Issue 9: Breakthrough, the recent major free expansion to City of Heroes and City of Villains, added the robust Invention System to heroes and villains. MMORPG has the first look at an exclusive tutorial demonstrating the ins and outs of the new Invention System, including an overview of Salvage, Recipes, Inventions, and the Consignment Markets.
Since the release of Issue 9 Breakthrough, the folks at Boomtown have been playing out their brilliant genius and mad scientist fantasies. They are thrilled with the Invention system:
"The developers at Cryptic have created a brilliant system that fits on top of the existing game. You don't need ever to bother with inventions if you don't want to - you'll still be just as cool as you used to be, the real difference won't be felt till later the higher levels anyway. But if you do dig into the system, you'll get a new flood of options that will make any hero/villain player happy."
Read the full review here.
City of Heroes Issue 9 Breakthrough contains several new emotes for you to use in the game to express yourself. Whether you like to role-play, taunt others in PVP, or simply be the spotlight of Pocket D, these new emotes will help you shine! New emotes include: cellphone, crouch, drum, fishing, flippingcoin, waiting, wounded, several poses for flight, and more!
For the full list of emotes available in City of Heroes and City of Heroes, check out our Emote Guide here.
NCsoft will be visiting three consumer conventions this summer, renewing our presence at Comic Con in San Diego (July 25-29), Gen Con in Indianapolis (August 16-19) and PAX in Seattle (August 24-26) with a selection of our online product lineup for you to try out, giveaways and maybe even some surprises along the way. Come see us in July and August!
Get involved with Super Powered Action and Adventure now! We are pleased to announce that MMORPG.com is now offering a 14 day free trial of both City of Heroes and City of Villains.
Create your own Hero! Become an infamous Villain!
With the launch of the latest free expansion, Issue 9: Breakthrough, it is an exciting time to be playing! Tell your friends to take advantage of this offer today!
Visit MMORPG.com for complete details and instructions.
Have you played City of Heroes or City of Villains previously? Do you follow the game but are not subscribed? Are you interested to check out the new free expansion, Issue 9? Well now you can!
The Paragon Times covers Statesman’s Task Force.
We are thrilled to announce the release of Issue 9: Breakthrough, for City of Heroes and City of Villains!
Three years. For some on the Development Team, the amount of change over that time has evolved the game to bear only a slight resemblance to its original form. In just the past 12 months we’ve published three major updates: Issues 7, 8, and now 9 (coming very soon). Seven and Eight added a ton to the game in terms of content for players to chew through, and now Issue 9: Breakthrough adds a completely new spin on things with the Invention System.
Now, new players get to see the fruits of years of hard work right away. They experience a game that has always had Inventions, Consignment Markets, the Rogue Isles, Supergroup Bases, Mayhem/Safeguard missions, Striga, Croatoa, Arenas, Badges, and everything added to the game since launch. We are certainly not done yet and look forward to the rich promise the future holds!
But let’s not forget the present. Issue 9: Breakthrough is probably the biggest “change” made to the game yet! We think it’s a dramatic change for the better. Adding in the Invention system was a daunting task. It needed to be a system that integrated smoothly into a three year old game and appealed to our current class of players. Based on your feedback, it sure feels like a success on both counts. The Invention system makes characters stronger, more diverse, and adds a whole new level of excitement to the game. We’ve had many players urging us to put out Issue 9 onto the live servers, bugs and all, because the game they were playing on the Training Room was more fun and engaging than the current live version of the game. Higher compliments could not be made.
What’s old is new again, and that’s exactly what the team wanted the Invention System to do. Defeating your foes never felt as satisfying as when you get a great Recipe off them, something you need for your character or something that you can sell for big Influence on the Consignment Market.
Statesman’s Task Force is also a great addition, as it allows a lot of things that players had asked for, like Heroes getting a Mayhem-style mission. In addition, it nicely wraps up some storylines from City of Villains, like learning the true purpose of the big web-array in Grandville. That and who doesn’t like getting to throw down with the elite of Arachnos? Great fun!
When we turn our eyes to the future we see some pretty awesome stuff coming together. New costumes, new temp powers and new inventions. A villain group returns with a dramatic change that will shake the very foundation of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. An old friend returns as an enemy. Enemies will become friends. Issue 10 and beyond is really shaping up nicely!
But most of all we want to thank you, the community, the players and our customers. Without you there would be no City of Heroes or City of Villains. Your comments, support and testing have made Issue 9 one of the best yet! Everyone here at the Development Team wants very much to deliver more of what you all want out of the “City of” games in the next year, and beyond.
~ Lighthouse on behalf of the City of Heroes / Villains Development Team
April 28th, 2007
Three years ago City of Heroes exploded into the Online Gaming scene! Countless hours and many thousands of players later it is still going strong!
Time is running out! The time for submissions for the City of Heroes and City of Villains Comic Book Creator Contest is coming to a close.
See the Comic Book Creator Contest rules here.
Hear more about the Comic Book Creator Contest live on NowLive's Hollywood Babble-on with Marty Keagan. Alex "Lighthouse" von Minden from NCsoft and Kevin Donovan from Planetwide Games will be live at 1:30pm Pacific (4:30pm Eastern) Tuesday, April 24, 2007 with Marty Keegan and crew. Tune-in to the broadcast and text message comments live online during the airing!
For more details or to listen in, visit Hollywood Babble-On.
PlayNC Game Time Cards are now at a store near you! These convenient cards will add game time to any PlayNC game. Buy a PlayNC Game Time Card now to add 15, 30, or 60 days to your City of Heroes or City of Villains game account.
NCsoft and Planetwide Media Talk Gaming on the David Lawrence Show.
Tune in to XM Radio, channel 171 at 9 PM Pacific (Midnight Eastern) on Wednesday, April 18th to the David Lawrence Show
MMORPG.com presents an article by Cryptic Studios’ character artist, Jay Doherty that details the process and background behind the new wing costume pieces that are included in the next free expansion to City of Heroes and City of Villains - Issue 9: Breakthrough.
