Beta Key contests.

[Arovien]

Got a couple extra keys. Beta keys will be given away to contest winners. A few contests will begin as of this post. Possibly more to come.
Simple rules:

• Do not enter if you already have a beta key/ beta access or for a friend.
• A winner can not participate in future beta key contests.
• Participants can place entries in multiple contests, but only win one.

For the LOLs Contest:CLOSED

Create a PlanetSide themed meme picture or just a funny picture like this one here:


Submit entry via PM or reply to this thread. A winner (possibly winners depending on turnout) will be picked by my outfit members and I.

ENDS July 30 12:00AM PDT.

Personification too strong, needs nerf Contest:CLOSED

Write a little something about the life of an inanimate object found in PlanetSide. Can be a weapon, vehicle, or whatever else you can think of that is inanimate.
Does not have to be long, just create a quality piece.


Ends July 30 12:00AM PDT.

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"I R Artist" Contest: CLOSED

Pretty simple, showoff your artistic talents. Entries have to showcase something to do with PlanetSide. Can be a drawing, graphic design, or anything else that can be considered art. The more creative and unique entries will have higher regard.

Submit entries via PMs or reply to this thread. A winner (possibly winners depending on turnout) will be picked by my outfit members and I.

ENDS July 27th 8PM PDT.

All about the faction Contest: CLOSED

Tell us (or show us) why your faction is better than the other two. Do not mention particular players or outfits, JUST FACTION banter please. Be cleaver, don't be stupid.

Enter by replying to this thread. No PM entries for this contest.

ENDS July 25th 12:00AM PDT. Winner decided by July 25th 8PM PDT.

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Good luck to all participants.

[Ertwin]

The Vanu Soverignty represents what humans have always strived for. Knowledge. Knowledge is what fueled our drive to explore the entirety of Earth, from the tallest mountain, to the deepest sea. Thirst for knowledge is what guided us from the stone age to the stars.

Now that we are among the stars, and far from the planet that birthed us, some would say that we should stop our millennia long quest for knowledge. They think we have enough knowledge, and would rather live in ignorance to the vast undiscovered secrets of the universe.

We have discovered alien artifacts, and rather than study them, and learn from them, others would have us hide them away or destroy them. These artifacts, have unlocked the kind of knowledge that has in the past ushered in new eras of technology and enlightenment.

I stand with the Vanu Soverignty because I have an undying thirst for knowledge. I still look to the stars with awe and amazement. I still want explore the universe and discover all the joys and sorrows it has to offer.

Knowledge and exploration has always been an integral part of the human experience, but as long as this war persists, that part of our very being is put on hold. So I do not fight for control. I do not fight for money. I fight for our very being, I fight for our future, I fight for knowledge.

[Gen Morane]

Before the Terran Republic, there was chaos, the fractal peace between nations and ideologies had failed and the Earth was embroiled in war. The Terran Republic unified the human race and brought peace, law, and a collective vision for our species.

The Terran Republic brought us to the stars and in time allowed us to colonize a new world. All this was possible through the collective unity of our race as a whole, a thing unprecedented in our history.

Yet, there are those that are dissatisfied with peace, those who's selective memories forget the harsh times that gave rise to the Terran Republic. They cry for Liberty, when they truly wish to return to anarchy. To return to the individualistic barbarism that nearly bled our birth world dry. They are but a cancer, that truly do not know the harm that they would cause by their spread. So blinded by self righteousness and personal gain they loose sight of the human race as a whole, to return to the individual.

There are those that are dissatisfied with humanity, who shun their own brothers and sisters for the embrace of an alien god. They cry that they seek knowledge, to advance the human race to new heights undreamed. Yet they tamper with knowledge that isn't there own, they play with power that they do not comprehend. It was the unity of the human race that brought them to the stars, it was through those trials that we took together that have brought us this far. Yet they scoff at our accomplishments, spit upon our history and even scorn our humanity.

I am a Terran Republic soldier, it is what I am, It is who I will be until the end. I choose my loyalty for I know the greatness that the Republic has brought us, I see the glory that will be our future. We will bring peace. We will bring order. We will bring the future.

-Gen Morane

[MorioMortis]

Art contest, to the eternal glory of the Republic.



Please note that no human beings* where harmed in the making of this artwork. We would also like to use this opportunity to remind you that giving assistance to or refusing to denounce traitors (including, but not limited to, members of the so called "Vanu Sovereignty" and New Conglomerate" organizations) is an act of treason, irregardless of situation, and that such acts must not be tolerated if we are to have peace on Auraxis.

In other news, it is speculated that radical modifications to the Republic's military will be taking shape in the coming days, with the objective to enhance our glorious army's already supreme flexibility on the battlefield (rumors that this is in response to the Sovereignty having successfully adapted anti-gravity technology to powered exo-suits are in fact pure fiction, as are those claiming that this radical reorganization is motivated by a change in attitude on the part of the soldiers themselves).


*Under Act LXIV, article 12a of the Republic's constitution, a human being is defined as a sentient organism of the Homo sapiens species, regardless of sex or age.


I have the full sized (standard 24 by 36 inches poster size) one somewhere, as well as the psd file for it, if anyone wants them.

[Mythoclast]

The Terran Republic stood for a noble cause, order and peace. But as has happened throughout all of history a noble cause can give rise to a corrupt tyranny. In the pursuit of order came conformity. In the pursuit of peace came oppression. Some may decide that to remedy this the Republic should be reforged anew. If they succeed in this endeavor we salute them and wish them the best of luck in rescuing their long forgotten noble origins. We believe that the time of oppression is over and that in order to form a more perfect union we must break away from the broken Republic and form a New Conglomerate. We will not stand idly by as men and women have themselves stolen by this Republic and replaced with what a tyrant thinks they should be, merely cogs in a machine. We cannot flourish while a select few stand at the head of the human race and dictate our direction, deaf to the cries around them.

All the human race is meant to stand on equal ground and we are to stand proudly, pure from another kind of oppressive corruption. The Vanu Sovereignty squander their freedom not by subjugating us as individuals but by attempting to subjugate us as a race. They would have us believe that to be human is shameful and that we need to alter ourselves in the image of these false gods, the Vanu. They would have us believe that all of our progression as humans should be forgotten and that this new technology is to lead us into the future, but we say NO! We will light our way into the future as we have always done, not by remaking ourselves in the image of another race, but by being the best damn Humans we can be! We will show them that it isn't through technology that we have become great, but by our will, and our guts, and our sweat.

We of the New Conglomerate will stand against all who attempt to destroy humanity, whether that be by the annihilation of our bodies, the annihilation of our minds, or the annihilation of our spirit. We will not be silenced by death. We will not be part of your broken machine. And we will NOT be remade in the image of a race that failed long ago. Join us and fight for freedom, for your people, for the human race!

[John of NC]

You know, I almost thought about joining the ranks of the Terran Republic, thankfully, I decided to go a bit deeper and enlighten myself. I couldn't believe all the tyranny pouring out of their history. I looked back at the leader of the Republic, and saw the malice, the hatred, and the evil embeded deep into those nearly soulless eyes. I hardly even cared about their 'fast firing weaponry' when all the weapons can kill just as swiftly, it just meant that the slower firing guns have a better chance at conserving ammo. Besides, unless they're camouflaged, those bright red colors are just an easier target for the competitors.

The Vanu Sovereignty are in my opinion, just scientists who fight for more research and artifacts. Laser weapons are cool, along with their easy to maneuver vehicles, and so are their suits, but they're still my second choice. Because, unfortunately, at the end of the day all of their 'extra maneuverable' vehicles and 'fancy' flying is just another mark on the side of a New Conglomerate Liberator.

As you should know by now, I taken up arms with the New Conglomerate faction. We are the rebels of Auraxis, and we fight for the people. We daily lay down our lives to destroy the oppressive Terran Republic. We fight for the belief that one day the old empire that is slowly crumbling will fall, and a new age, with new leaders shall rise in its place. That the people may no longer need any bunkers for the sake of their safety. That they might be able to heal the scars of war. The New Conglomerates do not fight for themselves or gain, they fight for the men, the women, and the children. This is why we fight, this is why we rebel. Long Live The New Conglomerates!

[Arovien]

Did not expect these awesome, top-notch entries. I enjoy reading all of these; its gonna be tough picking a winner.

Hope to see more art entries.

[Tseralith]

Just some art I made based a bit on the Yin Yang principle.

Edit: Got nothing about the factions though.

[Shadowrath]

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the responses. Keep em' coming.

[proxy]

Originally Posted by Tseralith

Just some art I made based a bit on the Yin Yang principle.

Edit: Got nothing about the factions though.

Is this slightly sexual to anyone else? I feel dirty....

[Sephirex]

Originally Posted by proxy

Is this slightly sexual to anyone else? I feel dirty....

Yep, and I see Vanu are on top.

[Ertwin]

Originally Posted by Sephirex

Yep, and I see Vanu are on top.

Giggity.

[KhaaaaaanX]

There was a time, long ago, when I knew peace. A time when the cycle was in balance and nature ran its course. That time is gone; it has been replaced with entropy and chaos. The humans came and with them their petty squabbles and meaningless conflict. They fought over the land they crushed under foot and tank. They fought over sky, that they pollute with toxins. They fight to steal the energy, they fight but they do not die. The cycle has been broken, no longer is there a natural balance of life and death. An endless supply of foreign biology floods my senses and enrages me. Do they not see the futility of their actions?

They call themselves Terran Republic and care for nothing but their own greed and control. They call themselves New Conglomerate and they are consumed with their own self righteousness. They call themselves Vanu Sovereignty and they seek endlessly that which will only destroy them. They care for only those who share their name and color, they think themselves to be a separate three but they are all the same to me. They think they alone have claim to this place, but there is a fourth, one who was given a human name from their cancerous mouths.

They are not the first, they will not be the last. The cycle will continue. I will cleanse myself of these parasites before their infection spreads beyond control. I will swat those that fly with my trees and mountains. I will bury those in on ground with dirt and lava. I will blind their senses with my weather. I will destroy this invasion so utterly that nothing will remain, even their broken ruins and stripped bones I will claim.

I am called Auraxis; and I will wipe this human stain from my body.

[John of NC]

Heres my 'art' portion of the contest:



I know its not really 'art', but I hope you get a good laugh out of it like I did while making it!

[brighthand]

Forboding fills the heart of man

as he plants his feet upon the sand

So long has it been since last he was here

Upon this region filled with fear


Like those before him whom he never knew

through his sinues, bitter lead and searing light would tear through

But these trifles concern him not

For he knows the battle must be fought


Freedom's light must never die

And with that wisdom the Galaxies fly

Off into the sky's great breath

their great multitudes together signal certain death


ominous clouds of blue gathering in bellowing thunder

descending upon the enemy haplessly found there under

From these blue clouds strike gold lightening

Their acquatence on the ground will only lead to fighting


While Some fight for control over the universe

The NC soldier knows that Tyranny is but a curse

Still others see the right to the future as only their's

to this, the NC excercises the right to bring them to tears


War is abound again, just as before

but this time with walking corpses 3 times more

This man with his rifle at the ready

marches towards the dawn to a sombre medley

Brothers and Sisters set to pay the price

In a never-ending epic battle that will happen now twice

This is the path of the New Conglomerate

All other factions need only accept their fate