SingTel opens the Red Portal event!

SingTel organised a Hellgate: London event last Sunday, 24th February 2008 and the event was a blast!

The event, aptly named The SingTel Red Portal event was held at The Ministry of Sound club (MOS), one of Singapore's hottest nightspots.

Attendees of the event got their hands on goodie bags which were jam packed with fantastic premiums like a Hellgate: London themed Barracuda mousepad, an exclusive 1 mth access code card to Hellgate: London's premium multiplayer content, a 'Blood Phoenix' dye kit code coupon and much more!

A few select Community members were given an opportunity to go behind the scenes and experience what it's like to organise a gaming event! Some were put in-charge of the quest stations and leveling tournament while others assisted in prepping MOS for the event set-up.

Station 3 - 'Tactical Knowledge' Quest Masters
'Andreas & Chia Wai'

Event attendees engaged in interactive real-life quests which put their powers of observation and knowledge of Hellgate: London to the test.

For the 1st quest station, players had to walk around MOS and search for the various Hellgate: London station maps numbered 1-9. After they had discovered all 9 maps, the players then had to write the names of the stations in the correct order of their sequence.

Quest Station 2 named "Battle Stance" promoted group play. Players were instructed to group up in teams of three and emulate the battle stances of the various Hellgate: London factions - The Templar, the Hunter & the Cabalist.

Kaveen, me and Quest master Jesslyn emulating Hellgate: London faction poses at the 'Battle Stance' quest station

Quest Station 3 named ' Tactical Knowledge' tested the knowledge players had of HGL. Players had to answer 3 simple questions and those who answered correctly earned a stamp on their quest cards.

For Quest Station 4, players again had to search MOS but this time, they had to look for 8 Hellgate: London monster faces. Each monster face came tagged with a letter and players had to find all 8 letters and decode it correctly to earn their 4th quest stamp.

For the final quest, players had to look for a real life 'Murmur' (HGL in-game NPC). Once they found him, they were given an Alliance sticker which allowed them to turn in for their final quest stamp.

Players who persevered and managed to complete all 5 quests successfully were each rewarded with a 'The Tempest' dye kit code for use in Hellgate: London multiplayer play.

One of the most exciting activities during the event was the Hellgate: London mini leveling tournament where 8 players players battled neck to neck to achieve level 5 as fast as possible. The 1st prize went Thomas Wong who managed to achieve level 5 in under 15 minutes! He bagged himself the top prize of a Chimei 19 inch LCD monitor!

Top HGL Leveling Tournament winner - Thomas Wong

Tournament competitors battling neck to neck to achieve level 5

The 2nd prize went to Hong Lim who won himself a pair of SonicGear speakers and the 3rd prize went to Kelvin Ho who a Reclusa gaming keyboard.

Event attendees were also treated to a visual showcase of costumes for the CosPlay competition. Players came decked out in costumes from Hellgate: London, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Bleach and more!

Top Prize CosPlay winner - Jason Khoo showcasing a full Templar costume that he created himself!

The 1st prize of a Chimei 19 inch LCD gaming monitor went to Jason Khoo who showcased a full Templar costume. I managed to get a short interview with Jason after the competition and this avid CosPlayer revealed that he managed to finish his costume in just 1.5 days in time for the event! Props to Jason for his passion and dedication, the top prize was well earned!

2nd and 3rd prize went to Reno Tan and Felicia who showcased fantastic Cylon (Battlestar Galactica) and Alazif costumes respectively.

Other CosPlay participants showcasing their visually stunning costumes!

All in all, the event was tons of fun! Many thanks to all who assisted in making it happen and congratulations to all contest winners and event attendees who bagged themselves some awesome Hellgate: London premiums and goodies!

View all the event pictures at the gallery here