There's
nothing quite like peeling back the cover of a new comic book or
graphic novel and diving into the art, story and action that you've
come to know and love. With the announcement of Issue 11: A Stitch in
Time for the City of Heroes / City of Villains universe, I can't wait
to get my hands on this latest addition to the game. For those of you
who have opted for a melee based hero power, you're about to be granted
a whole set of new abilities. Both the Dual Blade and the Willpower
sets offer all sorts of new options for your Brutes, Scrappers,
Stalkers and Tankers! Ten Ton Hammer has grabbed the official document
concerning the new City of... Issue and a selection of new screenshots
as well. Enjoy!
Issue 11: A
Stitch in Time
reveals that all that is and was is not as it should be! The mysterious
Ouroboros organization, a group of beings from the ends of time,
enlists the aid of Heroes and Villains to rewrite the past. Heroes and
Villains are able to travel through time using the new Ouroboros
System, which opens the gates to both new and existing content for
players. Issue 11 also unleashes two brand new power sets: Dual Blades
and Willpower, giving Heroes and Villains a slew of new power options.
Additionally, Dual Blades offers Weapon Customization –
taking the
“City of” Character Creator to the next level! And
the Inventions
system is enhanced with new “Very Rare” Purple
invention sets.
OUROBOROS SYSTEM
Through
the mysterious Menders of Ouroboros, players gain the ability to
“Flashback”, that is to travel through time and
relive major events
from the history of Paragon City™ and the Rogue
Isles™. Heroes who
travel back in time will embark on missions such as preventing the
Circle of Thorns from unleashing a devastating demon on a defenseless
world, a story originally presented in the City of Heroes comic book.
Villains who journey through time will get the chance to assist Lord
Recluse™ in his initial campaign to conquer the Rogue Isles,
and much
more.
Heroes and Villains also use the Ouroboros System to
return to story arcs that they may have missed and replay hundreds of
missions from earlier in the game. Players will even get to set mission
parameters for these missions to earn special badges. Heroes and
Villains will be auto-exemplared to the appropriate level for each
story arc to ensure the challenge level remains constant.
WEAPON CUSTOMIZATION
Sometimes
an assault rifle just isn’t the right tool for the job, or
character,
especially when he or she should be using a sniper rifle instead.
Players can now change their weapons in the same way that they change
their costume parts! From within the costume creator and tailor screen
players select the new “Weapons” region. A number
of new options are
now available for appropriate power sets. Current power sets that
benefit from this upgrade include Assault Rifle, Mercenaries/Assault
Rifle, Bow, Broadsword, Claws, Villain Claws, Dual Blades (see below),
Katana, Ninja Blade, Mace, Robotics/Pulse Rifle, and Thugs/Dual Pistols.
TWO NEW POWER SETS
The City of… universe expands with two new amazing power
sets: Dual Blades and Willpower.
DUAL BLADES
With a flashing blade in each hand, the Stalker made quick work of the
Coralax hybrids guarding the shipwreck.
Now
Heroes and Villains can wield paired weapons to devastating effect! Use
the new Weapon Customization interface to choose from several types of
weapons. Dual Blades also uses a brutal new Combo system, where the
order of your strikes can create new advantages for you to take down
your foes! Dual Blades is available to Brutes, Scrappers, Stalkers and
Tankers!
WILLPOWER
Available to Tankers,
Scrappers, Brutes and Stalkers, the Willpower set offers a strong mix
of resistance, defense and regeneration powers. This is the perfect
power set for those characters who have the mental will and
determination – the willpower – to ignore pain and
press on through
insurmountable odds!
NEW INVENTIONS
Issue 11
brings with it new invention sets including “Very
Rare” Purple sets, as
well as brand new invention sets for Taunt, Buff and Debuff powers,
among others
Stitch in Time
reveals that all that is and was is not as it should be! The mysterious
Ouroboros organization, a group of beings from the ends of time,
enlists the aid of Heroes and Villains to rewrite the past. Heroes and
Villains are able to travel through time using the new Ouroboros
System, which opens the gates to both new and existing content for
players. Issue 11 also unleashes two brand new power sets: Dual Blades
and Willpower, giving Heroes and Villains a slew of new power options.
Additionally, Dual Blades offers Weapon Customization –
taking the
“City of” Character Creator to the next level! And
the Inventions
system is enhanced with new “Very Rare” Purple
invention sets.
OUROBOROS SYSTEM
Through
the mysterious Menders of Ouroboros, players gain the ability to
“Flashback”, that is to travel through time and
relive major events
from the history of Paragon City™ and the Rogue
Isles™. Heroes who
travel back in time will embark on missions such as preventing the
Circle of Thorns from unleashing a devastating demon on a defenseless
world, a story originally presented in the City of Heroes comic book.
Villains who journey through time will get the chance to assist Lord
Recluse™ in his initial campaign to conquer the Rogue Isles,
and much
more.
Heroes and Villains also use the Ouroboros System to
return to story arcs that they may have missed and replay hundreds of
missions from earlier in the game. Players will even get to set mission
parameters for these missions to earn special badges. Heroes and
Villains will be auto-exemplared to the appropriate level for each
story arc to ensure the challenge level remains constant.
WEAPON CUSTOMIZATION
Sometimes
an assault rifle just isn’t the right tool for the job, or
character,
especially when he or she should be using a sniper rifle instead.
Players can now change their weapons in the same way that they change
their costume parts! From within the costume creator and tailor screen
players select the new “Weapons” region. A number
of new options are
now available for appropriate power sets. Current power sets that
benefit from this upgrade include Assault Rifle, Mercenaries/Assault
Rifle, Bow, Broadsword, Claws, Villain Claws, Dual Blades (see below),
Katana, Ninja Blade, Mace, Robotics/Pulse Rifle, and Thugs/Dual Pistols.
TWO NEW POWER SETS
The City of… universe expands with two new amazing power
sets: Dual Blades and Willpower.
DUAL BLADES
With a flashing blade in each hand, the Stalker made quick work of the
Coralax hybrids guarding the shipwreck.
Now
Heroes and Villains can wield paired weapons to devastating effect! Use
the new Weapon Customization interface to choose from several types of
weapons. Dual Blades also uses a brutal new Combo system, where the
order of your strikes can create new advantages for you to take down
your foes! Dual Blades is available to Brutes, Scrappers, Stalkers and
Tankers!
WILLPOWER
Available to Tankers,
Scrappers, Brutes and Stalkers, the Willpower set offers a strong mix
of resistance, defense and regeneration powers. This is the perfect
power set for those characters who have the mental will and
determination – the willpower – to ignore pain and
press on through
insurmountable odds!
NEW INVENTIONS
Issue 11
brings with it new invention sets including “Very
Rare” Purple sets, as
well as brand new invention sets for Taunt, Buff and Debuff powers,
among others
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