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City of Heroes: Beam Rifle Power Set Revealed
Aug 23rd
The Paragon Studios team is hard at work preparing for City of Heroes Freedom, the F2P edition of the game set to go live soon. One way to get players excited about Freedom is by revealing some of the gear that devs are designing, refining and finalizing and that will be available in the Paragon Market. First up is the Beam Rifle power set.
Beam Rifle provides a cascading mechanic triggered by the Disintegrate power. Foes hit by the Disintegrate power have the disintegrating effect placed on them. Enemies suffering from this effect take additional effects or damage from Beam Rifle attacks. In addition, single target Beam Rifle attacks (Single Shot, Charged Shot, Lancer Shot, and Penetrating Ray) have a chance to cause the disintegrating effect to spread to three additional targets, who are then vulnerable to single target attacks that can spread the effect to three more targets. This allows the Beam Rifle user to quickly weaken and then eliminate groups. Although Beam Rifle is a single target set, the clever use of Disintegrate combined with the area of effect (AOE) powers (Cutting Beam, Piercing Ray, and Overcharge), plus a little luck, can cause a significant amount of AOE damage.
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Maintenance Notice: Wednesday August 24, 2011 – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 22nd
All Vanguard servers will be brought down Wednesday morning, 08/24/11 at 4:00 am Pacific, for updating. The estimated downtime is six hours.
Vanguard Bug Fix Update Release Notes Adventuring-
Adventurers should once again be able to visit Prince Julian.
- The Vampire Femur should once again have the correct set of attachment slots.
- Sacred Solvent has had its price corrected.
- The drop rate of rare items from the Bridge of Destiny such as Rage Filled Cloak have been increased.
- The Arachnidon Claws should no longer miss more than other claws.
- Pellets of blood now stack up to 10 for blue, green, and red.
- Boom of Spirit and Replenishing Strike all ranks Refresh from 20 to 10 seconds.
- Added a mana regeneration proc on attack when a Cleric is in Healer’s Focus.
- Inner Light VI (Modified) should now correctly stack with healing modification ability such as Purity.
- Fixed an issue with DC6 that caused some abilities, such as their Pet Abilities to not be usable.
- Druid Epic has had its cooldown lowered to 15 minutes.
- Starfall V has had its damage increased and is harder to resist.
- Deadly Swarm IV has had its damage increased.
- Wild Growth V has had its damage increased.
- Solar Flare VI has had its More >
Webcast: SOE DCUO MegaServer – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 22nd
All Vanguard servers will be brought down Wednesday morning, 08/24/11 at 4:00 am Pacific, for updating. The estimated downtime is six hours.
Vanguard Bug Fix Update Release Notes Adventuring-
Adventurers should once again be able to visit Prince Julian.
- The Vampire Femur should once again have the correct set of attachment slots.
- Sacred Solvent has had its price corrected.
- The drop rate of rare items from the Bridge of Destiny such as Rage Filled Cloak have been increased.
- The Arachnidon Claws should no longer miss more than other claws.
- Pellets of blood now stack up to 10 for blue, green, and red.
- Boom of Spirit and Replenishing Strike all ranks Refresh from 20 to 10 seconds.
- Added a mana regeneration proc on attack when a Cleric is in Healer’s Focus.
- Inner Light VI (Modified) should now correctly stack with healing modification ability such as Purity.
- Fixed an issue with DC6 that caused some abilities, such as their Pet Abilities to not be usable.
- Druid Epic has had its cooldown lowered to 15 minutes.
- Starfall V has had its damage increased and is harder to resist.
- Deadly Swarm IV has had its damage increased.
- Wild Growth V has had its damage increased.
- Solar Flare VI has had its More >
Game Update – Wednesday August 24, 2011 at 4:00 am Pacific – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 22nd
All Vanguard servers will be brought down Wednesday morning, 08/24/11 at 4:00 am Pacific, for updating. The estimated downtime is six hours.
Vanguard Bug Fix Update Release Notes Adventuring-
Adventurers should once again be able to visit Prince Julian.
- The Vampire Femur should once again have the correct set of attachment slots.
- Sacred Solvent has had its price corrected.
- The drop rate of rare items from the Bridge of Destiny such as Rage Filled Cloak have been increased.
- The Arachnidon Claws should no longer miss more than other claws.
- Pellets of blood now stack up to 10 for blue, green, and red.
- Boom of Spirit and Replenishing Strike all ranks Refresh from 20 to 10 seconds.
- Added a mana regeneration proc on attack when a Cleric is in Healer’s Focus.
- Inner Light VI (Modified) should now correctly stack with healing modification ability such as Purity.
- Fixed an issue with DC6 that caused some abilities, such as their Pet Abilities to not be usable.
- Druid Epic has had its cooldown lowered to 15 minutes.
- Starfall V has had its damage increased and is harder to resist.
- Deadly Swarm IV has had its damage increased.
- Wild Growth V has had its damage increased.
- Solar Flare VI has had its More >
City of Heroes: Declaration of Freedom Commences
Aug 16th
Paragon Studios and NCSoft have announced that a new "Declaration of Freedom" promotion is now live. The City of Heroes game client is on sale for $1.99 from now through August 29th. In addition, the team announced that all new subscribers will be given 400 Paragon Points per month between now and when the CoH Freedom, the free-to-play version of the game, goes live in late 2011. Players can use points to purchase items in the shop.
With City of Heroes Freedom coming later this year, we’ve got some exciting news from NCsoft and Paragon Studios. Later this week we will be bringing players a very special Declaration of Freedom sale. This limited time offer will bring the base price of City of Heroes to $1.99 on the official NCsoft online store. If the price drop weren’t enough, the purchase will give all active subscribers access to 400 Paragon Points per month, which can be redeemed when City of Heroes Freedom launches.
The Declaration of Freedom Sale officially begins August 17th at 6AM PDT and ends on August 29th at 11:59PM PDT.
Please note, that this deal will only apply if the purchase is used to create a new account.
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The SOE Authenticator – Now Available at SOE.com! – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 15th
Announced at Fan Faire 2011, the SOE Authenticator offers added account security to SOE Station Accounts.
The SOE Authenticator is a supplemental authentication method for your Station Account giving you the security of Two-Factor Authentication. This additional layer of security is designed to help thwart and prevent unauthorized access to your account. The SOE Authenticator provides you with a unique, one-time authenticator code (PIN) to use in conjunction with your regular password.
How’s it work? Each time you log in to any SOE game, you will enter your regular password, then press the button on the SOE Authenticator, and enter the six digit number after your password. The system requires your regular password and the authenticator code to match to access your account, so no one can get into your account without both knowing your password and having your physical SOE Authenticator in their hand.
The SOE Authenticator physical token is now on sale for all SOE players for $9.99 USD, which includes shipping and handling for domestic US orders. (Shipping and handling for purchases outside the US will incur an additional fee.) Authenticators are currently shipping around 2-3 weeks after purchase.
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The Telon Puzzle – August 15, 2011 – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 14th
Official SOE Podcast #115
Join us for the Official SOE Podcast #115 – the “War of Zek-Cast!” Your host, Aimee “Ashlanne” Rekoske is joined by your co-host Tiffany “Amnerys” Spence. Listen in as they chat about the War of Zek update coming to EQ2 and reveal the last Fan Spot Challenge Winner. We’ll also have two interviews for you this Podcast. Linda “Brasse” Carlson chats with Akil Hooper and Dave Georgeson first, and then with Kyle Vallee and Paul Molina. Both interviews will cover EverQuest II’s War of Zek update. Special News Caster Andre Padilla will bring us the latest updates on many SOE titles. Let us know what you think at podcast@soe.sony.com or head over to the Station Forums and share your opinion with the Community!
You can download the MP3 file directly or subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking the button listed below. We have both high and low bandwidth versions available. Or if you have iTunes installed select iTunes store, type SOE into the search box and click Subscribe!
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Podcast #115 is Live – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Aug 14th
Official SOE Podcast #115
Join us for the Official SOE Podcast #115 – the “War of Zek-Cast!” Your host, Aimee “Ashlanne” Rekoske is joined by your co-host Tiffany “Amnerys” Spence. Listen in as they chat about the War of Zek update coming to EQ2 and reveal the last Fan Spot Challenge Winner. We’ll also have two interviews for you this Podcast. Linda “Brasse” Carlson chats with Akil Hooper and Dave Georgeson first, and then with Kyle Vallee and Paul Molina. Both interviews will cover EverQuest II’s War of Zek update. Special News Caster Andre Padilla will bring us the latest updates on many SOE titles. Let us know what you think at podcast@soe.sony.com or head over to the Station Forums and share your opinion with the Community!
You can download the MP3 file directly or subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking the button listed below. We have both high and low bandwidth versions available. Or if you have iTunes installed select iTunes store, type SOE into the search box and click Subscribe!
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City of Heroes: Intrepid Informer #9 Details The Time Manipulation Power Set
Aug 13th
Excited for the Time Manipulation Power Set to come your way in City of Heroes? Then it seems that this piece of news is most definitely for you! Over at the Official City of Heroes Website, the latest Intrepid Informer (Issue #9) details and outlines the details behind the new power set.
We like mixing things up a little when it comes to the Intrepid Informer. One week we'll be telling you about missions, the next we'll offer you an insight into new features, and sometimes we'll enjoy giving you a sneak peek into new earth shattering powers.
This week is definitely a case of shattering powers although not of the earth sort. It is time to let our ingenious Powers specialist Phil "Synapse" Zeleski share with you an insight and a few tips and tricks about the Time Manipulation Power Set!
Read more about the Time Manipulation Power Set at the Official City of Heroes Website.
City of Heroes: VIP Beta Lauching Today
Aug 9th
Folks looking to get a head start look at the City of Heroes Freedom F2P edition of the game and at new features coming with Issue 21 will want to check out the VIP Beta that is scheduled to launch later today in North America and on August 10th in Europe. The team has posted detailed instructions about installing the beta client and much more.
Once that's done, delve into the next evolution of City of Heroes starting from the new Character creator and its myriad of improvements and additions, straight into the brand new combined tutorial and the updated Atlas Park and Mercy Island!
And while you're at it, browse through the Paragon Market™ as well as the brand new Paragon Rewards system that supersedes the Veteran Program!
City of Heroes Freedom and Issue 21: Convergence have so much to offer, you will want to make sure you check our Issue 21 Overview page as well as our City of Heroes Freedom mini-site before embarking on the Beta adventure.
Read more at the links above.