Newest expansion takes players to ancient city to save the present day.
NCsoft® Europe, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of
Heroes® “Issue 12: Midnight Hour.”
The newest free expansion for current subscribers, Issue 12 brings to life a special covert group from the game’s lore,
highly-anticipated Villain Epic Archetypes, more powerset options and character slots for players, plus a whole new Greek-
and Roman-inspired zone to explore!
City of Heroes Issue 12, developed and published by NCsoft, brings the Midnight Squad out of the lore and into the game.
The Midnight Squad is the clandestine organization of mystics, scholars and mages who hold a secret that could bring the
alien group, the Rikti, to its knees. Players are encouraged to help the Midnight Squad uncover the secret that could help save
Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles from further alien assaults.
Part of this secret will be revealed in a new zone called Cimerora, which uses the Ouroboros time travel system introduced
in Issue 11. This zone, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, is only accessible by working with the Midnight Squad.
Once the player has access, both villains and heroes must face deadly creatures and defeat an unexpected threat. As a reward
for their accomplishments in Cimerora, players can unlock special Greek- and Roman-inspired armor and costumes.
Another key feature in Issue 12 is Villain Epic Archetypes. Now, villains who reach level 50 unlock two brand new epic
archetypes; Wolf Spiders and Blood Widows. Wolf Spiders can specialize into Bane Spiders or Crab Spiders, and Blood Widows can
develop into Night Widows or Fortunatas. Each specialty enjoys a unique set of wickedly powerful attacks.
Issue 12 also introduces Powerset Proliferation
(click here for more info), which
vastly increases the variety of villain and hero characters that players can create. Some powersets, previously only available to
hero archetypes, are now available to designated villain archetypes, and vice versa. To help accommodate all of these new
character options, the development team has opened additional character slots.
All current subscribers receive two new character slots for use on the server of their choice. Other slots may be acquired as
a part of the Veteran Rewards (click here)
program, or for purchase. Details can be found on the City of Heroes web site
“With the introduction of Villain Epic Archetypes, new costume options and Powerset Proliferation in Issue 12, we knew
players would want to be able to create new characters,” said Matt Miller, lead designer. “Expanding the number of
character slots in this way ensures that our players can use all these new features. We think it’s a great solution that adds
value to the service.”
To join the adventures of the most successful comic-book themed game on the market, players can purchase the City of Heroes
“Good Versus Evil Edition” game pack at the Amazon link above. Customers receive the first month of play free and both games
can be played for the single monthly subscription price of £8.99 / €12.99.
DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
