities. Of course, who could forget Reimaru/Blacksword as he was very active in keeping us updated (along with Patronum)! This Patronum lady happens to be an Internet Cafe owner. Wow... It's really amazing to see such a person attending this event, as its also a sign that iCafe owners are getting involved as well.
Nate and CM Aetherin facilitating the event
Although I missed a number of events, I was able to try a "live Adelina's Booty Search" right by the registration booth for Granado Espada. I just rolled the dice and all I got 20 ABS searches. Better try my luck now, I guess... Cosplaying was also happening at the same time but I was able to check out the Female Wizard and Female Elementalist cosplayers when they hanged out at the GE booth. The Female Wizard was wearing the maid costume while the Female Elemtalist was wearing the La Ventistica dress (with matching LOE Bracelet!).
Maid and La Ventistica ladies
After the whole PVP event, I just wandered around and checked out the GE booth, waiting for more familiar faces to arrive. Presea was able to show herself there and I was thrilled so much she was shocked to see me react as well! She noticed the hat I was wearing and wanted to try it out! Also, I bumped into a good friend of mine, Fiksdotter! I missed him so much I hugged and carried him!
CM Aetherin called out attention because we were going to have some awarding ceremonies and a raffle! With the help of Nate, CM Aetherin awarded the Best Fanart, Best Faction Banner and the winners of the ClubGE event. This is a sign already the there are Internet Cafes using the Premium Buff! Also, we had a raffle because 16 Limited Edition Boxes were at stake. I was hoping to win one to sell it off but to no avail! I was able to spot Stiles from the crowd and he told me he was there all the time, didn't realize it was me behind my O RLY? hat! :P
Nate and CM Aetherin on the podium
We had a great time and I decided to stay until the end of the event. Looks like they didn't reveal the result of the winner to the trip to Singapore raffle. After some discussion, we ate at Taste Asia, the same place I had dinner after the Black Party celebration months ago.
Get bag from Fitness First locker before it closes
Whatever goes after the day
Revised plan:
The revised plan is simple: GET TO THE SMX CONVENTION CENTER AS SOON AS I LEFT WORK. PERIOD. Sure, I took a taxi to get the most out of the travel time and I was so giddy in meeting my friends, at the same time worried that I may miss more events. Upon arrival at the SMX convention center, I am shocked to see a crowd still trying to get inside! It took me at least two hours to haul myself in side but overall, I am impressed on how they controlled the flow once you have arrived inside the building itself. Outside was like hell but inside was a smooth flow. Looks like it's even better than last year!
As I submitted my pre-registration form, I finally entered the event and darted straight for the Granado Espada booth.
Iwas soooooo hyped up for the Domination III ever since my new schedule came out! Taking a brief look, I was thrilled to see that I wasn't having work on April 4th! However, when I took a closer look at my schedule, this is what I ended up seeing:
*currently hyperventilating, needs time to cool down*
OMG... I am so sad that I will be missing half of the day's events all because of a miscalculation in my part and I was looking forward to seeing my GE friends, attempt to grab freebies and maybe win the Singapore Trip with one raffle entry. *sigh* I wanted to blog this down because this "discovery" just hit me in the face when I reviewed my new schedule. What's worse, this schedule plotting makes a day off land on maintenance day. Pffft. Total EPIC FAIL!
Although this seems like a setback, I WILL ATTEND THE EVENT... NO MATTER THE COST!
Because I got myself a Nintendo Wii, I am more distracted in advancing to level 2 Veteran for my main team and still deciding to get one of the following characters to hit Veteran:
Calyce (who I am leveling to 72 now, for the Sagitta stance)
Reboldoeux Soldier (for the special centurion costume)
Andre (to get myself a special armor crafter)
Karjalanien (to get myself a jewel crafter)
That's my reason for my lessened attendance in GE but here's what I'm actually posting about!
Is that a rabbit on your head, mister?
Yes! My Andre indeed has a rabbit on his head! You know what? M'Boma and Alejandro can wear it too! How did I get it? Well, there's seems to be an in-game event that will last until the 25th of February and it's easy to get one!
It all started when I was running Auch to restock on some Toolbox Kits since I suddenly ran out of it when I tried to summon a doll using Catherine. On the way back to Leonardo Expresso, I noticed a little wooden sign beside the Leonardo Expresso representative and I gave a click, much to my curiosity. After reading the text, it seems that a "White Event" is going on and I have to give Andre 20 pieces of Sweet Candy. I was curious where to get this "Sweet Candy" item, so I broaded out to get my answer. Bandeau repsonded that it's the candy I get from Adelina's Booty Search. I asked if there was an alternative other than. Bandeau also told you can get Sweet Candies from Claire after you finish the rumin creating quest (I think?). Realizing I had a good amount of the candy, I decided to bring to Andre and lo, it worked! I was able to claim myself a rabbit hat!
Remember you can get Sweet Candies from ABS or doing the rumin quests from Claire. Hurry up! You've got only until the 25th of February to get it! :D
Thanks to DeSanggria, looks sGE launched a New Year's event! When I read her entry on the event itself, I set out and explored the world of Granado Espada in search of 20 swords belonging to a person named Bravo. Well, there were in-game rewards that made this event appealing and I did get everything as well.
Discovering one of the swords
According to the reward list, here's what you can get after discovering a number of swords:
5 swords - 10x Snow Spray
8 swords - 15-day White Angel Wings (+8% Movement Speed)
12 swords - 15-day Black Angel Wings (+8% Movement Speed)
I gotta agree with DeSanggria about one particular location where you can find one of Bravo's swords. Here's a pic to prove it too!
The Old Port of Coimbra, a breathtaking view...
In regards about the prizes, I can say that the White Rat Hat is a funny thing to wear and is now part of my collection. The Fleudelis itself is not very powerful but a nifty novelty if you ask me. I'm happy with my Nodachi (which is for level 92 characters with an AR of 30), thank you. The wings? I'll use them when the time comes. Snow sprays? I'll keep 'em for novelty purposes.
Gotta blast now. Here's a shot of a place I never ever went to level up (and missed a view as well!).
With cake, bag and jacket in hand, I entered the convention center with overwhelming anticipation. Now, I did not see any hint of a GE gathering going on here. I called up NineMoons to ask where I should go. At first, I didn't understand which trade hall to enter but when I took a peek inside the Globe OMG (Oi May Gimik!/Hey, there's a hang out!) event, there's was an e-games booth at the gaming area. I made my way into the registration booth and some familar faces greeted me there. When they noticed I had cake, GM Lowe handed a megaphone for me to shout that "I have cake for the Granado Espada Community." I finished registering and greeted my Granado Espada buddies at the stage area.
NineMoons, Blacksword, Sigrid, Welling and a lot of other familiar faces were surprised that I had brought the cake! I was like "Hey, how are you?", "Nice to see you again!" and anything else related. Since the events will start at a later time, I had the time to embark on another journey: To buy a new set of paper plates and plastic forks so we can all eat the cake! Going to the hypermarket was tiring because I had to travel on the other end of the Mall of Asia to finally reach the hypermarket and buy the two items. On the way back, I had bumped into Southersky and the Outcasts faction. We made our way back to the event and we were going to start the festivities a few minutes later.
We had the Trivia Contest to start up first because the tournament was hard to set because the connection was bad. The questions were really a mix of easy and hard, unless you really know the answer already! Anyhoo, NineMoons won herself 100 AB searches, Blacksword got a level 100 weapon of his choice and I snagged an Item of the Month code. Other prizes included Le Blanc of choice, 50 AB searches, shirts and video cards.
After that was done, some of us were trying to connect to the sGE servers but like I stated earlier, the connection was bad. It was futile for many of us to have a stable connection. Went a cosplay event was going on, we had to vacate the stage so the cosplayers can show their stuff. At that time, the community decided to eat the cake with a song to celebrate! I can say the cake was more than enough because it's a Triple Layer! A small piece was more than enough to satisfy an hungry mouth! Whiteships (the famed Feng Cosplayer), Little Nate and Josiah arrived and it all happiness and memories! A secuirty personnel noticed our gathering and told us to relocate at an area where we can eat. Some of us gathered outside the trade halls at a drink shop. There was some cake left over and NineMoons decided to bring it home instead.
When we got back, the tourney got delayed again because of the bad connection. Another event went to play: Awarding the Bloggers! It was great that I was able to see familair and new faces! Christus and Churvaneska were in the game for a good amount fo time but it's the first time I've seen them IRL! :D
A raffle was done and more people walked away with video cards, Le Blancs, Level 100 weapons, shirts and AB searches. The art contest followed and I gotta say StreyCat's work as the best! :D When we got word that the tourneys got cancelled because of the connection, they decided to draw the prizes instead (that what I can recall, though...). To end the event, we lined up to see if we can get prizes!
Whew! I am glad we had a lot of attendees for our Anniversary Black Party! Fiksdotter suggested we get a bit to eat for dinner and he suggested a place...
With my two bags and jacket, I set off the pick up the cake I ordered the day before. Took a pedicab to the Goldilocks Bakeshop where I ordered an 8x12 Triple Layer cake. It's got layers of Vanilla, Mocha and Chocolate all covered in Mocha icing with a few small round chocolate pieces on the edges. I was happy when the message I had requested was on the cake:
And it is to all thanks to a taxi driver who accommodated me in being his "driver for the day!" After claiming the cake, that's when I called the taxi would be my companion for the next two and a half hours. From the bakeshop, I asked him to make a couple of stopovers before heading straight to the SMX Convention Center.
The first stopover was at Walter Mart located in Munoz. I needed to get a hold of an ATM machine to get the funds for the trip and anything extra just in case. After that, the second stopover was at my friend's place who has accommodated me into leaving the bag with clothes inside in his room. Let me explain why I needed to do this. I had a shift at 10:30 PM on that Saturday and going back and forth from and to my hometown of Malabon would cost me more money and time. That's when I called my friend (well, his mother, actually!) and asked permission to leave my bag and come back to prepare for work later that night. I got a "Yes" and that saved me a lot!
Continuing on, the last leg of the journey was at hand: To the SMX Convention Center!
It took a little longer than expected because the Pasay part of ESDA is usually prone to traffic. That's when I realized something: I had forgotten to get the paper plates and plastic forks from my bag with clothes! Rats! Well, they didn't cost much and I can just go to the nearby hypermarket at SM Mall of Asia since the SMX Convention Center is part of it. Arriving at the convention center was the end of the journey and I had paid and tipped my driver accordingly. The time is now for me to bring in the cake!
After my shift ended on that Saturday morning, I hurriedly left the office and took the quickest way home. I decided to take a nap when I got home. Waking up, I had lunch and prepared my clothes in a bag. I had already prepared my agenda for the weekend a few days ago. My agendas were:
Prepare a bag of clothes.
Pick up the cake.
Get some funds.
Leave bag at friend's place.
Head to the SMX Convention Center.
Leave a little early.
Refresh at friend's place.
Report for work.
Sleep at the office after the shift.
Head to Power Plant Mall.
Pick up bag at friend's place after stint at Power Plant Mall.
Head home.
Agenda number one is done and I was preparing to leave for the day. I told my family about this and looks like they didn't object. Yay! Indepedence (I guess?)! As I stepped out of the house, it's gonna be one heck of a journey...
Me be reading Miss NineMoons log and me be seeing with me eyes that the lass has celebrated the International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here in Granado Espada, there be pirates, ships, fights and treasure hunts! Me was able to make me self a contribution for the celebration!
Feast yer eyes on my masterpieces!
Jus' helpin' to spread the words to the ears of pirates and landlubers alike to celebrate this special occasion! Now, where's me grog?!?!? Them rums ain't gonna do it!
And NineMoons has decided to come up with a way to celebrate it: Fireworks at Auch! I missed the lunch time (12 NN) celebrations but I was able to attend the 6PM celebrations, with me helping out light up the city with my batch of fireworks. Nothing much to say and here's a few pics and an album!
Here's the album for all the pics I have during the event!
Thanks to NineMoons for the idea and thanks for all the Filipinos who have stayed in sGE, despite the issues and concerns going on! Stay strong, Philippines!
After failing to foil the plans of Andre in promoting his newest fashion designs in Granado Espada, the [GM]s have came up with a 'counter-attack' plan. They are planning to buyout Hrin Ampules and organize a garage sale themselves! Will they successfully win this war against the flamboyant Andre Janzur?
Everyone wants Hrin's Ampules!
I wasn't myself aware of the event because all I did was reach level 100 for Veteran Status but upon hearing the broadcast of selling Level 68 Elite Studded-leather Armors for only 15 Hrin Ampules, I had to confirm that one!
The GM told us that they were at the "peak of Coimbra." I had to make a guess that it's that fountain spot in Port of Coimbra. It was confirmed and I made my way to see if there was indeed such event. Well, I was surprised that a lot of people have gathered to take advantage of the sale, while the auction went along.
Ah, the lovely GM Lithz
After confirming the event, I decided to grab myself some Hrin's Ampules in order take advantage of the sale. Good thing it was possible to buy more than one! I was able to snag a couple of these Level 68 Elite Studded-leather Armors. THis'll do good in leveling up my lower level characters so they have decent defense. The only disadvantage is not all of these characters are able to equip this armor but this'll have to do for now! :D
Boy, those Hrin's Ampules sell like hotcakes!
I decided to hang out until the end of the event to get you a coverage of this event. Now, I only focused in covering the Garage Sale part of the event, not the auction but there were some memorable moments that I wasn't able to take screenshots of:
The first item being sold for 606 Hrin's Ampules! Not bad for a great start...
One item (I think the Marionette Ring) being sold for 1000+ Hrin's Ampules!
An armor being sold due to a discrepancy
But, there was something that caught my eye:
They're dead serious about the auction! Bad player!
Looks like someone faked a bid and there is a price to pay! Let's take a look at the one of the FAQs of the event:
Q: So… what if I won the bid but I don’t have the premium items needed?
We recommend that you have the premium items in your inventory before the event starts. Once the winner of the auction has been declared, [GM]s will immediately summon you to do the trades! If you do not possess the number of Hrin’s Ampules that you used to bid for, the next highest bid will win the item, and you may be exempted from taking part in the rest of the auction!
Please take note that the [GM]s might impose a penalty on your account for faked bidding. Imagine not being able to chat for 12 hours, heh heh!
Remember guys, follow the rules for smooth and successful event! If you want coverage in all the bids that took place, feel free to visit the Corazon Del Leon's blog.
I decided to "advertise" by using the "!!" feature in informing players on what's happening in that area. Here's how it looks like:
Community advert. Help around!
There are also some families taking advantage of this event by selling Hrin's Ampules for vis! Want proof?
Opportunistic families taking advantage of the event!
Besides the crowded area, here's what I also saw:
Lucifer's Wings are the IN thing right now!
The event ended pretty well if you ask me. I was able to walk away with decent armors at a good price. Though the auction was kind of too much for some of us, at least they came up with something for people who have G Points but don't have enough to participate in the auction. Of course, those armors aren't easy to get from the monsters and the stats they promise? Hoho! Good luck spilling a lot Enchantment Chips for the stats they give! I hope they do things like these in the future for those who really need them.
Want more peektures? Click the link! But's here's a couple more...
Can you spot the three GMs?
It must be Lithz' perfume that's causing this to happen!
Photos courtesy of NineMoons! I wish I had a camera... NOTE TO MULTIPLY READERS: PLEASE VISIT http://menatales.blogspot.com FOR ANY UPDATED VERSIONS OF MY EXISTING POSTS. THANK YOU.
Alright, this is the best part of the event (for me, that is! :P). It's the much-awaited Faction Recognition and Granado Espada Philippines Community Hero Awards! I was able to snag both the titles of the Blogger and Filmmaker for this one.
This one's for the Filmmaking Award
Now the (whole) Philippines knows that I'm the voice behind Reclusion's movie, Le Blanc! At the request of Veya and Hrin, I did a live demonstration of my role of Andre Janzur! Looks like the crowd appreciated it to the max! Of course, I got this award along with NineMoons,Reclusion,Fiksdotter,Artaxerxes, deEspania, Familier, Mortreux, Fettuccini, Behringer, iCeZ, Kincaid, Weisswritter and Sigrid!
Yeah! The whole team! For the win, Philippines!
Since all of the FFA Grand Finale Winners were all from the Philippines, we were able to have an awards ceremony for all of the Grand Finale Winners! First up was the Pasta Team with their entry "Perdonato." Then, was Team Le Blanc with the film "Le Blanc" were I starred as Andre Janzur and Lastinka Inka Jerjer-Baks! Of course, our Grand Winner is none other than the Bloggers' Team with their winning entry "Not Another Love Story: Ze Musical!" Looks like Veya kept her promise that if a Philippine-based team won the Grand Finals, that team would win three Palit Video Cards courtesy of e-Games. That promise was fulfilled and those vid cards are hella powerful!!!
This one's for the Blogger Award
Now, we bloggers are too awarded for our continued effort to educate the community about Granado Espada through experience and research. I got this award along with NineMoons, Reclusion, Fiksdotter and Welling! Yay! For this one, Veya and Hrin bugged me to do another voiceover. This time, I did my role of Lastinka Inka Jerjer Baks but it didn't turn out pretty since it was the result of software engineering. Oh my! I revealed that I am the voice actor... For a female role?!?!?!? That's something I will discuss in the future! :D
Other awards included Colony War Correspondents and Faction Recognition. NineMoons has a better coverage of the event if you're interested to read about it. Oh yeah, Hrin invited the players for dinner with her! How could I possibly miss the chance?
Hrin in all her glory!
After the awards ceremony and such, me and some fellow bloggers decided to get some drinks since the Pepsi booth outside is totally out of drinks! We took the effort to head over to the nearest establishment (rather the department store) from the SMX Convention Center. We came back to wait until the event is over since we had to rendezvous at the GE Booth for the dinner with Hrin! To kill the time, I took the liberty of trying out the High Striker game on a nearby booth. My highest score was 925 Points and that includes me getting a headache because the hammer rebounded when I did my strike!
After the wait, we headed over to Pier One and finally had that dinner Hrin, along with the other VIPs from IAH Games! Their host ordered something for them to try: Balut! Earlier, we wanted Hrin to try out some Filipino dishes and we got the hint that she didn't want to eat anything exotic. Looks like their host decided to let our guests to give the balut a shot and we (the bloggers) were able to let Hrin have a taste. This is what happens next:
It's just culture shock. No harm done!
Well, at least some of us are happy that Hrin tasted balut already! Other people caught up with us and they were able to have dinner with us as well. Looks like Hrin here is an MMORPG player and has good knowledge about Granado Espada. When Reclusion asked about who are the 10 Nobles of Vespanola, Hrin told us to play the game to watch the story unfold. Looks like I gotta level up pretty soon to progress! I was also able to confirm that Leticia (the Premium Item vendor) is indeed her best friend!
It was getting pretty for some of us, so I decided to hit the road too! Well, thank you so much Hrin and it was an honor to meet you in real life! Now, I can die peacefully knowing that I have met a REALLY IMPORTANT PERSON in an online gaming community. Well, looking forward for great things from IAH Games and you are indeed a blessed person, Hrin. You must be an angel (or a goddess) sent from heaven... I'll will never forget this day.
Other of my fellow bloggers have posted about this event!
Photos courtesy of NineMoons! I wish I had a camera... NOTE TO MULTIPLY READERS: PLEASE VISIT http://menatales.blogspot.com FOR ANY UPDATED VERSIONS OF MY EXISTING POSTS. THANK YOU.
insert witty comment about dragon riding
Whoooo weee! When I noticed a Mechanical Bull dressed like a dragon, I decided to dare myself to have an experience of riding such machine. I was able to the maiden ride on the Mechanical Bull/Dragon and I was preparing myself (and hoping that I won't thrown off!) to ride on it. All it took was thirty seconds tops and I survived the ordeal! Wow! Too bad the intensity wasn't that strong but I think I ended up breaking the wings of the dragon when I felt pulling sensation already! :P
We decided to have lunch outside of the SMX Convention center (Takhisis Faction) and we ended up eating at McDonald's. Man, that was a long walk but I had brought some Spaghetti to eat! After the lunch, we went back and I changed my shirt to blend in with my friends (not to mention all sweaty!!!).
Next, I was able to meet up with Stiles and his companion, RavusDimni. Wow! Our active player from the Northern Region of the Philippines was able to attend this big event! He registered up for Adelina's Booty - Live event and he proposed that I join his team. Well, since that's a requirement, I took it as a chance since the prizes are oh-so-good to pass!
Before I did the Adelina's Booty - Live event, I was able to come across Welling, Device, Southernsky, Xei, Colbourn (very brief!), Fettuccine, Mortreux and a whole lot of other players from Granado Espada! :D I didn't bother to join any PVP events because the reason why I attended the event in the first place was to be present for being a GE PH Community Hero! Yup! Thanks to this blog and my participation in the Fantazzztic Film Awards, I am recognized as one of the PH Community Heroes!
Moving forward, Stiles found me and told me that Adelina's Booty quest started. Now here's the details of our quest:
Quest no. 1: Advertising for Diego Objective: Draw a faction emblem. Present it to the NPC and if it's approved, you can move on to the next quest. Comments: Well, Stiles took care of the art while I poured in suggestions. We came up with a shield design with RavusDimni's name that Stiles came up with since speed and time was of essence. Looks like our design qualified and moved on to the next quest.
Quest no. 2: Helping out a new member Objective: Create a new character in your account and have that character reach level 8. Report to the NPC once it is accomplished. Comments: X-nay! Since the stations were too occupied, this quest has been removed from the list of quests that we are required to do.
Quest no. 3: Solve the puzzle Objective: Assemble the puzzle pieces properly and present the solved puzzle to the NPC. Comments: This was a long quest for us. All three of us had to work together in putting the pieces back properly. Good thing I brought some 3M Magic Tape along with me to affix the pieces together without the risk of the pieces flying away!
Quest no. 4: Strike a pose! Objective: Head over to the fabphoto booth and take a pic of your group. Present it to the NPC after the the group shot. Comments: I was full of guilt for this one! I gotta admit, we cut the line big time because of we used the event as an excuse. Fortunately, the booth operator (and the line) accepted our plea and let us had our photo taken. This was the end result:
A messed-up photo shoot!
Quest no. 5: Die-hard GE Fans! Objective: Present two of any of the following GE Merchandise to finish this quest
GE Button Pin
GE Shirt
GE Limited Edition Box
GE Jacket
GE Tumbler
Forgot the others!
Comments: Showing two GE Button Pins was not enough to satisfy the quest. Fortunately, I presented my recently purchased LE Box and we passed the quest!
Quest no. 6: How to get G Points Objective: Present a GVC, whether it is scracthed or unscratched. Comments: RavusDimni finished it up real quick!
Quest no. 7: Living and loving GE Objective: Write three sentences why you like about GE. Comments: I took the chance to write about why we love GE so much. What I can remember is that I wrote about the community being great in GE and the uniqueness of the Multi Character Control system. What I wrote isn't just for the quest, I really put my heart into it since Granado Espada is the only MMORPG I have enjoyed with events and a big community.
After the quest, we were told that we accomplished everything and we'll just have to for the e-mail with the code for our prizes. Our prizes? Each of us gets to win an item of the month code and 20 AB Searches. Since we fully finished the whole quest, we were entitled to additional 50 more AB Searches and 5 more AB Searches for finishing first! That's a total of 75 AB Searches for all our effort! Thanks Stiles and RavusDimni! It was a great experience questing with you guys!
This ain't the end of it! I've saved the best for the last but it'll have to wait for the meantime! :P
LIVE FOOTAGE OF MENA ON THE MECHANICAL BULL/DRAGON!
Photos courtesy of NineMoons! I wish I had a camera...NOTE TO MULTIPLY READERS: PLEASE VISIT http://menatales.blogspot.com FOR ANY UPDATED VERSIONS OF MY EXISTING POSTS. THANK YOU.
Well, I woke up in morning and prepared myself for that day. Had a bath, checked my inventory and headed off to the SMX Convention Center which is part of the SM Mall of Asia. I took the LRT going there and I was able to get a ride to the SM Mall of Asia. The place seemed desolate but I had a feeling that the SMX is gonna have a long line! :P So, I walked from the North Wing then I passed by the Entertainment Mall, going past the Music Hall. By reaching the South Wing, I can see the SMX Convention Center. Well, looks like the line was shorter than at the Hataw Hanep 3 event that I last attended.
Me, WhiteShips, Fiksdotter and Reclusion
I was able to meet up with NineMoons,the Reclusion Brothers,Fiksdotter and Artexerxes, along with a couple of faction members from the Takhisis Faction! I met AlphaOmega (thanks for much for the tanking for my FIghter!) and WhiteShips (our Feng Ling cosplayer!) and both of them are members of the Takhisis Faction. When we got inside (well, not to the event proper) the building, we were still waiting for our turn to register. To my fellow bloggers' surprise, we all saw none other than the Community Manager Mistress Hrin!!! OMG!!! This was like the moment I've I mean, we've been waiting for all of lives in Granado Espada! After a brief introduction and chat, she had to go ahead already along with her companions from IAH Games.
The escalator to the event
After having our pre-registration forms and GVCs confirmed, we were told that it will be held at the second floor. Wow... I've never been to the second floor of the SMX Convention and that marks as another first in my life. We were totally surprised at the line that was waiting for us! Me and my companions were so flabbergasted on how the lines were sooooooo unorganized. It really made my morning headache (which I'm trying to ignore because of the happiness and adrenaline flowing in me) really worse. Some of us got lucky in getting inside earlier while the rest of us got stuck in the LONG AND SLOW LINE. What's worse, sometimes the line breaks up like hell! Well, the good thing there was no casualties.
What in blazes? What's going on? Where's the line?!?!?
After a total of three hours (yes, three full hours!) of waiting and whining, we finally got inside! Wow! This place has like a lot of screens to surely blind your eyes at the end of the day! I immediately went to the GE Booth and did "The Duel" activity! After that, Hrin made another appearance! Yay! Then, I decided to settle somewhere because of the tiring wait. Well, better stick around for the happy part of this report! Make that tomorrow. I'm work right now on the day I made this blog post! :P
Whew... I finally made it to level 92 for the mains. I tell you, reaching this level was such a tiring job but looks like I pulled it through. Right now, I feel drained to focus on leveling my main team because of work. I heard that the Premium Buff will be extended. First the GVC Boost Promo, now the Premium Buff? What more could I expect from IAH Games? More titles? I don't know! :P
Woah... There are other things happening at sGE right now! Let's see... First a Premium Item Package with four types of boxes coming at five pieces each. Then, the 21st episode of the sGE comic (with our ever lovable idiotic fighter) and an event in the Philippines that I have to make sure I CAN attend.
Back to the topic, my head is killing me right now with all the boring moments of catching up. I was able to kick the butt of a Frozen Megalosaurus and Zona Quatro of Ustiur is getting really hard! :P I can hit them biggie dinos but looks like it's too much for me! :P Looks like I still have to hang out at Skullic Dungeons for the meantime. Maybe Topolo Durga is also a good idea to level. Man, I better get make a final decision on where to go next. Well, I'm planning to add more characters in my barracks soon and level the rest to 80. To make sure I'm still on the path of leveling stances, I managed to get a couple of Lancelot's Arondight swords and an Undead Protector shield. For the Elementalist, I'm stuck using fire since I got pretty much used to it and my Scout's too stuck in both healing stances.
With fellow bloggers being blogspotted twice, looks like I gotta come up with something really interesting and worth reading... Maybe putting a pic of the Spinosaurus and giving my experience about it (soon!) because there are some players who would want a Romina for their barracks.
Well, thanks for taking the time for reading this blog. I'm two months away from my 1 year anniversary! :P Time for a little nap... My head!!!
Wow?!?!?!?!? Really?!?!?!?!?!? Looks like all the stress was well worth it! The Reclusion Family made it to the number one spot with Not Another Love Story: The Musical! It was so great to find out that all my friends' hard work and determination finally paid off! Not only that, Le Blanc snagged second place! Yay! All of my contributions were really well appreciated!
First and foremost, I would like to thank IAH Games for this fantazzztic event. It really goes to show that Machinima is now beginning to be known in Asia. I'd like to thank the ircle of GE Bloggers and GE players for making this event a lively yet challenging one! Last but not least, my biggest thanks goes to the Reclusion Brothers for recognizing my talent and putting it to good use! I wanna cry when I see you guys. Never had I've been greatly involved in a project winning a major award!
I wanna make this post to show my appreciation to all the hard work we have all went through. Looks like I can't wait to spread the good word to many people and show them the flicks! :D Well, I wanna go to i-Hooked again and see if I can play GE, even for just an hour. Let's see if I can also do an impromptu film showing at i-Hooked Buendia and at work! :P
Toodles! I'll try to make an in-depth report on this event when I get the chance! I was in a state of uber happiness! I'd rather be naked right now but now I'm forced to wear garments!
When I decided to check the GE Website at my friend's place, I saw that there's a 4th batch of winners of the e-card challenge. I checked it out and this is what I saw:
Week 4's Ecard Champion,VinyardIII Family fromVivaldiserversent a total of 428 ecards in this final instalment of the Ecard Challenge! The runner up, Henrichfrom Pachelbel server sent 105 ecards while the second runner up, Mena from Carracci server sent out 26 ecards.IMPORTANT: Winners with missing addresses and contact numbers will be disqualified.
Seeing my name on that contest prompted me to scream "Oh My God!!!" I can't believe it! I won another contest! Yay! I'll be having Red Packets/Ang Pao for me to treasure and give out soon with money inside it! :P
The time I sent e-cards was at Valentines Day and I decided to send a lot of cards to family and friends. Since I got to the office real early that day, I took the chance to check out my contacts in my Yahoo! Messenger and send out e-cards. I made sure that my sisters and parents were also going to get e-cards from me. I even sent one to an officemate when she arrived at office as well. My intentions were just to send e-cards during Valentines since I was thinking I didn't have a chance against the other winners during that time. Seeing this result really lit my face up and I am fortunate in winning another event.
Thanks to IAH Games for the contests and the prizes you provide! I've already updated my info so I can be qualified to receive my Red Packets/Ang Pao anytime soon. May sGE last long for the years to come, even with all the bots and RMT'ers running rampant.
Wow! I can't believe I won the "Love, Me" forum contest! DeSanggria informed me through an SMS message while I kept my phone away for work. I was so happy to be able to win a contest (again) in GE. When I had some time to go online in the web version of Yahoo! Messenger (during work), the Reclusion Family gave their congratulations to me as well.
In case you want to see my winning entry, here's the link to it! When I decided to tally how many Le Blanc Armors were given, it seems the Fighter wins by six families (including me!). The Elementalist Le Blanc follows by five families (including me again!) and tying at 3rd place would be the Scout, Musketeer and Wizard Le Blanc armors by three families. Looks like the Fighters And Elementalists are really popular.
Yay! The only problem is... I need to get reach level 100 before I can wear them! :D Well, better work on another achievement to post on the bottom! :P
