Developer The Curator Posted October 1, 2019 Developer Share Posted October 1, 2019 Issue 26, Page 3 Check out this news post for details on the Halloween Event and more information about this update. Tasks The first two story arcs for Issue 26 are here! Both were written by @holymittens, a professional video game writer, and target the two “middle” alignments, with one story arc for Vigilantes and one for Rogues. New Story Arc: Shauna Braun Characters of the Vigilante alignment between Security Levels 25 and 29 can find Shauna Braun in Independence Port, near the southern Police Station, or using the Contact Finder. Shauna Braun is a young programmer from Paragon City. She was raised by her father in a tiny apartment in between Kings Row and Independence Port. Shauna moved out when she went to college, but her father - having sacrificed so much to give his daughter a good education - continued to live there until it burned down a year ago. The PPD closed the case, citing an accident as the cause of the fire, but Shauna doesn't buy the explanation. She wants to uncover the truth behind her father's death and bring the perpetrators to justice. This arc has two different endings, with a badge for each. The badge art was created by @Log. New Story Arc: Bobby Curtin Characters of the Rogue alignment between Security Levels 25 and 29 can find Bobby Curtin in Crimson Cove, in front of the White Elephant building, or using the Contact Finder. Bobby Curtin is a bouncer at the White Elephant in Crimson Cove, a private establishment which prides itself on being 'neutral ground' between the many warring factions in Nerva. Bobby is known by frequent patrons for being willing to step in and break up fights between anyone, be they Longbow, Arachnos, or mortal manifestation of an ancient god. This arc introduces true branching missions to City of Heroes; depending on your choices, you will be presented with a couple of entirely different missions, leading to several possible endings. There is only one badge for this arc, with art created by @Log. Rikti Mothership Raid The Rikti Mothership raid can now be started from the LFG queue. Characters must be level 35 and have the Member of Vanguard badge to join the raid in this way. If the league is not locked, a minimum of 16 players is required to start the raid this way. All enemies inside the mission map are level 54, including the ones that are lower level in the zone. All players are bumped to combat level 50 for the duration of the raid. Powers New Origin Power Pool: Force of Will This power pool grants you access to various powers that allow you to manifest your own willpower and use it to harm your foes. You can only have one Origin Power Pool (Sorcery or Force of Will) in your active build. Weaken Resolve: You overwhelm your foe with sheer strength of will, reducing their defense damage resistance, and chance to hit! Recharge: Long Project Will: You manifest your willpower into a blast and project it toward a distant foe, causing moderate psionic and smashing damage. Project Will has a fair chance to knock the target down. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast Mighty Leap: While this power is active you're able to leap great distances and jump incredibly high. In addition, while this power is active you're able to use Takeoff, which will knockdown nearby foes and increases jump speed. Recharge: Moderate Takeoff: You stomp your foot on the ground with tremendous force empowering your jump speed for a short time and shattering the earth beneath, knocking nearby foes off of their feet. Recharge: Long Wall of Force: You project an unfocused blast of sheer force at foes in a short wide cone in front of you, dealing moderate psionic and smashing damage and potentially knocking targets down. Wall of Force requires you to have two other powers from the Force of Will power pool. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Slow Unleash Potential: Unleashing your potential, you grant yourself a moderate boost to defense, regeneration rate, and recovery for a short time. Unleash Potential requires you to have two other powers in the Force of Will power pool. Recharge: Very Long Other Changes Zones The Abandoned Sewers have received a minor atmospheric tweak to make them visually distinct from the standard Sewer Network. Bloody Bay, Siren’s Call, Warburg and Recluse’s Victory now have a full complement of 8 Exploration Badges and one Exploration Accolade. The Exploration Accolade art was created by @Flashtoo. LFG Queue The LFG queue will now wait until you have the Recommended number of players for a Trial or Task Force before teleporting you to the contact or mission if the league is not locked. If the league is locked, Trials and Task Forces will continue to ignore the minimum players and start even solo. You can invite more players into the League once the Trial starts, but not to a Task Force. Incarnate and Holiday Trials continue to always require the minimum number of players, whether the league is locked or not. Incarnate trials will no longer automatically fail if a locked league drops below the minimum players. They will still fail if they drop below the minimum players in an unlocked league. This setup is an attempt to satisfy both players who want to start Trials and Task Forces solo or with small teams (lock the league) and those who want to use the LFG queue to find teams for Trials and Task Forces (don't lock the league). Bug Fixes The five Enhancement Sets from the Lords of Winter Super Pack (Avalanche, Blistering Cold, Entomb, Frozen Blast and Winter's Bite) are no longer incorrectly grouped with their Superior versions in the auction house. Many fixes to UI scaling for scrollbars, listviews, and compass elements. Fixed an issue preventing base item rotation in the 64-bit client. Implemented a workaround for a rare issue where the mapserver connection would get stuck while zoning into a map. 16 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer The Curator Posted October 1, 2019 Author Developer Share Posted October 1, 2019 Please post any feedback for the Shauna Braun and Bobby Curtin story arcs in this thread: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayZac Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Shock? Fix electric powers, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraxus Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I got a couple of lower level characters that are gonna be a perfect fit for the new Power Pool option! What was no more, is REBORN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logoriel Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 My friends and I are big fans of Halloween, so we’re very happy that the Halloween event is coming back! 😊 Go. Knock. Get Skittuls. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 awesome additions and changes our SG has been waiting for Trick or Treat for a while so glad its time... as always Thank You.... @Rage Rage Omega Factor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispari Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 This is all really awesome. Kudos to all the hard-working devs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Every new feature or bug fix is appreciated. Thank you so SO much! ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakwatch Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Thanks for all the hard work! 1 "All thoughts of retreat are discarded as counterproductive, there is no other course of action but to press on. You've been caught in an unseen orbit, around a power you cannot possibly fathom." Everlasting - Gradivus, Amarillo Starlight, Hullbreak, Hyperblink, Matchlight Previously on Guardian, Triumph, Liberty, and Freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murcielago Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 It's like Christmas in Halloween! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorSteele Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Big THANKS! to everyone involved! ToT is my favorite CoH minigame =D Edited October 2, 2019 by EmperorSteele Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nihilii Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Wow, that was fast. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solus Nova Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Thank you for all your hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tersival Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Curator said: Rikti Mothership Raid The Rikti Mothership raid can now be started from the LFG queue. Characters must be level 35 and have the Member of Vanguard badge to join the raid in this way. If the league is not locked, a minimum of 16 players is required to start the raid this way. All enemies inside the mission map are level 54, including the ones that are lower level in the zone. All players are bumped to combat level 50 for the duration of the raid. Does "all enemies inside the mission map" mean the raid will now be an instanced mission? no more RWZ-full lockouts? No more 2 leagues fighting together? (edited grammar) Edited October 1, 2019 by Tersival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esotericist Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, Tersival said: Does "all enemies inside the mission map" mean the raid will now be an instanced mission? no more RWZ-full lockouts? No more 2 leagues fighting together? (edited grammar) The LFG version of the mothership raid is instanced, yes. You can still do the "open world" version of the raid, of course, but this gives more control (and hopefully less lag) to leagues trying to make things run smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavos2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 been a long time since i knocked on doors and got mauled by Warwolves...i missed that...ok maybe not the mauling part so much, but the event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korbian Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 *Squees loudly everywhere at all the Halloweenie spoopiness* 🎃👻🕷️💀🕸️🦇 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnauzerXL Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Thank you for the Mothership Raid update. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavos2019 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Logoriel said: My friends and I are big fans of Halloween, so we’re very happy that the Halloween event is coming back! 😊 Go. Knock. Get Skittuls. i prefer Gummy Hellions! Edited October 1, 2019 by Lavos2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudicia.Dark Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Please fix stealth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordchucks Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I didn't see it in the notes. Did Rikti Priests get added to the MSR zone version? Did the MSR timer get added to the zone version? I seem to recall those being things on the Beta server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 46 minutes ago, Tersival said: Does "all enemies inside the mission map" mean the raid will now be an instanced mission? no more RWZ-full lockouts? No more 2 leagues fighting together? (edited grammar) The raid is now available as both an instanced trial and the zone. Two leagues fighting together has not been possible since September 10th as the Rikti War Zone is capped at 50 players, and the instanced trial is capped at 48 players. Thank you, developers! Now that the instanced trial is available, that's all I plan to lead from this point forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckers Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I love the new missions! However, I have toons that have outleveled them... are they available in Oro?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Council Jimmy Posted October 1, 2019 City Council Share Posted October 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chuckers said: I love the new missions! However, I have toons that have outleveled them... are they available in Oro?? Yes, as long as you are the correct alignment. 2 Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgid Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 New arcs available in flashbacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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