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PAX Prime has come and gone but the excitement that resulted from our presence there is still lingering amidst our community! If you couldn't get to PAX this year and haven't yet learned the scuttlebutt from players on our official City of Heroes forums, Newsrama has just published a summary of the City of Heroes:Going Rogue And Beyond panel that took place last Saturday. Amongst all the features to look forward to, the panel attendees were most particularly excited by the announcement of the Fitness pool becoming inherent with Issue 19 and the news that the Issue 20 Closed Beta is imminent!

But there is plenty more to learn from this year's PAX Prime City of Heroes panel so be sure to head over to Newsrama now and get the latest on upcoming content Issues!

The maintenance is now over and Guardian is back up and running. Thank you all!

Maintenance over, Guardian is back up. Thank you!

Guardian will be taken down for a maintenance today, Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 starting at 12:00 p.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Pacific) for about an hour.

Please note this is not a publish. We will be fixing an issue in the Guardian database during this downtime.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

Guardian will be taken down for a maintenance today, Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 starting at 12:00 p.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Pacific) for about an hour.

Please note this is not a publish. We will be fixing an issue in the Guardian database during this downtime.

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

Hi all, there's a little bit of a delay with some of our partners. The OnlineWelten contest is up but we're still waiting for Onrpg and Gamekult to kick theirs off. We'll let you know as soon as it is done!

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.28T4.

COMBINED

Chat

• The Party Pack emotes have been added to the Quickchat menu.

CITY OF HEROES

Tasks

• Fixed a bug in the last mission of Part 1 of the Positron Task Force that allowed players to attack the Heroes they were supposed to be rescuing.

CITY OF VILLAINS

• None

PRAETORIA

• None

UPDATED! Please note we now allow the use of https://www.yousendit.com/ for files bigger than 5MB.

Also viewing the entries we have received so far, we have decided that it was necessary for us to get UNFLATTENED files. Apologies for this change in the rules.

Thank you for patience, we look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Please join us in congratulating all three winners of the PAX Prime "Three Day Pass" Contest! The contest required participants to compose haikus expressing their excitement and anticipation of the then soon-to-launch City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion and you certainly didn't disappoint us!

Without further ado, here are the winning haikus and their composers:

"Job? Girlfriend's birthday?
Too busy drooling right now
Going Rogue is here"
By C. Powers
Pittsburgh, PA

"I once was so good
Then I heard temptations call
So fun to be bad"
By L. Jones
DuPont, WA

"Anticipation
I count the seconds to Rogue
feeling each clock tick"
By M. Philbrook
Kelso, WA

Congratulations again to the winners, we hope you have a great time at PAX Prime! And for those of you who will be headed to Seattle this week, don't forget the City of Heroes panel and the Meet & Greet!

Join in the community discussion here!

Please join us in congratulating all three winners of the PAX Prime "Three Day Pass" Contest! The contest required participants to compose haikus expressing their excitement and anticipation of the then soon-to-launch City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion and you certainly didn't disappoint us!

Without further ado, here are the winning haikus and their composers:

"Job? Girlfriend's birthday?
Too busy drooling right now
Going Rogue is here"
By C. Powers
Pittsburgh, PA

"I once was so good
Then I heard temptations call
So fun to be bad"
By L. Jones
DuPont, WA

"Anticipation
I count the seconds to Rogue
feeling each clock tick"
By M. Philbrook
Kelso, WA

Congratulations again to the winners, we hope you have a great time at PAX Prime! And for those of you who will be headed to Seattle this week, don't forget the City of Heroes panel and the Meet & Greet!

*Please note this contest is only open to European residents*

Starting September 6th you will be able to showcase your talents by designing and naming an In-game NPC through the City of Heroes Character Creation tool and you could watch it become a permanent fixture in Praetoria's Studio 55 for all to see! Several of our European partners will be participating in this big contest that could result in your creative genius getting incorporated into City of Heroes® with the release of Issue 19!

It doesn't get any better than this and you don't even need an active account in order to participate. A trial version of City of Heroes is available here so all you need to do is download it, install it, log in and create a new character. And the best thing is you don't even need a credit card!

At the end of the contest period, our European partners will each provide their top entry to NCsoft for the Grand Prize which will not only include the NPC's inclusion in the game but also an nVidia GTX 460 1GB graphics card, a Razer Death Adder mouse and a digital copy of the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection!

There will only be one grand prize awarded for all of Europe (from the individual submissions passed along by each partner), so make your entry count!

As for the Runners Up (one for each partner site), they will each win everything that the grand prize winner receives (minus the in-game NPC) -- an nVidia GTX 460 1GB graphics card, a Razer Death Adder mouse and a digital copy of the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection! That's a pretty impressive prize package!

Here are our partners' sites, make sure to check them out next week:

Benelux & UK

OnRPG - http://www.onrpg.com/

France

Gamekult - http://www.gamekult.com

Germany

Onlinewelten - http://www.onlinewelten.com/


Each partner will also have 5 digital copies of City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection and Comic Con Ghoul costume codes to give away so make sure you head over to the participating websites next week for several chances to win amazing prizes!

Good luck!

Join in the Community Discussion here!

Update 8th September 2010:

The European contests are now up on Onrpg, Gamekult and OnlineWelten! And while I don't advise you to create a character that clashes with their surroundings, there is room for originality and creativity, it is Studio 55 after all!

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1st September 2010:

*Please note this contest is only open to European residents*

Starting September 6th you will be able to showcase your talents by designing and naming an In-game NPC through the City of Heroes Character Creation tool and you could watch it become a permanent fixture in Praetoria's Studio 55 for all to see! Several of our European partners will be participating in this big contest that could result in your creative genius getting incorporated into City of Heroes® with the release of Issue 19!

It doesn't get any better than this and you don't even need an active account in order to participate. A trial version of City of Heroes is available here so all you need to do is download it, install it, log in and create a new character. And the best thing is you don't even need a credit card!

At the end of the contest period, our European partners will each provide their top entry to NCsoft for the Grand Prize which will not only include the NPC's inclusion in the game but also an nVidia GTX 460 1GB graphics card, a Razer Death Adder mouse and a digital copy of the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection!

There will only be one grand prize awarded for all of Europe (from the individual submissions passed along by each partner), so make your entry count!

As for the Runners Up (one for each partner site), they will each win everything that the grand prize winner receives (minus the in-game NPC) -- an nVidia GTX 460 1GB graphics card, a Razer Death Adder mouse and a digital copy of the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection! That's a pretty impressive prize package!

Here are our partners' sites, make sure to check them out next week:

Benelux & UK

OnRPG - http://www.onrpg.com/

France

Gamekult - http://www.gamekult.com

Germany

Onlinewelten - http://www.onlinewelten.com/


Each partner will also have 5 digital copies of City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection and Comic Con Ghoul costume codes to give away so make sure you head over to the participating websites next week for several chances to win amazing prizes!

Good luck!

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.26T3.

COMBINED

Alignment System

• Using a respec or switching active builds will no longer bypass the 7 day wait to obtain Alignment powers.
• Credit for Alignment powers will now be granted correctly to eligible team members of a Morality Mission who are sidekicked.

Email

• Fixed a bug that caused some players to be incorrectly flagged as having sent more than 150 emails in a day.

Chat

• Fixed crash when clicking the Friends button while in 10 or more chat channels.

CITY OF HEROES

• None

CITY OF VILLAINS

• None

PRAETORIA

• None

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.24T2.

COMBINED

Alignment System

• Fixed a crash whenever a Tourist became leader of a Task Force or Strike Force. Tourists can now accept and lead Task Forces and Strike Forces.

Badges

• Added information to the Help Menu and a loading screen tip to explain that some badges are only granted to Heroes/Vigilantes or Villains/Rogues.

Tailor

• For Female characters, the Warrior Bottom piece from the Martial Arts pack is available again.

CITY OF HEROES

Powers

Controllers

• Ice Mastery/Ice Blast – Corrected IO sets allowed. Now accepts Ranged Damage and Slow Movement.

Tasks

• Independence Port: Fixed a bug in Sister Psyche’s 'Clamor and Destruction' arc that would sometimes tell players to go to a mission door in Precinct 5 (the Praetorian tutorial zone).
• Terra Volta: Fixed a bug in the Rikti version of the respec Trial that could cause a crash when the hostages were rescued.

Badges

• The badge “Surging” is no longer ‘Villain Only’ and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Vigilantes and Heroes who have already defeated Deathsurge will be granted this badge immediately.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Powers

Masterminds

• Chill Mastery – Fixed a bug which prevented you from taking additional powers in the set if you took Ice Blast as your first power.
• Heat Mastery/Char - Corrected IO sets allowed. Now accepts Ranged Damage and Holds.

Tasks

• Morality Missions: The other selves in My Other Selves will no longer hang out with the player after their time is done.

PRAETORIA

Tasks

• Fixed a bug with all contacts introduced through Calvin Scott and Provost Marchand where players would have to click on the contact twice before they would give out missions. This affects the following contacts:
  • Robert Flores
  • Jessica Flores
  • Aaron Walker
  • Ricochet
  • Hatchet
  • Crow
  • Interrogator Washington
  • Interrogator Kang
  • IVy
  • Deputy Assistant of Info.
  • Mr. G
  • Dr. Hetzfeld

On Tuesday, 31st August 2010 we will be bringing all NA and EU servers down for a global publish. The downtime is from 6:00 AM Pacific / 9:00 AM Eastern / 2:00 PM British / 15:00 Central European Time to 8:00 AM Pacific / 11:00 AM Eastern / 4:00 PM British / 17:00 Central European Time.

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

Thank you for your patience with this matter!

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.24T2.

COMBINED


Badges

• Added information to the Help Menu and a loading screen tip to explain that some badges are only granted to Heroes/Vigilantes or Villains/Rogues.

Tailor

• For Female characters, the Warrior Bottom piece from the Martial Arts pack is available again.

CITY OF HEROES

Powers

Controllers

• Ice Mastery/Ice Blast – Corrected IO sets allowed. Now accepts Ranged Damage and Slow Movement.

Tasks

• Independence Port: Fixed a bug in Sister Psyche’s 'Clamor and Destruction' arc that would sometimes tell players to go to a mission door in Precinct 5 (the Praetorian tutorial zone).

Badges

• The badge “Surging” is no longer ‘Villain Only’ and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Vigilantes and Heroes who have already defeated Deathsurge will be granted this badge immediately.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Powers

Masterminds

• Chill Mastery – Fixed a bug which prevented you from taking additional powers in the set if you took Ice Blast as your first power.
• Heat Mastery/Char - Corrected IO sets allowed. Now accepts Ranged Damage and Holds.

Tasks

• Morality Missions: The other selves in My Other Selves will no longer hang out with the player after their time is done.

PRAETORIA

Tasks

• Fixed a bug with all contacts introduced through Calvin Scott and Provost Marchand where players would have to click on the contact twice before they would give out missions. This affects the following contacts:
  • Robert Flores
  • Jessica Flores
  • Aaron Walker
  • Ricochet
  • Hatchet
  • Crow
  • Interrogator Washington
  • Interrogator Kang
  • IVy
  • Deputy Assistant of Info.
  • Mr. G
  • Dr. Hetzfeld

Please make sure you file a ticket (in game with the /petition <subject> slash command or via the Support Center link in my signature) if you have lost items this way. Our support team are able to investigate losses but give them a little time to process all the tickets, they're doing their best to help everybody in a timely manner.

Thank you all and sorry for the inconvenience!

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:

1) Accept a physical raffle ticket in person upon arrival at the City of Heroes® PAX Prime Seattle Meet and Greet at the Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant, Seattle on Saturday, September 4th, 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 11:30 PM (CDT), Saturday, September 4th, 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 September 4th, 2010 (a) you must be 21 years of age or older, (b) if you are a minor in your country of residence, you must provide 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 9:00 PM (CDT) on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 and ends at 11:30 PM (CDT) on Saturday, September 4th, 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 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM (CDT) on Saturday, September 4th, 2010. You must be physically present at the Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant, Seattle 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:

Twenty (20) First Place Winners Will Receive One (1) of the following:

• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Melissa “War Witch” Bianco (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Melissa “War Witch” Bianco (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Matt “Positron” Miller (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) hour of in-game playtime with Matt “Positron” Miller (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) ATI Radeon 5870 Video Card (Estimated retail value: $499.99)
• One (1) Razer Naga Expert MMO Gaming Mouse (Estimated retail value $79.99)
• One (1) Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110 (Estimated retail value $79.99)
• One (1) Razer Death Adder™ Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse (Estimated retail value $59.99)
• One (1) Razer Death Adder™ Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse (Estimated retail value $59.99)
• One (1) Limited Edition Lord Recluse City of Villains® statue (Estimated retail value $50.00)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Copy of City of Heroes® Going Rogue™: Complete Collection signed by the Dev Team (Estimated retail value $39.99)
• One (1) Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin (Estimated retail value $14.99)
• One (1) Razer Sphex Essential Hard Gaming Grade Desktop Skin (Estimated retail value $14.99)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $1,104.85

Four (4) First Place Winners Will Receive one (1) set containing all of the following:

• One (1) Set of 16 Hero and Villain Pins (Estimated retail value: $40.00)
• One (1) City of Heroes Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• One (1) City of Villains Projector Pen (Estimated retail value: $8.00)
• One (1) City of Villains Awesome Button (Estimated retail value: $4.00)
• One (1) Ghoul Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) Freakshow Boss Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) Carnival of Shadow Harlequin Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) PPD Hardsuit Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) Praetorian Clockwork Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) Knives of Artemis Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)
• One (1) Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress Costume Power (Estimated retail value $0.00)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $240.00



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:

(i) 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 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes®, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.

The servers re now back online, thank you for your patience!

The Live European & North American City of Heroes servers will be offline for a stability hotfix on Thursday, 26th August 2010.

Start Time: 3:15 p.m. Pacific Time / 6:15 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:15 p.m. British Time / 00:15 Central European Summer Time.

Expected Duration: 30 minutes

Expected Finish Time: 3:45 p.m. Pacific Time /6:45 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:45 p.m. British Time / 00:45 Central European Time.

We apologise for the last minute warning and thank you for your patience!

Winners have been notified and we will be announcing them along with their Haikus at a later date.

Thank you all for participating!

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.21T2.

COMBINED

Mission Architect

• Fixed the animations for various custom critter powers that no longer matched the casting time after they became uninterruptible.

CITY OF HEROES

City Zones

• Talos Island: fixed Crane parts that were missing textures.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Badges

• The badge “The Solution” is no longer Hero Only and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Rogues and Villains who have already defeated Jurassik will be granted this badge immediately.
• The badge “Spellbinding” is no longer Hero Only and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Rogues and Villains who have already defeated enough of the Cabal will be granted this badge immediately.

Tasks

• Morality Missions: The other selves in My Other Selves will no longer hang out with the player after their time is done.

PRAETORIA

City Zones

• Neutropolis: Moved floating cargo containers down to the ground
• Neutropolis: fixed Crane parts that were missing textures.

Tasks

• Neutropolis Underground – In Crow’s first mission the waypoint now points directly at the VIP’s location.
• Neutropolis – Bobcat: Jon Shen’s army of Syndicate initiates no longer show up all at once in an effort to outdo Reichsman and his 5th column troops. Their arrival is now staggered and paced throughout the mission rather than all lumped at the end.

Patch notes for build 1850.201007290124.21T2.

COMBINED

Mission Architect

• Fixed the animations for various custom critter powers that no longer matched the casting time after they became uninterruptible.

CITY OF HEROES

City Zones

• Talos Island: fixed Crane parts that were missing textures.

CITY OF VILLAINS

Badges

• The badge “The Solution” is no longer Hero Only and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Rogues and Villains who have already defeated Jurassik will be granted this badge immediately.
• The badge “Spellbinding” is no longer Hero Only and can be earned by Rogues in Paragon City. Rogues and Villains who have already defeated enough of the Cabal will be granted this badge immediately.

Tasks

• Morality Missions: The other selves in My Other Selves will no longer hang out with the player after their time is done.

PRAETORIA

City Zones

• Neutropolis: Moved floating cargo containers down to the ground
• Neutropolis: fixed Crane parts that were missing textures.

Tasks

• Neutropolis Underground – In Crow’s first mission the waypoint now points directly at the VIP’s location.
• Neutropolis – Bobcat: Jon Shen’s army of Syndicate initiates no longer show up all at once in an effort to outdo Reichsman and his 5th column troops. Their arrival is now staggered and paced throughout the mission rather than all lumped at the end.

Patch Notes for build 1850.201007290104.20T2

COMBINED

Mission Architect

• Custom Critter powers are no longer interruptible.

User Interface

• Removed pulsating white squares from the Alignment UI.

CITY OF HEROES

• None

CITY OF VILLAINS

Tasks

• Breakout - Sakai Tamaki will no longer give the player a blank stare (blank dialog screen) the first time they talk to him.

PRAETORIA

Powers

Critters

• Toned down the Syndicate villain group, especially at lower levels:
  • Removed one of the melee attacks from minions
  • Created slower attacking versions of the Lts and Bosses for low levels.

City Zones

• Portals in the Crucible now render from a greater distance.
• Nova Praetoria: fixed distorted minimap for the zone.
• Neutropolis Removed trading house sign from building.
• Neutropolis: There are now police inside Precinct 11.

Tasks

• Praetorians will no longer lose missions that are not alignment-specific when switching between Resistance and Loyalist.
• Nova Praetoria – The Clockwork Flower Vendor will now advise players to open their mini-map (hotkey ‘M’) in order to locate the roses they need to pick for Praetor White’s lady. Additionally, the mission objective now contains similar advice.
• Nova Praetoria – Dr. Arvin: Mission 1: Fixed an issue where players would sometimes spawn in the back of the map.
• Imperial City – Seer 1381: PPD will no longer show up in droves to assist Seer 0001, she will only summon Seer Trackers to aid her. Additionally, she will summon fewer Seers to aid her thus making the fight more manageable for solo players.
• Imperial City – Seer 1381: Seer 0001 will now properly turn invisible during her fight, thus matching the dialog that Katie Douglas says during the fight.
• Imperial City: fixed several mission doors where using the Mission Teleporter would teleport the player behind the door instead of in front of it.

Graphics

• Fixed a bug that made some of the walls in Praetorian Tech maps white and textureless.

KNOWN ISSUES

• Alignment Tips May Lead to Incorrect Missions: There is a chance upon selecting a mission from an Alignment Tip that you will be assigned a mission from a random different Alignment Tip. You may even be given a mission that is heading counter to your goals (Hero instead of Vigilante or Villain instead of Rogue for example).
  
  When you select your Tip mission, take a close look at the text window to be sure the title matches the tip name and the mission is set to the correct alignment. If you do get the wrong mission, you can abandon it from the Mission tab and select the same tip again.
  
• Primal Earth Missions in Praetoria: Some players on Primal Earth are receiving missions that are located in Praetorian zones. If this is the case, you should be able Abandon the mission and retake it to receive a more reachable mission door.
  
• Badges which remain Hero/Vigilante restricted or Villain/Rogue restricted: Vigilante and Rogue characters are having issues earning some badges when they first cross over to the other zones. The badges should award to them when they complete the transition (all the way to Hero or all the way to Villain).