[another update: 1/15/10]
There were a fair amount of people who earned 29 points, just 1 point shy of the conti.
I have decided to be AWESOME (not that this is anything new... still, I felt it beared mentioning for dramatic effect) and give you 29ers the item anyways. Thanks for participating. I know you all <3 Shaiya, and I want you to know that I <3 YOU.
Items are all handed out now. If you haven't sent in a ticket about your helmet, i suggest you do that really soon before it's too late. >.>
WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
[oops forgot to announce grand prize...]
GRAND PRIZE IS +2 GM ENCHANT MAX [15]! Congratulations SuperDuperDude!
Helmet winners! Please send in a ticket with the following information:
1) "I <3 Shaiya Winter 09" in the subject field
2) Your account name
3) The helmet of your choice from the options below
4) The class/faction of the character to use the helmet
5) a link to this post
6) your favorite food to eat for the holidays (optional)
HELMET WINNERS (15+ points):
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_chaos14_ - DELIVERED!
almacenshaiya - DELIVERED!
ardobyteos - DELIVERED!
arkflame25 - DELIVERED!
Astuanax - DELIVERED!
backinbeky - DELIVERED!
balelas1 - DELIVERED!
bjarne002
blueeyedmex - delivered.
brandy666
bubbaben2000 - DELIVERED!
camorim - delivered.
camshaft01 - delivered.
chanecke - DELIVERED!
chooorka - DELIVERED!
chrissy01134 - delivered.
cnjcandles - DELIVERED!
dagangsta7 - DELIVERED!
daniellehicks - delivered.
datitan23 - DELIVERED!
delreo - DELIVERED!
dice13 - DELIVERED!
dtoidrules - delivered.
ephriamxd - delivered.
erdam - DELIVERED!
ervin537 - DELIVERED!
faith826 - DELIVERED!
fhercas - DELIVERED!
fireyredhead82 - DELIVERED!
fitmonkey - DELIVERED!
fresher123 - DELIVERED!
fresher85 - DELIVERED!
gnleugim - DELIVERED!
grandchico - delivered.
grazlik - DELIVERED!
hahayounoob - DELIVERED!
heartlessbeauty - DELIVERED!
ianluvsrainbows - DELIVERED!
inkognitto - delivered.
itsoftball - DELIVERED!
jemmeh - delivered.
jjlong21 - DELIVERED!
johnnyk_09 - DELIVERED!
jonnytruant - DELIVERED!
justin116 - DELIVERED!
kerenf - delivered.
kervalin1983 - DELIVERED!
laura725
leynad - DELIVERED!
life_is_square - DELIVERED!
lynna_chan - DELIVERED!
m1zzpr1zz - DELIVERED!
megafelip - DELIVERED!
megagerman - DELIVERED!
merrilue - DELIVERED!
mojo_4_ever - DELIVERED!
mojo26 - delivered.
morgancm65
n2theocean - DELIVERED!
n3cr0m33p5 - DELIVERED!
nasua - delivered.
niex616 - DELIVERED!
ninafool - DELIVERED!
nitroguy360 - DELIVERED!
odin_knight - DELIVERED!
orgullo - DELIVERED!
ownednoob - DELIVERED!
prettygirl_2008 DELIVERED!
radkooo29 - DELIVERED!
randace - DELIVERED!
red_dragon13rv - DELIVERED!
reneehicks - DELIVERED!
rentier - DELIVERED!
shneedlewoods
skitcheroo - delivered.
smokeit420
snakey11 - DELIVERED!
sohungry - DELIVERED!
superduperdude - DELIVERED!
Superluken - DELIVERED!
susieq955749 - DELIVERED!
Tapitas - DELIVERED!
tecnezio - DELIVERED!
tequilamina - DELIVERED!
tessa25 - DELIVERED!
tryanhard - DELIVERED!
unnamed_soldier - DELIVERED!
vyzblnk - DELIVERED!
wedgeantilles - DELIVERED!
windharp - DELIVERED!
witheredone - DELIVERED!
xxlilixx
xxsabrixx
zermee - DELIVERED!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER: SuperDuperDude with a WHOPPING 126 points!!!
All the other prizes will be distributed soon. Extra special thanks goes out to all of you who got out of the house and participated, even if it was just for 1 point

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Stay tuned: We'll be doing this again some time
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I <3 Shaiya WINTER 09* edition
*Now with more pwn!
I got to Shaiya Team just in time to help tally up the points on the last I <3 Shaiya event, and it was really a lot of fun. I guess I'm a grizzled and seasoned veteran now, so I get to
copy Jecca's old post *HA-AHEM*
and just change a few things *AHEM* er, i mean, post my own 100% original unsaturated version of I <3 Shaiya from concentrate for you now.
What to do:
Be awesome: Take pictures of yourself holding one of the amazing I <3 Shaiya signs while doing stuff on the list at the bottom of this post. Get awesomely generous prizes for earning points. HAVE SO MUCH FUN, YOU'LL SAY TO YOURSELF "OMG THIS IS REALLY FUN TO DO".
This is always such an awesome event. I absolutely loved the entries from last time, and I just can't wait to see how much more awesome it can get this time
Please post all photos here:
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?p=4962213
DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT PST JANUARY 2ND, 2010
*Please edit your original posts so ALL of your pictures can be viewed in 1 post!*
The rules are as follows:
Your face must be visible in the picture! (Smiling is optional but I would totally prefer that you smile)
The object, costume, person, place or thing, as well as the I <3 Shaiya sign must also be clearly visible!
NO PHOTOSHOP!
NO CHEATING!
Have fun and be creative!
Dont do anything that will get you arrested!
The Photos MUST be taken
Outside OR ELSE THEY DONT COUNT!!!!!!!
(Of course, anything that absolutely MUST be done inside can be

)
You will
NOT receive multiple points for completing the SAME objective multiple times
**You cannot use the submissions from the last event! You have to use our wintery new sign!!**
*Another thread is for event SUBMISSIONS, so please leave this thread reserved for DISCUSSION!*
Once the pictures have been collected and the points tallied up, the player with the highest total of earned points will earn an
Extra special super ultra secret prize! Because you know how I love doing that to you.
Other *PRIZES* are as follows:
1 point Sun EXP Stone (24 Hours)
15 points The helmet of your choice from the below options!!!
30 points 7 DAY CONTINUOUS RES RUNE!!!
This is a tiered event, so if you achieve 30+ points you will earn
ALL 3 PRIZES!!!
This image has been resized. Click to view the full Size Image.
OFFICIAL I <3 SHAIYA BANNERS CAN BE FOUND HERE (right click/save as):
SIGN FOR LIGHT CLICK HERE
SIGN FOR FURY CLICK HERE
Objectives:
ONE POINTERS
enjoying a glass of festive drink (egg nog, hot chocolate)
writing i <3 shaiya 09 in teh snow or slush (snowdirt!)
with someone in a uniform
enjoying some cake! (which is a lie)
while kissing someone under mistletoe
on a boat
in front of 26 people (exactly)
at an amusement park
at a sporting event
while at work
trying to pay for goods outside of the game with AP ("Do you take funcards?")
in a phone booth while wearing a superman shirt
in an elevator full of people
with a cheerleading squad
with "I <3 Shaiya 09" shaved into your head
while ice skating
in a snowball fight
holding an aeria fun card in a store
in a public library with your favorite childrens book/story
in the cereal aisle at the supermarket (lucky charms must be visible)
inside of a plane, train, or bus
use "i <3 shaiya 09" as your name on the electronic bowling scoreboard IRL (I 3 Shaiya is OK)
while playing shaiya at a coffee shop or internet cafe
write "i <3 shaiya 09" in the frost on a car window
shooting someone with a nerf gun
with a parrot on your shoulder
swinging on a swing, rope swing, or tire swing (bonus point for doing all three)
at an ice cream vendor asking "WTB vanilla IC pl0x" (Must have vanilla ice cream in hand)
pretending to sleep in a bed at a store
mow "i <3 shaiya 09" into your lawn, OR dig it out in snow (if your lawn is covered in snow)
Snow man w/I <3 Shaiya (Or snow Angel)
while looking sophisticated, reading a philosophy book and drinking coffee in a bookstore
while "trapped" somewhere
wearing your "best ring"
while dressed in drag
in a bush wearing camouflage
with your mouth _completely_ full of food
car with a home made 1 <3 shaiya bumper sticker
next to someone wearing a name tag
while hanging holiday lights
while blaming someone for something
with a mail man or mail lady
next to a celebrity look-a-like, or in a wax museum next to a wax celebrity
sitting at a campfire (bonus point if you are roasting chestnuts)
while dressed as the tinsel-monster
while getting your nails done or shined
while holding two identical snowflakes
while celebrating new years day
5 POINTERS
in front of any aeria games or sonov office
on santa's lap
with a real live celebrity (must provide link with proof of status)
with a gigantic I <3 Shaiya 09 sign (must be larger than you)
at a recognizable landmark (must provide link with proof of status)
next to your towns "welcome to..." sign
with some shaiya swag ( http://www.cafepress.com/aeriastudio )
cook something that spells out i <3 shaiya 09 (cookies/spaghetti/cake/etc get creative)
a video of you setting up/completing an objective (must be uploaded to youtube or other video sharing site)
while cosplaying at a mall or big store
make your holiday lights spell out "i <3 Shaiya"
while playing a classic arcade machine
dressed as your character from shaiya
dressed as a goddess from shaiya
next to an elderly person while wearing pants on your head
with a politician (must provide link with proof of status)
asking a psychic what your characters future in shaiya will be (make them go in to as much detail as possible)
out front of a large store or shopping mall with a cardboard sign that reads "will work for Etin - I <3 Shaiya 09"
10 POINTERS (hah)
getting an announcer at a large event to plug shaiya over the loudspeaker (must have video)
getting a DJ to plug shaiya on the radio (must have audio or video) or getting your I <3 shaiya sign on TV (must have video)
Now get out there and make it happen! <333333333333333333333