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I've updated the announcements with both US and EU links, let me know if it still fails to work for some of you when you click on those links.

Techbot Alpha, try this link and let me know if it still doesn't work: https://secure.ncsoft.com/cgi-bin/St...em&item_id=295

The City of Heroes® Origins Pack is now available on the NCsoft store (click here if you live in Europe)! With 10 new Auras and 5 unique capes based on the five Origins, this new pack will unlock new ways for you to connect to your characters. The City of Heroes Origins Pack is available now as a digital download (EU Store link)) for $9.99 / £5.99 / 8,99 €!

Join in the Community discussion here!

The City of Heroes® Origins Pack is now available on the NCsoft store (click here if you live in Europe)! With 10 new Auras and 5 unique capes based on the five Origins, this new pack will unlock new ways for you to connect to your characters. The City of Heroes Origins Pack is available now as a digital download (EU store link)) for $9.99 / £5.99 / 8,99 €!

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.18T2r.

COMBINED

Badges

• The Halloween “Power Hungry” badge should now have a visible icon.

Mission Architect

• A version Arachnos Spiderling that was granting too much experience has been removed from Mission Architect.
  • An underling version of Arachnos Spiderling is still available.

CITY OF HEROES

• None.

CITY OF VILLAINS

POWERS

Mastermind

• Soul Extraction will now be cancelled when a player becomes sidekicked.

PRAETORIA

• None.

On Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 we will be bringing all North American & European live servers down for a maintenance.

The downtime is from 4:00 AM Pacific / 7:00 AM Eastern / 11:00 a.m. GMT / 12:00 Central European Time to 6:00 AM Pacific / 9:00 AM Eastern / 1:00 p.m. GMT / 14:00 Central European Time.

Patch notes for this publish will be available in the Patch Notes section after the downtime.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.18T2r.

COMBINED

• The Halloween “Power Hungry” badge should now have a visible icon.

CITY OF HEROES

• None

CITY OF VILLAINS

• None

PRAETORIA

• None

This contest is organized by NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited, who are identified in more detail in Section 9 of this document (the “Sponsors”).

1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. IF YOU ARE ENTERING THIS CONTEST AS A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CONTEST SHALL BE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY UNITED STATES LAW.

This is a free prize draw (the “Contest”) and you are not required to buy any product, or service from the Sponsors, or to be a subscriber to any of the Sponsor's games to enter the Contest.

Participants must follow this method of entry:

Accept a physical raffle ticket in person upon arrival at the City of Heroes® Northern CA Meet and Greet at the Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant, San Francisco on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. This ticket is considered your “entry.”

By accepting a raffle ticket, you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Conditions.

Any personal information given to the Sponsors when you enter this Contest will only be used to contact you in relation to this Contest. All information concerning non-winning entries will be discarded after the end of the Contest. The personal information concerning the winning entries will be only used in the context of this Contest and use of your entry as agreed between you and the Sponsor. This information will not be disclosed to any third party or used for any other purpose. You may exercise your rights of access and rectification of this information by writing to: cohcontests@paragonstudios.com.

If you are a winner you hereby give Sponsors and their respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agencies full permission, right and authority to use your likeness, photograph, name, hometown, and any comments that you may make/answer to questions Sponsors may provide, or any other information that you provide about yourself, the prize, the Contest, or City of Heroes® for the purposes of advertising and promotion (in any media, including but not limited to in print media, television, film, video, radio, internet or otherwise) related to the Contest, City of Heroes® or each of the Sponsors, without any further notification or compensation to you other than that set out herein. Winner waives all rights of inspection and approval in relation to the foregoing.

All raffle tickets must be accepted prior to 11:00 PM (Pacific Time), Saturday, November 6th, 2010 (the “Contest Conclusion”). The Contest is limited to one entry per person.

The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be void. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and/or any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process. Sponsor has the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice, if, in Sponsor's judgment, the Contest is altered, corrupted or cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions beyond Sponsor's control, or at Sponsor’s reasonable discretion.

2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of November 6th, 2010 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) if you are a minor in your country of residence, you must accept the entry as set forth under 1.1 with your legal guardian's approval and you must provide written approval of your entry to the Contest, and consent to these Official Rules and Conditions by your legal guardian. This written approval shall be provided within 14 days after the receipt of request by the Sponsor, (c) you must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, (d) you must be a resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes), or the European Union.

Employees of Sponsor, and Sponsor’s respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and members of the immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they reside) or households of such employees are not eligible to enter the Contest.

3. DURATION

The contest period begins at 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 and ends at 11:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Saturday, November 6th, 2010.

4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

The winning entries will be drawn at random by representatives of the Sponsor. Tickets will be drawn from a raffle box sometime between the hours of 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. You must be physically present at the Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant, San Francisco location to win. Winners will be notified in person. Any and all decisions of the judges or company representatives shall be final and binding in all respects.

5. PRIZES

1) Prizes description

The prize breakdown is as follows:

Thirty two (32) First Place Winners Will Receive One (1) of the following:

• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Matt “Positron” Miller (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Jesse “Ghost Falcon” Caceres (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Sean “Dr. Aeon” McCann (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with John “Protean” Hegner (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 Graphics Card (Estimated retail value $249.99)
• One (1) LTL 7 foot tall “Desdemona Cutout” Adhesive Wall Graphic (Estimated retail value $136.70)
• One (1) SAPPHIRE HD 3650 512MB DDR3 Graphics Card (Estimated retail value $119.99)
• One (1) SAPPHIRE HD 3650 512MB DDR3 Graphics Card (Estimated retail value $119.99)
• One (1) LTL 7 foot tall “Tyrant” Adhesive Wall Graphic (Estimated retail value $119.95)
• One (1) LTL 7 foot tall “Maelstrom” Adhesive Wall Graphic (Estimated retail value $119.95)
• One (1) SteelSeries IKARI Siberia v2 Full-size Headset USB (Estimated retail value $109.99)
• One (1) Razer Naga Expert MMO Gaming Mouse (Estimated retail value $79.99)
• One (1) Steelseries IKARI Pro Gaming Laser mouse (Estimated retail value $79.99)
• One (1) Steelseries IKARI Pro Gaming Laser mouse (Estimated retail value $79.99)
• One (1) SAPPHIRE HD 3450 512MB DDR2 Graphics Card (Estimated retail value $69.99)
• One (1) SAPPHIRE HD 3450 512MB DDR2 Graphics Card (Estimated retail value $69.99)
• One (1) Limited Edition Lord Recluse City of Villains® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
• One (1) SteelSeries IKARI Siberia Full-size Headphone (Estimated retail value $49.99)
• One (1) SteelSeries IKARI Siberia Full-size Headphone (Estimated retail value $49.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Development Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Development Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Development Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) 60 Day Game Time Card (Estimated retail value $29.99)
• One (1) 60 Day Game Time Card (Estimated retail value $29.99)
• One (1) 60 Day Game Time Card (Estimated retail value $29.99)
• One (1) “Desdemona” Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin signed by Melissa “War Witch” Bianco (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) “Desdemona” Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin signed by Matt “Positron” Miller (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) City of Heroes Trade Paperback Top Cow Comic Book Collection (Issues 1-6) (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) City of Heroes Trade Paperback Top Cow Comic Book Collection (Issues 1-6) (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) City of Heroes Trade Paperback Top Cow Comic Book Collection (Issues 1-6) (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) City of Heroes Trade Paperback Top Cow Comic Book Collection (Issues 1-6) (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) City of Heroes Trade Paperback Top Cow Comic Book Collection (Issues 1-6) (Estimated retail value $14.99)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $1,821.36


2) Prizes awarding process

Random drawings will occur at the event. Winner must be present to win. If a winner is not present at the time of drawing, or is successfully contacted by Sponsor and refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize then Sponsor reserves the right to conduct another random drawing to award the prize (a “Substitute Winner”).

The Substitute Winner will be contacted as mentioned above and required to comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5.2.

In the event the Substitute Winner cannot be contacted as mentioned above or does not comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5.2 for a given prize, any such prize will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of the prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value. Taxes on prizes (including, without limitation, income taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. If a winner is under 21 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Washington. You assume sole liability for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property or prize, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in this contest or the acceptance, loss, shipment, or use of any prize awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for any failure to contact entrants, whether due to technical or human error. All of Sponsor's decisions regarding the application and interpretation of the Rules are final.

In the event that you are resident in the European Union, nothing in these Official Rules and Conditions shall limit or exclude Sponsor’s liability for death or personal injury from Sponsor’s negligence or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsors shall not be responsible for any liability, loss, damage, cost or expense sustained by you arising out of, or in connection, with your entry into this Contest or use of the prize unless caused by the Sponsors due to gross negligence or intent.

7. SEVERABILITY

Should any condition contained in this Contract prove unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.

8. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA 1501 4th Avenue, Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98101 and NCsoft Europe Limited, Moccatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU, England (Company No: 05165702)

©2010 NCsoft Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. NCsoft, the interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes, City of Heroes Going Rogue, City of Villains and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other registered trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Cryptic Studios is a trademark of Cryptic Studios, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Most of you who are familiar with Sean “Dr. Aeon” McCann know him as the evil scientist / developer behind Architect Entertainment and Mission Architect. What few people know is that he also happens to be the main designer of the first task forces that will enable players to use their newly acquired Incarnate abilities through Issue 19: Alpha Strike.

Learn more the Apex and Tin Mage Task Forces through the latest Dev Diary now available on Massively.com!

Join in the Community discussion here!

Most of you who are familiar with Sean “Dr. Aeon” McCann know him as the evil scientist / developer behind Architect Entertainment and Mission Architect. What few people know is that he also happens to be the main designer of the first task forces that will enable players to use their newly acquired Incarnate abilities through Issue 19: Alpha Strike.

Learn more the Apex and Tin Mage Task Forces through the latest Dev Diary now available on Massively.com!

The Rikti are demanding that we refer to them as persons as opposed to sheep, hence the "s"...

Bear in mind that the screenshots displayed may not be the only ones appearing in-game and/or may not appear exactly as is. Well done to all though

As if the Zombie threat wasn't enough to make you want to lock yourself up in your Paragon City mansion or your lair in the Rogue Isles, heroes and villains will soon have to contend with another ruthless faction bent on destroying humanity and then some! The Rikti have left us in relative peace over the past few months but this is about to change as they prepare another offensive on our blue planet.

Get ready to brush up on your evading / fighting techniques as mankind gets ready for another Rikti invasion!

Regroup on your home server from 9:00 a.m. Pacific (11 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 4:00 p.m. British / 17:00 Central European Time) on Thursday, November 4, 2010 until 11:59 p.m. Pacific ( 1:59 a.m. Central / 2:59 a.m. Eastern / 7:59 a.m. British / 8:59 Central European Time), Sunday, November 7th, 2010 (Monday, November 8th in Europe)!

Don't miss this opportunity and get ready for the fight!

Join in the Community discussion here!

As if the Zombie threat wasn't enough to make you want to lock yourself up in your Paragon City mansion or your lair in the Rogue Isles, heroes and villains will soon have to contend with another ruthless faction bent on destroying humanity and then some! The Rikti have left us in relative peace over the past few months but this is about to change as they prepare another offensive on our blue planet.

Get ready to brush up on your evading / fighting techniques as mankind gets ready for another Rikti invasion!

Regroup on your home server from 9:00 a.m. Pacific (11 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 4:00 p.m. British / 17:00 Central European Time) on Thursday, November 4, 2010 until 11:59 p.m. Pacific ( 1:59 a.m. Central / 2:59 a.m. Eastern / 7:59 a.m. British / 8:59 Central European Time), Sunday, November 7th, 2010 (Monday, November 8th in Europe)!

Don't miss this opportunity and get ready for the fight!

The top 3 winners as well as the runners-up are all in!

Join us in congratulating all of them today as our fabulous Art team led by David Nakayama prepares to include some of the winning creations into the game for all to admire!

While we couldn’t include all the loading screens sent in by our winners and runners-up, we've selected a few to display with our list of winners.

Congratulations once again and we’re looking forward to showing off your composition in the game!

1st Prize Winner

D. Hill
England



2nd Prize Winner

A. Navalmoral
Spain



3rd Prize Winner

V. Sala
France



Runners-up:

S. Galloway
California
United States



S. Pinckett
California
United States



S. Schaefer
California
United States



S. Hempel
Florida
United States



P. Dutcher
Florida
United States



S. Novack
Florida
United States



A. Jonic
Illinois
United States



M. Wilson
Iowa
United States



J. Seidman
New York
United States



C. Maakorey
North Carolina
United States



A. Pinckard
Oregon
United States



T. Rapp
Texas
United States



E. Burns
Virginia
United States



E. Chesterman
Virginia
United States



A. McCormack
Virginia
United States



C. Kook
Washington
United States



J. Geissler
Alberta
Canada



E. Sutton
British Columbia
Canada



K. Brown
Ontario
Canada



K. Turnbull
Ontario
Canada



J. Pedret
Czech Republic



C. Pol
France



C. Brown
Germany



S. Grainger
Ireland




Join in the Community discussion here!

The top 3 winners as well as the runners-up are all in!

Join us in congratulating all of them today as our fabulous Art team led by David Nakayama prepares to include some of the winning creations into the game for all to admire!

While we couldn’t include all the loading screens sent in by our winners and runners-up, we've selected a few to display with our list of winners.

Congratulations once again and we’re looking forward to showing off your composition in the game!

1st Prize Winner

D. Hill
England



2nd Prize Winner

A. Navalmoral
Spain



3rd Prize Winner

V. Sala
France



Runners-up:

S. Galloway
California
United States



S. Pinckett
California
United States



S. Schaefer
California
United States



S. Hempel
Florida
United States



P. Dutcher
Florida
United States



S. Novack
Florida
United States



A. Jonic
Illinois
United States



M. Wilson
Iowa
United States



J. Seidman
New York
United States



C. Maakorey
North Carolina
United States



A. Pinckard
Oregon
United States



T. Rapp
Texas
United States



E. Burns
Virginia
United States



E. Chesterman
Virginia
United States



A. McCormack
Virginia
United States



C. Kook
Washington
United States



J. Geissler
Alberta
Canada



E. Sutton
British Columbia
Canada



K. Brown
Ontario
Canada



K. Turnbull
Ontario
Canada



J. Pedret
Czech Republic



C. Pol
France



C. Brown
Germany



S. Grainger
Ireland

Fixed!

Get spooky and wear your scariest costume, for this year’s Halloween event has now started on a live server near you!

For more information on the event, head over to our Events section now!

Happy Trick or Treating all!

Join in the Community discussion here!

Get spooky and wear your scariest costume, for this year’s Halloween event has now started on a live server near you!

For more information on the event, head over to our Events section now!

Happy Trick or Treating all!

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.15T2R.

COMBINED

• The Halloween Tip Mission will now reward one of five badges upon completion..
  Jack-In-Irons should now spawn much more frequently during the Halloween Event.

CITY OF HEROES

• Controllers should now be able to select the Summon Tarantula Mace Mastery power.

CITY OF VILLAINS

• None.

PRAETORIA

• None.

Have you ever wished you could proudly wield your origin as a banner in front of your fiercest adversaries or even amongst fellow heroes or villains*? Your origin contributes to making you a unique citizen in Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria. You've trained hard to follow the natural arts? You've worked tirelessly on your invocations and spells? Painful scientific experimentations have made you a powerful creature to reckon with? Technological advances have bestowed you with the ability to transcend your limits? Or maybe you are the product of a freak accident?

Discover the City of Heroes® Origins Pack.

When it becomes available through the NCsoft Store on November 3rd, 2010, the City of Heroes Origins Pack will provide your characters with new customization options based on the five character Origins: Magic, Mutant, Natural, Science, and Technology.

New Origins Auras*

• Magic: Runes, Tarot Cards.
• Mutant: Toxic Vapor, Bio Plasma.
• Natural: Leaves, Thunderhead.
• Science: Atomic, Cryogenics.
• Technology: Steamjets, Sparks.

New Origin Capes*

In addition to the new auras, your character can choose one of these five stunning capes:

• Cloak of the Eighth Circle
• Spliced
• Autumnal
• Unified Field Façade
• Impervium Mantle.

Watch the new City of Heroes Origins Pack trailer now for a taste of things to come!

* Please note Origin Auras and Capes are not locked to your origin and can be freely accessed by any of your characters from level 1.

Join in the Community discussion here!

Have you ever wished you could proudly wield your origin as a banner in front of your fiercest adversaries or even amongst fellow heroes or villains*? Your origin contributes to making you a unique citizen in Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria. You've trained hard to follow the natural arts? You've worked tirelessly on your invocations and spells? Painful scientific experimentations have made you a powerful creature to reckon with? Technological advances have bestowed you with the ability to transcend your limits? Or maybe you are the product of a freak accident?

Discover the City of Heroes® Origins Pack.

When it becomes available through the NCsoft Store on November 3rd, 2010, the City of Heroes Origins Pack will provide your characters with new customization options based on the five character Origins: Magic, Mutant, Natural, Science, and Technology.

New Origins Auras*

• Magic: Runes, Tarot Cards.
• Mutant: Toxic Vapor, Bio Plasma.
• Natural: Leaves, Thunderhead.
• Science: Atomic, Cryogenics.
• Technology: Steamjets, Sparks.

New Origin Capes*

In addition to the new auras, your character can choose one of these five stunning capes:

• Cloak of the Eighth Circle
• Spliced
• Autumnal
• Unified Field Façade
• Impervium Mantle.

Watch the new City of Heroes Origins Pack trailer now for a taste of things to come!

* Please note Origin Auras and Capes are not locked to your origin and can be freely accessed by any of your characters from level 1.

Read the latest Dev Diary from Floyd "Castle" Grubb, the driving force behind the four new power sets in City of Heroes Going Rogue™. Find out what new features the dev team created to make these new power sets come to life, and how these new features will change the game!

Join in the Community discussion here!