Jul 02

Lead Designer Matt Miller interviewed by Boomtown

Matt “Positron” Miller tells us more about Issue 15, the Mission Architect and answers a couple of questions about Going Rogue and more!

Find out for yourself and head over to Boomtown!

Jul 01

City of Heroes® at San Diego Comic-Con!

It’s that time of year again...when over a hundred thousand people start jumping into their most impressive character costumes and marching towards San Diego, CA to celebrate the pop-culture phenomena known as San Diego Comic-Con! This multi-genre fan convention spans the gambit of entertainment--from comics and movies to television, anime, toys, animation, video games and much, much more!

Will you be joining the masses this year? Well, we will be...and you’re not going to want to miss the people and goodies we’re bringing with us!

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Jun 30

Winners of the “Remember your best ingame moment contest”!

The papers have all arrived!!!

Just as with any creative contest that has been run amongst the City of Heroes communities, all participants have shown that they had the talent and the drive to exceed our expectations, and this contest was certainly no exception!

We would like to thank all of you who took the time to send us your best ingame moment in writing or in the form of a drawing, and we hope that you will have many more great moments in City of Heroes!

But a decision had to be made and only 3 submissions have now made it to prize winning top!

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Jun 29

Issue 15 releases!

The time has come! Your hard work beta testing has paid off and we are now pleased to announce that Issue 15: Anniversary is now officially released and available on the live server! This unique content update, while moving the game’s story and progression forward, marks the return of the popular 5th Column villain group by allowing you to play a new Task Force and Strike force that re-introduces them into the game…

With the return of old foes, a powerful adversary who has been trapped is now free! Whether you protect Paragon City or serve Lord Recluse, a time of change is before you. What does the opening of the Omega Team Time Capsule hold in store for Paragon City and the Rogue Isles? Find out, by playing Issue 15: Anniversary!

What are you waiting for? Jump in and get playin’!

For the full scoop on Issue 15: Anniversary, visit the official Issue 15 Overview page! 

Jun 25

Two More Mission Architect Tutorial Videos Released!

We told you they were coming...and now they have arrived! Thanks to our friends at IGN, the two final Mission Architect tutorial videos that we created to help those looking for a little extra guidance on how to use the system are available for your viewing pleasure!

The second video kicks things up a notch as it walks you through playing an Architect mission and explains how the experience differs from a normal mission. Check it out here!

The final one in the series guides you through the creation of a simple mission using the Architect tools and shows you how to test it yourself in order to get it polished and ready for the content-hungry masses. Watch it here!

We hope that you enjoy these and they help you prepare yourself for the creative experience that is City of Heroes® Mission Architect!

Jun 23

Migration to new Message Boards!

We know some of you have heard this before…but this time we really mean it! We’re moving to brand-spanking new message boards, and we don’t mind telling you…we’re kind of excited about it!

We’re not just pleased to have great new software—the best part of this change is that City of Heroes® forum dwellers are about to become one big happy family! That’s right; we’re integrating our North American and European communities into one board so everyone can be together!

We will announce a firm date for the move soon, but our first order of business is to let you know about it as quickly as possible so that you have enough time to prepare! There are a couple of things that you need to do prior to the migration:

1. Save Your Private Messages!

To help minimize the amount of data that has to transfer over to the new forums (and decrease the amount of time the boards will need to be down during the migration), we will only be moving over the last two years worth of Private Messages. We advise all forum members to go through their PMs and copy/paste the ones they wish to save into a .doc or .txt file, or whatever other medium is preferred. Even though we will transfer over 2 years worth of PMs, we would like to suggest that everyone clean out their Message Box in general to the best of their ability and keep the number of PMs remaining to a minimum. It can only help with the migration!

2. Think about keeping or changing your existing forum handle!

You will be getting shiny new functions and options to play with on the new forums but changing your forum handle will NOT be one of them so make sure you’re happy with your name prior to the transition! If you’re not and want to make a change, please follow these directions:

• Step 1 – Click on My Home

• Step 2 - Click Edit “Personal information, email, password, etc.”

• Step 3 – Change Display Name

• Step 4 – Click Submit

*Note you will need to enter and verify a password before clicking submit

As already mentioned, we will be updating you on things again soon, but until then, please save those PM’s and think about your forum handle ASAP. Then, prepare yourselves to become one, big, fun CoH community!