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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!

Not content with being the multi faceted and talented Art Lead at Paragon Studios, comic book artist David Nakayama will also be drawing character sketches for the delight of our Northern CA Meet & Greet attendees! So come along with a quality color screenshot of your hero, villain or Praetorian, fill out a little bit of information to accompany your print-out which will then go into a ballot box and with a bit of luck, David will pick your screenshot and you'll be able to admire your character being drawn right before your eyes!

Here are a few of examples selected amongst the plethora of sketches done by David at past conventions:

Not content with being the multi faceted and talented Art Lead at Paragon Studios, comic book artist David Nakayama will also be drawing character sketches for the delight of our Northern CA Meet & Greet attendees! So come along with a quality color screenshot of your hero, villain or Praetorian, fill out a little bit of information to accompany your print-out which will then go into a ballot box and with a bit of luck, David will pick your screenshot and you'll be able to admire your character being drawn right before your eyes!

Here are a few of examples selected amongst the plethora of sketches done by David at past conventions:

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.

On Tuesday, 19th October 2010 we will be bringing all North American servers down for a maintenance. The downtime is from 4:00 AM Pacific / 7:00 AM Eastern to 6:00 AM Pacific / 9:00 AM Eastern.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

When I try to get a European pack for my European account from the U.S. website (since I'm located in California), I just have to click on the "Buy Now" button.







This takes me to the NCsoft Master Account login page.







Upon entering my login details, I land on a page that lists all game accounts eligible to receive that pack as an upgrade and all I have to do is select one of those accounts regardless of their territory since the NCsoft store will automatically assign a code corresponding to the account's territory.







It shouldn't be working differently for someone in Europe trying to get a North American pack. Let me know if it is!

We announced a ton of exciting features coming with Issue 19 at our New York Comic-Con panel. One of them was a brand new Task Force for our higher level players involving the return of a much talked about but never seen character who is now making the transition from Comic Books to the game!

Apex is back and he is organizing a new team to help stop an invasion from Praetoria. Find out more in the Apex Task Force Trailer now!

Join in the Community discussion here!

We announced a ton of exciting features coming with Issue 19 at our New York Comic-Con panel. One of them was a brand new Task Force for our higher level players involving the return of a much talked about but never seen character who is now making the transition from Comic Books to the game!

Apex is back and he is organizing a new team to help stop an invasion from Praetoria. Find out more in the Apex Task Force Trailer now!

Name tags will certainly be provided and to be able to distinguish in the crowd of NCsoft players, we also have the Statesman Star/ Arachnos lenticular buttons, hopefully enough flashing Awesome buttons as well as a few of the Razer green/orbish necklaces!

We're all looking forward to seeing you at the Meet & Greet tonight, just remember to be gentle as some of us have barely gotten any sleep on the way here!

See you later!

If some of you have rethought their attendance to the Meet & Greet solely because they woudn't be able to accompany a minor, minors will now be welcome as long as they are accompanied by a parent or legual guardian at all times. Please PM me your name as well as the minor's name if you are able to join us tomorrow night. Thank you!

On Monday, October 11th 2010 we will be bringing all NA and EU servers down for a global maintenance. The downtime is from 4:00 AM Pacific / 7:00 AM Eastern / 12:00 PM British / 13:00 Central European Time to 6:00 AM Pacific / 9:00 AM Eastern / 2:00 PM British / 15:00 Central European Time.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

The citizens of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles are equally restless on Virtue! Reports are indicating suspicious activity in Faultline and Nerva.

Heroes and Villains of Virtue, get ready to fight for your lives from 4PM PDT / 7PM EDT on Thursday, October 7th, 2010!

The citizens of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles are restless. Reports have been coming in about unnerving activity in Faultline and Nerva.

Heroes and Villains of Freedom, get ready to stand your ground from 3PM PDT / 6PM EDT on Thursday, October 7th, 2010!

Issue 19: Alpha Strike is around the corner and the official overview page is now ready for your reading pleasure!

A few weeks ago, we announced that the fitness Pool would become inherent through Issue 19 and last week we told you about fantastic auras that would also become available with the upcoming content update. Well, we are delighted to give you a more comprehensive list of features to look forward to!

While partly geared towards high level Heroes and Villains with the introduction of the Alpha Slot system and high level task forces, Issue 19: Alpha Strike will also provide more content in the form of Zone Events, additional tip and morality missions, a second wave of alternate power animations and more!

So check it out! You can get all the details now by visiting the Official Issue 19: Alpha Strike Overview page!

Join in the Community discussion here!

Issue 19: Alpha Strike is around the corner and the official overview page is now ready for your reading pleasure!

A few weeks ago, we announced that the fitness Pool would become inherent through Issue 19 and last week we told you about fantastic auras that would also become available with the upcoming content update. Well, we are delighted to give you a more comprehensive list of features to look forward to!

While partly geared towards high level Heroes and Villains with the introduction of the Alpha Slot system and high level task forces, Issue 19: Alpha Strike will also provide more content in the form of Zone Events, additional tip and morality missions, a second wave of alternate power animations and more!

So check it out! You can get all the details now by visiting the Official Issue 19: Alpha Strike Overview page!

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.11T2.

COMBINED

Tailor

• Fixed an issue where some huge or female head accessories did not fit correctly.
• Removed Firefly and Snow Auras which were not intended for Issue 18. They will be available as part of Issue 19.

Global Email

• Fixed a bug that would cause players to lose attachments if they tried to claim them while their inventory was full.

Game Store

• Fixed out of date links for Going Rogue Complete Collection.

CITY OF HEROES

Powers

Controllers

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Focused Accuracy; the power was not unlocking properly.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Dominators

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Personal Force Field; the power was not unlocking properly

PRAETORIA

• None

On Tuesday, 5th October 2010 we will be bringing all NA and EU servers down for a global publish. The downtime is from 4:00 AM Pacific / 7:00 AM Eastern / 12:00 PM British / 13:00 Central European to 6:00 AM Pacific / 9:00 AM Eastern / 2:00 PM British / 15:00 Central European.

Patch notes for this publish will be available in the Patch Notes section of the City of Heroes website after the downtime.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.11T2.

COMBINED

Tailor

• Fixed an issue where some huge or female head accessories did not fit correctly.

Global Email

• Fixed a bug that would cause players to lose attachments if they tried to claim them while their inventory was full.

Game Store

• Fixed out of date links for Going Rogue Complete Collection.

CITY OF HEROES

Powers

Controllers

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Focused Accuracy; the power was not unlocking properly.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Dominators

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Personal Force Field; the power was not unlocking properly

PRAETORIA

• None

Patch notes for build 1850.201009101722.11T2.

COMBINED

Tailor

• Fixed an issue where some huge or female head accessories did not fit correctly.

Global Email

• Fixed a bug that would cause players to lose attachments if they tried to claim them while their inventory was full.

Game Store

• Fixed out of date links for Going Rogue Complete Collection.

CITY OF HEROES

Powers

Controllers

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Focused Accuracy; the power was not unlocking properly.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Dominators

• Mace Mastery – fixed availability of Personal Force Field; the power was not unlocking properly

PRAETORIA

• None

The organiser of the European English contest is indeed OnRPG.com and they have set their own rules and are managing all of it. I have queried the process and there have been no irregularities or issues so far as I'm aware. Congratulations to the winners, we'll be announcing it on the European sites as soon as possible!

Thanks for the heads up, I'm querying this with our Web team.

Out of curiosity, how many of you would come if your under 18 kids were allowed in?

As for devs attending the Meet & Greet, War Witch, Noble Savage and Ghost Falcon will be there. Black Pebble and I will be there too.

I'll get her to wear plateform shoes

Please note, because we think you all equally rock, we're letting all attendees in from 7 p.m. until full capacity is reached. No need to RSVP for City of Heroes fans, just turn up and find a way to lure other players out of the line so you can get in faster...I didn't say that, capice?

Updated the initial post with the following information. The RSVP method still remains to be confirmed at this point but we'll have that info for you asap:

New! Admission Details

Due to space limitations, admission to the events are limited and is granted based on a first-come, first-served basis to the capacity of the venue. Attendees must be 18 years or older with valid ID. A Cash bar will also be available to mature attendees.


New!NCsoft After Hours Party

If you're looking for a spot to break out some late night fun, stay after the Meet & Greet or join us starting at 11 p.m. (until 3 a.m.) when we morph the event at Good Units to the NCsoft After Hours Party. Socialize with NCsoft and dance to into the early hours of the morning to New York's hottest live DJ mixes. (Suggested dress is upscale casual.)

Infinity Heroes and Villains,

Get ready to hold your ground as Faultline and Nerva Archipelago threaten to fall into the hands of well-known enemies starting at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Central Time / 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 30th, 2010.

Stock up on inspirations, you will need them!