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EDIT: So another reader donated 3 more keys. So the top six spots get access to the game. All keys have been sent out. Thanks for participating!

So, the software I used to run the poll allows you to close a poll. I did so, and discovered that when a poll is closed it acts like nobody has voted. (Facepalm.) So, here is a screencap of the results just after closing the poll:

The top three will be getting their trial keys later today.

Alas, Dark Gods and Ice Cream was my favorite (I loved the tone) and missed the top three by two votes.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

EDIT: Oh-kay… it seems to be showing the results properly now, but for several minutes it was acting like there were no votes. Got it figured out now.

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Okay, so… over a hundred comments on yesterday’s post giving away three 14 day trials. The Marketing department of Cryptic must be laughing their asses off at us. What must it feel like to come in to work and find your paying customers have been laboring at doing your job for you?

But screw those guys. This was fun. The only not-fun was in whittling down the list, because choosing some means not choosing all the others. Taking comments into account along with my own preferences and some input from friends, I was able to pick a final eight. But I don’t have the heart to make the final cut myself, so we’ll have to settle this with an internet poll. Oh goody. Those are always a good barometer of the worthiness of art.

So, let’s get this over with. Just remember that everyone you don’t vote for worked very hard on their entry and will probably feel the sting of rejection when you scorn their efforts. So, thanks for voting, you cold hearted dream-killer.

The nominees, in the order they were posted:

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Note: We managed to create a Twenty Sided supergroup in Champions Online. If you’re in the game and you’d like to join, send a /tell to @shamus_young.

A reader has passed along three 14-day trials for Champions Online. Now I’ll have a total of 32 character slots to play with! Awesome.

No, that wouldn’t be right. Perhaps giving them away is the best move. But how to decide who gets them? How about this: Write a character bio for a superhero. The three people with the most interesting / exciting / compelling / entertaining stories will get the trial accounts and be able to freeload around around the world of Champions for 14 glorious days.

Even if you’re not taking part, feel free to “nominate” ones you like and give approval to entries that really work for you. I promise to maybe take these suggestions into account, or not.

The rules:
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Shamus Young is a programmer, an author, and nearly a composer. He works on this site full time. If you'd like to support him, you can do so via Patreon or PayPal.