RESULTS | Summer Meltdown 2024

[Moonface]

The sun is up, my pants are down, so let's get this party started!

Over the next two weeks, I'll be hosting a variety of contests and activities for everyone to participate in for the event, focusing on summer and video games! Taking part in these will earn you points which you can redeem for items from our prize pool, with the top three participants getting extra bonuses!

You're also welcome to make and/or suggest your own summer themed contests and/or activities, which will also be eligible for earning points.

1st Place

• $20 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Colored Username for 4 weeks
  
• 1500 XP
  

2nd Place

• 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Colored Username for 2 weeks
  
• 1000 XP
  

3rd Place

• 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card
  
• 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Colored Username for 1 week
  
• 500 XP
  

Prize Pool

• 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 point
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 points
  
• 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 points
  
• 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 points
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 points
  
• 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 points
  
• Colored Username for Two Weeks - 1 point
  

XP Bonuses
At the end of the event, I will reward XP to everyone for the amount of points they earn from this event, which will be done with a calculation of "Points x 20 = XP Amount", so for example, 18 points would be worth 360XP.

XP earn rates are also doubled for the duration of Summer Meltdown 2024, which means posting during the event will get you more XP than usual!

Rules and Regulations
As usual, we have a couple of rules and regulations in place for this event:

• Any evident signs of cheating or manipulation by any user during this event may result in immediate disqualification and forfeit of any prize you may have been eligible for.
  
• Staff may compete and earn points, but are not eligible for cash prizes. In the event a staff member attains first place, the cash prize shall be delegated down to the first non-staff member in the second or third place position.
  
• You must have at least 25 posts to redeem the cash prize. Keep in mind that posts in our Fun & Games area do not increase your post count and thus are not included in meeting this requirement.
  

[Moonface]

Summer Meltdown 2024 Results
Like a bad airline we had a hefty delay but finally we have made it to the fabled destination that is the Summer Meltdown 2024 results!

1st Place - @Maniakkid25

• $20 PSN / XBL / Nintendo / Steam Gift Card or PayPal cash equivalent
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards (Final Fantasy, Mario Kart, Mass Effect)
  
• 3 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards (Assassin's Creed, Super Mario Bros., Yoshi)
  
• 1 Free Standard Universal Gaming Card based on a game not currently represented in the catalogue (it's Shiny equivalent will be created also, but not awarded)
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 4 weeks
  
• 1500 XP
  

2nd Place - @ShiraNoMai

• 2 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards (Fallout, Persona)
  
• 2 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards (Grand Theft Auto, Horizon)
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 2 weeks
  
• 1000 XP
  

3rd Place - @Moonface

• 1 Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Cards (Chrono)
  
• 1 Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Cards (Animal Crossing)
  
• 1 Shiny Summer Meltdown themed Universal Gaming Card
  
• Coloured Username for 1 week
  
• 500 XP
  

It was another close year when it came to the top three, with only a single point keeping them all apart! For comparison, last year our top three had 12, 10, and 10 points respectively whereas this year it's 11, 10, and 9. Alas, those outside the top three did not have 8 and 7 points to their names to keep the trend going.

Member	Points
@Maniakkid25	11
@ShiraNoMai	10
@Moonface	9
@Mr EliteL	5
@Daisy Johnson	2

For everyone who participated, you can redeem any of the items in the prize pool below using the points you have acquired. If you are unsure how this works, your points are essentially currency, so for example if you have 6 points you can buy a combination of any items listed so long as the total value does not exceed 6 points.

Prize Pool

• 1 Random Standard Universal Gaming Card - 1 Point
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Standard Universal Gaming Card - 2 Points
  
• 1 Standard Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 3 Points
  
• 1 Random Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 4 Points
  
• 1 Random Non-Duplicate Shiny Universal Gaming Card - 6 Points
  
• 1 Shiny Universal Gaming Card of your choice from our Cards page - 8 Points
  
• Coloured Username for Two Weeks - 1 Point
  

Also, everybody will receive XP to the equivalent of their earned points multiplied by 20. So everybody will receive the following XP rewards:

Member	Points
@Maniakkid25	220
@ShiraNoMai	200
@Moonface	180
@Mr EliteL	100
@Daisy Johnson	40

I will add the earned cards and XP to everyone's accounts soon, and to avoid taking an entire year to actually deal with giving everyone what they ask for I will:

1. Try to do it when I see it
   
2. Actually state that I have done it so I know I haven't neglected your request by mistake
   
3. Leave here a singular fish to slap me with for attention if I seem to give the impression I have forgotten to give you your goodies
   

[Maniakkid25]

Beeg Feesh for slapping, got it.

I will take my prize as a PSN card.
I would like to add Armored Core to the list of cards.
I would like my custom username color to be Hex# FF8801 (The 01 is purely to be annoying lol).

[Moonface]

Beeg Feesh for slapping, got it.

I will take my prize as a PSN card.
I would like to add Armored Core to the list of cards.
I would like my custom username color to be Hex# FF8801 (The 01 is purely to be annoying lol).

Okay, time slipped away from me a bit but I just PM'd you the codes for your PSN reward and your custom username color is enabled until December 24.

If you have any image suggestions for the Armored Core card (one for the standard card and one for the shiny) then please share since I don't know much about the series to know if there's any iconic images beyond each games respective box arts.

[Maniakkid25]

Not really? The series hasn't really been noted for cinematic moments that would cause iconic imagery, as far as I'm aware. At least for our purposes, I doubt you could go wrong with box art or wallpaper imagery.

[Moonface]

Not really? The series hasn't really been noted for cinematic moments that would cause iconic imagery, as far as I'm aware. At least for our purposes, I doubt you could go wrong with box art or wallpaper imagery.

Ah, I guess it was more if there was a particular character and/or game that's really notable similar to things like Final Fantasy having certain games and characters that stand out more than others.