Issue 10

Overview

Issue 10 is the next major update to City of Heroes and City of Villains. No release date has been announced. If NCsoft and Cryptic maintain a release schedule of every three to four months, the approximate date of release will be sometime in the month of August 2007.

Known Changes

NCsoft and Cryptic have made no formal announcements regarding what features will be included in Issue 10. However, the following information has been gathered from interviews and other statements made by developers and community representatives.

Likely to Be Included

• The return of "an old familiar villain group," widely speculated to be the Fifth Column. According to Positron, "This group will have their power center altered and bring about massive changes to the game as a whole. Heroes and Villains will find themselves banding together against a common threat." [1]

• Supergroup bases and user interface are being overhauled in Issue 10 or Issue 11. (Needs citation)

• Issue 10 will bring an update to a level range that we've been wanting for a while. (Needs citation)

• According to Manticore, Issue 10 will "Definitely not bring back the 5th Column (wink.)" (Needs citation)

Not Confirmed Yet

• New enemy group: Vanguard Shield. Probably out to combat the Rikti, but will be at odds with heroes because of their methods.

• Rikti Moon missions will be level range 35-40 and joint between Heroes and Villains.

Confirmed Not to Be Included

• Issue 10 will not raise the level cap past 50. (Needs citation)

• In a poll posted by Ex Libris, she said that new powersets will not be included in Issue 10. [2]