GameSpot Exclusive Issue 2 Trailer! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News "Heroes and Capes! They go together like truth and justice! Throughout history, they’ve adorned heroes as symbols of prestige, authority and honor. More importantly, they make your hero look very cool. In honor of the legendary fallen Hero 1, capes are making their return to Paragon City in Issue 2 of our free expansion, and GameSpot has a fabulous, exclusive video preview of capes in action."
Head on over to GameSpot and take a peak at the trailer here.
Announcing HeroStats v1.0.1 Print News | Mail News I am pleased to announce HeroStats! HeroStats is a statistical anaylzer for City of Heroes. HeroStats runs along side City of Heroe's and monitors your hero's progress. It provides you with a series of statistics. Presently, it current tracks the following statistics:
Villains defeated.
Total experience gained.
Experience gained per minute.
Total influence gained.
Influence gained per minute.
Expect many more features and statistics to be added in the future releases of HeroStats. For more information, please visit the HeroStats web site here.
They Must Have Good Benefits...? Print News | Mail News "The other night I was running around Perez Park, and the group I was with started pounding the snot out of a Reaper. He had a group of zombies around him, but instead of coming to his aid, they all jumped off a nearby cliff. That sort of got me thinking - working for Dr. Vahzilok probably isn't the greatest job in the world."
Kwip imagines what a day in the life of one of those guys is like. Check it out here.
Small Update Today Print News | Mail News Here's a list of the fixes included in today's update:
"08/12/04
Server Stability:
Fixed various instability issues.
City Zones:
Eden’s minimum entry level has been changed from 36 to 35.
Several pieces of geometry that had places where teleporters could
get trapped have been sealed.
Missions:
Several inappropriate leveled villains were removed from missions.
Powers:
Fixed a bug that could prevent a power with Sleep resistance from
properly protecting a character. Powers like Integration and
Unyielding Stance should now offer much more functional protection
versus Sleep.
Fixed boosts on pet-powers so that they are based on the caster's
XP level and not their combat level. (Fixes sidekick powers where
they "get worse" when they sidekick up.)
Client:
Fix for bug in demo playback when using –demopause."
As always, you can stay up to date about any and all changes to CoH by staying tuned here to CoHVault or by visiting the official CoH Website here.
Official Message Boards Down Print News | Mail News This was just posted on the official CoH website:
"We are currently dealing with some database issues related to the City of Heroes Message Board. As a result, the forum is currently down and may continue to be unavailable (or sporadically available) until 12 noon CDT on Thursday, 8/12. We hope to get things back up and running as soon as possible but very much appreciate your patience in the meantime."
While the official message boards are being worked on you can always join the spirited discussions here.
"The game industry is full of franchises and brands that engender sequels. However, every so often, a product comes out of nowhere that has a concept and gameplay so compelling, it generates its own dedicated throng of fans. City of Heroes is one of these games. Released in April, the game's a massively multiplayer title from small developer Cryptic Studios that's topped the charts for three months and garnered over 180,000 subscribers.
Games Domain spoke to Jack Emmert, the game's creative director at Cryptic. He offered some info on the latest update that was recently issued, as well as plans for the future of the game."
City of Heroes Update Trailer This Friday on Games Print News | Mail News " This Friday, NCSoft and GameSpot will reveal an exclusive movie trailer that shows superhero capes in action."
Official CoH Support Page Under Maintenance Print News | Mail News "The Support section of the City of Heroes website will be undergoing an upgrade and maintenance on Friday, August 6, between 10:00 PM and 12:00 AM CDT and Monday, August 9, between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM."
Read more about the maintenance and projected downtimes here.
Statesman To Visit Wizard World Chicago! Print News | Mail News "Jack Emmert (aka “Statesman”), Cryptic Studios’ Creative Director/Lead Designer, will be hosting a panel entitled, “NCsoft—Where’s My Cape?” at this year’s Wizard World Chicago in the Chicago Convention Center."
Read more about Statesman and his adventure to Chicago here.
New Fan Fiction Page On The Official CoH Website Print News | Mail News "There are literally thousands of stories waiting to be told. Stories of good versus evil, of adventure, heroism, courage and sacrifice. Using the incredibly deep City of Heroes universe as inspiration, talented community members have created exciting and dramatic stories featuring their heroes and teams in the great crusade of saving Paragon City. Starting today, we will be showcasing the best of these stories..."
You can look at the Fan Fiction Page on the Offical City of Heroes Website here.
Small Update Today Print News | Mail News There is a small update today that resolves some issues with CoH. Here's the official word on what was fixed.
"Server Stability:
Fixed various instability issues.
Various:
Fixed an issue where SuperGroup names were being limited to 15
characters. SuperGroup names can once again be 64 characters
long.
Fixed an issue where the skin color for a hero’s additional costumes
could be reset to the initial skin color.
Fixed an issue where Inspirations would not automatically slide down
to fill empty slots."
You can keep up to date on all updates to CoH here on the Vault or you can visit the Official City of Heroes Update Page here.
City of Heroes Hits 180,000 Subscribers Print News | Mail News Jeremy Gaffney, VP of Product Development at NCsoft posted this on the Official City of Heroes message boards:
"A press release just minutes ago hit the AP wire from NCsoft, but I figured I'd take a moment to mention it here as well - we are officially over 180,000 subscribers after only our 3rd month (and, of course, still growing daily)! City of Heroes is the number one game in retail sales for the 3rd month running..."
You can read the whole post on the official City of Heroes Website here.
You can also take a look at the Official Press Release here.
CoH Bumper Sticker Contest: Winners Announced! Print News | Mail News The winners of the CoH bumper sticker contest have been announced. You can see all the winning entries at the Official City of Heroes Website here.
City of Heroes Q&A; With Lead Designer Jack Emmert Print News | Mail News Armchair Empire has posted a new Q&A; with City of Heroes Lead Designer, Jack Emmert.
“We asked Jack about the storylines running through Paragon City, the most complicated aspect of working on an MMORPG, how City of Heroes will maintain its subscriber base, and City of Heroes critical response (and so much more).”
You can read the whole Q&A; on the Armchair Empire Website here.
...And Even More Screenshots of Capes in Action Print News | Mail News To whet your appetite for the upcoming update "Shadows of the Past", Gamespot has posted eleven more screenshots showing off heroes in capes. You can see them all here.
More Pictures of Capes Print News | Mail News Gamespy has posted a small news story on the next major update to CoH, "Shadows of the Past". There's not much in the article that wasn't previously know but there are six screenshots showing what the new capes will look like in action. The screenshots look really good and you can view them all here
City of Heroes Comic Book Now Available! Print News | Mail News "Join War Witch, Apex, Horus and other super-powered heroes as they battle evil every month in the City of Heroes Comic Book!"
Issue #3 of the City of Heores comic book is now available. You can read more on the new comic and what you need to do if you want to submit Fan Fiction or Art at the Official City of Heroes website: Official City of Heroes Website
The History of Paragon City Print News | Mail News "The History of Paragon City" Parts 1-4, as told by Rharan, is now available. Stay tuned this week for the upcoming and final installments!
The TRUE Heroes Of Paragon City... Print News | Mail News "... who have struggled for so long, against completely unfair odds: the Real Estate Agents.
Just think about it for a minute: you can't walk into a building in Paragon City without being accosted by undead gangs, insane supernatural Greenpeace psychos, or Johnny Five-wannabes gone mad. Would you want to rent an office in this city?"
Requesting Fan Art Print News | Mail News Heroes and Heroines - lend me your pencils!
Do you draw or create cool art for City of Heroes? Submit your masterpieces here and have them featured on the CoHVault! Any size, any medium - we want it!
