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By this time, all Issue #3 replacements should have been received--and now we’re ready to get those Issue #4 replacements out. If you are eligible for Issue #4, and have contacted Customer Support about not receiving a copy, you should have gotten a reply regarding your addition to the list.

Please keep in mind that the new deadline for notifying Customer Support about replacement copies for Issue #4 will be Friday, October 8th. Any requests made after October 8th will not be granted.

If you are eligible to receive the current month’s issue and having problems receiving your comic book, please log into your PlayNC account to verify your address. When verifying your address please make sure there are no commas listed in any field. Also, please wait until after the 20th of each month before contacting Customer Support.

To contact Customer Support, please go to http://support.plaync.com and use the Ask a Question tab or email support@plaync.com. Thank you for your patience! Happy comic reading!

One of our ISP providers will be conducting some necessary maintenance on Tuesday, October 5, between the hours of 2:00AM and 5:00AM CDT. As a result of this, you may experience brief disconnects or lag. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding!

There is to be a training room update at 3pm CDT. Changes will include:

Badges

· The Redeemer badge is now awarded correctly
· The badge for completing the Cavern of Transcendence trial is now awarded correctly
· The badge for completing the Eden trial is now awarded correctly
· Fixed a bug in Zookeeper badge.
· Fixed a bug in Master of Olympus badge.
· Fixed a bug in Statesman’s Pal badge.
· Fixed bad badge (Gravedigger).

Powers:
· Changed the long description for Super Strength/Hurl and Footstomp. They said they were Heavy damage when the damage is more like moderate (power did not change, only description).

· Updated all War Mace Damage descriptions (powers did not change, only the accuracy of the descriptions).
· Changed the long description for Claws/Eviscerate damage. It said it was Heavy damage when the damage is more like Superior (power did not change, only description).

· Changed the long description for Voltaic Sentinel damage. It said it was Heavy damage when the damage is more like Moderate (power did not change, only description).

· Replaced all long description text of that said a power was “Heavy” damage and changed it to “High” damage for consistency (this did not change any actual powers, only the description was updated).

· Changed the long description for Power Punch/Whirling Hands and Fire Sword Circle damage. It said it was Minor damage when the damage is more like Moderate (power did not change, only description).

· Changed the long description for Stone Mallet/Heavy Mallet damage. It said it was Extreme damage when the damage is more like Superior (power did not change, only description).

· Fixed a bug in Hurricane that was causing the Villain version of Hurricane to debuff Heroes 10 seconds after they left the affected area of the Hurricane. This change did not affect Hero Hurricanes.

· Villain Hurricanes will no longer reduce the Range of Tanker and Scrappers. This is to prevent their melee ranges from being reduced to 0. All other aspects of Hurricane still apply to Scrappers and Tankers (they can get knocked down and their accuracy will be reduced). Other archetypes will still be affected by the range debuff. (this change only affects villain Hurricane).

· Modified Crey Protectors MoG and Unstoppable powers so they don’t last so long. (modified the quills protector power).

· Fixed Power Burst Hit visual f/x.
· More changes to low level Outcasts and Trolls (made lower level versions more like thugs).
· Decreased the Slow debuff assocociated with Increase Density.
· Fixed Babbage resistance
· Fixed Banished Pantheon Death Shamens from summoning Husks at the wrong (very high or very low) levels.
· Fixed Clockwork Assemblers from building clockwork cogs at the wrong (very high or very low) levels.
· Fixed Combat Jumping resistance to Immobilization.
· Changed Display name of Rank for Rularuu Field Marshals and Hamidon.
· Fixed minor issue with Howling Twilight that would cause you to get immobilized for a while while casting against a lower level foe.

· Fixed villain Snow Storm powers from spamming your chat window.
· New Faster cast animation for Twilight Grasp.

Club Zero

· Players leaving the Paragon Dance Party through the door to Steel Canyon will now actually arrive in Steel Canyon.

Jack “Statesman” Emmert, Cryptic Studios’ Creative Director and CoH Lead Designer, will be front and center in IRC chat on Tuesday, October 5th (3pm PDT/5pm CDT/6pm EDT) to discuss all things City of Heroes. Here’s your chance to ask questions about CoH’s past, present and future and have the “Big Guy” himself give you the facts.

Just tune into #StraticsHoC on Stratics IRC. For those with Java installed, Stratics’ IRC HoC Java Chat applet will allow you to automatically join #StraticsHoC by entering a nickname and clicking on the Chat! button. Otherwise, you can connect to the servers by using either mIRC, pirch, Ircle, one of your favorite Linux chat clients, or one of the Java applets listed on the Stratics site and entering one of the following servers:

· irc.epaxsys.net port 6668, USA - Colorado

· stratics.frws.com port 6668, USA - Colorado

· irc.glowfish.de port 6668, EU - Germany

· stratics.afraidyet.net 6668, USA - Atlanta


Once connected, simply type /join #StraticsHoC to stop by.

See you there on October 5th!

*edited to change port #'s*
*edited one last time with final server names & #'s*

Let's all go to the test server, let's all go to the test server, let's all go to the test server, and get ourselves some pie!

Really, copy a character and go to the test server and see how it is to you now. If you think there are bugs with it - post in the test server forum. If you don't like it and have a suggestion, post it in the general forum.

Why? Because it is coming to a live server near you soon and may address your problem.

Need a reason to go parading around town as a super-powered hero? Well, never fear…Halloween is (almost) here!

Through some strange arcane alignment of stars, the portals between worlds are opening, allowing the heroes of Paragon City to step into the real world. Okay, not really…those masked figures you see walking the streets of your city or town are just participating in our first annual City of Heroes Costume Contest…and trust us, you don’t want to miss out on all the fun. Sponsored by nVidia, the prizes for winners and runner-ups in six categories will consist of a GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, mp3 players, digital cameras and more!

Head on over to our contest page for the full details. Good luck!

Need a reason to go parading around town as a super-powered hero? Well, never fear…Halloween is (almost) here!

Through some strange arcane alignment of stars, the portals between worlds are opening, allowing the heroes of Paragon City to step into the real world. Okay, not really…those masked figures you see walking the streets of your city or town are just participating in our first annual City of Heroes Costume Contest…and trust us, you don’t want to miss out on all the fun. Sponsored by nVidia, the prizes for winners and runner-ups in six categories will consist of a GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, mp3 players, digital cameras and more!

Head on over to our contest page for the full details. Good luck!

Agree to Disagree yall. Keep the flames down or it will be as hard to post in this thread as it is to get into the City of Gyros.

There has been a plethora of research done in regard to what people get out of RPGs. One of the papers that sheds some great light on MMOs is actually a paper about MUDs - Click Link Here!

One of the things you can see as you poke around the boards is these different player types represented in posts - and the conflict that arises from enjoying and preferring different things in games.

Its kind of a gamer personality type – most people have a primary types, but will do other types of gaming to achieve the goals of their primary type.

There are Achievers, Killers, Explorers, and Socializers.

Achievers want to level.
Killers want to impose themselves on others.
Explorers want to see/do everything.
Socializers want to talk about it.

CoH examples –

Achievers – Power Levelers
Killers – Griefers/KSers
Explorers – Badges
Socializers – Dance Club

A good MMO tries to make all types of play available in their games.

A good player realizes that games are different things to different people.

He is the living embodiment of Paragon City’s greatness. Defender of justice. Champion of freedom. Statesman is the hero’s hero in the City of Heroes universe. And now, NCsoft and Cryptic Studios have teamed up with WizKids to bring a Limited Edition version of Statesman to the exciting gameplaying world of HeroClix. A unique ranked, front-line Indy fighter “he’s got the power to strike fear in the hearts of his enemies, and the defensive prowess to stick it out until the bitter end.” Statesman is a HeroClix to be reckoned with and a great addition to an exciting game. Initially, the Statesman HeroClix will only be available in the City of Heroes Collector’s DVD Edition due out this November.

Never played HeroClix? Check out the WizKid’s Rules and FAQs. For more detailed information, including full stats, head on over to Statesman’s Indy HeroClix Page.

“The Heroes of Paragon City have more than capes to show off these days. Heroes can now earn badges to mark their accomplishments. What exactly do these badges stand for, and how do heroes earn them?”

Read the full article on Metro.

We want to thank everyone for their wonderful entries and for making the 1st Annual Paragon City Film Festival a rousing success!

You wowed us, thrilled us and made us laugh aloud with your creativity and skill. It was not an easy job coming up with only two winners. We have an amazing community with so much talent! Give yourself a big round of applause!

In the end, two entries managed to stand out and capture us with their cinematic excellence. Here are the winners of the 1st Annual Paragon City Film Festival (click on the titles to view the videos):


Best Action Film – The Liberty League in “The Doom of Doctor Death”

Created by Mike D'Anna


Slickly edited, with a colorful, fast-paced comic book style, “The Liberty League…” is simply drop-dead cool. It’s the trailer to a CoH movie we’d all love to see.


Best Comedy Film – Sometimes The Hero

Created by Brian Shapiro


In a creative and humorous mixture of live action and game footage, Brian Shapiro, a dentist from the northeast, perfectly captures the spirit and heart of what CoH means to the everyday working person. Funny, inspiring, and ultimately touching, Sometimes the Hero is a superb ode to the game we love.

Congratulations to Mike D'Anna and Brian Shapiro for their amazing creations!


With all the great entries, there were definitely others that deserve recognition and we will be spotlighting the runner-ups on our website every week. Stay tuned!

Thanks again for all your hard work. Look for more “Film Festival” events in the future… so keep those ideas and cameras rolling!

We will be conducting some necessary network maintenance on Tuesday, September 21, between the hours of 2:00AM and 5:00AM CDT. Customers may experience latency and/or disconnects when accessing the website, message boards, and game servers during this maintenance window. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding!

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City of Heroes Expansion Issue #2 is HERE!

The new generation of heroes knew they would find chaos in Paragon City. They knew they would find the wreckage of war, the cruelty of the wicked, and people badly in need of aid. They didn’t know the half of it. Now, new threats reveal themselves. The heroes must journey beneath the streets, where an ancient evil lurks. And they must travel to a twisted realm beyond this dimension, to confront…

A Shadow of the Past

Be prepared to earn capes and badges, re-specify your characters, play in dangerous new zones, accept challenging new missions and experience other exciting game enhancing additions. Be prepared for the next level of super-powered gameplay.


A Shadow of the Past includes the following new content:

2 New Zones:

• The Hollows – A subterranean realm beneath the city holds dangers beyond imagining – and a gateway of almost limitless power.

• The Shadow Shard – This deadly dimension is a mystery badly in need of solving, but at what cost?

New Villain Groups:

• Rularuu – Battle massive Brutes and fearsome Sentries in your efforts to learn about the Shadow Shard.

• Igneous – Face deadly Pumicites and molten Magmites in the Hollows.

Trials:

• Terra Volta – In the devastation following the Rikti War, the Terra Volta reactor is Paragon City’s sole source of power. Unfortunately, the villains know this all too well.

• Eden - Battle the Devouring Earth and free captured heroes before they become the Devoured.

• Cavern of Transcendence – Discover what lies at the core of The Hollows.


Mission Enhancements:

• New custom mission artwork – See the marks the many strange villain groups have left upon their surroundings.

• New mission gameplay features – Smash stolen weapons to smithereens. Use teamwork to bypass Crey’s security protocols. Seek the key to the Outcasts’ inner sanctum – but watch out for the wandering patrols!

Features:

• Power Re-specification – The Terra Volta reactor has been running beyond full capacity for quite some time. Heroes who venture within it may experience untold side-effects.

• Capes at level 20 – Only those heroes who prove themselves worthy may wear this symbol of heroic might.

• Effects at level 30 – New visual effects add a whole new dimension to your character.

• Badges – Explore Paragon City and achieve badges to proudly display your accomplishments to other heroes.

Old threads go /dev/null if they have not been responded to in 14 days. Except FAQ/Guides section threads which do not get purged at all.

However, we have had many requests to keep the dev posts for longer, and we have found a way to do this going forward starting today!

THIS IS A PARAGON CITY EMERGENCY BROADCAST. PLEASE STAY TUNED.

“The Paragon City authorities have detected numerous dimensional disturbances in the area. Heroes are asked to be on alert for any strange occurrences in the city.”

The message board will be brought down for routine maintenance on Friday, September 17th at 1 PM CDT and will be down for approximately 3 hours. At this time old messages (anything not responded to in over 14 days) will be purged from the boards. The maintenance schedule going forward will be every other Friday.

With Issue # 2, Paragon City has a Dance Party Club!

From The Paragon Times: Lifestyles

“Welcome to Pocket D!

Though not officially endorsed by the powers that be, the city’s newest and hottest social venue is already a big hit with our hard-working defenders of truth and justice. A place to unwind, to swap heroic tales, to see and be seen, but more importantly it’s where to go if you want to “Shake it like a Polaroid Picture.”

Read the full article on Lifestyles.

Hello Filmmakers!

We hope you are having a great time creating your videos! Remember, you have only until 11:59pm (CDT), Monday, September 20th to meet the contest deadline. We’re looking forward to all of your wonderful films! For complete contest details, please visit the Film Festival Contest Page.

Also, the format for submissions has expanded to AVI, MPEG, or Quicktime!

Want to see your work in the comic book? Checkout our “job listing” for the comic book’s community section!

The Paragon Times Freelance Journalists Wanted!

“Do you have a knack for digging up topical news and creating insightful features? Are you a talented “photographer” with a nose for action and an eye for detail? Do you have a passion for reporting on the events, small and large, that affect this great city?

Paragon City is a vibrant, modern metropolis at a crossroads—rife with conflict, heroism and mind-boggling action. If there are eight million stories in the “Naked City,” Paragon City has at least twenty million. To capture the heartbeat, the life’s blood, the sheer heroic soul of this magnificent city, the Paragon Times needs the very best journalists.

We need you! Paragon City needs you!

Every month we will be putting an issue of the Paragon Times newspaper in the comic book, and we want you—the community—to contribute “journalistic” work to its pages. Now you can be both a super-powered hero and a city reporter!

What are we looking for?

Imagine you are a staffer for a large and prestigious newspaper in a city filled with history, constant action, interesting people and places; the potential for “news” is limited only by your imagination. Have you come across an exceptional hero or team? Write an interview. The Circle of Thorns seen outside their normal haunts—track down the facts and write up a news item. Love the architecture in Atlas Park? Do a feature about the various monuments and the history behind them. Have a love of history? Dive into the back-story and come up with a historical piece about the city or an event. Ever wonder what the citizens of Paragon really think about heroes, villains, or city hall? Let them speak out in op-ed pieces.

Be creative! Be serious! Be humorous! Have fun!

The articles should be concise and written in a journalistic style. Pick up your local paper to get a good idea of how to write a news item or article. The main topics we’d like to see are:

• News reflecting current in-game events or content. Here are some examples: “Need for Air Traffic Control Above the City”; “Rikti Crash Site Mystery”; “Task Force Mission Disaster!”; “Who are the Malta Group?”

• Hero/team spotlights (interviews)

• Crime reports/Villain group articles (“5th Column Moving into CoT Territory?”)

• Features on interesting areas (zones)—think “travel section” material with screenshots

• “NPC” interviews or op-eds

• “Flashback” pieces about past city events (based on available back-stories)

• “Photo-essays” featuring events, areas, or history

Do you have a great idea for a piece? We’re open to suggestions!

The Paragon Times Submission Guidelines:

News items should be short, no more than 200-250 words in length, with appropriate screenshots (no more than 3) if available. Interviews, features and general articles should be no longer than 500 words. NPC interviews or op-eds should be between 100 and 150 words. Photo-essays should include no more than 4 screenshots in jpg or tiff formats with appropriate captions. The deadline for any specific issue is the 15th of each month.

Selected work may appear under your real name or an appropriate “journalistic” pseudonym. Written submissions will be accepted only in .doc/.txt formats. All submissions, questions and queries should be emailed to cohsubmissions@plaync.com. Please put “Community News Article” in the subject line.

Good luck! We’re looking forward to seeing your contributions!

We appreciate your feedback AND criticisms. We expect people to tell us what they think about the game - in a constructive manner. And we know there are going to be people who get very passionate about the game one way or the other. We like it - we may not like the insults, no one does, but we like that people are passionate about a product and a community that we spend so much of ourselves to bring to the players. We like our jobs, we like our community, and we like games. That's who we are... thanks for being a part of it!

Want to see your work in the comic book? Checkout our “job listing” for the comic book’s community section!

The Paragon Times Freelance Journalists Wanted!

“Do you have a knack for digging up topical news and creating insightful features? Are you a talented “photographer” with a nose for action and an eye for detail? Do you have a passion for reporting on the events, small and large, that affect this great city?

Paragon City is a vibrant, modern metropolis at a crossroads—rife with conflict, heroism and mind-boggling action. If there are eight million stories in the “Naked City,” Paragon City has at least twenty million. To capture the heartbeat, the life’s blood, the sheer heroic soul of this magnificent city, the Paragon Times needs the very best journalists.

We need you! Paragon City needs you!

Every month we will be putting an issue of the Paragon Times newspaper in the comic book, and we want you—the community—to contribute “journalistic” work to its pages. Now you can be both a super-powered hero and a city reporter!

What are we looking for?

Imagine you are a staffer for a large and prestigious newspaper in a city filled with history, constant action, interesting people and places; the potential for “news” is limited only by your imagination. Have you come across an exceptional hero or team? Write an interview. The Circle of Thorns seen outside their normal haunts—track down the facts and write up a news item. Love the architecture in Atlas Park? Do a feature about the various monuments and the history behind them. Have a love of history? Dive into the back-story and come up with a historical piece about the city or an event. Ever wonder what the citizens of Paragon really think about heroes, villains, or city hall? Let them speak out in op-ed pieces.

Be creative! Be serious! Be humorous! Have fun!

The articles should be concise and written in a journalistic style. Pick up your local paper to get a good idea of how to write a news item or article. The main topics we’d like to see are:

• News reflecting current in-game events or content. Here are some examples: “Need for Air Traffic Control Above the City”; “Rikti Crash Site Mystery”; “Task Force Mission Disaster!”; “Who are the Malta Group?”

• Hero/team spotlights (interviews)

• Crime reports/Villain group articles (“5th Column Moving into CoT Territory?”)

• Features on interesting areas (zones)—think “travel section” material with screenshots

• “NPC” interviews or op-eds

• “Flashback” pieces about past city events (based on available back-stories)

• “Photo-essays” featuring events, areas, or history

Do you have a great idea for a piece? We’re open to suggestions!

The Paragon Times Submission Guidelines:

General news items should be short, no more than 300 words in length, with appropriate screenshots (no more than 3) if available. Interviews and features should be no longer than 500 words. NPC interviews or op-eds should be between 100 and 150 words. Photo-essays should include no more than 4 screenshots in jpg or tiff formats with appropriate captions. The deadline for any specific issue is the 15th of each month.

Selected work may appear under your real name or an appropriate “journalistic” pseudonym. Written submissions will be accepted only in .doc/.txt formats. All submissions, questions and queries should be emailed to cohsubmissions@plaync.com. Please put “Community News Article” in the subject line.

Good luck! We’re looking forward to seeing your contributions!

Thanks Statesman for the reply. I am going to lock the other thread and allow responses in this one. If you get political, your post will be removed. No flaming, trolling or people/country/dev bashing. Thanks!

This is a thread where you can post a link to your collections of fan art. If you have a site that has a collection of art, screeshots, films, fiction, or other COH creations post it here!