Beta Halloween Event - Certs & Tickets Updated!

[ArynLight]

Gaia Event Beta Hangout Thread

[ArynLight]

Welcome to the 2007 Beta HQ Halloween event. We hope it will go more smoothly and easily than last year's and that Aryn is less full of fail. Don't know about the Beta HQ and it's crazy regulars? Click the banner in the previous post to go to the shop!

This event will consist of three event types (raffle, scavenger hunt, and auction) and has at least 35+ total prizes available through them. There may be some other special stuff as well.

Raffles: There are TWO raffles, one free and one where you purchase tickets. The more tickets there are in the second, the more prizes available. Further information can be found in the next three posts. The Raffles will start Wednesday Oct. 17 and will take place in this thread.*

Scavenger Hunt: There are 31 tickets to find scattered about the Beta Lake guild this weekend. Please go here for further information. The Hunt will start Friday Oct. 19 and will take place in the guild.

Auctions: There are TWO auctions, one speed auction and one normal one. Further information on how they will be run can be found in the two posts after the Raffle Trade Post. The normal Auction will begin Wednesday Oct. 24 and the exact Speed Auction date is Tuesday Oct. 23. Both will take place in this thread.*

* What are the asterisks for? In the event of Gaia giving us an event forum to play in and earn event items, this breedables event will relocate there in full. Don't worry, we'll give you plenty of links to the new thread so you won't miss out.


General Rules
- DO NOT steal the art.
- DO NOT flood the thread with bumps. Occasional bumps are fine, but floods are not.
- DO NOT beg for prizes, betas, items, gold, etc.
- DO NOT attempt to discourage people from participating in events. This includes guilt tripping, discussing funds or lack of funds, whining, harassment, flaming, etc. Doing so will get you greylisted in the shop and banned from this event.
- So play nice and respect each other.
- Shop Staff (Lt. Gnatty-Bug, ArynLight, RavenFyre, Kishara, Novacracker/strike) word is law. OBEY THEM.
- Co-owning prize betas is allowed, but please keep the discussions in PMs and IMs.
- Shop rules apply to the event and vice versa.
- Please READ ALL of the event front page. If it's "OMG TOO LONG," do it in small doses.

Event Prize Limits
In an attempt to make sure most, if not all, participants in this event receive at least one prize each, there will be a limit of how many prizes a single person may win. PLAN CAREFULLY and have a plan B (ie: people to help out) just in case.

- A single person may claim and keep up to TWO prizes from the Guild Scavenger Hunt.
- A single person may claim and keep up to TWO prizes from the Main Event (this thread).
- A single person may claim and keep up to THREE prizes TOTAL from the entire Beta Halloween Event (raffles, auction, hunt).
- If you have won more than the total allowed for the event (see above), you must give up or give out the extra prizes.

Ex: A single person collects two Hunt tickets and wins two prizes in this thread, he or she must give away the extra prize since he or she can only walk away from this event with three prizes.

HOWEVER! If it turns out that the prizes vastly outweigh the participants, a new limit may be set.

[ArynLight]

Welcome to the Halloween Flaffle where you will be trying to win this lovely little Black Cat evolved regular beta! This is a FREE Raffle.

Flaffle Start: Wednesday October 17, 8 AM CST
Flaffle End: Wednesday October 24, 12 AM CST
Flaffle Drawing: Thursday October 25, time to be determined

Flaffle Rules & Info
- 1 ticket per person; that's what makes it a free raffle!
- To claim your ticket, please post Meow! Flaffle ticket please! in green.
- Do NOT use mules to try to bypass the 1 ticket per person rule. You will be greylisted and banned from this event if you do.
- Be aware: the prize beta is an evolved regular beta. Her cat edits will not pass on to any offspring.

Flaffle Ticket Holders

1. You Cannot Remember Me
2. Buy One Get One Free!
3. Hitohouri
4. Pandamanda
5. Celestial Archer
6. ShyBFly
7. RavenFyre
8. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
9. Lady Evelon
10. Laroawan
11. Keantha
12. dracoXK
13. Graceangel
14. Neko Amara
15. Itsu-chan
16. Angel XIII
17. Kaelyn_giselle
18. Skylar14
19. Cereza Del Chocolate
20. [x]Natty-chan[x]
21. Lady in the Golden Wood
22. emoluvsnymphadora
23. Lady Aria Starstone
24. breaMarie
25. Survivor_Fanatic
26. Ga Jun Lei
27. xTwisTx
28. Astro Zombies`
29. KaliFang
30. Amirynth
31. Nyralia
32. Kittertau
33. FullDexter Alchemist
34. summoner-yunii
35. moookau
36. N.Tonks22
37. Chobi_Chocobo
38. Shumari
39. CowboyPeep
40. SillyAngelKitty
41. Roniel Revelation
42. Alaric Martin
43. Steal
44. PoisonedPumpkin
45. Stali

[ArynLight]

And welcome to the Pumpkin Raffle! Your prize today is this quirky evolved Pumpkin beta! But is that the ONLY prize?


Thanks to Panda and Rave, we have our first additional beta! And our second. A little impatient for those sweets?


Just grooving along and we've got our third beta! And the fourth! You guys are REALLY feeling the peace and love huh?


Are those bells I hear? Because we've earned some wings! And someone's been a very bad boy!


Celestial is one lucky bug to bring out numba 7! And those tickets just keep buzzing in!


Gimme a Y! Gimme a C! Gimme a R! Gimme a M! What do we have? THANKS YCRM! Beta number 10 wants to know where all those evil aliens are!


Baaaaaaa? And the lion and the lamb lay down together... wait, wrong holiday.


COURTESY OF KISHARA! More sweets for you silly people.


Two SEs in a sunset glow!


Ok, now that's just SILLY!


Two SEs in evening velvet!


These two aren't allowed to sweep hearts away until Sunday!


Raffle Start: Wednesday October 17, 8 AM CST
Raffle End: Wednesday October 24, 12 AM CST
Raffle Drawing: Thursday October 25, time to be determined

Raffle Rules & Info
- BOTTING IS AGAINST GAIA TOS. In case it was in any doubt.
- Tickets are 100g each
- Tickets are unlimited, you may buy as many or as little as you want
- To claim your tickets you MUST post in this thread with # tickets for the Pumpkin please! in orange.
- Please remember to replace that "#" in your post with the number of tickets you're ordering. XD
- YES, you may buy tickets for others. Just specify who and how many they get.
- All trades will go to Aryn's mule Thage. He conveniently has a post below so you don't have to look him up.
- 1 beta per winner unless prizes exceed participants.
- Be aware: the prizes are are regular betas. Their costume edits will not pass on to any offspring.
- However! Aryn will offer free full costume decking out if the betas are evolved by her in the future (same as Halloween 06 betas)

Special Raffle Offer!
- Every 250 tickets sold up to 2000 total, 1 costumed regular beta will be added to the prize pot. (8 betas)
- Every 500 tickets sold after 2000 and up to 5000 total, 1 costumed regular beta will be added to the prize pot. (6 betas)
- Every 1000 tickets sold after 5000 total... we'll figure it out if we get there. Probably common SEs will be tossed in, though costumed or not is uncertain.

Raffle Ticket Holders

1-10. Pandamanda
11-15. Celestial Archer
16-20. Mercury Twins
21-25. Survivor_Fanatic
26-30. Poisoned Pumpkin
31-40. Poisoned Pumpkin
41-50. Hockey_kitten
51-60. Hitohouri
61-110. Pandamanda
111-120. ShyBFly
121-150. dracoXK
151-200. RavenFyre
201-210. Kaelyn_giselle
211-250. PandaManda
251-275. Kishara
276-300. Hakkai-chan
301-350. Kaelyn_giselle
351-375. Cereza Del Chocolate
376-400. emoluvsnymphadora
401-425. Hitohouri
426-450. You Cannot Remember Me
451-500. PandaManda
501-550. Cereza del Chocolate
551-575. PandaManda
576-600. Hitohouri
601-625. Trelweny
626-650. Lady Evelon
651-675. Neko Amara
676-685. Celestial Archer
686-710. dracoXK
711-735. Hitohouri
736-760. Kaelyn_giselle
761-810. Kaelyn_giselle
811-860. Poisoned Pumpkin
861-910. Hitohouri
911-960. Pandamanda
961-985. You Cannot Remember Me
986-1010. SilverBloodshield
1011-1015. RavenFyre
1016-1020. Astro Zombies`
1021-1025. Lady Evelon
1026-1030. dracoXK
1031-1035. Celestial Archer
1036-1040. Poisoned Pumpkin
1041-1045. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
1046-1050. Kaelyn_giselle
1051-1055. ShyBFly
1056-1060. ChezaRain
1061-1065. SunFireDemon
1066-1070. Silver Angel
1071-1075. Lady Aria Starstone
1076-1080. Miro-Sakai
1081-1085. muletothefoxxes
1086-1090. Skylar14
1091-1095. Mercury Twins
1096-1100. [x]Natty-chan[x]
1101-1105. Djnn
1106-1110. Fairywhiz
1111-1140. dracoXK
1141-1150. ShyBFly
1151-1152. PandaManda
1153-1154. Hitohouri
1155-1156. RavenFyre
1157-1158. ShyBFly
1159-1160. Cereza Del Chocolate
1161-1185. Hitohouri
1186-1195. Trelweny
1196-1220. Kaelyn_giselle
1221-1245. RavenFyre
1246-1250. Hitohouri
1251-1275. Lady Evelon
1276-1300. Neko Amara
1301-1400. Hitohouri
1401-1425. SilverBloodshield
1426-1450. Trelweny
1451-1475. Silver Angel
1476-1500. Poisoned Pumpkin
1501-1600. Djnn
1601-1650. RavenFyre
1651-1700. Ga Jun Lei
1701-1715. Celestial Archer
1716-1730. Survivor_Fanatic
1731-1740. Hitohouri
1741-1750. Poisoned Pumpkin
1751-1768. Laroawan
1769-1792. Devil NightShade
1793-1849. RavenFyre
1850-1874. Kishara
1875-1899. Hakkai-chan
1900-1924. Poisoned Pumpkin
1925-1949. PandaManda
1950-1974. Kaelyn_giselle
1975-1999. Hockey_kitten
2000. PandaManda
2001-2003. You Cannot Remember Me
2004-2006. PandaManda
2007-2009. `ANTIQUEBou
2010-2012. [x]Natty-chan[x]
2013-2015. Cereza Del Chocolate
2016-2035. Hitohouri
2036-2185. Nyralia
2186-2235. RavenFyre
2236-2250. Hitohouri
2251-2275. Poisoned Pumpkin
2276-2300. Hitohouri
2301-2325. PandaManda
2326-2350. Kaelyn_giselle
2351-2375. ArynLight
2376-2400. RavenFyre
2401-2425. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
2426-2450. Hockey_kitten
2451-2475. [x]Natty-chan[x]
2476-2500. emoluvsnymphadora
2501-2525. Graceangel
2526-2540. Silver Bloodshield
2541-2555. Trelweny
2556-2570. Kishara
2571-2585. Poisoned Pumpkin
2586-2600. Lady Evelon
2601-2610. Lady Aria Starstone
2611-2710. Kittertau
2711-2760. RavenFyre
2761-2960. Hitohouri
2961-2980. SilverBloodshield
2981-3000. Trelweny
3001-3050. RavenFyre
3051-3100. Ga Jun Lei
3101-3150. RavenFyre
3151-3175. Val-Rei
3176-3225. DracoXK
3226-3275. Hitohouri
3276-3300. Graceangel
3301-3310. ShyBFly
3311-3360. RavenFyre
3361-3430. PandaManda
3431-3500. Cereza del Chocolate
3501-4000. Gnatty-Bug
4001-4020. Survivor_Fanatic
4021-4040. Celestial Archer
4041-4050. Mercury Twins
4051-4090. Hitohouri
4091-4190. RavenFyre
4191-4290. Kishara
4291-4390. Hakkai-chan
4391-4415. Val-Rei
4416-4425. Steal
4426-4550. Survivor_Fanatic
4551-4570. ShyBFly
4571-4590. [x]Natty-chan[x]
4591-4610. `ANTIQUEBou
4611-4630. ArynLight
4631-4650. Astro Zombies`
4651-4670. Celestial Archer
4671-4690. Cereza Del Chocolate
4691-4710. ChezaRain
4711-4730. Devil NightShade
4731-4770. Djnn
4771-4790. dracoXK
4791-4810. emoluvsnymphadora
4811-4830. Fairywhiz
4831-4850. Ga Jun Lei
4851-4870. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
4871-4890. Graceangel
4891-4910. Hakkai-chan
4911-4930. Hitohouri
4931-4950. Hocky_kitten
4951-4970. Kaelyn_giselle
4971-4990. Kishara
4991-5010. Kittertau
5011-5030. Lady Aria Starstone
5031-5050. Lady Evelon
5051-5070. Laroawan
5071-5090. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
5091-5110. Mercury Twins
5111-5130. Miro-Sakai
5131-5150. muletothefoxxes
5151-5170. Neko Amara
5171-5190. Nyralia
5191-5210. PandaManda
5211-5230. PoisonedPumpkin
5231-5250. RavenFyre
5151-5270. ShyBFly
5271-5290. Silver Angel
5291-5310. SilverBloodshield
5311-5330. Skylar14
5331-5350. Steal
5351-5370. SunFireDemon
5371-5390. Survivor_Fanatic
5391-5410. Trelweny
5411-5430. Val-Rei
5431-5530. RavenFyre
5531-5580. Kishara
5581-5630. Hakkai-chan
5631-5680. You Cannot Remember Me
5681-5730. PandaManda
5731-5780. [x]Natty-chan[x]
5781-5830. Lt. Gnatty-Bug
5831-5880. Steal
5881-5930. Amirynth
5931-5980. ArynLight
5981-6030. Cereza Del Chocolate
6031-6080. Trelweny
6081-6130. Kittertau
6131-6230. Hitohouri
6231-6250. Graceangel
6251-6260. Kittertau
6261-6280. Andrnai
6281-6290. Steal
6291-6366. Chobi_Chocobo
6367-6371. Chobi_Chocobo
6372-6521. Keantha
6521-6721. RavenFyre

[Thage]

*ahem* Please ignore the peasant shirt; Aryn's been too cheap to buy me a decent one.

However, you may have noticed the nice all caps "Botting is against Gaia TOS" in the above raffle. During Beta HQ's huge raffle event last year, someone entered the raffle without realizing that botting gold was against the TOS. The results were not fun.

In an effort to prevent that from happening again, that statement from the TOS is being made clearly visible to raffle participants in addition to raffle funds being collected on a mule (ie: me).

Well, at least it's a step up from using me as zombie/cannon/bad RP fodder. Maybe I'll get a decent shirt out of this.

Long story short: Trades go here.

[ArynLight]

For something a little different, we're going to have a Speed Auction for this burnished Spartan Lunar clownfish. Too bad Gaia can't reflect an auctioneer going a mile a minute, huh?

Speed Auction Start: Tuesday Oct. 23, 8 PM CST
Speed Auction End: Tuesday Oct. 23, 10 PM CST
Minimum Bid Increase: 1k
Maximum Bid Increase: 10k
Starting Bid: 1k
Autobuy: NONE!
Pure Gold Bids ONLY

Speed Auction Rules & Info
- There will be two hours of bidding on this beta and two hours only.
- Uh, basically, this is a giant bid war. Aryn will try to keep up.
- Co-Owning is allowed, but keep the discussions in PMs and IMs.
- Do NOT discourage others from participating by discussing funds, lack of funds, flaming, harassment, whining, guilt tripping, etc.
- Do NOT retract or edit bids after they've been quoted. Your lower bid will be left to stand.
- Try to post your bids in red please so they're more visible.
- Please total your own bids and only bid what you have.
- Auction begins and ends by the Gaia clock. Any early or late bids will be ignored.
- Payment is to be sent within 24 hours after the auction ends unless
Aryn specifically gives you permission to hold off.
- Payment is to be sent to ArynLight.
- There is no snipe guard BUT there are bidding restrictions.
- Bidding restrictions are to help keep this from getting too insane too quickly.
- Be aware: the prize beta is a lunar clownfish SE. While his lunar traits will pass, his Spartan edit will not.

High Bid"

9:59 - HB held by Amirynth for Gnatty at 221k.

[ArynLight]

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And last but not least, we have this sparkley little Lunar clownfish Witch up for a calmer Auction.

Auction Start: Wednesday Oct. 24, 8 AM CST
Auction End: Wednesday Oct. 31, 1 AM CST
Minimum Bid Increase: 1k
Autobuy: 750k

Auction Rules & Info
- Co-Owning is allowed, but keep the discussions in PMs and IMs.
- Do NOT discourage others from participating by discussing funds, lack of funds, flaming, harassment, whining, guilt tripping, etc.
- Do NOT retract or edit bids after they've been quoted. Your lower bid will be left to stand.
- Post your bids in blue.
- Please total your own bids and only bid what you have.
- Auction begins and ends by the Gaia clock. Any early or late bids will be ignored.
- Payment is to be sent within 24 hours after the auction ends unless
Aryn specifically gives you permission to hold off.
- Payment is to be sent to ArynLight.
- Be aware: the prize beta is a lunar clownfish SE. While her lunar traits will pass, her Witch edit will not.

Accepted bidding items:
- Pure gold
- All donation items EXCEPT May/April '04 items
- All event items WORTH OVER 5k
- All uncommon/rare items WORTH OVER 5k
- Maximum of 5 items per bid

Item values set at LOWEST TekTek values within the past 15 days.

High Bid

AUTOED!
YCRM (co-own with SFR) - February 2005 @ 84k + 666 pure = 750k

[ArynLight]

Banner links for the Halloween Event:

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.33580605_1/]
[img]http://tinyurl.com/39q87s[/img][/url]

Want to link your Halloween Event with ours? Post your link in the thread and Aryn will try to upkeep this list amidst the chaos!

Links to OTHER Halloween Events:
None yet!

[ArynLight]

And one more just in case! Time to fill in!

[ArynLight]

Ok, I think we're good to go. If not, I'll fix it tomorrow because I'm EXHAUSTED from working on this event all day.

[RavenFyre]

WOOT! First post! XD! *shot*

And yes it is safe to post now, even if none of the events start until tomorrow morning X3

[Cereza del Chocolate]

Weee! I'm excited! *spins* *shall read info in morning*

[PandaManda]

Panda likes events! WEEEEE! xd

[Graceangel]

Eventness!!! Hurray for a free flaffle!!! I was busy last halloween and didn't get any of those. I also missed out on the CNY betas... I hope to walk away with something at this one. *shares candycorns with cherry and panda* whee heart

[Keantha]

ehh I want that black cat!!!