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m (→‎Invention Enhancements: Removed Invention Enhancements since these are covered on the regular Enhancements page and their own Invention page. Replaced with Talisman Enhancements.)
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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
'''Special Enhancements''' are usable by all character archetypes and origins, but are only obtainable by completing some very difficult-to-accomplish tasks. Currently, Special Enhancements include [[Hamidon Origin Enhancements]], [[Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements]], [[Hydra Origin Enhancements]], and [[Talisman Enhancements]].
'''Special Enhancements''' are usable by all character archetypes and origins, but are only obtainable by completing some very difficult-to-accomplish tasks.
 
Currently, Special Enhancements include  
*[[Hamidon Origin Enhancements]]
*[[Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements]]
*[[Hydra Origin Enhancements]]
*[[D-Sync Enhancements]]
*[[Talisman Enhancements]].


== Benefits ==
== Benefits ==
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! Titan Enhancement
! Titan Enhancement
! Hamidon Enhancement
! Hamidon Enhancement
! D-Sync Enhancement
! Effects
! Effects
|-
|-
| Anti Proton Exposure || Zeolite Shard || Enzyme Exposure || <span style="display:none">endrdx thtdeb defdeb</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit DeBuffs.png|18px|ToHit Debuff]] [[File:TO Training Defense DeBuff.png|18px|Defense Debuff]]
| Anti Proton Exposure || Zeolite Shard || Enzyme Exposure || D-Sync Marginalization || <span style="display:none">endrdx thtdeb defdeb</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit DeBuffs.png|18px|ToHit Debuff]] [[File:TO Training Defense DeBuff.png|18px|Defense Debuff]]
|-
| Delta Particle Exposure || Gypsum Shard || Lysosome Exposure || D-Sync Obfuscation || <span style="display:none">acc thtdeb defdeb</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training ToHit DeBuffs.png|18px|ToHit Debuff]] [[File:TO Training Defense DeBuff.png|18px|Defense Debuff]]
|-
| Electron Exposure || Peridont Shard || Ribosome Exposure || D-Sync Fortification || <span style="display:none">endrdx res</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Damage Resistance.png|18px|Resist Damage]]
|-
| Gluon Exposure || Amethyst Shard || Peroxisome Exposure || D-Sync Containment || <span style="display:none">dam mez</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Hold Duration.png|18px|Mez Duration]]
|-
| Graviton Exposure || Calcite Shard || Endoplasm Exposure || D-Sync Binding || <span style="display:none">acc mez</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Hold Duration.png|18px|Mez Duration]]
|-
| Neutrino Exposure || Diamond Shard || Nucleolus Exposure || D-Sync Empowerment || <span style="display:none">acc dam</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]]
|-
| Neutron Exposure || Quartz Shard || Centriole Exposure || D-Sync Extension || <span style="display:none">dam rng</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Range.png|18px|Range]]
|-
|-
| Delta Particle Exposure || Gypsum Shard || Lysosome Exposure || <span style="display:none">acc thtdeb defdeb</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training ToHit DeBuffs.png|18px|ToHit Debuff]] [[File:TO Training Defense DeBuff.png|18px|Defense Debuff]]
| Positron Exposure || Kyanite Shard || Golgi Exposure || D-Sync Reconstitution || <span style="display:none">endrdx heal</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Heal.png|18px|Healing]]
|-
| Proton Exposure || Tanzanite Shard || Cytoskeleton Exposure || D-Sync Elusivity || <span style="display:none">endrdx thtbuf defbuf</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit Buffs.png|18px|ToHit Buff]] [[File:TO Training Defense Buff.png|18px|Defense Buff]]
|-
| Quark Particle Exposure || Citrine Shard || Membrane Exposure || D-Sync Shifting || <span style="display:none">rech thtbuf defbuf</span>[[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit Buffs.png|18px|ToHit Buff]] [[File:TO Training Defense Buff.png|18px|Defense Buff]]
|-
| Theta Exposure || Selenite Shard || Microfilament Exposure || D-Sync Acceleration || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Running Speed.png|18px|Movement Increase]]
 
 
 
 
 
|-
|-
| Electron Exposure || Peridont Shard || Ribosome Exposure || <span style="display:none">endrdx res</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Damage Resistance.png|18px|Resist Damage]]
| || || || D-Sync Conduit || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Modification.png|18px|Endurance Modification]] [[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]]
|-
|-
| Gluon Exposure || Amethyst Shard || Peroxisome Exposure || <span style="display:none">dam mez</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Hold Duration.png|18px|Mez Duration]]
| || || || D-Sync Deceleration || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Slow powers.png|18px|Slow]] [[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]]
|-
|-
| Graviton Exposure || Calcite Shard || Endoplasm Exposure || <span style="display:none">acc mez</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Hold Duration.png|18px|Mez Duration]]
| || || || D-Sync Drain || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Endurance Modification.png|18px|Endurance Modification]]
|-
|-
| Neutrino Exposure || Diamond Shard || Nucleolus Exposure || <span style="display:none">acc dam</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]]
| || || || D-Sync Efficiency || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]]
|-
|-
| Neutron Exposure || Quartz Shard || Centriole Exposure || <span style="display:none">dam rng</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Range.png|18px|Range]]
| || || || D-Sync Guidance || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Range.png|18px|Range]]
|-
|-
| Positron Exposure || Kyanite Shard || Golgi Exposure || <span style="display:none">endrdx heal</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Heal.png|18px|Healing]]
| || || || D-Sync Optimization || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Damage.png|18px|Damage]] [[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]]
|-
|-
| Proton Exposure || Tanzanite Shard || Cytoskeleton Exposure || <span style="display:none">endrdx thtbuf defbuf</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit Buffs.png|18px|ToHit Buff]] [[File:TO Training Defense Buff.png|18px|Defense Buff]]
| || || || D-Sync Provocation || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Taunt Effectiveness.png|18px|Threat Duration]]
|-
|-
| Quark Particle Exposure || Citrine Shard || Membrane Exposure || <span style="display:none">rech thtbuf defbuf</span>[[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]] [[File:TO Training ToHit Buffs.png|18px|ToHit Buff]] [[File:TO Training Defense Buff.png|18px|Defense Buff]]
| || || || D-Sync Reconstruction || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Attack Rate.png|18px|Recharge Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Heal.png|18px|Healing]]
|-
|-
| Theta Exposure || Selenite Shard || Microfilament Exposure || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Endurance Cost.png|18px|Endurance Reduction]] [[File:TO Training Running Speed.png|18px|Movement Increase]]
| || || || D-Sync Siphon || <span style="display:none">endrdx spd</span>[[File:TO Training Accuracy.png|18px|Accuracy]] [[File:TO Training Heal.png|18px|Healing]]
|}
|}


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* [[Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements]]
* [[Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements]]
* [[Hydra Origin Enhancements]]
* [[Hydra Origin Enhancements]]
* [[D-Sync Enhancements]]
* [[Talisman Enhancements]]
* [[Talisman Enhancements]]
[[Category:Enhancements]]
[[Category:Enhancements]]

Revision as of 16:10, 25 June 2022

Overview

Special Enhancements are usable by all character archetypes and origins, but are only obtainable by completing some very difficult-to-accomplish tasks.

Currently, Special Enhancements include

Benefits

Special Enhancements provide benefits much like Single-Origin Enhancements, but provide benefits to more than one aspect at a time. For example, a Special Enhancement may affect both the damage and accuracy of a power, instead of a just damage or just accuracy.

A Special Enhancement may be added to a power if any portion of the enhancement can apply to the power. However, any aspects which do not apply to the power will be ignored. For example, a Damage/Accuracy Special Enhancement may be added to Envenom, but because Envenom does no damage, the damage portion of the enhancement will be ignored. The accuracy portion, however, will function perfectly.

Special Enhancement Progression

When City of Heroes was first released, the maximum level was 40, and the Hamidon Raid (where masses of players defeat a super-Giant Monster Hamidon) was a level 40 event. The level cap was raised to 50 in Issue 1, and the Hamidon Raid was also raised to level 50. However, the Abandoned Sewers Trial (introduced in Issue 1, awarding Hydra Origin Enhancements) and the Eden Trial (introduced in Issue 2, awarding Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements) replaced the Hamidon Raid with level 40-43 Special Enhancements.

Because these Special Enhancements respect the character's level just like normal enhancements, the Hydra and Titan enhancements can be outleveled. While the Hamidon enhancements function the same way, since the Hamidon raid is now designed for level 50 characters, they can't technically be outleveled since the level cap is 50.

Additionally, Hamidon enhancements offer a higher bonus than the Hydra or Titan enhancements do. Each aspect of a +0 Hamidon enhancement offers the same bonus as a +0 SO. Hydra and Titan enhancements offer a bonus that is between a -2 and a -3 SO. (Just like normal enhancements, a difference in level between the character and the Special Enhancement, or stacking Special Enhancements, will affect the exact bonus conferred to the character's power.)

Talisman Enhancements

Main article: Talisman Enhancements

Talisman Enhancements only enhance a single aspect of a power like Single-Origin enhancements, but are usable by any origin or archetype. One can be acquired during Tutorials, and the rest are sold by Mr. Yin in Faultline for a lower price than their Single-Origin equivalents.

Comparison

Below is a listing of each Special Enhancement matching with their effects. In the table below, the "Hold" icon (TO Training Hold Duration.png) stands in for: Confuse, Stun, Fear, Hold, Immobilize, Intangibility, and Sleep ("Mez Duration"). The "Run Speed" icon (TO Training Running Speed.png) stands in for: Flight Speed, Jump Speed, and Run Speed ("Movement Increase").

Hydra Enhancement Titan Enhancement Hamidon Enhancement D-Sync Enhancement Effects
Anti Proton Exposure Zeolite Shard Enzyme Exposure D-Sync Marginalization endrdx thtdeb defdebEndurance Reduction ToHit Debuff Defense Debuff
Delta Particle Exposure Gypsum Shard Lysosome Exposure D-Sync Obfuscation acc thtdeb defdebAccuracy ToHit Debuff Defense Debuff
Electron Exposure Peridont Shard Ribosome Exposure D-Sync Fortification endrdx resEndurance Reduction Resist Damage
Gluon Exposure Amethyst Shard Peroxisome Exposure D-Sync Containment dam mezDamage Mez Duration
Graviton Exposure Calcite Shard Endoplasm Exposure D-Sync Binding acc mezAccuracy Mez Duration
Neutrino Exposure Diamond Shard Nucleolus Exposure D-Sync Empowerment acc damAccuracy Damage
Neutron Exposure Quartz Shard Centriole Exposure D-Sync Extension dam rngDamage Range
Positron Exposure Kyanite Shard Golgi Exposure D-Sync Reconstitution endrdx healEndurance Reduction Healing
Proton Exposure Tanzanite Shard Cytoskeleton Exposure D-Sync Elusivity endrdx thtbuf defbufEndurance Reduction ToHit Buff Defense Buff
Quark Particle Exposure Citrine Shard Membrane Exposure D-Sync Shifting rech thtbuf defbufRecharge Reduction ToHit Buff Defense Buff
Theta Exposure Selenite Shard Microfilament Exposure D-Sync Acceleration endrdx spdEndurance Reduction Movement Increase



D-Sync Conduit endrdx spdEndurance Modification Recharge Reduction
D-Sync Deceleration endrdx spdSlow Recharge Reduction Endurance Reduction
D-Sync Drain endrdx spdAccuracy Endurance Modification
D-Sync Efficiency endrdx spdDamage Endurance Reduction
D-Sync Guidance endrdx spdAccuracy Range
D-Sync Optimization endrdx spdDamage Recharge Reduction
D-Sync Provocation endrdx spdAccuracy Recharge Reduction Threat Duration
D-Sync Reconstruction endrdx spdRecharge Reduction Healing
D-Sync Siphon endrdx spdAccuracy Healing

Other than enhancement value (Hamidon enhancements provide a larger bonus than the other two) and level when the enhancement is usable (Hydra and Titan enhancements are level 40-43, while Hamidon enhancements are generally level 50), all three types of Special Enhancement are identical.

Historical

This article contains information that no longer applies to the current version of City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

Multiple Types Exploit

It was possible to achieve enhancement values unintended by the developers by exploiting the way in which the powers system handles enhancements, and the way in which Special Enhancements were permitted to be added to a given power. More information can be found at the Hamidon Origin Enhancements page. Although the exploit and quote from Castle normally pertain to Hamidon enhancements, the exploit was viable with any Special Enhancements.

Much to the astonishment of the playerbase, this long-standing exploit was fixed without any prior warning in a patch during Issue 22 beta, and went live with the issue release.

See Also

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