News

This page lists all currently relevant news headlines. The list will be displayed on the Main Page. Only major news relevant for the whole community should be displayed here. News are listed in reverse chronological order (latest news at the top).

News headlines

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Issue 20: Incarnates now live

Issue 20 is now live. The update introduces four Incarnate System slots; Judgement, Lore, Destiny, and Interface.

Also included in the update:

• New endgame content for Incarnates. Two Incarnate Trials set in Praetoria, the Behavioral Adjustment Facility and Lambda Sector.
• New Task Force and Strike Force for levels 20-40. The Sky is Falling, a task force for heroes; and The Fire and the Flames, a strike force for villains.
• New group play features. Leagues allowing groups of up to 48 players to work together; and an upgraded Looking For Group function that allows players to sign up for an Incarnate Trial from almost anywhere in the game.
• Quality of Life Enhancements. Players who have changed alignment can now collect all six Respec trial badges; and the Black Helicopter network in the Rogue Isles has been significantly expanded.

To read all about Issue 20, and for links to the official announcement, see the Issue 20 article.

See the official announcement here!

The Player Help System and You!

Now that Issue 20 has launched, it's time to talk about the all-new Player Help System. Many new enhancements have been implemented to both indicate to people that you need help, and to let others know that you can help them. Read the official announcement for more details.

Monday, March 7, 2011

NCsoft Launcher released, bonus aura!

NCsoft have released the NCsoft Launcher, a new way to download and patch City of Heroes. For a limited time, customers using the launcher will unlock the new Wisp aura for free. The launcher features the ability to download patches via a content distribution network, as well as other enhancements.

A Mac OS version of the launcher will also be released (along with access to the Wisp aura for customers using Mac OS) "as soon as possible". NCsoft will be disabling the ability to launch via the old game updater once migration to the new launcher is complete.

See the official announcement, and information on where to download the Launcher, here!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Seven Years of Super Rewards

City of Heroes is about to celebrate its 7th year of super-powered adventures, and it wouldn't have been possible without the support and loyalty of our players. So this year we’re offering a special bonus to our current customers. All City of Heroes players who maintain an active, uninterrupted account for the time period beginning February 1st, 2011 (12:01 a.m. EST / 5:01 a.m. GMT) and ending April 18th, 2011 (11:59 p.m. EST / 4:59 a.m. GMT) will receive a set of special rewards for their loyalty to Paragon City, the Rogue Isles, or Praetoria:

• Seven Stars, a new chest emblem that will remind everyone of your experience as a Hero or Villain.
• The Constant, a new badge and title that highlights your dedications and unswerving determination.
• /emote loyalty, a new emote that you can use to brag about your alignment in style.
• The Vanguard Pack, a new Booster Pack that unlocks many Vanguard costume pieces and features for all of your characters.

Join in on the community discussion on the Official Forums!

Archived News

• Issue 20 Overview Tuesday, March 8, 2011
• The Spring Fling 2011 has started! Thursday, February 10, 2011
• Issue 19: Strike Pack now live Tuesday, February 01, 2011

• Strike Pack update to I19 announced Thursday, January 20, 2011
• Double XP Weekend Starting January 27! Thursday, January 13, 2011
• 2010 Winter Event Friday, December 17, 2010
• Introducing The Release Of Issue 19: Alpha Strike! Tuesday, November 30, 2010
• Issue 19 Begins Open Beta Thursday November 11, 2010
• New Incarnate Information Tuesday, November 9, 2010
• What's your Origin? / The 2010 Halloween Event is here! Thursday, October 21, 2010
• Issue 19 Overview Thursday, October 7, 2010
• Reactivation Weekend Featuring Going Rogue 10/7-10/10! Monday, September 27, 2010
• New In-Game Pack – Get Ready to PARTY! Tuesday, August 31, 2010
• Welcome, City of Heroes/Villains Mentor Project Monday, August 30, 2010
• "Soft Launch" for Going Rogue / Going Rogue™ Release on Tuesday! / Free Server Transfers Monday, August 16, 2010
• Going Rogue™ Release Date Announced / Trade Barriers Being Lifted in Going Rogue Wednesday, June 22, 2010
• City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant Giveaway! Wednesday, June 16, 2010
• Sixth Year Anniversary Event and Issue 17 Live Saturday, May 1, 2010
• Issue 17 Open Beta Wednesday, April 14, 2010
• Issue 17 Closed Beta / Free Server Transfers Extended Again! Friday, February 26, 2010
• Double XP and Re-activation Weekend Starting March 4th! Wednesday, February 10, 2010
• Spring Fling and Issue 17 / Going Rogue Tuesday, February 9, 2010
• Free Transfer Extension Friday, January 29, 2010
• Winter Event and Free Server Transfers Tuesday, December 15, 2009
• Real World Hero Charity Drive Monday, November 23, 2009
• Scheduled Maintenance Saturday, October 17, 2009
• Double XP Weekend Wednesday, September 30, 2009
• Issue 16: Power Spectrum Released Tuesday, September 15, 2009
• Issue 16 Open Beta on Test Wednesday, August 26, 2009
• Issue 16 Closed Beta Wednesday, August 5, 2009
• Issue 16: Power Spectrum Announced Monday, July 16, 2009
• Mark Your Calendars Thursday July 9, 2009
• Issue 15: Anniversary Released Monday, June 29, 2009
• Issue 15 Open Beta on Test Wednesday, May 27, 2009
• AE Badge Changes Sunday, May 24, 2009
• City of Heroes Going Rogue Monday, May 11, 2009
• Architect Edition & Super Booster II: Magic Released Tuesday, April 14, 2009
• Issue 14 Live! Wednesday, April 8, 2009
• Issue 14 Go-Live Date Announced Saturday, April 4, 2009
• Issue 14 Open Beta Tuesday, March 17, 2009
• Maintenance on Paragon Wiki Saturday, February 28, 2009
• Issue 14 Closed Beta Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Merit Reward Changes Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Spring Fling 2009 (Valentine's Day Event) Saturday, February 7, 2009
• Double XP Weekend Friday, January 23, 2009
• Upcoming Double XP Weekend January 19, 2009
• Mac Client Released! January 8, 2009
• Mac Open Beta / Paragonwiki.com Domain Name December 17, 2008
• Winter Event December 15, 2008
• Issue 13 Release Date December 01, 2008
• Issue 13 Open Beta November 11, 2008
• Coming to a Mac Near You! October 30, 2008
• Halloween event on now! October 18, 2008
• Watch Pages October 9, 2008
• Issue 13 Closed Beta October 8, 2008
• Paragon Wiki now part of the Titan Network October 8, 2008
• Splitting Issue 13 September 25, 2008
• Issue 13 Details Released August 26, 2008
• City of Heroes and Villains Merged July 16, 2008
• New Veteran Rewards Unveiled! July 8, 2008
• Paypal Payment Option Now Available at PlayNC July 1, 2008
• Machinima Contest July 1, 2008
• Issue 12 Bugfixes May 28, 2008
• Issue 12 Live May 20, 2008
• Issue 12 Open Beta May 6, 2008
• Upcoming Features Update April 28, 2008
• New Paragon Wiki Skin in Development! April 17, 2008
• Issue 12 Details Announced March 12, 2008
• Paragon Wiki as a Developer Reference March 9, 2008
• Old Site User Pages Transfer February 18, 2008
• Spring Fling February 17, 2008
• Patch Notes February 13, 2008
• Double XP Weekend February 9, 2008
• Record Server Population February 9, 2008
• NCsoft Charity Auction December 19, 2007
• Winter Event December 17, 2007
• Issue 11 Release Date November 27, 2007
• Paragon Wiki Move to Wikia Complete November 27, 2007
• NCsoft Acquires City of Heroes Franchise November 6, 2007
• Issue 11 Open Beta October 29, 2007
• New Logo October 22, 2007
• Halloween Event 2007 Live! October 22, 2007
• Issue 11 Closed Beta October 9, 2007
• Tabula Rasa Beta Key Contest Winners September 3, 2007
• Tabula Rasa Beta Key Giveaway August 29, 20`07
• Paragon Wiki is moving to Wikia August 23, 2007
• Issue 10: Invasion live! July 24, 2007
• Update: Daily backups up and running again July 23, 2007
• Major Outage! DOOOM!!! July 15, 2007
• Changes, changes, changes July 15, 2007
• Issue 10 Public Beta June 27, 2007
• Double XP Weekend June 4, 2007
• Wiki Optimizations May 2, 2007
• Issue 9 Released May 1, 2007
• Paragon Wiki has Moved! May 1, 2007
• A Season of Growth April 26, 2007
• Caching Enabled! April 22, 2007
• Massive Information Upload of Issue 9 April 6, 2007
• Issue 9 open to all on Training Room April 3, 2007
• European Users Able to Buy U.S. Codes March 9, 2007
• PlayNC European Store Update March 7, 2007
• European Players Denied U.S. Server Access March 5, 2007
• Valentine's Day Event Live! February 13, 2007
• Issue 9 info January 20, 2007
• Double XP Weekend Coming January 26-28 January 27, 2007
• MediaWiki Upgrade January 27, 2007
• Paragon Maps updated to v2.0 January 14, 2007
• Issue 8 is live November 28, 2006
• Issue 8 on Training Room Server October 14, 2006
• Upgrade! August 11, 2006
• New Hero Wiki Skin Implemented March 5, 2006
• Software Upgrade February 27, 2006
• City of Villains Exploration Badges Complete February 20, 2006
• Valentine's Day Event 2006 Wrapping Up February 20, 2006
• Valentine's Day Event 2006 February 8, 2006
• Paragon Wiki Forums Test February 7, 2006
• A New Domain Name February 7, 2006
• Issue 7 Preview Released January 31, 2006
• New Administrator January 22, 2006
• Server Outage January 22, 2006
• Spam Filter January 15, 2006
• E-Mail Snafu January 6, 2006
• Happy New Year! January 6, 2006
• Game of the Year January 6, 2006
• Winter Events Continue! December 15, 2005
• Winter Event 2005 December 8, 2005
• New Admin: Arkenor November 25, 2005
• Maintenance Monday: 2:00am EST November 25, 2005
• City of Villains Survey November 22, 2005
• Map Patch v0.4 Released November 2, 2005
• Go-Live! October 31, 2005
• A shorter URL October 31, 2005
• Please direct people to this site October 31, 2005
• News Archive Added October 31, 2005
• FAQs Added October 24, 2005
• Added Content Update October 18, 2005
• NDA Lifted October 13, 2005
• City of Villains Content Categories Added October 13, 2005