[Giveaway] DoW2: Warhammer'er

[Vermillion]

Okay boys and girls (and kittens), I'm here to announce that I will be giving away one copy of Warhammer 40,0000: Dawn of War 2 for the PC. This copy will be a direct, next day ship from Amazon (or gifted via Steam) when released. Details are as follows:

Rules of Ultimate Competition
0. Yes, I start with zero (mainly because I thought of this at the end and didn't want to renumber). You must have an account with CoG/IM prior to my creating this thread. This is a reward for active members of the community. Maybe you should stop lurking and participate if you want to win something? Yeah, burns doesn't it.
1. One entry per username. Additional entries will not gain you any advantage.
2. To enter into the contest, simply reply to this thread with an MS Paint drawing, created by yourself, illustrating how you would convince your mom, significant other, or cat that DoW2 is awesome.
3. Entries will be judged by myself. Should they meet the requirements outlined in my own personal "Awesome Scale for Pure Justice", that user will be granted an additional entry. I apologize in advance to those of you who are unfunny, but it's my contest and it is not a democracy.
4. Entries will close at 12:01am CT on Monday, February 16th, 2009 to ensure I have enough time to review it and place the order.
5. Eligible contests must have proof that they have lost their virginity. Preferably photos. (not really. Seriously, please do not send pictures... I've seen your photos, and outside of Rin and Voodoo, you are all hideous inbred ass monkey looking things to me.)
6. The winner will be drawn based on a very complex mathematical formula called "Random".
7. The winner will be notified via PM that Monday. The winner will then have 4 hours to which to respond (I will begin notification roughly at 9am CT). If the winner does not respond in time, a new random winner will be chosen and step 7 will repeat until a winner is selected.
8. Winner must respond via PM with their username and a VALID shipping address (according to Amazon). If you give me a PO Box I'm going to ship you a picture of the game you would have received instead. This rule only applies if you don't the RIGHT thing and get it from Steam. Do it!
9. This contest is not open to Canadians and the French because I am racist.
10. Okay, Canadians can apply.
11. Not really, suck it Canadians! HOSER!
12. Okay, they really can. But still no Frenchies.

* I reserve the right to modify these rules and give the award to whomever I choose. If I do, it will probably be a hot girl. Just being honest.

[fitbabits]

Awesome giveaway, Verms. Thanks.

[Ghostbear]

me me! thanks dude.

[Lekon]

Damn, I want in on this. Now I just have to figure out how to use this complex... MSpaint thing.

Annnd, here's my entry. Thanks for the chance to win Vermillion. You're awesome.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2420/contest20entry2nq6.jpg

[fitbabits]

me me! thanks dude.
Um, there's one thing missing from your submission... Can you guess what it is?

[Ghostbear]

Um, there's one thing missing from your submission... Can you guess what it is?

a drawing, I was aware, just wanted to say thanks first :)

[fitbabits]

a drawing, I was aware, just wanted to say thanks first :)
Next time, say thanks with a drawing! :)

[ClannerDelta]

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/ClannerDelta/WHAAArgharrbl-1.jpg

A re-imagining of the Motivational poster Disgustipated posted in the QQ thread.

*I take no responsibility for my horrific MSpaint skills.

[Vermillion]

Hope everyone has fun. I look forward to being destroyed by the winner online.

[biosc1]

Mine is very abstract...with a kitty.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6210/clipboard4cu7.jpg

Edit: I felt my faction colours were off.

[MalReynolds]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/3272361209_6effda8bc2.jpg?v=0

[Food Nipple]

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n305/foodnipple/dow2.jpg
Here is my submission

[ClannerDelta]

It's not good enough that you rape me in any shooter on the Xbox, but you have to be a better MS painter than me?

Hate... so much hate.:mad:

[GigaFuzz]

The 'I dislike FoodNipple' club is still taking new members. :p

[ClannerDelta]

The 'I dislike FoodNipple' club is still taking new members. :p

Don't worry. I'll get my revenge in DoW2. I'm fairly certain I'm still better... for now.

[Rogue_hunter]

Don't worry. I'll get my revenge in DoW2. I'm fairly certain I'm still better... for now.

I'm pretty certain in that too, because his bunker placement in Company of Heroes was atrocious.

[Lekon]

Dammit, stop that Foodnipple! I'm with Giga, you have to crush us at everything while being humble. Quit it!
Man, last contest I won, I lost. (Evilavatar contest, he never sent me the book I won :( )

I still say Food is an AI Construct built to crush gamers hopes and dreams.

[Vermillion]

http://members.cox.net/ejohnston1/TrollSnuggie.jpg

Do I win?

[Shadowstorm]

This took me an unhealthy amount of time to do.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/Agentstorm/dow2.png

I really want this game.

Thanks Verm!

[ClannerDelta]

You spend way... waaaaaay too much time on 4chan. It's like drinking. If you're doing it alone, you probably have a problem.

[Shadowstorm]

You spend way... waaaaaay too much time on 4chan. It's like drinking. If you're doing it alone, you probably have a problem.

Dude, I haven't been to 4chan in like, seconds.

Seriously though, haven't been there in awhile.

[violent]

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2710/lettercf2.jpg

[ClannerDelta]

Dude, I haven't been to 4chan in like, seconds.

Seriously though, haven't been there in awhile.

Btw, what does "DoW2 makes me Orcasm" mean? Scratch that. Don't want to know what an Orcasm is or looks like.

[Shadowstorm]

Btw, what does "DoW2 makes me Orcasm" mean? Scratch that. Don't want to know what an Orcasm is or looks like.

Orgasm, motherfucker :D.

[Shadowstorm]

Holy shit I did spell it incorrectly.

What the fuck.

[Vermillion]

And this whole time I thought you were just being clever with "orcasm" Shadow. You have managed to go from 2 entries down to 1/2 of an entry. Congrats!

Violent gets your other 1 and 1/2 entries for making fun of child abuse. He'll need the extra votes to trade for icepops in hell.

[violent]

Just working for a better seat is all.

[Shadowstorm]

And this whole time I thought you were just being clever with "orcasm" Shadow. You have managed to go from 2 entries down to 1/2 of an entry. Congrats!

Huh. Oh well.

Thanks for the giveaway anyhow.

[Cit Phil Cit]

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9197/wtfwasthatcd0.jpg

The subtext is, The Codex Astartes does not have entries that involve convincing someone of awesome. You either get it or you're a heretic!

[Hotcod]

I would join in but right now i'm off trying to make nice looking things for a uni deadline that is creeping up on me waaaaaaaaay to fast but tomorrow after the presentation when i'm starting to go a little crazy with the lack of sleep and too much caffeine... well... you have been warned

edit:
oh forgot to say how awesome you are for doing this

[rein]

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2710/lettercf2.jpg


HAHAHA!!! Man, that is almost too good. I especially loved your signature with your age. Damn that is funny.

Awesome giveaway Vermillion. I would enter but my low self-esteem can't take another loss. Unlike our friend Violent, I didn't grow up with abusive parents to toughen me up. :)

[Vermillion]

Huh. Oh well.

Thanks for the giveaway anyhow.

Don't take what I'm saying seriously. It's a joke. You people and your serious internets. Everyone is doing great.

[Cit Phil Cit]

Wouldn't it it be a good idea, if possible - to buy a copy through Steam and gift it to the winner?

[roboninja]

I have no entry (not an RTS fan), but I just wanted to say I fucking loved your rules. More community giveaways should be like this.

[Vermillion]

Wouldn't it it be a good idea, if possible - to buy a copy through Steam and gift it to the winner?

I wouldn't have a problem with this... I am just unsure on how to do it. I'll talk to the winner and they can let me know how they want to receive the award. Thanks for the heads up!

[Telefrog]

Here is my strategy:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2ngcr4i.jpg

This applies to anyone that denies me.

[iHap]

So uhh...this is my entry. I'd like to add that I still don't have a job so money for me is tight, winning would be awesome.

http://i42.tinypic.com/15yas05.png

[agentgray]

I've never done one of these paint things before, but here goes:

http://www.nintendaddio.com/img/dowIIsoap.JPG

EDIT: and meeting point 5 or 6 (cannot remember) requirement

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/32702925_588dcb1c76_m.jpg

[Vermillion]

Contest is almost half over and there are only 11 entries. Odds are looking good for those few brave souls that were luckily enough to purchase MS Paint and take the appropriate college design courses.

I didn't realize there was so much apathy for A FREE GAME as awesome as this one. Next time I will make sure to include a 10 year old Filipino pool boy as part of the prize, that should at least double the number of entries :)

[violent]

Contest is almost half over and there are only 11 entries. Odds are looking good for those few brave souls that were luckily enough to purchase MS Paint and take the appropriate college design courses.

I didn't realize there was so much apathy for A FREE GAME as awesome as this one. Next time I will make sure to include a 10 year old Filipino pool boy as part of the prize, that should at least double the number of entries :)

Quiet man, lest you taint my chances.

[Libuke]

A fair number of us have already purcheds the game, so they like me the probably didn't even think about entering as they/we have it already.

[Mattism]

Here you go.

http://i41.tinypic.com/349e3aq.jpg

[Vermillion]

Mattism, submitting drawings done by Ava does not count.

[boratika]

I might not have entered had it not been for awesome entry requirement. So I present you with my explantion to girlfriend of why I need DOW II:


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/boratika/dow2entry.png

That's right! Blood Angels. None of this Blood Ravens nonse-sense!

I feel bad for entering since I won Christmas. So should my number come up, my honor will force me to "pay it forward" with another giveaway. Just putting that out there so noone cries foul on me.

[Cit Phil Cit]

I feel bad for entering since I won Christmas. So should my number come up, my honor will force me to "pay it forward" with another giveaway. Just putting that out there so noone cries foul on me.

Santa never told me you won Christmas, so it doesn't count.

[Vermillion]

Bumped for 24 hour deadline.

[Mattism]

Mattism, submitting drawings done by Ava does not count.

Even at 3 she has more skills then me at paint. So what if I let her do it. My turtle would have been a giant stick man otherwise.

[MagGnome]

I've been tempted to enter this awesome contest ever since the OP went up, but I'm not sure I need yet another game to play.

Great contest Vermy, and fantastic entries guys! :)

[J Arcane]

http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78&stc=1&d=1234760247

[Vermillion]

9 hour bump and I'm off to attempt to sleep off day 5 of this cold. I'll select a winner in the morning.

[violent]

Wewt. Thanks again brotha.

[Lekon]

9 hour bump and I'm off to attempt to sleep off day 5 of this cold. I'll select a winner in the morning.

Ugh, hope you feel better man, that's gotta suck. I had a 3 day cold awhile ago and still had a nagging cough for almost 2 weeks afterwards.

Heh, Vermi's 100th post will be with the winner. (Likely Foodnipple of course!)

[Vermillion]

I have reviewed all the submitted entries, submitted them through my random function, notified the winner and they have accepted.

It is with great honor that I announce that the winner is....

VERMILLION

Yep, that's right. I won my own contest. Did you really think I was going to buy a game for you knuckleheads? Seriously? After all the lame entries I received (yeah, I'm looking at you Shadow). Let this be a lesson about the internets boys and girls, it's all a bunch of lies. Dirty lies. And porn. Dirty porn.

Hahhaha. Suckers. Enjoy your gift of nothing.

[Mattism]

I have reviewed all the submitted entries, submitted them through my random function, notified the winner and they have accepted.

It is with great honor that I announce that the winner is....

VERMILLION

Yep, that's right. I won my own contest. Did you really think I was going to buy a game for you knuckleheads? Seriously? After all the lame entries I received (yeah, I'm looking at you Shadow). Let this be a lesson about the internets boys and girls, it's all a bunch of lies. Dirty lies. And porn. Dirty porn.

Hahhaha. Suckers. Enjoy your gift of nothing.

Can I file a protest?

[Vermillion]

Can I file a protest?

Protests can be filed. They must be presented in person, in triplicte, signed by both a notary and my mom.

Are you and that lamer Stu ever going to figure out a night for RB?

What about board game night?

What am I paying you for!!!!

[Mattism]

Well getting your mom to sign it wont be too hard now I just need to find a notary...

[Vermillion]

Buurrrrnnnn

[Ghostbear]

So...you're a douche then?

[Shadowstorm]

What ... you told everyone that you were going to give away a copy of this game as per your (silly) rules, and it turns out you're winning your own contest?

Dude, what a dick move. I'm not even going to try to understand the stupidity behind your decision. You should have just bought the game for yourself and save the rest of us the stupidity that is this thread.

[Telefrog]

What ... you told everyone that you were going to give away a copy of this game as per your (silly) rules, and it turns out you're winning your own contest?

Dude, what a dick move. I'm not even going to try to understand the stupidity behind your decision. You should have just bought the game for yourself and save the rest of us the stupidity that is this thread.

Read his Edit comment.

Last edited by Vermillion; Today at 08:12 AM. Reason: The real winner is Foodnipple. Now you can all hate him even more.
:D

Congrats, Foodnipple!

[Food Nipple]

Vermillion PM'ed me about an hour and a half ago telling me that I won. I was going to make this post right away, thanking him for the generous gift and congratulating him on coming up with such a clever contest, but then he had to go and one-up himself with the clever way he announced the winner.

All of you expressing your rage need to look at the edit line of his post. I figured posting immediately would spoil the joke. Very sneaky Vermy, I'm impressed.

I'd like to thank Vermillion for running a great contest, and I have to tip my hat to him for his post announcing the winner, that is pure brilliance.

EDIT: Thursday I will accept all comers, it's on like donkey kong.

Except for ClannerDelta, he's way too good.

[Ghostbear]

I happily retract earlier douche statement. :)

[Shadowstorm]

I happily retract earlier douche statement. :)

Likewise.

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[ClannerDelta]

Vermy, the post plus the responses were awesome. Thanks for running the contest.

Now... I get to pick on Foodnipple. So much repressed rage and e-peen envy will be unleashed!

[Vermillion]

It's all good. I'm glad to see everyone reading me the riot act, as if I had done that it would have been warranted. Sorry for those that didn't win. Now you can all stare at Foodnipple until he figures out a way to pay it forward. I'm going to start off by suggesting handjobs.

Remember folks... The internets... serious business :)

[iHap]

http://i44.tinypic.com/2hq9ov4.jpg

[Rogue_hunter]

EDIT: Thursday I will accept all comers, it's on like donkey kong.

Except for ClannerDelta, he's way too good.

You say that now, when I was there when you built that bunker facing the wrong way. Though, what about TF2 Thursday?

[violent]

Congratulations Dr.

[MalReynolds]

congrads Nipple