Champions Online Starts 'Blood Moon' Event, Free Play From Oct 30 - Nov 2
Cryptic Studios has been working feverishly to shore up content since the release of Champions Online in September. One of the big things I've been looking forward to was the latest content patch they released on Tuesday; a large concern with players has been that Champions Online doesn't provide a lot of incentive for grouping, and one of my own personal issues is that playing as a "healer" has been pretty irrelevant. Between both the lack of viability in the class and the limited abilities you get, creating a super hero focused towards strengthening and protecting allies isn't as important in Champions Online as it is in other games.
However, Cryptic has made steps to change this with the Blood Moon content patch. Among other things, it introduces the Celestial powerset which adds lots more abilities that can either heal allies or damage enemies depending on what you're targeting. I've been looking forward to trying these new abilities out ever since they were first announced last month and so far they go a long way towards addressing the issues I originally had as one of the seemingly rare MMOG players that prefers to be the group's healer.
On top of this, the Blood Moon content patch also introduces Champions' Halloween events, the Zombie Apocalypse and BITE, which will let players resurrect as zombies or werewolves (or werewolf hunters!) for the duration of the event. Also, to entice new players who haven't yet checked the game out, between October 30th and November 2nd the game is absolutely free to play-- both the regular core game and the Blood Moon event.
The full text of the press release announcing this is after the jump. If you are a new player who was curious about Champions Online or someone who checked it out in the first month, this is a great opportunity to see the big improvements they've made since launch.
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FOR CHAMPIONS ONLINE, THE BLOOD MOON RISES OCTOBER 27
New York, NY (October 27, 2009) -- Atari, Inc., one of the world's most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, developers of Champions Online and Star Trek Online, announced today the upcoming Blood Moon Halloween Event. On October 27, 2009, zombies, werewolves and an ancient evil will take over the Champions Universe.
"We've been putting together some great missions in Blood Moon," said Bill Roper, Executive Producer on Champions Online. "This sort of thing is pure pleasure for us to do, and we can't wait to see our players taking on the forces of evil."
Players will battle against the armies of the Arch Lich Takofanes as he mounts an assault on the Champions Universe. Among other missions, gamers will have a chance to free the souls of 13 undead superheroes from vile servitude under Takofanes, which will unlock the new Celestial power set focused on healing and support.
In the Zombie Apocalypse, one component of the Blood Moon event, fallen heroes can come back as part of an undead army. In the BITE event, another such component, players can become werewolves or werewolf hunters in a fight to rule Monster Island.
Gamers everywhere will be able to enjoy the Blood Moon event for free between October 30 and November 2. To learn more about the Blood Moon event and to sign up for the free weekend, please visit:
http://www.champions-online.com/bloodmoon and http://www.champions-online.com/bloodmoon_weekend
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Posted to Hot Stuff, MMOs on 28 October 2009
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