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Guild Contest: A Picture's Worth 1000 Gold - Results

The results for the Costa screenshot contest are in. There were definitely a lot of good submissions. Thanks to those of you who participated and those who helped judge for this contest. The winner is Harmlus for his Alcaz island submission!



The top three are as follows:

1. Harmlus' Alcaz island submission
2. Bobbyknight's Badlands submission
3. Katie's Temple of the Moon submission

Also, the non-Costa CAlliance winner is Melly's Menethil Harbor submission! http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c220/ ... 051450.jpg. Send me a message here on the forums or in game to let me know if you want the Primordial Saronite or which Alliance Argent Tournament you want as your prize.

Prizes will be mailed out this week. Congratulations to all the winners!

Guild Contest: A Picture's Worth 1000 Gold

With the end of 25-man raiding in the CAlliance for this expansion and the arrival of Cataclysm in a few months, we are planning to have a number of guild contents/events. The first is a screenshot contest!

As you may or may not know, Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms are changing drastically in the next expansion. Because of that, many of those old familiar places we've leveled to 60 in are going away. Maybe as you have leveled up or explored both those continents, you've stumbled across places that looked interesting or were awesome. So for this contest, submit a picture of up to two of your favorite zones in the old world with a small description of it's significance and/or why you like it. The prizes available are:

First Place: 1000g + picture featured on Costa website!
Second Place: 250g + 1 Primordial Saronite
Third Place: 250g + 1 Gordok Ogre Suit (It lifts AND supports!)

Although this is a guild contest, non-Costa CAlliance members are welcome to make submissions. The best non-Costa, CAlliance submission will win either a Primordial Saronite or an Alliance Argent Tournament pet of their choosing. They are, however, not elligible for the top 3 prizes listed above.

Here's an example of what a submission would look like:



This is a place I found by accident several months ago. It's in SE Ashenvale where all the demons are. The monument is the Horde equivalent of Uther's tomb. The stone marks the place where Thrall and Grom Hellscream defeated Mannoroth. The stone itself has an inscription on it if you right-click it. It's a tribute to Grom who died in the fight.

Guidelines:
-Eastern Kingdoms or Kalimdor areas ONLY
-No Instances
-Try not to post a gigantic picture (for bandwidth)
-Your character's name or avatar must be in the shot (so we know you just didn't copy it from another site)
-A small description stating where the picture was taken

This contest will go for the next three weeks. Make your submissions in the announcement forums. Good luck!

Gaming skills are clearly transferable to real-life situations as one Norwegian boy will tell you. 12-year-old Hans Jorgen Olsen called upon skills gained through playing World of Warcraft to save himself and his sister from a moose attack.

The two children were out walking in a forest near their home and had strayed into the territory of a moose. The animal decided to attack the intruders putting both their lives at risk. Hans had to think quickly as to how to save his sister, and brought to mind some of the skills he had learned playing the MMO.

The first skill that came to mind was Taunt, which in the game attracts the attention of a mob, but in this instance attracted the attention of the moose on to Hans while his sister escaped. With his sister then safe Hans needed a way of saving himself, so called upon another WoW skill: feign death.

By doing this in game you hope the enemy will ignore you and move off. Hans bravely tried the same thing with the moose and it worked. The animal soon lost interest and left the boy alone.

Read more at Next Nature

Matthew’s Opinion

Next time someone complains that you are spending too long playing WoW just tell them it’s preparation for real-life situations by gaining new skills. If they need further convincing supply the link to this story.

As brave as Hans was, he also put his life in danger with the actions he took. The taunting saved his sister, but the feigning death could of backfired and ended in serious injury.

Although the focus here is on skills he learned in-game, I wonder what Hans would have done if he’d not played WoW? Or if he was into more violent games, would we be reading about a 12-year-old moose killer right now?