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Issue 7 adds new level 40-50 content to City of Villains, including more than 300 missions and the new Player vs. Environment zone, Grandville. In Grandville you’ll find Spider City, the vertically-built capital of Lord Recluse, the leader of the Arachnos villain group.
New Mayhem Missions allow villains to enter instanced zones in Paragon City, and essentially cause as much damage as possible, harassing citizens and battling with the police. New to both games is the PvP level 40-50 zone, Recluse’s Victory. This is a twisted universe version of Paragon City’s Atlas Park, where the heroes and villains do battle to take charge of heavily armed control points. As the battle rages on, the zone will change to reflect the balance of power.
Also new in Issue 7 is addition of Patron Powers. These are available to players who reach level 40 and allow players to adopt a new set of abilities to command the same forces as the City of Villains signature villains.
“This highly anticipated expansion makes villains meaner and introduces a PvP zone that has not been seen before in the online multiplayer market,” said Matt Miller, Cryptic Studio’s lead designer for City of Heroes and City of Villains. “Players will have a blast exploring the new high-level content and causing endless destruction in the new Mayhem Missions, which take being a villain to a new low. This expansion will reinforce to players that the ‘City of’ franchise is the top comic-book based game on the market, because Issue 7 has something that will amaze everyone.“
To celebrate the release of Issue 7, any former player of City of Heroes or City of Villains can rejoin the game for an exclusive free five-day game period to try out what the new update has to offer. Full details of the Issue 7 update along with the free trial can be found over the game’s website.
