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With the Blood Moon event for Champions Online well underway, Ten Ton Hammer reviews the good and bad of Cryptic’s first holiday themed event. In addition, the Blood Moon event also represents the first major content update for CO with certain aspects of the event staying around after the event (the celestial power set and Zombie Apocalypse PvP map). Was the event worthwhile? Read on!

Next, we look at the Zombie Apocalypse PvP map. This is a quick and fun rumble against zombies and other players. A group of heroes must fight off a zombie horde in a remote snowbound village. The wrinkle is that the zombies are led by an undead hero (a random player). If a hero is struck down, they, in turn, become part of the undead forces. The goal of each player is to be the last hero standing. The longer you can hold out (the zombie horde is always victorious), the more acclaim you receive. Overall, this is a great idea, and I’ve enjoyed playing it. The only downside is that it can go extremely quickly.

Ever wonder how the numbers in Champions Online work? Or have you figured it out, and wondered why they are set the way they are? This week, Champions Online Systems Designer, Brian Urbanek explains how energy equates into damage, and how balancing these numbers is just as much art as it is math. Urbanek reveals how the systems were worked out and the reasoning behind the choices.

Ten Ton Hammer is pleased to showcase Cryptic’s latest video for their superhero MMOG, Champions Online. Champions Online allows players to create super powered heroes, with an incredible amount of options, allowing players to create the unique heroes that they want to play. With features such as being able to pick from any power set plus the ability to create your own arch-villain to act as a nemesis to your hero, Champions Online really packs the punch into comic book POW!

During the Blood Moon event currently playing in Champions Online, players are able to unlock the newest power set up to two weeks earlier than its scheduled release date. To do so, heroes will need to free the trapped souls of 13 undead heroes. Fortunately, Ten Ton Hammer is here to help with an overview of this mission chain plus locations!

To begin, the 13 undead heroes can be found at the portals scattered throughout Millennium City. Each hero is found at a specific portal. To save you time flying all over the city in a vain attempt to find all the portals, we have a handy map located below showing all the locations.

With undead prowling the streets and wilderness of Champions Online, your friends here at Ten Ton Hammer are pleased to offer you a gallery of screenshots showcasing the undead goodness currently taking place.

The first 3 rows of screenshots capture the action during the Dawn of the Undead Heroes. This event, taking place in Millennium City, has you and the other heroes of CO attempting to free the souls of 13 undead heroes, who are under the control of Takofanes. Throughout the city, there are portals, that spawn at regular intervals, which spawn undead minions and who are guarded by an undead hero.

Cryptic’s first free update to Champions Online has gone live today, and there’s a lot to see and do. William “JoBildo” Murphy gives his initial impressions of all the things that make up Blood Moon. Be sure to check back soon for a comprehensive guide for all things Halloween in this new patch!