We here at Stonewall are thrilled to announce #TalesOfTragedy, our FIRST #WritingContest of the year, running now through April 30th, 2017!  We're very excited to announce that we'll be looking for three winning entries, based on a variety of criteria that we'll touch on in more detail below.  This contest is open to all members of the Stonewall community, regardless of which games you play!  We're so very eager for you, Stonewall's amazing writing talents, to once again share your talent and creativity with us and your community!

The theme of this writing contest is "Tales of Tragedy".  We want you to include your in-game character or characters as you meticulously weave your tale of woe.  As you know, no tragedy can really be considered a success if it leaves even a single dry eye among your readers.  We want to be tormented... we want to be heartbroken... we want to know through your story, what exactly it is to feel sorrow.




To participate in Stonewall's Tales of Tragedy writing contest, you must post your entry here, in this thread, before day's end on April 30th, 2017.  Please use the #TalesOfTragedy hashtag in your entries.  Your posted entry must comply with these additional six rules to be eligible:

1.  Your story must in some way relate to one of your in-game characters, their friends, group or crew
2.  Your story must be written in English (so the judges can understand it)
3.  Your story must be your own original work (plagiarism will result in disqualification)
4.  Don't make your story novel length; we need to be able to read it in a single sitting!
5.  The content of your story must not be edited after the submission deadline

Only one entry per community member, please.  While we encourage you to include graphics to supplement your Tale of Tragedy, only the written narrative portion of your entry will be judged.

This contest, we'll be looking for the THREE stand-out tragic tales among all of the entries.  As we've done in the past, a panel of three judges will individually rate each of the entries in the categories of creativity, detail and impact.  The average of all three judge's rankings of an entry will produce the final score against which, the other entries will be ranked!  The categories are explained in more detail below:

• Creativity: To what degree is the content original or unique?
• Detail: To what degree are elements of the story explained in more intricate detail, rather than simply being stated as fact?
• Impact: To what degree does the story resonate with the reader for a more lasting impact?

The winning contest entries will be recognized on our Facebook and Twitter social media feeds.  The winners will also be entitled to choose from one of three different prize packages that we've assembled.  Each pack is geared toward one of the three main games played in the Stonewall Gaming Network, namely: a Star Trek Online themed prize pack, a Guild Wars 2 themed prize pack or a Star Wars: The Old Republic themed prize pack.  We'll also be giving away a participation prize of two Stonewall Credits to all those who enter!  The winners will be able to choose one of the three following prize packs:

Star Trek Online Themed Prize Pack:

1.  5 Stonewall Credits
2.  Choice of an EXCLUSIVE WizKids Command Assault Cruiser unlock code OR
3.  1,000 Zen

We only have ONE Command Assault Cruiser code to give away.  First choice of prize will go to the winner with the highest score.  *Stonewall credits can be saved and/or redeemed for in-game merchandise through the Stonewall Credits Store.

Guild Wars 2 Themed Prize Pack:

1.  A Heart of Thorns expansion unlock code
2.  A hand-crafted set of exotic armor, weapons and jewels for a level 80 toon (donated by @whiteonmyoji)

Star Wars Themed Prize Pack:

1.  2,400 Cartel Coins!

Good luck to all participants!  We can't wait to cry ourselves to sleep each night after reading your entries!

Yea good song, the OST will come with the Deluxe version of the game

I like the song of the Trailer. Anyone knows, if the soundtrack will be available to buy and if its an official part of the OST?

"I'm only human after all ..." :p

EDIT: I could answer me after looking onto the summary below the vid direcly on YouTube ...

“Human”
Rag’n’Bone Man
Written by Graham Rory and Jamie Hartman
Published by Warner Chappell and Reservoir 416 (BMI)
Recording courtesy of SME UK Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Spoiler:

Official Trailer mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!



The Exploration in this sounds so much fun which helps you progress and wake up the cryo sleepers until you gather enough resources.

Can I politely ask though... as the Game comes out on 21st for Canada and USA... The UK, Europe, Australia etc etc wont be able to play until 23rd (midnight) :( , so try to contain the spoilers in a spoiler box.

I am really looking forward to Albion Online. It reminds me of Ultima Online with the slightly top down view and the click to move interface. 

The part that really appeals is the open-ended nature of the advancement and classless system. I currently play Beta and look forward to a fresh start and exploration with the upcoming Galahad update and wipe. Is anyone else playing this game?

Also curious about Pantheon but haven't been willing to commit to anything regarding their "Pledge for Play".

Any other games in the fantasy genre/open-world concept that people are excited about? I know revelation just released but I am a console/mac user and not up for buying a gaming PC without a really appealing game.

Fluffy has updated his "Complete" accolade spreadsheet - as of 23/02/2017.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15yw9kUbVwxpMKjZrnaJWte2fkdBc6kPYhUr_Xda83js/htmlview#

Thanks Gareth! I think you've got a lot of members addicted to playing with their worms now.

Thank you, Gareth!!  This was a super fun challenge and I'm now completely addicted to this game.  Thanks for the cool prizes too!

If anyone wants to add me on steam my user name on there is lunarneko13 using the same avatar picture as i do here.

This was a fun challenge my wrist may not agree with that sentiment but it was still fun. Looking forward to more challenges like this in the future.

#lookatmyworm

I think this is the best I can do before work.

I'm having the same issue, like it has a mind of its own... Browser or phone?

I've been trying for the last few days, but can barely get out of the hundreds, let alone the thousands. I lag so bad I can barely control where my worm goes.

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Here are my tips for getting a high score:

• Play on PC using the mouse for the best and most responsive control
• Just like STO, this game has several different instances to accommodate all the players
• If you're in a laggy instance, hit F5 to refresh and be put in a new one
• At first, head to the middle of the map and find where all the action is
• Follow the big worms around
• You'll be too small for them to waste time on, so you'll be relatively safe
• When those big worms die, feed on them and try not to collide during the feeding frenzy that follows
• The middle is a high risk/high reward area
• Once you're a respectable size, head out to the outer regions of the map where it's not as busy and therefore safer
• Coil around smaller worms for an easy meal

Hope it helps a bit!  Good luck to all! 

Accolade: Wanted By Section 31 & The Scourge of StarFleet

Yay at last this accolade is now doable.

Thanks to scoutgeek for creating a Foundry Mission:  Accolade: Federation

I have such a small worm :( #lookatmyworm

Egods man, i am still struggling to get to the same score again.