Developer Cobalt Arachne Posted October 2, 2023 Developer Share Posted October 2, 2023 Another autumn's October greetings to all you classy cape wearers & stylish schemers out there! It's almost time for a frightfully good spook! ...what time is that you might ask? Spooky season is once again upon us! Yes yes YES! 🎃 Get ready for the Homecoming: City of Heroes Halloween Event! 🎃 October 3rd - November 1st I wonder if I could rock a traffic cone and be stylish too? So, what does the Halloween event bring? I'm glad you asked! Each year, the fallen fae of the Unseelie Court attempt to invade our world by opening rifts when the spirit realm and the mortal realm are at their closest during the spooky Halloween season. Fortunately for us, they have been thwarted every year by the valiant efforts of Heroes and Villains who stop these spooky beings in their tracks! However, their persistence leads them to bolster their ranks if their attempts at world scaring are to succeed. The Unseelie Court's Hollow Reapers are ever-vigilant at seeking mystic methods to bring frightful fears! These reapers are using their spectral scythes to widen the rifts, allowing even more terrifying creatures of the night to invade when somebody is tricked whilst Trick-or-Treating! This can't be good... 🎃 What is there to do during the Homecoming: City of Heroes Halloween Event? 🎃 https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Halloween_Event Badges, Badges, Badges! There are a ton of event badges to be earned during the Halloween Event each year! Here's a list of all the badges up for grabs! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Halloween_Event/Badges Zone Trick-or-Treating! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Halloween_Event/Trick_or_Treat Go to any zone appropriate to your level range, click any mission door, and you'll be surprised with either a Treat reward or a Trick spook! 👻 Treats will reward a variety of things: Halloween costume temporary powers, these come in many flavors! Collecting many rewards badges! Halloween salvage that can be redeemed for an extra costume slot, a spider vanity pet, and more! Talk to the Halloween salvage vendor appropriate for you: Heroes: Annah in Croatoa Villains: Granny Beldam in Nerva Archipelago Praetorians: Acantha in Imperial City If you are wearing a costume power (Halloween or Prestige) while trick-or-treating, you can receive a Whispered Rumor tip mission that allows earning up to six badges! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Mission:Tip_-_Whispered_Rumor Inspirations! Sometimes though, all you get is a rock... Tricks will spawn Halloween enemies! Worry not, as these enemies can be defeated for badges! Trick-or-Treating Elite Bosses! Five Elite Boss enemies that can spawn while Trick-or-Treating above Level 25! Ancient Vampires Spectral Werewolves Arisen Mummies Crone Matriarchs Hollow Reapers These spooky Elite Bosses will reward five-fold experience and influence for each one defeated! Have any alts that still need some levels? Haven't tried out that one goofy power set combo yet? Want to build a meta character for Advanced Modes? This would be a great opportunity to find some time to go Trick-or-Treating! Each of these Elite Boss mobs also count for the legacy defeat badges. Spectral Werewolves count as both werewolf and ghost defeats! These mobs spawn at a lower rate than other Trick-or-Treat enemies and were designed to be tough. For the best results, try Trick-or-Treating with a team or league! Looking for an efficient Trick-or-Treating spot? Might I recommend the motel near the hospital in Peregrine Island? 👀 Another year of dying to my own creations, I'm so proud / also working off a lot of experience debt... Halloween Event Badges! + Aether Rewards! Five badges for defeating each of the Trick-or-Treat Elite Boss types: Vampiric Heritage - Defeat 5 Ancient Vampires from the Halloween Event to earn this badge. Spectral Anomaly - Defeat 5 Spectral Werewolves from the Halloween Event to earn this badge. Mummy's Curse - Defeat 5 Arisen Mummies from the Halloween Event to earn this badge. Unholy Cabal - Defeat 5 Crone Matriarchs from the Halloween Event to earn this badge. Reaper of Souls - Defeat 5 Hollow Reapers from the Halloween Event to earn this badge. Not only that! But each of these elite boss badges also rewards 2 Prismatic Aether Particle salvage as a bonus, for a grand total of 10 possible on each character! Wow! You can earn progress for these badges at any level, but must be Level 25 to claim the badge / salvage rewards! Buy some costumes! Save up for something fancier! Or just sell it on the AH and rake in some inf! Costume Goodies! Fancy any of those Halloween costumes and wish you could keep them permanently? If you earn all five of elite boss Halloween defeat badges and claim the rewards, you'll have enough Prismatic Aether currency to purchase one permanent Tier 1 Prestige Costume of your choosing from any of the BenevoLabs vendors found at Vault Reserve locations! Nice! The Halloween Salvage vendors are also offering a limited-time Fir Bolg, Ancient Vampire, and Arisen Mummy Prestige Costumes which are available for the entirety of the month of October each year! These Halloween prestige costume costs 10 Prismatic Aether Particles + 50 of each of the four Trick-or-Treat Halloween salvage types. Zone Giant Monster Hunts! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Halloween_Event/Giant_Monsters For the duration of the Halloween Event, you can find the giant monsters, Eochai and Jack-in-Irons, randomly throughout standard zones! The pair are worth an exclusive badge for the first time defeating each, but every time they're defeated grants 6 Reward Merits to everyone who participated! After being defeated, another Eochai or Jack will respawn somewhere in the same zone shortly afterward, so if you search the zone, they can be defeated many times repeatedly for lots of Reward Merits! Eochai: "I will be sure and 'squash' all of these mortal interlopers!" Zombie Apocalypse Zone Invasions! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Zombie_Apocalypse Keep an eye on the Zone Event channels! Frequently during the Halloween Event's runtime, zones will be attacked by a Zombie Apocalypse! During this event, waves of zombies will spawn anywhere there are players and can be defeated for badges and experience! Group up somewhere with a lot of allies and mow down zombies for rewards! Don't stand too close to Police Drones though! Deadly Apocalypse Zone Events! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Deadly_Apocalypse Keep an eye on the Zone Event channels! If a spooky fog and four banners roll in, it's time for a Deadly Apocalypse! In this event, players must coordinate to defeat enemies simultaneously at all four Banner locations marked on the map. As the Banner's defenders are defeated simultaneously at all four locations, the protection on the Banners will gradually weaken. Remember if there aren't people at all four banners fighting, you won't be able to make any progress! Eventually, the Banners will become vulnerable, and players can destroy each one for a total of four badges! Once all four Banners have been destroyed, a Greater Mystic Aspect giant monster will spawn somewhere in the zone! If defeated they will reward players with another badge and choice of a temporary power! Dr. Kane's House of Horrors Trial! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Dr._Kane's_House_of_Horror Grab four allies and queue for the Dr. Kane's House of Horrors Trial from the Looking For Group (LFG) tab on your chat window! Face lots of spooky enemies and earn plenty of badges in this short trial that's only available during the Halloween Event! Tip: Prestige costumes also count for the 'Tricked Out' badge criteria! Atlas Park Zone Makeover! https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Atlas_Park_Seasonal_Changes#Halloween During the Halloween Event, Atlas Park will get a spooky makeover! Enjoy the change of scenery while it lasts! Eternal Night! For the last two weeks of the Halloween Event, starting on October 17th, most zones will be covered by an eternal night! If you're interested in hunting for enemies that only spawn at certain times of the day like the ghosts in Croatoa! This is a great chance to get those badges! That's everything for Halloween this year! We hope everyone has a grand & spooky time playing City of Heroes! 🎃 Thanks Homecoming for being such awesome players! 🎃 10 1 2 Love this game and its community? Want to give back? Volunteer as a Game Master! Help make Homecoming the best it can be! 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Zenith Mech Man Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Are these seasonal costumes new? Also did they add any other new ones to the vault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer Cobalt Arachne Posted October 2, 2023 Author Developer Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Zenith Mech Man said: Are these seasonal costumes new? Also did they add any other new ones to the vault? The Fir Bolg, Ancient Vampire, and Arisen Mummy were seasonal costumes introduced last year. There aren't any new costumes for the Halloween event itself, but there will be new prestige costumes added later in Page 7. 2 Love this game and its community? Want to give back? Volunteer as a Game Master! Help make Homecoming the best it can be! Writer of the Patch Notes Red side, best side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic_Flea Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Cobalt Arachne said: but there will be new prestige costumes added later in Page 7. Dang it, Cobalt Arachne! I thought that was a hyperlink to new patch notes that I kept clicking on, but nothing happened. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboKnight Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Are there any new badges this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starro Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 there will be new prestige costumes added later in Page 7. this darn hyper-link junk won't work. Thank you for the halloween event 🙂 "She who lives by the cybernetic monstrosity powered by living coral, all too often dies by the cybernetic monstrosity powered by living coral." -Doc Buzzsaw Pineapple 🍍 Pizza 🍕 is my thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faelia Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Woo, I AM READY!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelika2 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 asking for min/max reasons should i level alts first when the event is fresh and new or speedball badges on level 50 alts because i might need paps for something someday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dona Eis Requiem Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Excited for more Spooky Season party time! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50caltech Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 3 hours ago, kelika2 said: asking for min/max reasons should i level alts first when the event is fresh and new or speedball badges on level 50 alts because i might need paps for something someday start with your 50s who have not been thru the event yet, then work on lowbie toons after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ember7401 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 So to be clear NO Brand NEW Badges? Just gotta clear my badger conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healix Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I am so excited to see the new baddies that might answer the door when I ToT. I understand they are TOUGH! Forever grateful to be back in my city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High_Beam Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 What new baddies? I have rea that like 4 times and am missing any new bad guys compared to last year. Girls of Nukem High - Excelsior - Tempus Fabulous, Flattery, Jennifer Chilly, Betty Beatdown, Totally Cali, Two Gun Trixie Babes of War - Excelsior - High Beam (Yay), Di Di Guns, Runeslinger, Munitions Mistress, Tideway, Hard Melody, Blue Aria Many alts and lots of fun. Thank you Name Release For letting me get my OG main back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, High_Beam said: What new baddies? I have rea that like 4 times and am missing any new bad guys compared to last year. New to Healix, but you are correct, nothing different from last year during the event. Some new stuff to buy with Aether though coming "soon" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healix Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Definitely new to me, the Ancient Vampires Spectral Werewolves Arisen Mummies Crone Matriarchs Hollow Reapers ...I I don't remember these from last year Forever grateful to be back in my city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamya69 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) When I started up tequila, there were no new files downloaded during validation. If the Halloween event started today, shouldn't the game files have been updated with the Halloween event material? **Never mind, the content seems to be there.** 🙂 @Cobalt Arachne What happened to the window halloween decos in the residential buildings?! That was a really cool part of the event, as it set the Halloween atmosphere. Edited October 3, 2023 by slamya69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Last year the devs said they were going to rework the Trick-or-Treat spawns so that EBs wouldn't spawn if you were soloing. Anyone know if that change was made? Being constantly offended doesn't mean you're right, it means you're too narcissistic to tolerate opinions different than your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamya69 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, PeregrineFalcon said: Last year the devs said they were going to rework the Trick-or-Treat spawns so that EBs wouldn't spawn if you were soloing. Anyone know if that change was made? I solo'd TOT this evening, and had 2 EB's spawn...which I like. 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 3 hours ago, slamya69 said: I solo'd TOT this evening, and had 2 EB's spawn...which I like. 🙂 Looks like it didn't get coded then. It was Number 6 who mentioned that the code was more annoying than expected, but thought it would get fixed for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Community Rep Dacy Posted October 4, 2023 Retired Community Rep Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) Also, please don't forget a very unique experience: The Witch's House, a haunted house on Everlasting. It will be open with live scares on Fridays and Saturdays from 7-midnight EST, and Sundays from 2-6 pm. Our fabulous giveaway, where we give away billions in donated influence, superpacks, rares, etc., will be on the Saturday before Halloween, and on Halloween, and we will be joined by other bases also offering these free treats! Just for stopping by! Watch for details on where these other bases will be, and don't miss the haunted house this year! (It's very easy to get here from other servers: Either transfer out and back, or just make a level 1. It's totally worth it!) Edited October 4, 2023 by Dacy 6 5 1 -Dacy Retired CR Active Base Advocate My base building tutorials are always available for you! Want to join the Base Builder's Discord? Check out the new Base Directory! Is your base here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamya69 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) @Dacy @Cobalt Arachne Heya! Can we get some input on why the Halloween decos have been removed from the residential building windows (green lit windows with pumpkins, cats, bats etc)? That made it feel like Halloween in pretty much any zone you went to. Annnnnd....can we get them back please?! 🙂 Edited October 4, 2023 by slamya69 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre7878 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Deadly Apocalypse Zone Events! I really don’t like this one. I have tried three times now to get the badges from this event and I have yet to get one. It’s not fair when I am trying to do damage and since the team I am isn’t helping but the league is I don’t get any credit. I have went to the banner the league called out and helped there. Nothing. I stayed at one and did damage to the banner until the league got there nothing. No other event is this problematic. I would have hoped by now they would have updated this event to make it fair to all players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, Spectre7878 said: Deadly Apocalypse Zone Events! I really don’t like this one. I have tried three times now to get the badges from this event and I have yet to get one. It’s not fair when I am trying to do damage and since the team I am isn’t helping but the league is I don’t get any credit. I have went to the banner the league called out and helped there. Nothing. I stayed at one and did damage to the banner until the league got there nothing. No other event is this problematic. I would have hoped by now they would have updated this event to make it fair to all players. https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Deadly_Apocalypse There might be some hints in that link to help you out. 1 I lead weekly Indom Badge Runs / A newer giant monster guide by Glacier Peak / A tour of Pocket D easter eggs! / Arena All-Star Accolade Guide! Best Post Ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre7878 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Thanks I’ll take a look at it. Just frustrated is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Community Rep Dacy Posted October 5, 2023 Retired Community Rep Share Posted October 5, 2023 4 hours ago, slamya69 said: @Dacy @Cobalt Arachne Heya! Can we get some input on why the Halloween decos have been removed from the residential building windows (green lit windows with pumpkins, cats, bats etc)? That made it feel like Halloween in pretty much any zone you went to. Annnnnd....can we get them back please?! 🙂 I'm afraid I have zero input or effect on dev decisions on in game goings on! I have no more power than you, just expertise in bases. 🙂 -Dacy 2 -Dacy Retired CR Active Base Advocate My base building tutorials are always available for you! Want to join the Base Builder's Discord? Check out the new Base Directory! Is your base here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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