The City of Heroes Team will be out and about at the following trade show events this summer:
Comic Con, San Diego, CA
July 23rd to July 27th
Penny Arcade Expo, Seattle, WA
August 29th to August 31st
We’ll have more details as to who will be there and what we will be showing as we get closer to these dates, but we want to give those who may be interested in attending advance notice.
Also, we want to mention that we will be doing a player Meet ‘n Greet in the San Francisco Bay Area in mid to late October this year. We had a great time and received a lot of positive feedback from last year’s Meet ‘n Greet event and we’re excited to be planning for another one this year. We’re still working out the details of the event and we will let you know more about it as we get closer.
We look forward to seeing you at the shows!
Warcry.com recently sat down with Senior Lead Designer Matt "Positron" Miller and Powers Designer Floyd "Castle" Grubb and talked about City of Heroes, Issue 12: Midnight Hour and other topics.
As NCsoft NorCal is exclusively focused on all things City of, they had promised to dedicate more resources to it. For example, when they release new elements of micro-content, such as a recent wedding pack, the money they make off it is put right back into the game's expansion and development.
This tighter focus and increased budget has allowed them to do some of the things they always wanted to do, but never could quite fit into a past issue. The main one for Issue 12 is Epic Villain Archetypes.
In case you missed it, you can now view the video by Longbow Agent “Major Tasker” that reports all the details about the new Villain Epic Archetypes. Called the Soldiers of Arachnos, these new archetypes are included in the next free expansion to City of Heroes, Issue 12: Midnight Hour.
Issue 12: Midnight hour, the next free expansion coming to City of Heroes and City of Villains includes the exciting new Villain Epic Archetypes, called the Soldiers of Arachnos. Massively.com delivers an exclusive first look at a video report from Longbow high command outlining this new threat from the Arachnos Villain organization!
Click here to read the details and watch the video!
To discuss this video, join us on the Official Message Forums!
Brace yourselves as the full fury of the Rikti Invasion Force is set to descend upon Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles™ starting on Friday, April 18th and continuing through Thursday, April 24th.
For details or to discuss this event with fellow players, please join us on the Official City of Heroes Message Forums.
NCsoft NorCal Studios is pleased to announce the pricing and details for the coming Optional Additional Character Slot feature. As we previously announced, we heard the request for a system to allow more characters on a single server and this is our answer. City of Heroes is a unique game that offers many playstyle options; options that are growing in a large way due to Powerset Proliferation and the addition of the Villain Epic Archetypes in the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour. To accommodate playing more characters on your favorite server, we will be including the following features in Issue 12:
- All current subscribers will receive 2 free character slots, each of which can be used on the specific server of their choice. This is to help you make new characters to take advantage of the new features of Issue 12, even if you already have maxed out your “home” server’s character slots.
- 1 free character slot will be granted retroactively on a yearly basis through the current Veteran Reward system. Every 12 months that a subscription is maintained will unlock an additional free character slot that the user can apply to the server of their choice. Thus, existing players will be eligible for up to 4 additional character slots at the launch of Issue 12. This will continue into the future for Veteran Rewards given out every 12 months, so you get another slot for 5 years, another one for 6 years, etc.
- Additional Optional Character Slots will be available on a purchasable basis. These are one-time fees, not an addition to your monthly subscription rate. The additional slots can be had at the following price points:
• 1 Optional Character Slot for a one-time fee of $5.99
• 2 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $9.99
• 5 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $19.99 - Players can have up to 36 slots per server, with an update to the character selection screen that lets you re-organize your character list by Drag and Drop, as well as easily flip between up to three pages of characters available on that server. All customers benefit from these great new User Interface features included with the revisions for Optional Character Slots.
The above features are planned to be made available at the launch of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, which is currently in closed beta testing. Be sure to check out this feature, along with the rest of Issue 12 when we enter the open beta testing period that should be starting in several more weeks.
To discuss this announcement, please join us on the Official Message Forums.
The Cape Internet Radio will host City of Heroes Sr. Lead Designer Matt “Positron” Miller and NCsoft NorCal Studio Manager and Executive Producer, Brian Clayton for an hour of questions and answers regarding the recent announcement of Optional In-Game Advertisement.
By Brian Clayton, General Manager, NCsoft NorCal Studio
Today we announced our partnership with Double Fusion to provide optional in-game advertising for City of Heroes. I wanted take some time to share some details beyond those in the press release.
If you missed the details from Dr. Brainstorm about Powerset Proliferation, now you can view them on the City of Heroes website:
NCsoft NorCal is proud to announce a new feature for the City of Heroes® and City of Villains® games; that of Visual Sounds. Visual Sounds are based on the comic book staple of onomatopoeia, or the use of a word to replace a sound. Classic comic book examples are “Pow” and “Ka-Boom!” in colorful bubbles while heroes and villains are slugging it out. City of Heroes takes a huge stride forward by replacing simple sounds with the exciting new visual medium of Visual Sounds.
Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the next free expansion for City of Heroes includes a number of refinements for the game. Among those improvements is a streamlined Character Creator including additional power information and an easy to use costume set selector.
GameZone.com follows up with the second installment of Powerset Proliferation news with a complete recap from Doctor Brainstorm! This includes some of the reasoning behind which sets went to what Archetype, including:
Oh, I seem to have forgotten about Defenders. They now get access to Cold Domination and Ice Blast allowing them to put Ice and Glacial shields on their allies, as well as throw Ice Bolts and Freeze Rays. I always said it would be a cold day in Paragon City when Defenders would get access to Cold-based powers, and I guess my prediction came true!
An exclusive broadcast recounts a massive explosion and the details behind it from none other than Dr. Brainstorm! Read the fiction behind one of the most anticipated features of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the next free expansion to City of Heroes and City of Villains!
Level Designer Melissa “War Witch” Bianco gives us a blow by blow account of what is changing in the Hollows with the “Gameplay Makeover” for the zone that will be included in the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour.
Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the twelfth upcoming free expansion since the launch of City of Heroes® will introduce a host of new content, challenges and features!
