NCsoft release a detailed Information about the upcoming Issue 8 expansion
for City of Heroes and City of Villains. The new
expansion, named "To Protect and Serve" may takes more changes and
additions to the Heroes game.
Details released on new City of Heroes and City of Villains
expansion coming later this year
CITY OF HEROES ISSUE 8: ˇ°To Protect and Serveˇ±
Issue 8: To Protect and Serve, the eighth free expansion since the launch of
City of Heroes® in April 2004, introduces a host of innovative features,
gameplay improvements and player programs. Issue 7: Destiny Manifest allowed
villains to wreak havoc in the PvP zone Recluse?s Victory and physics-filled
Mayhem Missions. Now it?s the Heroes? turn to take back the streets!
Safeguard Missions (Heroes only)
Vandals are creating mayhem and destroying Paragon City while high profile
villains are attempting major bank heists! Emergency broadcasts from the new
Police Band scanners (see below) call Heroes to action, resulting in a frantic
new twist on Mayhem Missions. Heroes must stop the mayhem (in massively
destructive versions of Paragon City zones) and prevent the heists from
occurring.
Police Band (Heroes only)
Offering similar functionality to the Newspaper Missions in City of Villains®, new Police contacts
throughout various Hero zones grant Heroes Police Band access, opening a
plethora of new missions and rewards.
Pocket D Arenas (Heroes and Villains)
For the first time, Heroes and Villains can officially battle each other
using Arena kiosks set within the neutral ground of the Pocket D nightclub.
Faultline Reborn (Heroes only)
Faultline transforms from a hazard zone to a city zone! Paragon City?s
Measure X has passed, reconstruction of Faultline has begun, and the effort has
revealed some major surprises.
Veteran Rewards Program (Heroes and Villains)
Launching together with Issue 8, the Veteran Rewards Program retroactively*
rewards City of Heroes and City of Villains players for their past active
playing time. Specifically, for each increment of three months played, players
will unlock special costumes, powers, badges, and more! The program is
retroactive by player account and rewards will be applicable to all characters
within each respective account.
*This means time that players have already played counts towards their
rewards!