2013 OMP VAF DRIVE NOW OPEN!

2013-05-01 · Someone

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  The OMP ('help omp') is a freaking fun time for all, and we hope     
  you can make it this year to what will be SIXTEEN STRAIGHT YEARS   
  OF WILD, UNABASHED AWESOMENESS!  And just like every year before, with       
  the OMP comes the OMP VAF DRIVE!                                     

  Hot new - Individual benefits! - See IN SUMMARY at the bottom.
   
  All players on 3Scapes who participate with a VAF of $20 or more 
  until the time of 9:59pm Saturday July 27th 2013, contribute to their
  guild's totals.  The VAF must be received and allocated by that time,
  so if you're sending in a check or money order, give it a week at least.
   
  How do you VAF?  Type 'help vaf' and off you go.  All of the normal,
  individual VAF perks apply in addition to the wonderful benefits below.
  Plus, many guilds offer OMP-Drive perks too, so talk to your GM and see
  what's on the table.
 
  When you VAF an amount using the means in 'help vaf' you get
  normal VAFs to spend on all the VAF goodies available, but you also
  get an equivalent amount of guild-allocatable VAFs.  These special
  VAFs can then be allocated to any guild to which any of your
  characters belong.  These special, yearly VAFs only run from the
  point of the previous OMP.  Note: VAF wishlist doubling is not
  counted for the OMP drive.
   
  Let's take an example: Bob, a Monk, sends in $50.  Bob then gets 50
  VAF credits to spend on VAF perks.  In addition to this, Bob also has
  $50 that he can allocate to any of his guilds.  He's got a second
  character named Bill who is a Bard.  Bob (or Bill, it is the same
  human, after all) then chooses to allocate $30 to Monks and $20 to
  Bards, adding to each of those guilds' total along with the overall
  total as well.  The commands to use for this are housed in the
  'vaf' command, so if you type 'vaf' you will see all the options
  available to you.  If you have any questions, just ask, and by
  asking, I mean post a note on the main board.
   
  So, all that said, you now get to show your guild spirit!  The guilds
  with the highest allocated totals will receive the following rewards:
   
  FIRST PLACE
  1st place guild:
  Victory banner in the Center of Town praising the #1 guild for a year
   
  EXCLUSIVE BOOT LOGIN
  1st-2nd place:
  For one designated reboot...
  1st place guild members will be able to login at reboot
  2nd place guild members will be able to login 4 hours after reboot
  The rest will be able to login 8 hours after reboot
   
  BOONS
  1st-3rd place:
  Each guild will sponsor an end of year boon fest.  Each fest will
  include a T-boon stat boost and a no-death boon (at least).

  GUILD ARTIFACTS
  1st-4th place:
  For that same designated reboot...
  Each guild will receive 20 guild artifacts (randomly picked) for
  their guild at the beginning of the boot, to be then distributed
  by the respective guild admins.
   
  UNBREAKABLE EQUIPMENT
  1st-5th place:
  For that same designated reboot...
  Any armour the members of the winning guilds wear, or weapons
  wield, will not break for the entire reboot.  This is an effect
  on the player, not the item, so it only works for items you hold.
   
  AND THAT'S NOT ALL...
   
  BOON FESTS GALORE!
  There will be a boon fest whenever the total passes a $1000 mark.
  Boonfest include at least one big statboost, one nodeath boon and
  usually more.  The reward you get is determined by your online status
  at the time of the festness.

    You are ONLINE when the statboost happens
      * You get a full statboost and nodeath period

    You are LINKDEAD when the statboost happens
      * If you have allocated at least $20 VAFs for this year's OMP
        drive, you get 1/2 statboost
      * If you have allocated at least $100 VAFs for this year's OMP
        drive, you get a full statboost

    You are OFFLINE when the statboost happens
      * If you have allocated $150 or more VAFs for this year's OMP
        drive, you get to retrieve ALL the stat boost and instant
        no-death period you may have missed because your characters
        were offline.  EVERY stat boost for that boot can be are
        retrieved for each of your characters via vaf statboost.
        EVEN if you quit and come back, each of your characters can
        put themselves back up fully with the boosts (only once
        per human on the nodeath though).

  DOUBLE COIN BOOT
  When the total passes $4000, there will be a boot where for
  the entire duration, any coins gained from most monsters will be doubled.
  Some monsters that are specifically designed won't be affected, but the
  vast majority of kills will yield many more coins.
 
  BOON EXTRAVAGANZA
  When the total passes $4500, there will be a scheduled boon
  extravaganza that will include many of most every boon there is.

  2X EXPERIENCE BOOT
  When the total passes $5000, there will be a special boot
  where all normal experience gained will be at DOUBLE value.

  DIVINE SHIELD BOOT
  When the total passes $5500, a special boot will be
  granted that gives you 1/2 damage resistance to attacks.

  FREE NUMBERS PERK FOR EVERYONE BOOT
  When the total passes $6000, a special boot will be
  granted where everyone will behave as if they possess the numbers
  vaf perk (type vaf numbers).
 
  DIVINE POWER BOOT
  When the total passes $6500, a special boot will be
  granted that gives you double combat damage.
 
  4X CRAFTING BOOT
  When the total passes $7000, there will be a special boot
  where all Crafting components (farms, mines and fragments) will be
  at FOUR times their normal rate/frequency

  3X EXPERIENCE BOOT
  When the total passes $7500, the aforementioned double
  experience boot instead becomes a TRIPLE experience boot.
 
  MUDWIDE WISH!
  When the total passes $8000, the populace of 3S will be
  granted one wish.  The mud as a whole will have the ability
  to determine one significant thing that would change the face of 3S.
 
  HALF-RESET BOOT
  When the total passes $8500, a special boot will be
  granted where items reset twice as quickly.
 
  GLUTTONY BOOT
  When the total passes $9000, there will be a special boot
  where, if you are stuffed at the time, you will earn +1 to each stat
  every hour.  20% of the stats gained will carry over to following boot,
  with the top 5 stat-getters carrying over ALL their gained boosts.
 
  4X EXPERIENCE BOOT
  When the total passes $9500, the aforementioned triple
  experience boot instead becomes a QUADRUPLE experience boot.
 
  2X PROFESSIONS PXP BOOT
  When the total passes $10000, there will be a special boot
  where all PXP is earned at 2x the normal rate.
 
  BLING BOOT
  When the total passes $10500, there will be a special boot
  where most monsters will drop 2x items.

  SECOND MUDWIDE WISH
  When the total passes $11000, well, you get the picture.
 
  ----------
  IN SUMMARY
  ----------
  1st place     : Victory banner at COT
  1st-2nd place : Early participation in the "special" boot
  1st-3rd place : End of year triple boon fest
  1st-4th place : 20 guild artifacts in special boot
  1st-5th place : Unbreakable equip in special boot

  Every $1000 : Boon Fest!
        $4000 : Double Coin Boot!
        $4500 : Boon Extravaganza Boot!
        $5000 : 2x Experience Boot!
        $5500 : Divine Shield Boot! (1/2 damage)
        $6000 : Free Numbers Perk for Everyone Boot
        $6500 : Divine Power Boot! (2x dam)
        $7000 : 4x Crafting Boot!
        $7500 : 3x Exp Boot! (replaces the 2x Exp Boot)
        $8000 : Mudwide Wish!
        $8500 : Half-Reset Boot!
        $9000 : Gluttony Boot!
        $9500 : 4x Exp Boot! (replaces the 3x Exp Boot)
        $10000: 2x Professions Pxp Boot!
        $10500: Bling Boot!
        $11000: Second Mudwide Wish!        

  ALSO THIS YEAR!
  Individual Benefits (yes they all stack, yes you will be recredited
  any VAFs you spent on free perks you may have already earned)

  * Allocate $100 or more, you get "full-tier" stat boosts while LD
    (as opposed to none or half)  This applies to all your chars.

  * Allocate $150 or more and you get to retrieve the latest stat boost and
    instant no-death period you may have missed because your characters were
    offline via vaf statboost.  Boost retrieval applies to EVERY boost
    for ALL your characters EVEN if you quit out (nodeath is once per human).

  * Allocate $400 or more and get the amazing gswap VAF perk applied
    to any of your characters FREE!  Type 'vaf gswap' for more info.
    This includes the new ALL NEW THIRD-GUILD gswap, which allows you to add
    a @hilite+flash:THIRD@ guild to a single character!  This extra feature will not be
    available for normal VAF selection until later in the year, but you can
    get yours, you can get it now and you can get it for FREE!

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