Character Slot
Overview
A Character Slot is a line on the Character Select Screen where one character "exists". Each server has its own "bank" of character slots, unlike some games where character slots are shared across several servers.
In July, 2008, NCsoft merged City of Heroes and City of Villains into a single game, where previously they were standalone products. Now, no matter what version of retail code is used to create or upgrade an account, every account initially has access to twelve character slots per server, where before an account started with eight slots and only had twelve after applying a retail code for both sides of the game (or the Good Versus Evil Edition retail code).
As of Issue 12, additional slots are purchasable and each server has been expanded to allow up to 36 slots, accessible through three pages. It should be noted that occasionally characters may mysteriously move to the second or third page of slots. The best way to keep this from happening is to tick "Remember Account Name" at the login screen, which creates a text file listing each server's characters and saves it to the installation folder, which prevents those characters from moving.
In addition to buying extra slots, players can utilize Server Transfers to free space on a server of their choice.
Assignable Slots
In addition to the 12 slots that come on each server, players may acquire and assign additional slots on a server-by-server basis, up to a total of 36 slots on any given server.
- 2 free slots were issued for players logging into their accounts for several weeks after Issue 12 went live.
- 2 free slots are awarded for applying a Going Rogue serial code.
- 1 free slot is granted every 12 months of Veteran Rewards
- As part of the in-game store, slots can be purchased as follows:
- 1 slot for $5.99 | £3.49 | € 4.99
- 2 slots for $9.99 | £5.99 | € 8.99 (approx. $4.99/slot)
- 5 slots for $19.99 | £11.99 | € 17.99 (approx. $3.99/slot)
NOTE: If the in-game store goes down for any reason, players lose access to any character slots beyond the base twelve free slots, unless it is already filled with a character. For example, Player Joe has 14 slots on Justice, and has characters in 13 of those slots; if the in-game store goes down, he still has access to Character 13, but does not have access to Slot 14 to create a new character. When the in-game store comes back, the slots automatically open back up.