Difference between revisions of "Timeline"

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This is a timeline for significant events about the game. This is for real life dates and events, not the Canon Timeline.

2004

04/25/2004 - City of Heroes 3 day head start began for those with a pre-order code

04/27/2004 - City of Heroes' official publishing release date (when retail purchase could begin)

04/28/2004 - City of Heroes' live launch (and the date used for Anniversary Events)

06/29/2004 - Issue 1 released

08/30/2004 - Film Festival contest began

09/16/2004 - Issue 2 released

09/16/2004 - Rularuu Invasion Event 2004

09/28/2004 - First Halloween Costume contest began

10/29/2004 - Halloween Event 2004

11/09/2004 - Collector's Edition (City of Heroes) released

2005

01/04/2005 - Issue 3 released

01/12/2005 - Winter Event 2004 began

02/05/2005 - City of Heroes released in Europe

02/08/2005 - Winter Event 2004 ended

04/14/2005 - Thursday Throwdown

04/20/2005 - Wednesday Night Fights

05/04/2005 - Issue 4 released

05/01/2005 - City of Heroes First Anniversary event

08/31/2005 - Issue 5 released

10/27/2005 - Issue 6 released

10/27/2005 - City of Villains 3 day head start began for those with a pre-order code

10/31/2005 - City of Villains official release date, including Collector's Edition (City of Villains)

12/08/2005 - Winter Event 2005 began

2006

01/02/2006 - Winter Event 2005 ended

01/18/2006 - City of Hero open beta began in Korea

02/08/2006 - Valentine's Day Event 2006 began

02/22/2006 - Valentine's Day Event 2006 ended

03/??/2006 - City of Hero released in Korea

04/01/2006 - Second Anniversary Events

06/06/2006 - Issue 7 released

07/21/2006 - Double XP weekend (ended 07/23/2006)

09/01/2006 - Cuppathon was held on the test server

09/29/2006 - Good Versus Evil Edition released

10/18/2006 - Halloween Event 2006 began

10/31/2006 - Halloween party on test server

11/02/2006 - Halloween Event 2006 ended

11/02/2006 - City of Villains First Anniversary event began

11/28/2006 - Issue 8 released

11/30/2006 - City of Villains First Anniversary event ended

12/14/2006 - Winter Event 2006 began

2007

01/02/2007 - Winter Event 2006 ended

01/08/2007 - Winter Event 2006 returned

01/17/2007 - Winter Event 2006 ended for the 2nd time

01/26/2007 - Double XP weekend (ended 01/28/2007)

02/13/2007 - Valentine's Day Event 2007 began

03/04/2007 - Valentine's Day Event 2007 ended

04/27/2007 - Third Anniversary Event on test server

05/01/2007 - Issue 9 released

06/15/2007 - Double XP weekend (ended 06/17/2007)

07/24/2007 - Issue 10 released

07/24/2007 - Rikti World Invasion began

08/07/2007 - Daily Rikti World Invasion ended

08/14/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore (24 hour Invasion)

08/18/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

08/23/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

08/26/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

08/31/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

09/02/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

09/12/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

09/15/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

09/17/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

09/22/2007 - Rikti Invasion Encore

10/22/2007 - Halloween Event 2007 began

11/04/2007 - Halloween Event 2007 ended

11/06/2007 - NCsoft purchased "City Of" franchise, launched NorCal Studios

11/28/2007 - Issue 11 released

12/17/2007 - Winter Event 2007 began

12/18/2007 - NorCal Studios move completed

2008

01/06/2008 - Winter Event 2007 ended

02/08/2008 - Double XP weekend (ended 02/10/2008)

02/14/2008 - Valentine's Day Event 2008 began

02/28/2008 - Valentine's Day Event 2008 ended

03/07/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 03/14/2008)

04/18/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 04/24/2008)

05/20/2008 - Issue 12 released

06/13/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 06/19/2008)

07/16/2008 - City of Heroes and City of Villains were merged

07/18/2008 - Double XP weekend (ended 07/20/2008)

08/01/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 08/07/2008)

09/17/2008 - Super Booster I: Cyborg released

09/26/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 10/02/2008)

10/18/2008 - Halloween Event 2008 began

11/02/2008 - Halloween Event 2008 ended

11/14/2008 - Rikti Invasion Returns (ended 11/20/2008)

12/02/2008 - Issue 13 released

12/15/2008 - Winter Event 2008 began

2009

01/05/2009 - Winter Event 2008 ended

01/07/2009 - Mac Special Edition released

01/23/2009 - Double XP weekend (ended 01/25/2009)

02/09/2009 - Valentine's Day Event 2009 began

02/23/2009 - Valentine's Day Event 2009 ended

04/08/2009 - Issue 14 released

04/14/2009 - NorCal Studios renamed to Paragon Studios

04/14/2009 - Super Booster II: Magic released

04/14/2009 - Architect Edition released

04/28/2009 - 5th Anniversary Chaos Event

06/29/2009 - Issue 15 released

07/14/2009 - Super Booster III: Superscience released

07/17/2009 - Rikti Invasion Encore (ended 07/19/2009)

07/31/2009 - Double XP weekend (ended 08/02/2009)

09/15/2009 - Issue 16 released

10/08/2009 - Double XP weekend (ended 10/12/2009)

10/20/2009 - Halloween Event 2009 began

11/11/2009 - Halloween Event 2009 ended

11/12/2009 - Super Booster IV: Martial Arts released

12/15/2009 - Winter Event 2009 began

2010

01/12/2010 - Winter Event 2009 ended

02/09/2010 - Valentine's Day Event 2010 began

03/02/2010 - Valentine's Day Event 2010 ended

03/04/2010 - Double XP Weekend (ended 03/07/2010)

04/28/2010 - Issue 17 released

06/24/2010 - Super Booster V: Mutant released

08/16/2010 - Going Rogue released for prepurchase customers

08/16/2010 - Issue 18 released

08/17/2010 - Going Rogue official release date

09/14/2010 - Party Pack released

10/21/2010 - Halloween Event 2010 began

10/31/2010 - Halloween Event 2010 ended

11/03/2010 - Origins Pack released

11/30/2010 - Issue 19 released

12/17/2010 - Winter Event 2010 began

2011

01/02/2011 - Winter Event 2010 scheduled end

01/27/2011 - Double XP Weekend (ended 01/30/2011)

02/01/2011 - Strike Pack released

02/10/2011 - Valentine's Day Event 2011 began

04/05/2011 - Issue 20 released

06/28/2011 - Incarnates Ascend released

08/11/2011 - Double XP Weekend (ended 08/14/2011)

09/13/2011 - Issue 21 released; Freedom VIP Headstart begins

09/27/2011 - City of Heroes Freedom officially released, including Free users

10/20/2011 - Halloween Event 2011 begins.

11/02/2011 - Halloween Event 2011 ends.

12/13/2011 - Winter Event 2011 begins.

2012

01/03/2012 - Winter Event 2011 ends

08/31/2012 - Game's closure announced

09/08/2012 - Unity Rally

11/30/2012 - Game Closed