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Tomorrow... "Tomorrow" isn't a problem, and in fact, is pretty informative all on it's own, compared to the oft-quoted: Soon...
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And just think, we've got more goodies for you next week too! -
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!
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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!
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On Tuesday, March 25, starting at 6 AM Pacific (9 AM Eastern) all servers will come down for maintenance. The estimated downtime is 2 hours.
This downtime is necessary to implement the new Authentication System that has been in testing on the Training Room for the last week. While this change will not bring any immediate changes to the user experience, it does lay the groundwork for future improvements.
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This is great and all but...
IS THERE GOING TO BE A HOSPITAL
(forgive me if this was already mentioned)
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You could try -reading- the thread. Or at least go to "show all posts" and (ctrl-f) search for "Hospital" Search-fu will serve you well on the forums.
But anyway, a prior dev post indicated that there was going to be a mobile medical unit added to the zone. (which is to say that it's a police medical unit with a truck, presumably like in the safeguards, not that it's going to move around the zone) There was nothing about it in this writeup from WW, but there's no reason to assume that the prior confirmation has been recanted. WW was mostly talking about spawn changes and the new contact, anyway.
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War Witch is adding gurneys (ala the Safeguard missions) to the front of the zone that you will go to if you are overcome and hit ye olde hospital button. -
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I really hope this is not all the info we are getting today.
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As I stated in an earlier thread, we are still weeks out from closed beta and more weeks out from open beta and then launch. So, expect to get something on a weekly basis from now till then. If we just dumped it all out now, well we'd be sitting around going "that's nice, but when can I play it?" So, thanks for your patience and understanding that it won't all come at once. -
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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.
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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.
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Greetings Citizens of Paragon and the Rogue Isles, I am Blue Steel. My real name is Ray Snyder and Ive been working on City of Heroes / City of Villains for over three years now and in the industry for over a decade. My current title at NCsoft NorCal is Design Support; Im the guy that helps the Team track down hard to find Bugs. I also give first impressions on features and provide suggestions on how to make the game better or more fun. My job was once explained to me as to make sure the game is fun. Ive also done some light design work in the past. I implemented the Snakes for CoVs launch and populated the out door mission maps for the Rikti Warzone among other things. You will be seeing more of me on the forums as we move into Issue 12 Beta (which is still a little ways out).
A bit about Me: Im a gamer and have been since I was eleven and I first saw D&D. Ive played tons of Role Playing games and then moved to table Top War games. While I was at Cryptic, I ran company game leagues for Warhammer 40K and Warmachine. Right now my table top passion is AT-43. I started playing MMOs with Ultima Online and have played Everquest, Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot and one to two others I cant remember at the moment. Oh, I played this one game that I really liked, as I was a huge fan of Comics and I doubt Id be the gamer I am today with out there influence as a child. It was City of Heroes. I fell in love with the game and played like mad. Image how I felt when Cryptic hired me to help make the game more fun. So Ive been with the game since Issue 4 and now as we are 7 issues past that and working on Issue 12, I can still say this is my Favorite MMO. Im going to continue to be here working hard to make City of all it can be. -
Greetings Citizens of Paragon and the Rogue Isles, I am Blue Steel. My real name is Ray Snyder and Ive been working on City of Heroes / City of Villains for over three years now and in the industry for over a decade. My current title at NCsoft NorCal is Design Support; Im the guy that helps the Team track down hard to find Bugs. I also give first impressions on features and provide suggestions on how to make the game better or more fun. My job was once explained to me as to make sure the game is fun. Ive also done some light design work in the past. I implemented the Snakes for CoVs launch and populated the out door mission maps for the Rikti Warzone among other things. You will be seeing more of me on the forums as we move into Issue 12 Beta (which is still a little ways out).
A bit about Me: Im a gamer and have been since I was eleven and I first saw D&D. Ive played tons of Role Playing games and then moved to table Top War games. While I was at Cryptic, I ran company game leagues for Warhammer 40K and Warmachine. Right now my table top passion is AT-43. I started playing MMOs with Ultima Online and have played Everquest, Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot and one to two others I cant remember at the moment. Oh, I played this one game that I really liked, as I was a huge fan of Comics and I doubt Id be the gamer I am today with out there influence as a child. It was City of Heroes. I fell in love with the game and played like mad. Image how I felt when Cryptic hired me to help make the game more fun. So Ive been with the game since Issue 4 and now as we are 7 issues past that and working on Issue 12, I can still say this is my Favorite MMO. Im going to continue to be here working hard to make City of all it can be.
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As of 12:00 Noon Pacific on Friday, March 14th, this issue has been corrected. If you continue to experience difficulty, please post here to let us know and visit the PlayNC Support Page to let our Support Team know.
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In reading through all the community feedback (US and EU) and player reaction from the recent announcement of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the overwhelming consensus is that players would like to have access to additional character slots. With all the great reasons to roll a new character included in Issue 12, we certainly understand the desire.
We want to let you know that we are working on systems to address this community request. Our intent is add purchasable character slots to round out our existing services of Character Transfer and Character Rename. We hope to have this implemented and available shortly after Issue 12 Launch.
As always, we are happy to listen and respond to your requests. Thanks for your feedback and continued support.
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Please use this thread to discuss the below announcement.
In reading through all the community feedback (US and EU) and player reaction from the recent announcement of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the overwhelming consensus is that players would like to have access to additional character slots. With all the great reasons to roll a new character included in Issue 12, we certainly understand the desire.
We want to let you know that we are working on systems to address this community request. Our intent is add purchasable character slots to round out our existing services of Character Transfer and Character Rename. We hope to have this implemented and available shortly after Issue 12 Launch.
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Starting late Thursday, March 13th a problem with Transfer and Rename started that is not currently allowing Transfers or Renames to correctly process. When attempting to purchase, customers will receive the message "Payment could not be accepted for your order. Payment by CC was requested, but without any card data."
We are working to correct this issue as quickly as possible.
Our apologies for the difficulty. We've already put additional testing methods in place to keep the issue from happening in the future. Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience. For anyone affected by this issue, if you feel there is any issue with your credit card or transactions, please visit:
PlayNC Support Center
and click the "Ask a Question" link at the bottom to then enter a support ticket so that our team can track the issue to resolution for you.
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As of approximately 1:20 PM Pacific (4:20 Eastern) the servers are back up and available.
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War Witch, Level Designer who's doing the Hollows Gameplay Makeover, wanted me to point out that the changes are to address spawns and that there are no significant art changes (like moving buildings, etc.) being done with the changes.
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All US City of Heroes servers will be coming down for emergency maintenance starting at 12:30 Pacific (3:30 Eastern) on Thursday, March 13th. We are reserving 2 hours as the downtime, but are doing everything possible to have the servers back quickly and hope to not need all 2 hours.
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So, was I reading it right that each AT will get one primary and secondary power from its corresponding AT? If so that's awesome!
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Every AT gains at least 1 powerset -- Masterminds only get a Secondary, no new Primary. Brutes get 2 new Primaries, and 1 secondary. Everyone else gets 1 Primary and 1 Secondary.
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Primary Secondary
Blasters Psi Blast ?
Controllers Plant Control ?
Defenders ? ?
Scrappers ? ?
Tankers ? ?
Brutes Axe, War Mace ?
Corruptors ? Storm Summoning
Dominators ? ?
Masterminds none ?
Stalkers ? ?</pre><hr />
Can we please get those question marks filled in, for the 75% of the slots that don't have anything to go on yet?
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So, was I reading it right that each AT will get one primary and secondary power from its corresponding AT? If so that's awesome!
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Every AT gains at least 1 powerset -- Masterminds only get a Secondary, no new Primary. Brutes get 2 new Primaries, and 1 secondary. Everyone else gets 1 Primary and 1 Secondary.
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Which are............
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We will be releasing more details of each of Issue 12's features over the course of the coming weeks building up to the launch of the Issue. So, hang tight! We'll have all the goods and details for you in the future! -
Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the inclusion of Major Gameplay Improvements.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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Major Gameplay Improvements
* Eight configurable new power trays let players customize their User Interface by placing them anywhere on the screen.
* Contact display redesign: Contacts are now listed separately as Active and Inactive, and players can sort contacts by a range of criteria including Name, Zone, and Level Range.
* Inspiration Conversion: Right click an inspiration to convert three of that kind into any one inspiration of another kind.
* Level Up Boost: Upon reaching enough XP to level up (at all levels), one of each type of large inspiration is immediately cast upon your character, and health and endurance bars are immediately filled.
* Chat improvements: Right click on character names in chat window to ignore, add to friends list, invite to team, etc. Drag any item (enhancement, inspiration, salvage, etc.) into the chat window so that you and others can click a hotlink to view the complete info box.
* More Real Numbers: Players can now display stats on powers before they choose them enabling more informed power selection and new temporary powers allow players to display enemy stats.
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Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the makeover of the Hollows Zone.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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Hollows Zone "Gameplay Makeover"
Significant changes have been made to the Hollows zone to make it more fun! NPC encounters have been rebalanced, including new spawns, new villain groups, mission door improvements, and a mobile hospital has been added to the entrance of the zone. Additionally, Meg Mason, a new contact, has been added to give out repeatable missions.
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War Witch, the Level Designer who's doing the Hollows Gameplay Makeover, wanted me to point out that the changes are to address spawns and that there are no significant art changes (like moving buildings, etc.) being done with the changes.
We'll have more information and details about all the features of Issue 12: Midnight Hour in forthcoming web articles.
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Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the addition of Powerset Proliferation.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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Powerset Proliferation
Using his newly built Resonance Manipulator, the Villain scientist known as Dr. Brainstorm has discovered a way to alter the energy strands which connect every Hero and Villain to their powers. This discovery has not only opened the door to new powers for his fellow Villains in the Rogue Isles, but has also done the same for the Heroes of Paragon City ! Specifically, new characters of almost every Hero and Villain archetype gain access to an additional primary and secondary powerset that they didnt have access to previously. Details to come!
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Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the inclusion of new Villain Epic Archetypes.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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Villain Epic Archetypes
Infiltrate the Arachnos organization from within! Upon reaching level 50, Villains unlock two new Epic Archetypes; Wolf Spiders and Blood Widows. They have their own unique storyline and missions, power combinations and costume sets. Branching powersets allow the Wolf Spider to specialize as either a Bane Spider or Crab Spider and the Blood Widow chooses from the Fortunata and Night Widow branches. Each brings with it unique costumes for your Arachnos duties, as well as your newfound role as a Destined One.
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Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the inclusion of new Roman style Maps and Costumes.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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NEW ROMAN-STYLE ZONE MAPS (LEVELS 35 - 50)
The Midnighters hold many secrets within their walls, including a highly coveted Ouroboros crystal, enabling them to travel to the far reaches of time. There is a familiar threat in an ancient land and the Midnighters need the help of both Heroes and Villains to stop it. Players step foot upon the ancient land of the Roman Cimeroran Peninsula, where they battle deadly creatures, defend an ancient city and ultimately come face to face with the enemy of time itself. Throughout this journey players uncover the mysteries of power and the origins that guide them today.
UNLOCK ROMAN-STYLE ARMOR COSTUMES
Through their accomplishments, players unlock the new Roman themed armor costume set.
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Part of the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour, is the inclusion of new content surrounding the organization known only as the Midnight Squad.
From the Issue 12: Midnight Hour Announcement:
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The Midnight Squad
JOIN THE MIDNIGHT SQUAD (LEVELS 10 - 20)
The clandestine organization of mystics, scholars and mages, known only as the Midnight Squad, seeks to rebuild its numbers since the devastating assault of the Rikti Invasion. The Midnighters hold a secret that could bring the alien assault to an end, but without the help of the Heroes of Paragon City it will remain Lost forever.
NEW ROMAN-STYLE ZONE MAPS (LEVELS 35 - 50)
The Midnighters hold many secrets within their walls, including a highly coveted Ouroboros crystal, enabling them to travel to the far reaches of time. There is a familiar threat in an ancient land and the Midnighters need the help of both Heroes and Villains to stop it. Players step foot upon the ancient land of the Roman Cimeroran Peninsula, where they battle deadly creatures, defend an ancient city and ultimately come face to face with the enemy of time itself. Throughout this journey players uncover the mysteries of power and the origins that guide them today.
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Please use this thread to discuss that aspect of Issue 12: Midnight Hour.