City of Heroes/City of Villains Issue 8 Q&A

GameSpot has published an interview with Cryptic Studios lead designer Matthew Miller about the upcoming Issue 8 update for City of Heroes and City of Villains.

Q: Give us an overview of the additions and enhancements that will be included in the upcoming Issue 8 update for City of Heroes and City of Villains.

A: Well, first off, we did a major overhaul to the City of Heroes zone Faultline. It includes new contacts and missions, as well as a better street-hunting experience. We also have brought the randomly generated missions that we had in City of Villains (which villain characters got from the newspapers and brokers) to hero characters. The City of Heroes version is called “police band missions,” and these can lead players into safeguard missions where they must protect Paragon City from vandals and stop major crimes in progress.

Next, we have the “veteran rewards” program, which gives perks and thank-you gifts to players for their characters based on how long they’ve been playing the game. There is a new set of rewards every three months. Finally, we added arena kiosks to the Pocket D area, so heroes and villains can more easily challenge one another in the arenas.