Winter Event 2005

Overview

On December 2, 2005, an announcement was made via a radio address by Miss Liberty that there were going to be special events occurring in Paragon City in the coming weeks. The Winter Event 2005 consists of three separate parts that occurred beginning on December 8, 2005, on December 15, 2005, and December 19, 2005. An e-mail was sent by PlayNC to subscribers describing the events in more detail.

The Announcement

On December 2, Miss Liberty said in a radio address that every hero would receive "a special treat," and referred to it being "only the beginning of our upcoming festivities." In a message from Black Scorpion to Silver Mantis, we were informed that villains would be partaking in the treat as well.

A New Toy

Description

From the PlayNC e-mail sent to subscribers:

The holidays have come to Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles™! Thanks to the kindness of Miss Liberty™ and the greed of Black Scorpion™, heroes and villains alike are zipping around with their brand new, top of the line jet packs.

The first gifts have arrived but that was only the beginning!

Details

Beginning midnight on December 8, 2005, all heroes began receiving the Longbow Reservist Badge. All villains began receiving the Jet-Setter Badge. In addition, heroes and villains both received the Holiday Rocket Pack temporary power.

Operation Holiday Cheer and Operation Scrooge

Description

From the PlayNC e-mail sent to subscribers:

As the sounds of joyful holiday celebrations in Paragon City reach the shores of the Rogue Isles, Lord Recluse™ grows uneasy. Fearing that his destined ones will be lured away by the promise of a jolly holiday season, he has set Operation Scrooge into action. At his bidding, villains will soon begin to creep towards the peaceful streets of Paragon City, bent on making sure that no one has anything to celebrate.

Whiff of this nefarious scheme has reached Miss Liberty and she has organized a counter strike. No one will destroy her plans and so she sets Operation Holiday Cheer in motion.

Heroes and villains prepare to enter enemy territory! Beginning December 15th, Operation Scrooge and Operation Holiday Cheer will battle for control of the holidays.

Details

At noon CST on December 15, the servers shut down for a two-hour-long maintenance window. After this time, a game patch was rolled out to clients and upon logging in, there were three new contacts in the city: Agent Wallace in Atlas Park, Agent Davis in Steel Canyon, and Agent McClane in Talos Island.

All three agents assigned an identical mission: to find four stolen presents. Upon completion of this mission, a hero received the Holiday Spirit accolade, a free costume change at any Icon store, and a new costume option: a "Stocking cap."

External Links

• Miss Liberty's radio address from December 2, 2005
• Black Scorpion's memo to Silver Mantis about Miss Liberty's address