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Last year, we held the first City of Heroes Freedom™ Player Summit, where our players not only got to learn about all the great new content we've been rolling out this year, but also had the chance to talk and interact with developers, and be heard in the design process. The event was a ton of fun for Paragon Studios and our player community, and this year we want to make the Freedom Player Summit even more interactive and exciting! Hopefully you've all marked your calendars for April 28, 2012; today, we're happy to share the full details and schedule with you so you can plan your trip to the event!

Venue

Dinah's Garden Hotel
4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Tel.: (800) 227-8220

The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will again be held at the tropical Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto, California.

Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets, and will be at the online-discounted price of $40. (Tickets will be available in limited quantity at the door for $50, Personal Check only) Tickets to the Freedom Player Summit include full access to the event, a City of Heroes Freedom T-shirt, dinner, and a promo code which we'll announce at a later date.

Once you have purchased your ticket, please be sure to e-mail cohcommunity@paragonstudios.com with the following:

• Subject: FPS Attendee Badge
• Your name and your character's name
• An image of yourself or a screenshot of your character that you would like to appear on your badge. Please try to provide photographs against a solid background.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

If you need accommodations for the weekend, please contact Dinah's Garden Hotel for special rates for attendees!

Schedule of Activities

We learned a lot from the previous Freedom Player Summit, and we've taken player feedback into account in planning the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit. We're pleased to announce that panels for the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will be single-track--meaning no split rooms with limited seating; no need to decide which panels to attend; and for the viewers on Ustream, no need to cross your fingers that we'll stream the panels you want to see! This event, all attendees and viewers will be able to watch all of the panels!

What else are we doing this year? Well, we noted that the "Design a Costume Set" workshop last year was a big success, producing some great dialogue between players and developers, and being the inception of the upcoming Retro Sci-Fi Pack. This year, we wanted to expand on these interactive panels, with another "Design a Costume Set" workshop, plus one we know you'll love: a "Design a Power Set" workshop, where you can give help design a future City of Heroes Freedom Power Set! Players will also be given the chance to 'make their case' on which City of Heroes zone should be revamped! All this in addition to some of our other popular panels last year, including the Paragon Market™ panel and the Story & Endgame panel!

Here is the full schedule of activities:

Welcome 10:00 AM

Keynote 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Paragon Market Panel 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

LUNCH! 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
(It's recommended you finish before 1:15 PM so you can get good seating at the next panel!)

Design a Power Set Workshop 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Design a Costume Set 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Make your case - Zone Revamp 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Story & Endgame Panel 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktail Hour with the Devs 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Dinner & Karaoke 7:30 PM -11:00 PM

And of course, what would a Freedom Player Summit be without awesome prizes awarded at the end of the night? We've partnered with the amazing folks at Logitech, Killer Technology, and Nvidia to pack our prize table full this year with peripherals, network cards, graphics cards and more to give away to some lucky players!


The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit is going to be a blast, and we hope to see you all there!

Join the community discussion!

Last year, we held the first City of Heroes Freedom™ Player Summit, where our players not only got to learn about all the great new content we've been rolling out this year, but also had the chance to talk and interact with developers, and be heard in the design process. The event was a ton of fun for Paragon Studios and our player community, and this year we want to make the Freedom Player Summit even more interactive and exciting! Hopefully you've all marked your calendars for April 28, 2012; today, we're happy to share the full details and schedule with you so you can plan your trip to the event!

Venue

Dinah's Garden Hotel
4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
Tel.: (800) 227-8220

The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will again be held at the tropical Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto, California.

Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets, and will be at the online-discounted price of $40. (Tickets will be available in limited quantity at the door for $50, Personal Check only) Tickets to the Freedom Player Summit include full access to the event, a City of Heroes Freedom T-shirt, dinner, and a promo code which we'll announce at a later date.

Once you have purchased your ticket, please be sure to e-mail cohcommunity@paragonstudios.com with the following:

• Subject: FPS Attendee Badge
• Your name and your character's name
• An image of yourself or a screenshot of your character that you would like to appear on your badge. Please try to provide photographs against a solid background.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

If you need accommodations for the weekend, please contact Dinah's Garden Hotel for special rates for attendees!

Schedule of Activities

We learned a lot from the previous Freedom Player Summit, and we've taken player feedback into account in planning the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit. We're pleased to announce that panels for the 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit will be single-track--meaning no split rooms with limited seating; no need to decide which panels to attend; and for the viewers on Ustream, no need to cross your fingers that we'll stream the panels you want to see! This event, all attendees and viewers will be able to watch all of the panels!

What else are we doing this year? Well, we noted that the "Design a Costume Set" workshop last year was a big success, producing some great dialogue between players and developers, and being the inception of the upcoming Retro Sci-Fi Pack. This year, we wanted to expand on these interactive panels, with another "Design a Costume Set" workshop, plus one we know you'll love: a "Design a Power Set" workshop, where you can give help design a future City of Heroes Freedom Power Set! Players will also be given the chance to 'make their case' on which City of Heroes zone should be revamped! All this in addition to some of our other popular panels last year, including the Paragon Market™ panel and the Story & Endgame panel!

Here is the full schedule of activities:

Welcome 10:00 AM

Keynote 10:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Paragon Market Panel 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

LUNCH! 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
(It's recommended you finish before 1:15 PM so you can get good seating at the next panel!)

Design a Power Set Workshop 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Design a Costume Set 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Make your case - Zone Revamp 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Story & Endgame Panel 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktail Hour with the Devs 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Dinner & Karaoke 7:30 PM -11:00 PM

And of course, what would a Freedom Player Summit be without awesome prizes awarded at the end of the night? We've partnered with the amazing folks at Logitech, Killer Technology, and Nvidia to pack our prize table full this year with peripherals, network cards, graphics cards and more to give away to some lucky players!


The 2012 Spring Freedom Player Summit is going to be a blast, and we hope to see you all there!

Reeling from the loss of its leader, a member of the Freedom Phalanx does the unthinkable. Signature Story Arc, "Who Will Die?" Episode 6 is part of a 7 part story arc in our episodic Signature Story content. This story contains 1 hero and 1 villain story arc for characters that are Level 40+. This content is free for VIP players!

Market Location: Content > Story Arcs
400 Paragon Points for Free and Premium Players (Free for VIP Players)

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Alignment Change Token - New!


Instantly change a single level 20+ character's alignment from Hero/Vigilante to Villain or from Villain/Rogue to Hero. (City of Heroes Going Rogue™ or Going Rogue Alignment System not required!)

Market Location: Paragon Picks > Featured
800 Paragon Points

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Going Rogue Alignment System


Have the option to change your characters' moral alignment at level 20+ through making hard, story-driven choices that affect gameplay experience.

Market Location: Character > Systems
Regular Price: 1200 Paragon Points - 25% off
Sale Price: 900 Paragon Points

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Heros and Villains Super Pack


Get a randomized set of items ranging from the new Archetype Enhancements, new Elemental Order Costume Set pieces, valuable Inspirations, Unslotters, or Boosters!

Market Location: Super Packs
1 Pack - 80 Paragon Points
12 Packs - 840 Paragon Points
24 Packs - 1440 Paragon Points

Discuss these new items with the community here!

Reeling from the loss of its leader, a member of the Freedom Phalanx does the unthinkable. Signature Story Arc, "Who Will Die?" Episode 6 is part of a 7 part story arc in our episodic Signature Story content. This story contains 1 hero and 1 villain story arc for characters that are Level 40+. This content is free for VIP players!

Market Location: Content > Story Arcs
400 Paragon Points for Free and Premium Players (Free for VIP Players)

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Alignment Change Token - New!


Instantly change a single level 20+ character's alignment from Hero/Vigilante to Villain or from Villain/Rogue to Hero. (City of Heroes Going Rogue™ or Going Rogue Alignment System not required!)

Market Location: Paragon Picks > Featured
800 Paragon Points

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Going Rogue Alignment System


Have the option to change your characters' moral alignment at level 20+ through making hard, story-driven choices that affect gameplay experience.

Market Location: Character > Systems
Regular Price: 1200 Paragon Points - 25% off
Sale Price: 900 Paragon Points

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Heros and Villains Super Pack


Get a randomized set of items ranging from the new Archetype Enhancements, new Elemental Order Costume Set pieces, valuable Inspirations, Unslotters, or Boosters!

Market Location: Super Packs
1 Pack - 80 Paragon Points
12 Packs - 840 Paragon Points
24 Packs - 1440 Paragon Points

I actually liked it. Bumblebee, as a character, was probably handled better in the Bay films than he had been since...ever. All Bumblebee used to do was complain that the Seekers had blown out his rear axle, and get ordered by Prime to guard the Ark while everyone else did important things.

See, those flames were intentional. Optimus had to trick the Matrix into believing he was Hot Rod--the only true wielder of the Matrix of Leadership.

Darkness Control
by Phil "Synapse" Zeleski

It's time for a spooky edition of the Intrepid Informer! No, the City of Heroes Halloween event hasn't come early. We're going to be talking about Darkness Control! Darkness Control is a new primary power set choice for Dominators and Controllers and is available for free to VIP subscribers, premium players can purchase this new power set from the Paragon Market. This new control set allows the player to harness to power of shadows and darkness to render their foes helpless. First we'll talk about how this set plays in fairly great detail and then we'll talk about some tips and tricks to get you started.

General Overview

Darkness Control excels in both area of effect crowd control (like most control sets), but also debuffing its targets' chance to hit. This means that enemies that are resistant to such control effects will still have their accuracy reduced. Another unique aspect of this power set is the two pet powers: Haunt and Umbra Beast. These pets give you an additional level of passive control and damage, meaning once your pets are out there you don't have to do anything, as they'll continue to damage and control your foes. Shades summoned by Haunt will harass their target dealing damage and inflicting Terrorize while your Umbra Beast tears its targets to shreds.

One thing you'll notice right off the bat is that gone are the old tentacles and "skulls erupting from the player's face" as Tunnel Rat would say. Instead you'll see flowing shadows and inky effects that make Dark Control stand out from the other control power sets as something truly unique and special both mechanically and visually.

Powers

In the section below you'll find a list of powers within the Darkness Control power set along with their short description, long description and some of my comments regarding each power.

Darkness Control

You can control darkness and shadow to disable your foes with negative energy. Enemies that are affected by many of your attacks will have their chance to hit reduced.


Shadowy Binds
Ranged, Moderate DoT(Negative), Foe Immobilize, -To Hit, -Fly

You take control of your victim's shadow causing it to entangle and bind its owner thus leaving them immobilized and suffering from negative energy damage over time and reducing their chance to hit. Immobilized foes cannot move but can still attack.
Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast

Designer's Comments: This power is great for dealing some additional damage over time and preventing powerful melee oriented foes from reaching you or your more vulnerable allies. It also knocks fliers out of the air and reduces the target's chance to hit.


Dark Grasp
Ranged, Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe Hold, -To Hit


You cause your target's shadow to wholly envelop them, leaving them held and rendered helpless while suffering from moderate negative energy damage. Even if the target is powerful enough to resist the power's hold effect they will have their chance to hit reduced.
Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Dark Grasp is a pretty standard hold. It deals a moderate amount of upfront damage and can lock down most targets for a short time. Bosses and tougher enemies who might resist the effect will still have their chance to hit reduced.


Living Shadows
Ranged (Cone), Minor DoT(Negative), Foe Immobilize, -To Hit, -Fly


You extend and animate your own shadow causing it to entangle all foes within a long cone pattern in front of you, rendering all affected foes immobilized.
Damage: Minor(DoT), Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Those of you who are familiar with previous Dark powers might expect this power to be a visual clone of Tenebrous Tentacles. We really wanted to move away from that old visual theme for this power set. Instead shadowy hands grasp at your targets and hold them in place.


Possess
Ranged, Target Confuse

You cause your targeted foe to be possessed by a dark entity from the Netherworld causing them to be confused for a short period of time. While confused they will be unable to tell the difference between friend or foe and will attack nearby allies.
Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Confuse powers can be great fun and can seriously ramp up a Controller or Dominator's survivability. Possess has the added bonus of also looking pretty darn cool. The target becomes darkened and they gain spooky glowing eyes. Above I mentioned Darkness Control gets some pets. They can also make most of their enemies their pets with this pivotal power.


Fearsome Stare
Ranged (Cone), Foe Fear, -To Hit


Instills tremendous Fear within a cone area in front of you, causing all affected targets to tremble in Terror uncontrollably.
Recharge: Slow

Designer's Comments: Fearsome Stare is originally from Dark Miasma, but for Controllers we ported it over to Darkness Control as it seemed to be a better fit. For those of you not familiar with Fearsome Stare, it's an incredible control power that terrorizes your foes and causes them to tremble in place unable to attack you unless you attack them. It's large radius also makes it great for shutting down big groups of enemies.


Heart of Darkness
PBAoE, Foe Disorient, -To Hit, Minor DoT(Negative)


In a burst of negative energy you overwhelm the minds of those around you causing them to be disoriented and suffer minor negative energy damage over a short time. Affected targets will also have their chance to hit reduced.
Damage: Minor (DoT), Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Should you find yourself surrounded by enemies Heart of Darkness is a great panic button. It will disorient nearby foes and cause a minor amount of damage over time.


Haunt
Foe Targeted, Summon Shades


You summon a pair of Shades from the Netherworld to harass your target foe. Shades deal moderate damage and they terrorize their victims.
Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Haunt summons two shades that harass your target. They will attack that target until it is defeated or they are defeated. They're persistent like that. They also deal a fair amount of damage with their Shadow Punch attacks and also repeatedly terrorize their victim leaving them trembling in place. Sending your Shades to attack an annoying hard target is a great way to lock that target down for a good while.


Shadow Field
Target (Location AoE), Foe Hold, -To Hit

You blanket a targeted area in darkness immediately holding foes within the field. Any foe who enters this area will have their chance to hit reduced and has a chance to be held for a short period of time.
Recharge: Very Slow

Designer's Comments: Shadow Field is a great location based hold/debuff that can really do a number on affected targets' chance to hit you. It immediately holds to all foes within the power's radius and then applies a location based to hit debuff. Not only that, but it also has a chance to hold foes that remain in the area. Combining it with -Speed powers (like Tar Patch) or Immobilization powers (like Living Shadows) will have the greatest effect.


Umbra Beast
Summon Umbra Beast


You conjure up one of the most fearsome creatures of the Netherworld, the Umbra Beast. This creature will fight beside its summoner using its brutal claw, bite and darkness attacks.
Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Umbra Beast is the first implementation of the canine rig usable by players within a power set. This pet loves to charge in and tear its enemies to shreds with its shadowy claw and bite attacks. It can also immobilize its victims to make sure they don't escape. Umbra Beasts also have the added benefit of looking unlike anything else in City of Heroes' game world! They're truly unique.


Tips and Tricks

Below you'll find a list of tactics that should get you started with Darkness Control. These tips aren't intended as the sole way or best way to play this power set, but they should help you find your own ideal way of playing.

• Possess is your friend!
  • This power can really turn the tide of battle. If you're facing a particular enemy that would cause you or your team a good amount of grief, why not turn them against their allies?
  • Are you hopelessly out numbered? Even the odds with Possess, it can really turn the tides of battle.
• Living Shadows + Shadow Field
  • These two powers work together very well. Lock your foes down with Living Shadows to render them immobile then lay a Shadow Field on top to lessen their chance to hit you. Affected enemies might also be held!
• Protect your pets!
  • Shades summoned by Haunt are fragile and can crumble fairly easily. Umbra Beasts are fairly tough, but not invincible by any means. You might consider healing or buffing them if you have a secondary that allows that. Alternatively you could debuff enemies attacking them to either make them less likely to defeat your pets.
• Emergency buttons galore!
  • Many of your powers not only act as offensive tools to cripple your enemies, but they are equally defensive. This means that if you should find yourself in a position where you're in danger, you likely have a tool to do with that situation:
    • If there's a large number of foes in front of you who are attacking you or your friends use Fearsome Stare. It will leave them trembling in fear!
    • If you or an ally are surrounded by enemies Heart of Darkness can give a long enough reprieve for you and your allies to recover.

Proliferation

It wouldn't be right to just launch Darkness Control on its own. No, it needs some thematic pairings. That's why we're also launching Darkness Affinity as a secondary power set option for Controllers and Dark Assault as a secondary power set option for Dominators. These two new power sets will be available for free for VIP players! I hope you're as excited as I am about issue 22, it's going to be a doozy!

Discuss Darkness Control with the community!

Darkness Control
by Phil "Synapse" Zeleski

It's time for a spooky edition of the Intrepid Informer! No, the City of Heroes Halloween event hasn't come early. We're going to be talking about Darkness Control! Darkness Control is a new primary power set choice for Dominators and Controllers and is available for free to VIP subscribers, premium players can purchase this new power set from the Paragon Market. This new control set allows the player to harness to power of shadows and darkness to render their foes helpless. First we'll talk about how this set plays in fairly great detail and then we'll talk about some tips and tricks to get you started.

General Overview

Darkness Control excels in both area of effect crowd control (like most control sets), but also debuffing its targets' chance to hit. This means that enemies that are resistant to such control effects will still have their accuracy reduced. Another unique aspect of this power set is the two pet powers: Haunt and Umbra Beast. These pets give you an additional level of passive control and damage, meaning once your pets are out there you don't have to do anything, as they'll continue to damage and control your foes. Shades summoned by Haunt will harass their target dealing damage and inflicting Terrorize while your Umbra Beast tears its targets to shreds.

One thing you'll notice right off the bat is that gone are the old tentacles and "skulls erupting from the player's face" as Tunnel Rat would say. Instead you'll see flowing shadows and inky effects that make Dark Control stand out from the other control power sets as something truly unique and special both mechanically and visually.

Powers

In the section below you'll find a list of powers within the Darkness Control power set along with their short description, long description and some of my comments regarding each power.

Darkness Control

You can control darkness and shadow to disable your foes with negative energy. Enemies that are affected by many of your attacks will have their chance to hit reduced.


Shadowy Binds
Ranged, Moderate DoT(Negative), Foe Immobilize, -To Hit, -Fly

You take control of your victim's shadow causing it to entangle and bind its owner thus leaving them immobilized and suffering from negative energy damage over time and reducing their chance to hit. Immobilized foes cannot move but can still attack.
Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast

Designer's Comments: This power is great for dealing some additional damage over time and preventing powerful melee oriented foes from reaching you or your more vulnerable allies. It also knocks fliers out of the air and reduces the target's chance to hit.


Dark Grasp
Ranged, Moderate DMG(Negative), Foe Hold, -To Hit


You cause your target's shadow to wholly envelop them, leaving them held and rendered helpless while suffering from moderate negative energy damage. Even if the target is powerful enough to resist the power's hold effect they will have their chance to hit reduced.
Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Dark Grasp is a pretty standard hold. It deals a moderate amount of upfront damage and can lock down most targets for a short time. Bosses and tougher enemies who might resist the effect will still have their chance to hit reduced.


Living Shadows
Ranged (Cone), Minor DoT(Negative), Foe Immobilize, -To Hit, -Fly


You extend and animate your own shadow causing it to entangle all foes within a long cone pattern in front of you, rendering all affected foes immobilized.
Damage: Minor(DoT), Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Those of you who are familiar with previous Dark powers might expect this power to be a visual clone of Tenebrous Tentacles. We really wanted to move away from that old visual theme for this power set. Instead shadowy hands grasp at your targets and hold them in place.


Possess
Ranged, Target Confuse

You cause your targeted foe to be possessed by a dark entity from the Netherworld causing them to be confused for a short period of time. While confused they will be unable to tell the difference between friend or foe and will attack nearby allies.
Recharge: Moderate

Designer's Comments: Confuse powers can be great fun and can seriously ramp up a Controller or Dominator's survivability. Possess has the added bonus of also looking pretty darn cool. The target becomes darkened and they gain spooky glowing eyes. Above I mentioned Darkness Control gets some pets. They can also make most of their enemies their pets with this pivotal power.


Fearsome Stare
Ranged (Cone), Foe Fear, -To Hit


Instills tremendous Fear within a cone area in front of you, causing all affected targets to tremble in Terror uncontrollably.
Recharge: Slow

Designer's Comments: Fearsome Stare is originally from Dark Miasma, but for Controllers we ported it over to Darkness Control as it seemed to be a better fit. For those of you not familiar with Fearsome Stare, it's an incredible control power that terrorizes your foes and causes them to tremble in place unable to attack you unless you attack them. It's large radius also makes it great for shutting down big groups of enemies.


Heart of Darkness
PBAoE, Foe Disorient, -To Hit, Minor DoT(Negative)


In a burst of negative energy you overwhelm the minds of those around you causing them to be disoriented and suffer minor negative energy damage over a short time. Affected targets will also have their chance to hit reduced.
Damage: Minor (DoT), Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Should you find yourself surrounded by enemies Heart of Darkness is a great panic button. It will disorient nearby foes and cause a minor amount of damage over time.


Haunt
Foe Targeted, Summon Shades


You summon a pair of Shades from the Netherworld to harass your target foe. Shades deal moderate damage and they terrorize their victims.
Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Haunt summons two shades that harass your target. They will attack that target until it is defeated or they are defeated. They're persistent like that. They also deal a fair amount of damage with their Shadow Punch attacks and also repeatedly terrorize their victim leaving them trembling in place. Sending your Shades to attack an annoying hard target is a great way to lock that target down for a good while.


Shadow Field
Target (Location AoE), Foe Hold, -To Hit

You blanket a targeted area in darkness immediately holding foes within the field. Any foe who enters this area will have their chance to hit reduced and has a chance to be held for a short period of time.
Recharge: Very Slow

Designer's Comments: Shadow Field is a great location based hold/debuff that can really do a number on affected targets' chance to hit you. It immediately holds to all foes within the power's radius and then applies a location based to hit debuff. Not only that, but it also has a chance to hold foes that remain in the area. Combining it with -Speed powers (like Tar Patch) or Immobilization powers (like Living Shadows) will have the greatest effect.


Umbra Beast
Summon Umbra Beast


You conjure up one of the most fearsome creatures of the Netherworld, the Umbra Beast. This creature will fight beside its summoner using its brutal claw, bite and darkness attacks.
Recharge: Very Long

Designer's Comments: Umbra Beast is the first implementation of the canine rig usable by players within a power set. This pet loves to charge in and tear its enemies to shreds with its shadowy claw and bite attacks. It can also immobilize its victims to make sure they don't escape. Umbra Beasts also have the added benefit of looking unlike anything else in City of Heroes' game world! They're truly unique.


Tips and Tricks

Below you'll find a list of tactics that should get you started with Darkness Control. These tips aren't intended as the sole way or best way to play this power set, but they should help you find your own ideal way of playing.

• Possess is your friend!
  • This power can really turn the tide of battle. If you're facing a particular enemy that would cause you or your team a good amount of grief, why not turn them against their allies?
  • Are you hopelessly out numbered? Even the odds with Possess, it can really turn the tides of battle.
• Living Shadows + Shadow Field
  • These two powers work together very well. Lock your foes down with Living Shadows to render them immobile then lay a Shadow Field on top to lessen their chance to hit you. Affected enemies might also be held!
• Protect your pets!
  • Shades summoned by Haunt are fragile and can crumble fairly easily. Umbra Beasts are fairly tough, but not invincible by any means. You might consider healing or buffing them if you have a secondary that allows that. Alternatively you could debuff enemies attacking them to either make them less likely to defeat your pets.
• Emergency buttons galore!
  • Many of your powers not only act as offensive tools to cripple your enemies, but they are equally defensive. This means that if you should find yourself in a position where you're in danger, you likely have a tool to do with that situation:
    • If there's a large number of foes in front of you who are attacking you or your friends use Fearsome Stare. It will leave them trembling in fear!
    • If you or an ally are surrounded by enemies Heart of Darkness can give a long enough reprieve for you and your allies to recover.

Proliferation

It wouldn't be right to just launch Darkness Control on its own. No, it needs some thematic pairings. That's why we're also launching Darkness Affinity as a secondary power set option for Controllers and Dark Assault as a secondary power set option for Dominators. These two new power sets will be available for free for VIP players! I hope you're as excited as I am about issue 22, it's going to be a doozy!

It was indeed a typo. It's 1,600, not 9,600. Sorry for any confusion!

Feel like you've opened a surprise present with every pack! Get a randomized set of items ranging from the new Archetype Enhancements, new Elemental Order Costume Set pieces, valuable Inspirations, Unslotters, or Boosters!


Market Location: Super Packs
1 Pack - 80 Paragon Points
12 Packs - 840 Paragon Points
24 Packs - 1440 Paragon Points

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Discuss these new items with the community here!

Feel like you've opened a surprise present with every pack! Get a randomized set of items ranging from the new Archetype Enhancements, new Elemental Order Costume Set pieces, valuable Inspirations, Unslotters, or Boosters!


Market Location: Super Packs
1 Pack - 80 Paragon Points
12 Packs - 840 Paragon Points
24 Packs - 1440 Paragon Points

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You can check out the City of Heroes Freedom Facebook Page here, and you'll find this cool new app under "Send a Valentine" on the left hand side, or by following this link!

You can check out the City of Heroes Freedom Facebook Page here, and you'll find this cool new app under "Send a Valentine" on the left hand side, or by following this link!

Discuss this app or post cards you've created here!

In addition to the Pocket D Valentine Pack, there are also some sales that weren't listed:

25% off:

• Unslotters x5
• Respec Tokens
• Rename Tokens

Even in an interdimensional nightclub made for heroes and villains, a spandex suit just isn't proper club attire. Those tights, spiked shoulder pads, and winged boots might be fine when you're saving the city or hatching nefarious schemes, but you'll be turning heads for all the wrong reasons if that's what you wear to Pocket D. Plus, those spiked shoulder pads? Total dance floor hazard.

Luckily, the Paragon Market has you covered with the new Pocket D Valentines Pack! This pack contains 14 brand new costume pieces, guaranteed to make you stand out. The Pocket D Valentines Pack also comes with a Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter, and 2 dance emotes so you can show off your new threads in style! But you'll need to hurry: these fashions are only available until March 6, 2012!

Contents of the Pocket D Valentine's Pack:

• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Metallic Top (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Metallic Skirt (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Leather Studded Belt (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Strapped Heels (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Casual Dress Shirt (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Casual Dress Shirt Sleeves (Male, Female, Huge)
• 60 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Quilted Jacket (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Quilted Sleeves (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Loose Tie - Chest Details (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Loose Bow Tie - Chest Detail (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Jeans - Acid Wash (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Female Club - Hair (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Male Long Dyed - Hair (Male, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Sunglasses Up - Detail 1 (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Disco Dance Emote
• 40 Paragon Points - Robot Dance Emote
• 500 Paragon Points - Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter Power

Total a la Carte price: 1060 Paragon Points
Bundle price: 400 Paragon Points
660 Paragon Points savings!

Market Location: Paragon Picks > Bundles

Pocket D Pack New!

• Currently, purchasing the Pocket D - Strapped Heels does not unlock this costume piece properly. This will be corrected as soon as possible
• Purchasing the Pocket D – Metallic Top will currently unlock the Pocket D – Strapped Heels as well.
  • The Strapped Heels will be removed from the Metallic Top product with the next publish. Players who have the Strapped Heels without the product unlock will lose them the next time they use the tailor after this bug has been fixed.
• Anyone who has purchased the Pocket D Valentine Pack should not be affected by this bug either now or after the bug is fixed.

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Get Bonus Paragon Points™!

Get bonus Paragon Points when you buy Paragon Point™ bundles. The more you buy, the better the bonus!

1,200 Paragon Points
+120 Bonus Points (10%)
=1,320 Total Paragon Points!
$15.00
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4,000 Paragon Points
+600 Bonus Points (15%)
=4,600 Total Paragon Points!
$50.00
Shop Now

8,000 Paragon Points
+1,600 Bonus Points (20%)
=9,600 Total Paragon Points!
$100.00
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Discuss these new items with the community!

Even in an interdimensional nightclub made for heroes and villains, a spandex suit just isn't proper club attire. Those tights, spiked shoulder pads, and winged boots might be fine when you're saving the city or hatching nefarious schemes, but you'll be turning heads for all the wrong reasons if that's what you wear to Pocket D. Plus, those spiked shoulder pads? Total dance floor hazard.

Luckily, the Paragon Market has you covered with the new Pocket D Valentines Pack! This pack contains 14 brand new costume pieces, guaranteed to make you stand out. The Pocket D Valentines Pack also comes with a Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter, and 2 dance emotes so you can show off your new threads in style! But you'll need to hurry: these fashions are only available until March 6, 2012!

Contents of the Pocket D Valentine's Pack:

• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Metallic Top (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Metallic Skirt (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Leather Studded Belt (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Strapped Heels (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Casual Dress Shirt (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Casual Dress Shirt Sleeves (Male, Female, Huge)
• 60 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Quilted Jacket (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Quilted Sleeves (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Loose Tie - Chest Details (Male, Female, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Loose Bow Tie - Chest Detail (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Jeans - Acid Wash (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Female Club - Hair (Female)
• 40 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Male Long Dyed - Hair (Male, Huge)
• 20 Paragon Points - Pocket D - Sunglasses Up - Detail 1 (Male, Female, Huge)
• 40 Paragon Points - Disco Dance Emote
• 40 Paragon Points - Robot Dance Emote
• 500 Paragon Points - Pocket D VIP Pass Teleporter Power

Total a la Carte price: 1060 Paragon Points
Bundle price: 400 Paragon Points
660 Paragon Points savings!

Market Location: Paragon Picks > Bundles

Pocket D Pack New!

• Currently, purchasing the Pocket D - Strapped Heels does not unlock this costume piece properly. This will be corrected as soon as possible
• Purchasing the Pocket D – Metallic Top will currently unlock the Pocket D – Strapped Heels as well.
  • The Strapped Heels will be removed from the Metallic Top product with the next publish. Players who have the Strapped Heels without the product unlock will lose them the next time they use the tailor after this bug has been fixed.
• Anyone who has purchased the Pocket D Valentine Pack should not be affected by this bug either now or after the bug is fixed.

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Get Bonus Paragon Points™!

Get bonus Paragon Points when you buy Paragon Point™ bundles. The more you buy, the better the bonus!

1,200 Paragon Points
+120 Bonus Points (10%)
=1,320 Total Paragon Points!
$15.00
Shop Now

4,000 Paragon Points</b>
+600 Bonus Points (15%)
=4,600 Total Paragon Points!
$50.00
Shop Now

8,000 Paragon Points
+1,600 Bonus Points (20%)
=<b>9,600 Total Paragon Points!
$100.00
Shop Now