News

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This page lists all currently relevant news headlines. The list will be displayed on the Main Page. Only major news relevant for the whole community should be displayed here. News headlines are listed in reverse chronological order (latest news at the top).

News headlines

Thursday, September 27, 2012

NCsoft City of Heroes Sunset FAQ

An official announcement, City of Heroes Sunset FAQ, gives more information about the closure of City of Heroes. Servers shut off on November 30, 2012, at 12:00 AM (US) PDT. The announcement expands on the information provided in the official Player Services Status Update. NCsoft are processing refunds for unused game time that may have been applied. Account creation, upgrading to VIP, and the purchase of Paragon Points have all been disabled.

Please check the announcement for all the details.

In-game Event Schedule

Details of the schedule for in-game official events have been posted in an official post.

• Summer Blockbuster - October 5 - October 8
• Double XP - October 18 - October 22
• Halloween Event - October 26 - October 29
• Winter Event - November 9 - November 12
• Rikti Invasion - November 23 - November 30

Don't forget to support the player events as well! These are shown in the Calls to Action area of the main page of Paragon Wiki.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Player Services Status Update

Details regarding compensation and the refund process, addressing recurring billing and outstanding account balances, have been released in the official Player Services Status Update. All accounts that held VIP status on September 01 will be set to VIP for the duration, sans recurring billing. They currently have no way to elevate Free or Premium players to VIP status.

For customers using credit cards and PayPal, automatic refunds begin September 26, with refunds to the payment method used.

• Refunds will be issued in full for outstanding subscription balances as of September 01.
• Refunds will be issued in full for any Paragon Points purchased after August 24.

Customers who used Game Time Cards, and had outstanding balances as of September 01, will need to contact support using the mechanism outlined in the announcement.

A number of popular events will also be hosted within the game, to 'celebrate during the closing' with exact times and dates yet to be announced. The announcement also shares a sincere thanks from NCsoft to all the fans who have spent time with City of Heroes.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Paragon Studios: Dinner's on Us!

Current total: $1045 as of 19:02 GMT Sept 13

Success!!!

We've met our funding goal! In fact, before I could get the widget shut down, we overshot it by a little! I'll call the restaurant and make arrangements today as well as notify the staff of Paragon Studios to put on their eatin' hats. This is incredible. I honestly thought that it would take at least a couple of days, but this fundraiser lasted less than three hours. This is HUGE, folks, and I really appreciate your participation! Because we met our goal so quickly, if you didn't get a chance to donate, please know that this is going to be presented on behalf of the whole City of Heroes community. --TonyV 19:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Hey all, we'd like to treat the staff of Paragon Studios to dinner, courtesy of the City of Heroes community. At one of the Player Summits, one of the devs told me of a restaurant near the studio where the staff goes sometimes for occasions. This rally is to raise enough money to cover the bill for them to meet there again. But this time, the City of Heroes community is covering the bill!

We want to express our gratitude for building the world in which our imaginations have lived. They've provided an unprecedented level of support and interactivity over the years. They've talked to us, listened to our feedback, even socialized with us, all the while providing a game that has an incredible level of innovation and fun.

We don't need a lot to meet our goal of buying dinner for the Paragon Studios staff, just 67 of our loyal subscribers donating their monthly VIP fee. However, this token of our gratitude is on behalf of the entire City of Heroes community, and no matter what the future brings, we wish you all our best.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

We are heroes. This is what we do.

We are heroes. This is what we do. Remember those words. Please bookmark this forum and check back here frequently, as I'll also be posting stickies at the top that are "Calls to Action," things that we need you to do or expertise we need in order to progress in our efforts. I'll be posting news and information here, and more importantly, what you, the City of Heroes community, can do to help our efforts. --TonyV

Archived News

• Farewell, Paragon Studios Friday, August 31, 2012
• This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, August 28, 2012
• Nature Affinity is Live; Signature Story Arc 2: Episode 3; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, August 21, 2012
• Captain Mako Week Continues: Plot Thickens!; This Week at the Paragon Market Thursday, August 16, 2012
• Intrepid Informer & Issue 24; Double XP & Captain Mako; This Week at the Paragon Market Wednesday, August 08, 2012
• Rikti to Invade This Friday; This Week at the Paragon Market Wednesday, August 01, 2012
• Signature Story Arc 2: Episode 2; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, July 24, 2012
• Shocking Shark Scenes Set to Imperil Paragon!; Tweet Code Thursdays; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, July 17, 2012
• Water Blast Unleashed On Paragon, the Isles and Praetoria!; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, July 10, 2012
• US Independence Day Sale! Tuesday, July 03, 2012
• Summer Blockbuster Launches Early; This Week at the Paragon Market Wednesday, June 27, 2012
• Memes To Go! Special Costume Contest; This Week at the Paragon Market Wednesday, June 20, 2012
• Retro Sci-Fi Costume Pieces; Twitch.TV is Up and Running; Intrepid Informer Issue #21; This Week at the Paragon Market Wednesday, June 13, 2012
• Issue 23 is Live; Signature Story Arc 2: Episode 1; This Week at the Paragon Market; Tier 9 VIP Mecha Armor Costume Set Wednesday, June 06, 2012
• Issue 23: Thursday, May 31, 2012! Wednesday, May 30, 2012
• Hang Out With Paragon Studios; Freedom Friday Expands: Facebook, Google+; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, May 29, 2012
• Summer Blockbuster Details Announced; Costume Contest: Friday 25 May; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, May 22, 2012
• Newsflash: Freebie Friday is live!, This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, May 15, 2012
• Newsflash: Freebie Friday! Thursday, May 10, 2012
• Freedom Player Feedback: Have Your Say!; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, May 08, 2012
• City of City of Heroes: Eight Years Strong; This Week at the Paragon Market Tuesday, May 01, 2012
• City of Heroes Player Summit on Ustream; Staff Fighting: Developer's Guide; City of Heroes 8th Anniversary Sale Tuesday, April 25, 2012
• Staff Fighting Is Here!; Issue 23 Overview; Salute to Statesman Rewards; Paragon Market Sale: Up To 50% Off Tuesday, April 17, 2012
• Paragon Market Sale: Up To 50% Off Tuesday, April 10, 2012
• Changes to European Services; Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, April 04, 2012
• Who Will Die Episode 7: To Something Greater; Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Beast Mastery is Live!; Super Packs now a Paragon Reward Featured at the Paragon Market; Paragon Studios Game Night Tuesday, March 20, 2012
• Double XP Weekend: March 16-18; Featured at the Paragon Market; Blockbuster Movie Poster Contest; March Circus Costume Contest Tuesday, March 13, 2012
• Issue 22 Live; Beast Mastery in Detail; Featured at the Paragon Market; Darkness Control Dev Diary Tuesday, March 08, 2012
• 2012 Spring Player Summit Announced; Developer Diary Sheds Light on New Issue 22 Trial; Featured at the Paragon Market; Issue 22 Producer's Letter Tuesday, February 28, 2012
• Who Will Die Episode 6: The Last Piece; Intrepid Informer: Darkness Control; Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, February 21, 2012
• Double XP Weekend: March 16-19; Featured at the Paragon Market: Heroes and Villains Super Pack Tuesday, February 14, 2012
• Featured at the Paragon Market; Spring Fling is Live; Facebook Valentine's Card Creator; Failed Hero/Villain Costume Contest Tuesday, February 07, 2012
• Annual Spring Fling announced! Wednesday, February 01, 2012
• Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, January 31, 2012
• Lunar New Year Costume Contest; Featured at the Paragon Market; A Eulogy for Statesman Tuesday, January 24, 2012
• Intrepid Informer #17; Signature Story Arc 5: The Fate of All Men; Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, January 17, 2012
• Fire and Ice Costume Set for VIP available; Featured at the Paragon Market; Signature Story Arc ViDoc #2; Issue 22 on VIP Beta Tuesday, January 10, 2012
• Welcome to 2012, Featured at the Paragon Market Tuesday, January 03, 2012
• Featured at the Paragon Market; Player Base Spotlight: Zero Strykers' Temporal Vault Tuesday, December 27, 2011
• Featured at the Paragon Market; Bigger and Better Refer a Friend! Wednesday, December 21, 2011
• Statesman. 1896 - 2012. RIP.; Winter Event 2011 now on!; Featured items at the Market; Super Heroic Holidays Costume Contest Wednesday, December 14, 2011
• Issue 21: Media Blitz! Now Live; New Incarnate Abilities; New on the Market: Titan Weapon Tuesday, December 06, 2011
• Paragon Studios Review 2011; Titan Weapons Detailed; New on the Market; PC Gamer Review; Salute to Statesman Reminder Tuesday, December 03, 2011
• Black Friday Sale Extended; Bonus Game Time Offer Tuesday, November 29, 2011
• Black Friday Specials at the Paragon Market & NCsoft Store Thursday, November 24, 2011
• Loyalty Program / Pummit PowerPoints Monday, November 21, 2011
• Server Publish: Bases Attack! New on the Market; Thanksgiving Costume Contest for VIP Players Thursday, November 17, 2011
• Server Publish; New on the Market Tuesday, November 10, 2011
• New on the Market Tuesday, October 18, 2011
• Street Justice Power Set Now Available Tuesday, October 4, 2011
• Praetorian Invasions; Free to Play; Account Reactivation; New Refer a Friend; Circle of Thorns Costume Set Thursday, September 29, 2011
• Level Pacts Disabled; Signature Story Arc Tuesday, September 20, 2011
• City of Heroes Freedom VIP Head Start Friday, September 09, 2011
• A Look at the Carnival of Light; City of Heroes at PAX Prime; Products Discontinued at NCsoft Store Tuesday, August 23, 2011
• Ski Chalet Open; First Ward Art Dev Diaries; Retiring Free Trials; Declaration of Freedom Sale Wednesday, August 17, 2011
• Introducing the Paragon Market; City of Heroes Freedom and Issue 21 VIP Beta Monday, August 8, 2011
• Double XP Postponed; Comic Con Panel on Gamespot; Ten Ton Hammer Interviews Matt Miller Sunday, July 31, 2011
• San Diego Comic Con; Paragon Rewards Details; Facebook Facepalm Promotion Friday, July 22, 2011
• City of Heroes Launcher Discontinued; Double The Fun! Friday, July 15, 2011
• Incarnates Ascend is Live! Tuesday, June 28, 2011
• Keep Galaxy City Clean!; Announcing City of Heroes Freedom and Issue 21: Convergence Tuesday, June 21, 2011
• Release the pressure with the brand new Steampunk Pack! Wednesday, June 1, 2011
• Incarnates Ascend update to I20 announced Tuesday, May 24, 2011
• Global Server Access FAQ; Global Server Access is Nigh; Reactivation Week is Live Wednesday, May 11, 2011
• City of Heroes 7th Anniversary; Celebrating Seven Years of CoH Thursday, April 28, 2011
• The Developers, Interviewed; Mac Version of NCsoft Launcher Available Tuesday, April 19, 2011
• Issue 20: Incarnates now live; The Player Help System and You Tuesday, April 5, 2011
• NCsoft Sends Support to Japan; The Developers, Interviewed Thursday, March 24, 2011
• Issue 20 Overview Tuesday, March 8, 2011
• NCsoft Launcher released, bonus aura! Monday, March 7, 2011
• The Animal Pack is now available Wednesday, February 23, 2011
• The Spring Fling 2011 has started! Thursday, February 10, 2011
• Issue 19: Strike Pack now live Tuesday, February 01, 2011
• The Developers, Interviewed Friday, January 21, 2011
• Strike Pack update to I19 announced Thursday, January 20, 2011
• Seven Years of Super Rewards Monday, January 17, 2011
• Double XP Weekend Starting January 27! Thursday, January 13, 2011
• 2010 Winter Event Friday, December 17, 2010
• Introducing The Release Of Issue 19: Alpha Strike! Tuesday, November 30, 2010
• Issue 19 Begins Open Beta Thursday November 11, 2010
• New Incarnate Information Tuesday, November 9, 2010
• What's your Origin? / The 2010 Halloween Event is here! Thursday, October 21, 2010
• Issue 19 Overview Thursday, October 7, 2010
• Reactivation Weekend Featuring Going Rogue 10/7-10/10! Monday, September 27, 2010
• New In-Game Pack – Get Ready to PARTY! Tuesday, August 31, 2010
• Welcome, City of Heroes/Villains Mentor Project Monday, August 30, 2010
• "Soft Launch" for Going Rogue / Going Rogue™ Release on Tuesday! / Free Server Transfers Monday, August 16, 2010
• Going Rogue™ Release Date Announced / Trade Barriers Being Lifted in Going Rogue Wednesday, June 22, 2010
• City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant Giveaway! Wednesday, June 16, 2010
• Sixth Year Anniversary Event and Issue 17 Live Saturday, May 1, 2010
• Issue 17 Open Beta Wednesday, April 14, 2010
• Winner of Best Sci-fi/Superhero MMO for 2009 Friday, March 19, 2010
• Issue 17 Closed Beta / Free Server Transfers Extended Again! Friday, February 26, 2010
• Double XP and Re-activation Weekend Starting March 4th! Wednesday, February 10, 2010
• Spring Fling and Issue 17 / Going Rogue Tuesday, February 9, 2010
• Free Transfer Extension Friday, January 29, 2010
• Going Rogue and Paragon Team Update Thursday, January 21, 2010
• Winter Event and Free Server Transfers Tuesday, December 15, 2009
• Real World Hero Charity Drive Monday, November 23, 2009
• Scheduled Maintenance Saturday, October 17, 2009
• Double XP Weekend Wednesday, September 30, 2009
• Issue 16: Power Spectrum Released Tuesday, September 15, 2009
• Issue 16 Open Beta on Test Wednesday, August 26, 2009
• Issue 16 Closed Beta Wednesday, August 5, 2009
• Issue 16: Power Spectrum Announced Monday, July 16, 2009
• Mark Your Calendars Thursday July 9, 2009
• Issue 15: Anniversary Released Monday, June 29, 2009
• Issue 15 Open Beta on Test Wednesday, May 27, 2009
• AE Badge Changes Sunday, May 24, 2009
• City of Heroes Going Rogue Monday, May 11, 2009
• City of Heroes Steams Ahead Wednesday, April 22, 2009
• Architect Edition & Super Booster II: Magic Released; Announcing Paragon Studios Tuesday, April 14, 2009
• Issue 14 Live! Wednesday, April 8, 2009
• Issue 14 Go-Live Date Announced Saturday, April 4, 2009
• Issue 14 Open Beta Tuesday, March 17, 2009
• Maintenance on Paragon Wiki Saturday, February 28, 2009
• Issue 14 Closed Beta Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Merit Reward Changes Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Spring Fling 2009 (Valentine's Day Event) Saturday, February 7, 2009
• Double XP Weekend Friday, January 23, 2009
• Upcoming Double XP Weekend January 19, 2009
• Mac Client Released! January 8, 2009
• Mac Open Beta / Paragonwiki.com Domain Name December 17, 2008
• Winter Event December 15, 2008
• Issue 13 Release Date December 01, 2008
• Issue 13 Open Beta November 11, 2008
• Coming to a Mac Near You! October 30, 2008
• Halloween event on now! October 18, 2008
• Watch Pages October 9, 2008
• Issue 13 Closed Beta October 8, 2008
• Paragon Wiki now part of the Titan Network October 8, 2008
• Splitting Issue 13 September 25, 2008
• Issue 13 Details Released August 26, 2008
• City of Heroes and Villains Merged July 16, 2008
• New Veteran Rewards Unveiled! July 8, 2008
• Paypal Payment Option Now Available at PlayNC July 1, 2008
• Machinima Contest July 1, 2008
• Issue 12 Bugfixes May 28, 2008
• Issue 12 Live May 20, 2008
• Issue 12 Open Beta May 6, 2008
• Upcoming Features Update April 28, 2008
• New Paragon Wiki Skin in Development! April 17, 2008
• Issue 12 Details Announced March 12, 2008
• Paragon Wiki as a Developer Reference March 9, 2008
• Old Site User Pages Transfer February 18, 2008
• Spring Fling February 17, 2008
• Patch Notes February 13, 2008
• Double XP Weekend February 9, 2008
• Record Server Population February 9, 2008
• NCsoft Charity Auction December 19, 2007
• Winter Event December 17, 2007
• Issue 11 Release Date November 27, 2007
• Paragon Wiki Move to Wikia Complete November 27, 2007
• NCsoft Acquires City of Heroes Franchise November 6, 2007
• Issue 11 Open Beta October 29, 2007
• New Logo October 22, 2007
• Halloween Event 2007 Live! October 22, 2007
• Issue 11 Closed Beta October 9, 2007
• Tabula Rasa Beta Key Contest Winners September 3, 2007
• Tabula Rasa Beta Key Giveaway August 29, 20`07
• Paragon Wiki is moving to Wikia August 23, 2007
• Issue 10: Invasion live! July 24, 2007
• Update: Daily backups up and running again July 23, 2007
• Major Outage! DOOOM!!! July 15, 2007
• Changes, changes, changes July 15, 2007
• Issue 10 Public Beta June 27, 2007
• Double XP Weekend June 4, 2007
• Wiki Optimizations May 2, 2007
• Issue 9 Released May 1, 2007
• Paragon Wiki has Moved! May 1, 2007
• A Season of Growth April 26, 2007
• Caching Enabled! April 22, 2007
• Massive Information Upload of Issue 9 April 6, 2007
• Issue 9 open to all on Training Room April 3, 2007
• European Users Able to Buy U.S. Codes March 9, 2007
• PlayNC European Store Update March 7, 2007
• European Players Denied U.S. Server Access March 5, 2007
• Valentine's Day Event Live! February 13, 2007
• Issue 9 info January 20, 2007
• Double XP Weekend Coming January 26-28 January 27, 2007
• MediaWiki Upgrade January 27, 2007
• Paragon Maps updated to v2.0 January 14, 2007
• Issue 8 is live November 28, 2006
• City of Heroes on Linux October 25, 2006
• Issue 8 on Training Room Server October 14, 2006
• Upgrade! August 11, 2006
• New Hero Wiki Skin Implemented March 5, 2006
• Software Upgrade February 27, 2006
• City of Villains Exploration Badges Complete February 20, 2006
• Valentine's Day Event 2006 Wrapping Up February 20, 2006
• Valentine's Day Event 2006 February 8, 2006
• Paragon Wiki Forums Test February 7, 2006
• A New Domain Name February 7, 2006
• Issue 7 Preview Released January 31, 2006
• New Administrator January 22, 2006
• Server Outage January 22, 2006
• Spam Filter January 15, 2006
• E-Mail Snafu January 6, 2006
• Happy New Year! January 6, 2006
• Game of the Year January 6, 2006
• Winter Events Continue! December 15, 2005
• Winter Event 2005 December 8, 2005
• New Admin: Arkenor November 25, 2005
• Maintenance Monday: 2:00am EST November 25, 2005
• City of Villains Survey November 22, 2005
• Map Patch v0.4 Released November 2, 2005
• Go-Live! October 31, 2005
• A shorter URL October 31, 2005
• Please direct people to this site October 31, 2005
• News Archive Added October 31, 2005
• FAQs Added October 24, 2005
• Added Content Update October 18, 2005
• NDA Lifted October 13, 2005
• City of Villains Content Categories Added October 13, 2005