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Next Champions Online updates focus on content, grouping and more

by Kyle Horner Sep 16th 2009 at 4:00PM

Filed under: Super-hero, News items, Champions Online

The newest state of the game is out for Champions Online and it discusses many upcoming changes that we think players will highly appreciate. Of particular note are three new repeatable missions coming soon to Monster Island. Interestingly, these missions are said to change as players repeat them, but that's all Cryptic was willing to divulge for the time being.

Another significant change will be the ability to see mission objectives of another player's active missions on your team and be rewarded if you help them complete that mission -- even if you don't currently have it. That last part is an important change, because it's a new incentive to group that's currently only there because of the tougher missions.

There are plenty more upcoming improvements, which can be found in a short-list after the break.

Tags: atari, champions-online, club-caprice, cryptic, cryptic-studios, economy, grayscale, powerhouse, state-of-the-game, tutorial, user-interface

Builds, powerhouses and tiny pets in Champions Online's new State of the Game

by Kyle Horner Jul 24th 2009 at 6:00PM

Filed under: Super-hero, New titles, News items, Champions Online

The big focus for this week's State of the Game for Champions Online is builds, which act as a way to switch your group role on the fly. The four flavors are: balanced, offense, defense and support -- or Guardian, Avenger, Sentinel and Protector, as they're known respectively in-game. Builds are part of a system that's designed to allow for more flexibility, and thus create characters who may be focused on defense for one mission and protection on another.

Another point of interest are the addition of Powerhouses, which are the in-game training rooms where players can test out potential new powers before committing to them. They're also where retraining occurs as well, so consider them your one-stop shop for all power selection possibilities.

As for the image you're seeing on our post, well, that's an action figure! Everyone loves chibi versions of characters and you can't have an MMO without tiny little personal pets following you around. So, who wants a mini-Foxbat? We know we do, because nothing's cuter than tiny super villains.

Tags: atari, avenger, builds, champions-online, cryptic, cryptic-studios, guardian, powerhouse, powerhouses, protector, sentinel, state-of-the-game