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It's Not A Balloon, It's an Airship Print News | Mail News The Paragon Times has a new feature story. This week finds the hard working news-hounds tackling the backstory of "the Spirit of Freedom", or, as it�s more commonly known, that blimp we've all tried to ride on at one time or another.
"On any given day or night in Paragon City, if you look skywards, you�ll see, as Statesman once remarked, 'A graceful, soaring symbol of freedom and liberty, ever vigilant, ever ready."
To read the whole story, please visit the Paragon Times here.
The 1st Annual Heroes Choice Awards! Print News | Mail News From the official City of Heroes Message Boards:
�For a year you have protected our fair city from countless villains, nefarious plots, and done your best to extinguish message board flames. Heroes, we salute you - and present the 1st annual Heroes Choice Awards.
This is your opportunity to acknowledge your fellow heroes and to vote for your favorite NPCs, story arcs, and other elements of the City of Heroes world.
Nomination threads will be open from now until Monday, April 4th. At 10am the nominations will be closed. Voting will be by poll and will start sometime Monday afternoon and run until Monday, April 18th. Winners will be announced on the City of Heroes 1 year anniversary, April 28th. Winners will receive a certificate signed by Statesman and CuppaJo. Anyone with a CoH board account can vote and win regardless of location!
Congratulations on a fine first year in Paragon City!�
To see all the categories, please visit The Official Post and, if you would like to discuss this on our message boards, you can do so here.
*** A special thanks to Botox_Stonebrow for bringing this to our attention***
Ladies T-shirts Now Available at CoH Store! Print News | Mail News CoH T-shirts aren�t just for men anymore.
�Looking for that stylish t-shirt for yourself or that special lady in your life? The PlayNC City of Heroes Store now features ladies t-shirts. As a hero fighting for truth and justice, there�s no better way to show off your City of Heroes spirit than in a cool navy cut t-shirt. Perhaps you want to be bad? Then our darkly dangerous maroon City of Villains cut t-shirt is bound to make the proper (or is that improper?) statement. Either way, a City of Heroes or City of Villains t-shirt is a must have for any gamer.�
Network Maintenance 3/28/05 Print News | Mail News From the official CoH website:
"We will be conducting some necessary network maintenance on Monday, March 28, from 10:45AM to 10:50AM CST. Customers may experience disconnects or lag when accessing game servers. Please reconnect after the maintenance period has ended. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding!"
CoH Vault Staff Highlight! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Today we are proud to bring you three new submissions written by our CoH Vault staff members.
First up is Mr. Peaches' Mailbag where he answers questions from readers concerned about PvP in City of Heroes.
Next, its time to put on The Dirty Sock by Areene. This time he explores the questionable security at the Terra Volta Reactor.
Finally, Tanemund treats us to another installment of his Echoes in the Dark series. Be sure to check this one out!
City of Heroes Issue #4 Print News | Mail News RPG Vault has just published their latest City of Heroes Issue, #4. It covers the new features that are slated for next month that that adds solo and team PvP matches, anime-inspired costumes and more. Go check it out!
The evil and criminal denizens of Paragon City will show absolutely no mercy to a superhero whose combat skills are not up to par. Slated to go live next month, Cryptic's City of Heroes Issue #4: Colosseum will implement a keenly awaited feature, an arena where players can sharpen their abilities by taking part in practice matches ranging from simple duels to large-scale, action-packed battles with up to 150 participants.
NCsoft and Cryptic Tour Schedule Updated Print News | Mail News There has been an update to the official CoH website in regards to Ncsoft and Cryptic�s 2005 convention schedule.
�The 2005 comic book and gaming convention season is upon us and you can be sure that NCsoft and Cryptic Studios will be attending many of the biggest and best shows this year.
If you want to hear about what's new and upcoming from NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, come visit us at one of these fine events.�
CoZ Comic Book and New I4 Feature! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Derek Sweet, creator of City of Zeroes, is at it again, this time bringing his readers a full-blown comic book! Run, fly, super jump, or teleport on over to The CoZ Comic Book website now!
Derek's stand alone comics can be found in our Comics Section.
In an almost completely unrelated topic, Official Forum readers were informed of a new feature that has been made available with Issue #4. The Client Performance Profiler is a sort of logging tool that records a bunch of information while you play City of Heroes. If you are having trouble with your game, help the Developers track down the trouble with the Client Performance Profiler available on the Test Server now!
Issue #4 Now on Test Server! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Rejoice! Issue #4 is now available for testing on the Training Room server. Players can test out the new Arena PvP system and try out all the new costume options!
Marquee Contest Winner Announced! Print News | Mail News The winner of the City of Heroes Marquee Contest has been named.
�A big thank you to everyone who participated�you made the marquee contest an unqualified success! From parodies to love stories to epic adventures, your titles were inspired, incredibly creative and, in not a few instances, downright hilarious. The response to this contest was fabulous and the judges had a monumental task in picking the winner. With that in mind, there could only be one�
To quote the Paragon Times: �A new blockbuster film is heading Paragon City�s way. It�s the world premiere of what promises to be a chilling tale of betrayal, war and crime. Prepare yourself for the epic Rise of the Council: The Broken Column. Written and directed by Dallas, Texas native Zemeron and starring the legendary Fractured Dawn.��
Congratulation to the winning entry! Read the whole story here .
St. Patrick's Day Contest Winner! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Happy St. Patties Day Paragon City residents!! Many Congrats to our costume contest winner, �Sword Scallywag�, of Virtue! You can see his winning picture below. Looks like he�s already gotten a good start to his celebrating! Have a great day!
Ask Statesman Issue #5 [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Statesman as answered more of the community's questions in the latest installment of Ask Statesman. Here is an interesting quote:
Are there any special plans for the 1st anniversary of CoH going live? A second round of the Rikti Invasion, perhaps? It seems like an awful waste to have the code for massive, floating Rikti motherships going unused, when so many new players have never experienced the glory of the beta invasion...
None planned.
Read the rest of Ask Statesman to see what else was asked and answered!
Small Update Today 3/16/05 [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News There has been a small update to the CoH client today. Here�s the official word on what�s been changed:
"Hazard Zones * The Hive: fixed bug with Hamidon Mini-buds dropping DO enhancements rather than SO Enhancements.
Chat * It is no longer necessary to use a command to activate Global Chat. Global chat is now turned on by default for all players.
Game Stability * Fixed bug that could cause mapservers to lag and occasionally crash.
* Fixed rare bug that prevented some specific characters from being able to log on correctly."
CoH Collectible Card Game! Print News | Mail News Hot on the heals of yesterday�s exciting Table-top RPG announcement, comes word that CoH is expanding into yet another genre of the gaming world.
�Hobby gaming giant, Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. teams up with NCsoft and Cryptic Studios to create an exciting new CCG for City of Heroes.
Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. announced today the acquisition of the collectible card game license for City of Heroes. Award-winning game designer, David Williams (Legend of the Five Rings, Doomtown, Warlord, Initial D, Spycraft, Football Champions) will take the lead role in developing a game that brings together hobby and computer gamers for a new gaming experience. Top Cow Productions (Witchblade, Tomb Raider, Hunter-Killer), which is also producing the City of Heroes comic book, will illustrate the artwork for this new game.�
CoH Coming to a Table-top Near You [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Soon you won�t need a PC to get your daily fix of CoH goodness.
�Eden Studios, creator of popular table-top roleplaying and card games (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Army of Darkness), has announced an agreement with Cryptic Studios and NCsoft for the design and production of a table-top roleplaying game based on City of Heroes.�
And the Awards Keep Rolling In Print News | Mail News City of Heroes has snagged yet another year-end gaming award!
�Readers voting in the InQuest Gamer Magazine�s Gamer Fan Awards made City of Heroes a landslide winner for the Best Computer Game Award. InQuest Gamer received thousands of votes from its readers, and City of Heroes was the runaway winner for the Best Computer Game. City of Heroes beat out runner-up Doom 3 by a three-to-two margin. The results of all the awards will be published in an upcoming InQuest Gamer issue.�
Marvel Bites Back! [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Hot on the heals of last weeks ruling, IGN had a chance to sit down and chat with John Turtizin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Marvel Enterprises. Here is a bit of what he had to say:
�IGN: What is Marvel's message to the many fans of both City of Heroes and Marvel's properties?
John Turtizin: We have not and will not sue customers of City of Heroes. Please continue to support the world of comic books, but if you want Marvel characters, please buy a Marvel-licensed game.�
You can read the whole interview at the IGN Website.
Gamespy Issue #4 Preview [Post A Comment] - Print News | Mail News Gamespy has a new Issue #4 preview posted. Here's a little of what they had to say:
"I was kind of blown away by the breadth of options available when setting up matches. You can opt for one-on-one matches, team battles, and even matches that pit entire supergroups against each other. In terms of team matches, up to eight teams can go at it, each of which can include up to eight players. The real craziness, though, is reserved for the supergroup battles: two of these guilds can bring up to 75 members, in create enormous 150-head zerg-fests. The winning conditions you're able to set vary just as widely..."
The preview also includes a few new screenshots of the body modification system that makes its debut in Issue #4. Head over to the Gamespy Website to get the whole scoop.
Down Goes Marvel! Down Goes Marvel! Print News | Mail News It seems that the Marvel lawsuit against NCsoft and Cryptic is up against the ropes.
"Makers of City of Heroes online computer game score favorable decision; judge labels Marvel allegations as �false and sham� and throws out trademark claims"
"A U.S. district court judge in Los Angeles dismissed several key claims by comic book publisher Marvel Enterprises, Inc in the company�s trademark and copyright infringement case against online computer game publisher NCsoft� Corporation and game developer Cryptic Studios�."
