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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 headlines are listed in reverse chronological order (latest news at the top).

News headlines

Newsflash: Freebie Friday!

Paragon Studios have announced a pilot program for the Paragon Market: Freebie Friday. The trial runs for 24 hours from 7PM Thursday 10 May, US EDT. Log in and claim your freebie in the featured section of the Paragon Market. For full details please see the official announcement.

Freedom Player Feedback: Have Your Say!

All players now have the chance to complete the City of Heroes Player Summit Survey. Ten minutes of your time can help shape the future of the game, with your thoughts on upcoming content and general feedback. The survey serves as a reference for development and marketing planning. For more information, see the official post by Zwillinger.

In this official post, Phil "Synapse" Zeleski outlines future changes to the way Procs work, intended to address community concerns regarding procs per minute versus IO static proc chances. The goals are to create a strong level of parity between IOs and Store Bought Enhancements. It's anticipated these changes will come in with Issue 24.

The post stresses the importance of community feedback on changes like this. If interested in this topic, please take the time to review the post for more information, and provide constructive feedback. The post also notes that the overall impact to gameplay on existing PPM enhancements will be small.

This Week at the Paragon Market

This week sees 50% off three healing and one hold Enhancement Sets: Numina's Convalescence, Touch of the Nictus, Theft of Essence and Unbreakable Constraint. Each set is available as a bundle, or individually, cannot be sold or traded to other players, but can be emailed to other characters on your own game account.

Other sale items include 25% off all Enhancement Unslotters and Enhancement Boosters. For more information and pricing, please see the Paragon Market in game.

City of Heroes: Eight Years Strong

Last Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the launch of City of Heroes. In The Successful Journey Continues, Brian "Crosscheck" Clayton recounts those years and gives some astonishing statistics. In a separate anniversary address, Matt "Positron" Miller gives his perspective on the creation and launch of the game; and tantalising glimpses into what the future may bring.

Readers may also like to look back at the very first announcement of the game; promising "Comic-Book Style Adventure Filled with Superheroes and Fearsome Villains" (they delivered!). Or We're Open for Villain Butt-Kicking, posted the day after launch.

Meanwhile, in Fallen Thunder, readers gain an insight into the mind of one of the game's most elusive enemies. Someone who promises to be making a very real appearance in person within the game world - soon.

This Week at the Paragon Market

New! The Team Transport Power. Summon a vehicle to teleport the caster and nearby teammates to the active mission's entrance. Heroic alignments summon a Longbow Chaser and Villainous alignments summon an Arachnos Flyer. It can be used once every 30-minutes. 700 Paragon Points (pp).

On sale, 25% off: Mission Transporter. Teleport to the mission door, useable once each two hours, 450pp. Street Justice melee power set, 600pp. Valkyrie Costume Pieces. Twenty costume pieces for all character types, 300pp. Read the official announcement for more details.

City of Heroes Player Summit on Ustream

The annual City of Heroes Player Summit, to be held on 28 April 2012, will be streamed live on Ustream. The stream will commence around 10AM PDT. Enjoy the summit from the comfort of your own home or lair! Details, including links to the schedule and channel, can be found in the official post.

Staff Fighting: Developer's Guide

Read all about Staff Fighting from the developer's point of view. In Intrepid Informer Issue 20, Phil "Synapse" Zeleski details each power, outlines some techniques and guidance for staff wielders, and discusses some of the many possible character themes. Essential reading for anyone wanting to get the most from this power set.

City of Heroes 8th Anniversary Sale

To celebrate the eighth anniversary of City of Heroes, Paragon Studios has announced a special sale.

Sale Highlights

Hecatomb, the very rare Melee Damage Enhancement set. Usable only by level 50 characters, on discount at 1000 Paragon Points (pp). Fireworks emotes at 25% off. Double XP Boosters (1, 4, 8 Hours). That's right, 100% XP gain for up to eight hours. 50% XP Boosters (1, 4, 8 Hours). Standard XP Boosters are discounted as well.

Also available are the Who Will Die? complete collection (all seven episodes) for 1200pp. Discounts on Character Respec Tokens, Enhancement Boosters; the Create a Praetorian content expansion, and on storage increases for Recipe and Salvage Inventory.

Finally, for a limited time, the VIP Starter Kit, including one month of VIP game time, is available from the NCsoft store for $0.99.

Note: Many items are only available in the Paragon Market until 30 April 2012. There's too many items on sale to list in full - for pricing, a list of all the sale items, and other information, please see the official announcement; and also check the new and sale areas of the Paragon Market in-game.

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