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  1. Double XP and Reactivation weekends are different beasts entirely, although sometimes we've chosen to have them at the same times. This time we'll be splitting them up, but we like Double XP weekends too so don't fear, another will come!
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    New Aura Preview

    More detail can be found here.

    Enjoy!
  3. This thread is to discuss the announcement found here.

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  4. It looks like a few of our creations snuck out of the lab before they were properly ready, now we know exactly how Praetor Berry feels! The Snow and Fireflies auras were still in the process of development for the future, but after seeing your excited response to them, we've accelerated our schedule and decided that we will include them as part of the Issue 19 release. For those of you who have already started using the new auras…enjoy your new looks. As for the rest of you, Snow and Fireflies will be available when the next Issue launches!

    To join in community discussion of this announcement please go here.

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  5. We are aware of the issue regarding Mace Mastery for Controllers and will be addressing this soon. Sorry about that!

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  6. Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight #17

    The Guardians of the Dawn discover that their secrets are going to be auctioned off in the Black Market. In order to stop it, they will have to work with an ally with a familair name and journey into the Rogue Isles posing as villains. Will they succeed? What other secrets exist in the Rogue Isles? And what is the secret that could cost the life of a hero?

    Special in-game appearances by Lord Recluse, Dr. Shelly Percey, Matthew Burke, Trina the Body Scuptress, Brick Johnson, Submariner Janus, and introducing The Libra Order!

    For more information about the Guardians, including the video trailer to this issue, please check out the official website at:
    http://GuardiansOfTheDawn.wordpress.com
  7. Dr. Aeon's Third Challenge

    City of Heroes® Mission Architect Contest Official Rules and Conditions

    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 skill based contest based on the following criteria: how closely you follow the challenge, creativity, difficulty, and overall presentation. (the “Contest”). We reserve the right to select no winner, if the submissions do not meet the following criteria.

    Participants must follow this method of entry:

    (1) Send an email to AECommunityContest@ncsoft.com with the subject heading “@Global Name - Arc ID - Arc” Include the following information in English in the body of the email:

    (a) The sentence: I accept the City of Heroes® Mission Architect Contest Official Terms and Conditions as displayed on the City of Heroes website.

    If I am a winner, you permit NC Interactive, Inc., and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, this contest and/or I provide for advertising and promotional activities

    (b) Your registered message board display name (if you are a member of the official forum)

    (c) Your account name

    (d) Your first and last name

    (e) Your age

    (f) Your location – city, state/province, country

    (g) A contact phone number (This number will not be shared with anyone and only used in the event we need an alternative method of contacting you.)

    (2) The challenge is to write and design an arc revolving around heroes falling from grace or villains redeeming themselves.

    By submitting an entry to the Contest, you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Conditions.

    The use of copyrighted material or trade marks NOT owned by the Sponsors or yourself is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Your submission must not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or be libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law.

    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 deleted 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: AECommunityContest@ncsoft.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 entries must be received via email prior to 11:59 PM (Central Time), Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 (the “Contest Conclusion”) and must be in English. Entries which do not conform to these Official Rules and Conditions will not be accepted. 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. Use of a false name, mailing address, or email account will disqualify an entry and the individual who submitted the entry. Use of obscenities, racist, sexist, hateful or other material or depictions that, in Sponsor's judgment, are inappropriate or offensive, will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, server unavailability due to technical, capacity constraints or other issues, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic or other communications. 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 or the operation of the web site. 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. Incomplete entries are invalid, and entrants with incomplete entries will be disqualified.

    2. ELIGIBILITY

    To enter the contest, as of Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 (a) you must be 13 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 11:00 AM (Central Time) on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 and ends at 11:59 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

    4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

    The winning entries will be selected based on the following criteria: how closely the follow the challenge, creativity, difficulty, and overall presentation. We reserve the right to select no winner, if the submissions do not meet the following criteria. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on the City of Heroes® Official Message Forum on or about Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Any and all decisions of the judges, shall be final and binding in all respects.

    5. PRIZES

    1) Prizes description

    The prize breakdown is as follows:

    One (1) Winner Will Receive:

    • One Permanent Title on a character of his/her choice so long as the account is in good standing (Estimated retail value: $0.00)
    • At our discretion, the winning arc could receive a Developer’s Choice (Estimated retail value: $0.00)

    Estimated Total Prize package value: $0.00

    2) Prizes awarding process

    If a winner cannot be contacted via the email address he/she submitted with their entry to the Contest, or is successfully contacted by Sponsor and does not:

    (i) sign and return to Sponsors within the time indicated, a Contract of Assignment in the form reproduced in Section 10 (or, in Canada, a Declaration of Compliance with Contest Rules)

    (ii) refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize

    then Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to the next highest ranking entrant (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 18 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.

    Winners and runner-ups will have their entries and forum nickname (or real name in the absence of a subscription to the forum) and city/state or province/country of residence posted on the City of Heroes® web site (http://www.cityofheroes.com). To showcase the competition winners, those who have reached the age of 18 may be asked to answer some questions, provide certain personal information or to send Sponsor a personal headshot photo but such winners will also be given an opportunity to decline to give such information without affecting his/her eligibility of the prize.

    6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

    By entering into the Contest, you:

    (a) warrant that your entry is your own original work and that it does not violate any rights of any third party (including, without limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law);
    (b) agree to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, if transferable, in or to your entry in the case that your entry is one of the winning entries.
    (c) agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or e-mail; and
    (d) agree to sign the documentation set forth in Section 5 above (and have your parent or guardian sign such documentation where applicable or requested by Sponsor), in the case that your entry is one of the winning entries.

    Entries will not be returned. If your entry is a winning entry, you agree that Sponsor may post your entry on the Official City of Heroes® Web Site (http://www.cityofheroes.com) at anytime during or after the Contest along with your user or forum name (or real name) and city/state or province/country of residence if you are 18 years of age or older or if your legal guardians have confirmed your participation.

    Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may edit and modify any submission before posting.

    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 even 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. WINNERS LIST

    The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://boards.cityofheroes.com no later than Wednesday, November 3, 2010. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes Mission Architect Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA. Residents of Canada may omit return postage.

    8. Severability

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

    9. 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.
  8. Hey folks,

    We’ve noticed a few users have experienced some unusual difficulties with the NCsoft Store, and we’ve made some changes on the backend to address this. If you continue to experience any abnormal behavior, please send us a PM including as many details as possible about what and how you were trying to purchase it so we can look into it.

    Thanks,
  9. This thread is to discuss the announcement found here.

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  10. Get ready to get your emote 'on' because the new Party Pack goes on sale at the NCsoft store tomorrow morning!

    And to help get the party started (so to speak), we'll be giving away three separate sets of Party Pack codes for FREE - one set each on the Official Message Board, on Facebook and on Twitter. Here's the catch...you won't know what time, so keep your eyes peeled on all three throughout the day! Once posted, the first people to grab a North American or European code (depending on their location/server) and successfully apply it to their account, will have it forever. It's first come, first served, so you'll have to be quick!

    Be watching, and best of luck party people!

    To join in community discussion of this announcement, please go here.

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  11. It's mod12's turn to play bad cop, my turn to play good cop. In a couple months we'll switch.
  12. What could this mean? Find out at the City of Heroes panel at Pax Prime tomorrow morning!

  13. Here’s a hint at some of the news that we’ll be sharing at Pax Prime at the “City of Heroes Going Rogue™…..and Beyond” panel on Saturday.

  14. Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight #16

    Following the shocking conclusion in Issue #15, the police chief's life is hanging by a thread, and fingers are being pointed at the secret identity of Galatea Powers.

    It's now up to Omega Shift to solve this mystery, but how is she connected to the attacker?

    Meanwhile, the mysterious organization known as Shadowborn strikes again, and this time it could very will cripple the Guardians!

    Special appearances by in-game characters Blue Steel, Prince Kiros Nandelu, Doctor Vahzilok, and Matthew Burke.

    For more information about the Guardians, please visit the official website:
    http://GuardiansOfTheDawn.wordpress.com
  15. This thread is to discuss the announcement found here.

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  16. Ready to be the life of the party? Now you can be with the new City of Heroes® Party Pack coming your way this month! Jam-packed with all-new dance, nightlife and sports emotes, the Party Pack gives you exclusive access to some of the coolest emotes you’ve ever seen. Dance like a super-powered pop star or energize your Super Group with the fancy finger work of an Air Guitar performance. Maybe your idea of partying is kickin’ it up on the field or b-ball court. Well, now you can strut your stuff like a pro athlete with new soccer and basketball emotes. One thing is for certain – with this new pack, the party will be wherever YOU are!

    The City of Heroes Party Pack will go on sale in the NCsoft store for $7.99 (€5.99 / £4.99) on Tuesday, September 14th, but you can get a sneak peek today! Check out the new Party Pack trailer here!

    To join in the community discussion of this announcement, please join us in the official discussion thread.

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  17. Still haven’t got City of Heroes Going Rogue? Well our friends at GamePro have 5 copies they are just waiting to hand out to some lucky entrants at 6PM PST today! The contest is simple; visit GamePro, their Facebook page, or their Twitter feed and and answer the following question. "Who is your favorite fictional or non-fiction hero?" Check out GamePro’s site for more details.

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  18. The latest ATI Catalyst drivers are out, and they should resolve any issues with Full Screen Anti-Aliasing that some of our users with ATI based cards may have experienced.

    Enjoy!
  19. This thread is to discuss the announcement found here.

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  20. MMORPG.com is celebrating Going Rogue in style – by throwing a big sweepstakes! They’re giving away $2,500 worth of great merchandise made up of 63 total prizes including 5 ATI Radeon 5870 video cards! But the Grand Prize Winner gets an even better reward…the ability to design and name a character that will actually go into Going Rogue! All you have to do to enter is to log into their site between now and 9pm Eastern on August 31, 2010 and you’ll be entered to win. You can log in once each day which will of course, increase your chances.

    This is a Sweepstakes, so out of all those who enter, winners will be randomly picked. After being identified, the Grand Prize Winner will be contacted so they can start designing and naming the character they’d like to see come alive in Praetoria.

    So why aren’t you entering already? Go enter today and every day up until 9pm Eastern on August 31, 2010. Good Luck!

    Please Note: This Sweepstakes is only available for U.S. and Canadian residents. But don’t despair our European friends – some EU specific activities will be coming your way soon!

    To join in the community discussion of this announcement, please go here.

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  21. This thread is for discussion of the announcement found here.

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  22. The Going Rogue interviews keep rolling in! This time, we have a video interview to share with you where Matt “Positron” Miller gives Electric Playground the low-down on what the new expansion is all about. Watch it below:



    To discuss this announcement, please go here.

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  23. There is a very small 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 investigate the same tip again.

    We are actively addressing this issue and will update you when it has been fixed. Please continue to /bug this issue and post about it on the forums, we appreciate your help in tracking this one down.

    Thank you for your patience,