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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
'''[[Issues|Issue]] 16''', Power Spectrum, will be a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains.  
[[File:Issue16.jpg|left|350px]]
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'''[[Issues|Issue]] 16''', titled ''Power Spectrum'', was a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains. The title references [[Power Customization]] and the complete overhaul of the Character Creator and Tailor functions, among other tidbits.


This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 16. For more complete details, see the {{orange|release date's patch notes}}.
This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 16. For more complete details, see the [[Patch Notes/2009-09-15|release date's patch notes]].


== Announced Content ==
*[[Closed Beta]] testing on the [[Training Room]] for Issue 16 started on August 5, 2009.
*On August 26, 2009, the Training Room was opened up for Issue 16 [[Open Beta]].
*Issue 16 was released to the [[servers|Live Servers]] on September 15, 2009.


== Confirmed Content ==


=== Power Customization ===
=== New Character Creator ===
[[File:Purple fire control.jpg|200px|thumb|right|{{center|Purple Fire Control}}]]
[[File:Purple fire control.jpg|200px|thumb|right|{{center|Purple Fire Control}}]]
[[File:Blue fire dominator.jpg|200px|thumb|right|{{center|Blue Fire Dominator}}]]
[[File:Blue fire dominator.jpg|200px|thumb|right|{{center|Blue Fire Dominator}}]]
'''New Character Creator'''
* Character Creator will allow players to jump directly between Archetype, Powersets, Costumes and Character ID in any order without losing progress.
** Note that this does not allow re-selecting powers or powersets on an already-created character.
* Allows selection of colors and theme for each individual power or apply it to the entire powerset.
* Allows for color tinting of geometry and particle effects; the primary and secondary colors of any power effect can be changed individually for each power in the set.


Not only does the newly updated Character Creator allow players to jump directly between Archetype, Powersets, Costumes and Character ID in any order without losing progress, but it also allows you to select your colors and theme for each individual power or apply it to the entire powerset. These themes will allow for color tinting of geometry and particle effects such as energy blast colors and force field colors. The primary and secondary colors of any power effect can be changed individually for each power in the set.
==== Fully Customizable Powersets ====
{{columns|3|
* [[Cold Domination]]
* [[Dark Armor]]
* [[Dark Blast]]
* [[Dark Melee]]
* [[Dark Miasma]]
* [[Earth Control]]
* [[Electric Armor]]
* [[Electric Melee]]
* [[Electrical Blast]]
* [[Electricity Assault]]
* [[Electricity Manipulation]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Energy Assault]]
* [[Energy Aura]]
* [[Energy Blast]]
* [[Energy Manipulation]]
* [[Energy Melee]]
* [[Fiery Aura]]
* [[Fiery Assault]]
* [[Fire Blast]]
* [[Fire Control]]
* [[Fire Manipulation]]
* [[Fire Melee]]
* [[Force Field]]
* [[Gravity Control]]
* [[Ice Armor]]
* [[Ice Blast]]
* [[Ice Control]]
* [[Ice Manipulation]]
* [[Ice Melee]]
* [[Icy Assault]]
* [[Illusion Control]] (called 'Illusion' in the official announcement)
* [[Invulnerability]]
* [[Kinetics]]
* [[Mental Manipulation]]
* [[Mind Control]]
* [[Ninjitsu]]
* [[Pain Domination]]
* [[Plant Control]]
* [[Poison]]
* [[Psionic Assault]]
* [[Psychic Blast]]
* [[Radiation Blast]]
* [[Radiation Emission]]
* [[Regeneration]]
* [[Sonic Resonance]]
* [[Sonic Attack]]
* [[Spines]]
* [[Stone Melee]] (called 'Earth Melee' in the official announcement)
* [[Storm Summoning]]
* [[Super Reflexes]]
* [[Thermal Radiation]]
* [[Thorny Assault]]
* [[Willpower]]}}


==== Partially Customizable Powersets ====
* [[Necromancy]]
* [[Stone Armor]]
* [[Super Strength]] will have an [[Animation Customization|alternate animation]] for Jab, Punch, Haymaker, Foot Stomp, and Knockout Blow
* [[Martial Arts]] will also receive [[Animation Customization|alternate animations]] for some powers, including Assassin's Blow [http://web.archive.org/web/20120905002639/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2082029#post2082029], but the complete list has not been released.
* [[Traps]]
* [[Devices]]


'''Customizable Powers'''
=== Powerset Proliferation ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Power Set Proliferation]]


Customizable powersets include Cold Domination, Dark Armor, Dark Blast, Dark Melee, Dark Miasma, Earth Control, Earth Melee, Electric Armor, Electric Assault, Electric Blast, Electric Melee, Electricity Manipulation, Empathy, Energy Assault, Energy Aura, Energy Blast, Energy Manipulation, Energy Melee, Fiery Aura, Fire Assault, Fire Blast, Fire Control, Fire Manipulation, Fire Melee, Force Field, Gravity Control, Ice Armor, Ice Assault, Ice Blast, Ice Control, Ice Manipulation, Ice Melee, Illusion, Invulnerability, Kinetics, Mental Manipulation, Mind Control,  Necromancy, Plant Control, Psionic Assault, Psychic Blast, Radiation Blast, Radiation Emission, Regeneration, Sonic Resonance, Sonic Blast, Spines, Stone Armor, Storm Summoning, Super Reflexes, Thermal Radiation, Thorny Assault and Willpower.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Archetype]] !! Primary !! Secondary
|-
| [[Blaster]] || [[Radiation Blast]] || None
|-
| [[Controller]] || None || [[Cold Domination]]
|-
| [[Defender]] || [[Traps]] || [[Assault Rifle]]
|-
| [[Scrapper]] || [[Electric Melee]] || [[Electric Armor]]
|-
| [[Tanker]] || [[Electric Armor]] || [[Electric Melee]]
|-
| [[Brute]] || [[Claws]] || None
|-
| [[Corruptor]] || [[Archery]] || [[Trick Arrow]]
|-
| [[Dominator]] || None || [[Earth Assault]]
|-
| [[Mastermind]] || None || [[Thermal Radiation]]
|-
| [[Stalker]] || [[Broadsword]] || None
|}


Super Strength and Martial Arts will each receive an alternate animation for their powers, and Stone Armor and Necromancy will include limited customization.
Additionally  most [[Ancillary Power Pools]] and [[Patron Power Pools]] that don't already have 5 powers will be getting a fifth power and [[Blaze Mastery]] will be introduced as a new pool for Scrappers[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/3/feature/3399/page/1].


=== Enhanced Difficulty Options ===
Players can now fine-tune their difficulty levels by telling the game exactly how they want to be treated. They can choose to be regarded as a specific size team (even if they are soloing), and even have control over the level they are detected to be when it comes to the dynamic spawn system. So if you ever wanted to see if your [[Scrapper]] could take on a map that is populated for an 8 person team, four levels higher than your own, now you can! The difficulty settings of the mission owner dictate how the mission is handled, just as before, and you can change your difficulty settings at any [[Notoriety#Hero Corps Field Analysts|Hero Corps Field Analyst]] in [[Paragon City]] or [[Notoriety#Fortunata Fateweavers|Fateweaver]] in the [[Rogue Isles]].  Finally, services rendered by Hero Corps and Fateweavers are now free.


=== Other Issue 16 Features ===
=== Pet Persistence ===
Pets will zone with their owners in Issue 16. [https://twitter.com/MMODesigner/status/3151731902]


'''Powerset Proliferation'''
=== Power Changes ===
Conserve Power from all archetype versions of [[Electric Armor]] will be replaced by a similar power called Energize.  Energize grants a smaller endurance discount and has a shorter duration, but grants slightly increased regeneration, recharges faster, and heals the user when activated.


More powersets are now in the hands of Archetypes who couldn't use them previously! Blasters will have access to Radiation Blast, Brutes will get their Claws on, Controllers can now freeze it up with Cold Domination, and Corruptors get to feel the "twang" of Archery and Trick Arrow. Defenders can go high-tech with Assault Rifle and Traps, and Dominators can pulverize their enemies with Earth Assault. Masterminds heat things up with Thermal Radiation, Scrappers and Tankers get ready to fry their foes with Electric Melee and Electric Armor, and finally Stalkers get to swing their own mighty Broadsword.
=== Queue Server ===
Players will be allowed to join access queues to connect to full servers. [http://web.archive.org/web/20120905003817/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2081536#post2081536]


'''Enhanced Difficulty Options'''
=== Super Sidekicking ===
When playing on a team all players will be automatically [[Sidekick|Sidekicked or Exemplared]] to the level of the mission owner. Sidekicking will no longer have a range restriction.  Exemplaring will no longer prevent experience gain, unless the player selects an option for increased inf rewards instead of experience[http://web.archive.org/web/20120905184950/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=186099]. Included with this is a removal of the level restrictions  on all hazard zones except for for the [[Hamidon]] zones and [[PvP]] zones[http://web.archive.org/web/20120905185109/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showpost.php?p=2112200&postcount=27].


Players can now fine-tune their difficulty levels by telling the game exactly how they want to be treated. They can choose to be regarded as a specific size team (even if they are soloing), and even have control over the level they are detected to be when it comes to the dynamic spawn system. So if you ever wanted to see if your Scrapper could take on a map that is populated for an 8 person team, four levels higher than your own, now you can! The difficulty settings of the mission owner dictate how the mission is handled, just as before, and you can change your difficulty settings at any Hero Corp.'s Representative in Paragon City or Fateweaver in the Rogue Isles.
=== Email filtering ===
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Issue 16 will implement a basic in-game email filter. Players can accept all emails, accept emails only from friends and members of the same supergroup, or accept no emails.


Due to all the spectulation and confusion with Issue 16 and [[Going Rogue]], Lead Designer [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthreaded.php?Number=13647533 posted] to set the record straight:
=== Badge Changes ===
Issue 16 added several new badges and lowered the requirements for many others. See [[Issue 16 Badges]] for more details.
 
== Issue 16 vs. Going Rogue ==
Due to all the spectulation and confusion with Issue 16 and [[Going Rogue]], Lead Designer [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showpost.php?p=1163544&postcount=1 posted] to set the record straight:


:''Issue 16 is NOT [[Going Rogue]].''
:''Issue 16 is NOT [[Going Rogue]].''
However, the post contains two pictures which imply Issue 16 will be about the color customization of powers.
== Notes ==
Release Scheduled for ????


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_16/issue_16_overview.html Official Feature Update]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003113455/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/issue_16_is_launching.php Official Launch Announcement]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123316/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_16/overview.php Official Feature Update]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003093659/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_16/developer_diary-1.php Developer Diary #1: Overcoming the Impossible]
{{Issue Releases}}
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003093659/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_16/developer_diary-2.php Developer Diary #2: Spreading the Joy]


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Latest revision as of 23:02, 13 December 2013

This article contains information about a major update to Homecoming: City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

Overview

Issue16.jpg

Issue 16, titled Power Spectrum, was a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains. The title references Power Customization and the complete overhaul of the Character Creator and Tailor functions, among other tidbits.

This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 16. For more complete details, see the release date's patch notes.

Confirmed Content

New Character Creator

Purple Fire Control
Blue Fire Dominator
  • Character Creator will allow players to jump directly between Archetype, Powersets, Costumes and Character ID in any order without losing progress.
    • Note that this does not allow re-selecting powers or powersets on an already-created character.
  • Allows selection of colors and theme for each individual power or apply it to the entire powerset.
  • Allows for color tinting of geometry and particle effects; the primary and secondary colors of any power effect can be changed individually for each power in the set.

Fully Customizable Powersets

Partially Customizable Powersets

Powerset Proliferation

Main Article: Power Set Proliferation
Archetype Primary Secondary
Blaster Radiation Blast None
Controller None Cold Domination
Defender Traps Assault Rifle
Scrapper Electric Melee Electric Armor
Tanker Electric Armor Electric Melee
Brute Claws None
Corruptor Archery Trick Arrow
Dominator None Earth Assault
Mastermind None Thermal Radiation
Stalker Broadsword None

Additionally most Ancillary Power Pools and Patron Power Pools that don't already have 5 powers will be getting a fifth power and Blaze Mastery will be introduced as a new pool for Scrappers[2].

Enhanced Difficulty Options

Players can now fine-tune their difficulty levels by telling the game exactly how they want to be treated. They can choose to be regarded as a specific size team (even if they are soloing), and even have control over the level they are detected to be when it comes to the dynamic spawn system. So if you ever wanted to see if your Scrapper could take on a map that is populated for an 8 person team, four levels higher than your own, now you can! The difficulty settings of the mission owner dictate how the mission is handled, just as before, and you can change your difficulty settings at any Hero Corps Field Analyst in Paragon City or Fateweaver in the Rogue Isles. Finally, services rendered by Hero Corps and Fateweavers are now free.

Pet Persistence

Pets will zone with their owners in Issue 16. [3]

Power Changes

Conserve Power from all archetype versions of Electric Armor will be replaced by a similar power called Energize. Energize grants a smaller endurance discount and has a shorter duration, but grants slightly increased regeneration, recharges faster, and heals the user when activated.

Queue Server

Players will be allowed to join access queues to connect to full servers. [4]

Super Sidekicking

When playing on a team all players will be automatically Sidekicked or Exemplared to the level of the mission owner. Sidekicking will no longer have a range restriction. Exemplaring will no longer prevent experience gain, unless the player selects an option for increased inf rewards instead of experience[5]. Included with this is a removal of the level restrictions on all hazard zones except for for the Hamidon zones and PvP zones[6].

Email filtering

Issue 16 will implement a basic in-game email filter. Players can accept all emails, accept emails only from friends and members of the same supergroup, or accept no emails.

Badge Changes

Issue 16 added several new badges and lowered the requirements for many others. See Issue 16 Badges for more details.

Issue 16 vs. Going Rogue

Due to all the spectulation and confusion with Issue 16 and Going Rogue, Lead Designer Positron posted to set the record straight:

Issue 16 is NOT Going Rogue.

External Links

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