I can't find a green cape with a red interior ANYwhere online or in shops...needs to be fairly long, but not floor-length....
If someone can acquire one for me, I will GLADLY don it in support of this idea! 8)
Blitz it is kid size but this one is green/red:
http://www.amazon.com/Abracadabrazoo-Super-Superhero-Satin-Reversible/dp/B005NIC994 (http://www.amazon.com/Abracadabrazoo-Super-Superhero-Satin-Reversible/dp/B005NIC994)
Oy, why couldn't NC Soft be UK-based? The post office is going to be making a mint out of me.
Totally. Worth. It.
Oy, why couldn't NC Soft be UK-based? The post office is going to be making a mint out of me.
Totally. Worth. It.
Please guys, do not send them to the UK office. They are a very small group and have less than nothing to do with City of Heroes. Tony and I picked the three we did because of their relation to City of Heroes.
I have a friend who works in the Texas office, too, so this amuses me somewhat.
Wait... you mean the Austin building? The server farm that used to be Destination Games?
You know someone with physical access to the building?
Beyond that, why not make our own costume drive for charity? We have no real certain idea what NCSoft will do with such items sent to them. But if the community did something on its own, we'd know some good came of it. I'm not really sure what charity would be best for this but I'd strongly suggest it be a large and very visible one. The idea here being to both do a good deed and get maximum publicity out of it for the cause.
An interesting idea, I'd just suggest folks keep it simple and small. Don't make it hard for them to deal with or the campaign will just annoy rather than help.
Beyond that, why not make our own costume drive for charity? We have no real certain idea what NCSoft will do with such items sent to them. But if the community did something on its own, we'd know some good came of it. I'm not really sure what charity would be best for this but I'd strongly suggest it be a large and very visible one. The idea here being to both do a good deed and get maximum publicity out of it for the cause.
Children's Miracle Network, or Make a Wish maybe? Halloween is coming up...
Yeah, I don't know how to tactfully say this without sounding cold, but here goes the ol' college try...
I don't want to detract from charity. I give to charity, and people like the Wentworths who sponsor charity drives are top notch in my book. However, right now, we really have to focus on things that will be effective in getting NCsoft's attention. As admirable as participating in a charity fundraiser would be, the only way I can see this as being particularly effective for our efforts is if it drums up some major publicity. I'm mainly concerned that if it doesn't, it won't even make NCsoft's radar, and I just don't think we're at the threshold of drumming up the kind of publicity we'd need. If we get there in the future, then I reserve the right to do a 180 on the subject.
Plus, I don't want to burn people out by nickel-and-diming them to death. Sending a letter isn't very expensive. Sending capes and masks is a little more, but still within reason. If we start asking people to do something that costs them $10 or $20 every week or two, then I'm afraid that 1) people will get tired of it and stop participating, and/or 2) if the time comes that we need to kick off a massive crowd funding effort, I don't want people to look at their pocketbooks and say, "But I've already spent $100 on this stuff, I don't have anything left!"
If we can get through this intact, I pledge to you right here and now that I will throw my full support behind Real World Hero come holiday time. Shoot, even if we hit the worst-case scenario, I'll STILL throw my full support behind it, because even if our game isn't around, our community will still be and I really think that supporting Real World Hero is very important.
But for now... For right now, I'd like to hold off on any kind of charity drives.
But as someone else said, I am not saying don't give to charity. There are a LOT of worthwhile causes out there that need your money. If you've got some to spare, definitely throw it their way.
I'm not terribly artistic or talented, but I found some masks on eBay pretty cheap. I figured I'd send them with letters written by my avatars, including a little of their in-game bios and stating they are returning their masks as it appears they are no longer Welcome in Paragon/The Isles.
Except now I see that written down, it looks a bit cringey.
Except now I see that written down, it looks a bit cringey.
Oh good. I was afraid you had been swallowed by the well of fanfiction.
Do it anyway, but keep it short and sweet. "To whom it may concern; my name is ----. I have been a hero in Paragon City/agent of fortune (or other appropriate euphemism) in the Rogue Isles for ---- years. (A one-sentence summary of their bio or most notable accomplishment), but now I see I am no longer welcome here. I won't be needing this. Thank you for your time."
Look what I found for the Mask and Cape campaign. I thought that they were perfect and so many options too!
FYI--the link you posted has an e-mail address in the URL. You may want to edit that back out. >.>
I was doing a search for capes and came upon this site:
http://www.littleherocapes.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Hero-Capes/105400592404
You can buy a cape and give to charity at the same time! They might want to have a nice partnership with the coordination efforts.
They make adult sizes as well it seems.
Ooo they also have masks: http://www.littleherocapes.com/catalog/Little_Hero_Masks-6-1.html
How's this?That's perfect! Thank you.
(https://i.imgur.com/v39u5.jpg)
Small reminder - I am still taking orders for the Cape and Mask Initiative through my Etsy shop. The link for the capes is here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/109238903/childs-satin-cape-to-help-savecohThank you for the support!
I will stress that this is the price of the fabric - I'm donating my time to make them. I'd make them free, but I don't have the money to buy that much fabric. I DO take overseas orders happily! (I'm not that great at making masks out of anything but leather, and...that's more pricey.) I'll be taking orders until the listing expires or the server goes dark, whichever happens last.
After some looking, I finally found this at a store here in town. Then, I found it online. It costs about what SithRose's offer does, but won't consume anyone's free time.
http://www.spirithalloween.com/product/fn-super-hero-kit-generic-boys/?w=cape%20and%20mask&UTM_campaign=Search:SC:cape%20and%20mask
The capes and masks are not going unnoticed. At least one of the capes sent to the Austin office was forwarded to the Paragon Studios staff.Hey that's pretty cool.
I received a surprise package with a thank you letter from Paragon Studios today.
Keep it up, guys. Someone at NCSoft is seeing and reading your letters.
http://tinyurl.com/9ulg9rl
The capes and masks are not going unnoticed. At least one of the capes sent to the Austin office was forwarded to the Paragon Studios staff.
I received a surprise package with a thank you letter from Paragon Studios today.
Keep it up, guys. Someone at NCSoft is seeing and reading your letters.
http://tinyurl.com/9ulg9rl
Oh now THAT is class!
I picked-up some Teddybear size capes and masks tonight for this project...
I'm a bit late on this but is it too late to send a cape or mask?