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City of Heroes News
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Matt Miller on Balancing Ranged vs Melee
Today, we ask paragon Studios' Matt Miller about his philosophies on attempting to balance ranged and melee combat styles in an MMO.
Reported on Nov 13, 2009 -
Looking at the Guest Author Program
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Cecil Adkins writes this look at the CoH Guest Author program, and even offers his own insights into one of the new missions.
Reported on Nov 02, 2009 -
Guest Author Interview
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently had the chance to ask a few questions of City of Heroes' Joe "Hero 1" Morrissey about the new Guest Author program and other issues surrounding the Mission Architect system.
Reported on Oct 28, 2009 -
Going Rogue Information Blow Out!
The HeroCon Keynote Address was a veritable blow out of information and footage of City of Heroes/Villains' upcoming expansion, Going Rogue. The team at Cape Radio were on hand to film the address and Cape Radio's Vange1us has posted the full three part keynote on YouTube.
Reported on Oct 26, 2009 -
The Deadly Apocalypse Event is Live!
This year's City of Heroes Halloween event, "The Deadly Apocalypse" is now running on live servers. The event will take place from Tuesday, October 20th to Tuesday, November 3rd, and will see heroes and villains alike stand up against a horde of zombies, werewolves, Jack-o-Lanterns, Shivans, Eidolons, and some mysterious new monstrosities that players will have to see for themselves.
Reported on Oct 21, 2009 -
Mission Architect XP Changes
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Cecil Adkins writes this look at the recent changes to the XP system for Mission Architect, how they affect the use of the system and the players that use it.
Reported on Oct 15, 2009 -
Guest Author Missions Now Live!
The inaugural set of Guest Author missions are now available on live servers everywhere! City of Heroes Guest Authors Scott Kurtz (PvPOnline), Bill Willingham (Fables), and Rooster Teeth have contributed their talents to bring you some great custom missions all developed using the in-game Mission Architect tool.
Reported on Oct 14, 2009 -
Going Rogue Closed Beta at HeroCon
In an announcement made on the official City of Heroes forums it has been revealed that attendees of HeroCon later this month will qualify for guaranteed access to the Going Rogue Closed Beta.
Reported on Oct 07, 2009 -
Double XP Weekend & Account Reactivation
Paragon Studios will be launching a Reactivation & Double XP Weekend for City of Heroes beginning Thursday, October 8th, and running through to Sunday, October 11th. So, if you've got an account in good standing, you'll be able to login and play free of charge starting on the 8th and you'll receive double the experience to boot.
Reported on Sep 30, 2009 -
Mission Architect Awards Announced
Today, Paragon Studios is announcing that they will be holding awards for the best use of the Mission Architect system. As a part of the announcement, our own Jon Wood spoke with Joe Morrissey about the contest and the feature that allows players to create their own in-game missions.
Reported on Sep 30, 2009 -
Looking at a Colorful Future - Issue 16
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Cecil Adkins writes this look at Issue 16: Power Spectrum, and what it adds to Paragon Studios' original superhero game.
Reported on Sep 25, 2009 -
Issue 16: Power Spectrum Trailer
This latest trailer marks the launch of Issue 16: Power Spectrum, giving us a look at the variety of ways powers can now be customized in City of Heroes.
Reported on Sep 16, 2009 -
Issue 16: Power Spectrum Now Live!
The update many of you have been waiting for, Issue 16: Power Spectrum, has been deployed to live servers today! This latest update brings a long, long requested feature to City of Heroes fans, namely, the ability to customize the color of ones powers.
Reported on Sep 15, 2009 -
Playing With the Fire / Fire Blaster
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Cecil Adkins writes this look at the Fire/FireBlaster character build in Paragon Studios' City of Heroes.
Reported on Sep 08, 2009 -
Mission Architect Guest Author Program
NCsoft and Paragon Studios have announced a new Guest Author program for the Mission Architect system in City of Heroes. The Guest Author program will allow the City of Heroes team to collaborate with well-known writers and would-be game designers to publish custom missions directly into the game world.
Reported on Sep 04, 2009 -
Issue 16 Power Customization Video
As Issue 16: Power Spectrum has recently entered open beta, the natural flood of information has begun. Of course, this also means lovely YouTube videos for those of us who are too lazy to hop onto the Training Room, or haven't subscribed to the game in awhile.
Reported on Sep 01, 2009 -
Movement Powers and PvP
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent H. Hussk writes this dissection of travel powers in the City of Heroes franchise, and how it has affected PvP combat.
Reported on Aug 31, 2009 -
Issue 16 Enters Open Beta!
Issue 16 has entered into open beta testing, according to an announcement made on the official City of Heroes website. All players need to do to get involved is simply login to the Training Room (test server) and, well, that's it!
Reported on Aug 27, 2009 -
Issue 16 Hands-On Preview
MMORPG.com's Carl Cascone writes this preview of Paragon Studios' upcoming Issue 16 release for their popular superhero MMO, City of Heroes.
Reported on Aug 20, 2009 -
Depth of Customization
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Cecil Adkins writes this look at the depth of customization in Paragon Studios' City of Heroes franchise.
Reported on Aug 14, 2009
