Tuesday, 5 Dec, 2006 - City of Heroes and City of Villains -- CoH News
CoH Vault Poll - Auction Houses[ 1 Comment ] Print News | Mail News In our last poll we asked you guys how much time you spent playing CoX during a week. The majority of the votes pulled in at 25+ hours a week. Whooey! that's a lot of time! For our poll this week, we are asking you fine folks if you are looking forward to the auction houses where you will be able to buy and sell salvage and inventions. Do you think it will add a new dimension to the game or do you think it's a waste of time? Hit the poll and let us know!
Auction Houses Popping up[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News As posted on our forums a little while ago, Wentworths Auction houses seemed to have popped up all over Paragon City. Now it seems there are auction houses popping up in the Rogue Isles. Here's a screen of the one found in Mercy Island. I guess buying things that fell off a truck is quite literal in this game. Oh, and doesn't the truck look a little familiar? Thanks to joroq for the heads up! You can check this thread on the official forum for more information!
Jack Emmert Q&A;[ 1 Comment ] Print News | Mail News MMORPG.com have posted up a brief Q&A; session with Cryptic Studios head honcho Jack Emmert. The Q&A; has Jack running through a typical day for him around the office, his thoughts on comics and the TV show Heroes, as well as mentioning that Crytic is at work on 3 games. CoX, Marvel Universe and a secret game that will be announced at a later date. You can read the full interrogation right here!
Matt Miller on Veteran Rewards[ 2 Comments ] Print News | Mail News MMORPG.com has posted up a dev journal entry from City of Heroes lead designer Matt Miller where he gives his thoughts on the Veteran rewards that were included with the release of Issue 8. In the entry he states that wings were meant to be part of the invention system but wanted to get the 2 versions out early as a sneak preview, as well he mentions that most of the costume pieces are directly from what players requested on the official forum. You can read the full article here.
CG Online Positron Interview[ 5 Comments ] Print News | Mail News CG Online had a chance to catch up with Matt Miller and fire off some questions to him about the recently released Issue 8. The interview covers the included new features such safe guard missions, the new Faultline and Veteran rewards. Head on over to CG Online to check it out!
Issue 8 Live! Print News | Mail News That's right! Issue 8 has hit the live servers! Hop on , get the files downloaded and get playing! Go check out what cool veteran rewards you have and be sure to check out the new faultline and safeguard missions! See you all on there!
CohVault Poll - Playing Time[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News It's a new week and that means a new poll! Our last poll asked whether or not you thought a City of Heroes cartoon would work and the majority of you thought it would. It's something that I would like to see for sure, but I'd like to see the TV show SledgeHammer come back and that's never going to happen. For the poll this week, we are asking how much time you spend playing CoX in a given week. Be honest! Hit the poll an let us know!
Topic of the Week - Marvel Universe[ 18 Comments ] Print News | Mail News So with the Marvel Universe MMO coming up in the future, will your loyalty stay with City of Heroes? Since not much has been said about the Marvel MMO, let's just say that it will be just like CoX, but instead of the signature heroes like Statesman and Positron, they will be Captain America and Ironman and instead of fighting against Recluse and Mako it would be characters like Doc DOOM and Magneto. Almost identical games but with heroes and villains that most people already know from comics. Would you still stick with City of Heroes or make the jump to Marvel? Of course this is just a hypothetical question since whether or not the game will actually be like that isn't known, but if it is...where would you stand?
"Everyone will be receiving a free respec in an update that will follow Issue 8 going live. Castle talked about some of the changes included in this coming update on the blaster forums a bit here where he talked about some buffs coming to some blaster stuff. Because there will be these, and other, power changes, it will warrant a free respec for everyone."
Yay for Blasters getting some love. And for a freespec.
Final Issue 8 Trailer Available[ 1 Comment ] Print News | Mail News We have uploaded the official trailer for issue 8 up to Fileplanet. The trailer shows off some of the great new features that are available in the upcoming free expansion to City of Heroes. The trailer weighs in at a hefty 196 megs and runs for 2 and a half minutes. Be sure to grab it here and take a look at the fancy new costumes, the new Faultline and even a peek at the new pets!
CohVault Poll - CoX Cartoon[ 7 Comments ] Print News | Mail News It's poll time! This week we are asking you fine fellows and fellowettes (I know it's not a word) if you would like to see a City of Heroes/Villains cartoon? Do you think it would work if it was done right? If not, why not? If so, what cartoon would you like to see it in the style of? I'd personally go for the old Batman: The Animated series style. Dark and action packed with an awesome writing team.
For our previous poll, we asked what villain AT you liked the most and I think this was the first time I picked the winner of a poll. The Masterminds came away with a huge lead to take the win. Corruptors came in second, Brutes were third and Stalkers and Dominators tied for last.
Faultline Guide[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News Wondering just what is new in the fancy redesigned city zone of Faultline? The official City of Heroes site have put together a travellers guide to show you the sights and sounds of the area. The article also covers what new enemies will be found there as well as a history as to why they are they and what no good they are up to. What to know more? Be sure to check it out!
Topic of the Week - Best Power Animation[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News We asked you guys and gals previously what power you thought was the worst of the worst and we had some pretty interesting answers. This time around, we are asking you what power you think has the best animation when you fire it up. I'm on a high with the new Build up and Aim animations for Blasters but lets hear what you have to say!
Vault Network News: New Warhammer Vault Print News | Mail News The Vault Network is extremely thrilled to announce the launching of our latest site, Warhammer Vault. Please take a moment and drop by to see what is going on with the highly anticipated game from Mythic. While there, be sure to check out the video Q&A; series that was kicked off today.
UK Issue 8 IGN Review[ 5 Comments ] Print News | Mail News The folks at IGN have put up their impressions of the soon to be released Issue 8: to protect and serve. The review talks about the Safe Guard missions and how well they play as well as giving their thoughts on the new layout of the Faultline zone. Besides being compared to World of Warcraft a few times, the review also covers the Veteran Rewards and the recently released Good vs. Evil edition. You can check out the review right here.
CohVault Poll - Villain AT's[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News You knew it was coming! This week our poll asks what is your favorite villain AT. I have a feeling the Brutes are going to come out on top but I must say I love my Mastermind and his little henchlings. Our last poll asked what your favorite Hero AT was and suprisingly the squishy Blaster came out on top by a long shot. Hit the poll and let us know where you stand!
Topic of the Week - New AT's[ 20 Comments ] Print News | Mail News For this week's topic, we are asking you guys and gals what AT's you would like added to the game. Would you prefer they be epic AT's like PeaceBringers and Warshades or available right off the bat? Leave your comments and let us know!
Issue 8 Trailer[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News There is a new trailer floating around for the upcoming Issue 8. The 12 meg trailer shows off heroes doing their best to defeat the baddies during the Safeguard Missions as well as showing off their new veteran rewards. Damn those wings look snazzy! You can check out the trailer here at Fileplanet.
Google Ad Help Print News | Mail News The Vault Network is asking the community to help us preserve our "Don't Destroy the Game" philosophy and mantra. Our parent company IGN has partnered with the good guys over at Google to run its "Google Ads" across all of IGN's sites, which includes the Vaults. With that comes the chance of Google running a gold seller-type ad that might slip by the existing filter we help set up to ensure these ads are blocked. Because we told Google that these gold farmer type ads suck and don't belong on the Vault Network. They were more than happy to work with us to keep such ads off our sites. So, we will be watching to make sure we remove any that happen to slip through and muck up our stuff!
There is a gold lining to this situation (pun intended!). We have a system in place where any community member can submit an ad they might see via a simple and easy web form. You only need to provide one of two pieces of information: Name of Ad and/or the Link for the Ad -- that's it. Click here to learn more and where to submit.
Issue 8 Mini-Guide[ Comment ] Print News | Mail News Over at Boomtown they have put together a mini-guide that focuses on the new missions of Issue 8. The different styles of Safe Guard Missions are detailed by each type and hints and tips are given for each. Head over to BoomTown to give it a looksie.
