Issues
Overview
Issues are large game updates to the City of Heroes game. There were smaller updates that occurred between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for special events or to fix various bugs or exploits, to tweak game performance, etc.
Since the launch of Homecoming, Issues have been broken up into smaller Page updates.
Issues
Release Timeline
| Issue Number | Issue Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Wednesday, April 28, 2004 (a.k.a. Issue 0) | |
| Issue 1 | Through the Looking Glass | Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later) |
| Issue 2 | A Shadow of the Past | Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later) |
| Issue 3 | A Council of War | Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later) |
| Issue 4 | Colosseum | Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later) |
| Issue 5 | Forest of Dread | Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later) |
| Issue 6 | Along Came a Spider | Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with City of Villains) |
| Issue 7 | Destiny Manifest | Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later) |
| Issue 8 | To Protect and Serve | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later) |
| Issue 9 | Breakthrough | Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later) |
| Issue 10 | Invasion | Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later) |
| Issue 11 | A Stitch in Time | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later) |
| Issue 12 | Midnight Hour | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later) |
| Issue 13 | Power and Responsibility | Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later) |
| Issue 14 | Architect | Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with Architect Edition) |
| Issue 15 | Anniversary | Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later) |
| Issue 16 | Power Spectrum | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later) |
| Issue 17 | Dark Mirror | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later) |
| Issue 18 | Shades of Gray | Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with Going Rogue) |
| Issue 19 | Alpha Strike | Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later) |
| Issue 19.5 | Strike Pack | Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later) |
| Issue 20 | Incarnates | Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue) |
| Issue 20.5 | Incarnates Ascend | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later) |
| Issue 21 | Convergence | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with City of Heroes Freedom) |
| Issue 21.5 | Media Blitz | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later) |
| Issue 22 | Death Incarnate | Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue) |
| Issue 23 | Where Shadows Lie | Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later) |
| Issue 24 | Resurgence | City of Heroes Freedom was cancelled before Issue 24 was released to live City of Heroes Resurgence launched using the latest Issue 24 Open Beta build |
| Issue 25 | Unbroken Spirit |
Issue 25 - Patch Notes for 2014: All the patch notes that have been added between January 19th, 2014 and December 31st, 2014. |
| Issue 26 | Homecoming |
Issue 26 - Saturday, April 20, 2019 |
| Issue 27 | Second Chances |
Page 1 - Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 |
For a quick timeline comparison, various important dates in the history of the game are listed below:
| Event Name | Date of Event |
|---|---|
| City of Heroes, NA | April 28, 2004 |
| City of Heroes, EU | February 4, 2005 |
| City of Villains, NA & EU | October 31, 2005 |
| Paragon Studios created | November 6, 2007 |
| Going Rogue, NA & EU | August 17, 2010 |
| City of Heroes Freedom | September 13, 2011 |
| Paragon Studios Closed | August 31, 2012 |
| City of Heroes Shut Down | November 30, 2012 |
| Homecoming: City of Heroes | April 24, 2019 |