Issue 13

Issue 13: Architect is the name of the newest, upcoming free expansion. A feature list has been published on 26th August, 2008.[1]

Confirmed Issue 13 Content

According to the official announcement and Positron's Issue outline:

• Mission Architect - Players will have the ability to create missions and story arcs to share with the entire playerbase.

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• Day Jobs - Depending on where characters log out, they assume the role of the area as their day job. If they log out in a hospital, for example, they are working as doctors or nurses. When logging back in, characters receive certain bonuses and rewards according to their day jobs.
• New powersets:
  • Shields - Brutes, Tankers and Scrappers receive a new defensive set focused around shields.
  • Pain Domination - Corruptors and Masterminds receive the long-awaited Villain equivalent to Empathy.
• Patron respecs - Villains now have the ability to respec into different Patron Power Pools
• Cimerora content has been expanded with new missions for Heroes and Villains.
• Merit Rewards System - Completing Trials and Task Forces will earn a character merits, which they can use to purchase various items including recipes and costume pieces among others.
• New Invention Enhancement sets and Costume pieces.

Likely Issue 13 Content

• Base Improvements[2] - At least purchasing items for bases is expected to be upgraded.
• Option for characters of Arachnos Soldier archetype to remove their helmets. Evidenced by a bug in the tailor.

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Content Unlikely to be Added

• Full Powerset Customization
• Graphics/UI Overhaul/Upgrade
• Any Power Proliferation, at all [3]

• Broadsword proliferated to Brutes and/or Stalkers [4]

Likely Release Date: Late Autumn/ Early Winter 2008