page 3 [OPEN BETA] Patch Notes for November 10th, 2026 - Issue 28, Page 3

[Mezicus]

Are Masterminds going to be playable for the first time in 20 years?!!!  Haven't gotten to test it out yet, but i am excited to play one for the first time since City of Villains came out.  Them dev's be cookin!

[Maelwys]

17 minutes ago, kelika2 said:

I was afraid of this, but still its a great change

even if single bonuses were allowed it would translate to global 4% pet def, and not-doing-the-math for the scaling resist one+glad proc

Interestingly, the 40% inheritance JUST ABOUT allows a single instance of 3x Gladiators Armor to make henchmen functionally immune to most enemy "Knockdown" powers.

40% of Mag 3 (Gladiator's Armor) is 3*0.4=Mag 1.2 protection.
KnockBACK becomes KnockDOWN at Mag 0.75 or below IIRC... and a fair number of enemies possess Mag 0.67-0.75 Knockback powers.
vs +3 foes the Purple Patch will make a Mag 0.75 KB become Mag 0.75/0.65=1.154... which is still a smidge below the Mag 1.2 protection you're giving your henchmen.

(sure, vs the new level 55 "+4" foes; anything over Mag 0.576 will be able to knock them over, but STILL... 😁 )
 

Edited 17 hours ago by Maelwys

[Jiro Ito]

I love the +5-6-7, can't wait to try it out!  Also very excited to see my girl Zoe with a TF.  I'm still stinging from the tank nerfs but very much looking forward to this one.

[Triumphant]

What can I say?  You guys are amazing! 

The new Kallisti Wharf stuff is still fresh you you're already adding to it.  Love it!  And while I don't play Masterminds (heck, I even find the minions running around kind of distracting/annoying), I always hear people saying that they wish MM pets would get a buff to make them more useful.  Serously, I hear it everywhere: On the forums, in the Discord, on PUGs and in farms.  It shows that despite what some people claim, you guys DO listen to feedback and sometimes make changes in response to that feedback when you feel it is warranted. 

I just wanted to say thanks and tell you that it is noticed and appreciated.

[Maelwys]

20 minutes ago, Zephoma said:

 

This particular run I was testing against 4/8 Arachnos in PI radios. I did also hop back into live to make sure I wasn't gaslighting myself, and sure enough, on live she was handling it easily.

Can I encourage you to please put this feedback (ideally with a brief like-for-like Combat Log snippet showing a bit of henchmen damage dealt/taken on Live and Test) here:
 

There is a lot to like about the MM changes, but there's also a little bit of poop in the pool.
(the main headache IMO is the effectively unchanged T1/T2 henchmen Hit Rates; although the vastly lowered damage from Interface procs/Assault Radial procs is painful too!)
 

[TauntingMonk]

I'm totally against P.E.A.C.E. Keeper being in the Fog.

I feel it's to soon, seeing as how we just meet the Blackwing

and concerned if he will spawn the other Mobs during it's health % triggers and if the pilot would also spawn in at the end.

would all those count to the kill meter? The Blackwing being another concern if they are added to  fog mobs, already OP as is.

Would much rather see War Walker instead.

Of course the Lusca will be amazing!

 

Would be insane to see Babbage and Paladin fighting together against us! 

[Catalyze]

  Glad to check my MM builds and see nothing needs changing beyond swapping End Reduction for a level 50 crafted Heal enhancement or something similar in Training Pets. Definitely not taking any personal attacks to "build street cred" on thugs. Tired of Builder/Spender attacks. I have perma Gang War and am not interested in "Adds" from changing my builds around. As someone older than cordless phones, middle of the road MM player is perfect for me. Min/Max has sort of lost out compared to just mellow game play. Good Job Devs in leaving my builds alone for MM toons!! The 40% buff from my set bonuses does seem interesting since all my toons are "set bonus" toons and not proc based. Again, Good Job Devs in buffing my MM pets and leaving my builds alone!!

 

  I am saddened to see that the game gets "Shiny Things" instead of Revamped. Kinetic Melee ...... Archery with its terrible random waves of Rain of Arrows for a nuke..... and existing powers and sets languish. Forum posts, data sheets, and Beta play point out the below par problems. We keep getting the New I-Phone 23XL with Sparkle Case instead of making poor sets popular (looking at Axe ....Dark Armor with KB and End Recovery...things you Devs outdid yourselves on). 

 

Have a nice upcoming Holiday Season Developers and Players!

Edited 17 hours ago by Catalyze
Clarification "In Training Pets"

[Sypher Vendetta]

Personally I would love to see more Mastermind sets, there hasn't been a new set for over 13 years at this point, major QoL changes which were sorely needed but other than that no new sets whatsoever, the amount of options there could possibly be are staggering at this point.

 

Clockwork pets, Carnival pets, Psionic type pets, Wizard and Mage pets like a Cultist Leader, Toxic Plant-like pets, hell, even a funny Christmas themed Snowman pet set would be hilarious and fun!

[StarkWhite]

9 minutes ago, Sypher Vendetta said:

Personally I would love to see more Mastermind sets, there hasn't been a new set for over 13 years at this point, major QoL changes which were sorely needed but other than that no new sets whatsoever, the amount of options there could possibly be are staggering at this point.

 

Clockwork pets, Carnival pets, Psionic type pets, Wizard and Mage pets like a Cultist Leader, Toxic Plant-like pets, hell, even a funny Christmas themed Snowman pet set would be hilarious and fun!

If you or a friend have the right 3D artist skillsets, please apply to the dev team and be the change you want to see. 🙂

[brass_eagle]

On 8/14/2025 at 5:24 AM, The Curator said:

New Expanded +5 & Incarnate +6/+7 Difficulty Options

Additions

• New higher difficulty options +5/+6/+7 have been added.
• +6 and +7 difficulty will only function when on Incarnate content such as Dark Astoria or Cimerora Incarnate repeatables, otherwise it will default to +5 anywhere else.
• Difficulty change options have been moved from the chat pop-menu to the Mission/Task tab found under the Navigation window.

• Visibility of the new higher difficulties require the following:
  • +5 - if you have Apha, Destiny or Lore + Well Drinker or Incarnate
  • +6 - if you have Destiny or Lore + Well Drinker or Incarnate
  • +7 - if you have Destiny + Well Drinker or Incarnate
  • You can still use /setdifficultylevel 7 to ignore those checks, but don't say we didn't warn you!

 

(Not been able to test this)

 

Is there any clarification on how this will work for Dark Astoria & Cimerora or other new incarnate considered arcs teams sidekicking? There's always been a weird mesh between 49(minus) and 50(incarnate+++)...

 

I'd love to run these with lowbies still (even though it ends up at 5+ for them). The mission can be turned up, but I can see tension. As a perpetual team leader, I see it (no one seems to want to lead).

 

It's unlikely I will run+5-7 often, and form a team specifically for that, that's where my concern comes in.

 

I'm fine if it's a hardline "no". I can mentally prepare for "y don't u turn it up bro?!?".

[Nathic69]

Please make MM pets immune to knockback it straight up griefs teams when this happens and feels awful in general

 

T1-2 pets get 1 shot already and reducing their HP even more regardless of the 40% IO will not solve this. I suggest either giving T1-2 the same HP as T3 or give pets a perma 90% AoE damage reduction. If you've ran MMs in advanced difficulty you know this is why they get 1 shot constantly.

 

Supremacy radius is pretty low and forces you to be in melee with melee MM sets and with this patch Supremacy is a MUST and punishes the player if they let their pets go too far, I'd suggest making the radius much much larger or just making it a baseline passive buff thats on constantly, its outdated and punishing in its current state.

 

I think its time to remove the weaker support sets modifiers that only MMs have, it feels bad and outdated and I see no reason for MMs to still have higher end cost and weaker support sets

 

Also please give MMs the same HP as other ATs as they have the lowest HP pool and this only hurts newer or inexperienced MM players and forces MMs to baby sit in bodyguard mode just to survive

 

Necromancy's power Soul Extraction spawns the ghosts as level 49 will they be scaled to 50 ?

Edited 16 hours ago by Nathic69

[Bionic_Flea]

34 minutes ago, Sypher Vendetta said:

* * * hell, even a funny Christmas themed Snowman pet set would be hilarious and fun!

 

2-3 snowmen, 2 Jack Frosts, 1 Yeti!

 

As for the need to earn costumes, I can sympathize with both camps.  It's nice to have goals to reach and rewards to obtain, but grinding to get your look just right can be a pain.   I just hope that not every new costume needs an unlock and that those that do not be too grindy.  There's a huge difference in killing 50 critters or 5,000 critters (or more!) to earn a badge or other reward.

 

Also . . . damn, that's a lot of notes!

Edited 16 hours ago by Bionic_Flea

[Derek Icelord]

For Carnie Illusionists/Master Illusionists and Council Ascendants, does losing their power mean it effectively removes it so they can't cast it again at all? Or just that they can't cast it while held?

[Cobalt Arachne]

2 minutes ago, Derek Icelord said:

removes it so they can't cast it again at all?

This one. It revokes the power entirely.

[StarkWhite]

1 minute ago, Derek Icelord said:

For Carnie Illusionists/Master Illusionists and Council Ascendants, does losing their power mean it effectively removes it so they can't cast it again at all? Or just that they can't cast it while held?

Getting mezzed basically removes their "you can't touch me" power. Having mez (yourself or on your team) makes these enemy types *hugely* less annoying.

[Derek Icelord]

Oooh! That's amazing.

[High_Beam]

There is a lot of tasty goodness in these notes.  Two MM sets to evaluate changes to (Demons and Thugs), One new power set to test.  I will deal with the story stuff later because.

[KaizenSoze]

6 minutes ago, Derek Icelord said:

Oooh! That's amazing.

This is also true of Paragon Protector as of last page. Their T9 cannot fire.

[StarkWhite]

I *think* that Fake Nems also got this cancel mechanic for their PFF (in addition to a general nerf of it), but I can't be bothered to go look it up in the patch notes to make sure that change made it to Open Beta.

[MTeague]

2 hours ago, DrunkFlux said:

Also masterminds being given the ability to apply the set IO bonuses to henchmen means this'd be a huge buff for me, as I tend to go almost all-in on sets as a player in general anyways.

 

Just remember, it's only while they're in range of Supremacy. So I think about 20 or 25 feet away? I don't remember the exact radius, but we'll definitely notice is FAST if Ninja Bob runs too far away from us to get in a spinning kick. We really will want to charge right in two steps behind our pets most of the time. And if they're split, you're gonna have to pick one group.  Still. We kinda already do that for the ATO auras, so maybe not so bad. 

[KaizenSoze]

6 minutes ago, MTeague said:

 

Just remember, it's only while they're in range of Supremacy. So I think about 20 or 25 feet away? I don't remember the exact radius, but we'll definitely notice is FAST if Ninja Bob runs too far away from us to get in a spinning kick. We really will want to charge right in two steps behind our pets most of the time. And if they're split, you're gonna have to pick one group.  Still. We kinda already do that for the ATO auras, so maybe not so bad. 

Supremacy range is 60.
https://cod.uberguy.net/html/power.html?power=inherent.inherent.supremacy&at=mastermind

[detour]

I'm not following the Galaxy City part.  Is there a place in Kings Row where I should be to see it?

[Sypher Vendetta]

1 hour ago, StarkWhite said:

If you or a friend have the right 3D artist skillsets, please apply to the dev team and be the change you want to see. 🙂

They wont accept me, I can make powersets no problem but they require people with scripting or C# knowledge which I don't have otherwise I would happily make powersets for them.

[KaizenSoze]

2 minutes ago, detour said:

I'm not following the Galaxy City part.  Is there a place in Kings Row where I should be to see it?

It's along, if I remember right, the west edge of the KR map.

[StarkWhite]

2 minutes ago, Sypher Vendetta said:

They wont accept me, I can make powersets no problem but they require people with scripting or C# knowledge which I don't have otherwise I would happily make powersets for them.

They have people who make powersets. 😄 What they need are people who can (A) create new 3D assets, in (B) the correct antiquated format for this ancient game engine.