Jan 22

Updates, Interviews And An Old Favorite Returns!

There’s been a lot goin’ on around these here parts. We’ve got an announcement for you that includes the status of Going Rogue information, some exciting Paragon staffing changes, a new Design interview and finally the re-introduction of our “Ask A Dev” Program. Want more details? Go here to get the full scoop!

Jan 22

Going Rogue Website Update: Emperor Cole

The line between heroism and villainy gets blurrier and blurrier as we near the apogee of Emperor Cole’s reign. We have already introduced you to both Maelstrom, a soldier disavowed by the government he fought so hard for, and Desdemona, a sulfurous demon-summoning sorceress once bent on revenge. But it is now time to unveil the biography of the most prominent figure in Praetoria.

Learn how Marcus Cole ascended to power and became Emperor Cole, a.k.a. Tyrant, in a world torn apart by the Devouring earth and the biggest menace of all - Hamidon - in the latest Going Rogue Website Update!

Jan 15

Beckett Massive Online Gamer Reader’s Choice Awards

Heroes and Villains, mobilize for that one opportunity you have every year to make your voice count!

Vote for City of Heroes in the Best Sci-Fi/Superhero MMO of 2009 category of Beckett Massive Online Gamer Reader’s Choice Awards.

Aion and Guild Wars 2 are also present in other categories so here’s your chance to support NCsoft games.

Make us proud and vote away!

Jan 06

Reminder about account security

We are aware of a concern over the security of NCsoft Master Accounts and City of Heroes Game Accounts. We would like to take this opportunity to reassure all of you as to the reliability and solidity of the security measures that are in place to protect your personal data. We do however ask for your help to ensure that you never share your login details with a third party and that you do not use the same login details across other games or programs or that you at least change your passwords on a regular basis.

After investigating certain claims regarding current account security we discovered no malicious compromises having occurred in the manner described.  None the less, we have added additional logging and security measures to further strengthen existing processes and preventative systems. If you are worried that your accounts may have become vulnerable, we recommend you change your passwords as soon as possible.

We appreciate your concerns and thank you for your continued support.

Dec 17

The City of Heroes® Holiday Contest

Submissions open from Thursday, 17 December 2009 to Monday, 4 January 2010.

The festive season is here! Whether you call it Christmas, Hanukkah or something else, everybody needs a little holiday cheer in their life. And what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to add a little color to your costume or freshen up the decoration of your base!

That’s right! In honor of the holidays, City of Heroes® is giving you the opportunity to show off your decorating prowess by putting together a costume or a base interior that will astonish and dazzle us!

This contest will have two (2) categories:

• the most cheerful costume
• the most cheerful base or base room (a minimum of one room must be decorated).

Your submission will be judged on originality, creativity, and the ability to achieve a Holiday theme.

If you choose to participate in the costume category, you will need to send us two (2) screenshots of your character (front and back).

If you choose to participate in the base category, you will need to send us two (2) screenshots of each room you’ve decorated (from one corner and from the opposite corner). Please note that we may need to arrange to visit your base in order to select the winning trio!

The total (not individual) size of screenshots should be 5MB or smaller and that they should be in .jpg format.

One entry per person ONLY will be accepted, so you will have to choose which category you’d like to enter!

So start decorating! We look forward to seeing how you celebrate the holidays in-game. Good luck! 

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Dec 15

Free Character Server Transfers for the Holidays!

City of Heroes® is proud to announce that starting today character transfers between servers (within North American OR European server lists) will become free to all players and remain that way through the end of January 2010.

• Starts: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 at 4:59 a.m. GMT (17:59 a.m. Central European Time)
• Ends: Sunday, 31 January 2010 at 11:59 p.m. GMT (00:59 a.m. CET)

Now you will have more freedom to fully enjoy the game and each other…but don’t go haphazardly jumping servers without knowing the Character Transfer limit and all the other facts. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn all the specifics so that you can make educated transfer decisions. Amongst other things to bear in mind:

• Transfers are not available between North American and European servers.
• You will be able to complete up to 6 transfers a week (7-day period) per account.
• Not all possessions will transfer over with your character so be sure to read the corresponding Knowledge Base article before you decide to transfer a character.
• Super-group affiliation, Prestige and access to your Supergroup base items will be lost.
• You may lose your character’s name when transferring from a server.

Then all you have to do is transfer away and enjoy the holiday server ride!