City of Heroes is vanaf nu free-to-play

Steeds meer MMO's gaan tegenwoordig free-to-play en in juni kondigde NCsoft aan dat ook City of Heroes het nieuwe businessmodel zou gaan volgen. Vandaag is het zover en is de online RPG voor iedereen gratis te spelen.

City of Heroes Freedom heet de game vanaf nu en gamers die gratis spelen kunnen hun personage levelen tot 50, hebben toegang tot meer dan duizend missies, hebben 45 zones te verkennen en kunnen uit acht verschillende archetypes kiezen om hun personage te maken. Waar je precies wel voor zal moeten betalen kun je zien op de handige chart dat op de officiële site te vinden is.

Tegelijkertijd is er ook een grote patch verdeeld die een heleboel nieuwe dingen aan de game toevoegt. Hieronder zetten we wat deze patch genaamd Chapter 21: Convergence zoal inhoudt:

• New Zone: First Ward, the training and testing grounds for some of Praetoria's most elite forces and sinister weapons, is where players will encounter all new threats, including the massive zone-wide event, the Seed of Hamidon.
• New Epic Challenges: The Underground Incarnate Trial takes place deep below the streets of Praetoria, in the secret lair of the Devouring Earth. Those strong enough to break through their stronghold may reach the devastating Avatar of Hamidon for a final showdown of epic proportions. Up to 28 players can team up to fight new menaces and unlock great rewards.
• New Power Sets and Costumes: Time Manipulation (free for VIP Players), Beam Rifle and Street Justice represent just the beginning of new powers coming to players with City of Heroes Freedom, while the Barbarian and the Circle of Thorns Costume Sets, as well as the IDF and Defense Costume Sets (free for VIP Players) add even more options to the millions of customisation options at a players' fingertips.
• New Starting Experience: Puts new players right in the middle of the action, giving them access to all archetypes with no alignment restriction. During the new starting experience, players will have the opportunity to determine whether they ally with the forces of good, or harness the powers of evil.
• New Missions: The debut of monthly Signature Story Arcs (free for VIP Players), enables players to play a key role in the main storyline as they fight alongside iconic heroes and villains and discover which of Paragon City's premier heroes will die!
• New Rewards: The Paragon Rewards program is our way to thank players for investing in City of Heroes and provides new and unique in-game rewards designed around each player's unique tastes and play style.