Difference between revisions of "Issue 21"

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Overview

Issue 21, Convergence, was a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains. The title references the Praetorian Earth and Primal Earth heroes and villains coming together to assist First Ward, the new co-op Galaxy City tutorial, and the newest co-op Incarnate Trial, The Underground Trial.

This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 21. For more complete details, see the release date's patch notes.

Closed Beta testing on the Training Room for Issue 21 started on June 6, 2011.
On August 9, 2011, the Training Room was opened up for Issue 21 Open Beta.
Issue 21 was released to the Live Servers on September 13, 2011 for the VIP Headstart.
Issue 21 was released to the Live Servers on September 27, 2011 for the public, including new free players.

Confirmed Content

A new zone called First Ward which will be a co-op zone 'gripped in mystical conflict'.
New Underground Incarnate Trial
New low-level raid -- Death From Below.
Time Manipulation power set as primary for Defender and secondary for Controllers, Corrupters, and Masterminds.
Beam Rifle power set as primary for Blasters and Corruptors and secondary for Defenders (must be unlocked by Paragon Points).
IDF and Defense costume sets.
Updated character creator user interface.
A new co-op tutorial in Galaxy City, which will be turned into a destroyed zone permanently. An echo of Galaxy City can be accessed through Ouroboros.
A visual revamp of Atlas Park, and new mission content for both Atlas Park and Mercy Island.
A new low level co-op Sewer Trial.
New tutorial contacts that can be unlocked from Level 1 through Level 19.
New powers added to Leaping, Flight, Speed, and Teleportation.
Circle of Thorns visual revamp.
Power Set Proliferation *

Main Article: Power Set Proliferation

Archetype	Primary	Secondary
Blaster	Dark Blast	Darkness Manipulation
Controller	None	Poison
Defender	Thermal Radiation	Fire Blast
Scrapper	War Mace, Battle Axe	Energy Aura
Tanker	Super Reflexes	Martial Arts
Brute	Katana, Broadsword	Regeneration
Corruptor	Psychic Blast	Poison
Dominator	None	None
Mastermind	None	Sonic Resonance
Stalker	None	Ice Armor

Quality of Life Improvements

Ancillary Power Pools and Patron Power Pools will unlock at Level 35 instead of Level 41. Villains will be able to get the Patron Story Arcs starting at Level 35.
Tailors have been added to Atlas Park and Mercy Island.
Characters can also alter their costumes at Trainers.
Ouroboros can be accessed at Level 14 instead of Level 25.
Capes and Auras can be unlocked through the Paragon Market.
Travel powers can now be unlocked at Level 4. 4th-tier travel pool powers can now be unlocked at Level 14.
The Circle of Thorns faction has received a complete costume make-over.
The Veteran Rewards program has been replaced by the Paragon Rewards Program. Players will have more control over the perks offered by the system.
A new server, Exalted, which is only accessible to VIP Players.

Notes

Starting with Issue 21, City of Heroes will be known as City of Heroes Freedom and change from a Pay-to-Play system to a hybrid system. Current City of Heroes subscribers will continue as VIP Players, and may accrue 400 Paragon Points per month starting on their first billing cycle after July 1, 2011. At the launch of City of Heroes Freedom, you will be able to use Paragon Points to purchase new costumes, Power Sets, and hundreds of new items from the in-game Paragon Market. The new Paragon Rewards Program also rewards all levels of loyal players with new bonus content that you select, including exclusive rewards for VIP players.

A short story entitled Divided We Fall was released prior to Issue 21's release. It can be found on the discussion page here: Talk:Issue 21.

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 == Overview ==
-'''[[Issues|Issue]] 21''', ''Convergence'', will be a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains. <!-- The title references ... -->
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+'''[[Issues|Issue]] 21''', ''Convergence'', was a major revision to City of Heroes and City of Villains. The title references the [[Praetoria|Praetorian Earth]] and [[Primal Earth]] heroes and villains coming together to assist [[First Ward]], the new co-op [[Galaxy City]] tutorial, and the newest co-op [[Incarnate Trial]], [[The Underground Trial]].
-This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 21.  <!-- For more complete details, see the [[Patch Notes/2010-#-#|release date's patch notes]].-->
+This article summarizes some of the major features in Issue 21.  For more complete details, see the [[Patch Notes/2011-09-13|release date's patch notes]].
 *[[Closed Beta]] testing on the [[Training Room]] for Issue 21 started on June 6, 2011.
 *On August 9, 2011, the Training Room was opened up for Issue 21 [[Open Beta]].
-<!--*Issue 21 was released to the [[servers|Live Servers]] on XXXX #, 2011. -->
+*Issue 21 was released to the [[servers|Live Servers]] on September 13, 2011 for the VIP Headstart.
+*Issue 21 was released to the [[servers|Live Servers]] on September 27, 2011 for the public, including new free players.
 == Confirmed Content ==
 * A new zone called [[First Ward]] which will be a co-op zone 'gripped in mystical conflict'.
-* New 'Underground Incarnate Trial'.
+* New [[The Underground Trial|Underground Incarnate Trial]]
+* New low-level raid -- [[Death From Below]].
 * [[Time Manipulation]] power set as primary for [[Defender]] and secondary for [[Controller|Controllers]], [[Corrupter|Corrupters]], and [[Mastermind|Masterminds]].
 * [[Beam Rifle]] power set as primary for [[Blasters]] and [[Corruptors]] and secondary for [[Defenders]] (must be unlocked by [[Paragon Points]]).
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 * New powers added to [[Leaping]], [[Flight]], [[Speed]], and [[Teleportation]].
 * Circle of Thorns visual revamp.
-* Powerset Proliferation *
+* Power Set Proliferation *
-:''Main Article:'' [[Powerset Proliferation]]
+:''Main Article:'' [[Power Set Proliferation]]
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-| [[Blaster]] || [[Dark Blast]] || Darkness Manipulation
+| [[Blaster]] || [[Dark Blast]] || [[Darkness Manipulation]]
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 | [[Controller]] || None || [[Poison]]
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 * Travel powers can now be unlocked at Level 4. 4th-tier travel pool powers can now be unlocked at Level 14.
 * The [[Circle of Thorns]] faction has received a complete costume make-over.
-* The [[Veteran Rewards]] program has been replaced by the [[Paragon Rewards]] program. Players will have more control over the perks offered by the system.
+* The [[Veteran Rewards]] program has been replaced by the [[Paragon Rewards Program]]. Players will have more control over the perks offered by the system.
+* A new server, [[Servers|Exalted]], which is only accessible to [[VIP Player|VIP Players]].
-== Confirmed Not Included ==
-* [[Issue 21]] has been confirmed not to contain any additional [[Incarnate System|Incarnate]] slots.
-* [[Titan Melee Weapons]], a powerset confirmed to be in the works, will not be ready before release.
-* [[Street Justice]] power set as primary for [[Brutes]], [[Scrappers]] and [[Stalkers]] and secondary for [[Tankers]] (must be unlocked by [[Paragon Points]]). This will be released shortly after the launch of Issue 21.
 == Notes ==
-There is no scheduled release date set for [[Issue 21]].  However, if previous release schedules are an indicator, it should be live by approximately the end of fall 2011.
+* Starting with Issue 21, City of Heroes will be known as City of Heroes Freedom and change from a Pay-to-Play system to a hybrid system. Current City of Heroes subscribers will continue as [[VIP Player]]s, and may accrue 400 [[Paragon Points]] per month starting on their first billing cycle after July 1, 2011. At the launch of City of Heroes Freedom, you will be able to use Paragon Points to purchase new costumes, Power Sets, and hundreds of new items from the in-game [[Paragon Market]]. The new [[Paragon Rewards Program]] also rewards all levels of loyal players with new bonus content that you select, including exclusive rewards for VIP players.
-Starting with Issue 21, City of Heroes will be known as City of Heroes Freedom and change from a Pay-to-Play system to a hybrid system. Current City of Heroes will continue as [[VIP Player]]s, and may accrue 400 [[Paragon Points]] per month starting on their first billing cycle after July 1, 2011. At the launch of City of Heroes Freedom, you will be able to use Paragon Points to purchase new costumes, Power Sets, and hundreds of new items from the in-game [[Paragon Market]]. The new [[Paragon Rewards]] program also rewards all levels of loyal players with new bonus content that you select, including exclusive rewards for VIP players.
+* A short story entitled '''Divided We Fall''' was released prior to Issue 21's release. It can be found on the discussion  page here: [[Talk:Issue 21]].
 == External Links ==
 * [http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/05/20/looking-back-on-busy-times-for-city-of-heroes-with-the-developme/ Looking back on busy times for City of Heroes with the development staff]
-* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/news_archive/announcing_city_of_heroes_free_1.html Official announcement]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003112843/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/announcing_city_of_heroes_free_1.php Official announcement]
 * [http://prezi.com/vvvu_aav4koa/city-of-heroes-freedom-sdcc-2011/ San Diego Comic Con 2011 presentation at Prezi.com]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121025123251/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/issue_21/overview.php Official Issue Overview]
-{{Issue Releases}}
+{{Navbox Issues}}
 [[Category:Game Updates|I21]]

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