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Overview

City of Heroes: Going Rogue is the second expansion of the City of Heroes universe (the first being City of Villains). It is a new box featuring a whole new world, where a character's choices may decide whether they end up a hero or villain. While the official release date for Going Rogue is August 17, 2010 [1], those who pre-purchased the game through NCsoft were able to access all of the Going Rogue content on August 16, concurrently with Issue 18 and the market merger.

At the Official Going Rogue site, there is teaser trailer available, which introduces Maelstrom, a pistol-wielding hero turned Vigilante, and Desdemona, a demon-summoning villain turned Rogue. There are many other videos available as well, including "ViDocs" (video documentation) of the developers explaining the process behind creating Going Rogue.

The skyline for the title logo is an outline of Nova Praetoria, the heart of Emperor Cole's domain, like City of Heroes has Paragon City skyline and City of Villains has Spider City (Grandville)'s skyline. The center building is Emperor Cole's tower of operations in Nova Praetoria, and is visible from almost any point in the city. This is to show citizens that the entire city is always under observation and under Emperor Cole's rule.

Features

A small section of Nova Praetoria with Cole's tower visible in the background

Several new zones in Praetoria, including new enemy factions
To begin as a Praetorian instead of a Hero or Villain. This will put the newly created character directly in Praetoria
Praetorian players may choose to align with the Resistance or with Loyalists in the beginning levels, and make moral decisions to change their status throughout the arcs.
- Once a Praetorian reaches level 20, they leave for Primal Earth, and choose whether they are considered a hero or villain, regardless of any moral choices they have made previously.
The ability to switch from Hero to Villain and vice versa
- Heroes will be able to become Vigilantes, an intermediate step between hero and villain. This will enable them to visit the Rogue isles and team with villains.
- Villains in the intermediate stage become Rogues. Likewise, they may visit Paragon City and team with heroes.
- Note that Issue 18, released alongside Going Rogue, merges the market database between Wentworth's and the Black Market. This allows heroes and villains to auction off and bid from a common pool of items, and any character may use Wentworth's or the Black Market (restricted, of course, by zones the character can access).
Heroes and villains that reaffirm their current alignment will gain Alignment Merits. These can be used to purchase IO Set recipes, including "Purple" and PvP recipes, from special lounges in Paragon City (Fort Trident) or the Rogue Isles (The Crucible).
Introduction of the Incarnate System, an end game system (Note: This was removed from Going Rogue's initial release, and released with Issue 19, but Going Rogue is still required to access it.)
All base archetypes get a new power set:
- Demon Summoning primary power set for Masterminds
- Dual Pistols primary power set for Blasters and Corruptors and as a secondary power set for Defenders.
- Electric Control primary power set for Controllers and Dominators
- Kinetic Melee primary power set for Scrappers, Brutes, and Stalkers and as a secondary power set for Tankers.
In the complete collection, four new stance emotes:
- /e stancehero1
- /e stancehero2
- /e stancevillain1
- /e stancevillain2

Ultra Mode, originally slated for Going Rogue, was completed early and was instead released with Issue 17: Dark Mirror.

Premium Account Access

If you find a retail copy of Going Rogue Complete Collection and apply it to your account, you will get the following even if the account goes Premium:

No free character slots (The retail code had to be applied before Sept 13 to qualify for the free slots.)
No access to the Incarnate System
One month of VIP access (+400 Paragon Points, +1 Reward Token for month's access, another possible +1 Reward Token for owning a retail code.)

Systems

Create a Praetorian Character
Going Rogue Alignment System

Power Sets

Demon Summoning (requires Mastermind Archetype, which unlocks separately)
Dual Pistols (Blaster, Corruptor, and Defender)
Electric Control (Dominators and Controllers (Controllers unlock separately))
Kinetic Melee (Brute, Scrapper, Stalker, and Tank)

Permanent Temp Power

Shadowy Presence Power

Emotes

GR CC Item Pack - Heroic Stances (2)
GR CC Item Pack - Villainous Stances (2)
Going Rogue : Drink Enriche
Going Rogue : Loyalist Protest
Going Rogue : Praetorian Salute
Going Rogue : Resistance Protest

Auras

GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Aura
GR CC Item Pack - Omega Aura

Costumes

Main article: Going Rogue Costume Sets

Alpha
Omega
Overguard
Praetorian Clockwork
Praetorian Police
Praetorian Resistance
Sport

Gallery

Praetoria Icon
Resistance Icon
Rogue (redeemed villain) Icon
Vigilante (fallen hero) Icon
Desdemona from the Going Rogue trailer
Maelstrom from the Going Rogue trailer
NPC Resistance Member teaser image
Praetorian Police facing off against the Resistance
Going Rogue group image
Going Rogue action image
Demon Summoning
Ghouls teaser image

External Links

Official Announcement
Press Release at ncsoft.com
Going Rogue Website
Teaser Email at newzyouwant.com
Going Rogue FAQ by Niviene
I15 Interview at boomtown.net
Going Rogue Dev Diary by Positron
Closed Beta Teaser Email at newzyouwant.com
Feb 20, 2010, interview with War Witch at Massive Online Gamer
Feb 21, 2010, interview with War Witch at TenTonHammer
Discussion - Going Rogue Goodies! by War Witch; release of the Loyalist, Resistance, Rogue, and Vigilante icons
Issue 18 Overview
Going Rogue Soundtrack now available

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-'''City of Heroes: Going Rogue''' will be the second expansion of the ''[[City of Heroes]]'' universe (the first being [[City of Villains]]). It will be a new box featuring a whole new world, where a character's choices may decide whether they end up a hero or villain.  The release date is scheduled for August 17, 2010. [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/news_archive/city_of_heroes_going_rogue_rel.html]
+'''City of Heroes: Going Rogue''' is the second expansion of the ''[[City of Heroes]]'' universe (the first being [[City of Villains]]). It is a new box featuring a whole new world, where a character's choices may decide whether they end up a hero or villain. While the official release date for Going Rogue is August 17, 2010 [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003113328/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/city_of_heroes_going_rogue_rel.php], those who pre-purchased the game through [[NCsoft]] were able to access all of the Going Rogue content on August 16, concurrently with [[Issue 18]] and the [[Auction House|market merger]].
-At the [http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrogue/ Official Going Rogue site], there is teaser trailer available, which introduces [[Maelstrom]], a pistol-wielding hero turned '''[[Vigilante (Alignment)|Vigilante]]''', and [[Desdemona]], a demon-summoning villain turned '''[[Rogue (Alignment)|Rogue]]'''.
+At the [http://web.archive.org/web/20111109044232/http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/ Official Going Rogue site], there is teaser trailer available, which introduces [[Maelstrom]], a pistol-wielding hero turned '''[[Vigilante (Alignment)|Vigilante]]''', and [[Desdemona]], a demon-summoning villain turned '''[[Rogue (Alignment)|Rogue]]'''. There are many other videos available as well, including "ViDocs" (video documentation) of the [[Paragon Studios|developers]] explaining the process behind creating Going Rogue.
-The skyline for the title logo is an outline of '''Nova Praetoria''', the heart of Emperor Cole's [[Praetoria|domain]], like City of Heroes has [[Paragon City]] skyline and City of Villains has Spider City ([[Grandville]])'s skyline. The center building is a landmark which is Emperor Cole's tower of operations in Nova Praetoria, and is visible from almost any point in the city. This is to show citizens that the entire city is always under observation and under Emperor Cole's rule.
+The skyline for the title logo is an outline of '''Nova Praetoria''', the heart of Emperor Cole's [[Praetoria|domain]], like City of Heroes has [[Paragon City]] skyline and City of Villains has Spider City ([[Grandville]])'s skyline. The center building is Emperor Cole's tower of operations in Nova Praetoria, and is visible from almost any point in the city. This is to show citizens that the entire city is always under observation and under Emperor Cole's rule.
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-==Features==
+== Features ==
-[[Image:Tyrant_tower.jpg|thumb|240px|{{Center|A small section of Nova Praetoria with Cole's tower visible in the background}}]]
+[[File:Tyrant tower.jpg|thumb|240px|{{Center|A small section of Nova Praetoria with Cole's tower visible in the background}}]]
 *Several new zones in [[Praetoria]], including new enemy factions
 *To begin as a [[Praetorian (Alignment)|Praetorian]] instead of a [[Hero (Alignment)|Hero]] or [[Villain (Alignment)|Villain]]. This will put the newly created character directly in Praetoria
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 **Once a Praetorian reaches level 20, they leave for [[Primal Earth]], and choose whether they are considered a [[hero]] or [[villain]], regardless of any moral choices they have made previously.
 *The ability to switch from Hero to Villain and vice versa
 **Heroes will be able to become [[Vigilante (Alignment)|Vigilantes]], an intermediate step between hero and villain. This will enable them to visit the Rogue isles and team with villains.
 **Villains in the intermediate stage become [[Rogue (Alignment)|Rogues]]. Likewise, they may visit Paragon City and team with heroes.
 **Note that [[Issue 18]], released alongside Going Rogue, merges the market database between Wentworth's and the Black Market. This allows heroes and villains to auction off and bid from a common pool of items, and any character may use [[Wentworth's Fine Consignments|Wentworth's]] or the [[Black Market]] (restricted, of course, by zones the character can access).
-*Heroes and villains that reaffirm their current alignment will gain [[Hero Alignment Merits]] or [[Villain Alignment Merits]]. These can be used to purchase [[Very Rare IO Sets|purple recipes]] of your choice from special lounges in Paragon City ([[Fort Trident]]) or the Rogue Isles ([[The Crucible]]).
+*Heroes and villains that reaffirm their current alignment will gain [[Alignment Merit]]s. These can be used to purchase [[Invention Origin Enhancement Sets|IO Set recipes]], including [[Very Rare IO Sets|"Purple"]] and [[PvP IO Sets|PvP]] recipes, from special lounges in Paragon City ([[Fort Trident]]) or the Rogue Isles ([[The Crucible]]).
-*Introduction of the [[Incarnate System]], an end game system {{green|''(Note: This was removed from Going Rogue's initial release, but Going Rogue will still be required to participate in the Incarnate System when it is available.)''}}
+*Introduction of the [[Incarnate System]], an end game system {{green|''(Note: This was removed from Going Rogue's initial release, and released with [[Issue 19]], but Going Rogue is still required to access it.)''}}
-*All base [[archetype]]s get a new powerset:
+* All base [[archetype]]s get a new power set:
-**[[Demon Summoning]] primary powerset for [[Mastermind]]s
+** [[Demon Summoning]] primary power set for [[Mastermind]]s
-**[[Dual Pistols]] primary powerset for [[Blaster]]s and [[Corruptor]]s and as a secondary powerset for [[Defender]]s.
+** [[Dual Pistols]] primary power set for [[Blaster]]s and [[Corruptor]]s and as a secondary power set for [[Defender]]s.
-**[[Electric Control]] primary powerset for [[Controller]]s and [[Dominator]]s
+** [[Electric Control]] primary power set for [[Controller]]s and [[Dominator]]s
-**[[Kinetic Melee]] primary powerset for [[Scrapper]]s, [[Brute]]s, and [[Stalker]]s and as a secondary powerset for [[Tanker]]s.
+** [[Kinetic Melee]] primary power set for [[Scrapper]]s, [[Brute]]s, and [[Stalker]]s and as a secondary power set for [[Tanker]]s.
+* In the complete collection, four new stance emotes:
+** /e stancehero1
+** /e stancehero2
+** /e stancevillain1
+** /e stancevillain2
 [[Ultra Mode]], originally slated for Going Rogue, was completed early and was instead released with [[Issue 17|Issue 17: Dark Mirror]].
-== Confirmations ==
+== Premium Account Access ==
-Several players, though reportedly not all players, received the following [http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_GoingRogue_V1.html email] late in the evening on May 11, 2009:
+If you find a retail copy of Going Rogue Complete Collection and apply it to your account, you will get the following even if the account goes [[Premium Player|Premium]]:
-:''Paragon Studios™ is proud to officially announce the next City of Heroes® expansion, City of Heroes Going Rogue™! This will be the first major expansion for the City of Heroes franchise since the launch of City of Villains® in 2005.''
-:''Praetoria, a utopian mirror to our own world, hides a dark secret. Exploring this mysterious alternate earth, the heroes and villains of this world feel an uneasiness of doubt creep over them. Loyalties are questioned. Choices are made. Lines are drawn. As they search for the truth behind Emperor Cole and his Praetorian guard, brutal foes and fierce allies emerge, turning this once blissful paradise into a battle ground.''
-:''City of Heroes Going Rogue officially opens the "mirror universe" of Praetoria and an all-new alignment system that explores the shades of gray that lie between Heroes and Villains. For the first time, Hero characters can become Villains and vice versa, enabling Heroes to cross over to the Rogue Isles™ and Villains to experience Paragon City™.''
-In response[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13469503] to a post on the [[Official Forums|forums]], [[Castle (Developer)|Castle]] said:
-:[quoted] ''If this is a joke, I am quitting this game right then and there.''
-:It's not a joke. I can't say more about it now, though. Stay tuned for more info!
-Soon after this was posted, the [http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrogue Going Rogue website], which was non-functional at the time the newsletter was sent out, went live. It includes a [[wikipedia:Computer-Generated Imagery|CGI teaser video]], a 14-day free trial offer (currently for the Architect Edition of ''City of Heroes''), a way to register for newsletter updates, and a "Hall of Fame" that tracks the top five people who have sent ''Going Rogue'' details to their friends.
-Early the next morning, the [http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/press-releases/going-rogue.html press release] was posted to [[NCsoft]]'s news log, and a [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13467605#Post13467605 FAQ] was posted on the forums by [[Niviene]].  The FAQ revealed a few new pieces of information:
-*Q: Do I have to own City of Heroes or City of Villains to be able to play the Going Rogue expansion?  A: Yes.
-*Q: Do I have to change sides in order to play the expansion?  A: No.
-*Q: If you change over to the opposite alignment, can you change back?  A: Yes.
-On June 19, 2009, [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] posted on the game's official forums, "[[Issue 16]] is NOT Going Rogue."[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13647533]
+* No free character slots (The retail code had to be applied before Sept 13 to qualify for the free slots.)
+* No access to the [[Incarnate System]]
+* One month of VIP access (+400 [[Paragon Points]], +1 [[Reward Token]] for month's access, another possible +1 [[Reward Token]] for owning a retail code.)
-During the 4/28/2009 anniversary event, [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] mentioned Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning, but it is not necessarily linked with a specific Issue release ([http://uk.boards.cityofheroes.com/showthreaded.php?Number=1352238 partial chatlog]):
+=== Systems ===
+* Create a [[Praetorian (Alignment)|Praetorian]] Character
+* Going Rogue [[Alignment System]]
--28-2009 18:33:30 [Local] Sicari: Can we expect to see more power proliferation in new issues to come?<br />
+=== Power Sets ===
--28-2009 18:33:34 [Local] Positron: Demon Summoning? Dual Pistols?
+* [[Demon Summoning]] (requires [[Mastermind|Mastermind Archetype]], which unlocks separately)
+* [[Dual Pistols]] ([[Blaster]], [[Corruptor]], and [[Defender]])
+* [[Electric Control]] ([[Dominator]]s and [[Controller]]s (Controllers unlock separately))
+* [[Kinetic Melee]] ([[Brute]], [[Scrapper]], [[Stalker]], and [[Tank]])
-However, in Positron's [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13748461#Post13748461 Dev Diary] on July 13, 2009, Positron says that Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning are part of the [[Going Rogue]] expansion.
+=== Permanent Temp Power ===
+* [[Shadowy Presence|Shadowy Presence Power]]
+=== Emotes ===
+* GR CC Item Pack - Heroic Stances (2)
+* GR CC Item Pack - Villainous Stances (2)
+* Going Rogue : Drink Enriche
+* Going Rogue : Loyalist Protest
+* Going Rogue : Praetorian Salute
+* Going Rogue : Resistance Protest
-On July 29, 2009, a [http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_Q3Email3_1.html newsletter] was sent out, containing a few tidbits pertaining to '''Going Rogue''':
+=== Auras ===
-:''All City of Heroes® and City of Villains® players who maintain an active account for the time period beginning August 15, 2009 and ending November 15, 2009 will receive a set of special rewards for their loyalty to Paragon City™ and The Rogue Isles™:''
+* GR CC Item Pack - Alpha Aura
-:*''Closed Beta access for City of Heroes Going Rogue™''
+* GR CC Item Pack - Omega Aura
-:*''Exclusive loyalty badges: "[[Vigilant Badge|Vigilant]]" for Heroes and "[[Determined Badge|Determined]]" for Villains''
-:''Going Rogue Closed Beta Access will be granted using a three-tier system:''
+=== Costumes ===
-:*''Tier One: City of Heroes Veterans with 60+ months of paid time.''
+:''Main article'': [[Going Rogue Costume Sets]]
-:*''Tier Two: Loyalty Program players''
-:*''Tier Three: Players who Pre-Order Going Rogue (Preorder details to be announced at a later date)''
-:''Badges will be enabled within one week after the promotional period has ended.''
+* Alpha
+* Omega
+* Overguard
+* Praetorian Clockwork
+* Praetorian Police
+* Praetorian Resistance
+* Sport
 == Gallery ==
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 == External Links ==
-* [http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/press-releases/going-rogue.html Press Release] at [http://us.ncsoft.com/en/ ncsoft.com]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003113553/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/city_of_heroes_is_going_rogue.php Official Announcement]
-* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrogue Going Rogue Website] at [http://www.cityofheroes.com cityofheroes.com]
+* [http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/press-releases/going-rogue.html Press Release] at ncsoft.com
-* [http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_GoingRogue_V1.html Teaser Email] at [http://www.newzyouwant.com newzyouwant.com]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111109044232/http://goingrogue.na.cityofheroes.com/en/ Going Rogue Website]
-* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13467605#Post13467605 Going Rogue FAQ] by [[Niviene]]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090621043136/http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_GoingRogue_V1.html Teaser Email] at newzyouwant.com
-* [http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=18195 I15 Interview] at [http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/ boomtown.net]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090519063129/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=13467605 Going Rogue FAQ] by [[Niviene]]
-* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=142004 Going Rogue Dev Diary] by [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20091217143203/http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=18195 I15 Interview] at boomtown.net
-* [http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_Q3Email3_1.html Closed Beta Teaser Email] at [http://www.newzyouwant.com newzyouwant.com]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120904212709/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=142004 Going Rogue Dev Diary] by [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]]
-* [http://www.massiveonlinegamer.com/news/special-features/474-a-look-at-going-rogue Feb 20, 2010, interview] with [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]] at [http://www.massiveonlinegamer.com/ Massive Online Gamer]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090808185121/http://www.newzyouwant.com/NCsoft/CityofHeroes_Q3Email3_1.html Closed Beta Teaser Email] at newzyouwant.com
-* [http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/81234 Feb 21, 2010, interview] with [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]] at [http://www.tentonhammer.com TenTonHammer]
+* [http://www.massiveonlinegamer.com/news/special-features/474-a-look-at-going-rogue Feb 20, 2010, interview] with [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]] at Massive Online Gamer
-* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2554543#post2554543 Discussion - Going Rogue Goodies!] by [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]]; release of the Loyalist, Resistance, Rogue, and Vigilante icons
+* [http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/81234 Feb 21, 2010, interview] with [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]] at TenTonHammer
-* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_18/issue_18_overview.html Issue 18 Overview]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120905162501/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2554543 Discussion - Going Rogue Goodies!] by [[War Witch (Developer)|War Witch]]; release of the Loyalist, Resistance, Rogue, and Vigilante icons
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123218/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_18/overview.php Issue 18 Overview]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003113315/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/going_rogue_soundtrack_now_ava.php Going Rogue Soundtrack now available]
-[[Category:Expansions]][[Category:Disc Releases]][[Category:Going Rogue]]
+[[Category:Expansions]]
+[[Category:Going Rogue]]

Going Rogue: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Overview

Features