City of Heroes Freedom
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City of Heroes Freedom is the name for the new payment methods that the game will be operating under. Due to be launched with Issue 21, it will alllow anyone to play the game for free, with certain limitations. Subscribers will become VIP Players, and all players will have the opportunity to buy items in the Paragon Market.
The Veterans Rewards system will be overhauled for greater flexibility and more rapid rewards. Players will gain a reward every month after Freedom launches, and will be able to pick the order in which they receive rewards from their current tier. So, for instance, the ranged attack options currently available at the 33 month mark could be taken before the Tech Sleek costuming currently available at the 27 month level, but could not be selected before the melee attack options originally available at the 12 month mark. Consumable rewards (limited uses either per account or per character) will also be added so that players always have something to use their reward points on even if they've earned all the "fixed" rewards. Consumables will include the ability to summon signature characters as pets, or enhance IOs as if combining them (i.e. making a L50 into an L50+ or L50++).