Gaming News - June 2006
Austin, TX (June 7, 2006) - NCsoft today announced the release of a
free expansion to City of Villains and City of Heroes, Issue 7: “Destiny
Manifest,” in both North America and Europe.
From NCsoft:
In addition to level 40 to 50 content for villains, the new feature-packed
expansion adds the opportunity for villains to wreak havoc in new “mayhem
missions,” and a player-versus-player (PvP) zone where villains and heroes clash
to control a dynamically changing battlefield.
The expansion is free to both City of Heroes and City of Villains’ subscribers.
The new City of Villains 40 to 50 level content includes more than 300 new
missions and a new zone for level 40 and higher players, Grandville. Grandville
contains Spider City, the vertically built capital of Lord Recluse, the leader
of the Arachnos, the top villain group in City of Villains.
Highlighting the new mission sets are mayhem missions, which allow villains to
enter instanced City of Heroes zones in Paragon City. During these missions,
villains may wreak as much havoc on the zone as possible, reaping unique rewards
and loot. The mayhem mission zones are destructible environments where villains
can unlock multiple random events, harass citizens and battle the new Paragon
City Police.
A new feature to both City of Heroes and City of Villains is the unique level 40
to 50 PvP zone, Recluse’s Victory. Recluse’s Victory is a replica of Paragon
City’s Atlas Park, where villains and heroes battle for heavily armed control
points. Depending on who has the upper hand, the zone will change from a neutral
setting to reflect the peaceful and shining version of Atlas Park where heroes
are victorious or to a dark and scarred vision of Atlas Park where villainous
forces dominate. Heroes and villains can take battlefield control over powerful
artillery including mobile siege weapons that can help turn the tide of battle.
When one side takes an advantage in Recluse’s Victory, powerful signature
characters may appear to aid the struggling side and help take back control
points, allowing players to have toe-to-toe battles with the likes of Lord
Recluse or Statesman.
“This highly anticipated expansion makes villains meaner and introduces a PvP
zone that has not been seen before in the online multiplayer market,” said Matt
Miller, Cryptic Studio’s lead designer for City of Heroes and City of Villains.
“Players will have a blast exploring the new high-level content and causing
endless destruction in the new mayhem missions, which take being a villain to a
new low.”
Issue 7 allows villains who surpass level 40 to obtain “patron powers,” a new
set of abilities derived from one of the City of Villains signature villains:
Ghost Widow, Captain Mako, Scirocco or Black Scorpion. Examples of the new
villain patron powers are Ghost Widow’s soul storm which levitates and spins its
victims in the air and Captain Mako’s spirit shark power that fires destructive
shark spirits at opponents.
This free expansion also includes new base features including storage items,
empowerment stations, super group banners and base color tinting. Additionally,
the expansion provides a new set of costume options and adds sweeping art and
graphics improvements to City of Heroes.
City of Villains and City of Heroes are available at retailers in North America
and Europe as well as at the NCsoft online store at
www.plaync.com. Both games include the first
month of online game play, and after the first month, players will be charged a
monthly subscription fee of US$14.99. Customers who purchase City of Heroes and
City of Villains can play both games for the single subscription price of
US$14.99.
For more information on City of Villains go to:
www.cityofvillains.com, and for more
information on City of Heroes, go to:
www.cityofheroes.com.
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