City of Heroes Going Rogue - FAQ - Discussion
By
7thCynic,
Posted on: 2009-05-12 08:06 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Holy Cow!
This is what caught my eye from this page: :
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I think it's too soon to assume that everything on that survey page is going into game with the Rogue Expansion. Better to be pleasantly surprised if more of them do than to be bitterly disappointed if it's "just" the stuff mentioned in the press release...
Well, the good news is they at least spelled 'Rogue' correctly 
Heroes: Apogee | Bad Karma | Havocbolt | Novastar | Ranger | Wyvern |
Villains: Relic | Mad Havoc | Wreak Havoc |
... lurking since the beginning.
After watching the trailer, I only have one question... When does the movie come out? Because this is gonna be that good, methinks, and there needs to be a movie. Seriously.
/This is gonna be GOOD!
//Or evil...
///or... er... rogue-ish?
August 31, 2012. A Day that will Live in Infamy. Or Information. Possibly Influence. Well, Inf, anyway. Thank you, Paragon Studios, for what you did, and the enjoyment and camaraderie you brought.
This is houtex, aka Mike, signing off the forums. G'night all. - 10/26/2012
Well... perhaps I was premature about that whole 'signing off' thing... - 11-9-2012
I am too excited to put my excitement into words. Let my squeals of nerdish, comic/game fan glee instead express how much I look forward to this new update!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE
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After watching the trailer, I only have one question... When does the movie come out? Because this is gonna be that good, methinks, and there needs to be a movie. Seriously.
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There is one in the works, go to google and type in "City of Heroes Movie" and see what pops up.
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where is the wallpaper for this i want that on my desktop looks awsome cant wait for this its going to turn the ships around with this exspansion
The shades of gray are a running theme in most of my work, be it writing, art, or characters in CoH. This should fit nicely, though I already have several "good" villains, and a couple of... not so good heroes. I actually cloned two, that have dual lives, one in the Rogue Isles, and a secret Hero identity in Paragon City.
http://coh.iswiz.com/videos/opening_tcw.wmv
Hehe...
In this life, rarely is anything totally good, or totally evil.
This sounds incredibly intriguing. I hope this is not released just in time for midterms or finals in the fall semester! Have some mercy on us poor students, devs! 
I just really, really hope they don't pull a "WoW" and make the new expansion pack cost $40 with no free month. If they keep it around $30, maybe $40 and throw in a month, I'll definitely pick it up.
See, I'm stoked about everything here. I've always said I'd hold off making a real personal avatar character until I could have a mind/psi dom as a hero, and now I'll be able to. Score one. Power customization (possibly)? Two. Praetorian villains being one of my favorite things in the game, I've always wanted to be able to go to Praetoria and see what it's like, even align with some of the characters. We can. That's three.
And the other possibilities are really awesome as well. The graphical upgrade is gonna be needed to keep up with the newer super MMO's out there so I'm all for it, plus let's face it. We all like looking at pretty things. Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning are awesome sounding sets and I'm looking forward to trying them both. I just can't wait to see how this affects all we take for granted now, like the bases and teleporters and all that fun stuff.
My one real question more than anything is how this is going to affect ancillary/patron power pools. If a Brute goes blue-side at level 20 it wouldn't make much sense for them to get powers by aligning themselves with an Arachnos patron, so will they get a set of powers similar to Tanks to choose from at level 41? Or will they just hav the four patron power pools to pick from sans patron arc? Same with heroes going red-side. Will they still get the standard epic power pools or will they be forced to run a patron arc and pick from a newly tailored set of patron pools? And when switching back after the fact will we be able to change from a patron power pool to a standard epic pool or vice versa? That more than anything has me really curious because if characters gain access to new epic powers it opens up a whole world of new possible end-game play options and fun customization. Looking forward to seeing how they handle that.
Will there be an AE building in Praetoria? If so, that might help with co-op AE teaming below level 35.
Also, if we are getting Moon/Space content in the expansion, is this being linked at all to the Science Booster?
Personally, among the other nifty Science things we might see in the future (Pulse Rifle blaster powerset, etc.), I'd like to get tentacle arms if the artwork issues can be resolved. That would be the pointy-tipped tentacles plus the paddle-tipped ones. Also a mandible-mouth and tentacle-mouth detail for heads.
I think this is cool and my wife is going to be happy to be able to play her mms in Paragon as heroes. I think the title should have been called "Switching Sides". I think that it will be cool also to play the heroes side with villain powers and vice versa because then it will have a different take on the missions run and the powers used. If we can customize powers than I will be happy. I am really glad this is happening because with ish 14 brought too much AE farming and has made me lose interest in this game and almost close to canceling it. I am not saying the AE was a bad idea but I think there was not enough restrictions put on it to prevent farming. I have made 2 veats myself that had hero origins but was infiltrating Arachnos to gain information for the group they were spying for. Now I can bring them back to Paragon and play with them as heroes. That is of course if they are going to allow Epic Archtypes to switch sides also.
Seems like a bit of a cop out as far as side switching goes.
You can be a "villain" in the Praetorian universe (basically being a good guy in a planet where evil is the dominant norm is considered being "evil" there) or a "good guy" ala follow Tyrant...
So we can go there and be "bad" but we come back to our universe and are still "good" if we're a hero?
From the trailer it sounds like that's the case...
Instead of a hero going crazy and trying to blow up the city we go to another universe where saving kittens stuck in trees is evil...
And do you guys have a totally separate team working on this? Or is this another one of those things I have to pay for twice like the "Booster packs"?
Wow, just wow. I read the release and waded through all these pages of posts. This update sounds hella freaking SWEET!
I won't speculate on power customization or anything like that, but side switching alone sounds just too freaking cool. I've got a couple of villains who just might make the switch to hero-side, and a couple of others who are undecided. Not sure if any of my heroes would fall, but this thing sounds awesome. Sign me up, I can't wait.
A (Golden Gate) Bridge Too Far- arc 299315
Crazy NIMBY's, Railroad robber barons, and kickboxing Engineers, Oh My! Go back in time and join the fight to save a San Francisco icon!
Hopefully not too much if any increase in hardware reqs. Im hoping for some more new powersets than the possible demon MM and Pistol blaster(im guessing lol) and the way her powers turned color could just be going from bad to good or maybe color custom ability in this new expan. when is date do we know?
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Seems like a bit of a cop out as far as side switching goes.
You can be a "villain" in the Praetorian universe (basically being a good guy in a planet where evil is the dominant norm is considered being "evil" there) or a "good guy" ala follow Tyrant...
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Ummm... did you not read all the info provided? It states very plainly that Heroes can become villains and visit the Rogue Isles and vice versa. Praetoria is just being used as a convenient plot tool to drive the moral issue forward. Given, I don't mind this one bit as I'd love to take a hero or two of mine to the dark side and have them work under Tyrant if he gets his own task/strike force (pretty likely I'd imagine).
Now that I think on it I'm very curious to see how they handle (if they do at all) the counterparts to the villains in Praetoria. A do-gooder Lord Recluse? A benevolent Ghost Widow? I would ADORE being able to do some missions for a Scirocco that didn't go all dark side too. That'll probably open up some nifty new possibilities. There's all kinds of awesome stuff possible here and I can't wait for it to hit. Considering it's going to be a new box that means we can expect LOADS of new content and with a whole new world becoming available there will probably be heaps of new zones to explore and have fun with. I don't see how people are complaining already other than for lack of info, though what little we have right now is surely sweet enough to appease most?
It's liek city of heroes is being REBORN!!!!
~Amidst the blue skies, a link from past to future. The sheltering wings of the protector~
YAWN. This is cool and all but if they are selling this im not going to bother buying it. Since they are more likely going to do what they did with COV just offer it later included with everything else. Take my money now so that later if the game is still around new players can get it for free.
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Ummm... did you not read all the info provided?
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Ahh sorry, I didn't bother to read the press release, its not often a company puts more info in the press release than is featured on the first page of their website...
Kinda poor web design there, that whole paragraph from the press release should be in big CoH font on that first page...
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How do I sign up for the beta testing? This is just too awesome! I can hardly wait!!!
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Press Positrons awesome button, thats how. lol.
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Holy Cow!
This is what caught my eye from this page: :
"In addition to this new game altering dynamic, new neutral starting zones allow new players to select their Archetype (class) first, and then let their actions determine their hero, villain or rogue identities. At the high levels, rewards for these moral choices will be found in new PVP, PVE and Co-op zones. Accomplishments will lead to rewards that will significantly distinguish level 50 characters from one another.One such reward is the Universal Enhancement Slots. Ten Universal Enhancement Slots are available to be earned in the expansion, and each one has the potential of adding significant power to the character, essentially bringing them to a hypothetical "Level 60" once they have earned all ten slots."
So, in essence, they are raising the lvl cap to 60 now? I thought everyone was in agreement that that wasn't a good idea? Hmmmm.
I think some more clarification is required....
This is incredible news all around tho. I'll be glad to wipe the floor with my MM doing hero missions now.
ftw!
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was this the so called Lighthouse incident that got him booted?? just curious.
No sounds more like there say AS IF you where 60. But it also sound like they are going to have to chose from epic hero, villain, and maybe rogue power pools 
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Also sounds like there will be another city of sorts for rogues.
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Where have I been?!? Hook, line, and sink. This looks to be very promising and deliciously tempting. I simply can't wait.
/e goes into hibernation waking only when this beast is rolled out.
YES!
Words to the wise aren't necessary- it's the stupid ones that need them.
"You're right...I forgot...being constantly at or the near the damage cap is a big turn off. Definitely not worth it."
- Vitality
I wonder if Epic ATs would be able to switch sides.
Warshades being villains, peacebringers being villains?
And the Arachnos EATs going rogue.
My Warshade is one who must switch sides.
ATs to 50 - TA/A Def, Nrg/Nrg Blaster, EM/EA Brute, WS,ELM/ELA Stalker
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Q: When will City of Heroes Going Rogue launch?
A: When itÂ’s ready. We are not announcing the date at this time.
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Darnit!!! Blizzard bought NCSoft!!!
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ROFL. I thought the same exact thing.