MMO-Champion "Be nice, not naughty!" Giveaway, Setup of the Month

[Boubouille]

Update #2 - Obviously, one post per user.
Update - Yes, all languages are allowed for the giveaway. Any dungeon is fine (including non-Cata dungeons)

MMO-Champion "Be nice, not naughty!" Giveaway
It's almost Christmas! All the WoW players around the world are happy and busy being nice to everyone they know and don't know in-game! ... Ok, most of you aren't that nice and I heard that Santa's "naughty" list is getting longer and longer with so many people gearing up in PuG/random instances.

That's why Christmas and the holidays is a wonderful time to change that behavior, especially if you can get free stuff just by being nice!

Prizes
A lot of these items were kindly offered by WoWTCGLoot.com, thanks to them!

• 1 x X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME - Yep. You can win a super awesome rocket mount!
• 1 x Mega Pack of your choice on Steam Holiday Sale! Yep, I'm talking about the 13/14/15th page, and no, I won't get mad at you if you pick the expensive $80 one.
• 1 x Ethereal Portal - An item replacing your Heartstone by an awesome Ethereal portal!
• 1 x Goblin Weather Machine - For those of you who want snow on Christmas!
• 1 x World of Warcraft Pet: Lil Ragnaros
• 1 x World of Warcraft® Pet: Moonkin Hatchling
• 1 x World of Warcraft® Pet: Pandaren Monk
• 1 x World of Warcraft® Pet: Lil' K.T.
• 1 x World of Warcraft® Pet: Lil’ XT
• 1 x World of Warcraft® Mount: Celestial Steed
• 10 x Curse Premium accounts, because updating all your addons instantly in just one click is awesome!

I never joke when it comes to being nice, and this is definitely the biggest giveaway to date!


Giveaway Rules
This giveaway is very simple and will require you to do 3 simple things.

1. Join a random instance group through the /lfd tool, any level is fine it doesn't have to be a Cataclysm dungeon. When you arrive in the instance you have to:

• Say hello to the members of the group. (Any language is fine)
• Wish them Happy Holidays/a Merry Christmas!

2. You have to finish the instance with that same group, I'm expecting you to kill the last boss and finish the instance instead of quitting after the first wipe. Let's say that two members are allowed to change over the course of the instance because you can't control other people ragequitting over stupid things (but it won't happen if you're nice!)

At the end of the instance:

• Say goodbye to the members of the group and thanks them for their time.
• Wish them Happy Holidays/a Merry Christmas again!

3. Post on the MMO-Champion "Be nice, not naughty!" Giveaway - Screenshots Thread the two screenshots of 1. and 2. to show the world how nice you are. After you're done with that, you will officially be on the list of the people nice enough to be picked for free stuff! (One post per user allowed)

4. Winners will be picked on December 26th at 08:00PM GMT based on their post numbers. If there are 2437 replies at the end of the giveaway, I will do a /random 1-2437 (either in-game or on a random number generator site) and will select winners based on their post number!

I will finish this post with the most adorable artwork ever, posted on the forums by Equilibrioception. Good luck to everyone, and Merry Christmas!

Computers - Setup of the Month (by chaud)
Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolutions, the lovely chaud will work on a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!

Read if you plan to upgrade - New Intel CPUs with a 0-15% gain in some applications are coming in January for those who wait and will be included next time.

Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!

Peripherals/Monitors

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Monitor	ASUS VW224U 22-Inch Widescreen - $134	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $218
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25	Cyborg V.5 - $37
Mouse	Logitech MX518 - $38	Logitech G500 - $60
Speakers	Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $28	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $28
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	Dell E2311H 23-inch LED-backlit Widescreen - $318	Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $568
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $66	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $70
Mouse	Razer Deathadder - $47	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $71
Speakers	Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speaker System - $50	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $83

Puppy and Dolphin

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $39	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $39
Power Supply	OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W - $55	Corsair 650TX - $70
CPU	AMD Athlon II X4 640 AM3 - $99	AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - $144
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 - $94	GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 - $135
Memory	4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $52	4GB CORSAIR XMS3 4GB 10666 DDR3 - $75
Graphics Card	XFX 5770 - $145	XFX 6850 or EVGA GTX 460 - $199
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB - $46	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $60
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26
Total	$582	$774

Narwhal and Unicorn

Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Case	Cooler Master Centurion 5 II - $54	Cooler Master HAF932 - $140
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX - $70	Corsair 750HX (7 Year Warranty) - $133
CPU	Intel i5-760 - $205	Intel i7-950 - $290
Heatsink	Xigmatek HDT-S1284 + bracket - $55	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80
Motherboard	ASUS P7P55D-E - $149	Asus Sabertooth X58 (5 Year Warranty) - $199
Memory	4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB 10666 DDR3 - $75	6GB Corsair DDR3 12800 - $87
Graphics Card	XFX 6870 OR EVGA GTX 470- $240	XFX 6970 - $370
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $87	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $87
SSD	None	OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB (Review) - $225 OR Corsair Force 120GB (Review) - $211
DVD	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26	Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $26
Total	$961	$1637

[palage]

merry christmas!

[Deleted]

LOL be nice to pugs.... That'll be a very small competition then after seeing what they're like now, screaming "HEALS" and "NOOB!"

[Minto44]

I already see it before me - Five people in the same group everyone wishing the others Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays at the start and end of the run for this contest, and then raging and yelling at each other during the actual instance. Making people act nice on screenshots is nice.

[Mr.DPS]

now does it have to be high level instance?
or can I do this on my 53 pally and it still count?

[rknDA1337]

Best. Giveaway. Ever. Definitely gonna do this tomorrow when my schedule isn't packed! Merry Christmas!

[Deleted]

13th page isnt the package deals btw, 14th is.

[Captain British]

Does this have to be a high level dungeon?

[Boubouille]

Doesn't have to be a high level dungeon.
Doesn't have to be in english.

[Deralte]

i wont post screenshots, im already wishing anyone merry christmas anyways.

[Thiron]

Heh, nice one. Too bad I'm doing only guild runs now.

[TheOne]

Start the instance, "Merry Christmas" blah blah blah, take screen shot. During run, act like complete douchebag. End of run "thanks for the good run, Merry Christmas" blah blah blah, take screen shot. Of course, I will be the one that puts the "you acted like a total douchebag the whole run and NOW you want to be nice??" comment in your screenshot.

[Boubouille]

Start the instance, "Merry Christmas" blah blah blah, take screen shot. During run, act like complete douchebag. End of run "thanks for the good run, Merry Christmas" blah blah blah, take screen shot. Of course, I will be the one that puts the "you acted like a total douchebag the whole run and NOW you want to be nice??" comment in your screenshot.

You'd be surprised how easy it is to get people to act nice when you're nice at the beginning of an instance. if you check out the first submission, you will notice that it can work just fine.

[Deleted]

This is awesome, thank you so much to Boub for doing this.

Even if it's just for two days, we might actually see some PuGs being nice to each other for a change. I hope it works anyway and it might encourage me to actually remember to say 'Hello' and 'Goodbye' at the very least from now on, I have a habit of staying silent during PuGs.

[Gracin]

You'd be surprised how easy it is to get people to act nice when you're nice at the beginning of an instance. if you check out the first submission, you will notice that it can work just fine.

That's nice to see. Although, if you look closely the other four were guild mates... :P

Happy Holidays.

[Deleted]

Just thought maybe you should specify if its allowed to run with guild groups bibi seeing the first 2 replies are.

[Collected]

Is it one chance per user? Not sure it says in the instructions if you're allowed multiple group screenshots or just one.

[Deleted]

You'd be surprised how easy it is to get people to act nice when you're nice at the beginning of an instance. if you check out the first submission, you will notice that it can work just fine.

You are judging that on a tol'vir run and not dm/sfk/sc :>

I can't get bads to act normal, so never mind me being nice to a warlock who doesn't understand a yes/no question or a hunter who doesn't grasp the idea of 'put trap in front of him so he walks into it.' "IMMUNE!" - yes idiot, the magic field makes them immune just like on the previous attempt :/

I'll be nice to them if they show me they understand the basic concepts of cc and answering a yes/no question when presented to them.

Happy Holidays everyone!

[Caszum]

Are we allowed to submit multiple screen over the 24,25,26 either with new post or edit your old one, not to greater the chance but to share the love?

[Matchu]

Is Klingon an acceptable language? Just askin'...