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== Description ==  
{{incomplete|note=Requires suitable images for Issues 25-27}}
== Overview ==
'''Issues''' are large game updates to the [[City of Heroes|City of Heroes]] game. There were smaller [[Patch Notes|updates]] that occurred between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for special events or to fix various [[bug|bugs]] or [[exploit|exploits]], to tweak game performance, etc.


'''Issues'''  are large game updates to the [[City of Heroes]] or [[City of Villains]] game.  There are smaller updates that occur between the larger "Issues", but these are usually for [[Special events]] or to fix various [[Bug]]s or [[Exploit]]s.
Since the launch of [[Homecoming: City of Heroes]], Issues have been broken up into smaller Page updates.


There have been twelve Issues so far, with an upcoming [[Issue 13|thirteenth Issue]].
== Post Revival Issues ==
[[File:Issue28p1.png|370px|link=Issue 28]]
[[File:Issue27.png|370px|link=Issue 27]]
*[[Issue 26|Issue 26 - '''Homecoming''']]
*[[Issue 25|Issue 25 - '''Unbroken Spirit''']]
== Pre Shutdown Issues ==
[[File:Issue24small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 24]]
[[File:Issue23small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 23]]<br />
[[File:Issue22small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 22]]
[[File:Issue21small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 21]]<br />
[[File:Issue20small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 20]]
[[File:Issue19small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 19]]<br />
[[File:Issue18small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 18]]
[[File:Issue17small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 17]]<br />
[[File:Issue16small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 16]]
[[File:Issue15small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 15]]<br />
[[File:Issue14small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 14]]
[[File:Issue13small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 13]]<br />
[[File:Issue12small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 12]]
[[File:Issue11small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 11]]<br />
[[File:Issue10small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 10]]
[[File:Issue09small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 9]]<br />
[[File:Issue08small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 8]]
[[File:Issue07small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 7]]<br />
[[File:Issue06small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 6]]
[[File:Issue05small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 5]]<br />
[[File:Issue04small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 4]]
[[File:Issue03small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 3]]<br />
[[File:Issue02small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 2]]
[[File:Issue01small.jpg|370px|link=Issue 1]]<br />


* [[Issue 1]] - Through the Looking Glass
== Release Timeline ==
* [[Issue 2]] - A Shadow of the Past
{| class="wikitable" width="90%"
* [[Issue 3]] - A Council of War
|-
* [[Issue 4]] - The Colosseum
! Issue Number !! Issue Title !! Release Date
* [[Issue 5]] - Forest of Dread
|-
* [[Issue 6]] - Along Came a Spider
! Original Release
* [[Issue 7]] - Destiny Manifest
| &nbsp; || Wednesday, April 28, 2004 ''(a.k.a. [[Issue 0|Issue 0]])''
* [[Issue 8]] - To Protect and Serve
|-
* [[Issue 9]] - Breakthrough
![[Issue 1|Issue 1]]
* [[Issue 10]] - Invasion
| ''Through the Looking Glass'' || Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later)
* [[Issue 11]] - A Stitch in Time
|-
* [[Issue 12]] - Midnight Hour
![[Issue 2|Issue 2]]
* [[Issue 13]] - {{red|TBA}}
| ''A Shadow of the Past'' || Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later)
|-
![[Issue 3|Issue 3]]
| ''A Council of War'' || Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later)
|-
![[Issue 4|Issue 4]]
| ''Colosseum'' || Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later)
|-
![[Issue 5|Issue 5]]
| ''Forest of Dread'' || Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later)
|-
![[Issue 6|Issue 6]]
| ''Along Came a Spider'' ||  Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with [[City of Villains|City of Villains]])
|-
![[Issue 7|Issue 7]]
| ''Destiny Manifest'' || Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later)
|-
![[Issue 8|Issue 8]]
| ''To Protect and Serve'' || Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later)
|-
![[Issue 9|Issue 9]]
| ''Breakthrough'' || Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later)
|-
![[Issue 10|Issue 10]]
| ''Invasion'' || Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later)
|-
![[Issue 11|Issue 11]]
| ''A Stitch in Time'' || Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later)
|-
![[Issue 12|Issue 12]]
| ''Midnight Hour'' || Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later)
|-
![[Issue 13|Issue 13]]
| ''Power and Responsibility'' || Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later)
|-
![[Issue 14|Issue 14]]
| ''Architect'' ||  Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with [[Architect Edition|Architect Edition]])
|-
![[Issue 15|Issue 15]]
| ''Anniversary'' || Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later)
|-
![[Issue 16|Issue 16]]
| ''Power Spectrum'' || Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later)
|-
![[Issue 17|Issue 17]]
| ''Dark Mirror'' || Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later)
|-
![[Issue 18|Issue 18]]
| ''Shades of Gray'' || Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with [[Going Rogue|Going Rogue]])
|-
![[Issue 19|Issue 19]]
| ''Alpha Strike'' || Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later)
|-
![[Issue 19.5|Issue 19.5]]
| ''Strike Pack'' || Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later)
|-
![[Issue 20|Issue 20]]
| ''Incarnates'' || Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue)
|-
![[Issue 20.5|Issue 20.5]]
| ''Incarnates Ascend'' || Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later)
|-
![[Issue 21|Issue 21]]
| ''Convergence'' || Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with [[City of Heroes Freedom|City of Heroes Freedom]])
|-
![[Issue 21.5|Issue 21.5]]
| ''Media Blitz'' || Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later)
|-
![[Issue 22|Issue 22]]
| ''Death Incarnate'' || Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue)
|-
![[Issue 23|Issue 23]]
| ''Where Shadows Lie'' || Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later)
|-
![[Issue 24]]
| ''Resurgence'' || '''City of Heroes Freedom''' was cancelled before Issue 24 was released to live<br />'''City of Heroes Resurgence''' launched using the latest Issue 24 [[Open Beta|Open Beta]] build
|-
![[Issue 25]]
| ''Unbroken Spirit'' ||
[[Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2014]]: All the patch notes that have been added between January 19th, 2014 and December 31st, 2014.<br />
[[Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2015]]: All the patch notes that have been added in 2015.<br />
[[Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2016]]: All the patch notes that have been added in 2016.<br />
[[Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2017]]: All the patch notes that have been added in 2017.<br />
[[Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2018]]: All the patch notes that have been added in 2018.
|-
![[Issue 26]]
| ''Homecoming'' ||
[[Issue 26]] - Saturday, April 20, 2019<br />
[[Issue 26 Page 1|Page 1]] - Thursday, May 16, 2019<br />
[[Issue 26 Page 2|Page 2]] - Wednesday, June 5, 2019<br />
[[Issue 26 Page 3|Page 3]] - Tuesday, October 1, 2019<br />
[[Issue 26 Page 4|Page 4]] - Thursday, January 23, 2020<br />
[[Issue 26 Page 5|Page 5]] - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
|-
![[Issue 27]]
|  ''Second Chances'' ||
[[Issue 27 Page 1|Page 1]] - Tuesday, November 24th, 2020<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 2|Page 2]] - Tuesday, April 20th, 2021<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 3|Page 3]] - Friday, November 26th, 2021<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 4|Page 4]] - Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 5|Page 5]] - Tuesday, October 18th, 2022<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 6|Page 6]] - Tuesday, April 25th, 2023<br />
[[Issue 27 Page 7|Page 7]] - Tuesday, February 20th, 2024<br />
|-
![[Issue 28]]
|  ''Legacy'' ||
[[Issue 28 Page 1|Page 1]] - Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024<br />
|}


== Timeline ==
For a quick timeline comparison, various important dates in the history of the game are listed below:
{| class="wikitable" width="90%"
|-
! width="20%" | Event Name !! width="80%" | Date of Event
|-
! [[City of Heroes (Box Set)|City of Heroes, NA]]
| April 28, 2004
|-
! [[City of Heroes Deluxe|City of Heroes, EU]]
| February 4, 2005
|-
! [[City of Villains (Box Set)|City of Villains, NA & EU]]
| October 31, 2005
|-
! [[Paragon Studios|Paragon Studios created]]
| November 6, 2007
|-
! [[Going Rogue|Going Rogue, NA & EU]]
| August 17, 2010
|-
! [[City of Heroes Freedom|City of Heroes Freedom]]
| September 13, 2011
|-
! [[Black Friday|Paragon Studios Closed]]
| August 31, 2012
|-
! [[Sunset|City of Heroes Shut Down]]
| November 30, 2012
|-
! [[City of Heroes Resurgence]]
| January 7, 2013
|-
! [[Homecoming: City of Heroes]]
| April 24, 2019
|}


Until Issue 7, Issues were released once every three months (in average). Issue 6, the first to include the City of Villains codebase, was plagued by a number of bugs and incompatibility problems, which caused Issue 7 to be released over seven months later. Issue 8 was also significantly delayed, being released almost six months after Issue 7. Issue 9 also spent a long time in the Test server while the [[Invention System]] was being polished.
{{Navbox Issues}}
 
[[Category:Game Updates| ]]
Positron has stated the desire to release three Issues a year.
 
* April 28, 2004: '''Original release.'''
* June 29th, 2004: '''Issue 1,''' 62 days later.
* September 16th, 2004: '''Issue 2,''' 79 days later.
* January 4, 2005: '''Issue 3,''' 110 days later.
* May 4, 2005: '''Issue 4,''' 120 days later.
* August 31, 2005: '''Issue 5,''' 119 days later.
* October 27, 2005: '''Issue 6,''' 57 days later.
* June 6, 2006: '''Issue 7,''' 222 days later.
* November 28th, 2006: '''Issue 8,''' 175 days later.
* May 1st, 2007: '''Issue 9,''' 154 days later.
* July 24th, 2007: '''Issue 10,''' 84 days later.
* November 28th, 2007: '''Issue 11,''' 123 days later.
* May 20th, 2008: '''Issue 12,''' 174 days later.
 
== Notes ==
 
* The names of the various issues have traditionally been thought to be chapter names of famous books.  However, Matt "Positron" Miller said in an interview [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=9227196&an=0&page=0#Post9227196] "The names of Issues are NOT chapters of novels. Never have been, never will be. The fact that the users have found novel chapter titles that match, or are similar to, our Issue names is a testament to the tenacity of our users. I won't say we haven't been amused by this, because we have, but we don't go out of our way to find a chapter title that matches our issue in theme and content. We name the issue something cool, that's it."
* Jack Emmert decided to use the name "Issues" to describe the larger updates to coincide with the comic book theme of the game.
 
[[Category:Game Updates]]

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Requires suitable images for Issues 25-27

Overview

Issues are large game updates to the City of Heroes game. There were smaller updates that occurred between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for special events or to fix various bugs or exploits, to tweak game performance, etc.

Since the launch of Homecoming: City of Heroes, Issues have been broken up into smaller Page updates.

Post Revival Issues

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Pre Shutdown Issues

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Release Timeline

Issue Number Issue Title Release Date
Original Release   Wednesday, April 28, 2004 (a.k.a. Issue 0)
Issue 1 Through the Looking Glass Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later)
Issue 2 A Shadow of the Past Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later)
Issue 3 A Council of War Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later)
Issue 4 Colosseum Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later)
Issue 5 Forest of Dread Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later)
Issue 6 Along Came a Spider Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with City of Villains)
Issue 7 Destiny Manifest Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later)
Issue 8 To Protect and Serve Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later)
Issue 9 Breakthrough Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later)
Issue 10 Invasion Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later)
Issue 11 A Stitch in Time Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later)
Issue 12 Midnight Hour Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later)
Issue 13 Power and Responsibility Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later)
Issue 14 Architect Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with Architect Edition)
Issue 15 Anniversary Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later)
Issue 16 Power Spectrum Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later)
Issue 17 Dark Mirror Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later)
Issue 18 Shades of Gray Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with Going Rogue)
Issue 19 Alpha Strike Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later)
Issue 19.5 Strike Pack Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later)
Issue 20 Incarnates Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue)
Issue 20.5 Incarnates Ascend Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later)
Issue 21 Convergence Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with City of Heroes Freedom)
Issue 21.5 Media Blitz Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later)
Issue 22 Death Incarnate Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue)
Issue 23 Where Shadows Lie Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later)
Issue 24 Resurgence City of Heroes Freedom was cancelled before Issue 24 was released to live
City of Heroes Resurgence launched using the latest Issue 24 Open Beta build
Issue 25 Unbroken Spirit

Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2014: All the patch notes that have been added between January 19th, 2014 and December 31st, 2014.
Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2015: All the patch notes that have been added in 2015.
Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2016: All the patch notes that have been added in 2016.
Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2017: All the patch notes that have been added in 2017.
Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2018: All the patch notes that have been added in 2018.

Issue 26 Homecoming

Issue 26 - Saturday, April 20, 2019
Page 1 - Thursday, May 16, 2019
Page 2 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Page 3 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Page 4 - Thursday, January 23, 2020
Page 5 - Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Issue 27 Second Chances

Page 1 - Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Page 2 - Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
Page 3 - Friday, November 26th, 2021
Page 4 - Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022
Page 5 - Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
Page 6 - Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
Page 7 - Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

Issue 28 Legacy

Page 1 - Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

For a quick timeline comparison, various important dates in the history of the game are listed below:

Event Name Date of Event
City of Heroes, NA April 28, 2004
City of Heroes, EU February 4, 2005
City of Villains, NA & EU October 31, 2005
Paragon Studios created November 6, 2007
Going Rogue, NA & EU August 17, 2010
City of Heroes Freedom September 13, 2011
Paragon Studios Closed August 31, 2012
City of Heroes Shut Down November 30, 2012
City of Heroes Resurgence January 7, 2013
Homecoming: City of Heroes April 24, 2019
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