Developers of post apocalyptic MMORPG Fallen Earth announced their list of cities for their fans to vote upon and pick their next National Tour destination.
Details and voting rules:
In an announcement today, the developers of the self-titled post-apocalyptic MMO Fallen Earth released the names of fifteen cities in the running for the next stop on the company's grassroots tour. The contest provides fans the opportunity to determine a destination on the national tour by sending their text-based votes to the Fallen Earth team.
Cities contending for a spot on the tour are:
Atlanta, Ga.
Columbus, Ohio
Denver, Colo.
Kansas City, Kan.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Manchester, N.H.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Nashville, Tenn.
New York, N.Y.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Orlando, Fla.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Portland, Ore.Official rules for participation can be found just below.
Scheduled for May 2, 2009, the event will give players a chance to meet the development team, demo Fallen Earth and collect an exclusive in-game item. With previous stops in Raleigh, N.C., Baltimore, Md. and San Francisco, Calif., the tour also provides the development team with direct feedback from fans.
"We've gotten awesome feedback from our fans through the closed beta, and taking the game on the road lets us actually meet them," said Lee Hammock, lead game designer for Fallen Earth. "Letting fans choose the tour stop gives us a chance to meet those folks who don't get out to our usual haunts and see what they think of the game."
Fallen Earth is a massively multiplayer online game that strategically combines first-person shooter and traditional role-playing game designs. Set in the Grand Canyon after a lethal disease destroyed most of mankind, Fallen Earth features 70 towns, six competing factions, a classless advancement system and a crafting system in which players can make 95 percent of game items.
The contest runs through April 16, 2009, and the winning tour location will be announced on the Fallen Earth Web site on April 17. Fallen Earth is currently in closed beta testing and is set to launch later this year. For more information about the contest see steps for voting participation and rules below.
Steps for Voting Participation
1. Choose the city that you would most like to see claim the next stop on the Fallen Earth tour from the list below and find its city code (for example, Atlanta's code is ATL).
2. Text the three-letter city code to short code 75309.
Cities and Vote Codes
To Vote For: Text:
Atlanta, GA ATL
Columbus, OH COH
Denver, CO DCO
Kansas City, KS KSC
Los Angeles, CA LAX
Manchester, NH MAN
Milwaukee, WI MIL
Minneapolis, MN INN
Nashville, TN TEN
New York, NY NYC
Oklahoma City, OK OKC
Orlando, FL ORL
Philadelphia, PA PHI
Phoenix, AZ PAZ
Portland, OR POR3 If your text is received, you will receive a message "Thanks! If you would like to receive event information for the winning city, reply to this text with the word INFO."
4. If you text the word INFO to short code 75309, you will receive a message "To complete the registration process, please respond with your email address." Should you decide not to text INFO to the short code, your city vote will be logged, but you will receive no additional information with the event details once the city is chosen.
5. If you submit your email address to short code 75309, you will receive a message "Thank you! You will receive an email confirmation shortly." You should receive one confirmation email as you complete the process. You will receive an additional email after the winning city is announced on April 17, 2009 with information on the location, time and RSVP procedures.
SMS Voting Terms of Use
Fallen Earth Fan Contest Overview and SMS VOTING TERMS OF USE ("Terms")
These Terms govern your participation in short messaging service (SMS) voting (the "Service") in connection with the events comprising "Fallen Earth Fan Contest" (collectively, the "Event"). By casting an SMS vote during the Event you signify your agreement to these Terms, as well as to the terms set forth in the Fallen Earth Terms of Service (including the FallenEarth.com Network Privacy Policy). In addition, these Terms may be supplemented or amended at any time.TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Contest Overview
2. Availability
3. Rates and Charges
4. Privacy
5. Indemnification
6. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities
7. Discontinuation or Termination of Service
8. Opt-Out
9. SMS Voting Help/FAQs1. Contest Overview As part of the grassroots national tour, the Fallen Earth dev team is holding a contest in which the fans choose a destination on the tour. Determining the destination will occur through two phases-an initial phase based on zip code mapping and download points in the US and a secondary phase in which fans will be allowed to vote for one of the cities determined in phase one. The winning location (City) will be announced on April 17, 2009. The Event will take place and be hosted by Fallen Earth, LLC on Saturday May 2, 2009. The Winning Location (City) must be within the continental United States and be one of the fifteen (15) cities listed below:
· Orlando or Miami, FL
· Oklahoma City, OK
· Columbus or Cincinnati, OH
· Austin, Houston or San Antonio TX
· New York, NY
· Philadelphia, PA
· Nashville, TN
· Los Angeles, CA
· Atlanta, GA
· Manchester or Hartford, NH
· Milwaukee, WI
· Phoenix, AZ
· Minneapolis, MN
· Kansas City, KS
· Denver, CO
· Portland, OR2. Voting. The SMS Voting service for the "Fallen Earth Fan Contest" will be available from Friday April 3, 2009 and will continue until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday April 16, 2009. Any votes received outside these dates will be disregarded and will not go towards the final result.
3. Availability. No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. The Service is available to users on all major wireless carriers in the United States, plus most secondary carriers.
To participate in the Service, you must have a wireless subscription with a participating wireless carrier as described above. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to connect to the Service, including, but not limited to, a wireless access device equipped with an active two-way short messaging service.
4. Rates and Charges Standard text message rates apply. Consult your wireless service provider for details regarding your individual wireless service and associated SMS charges.
5. Privacy See the Fallen Earth LLC Privacy Policy for an explanation of our collection and use of personal information in the Fallen Earth Terms of Use.
6. Indemnification You agree to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Fallen Earth LLC, Icarus Studios Inc, Interactive Mediums, affiliated entities, owners, directors, governors, officers, employees and agents from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with (a) your use of the Service, and (b) the breach by you of your representations and warranties set forth herein.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities Fallen Earth LLC and/or the Service provider, Interactive Mediums are not responsible for incomplete, lost, delayed, damaged, defective or misdirected SMS messages; failure or malfunction of wireless access devices, communications systems, cellular equipment towers, wireless services, or other hardware or software; interruption or other network server failure; error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion; or any other technical problem. The Service may not be available in all areas at all times.
Fallen Earth LLC is not responsible for any liability for damage to any wireless system or device resulting from participation in the Service. Fallen Earth LLC assumes no responsibility for undeliverable SMS messages resulting from any form of active or passive filtering by a user's wireless service provider or for insufficient space in user's wireless device or account to receive messages.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS SOLEY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR WIRELESS DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE. YOU AGREE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU, OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, DISCONTINUANCE OR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY PART THEREOF. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. TO THE EXTENT JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. EXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, FALLEN EARTH LLC, ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRACTORS (INCLUDING TELESCOPE AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING ALL OR PART OF THE SERVICE) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF FALLEN EARTH LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT THAT A STATE DOES NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AS SET FORTH HEREIN OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN SUCH STATES.
8. Discontinuation or Termination of Service You hereby agree that Fallen Earth, at its sole discretion and without notice to you, may at any time change or discontinue the Service, or terminate your use of the Service. Further, you agree that Fallen Earth LLC shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Service.
9. Opt-Out You may opt-out of this Service at any time by sending an SMS message with the text "STOP" to short code 75309 (or such other number as may be designated by Fallen Earth LLC).
10. SMS Voting Help/FAQs For additional help and answers to some of your questions, text "HELP" to 75309 or review our FAQs below:
FAQ for the Fallen Earth Fan Contest
How do I enter?
Text the code for the city of your choice to short code 75309. Please see below for a list of cities and vote codes. You should receive a response text to confirm that your vote has been received. If you would like to receive additional information about the event in the winning city, you'll be prompted to reply with the text RSVP and you'll be able to provide your email address to subscribe for information.
How do I make sure my text vote was received?
You should receive a response text to confirm that your vote has been received.
When will the winning city be announced?
The winning city will be announced on the Fallen Earth web site on April 17, 2009.
How do I receive information on the event once the location is determined?
Once you've submitted your text vote to short code 75309, you'll be prompted to reply with the text RSVP and you'll be able to provide your email address to subscribe for information. Fallen Earth will contact you with event information after the winning city is announced on April 17, 2009.
How were these cities chosen?
Cities were chosen based on a consideration of the following: number of registered forum users in proximity, most active download sites and population.
How many times can I vote?
Each mobile number will be allowed to vote once.
Can I participate even if I don't have a mobile phone?
Participation is limited to mobile phone users.
Can I participate if I'm outside the United States?
Participation is limited to the United States and territories, as the contest uses a short code (five digits).
Will I be charged to participate?
Participation in the contest is free, however, costs may be applied based on your carrier and their service charges. For questions any cost associated with your service, please contact your mobile carrier directly.
Who do I contact if I still have trouble sending my text vote or submitting my email address for event information?
In the event that you can't solve your problem by sending "HELP" to 75309 and/or your question was not answered in the FAQ above, send an email with subject line "Text" to fecontest at fallenearth dot com.
Cities and Vote Codes
To Vote For: Text:
Atlanta, GA ATL
Columbus, OH COH
Denver, CO DCO
Kansas City, KS KSC
Los Angeles, CA LAX
Manchester, NH MAN
Milwaukee, WI MIL
Minneapolis, MN INN
Nashville, TN TEN
New York, NY NYC
Oklahoma City, OK OKC
Orlando, FL ORL
Philadelphia, PA PHI
Phoenix, AZ PAZ
Portland, OR PORNOTICE
Fallen Earth LLC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, supplement or modify these Terms (the "Amendments"). We will post or display notices of material Amendments on the Web Site. Once Fallen Earth LLC posts such Amendments on the Web Site, these Amendments become effective immediately and if you continue to use the Service after the Amendments become effective, such use will signify your agreement to be bound by such Amendments.
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