City of Heroes/Villains Issue 9 Interview

Strategy Informer brings us an interview with Cryptic Studios’ Matt Miller about their upcoming Issue 9 update for City of Heroes and City of Villains.

Q: If I am playing a Villain and stumble upon some loot I can salvage, how do I incorporate it into my Invention abilities? Can you walk us through a typical scenario for players?

A: Sure. First off you need access to an Invention Worktable. These are inside the Universities in Paragon City and Rogue Isles. For players with a Supergroup base, they can add an Invention Worktable to their base. Built into the table are (Invention Origin) recipes of the 28 standard Enhancements. These (IO’s) act just like normal Enhancements except they do not expire, and their bonus stays static no matter what level you are. Lower level IO’s are strengthened around that of Training Enhancements, mid level IO’s are about the power of Dual Origin Enhancements, and IO’s level 25 and above have about the same punch as current Single Origin Enhancements. Of course the power of the Enhancement is better with level, so high level invented Enhancements are slightly more powerful than the equivalent SO.

You go to the worktable and open up the interface. Here you see what Enhancements you can make with the salvage you currently have. Higher level Enhancements take higher level salvage (i.e., salvage that comes from higher level enemies), so you should always have salvage appropriate to the level of Enhancements you want to build. These (built-in) recipes also have an Influence/Infamy cost to build, but they only take common-level salvage. Uncommon and rare salvage is reserved for use by the one-use recipes you find in the world.