Tuesday, June 30, 2009

City of Heroes Podcast: New Episode

Episode 47 (last I saw was episode 41; where'd the other 6 go? lol) of the podfading but still good CoH Podcast has been released. It's a good one, too.

My condolences to the hosts for their loss of a family member (chooch's brother). If chooch is any indicator, his brother was a fine man.

Official CoH Podcast site.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Issue 15 Goes Live

Two Task Forces, some really cruddy costume pieces, excellent improvements to Dominators and the Mission Architect, and basic game features you have to pay for if you want them (height/bodytype/gender change). This Issue has it all good, bad and ugly.

Read about it at the official forums.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

City of Heroes Raises the Customization Stakes!

EDIT: I just realized that the Super Tailor feature is part of the Super Science Booster Pack. Charging for the ability to customize height, bodytype and gender is just so cluelessly LAME. Here's hoping I'm misinterpreting that and it'll be available to all. This kind of stuff belongs in the base costume creator! Not happy. Now on to our regularly scheduled post:

We all know the competition is just around the corner, and they have some amazing customization options. Well, CoH is rising to the challenge with the announcement of power colorization and now changeable genders and bodytypes. A whole new range of concepts are now possible!

From the official forums:
"When visiting the Tailor or Facemaker in City of Heroes or City of Villains, a new NPC is available. The NPC will allow you to change the inherent body type of your character. You can choose Male, Female or Huge body types. Additionally, you will be able to change your character’s height. So characters can change from a short, skinny civilian to a HUGE powered brute!"

Could the Huge female bodytype be far behind? My guess is we'll be seeing it before long.

My character Hammer Man will finally be able to realize his concept of being a child who found a magic hammer that transforms him into an unreasoning mass of destructive muscle. :)

Read how you can grow and shrink at the official forums.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Issue 16: Beginning of Power Customization?

Positron just made a post on the official forums hinting at what Issue 16 has in store, and confirming Issue 16 is not Going Rogue.

View the fascinating pics at the official forums.