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== Overview ==  
== Overview ==  
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'''Issues''' are large game updates to the [[paragonwiki:City of Heroes|City of Heroes]] game. There were smaller [[Patch Notes|updates]] that occurred between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for special events or to fix various [[paragonwiki:bug|bugs]] or [[paragonwiki:exploit|exploits]], to tweak game performance, etc.
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'''Issues''' were large game updates to the [[City of Heroes]] game. There were smaller [[Patch Notes|updates]] that occured between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for [[:Category:Special Events|special events]] or to fix various [[bug]]s or [[exploit]]s, to tweak game performance, etc.


== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
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! Original Release
! Original Release
|   || Wednesday, April 28, 2004 ''(a.k.a. [[Issue 0]])''
|   || Wednesday, April 28, 2004 ''(a.k.a. [[paragonwiki:Issue 0|Issue 0]])''
|-
|-
![[Issue 1]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 1|Issue 1]]
| ''Through the Looking Glass'' || Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later)
| ''Through the Looking Glass'' || Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 2]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 2|Issue 2]]
| ''A Shadow of the Past'' || Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later)
| ''A Shadow of the Past'' || Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 3]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 3|Issue 3]]
| ''A Council of War'' || Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later)
| ''A Council of War'' || Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 4]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 4|Issue 4]]
| ''Colosseum'' || Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later)
| ''Colosseum'' || Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 5]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 5|Issue 5]]
| ''Forest of Dread'' || Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later)
| ''Forest of Dread'' || Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 6]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 6|Issue 6]]
| ''Along Came a Spider'' ||  Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with [[City of Villains]])
| ''Along Came a Spider'' ||  Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with [[paragonwiki:City of Villains|City of Villains]])
|-
|-
![[Issue 7]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 7|Issue 7]]
| ''Destiny Manifest'' || Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later)
| ''Destiny Manifest'' || Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 8]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 8|Issue 8]]
| ''To Protect and Serve'' || Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later)
| ''To Protect and Serve'' || Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 9]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 9|Issue 9]]
| ''Breakthrough'' || Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later)
| ''Breakthrough'' || Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 10]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 10|Issue 10]]
| ''Invasion'' || Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later)
| ''Invasion'' || Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 11]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 11|Issue 11]]
| ''A Stitch in Time'' || Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later)
| ''A Stitch in Time'' || Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 12]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 12|Issue 12]]
| ''Midnight Hour'' || Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later)
| ''Midnight Hour'' || Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 13]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 13|Issue 13]]
| ''Power and Responsibility'' || Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later)
| ''Power and Responsibility'' || Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 14]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 14|Issue 14]]
| ''Architect'' ||  Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with [[Architect Edition]])
| ''Architect'' ||  Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with [[paragonwiki:Architect Edition|Architect Edition]])
|-
|-
![[Issue 15]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 15|Issue 15]]
| ''Anniversary'' || Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later)
| ''Anniversary'' || Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 16]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 16|Issue 16]]
| ''Power Spectrum'' || Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later)
| ''Power Spectrum'' || Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 17]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 17|Issue 17]]
| ''Dark Mirror'' || Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later)
| ''Dark Mirror'' || Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 18]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 18|Issue 18]]
| ''Shades of Gray'' || Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with [[Going Rogue]])
| ''Shades of Gray'' || Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with [[paragonwiki:Going Rogue|Going Rogue]])
|-
|-
![[Issue 19]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 19|Issue 19]]
| ''Alpha Strike'' || Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later)
| ''Alpha Strike'' || Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 19.5]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 19.5|Issue 19.5]]
| ''Strike Pack'' || Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later)
| ''Strike Pack'' || Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 20]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 20|Issue 20]]
| ''Incarnates'' || Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue)
| ''Incarnates'' || Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue)
|-
|-
![[Issue 20.5]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 20.5|Issue 20.5]]
| ''Incarnates Ascend'' || Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later)
| ''Incarnates Ascend'' || Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 21]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 21|Issue 21]]
| ''Convergence'' || Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with [[City of Heroes Freedom]])
| ''Convergence'' || Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with [[paragonwiki:City of Heroes Freedom|City of Heroes Freedom]])
|-
|-
![[Issue 21.5]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 21.5|Issue 21.5]]
| ''Media Blitz'' || Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later)
| ''Media Blitz'' || Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 22]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 22|Issue 22]]
| ''Death Incarnate'' || Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue)
| ''Death Incarnate'' || Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue)
|-
|-
![[Issue 23]]
![[paragonwiki:Issue 23|Issue 23]]
| ''Where Shadows Lie'' || Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later)
| ''Where Shadows Lie'' || Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later)
|-
|-
![[Issue 24]]
![[Issue 24]]
| ''Resurgence'' || Not released to the live servers due to the game's shutdown on Friday, November 30, 2012
| ''Resurgence'' || '''City of Heroes Freedom''' was cancelled before Issue 24 was released to live<br />'''City of Heroes Resurgence''' launched using the latest Issue 24 [[paragonwiki:Open Beta|Open Beta]] build
|-
![[Issue 25]]
| ''Unbroken Spirit'' || ''TBA!''
|}
|}


For a quick timeline comparison to [[Disc Releases|boxed release dates]], the main box sets are listed below.
For a quick timeline comparison, various important dates in the history of the game are listed below:
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! width="20%" | Event Name !! width="80%" | Date of Event
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! [[City of Heroes (Box Set)|City of Heroes, NA]]
! [[paragonwiki:City of Heroes (Box Set)|City of Heroes, NA]]
| April 27, 2004
| April 28, 2004
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|-
! [[City of Heroes Deluxe|City of Heroes, EU]]
! [[paragonwiki:City of Heroes (Deluxe)|City of Heroes, EU]]
| February 4, 2005
| February 4, 2005
|-
|-
! [[City of Villains (Box Set)|City of Villains, NA & EU]]
! [[paragonwiki:City of Villains (Box Set)|City of Villains, NA & EU]]
| October 31, 2005
| October 31, 2005
|-
|-
! [[Going Rogue|Going Rogue, NA & EU]]
! [[paragonwiki:Paragon Studios|Paragon Studios created]]
| November 6, 2007
|-
! [[paragonwiki:Going Rogue|Going Rogue, NA & EU]]
| August 17, 2010
| August 17, 2010
|-
! [[paragonwiki:City of Heroes Freedom|City of Heroes Freedom]]
| September 13, 2011
|-
! [[paragonwiki:Black Friday|Paragon Studios Closed]]
| August 31, 2012
|-
! [[paragonwiki:Sunset|City of Heroes Shut Down]]
| November 30, 2012
|-
! [[City of Heroes Resurgence]]
| January 7, 2013
|}
|}


== Notes ==
* While not an actual Issue, the release of the game was often referred to as "[[Issue 0]]".
* The names of the various issues were traditionally thought to have been chapter names of famous books. However, [[Positron (Developer)|Positron]] said in an interview<!-- [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=9227196#Post9227196] -->:
{{Quotebox|source=[http://web.archive.org/web/20080328030525/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=9227196&an=0&page=0 The City Scoop]|date=September 21, 2007|type=dev|text=The names of Issues are NOT chapters of novels. Never have been, never will be. The fact that the users have found novel chapter titles that match, or are similar to, our Issue names is a testament to the tenacity of our users. I won't say we haven't been amused by this, because we have, but we don't go out of our way to find a chapter title that matches our issue in theme and content. We name the issue something cool, that's it.}}
* [[Statesman (Developer)|Jack Emmert]] decided to use the name "Issues" to describe the larger updates to coincide with the comic book theme of the game.
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Revision as of 23:17, 27 May 2019

Overview

Issues are large game updates to the City of Heroes game. There were smaller updates that occurred between the larger "Issues", but these were usually for special events or to fix various bugs or exploits, to tweak game performance, etc.

Timeline

Issue Number Issue Title Release Date
Original Release   Wednesday, April 28, 2004 (a.k.a. Issue 0)
Issue 1 Through the Looking Glass Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (62 days later)
Issue 2 A Shadow of the Past Thursday, September 16, 2004 (79 days later)
Issue 3 A Council of War Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (110 days later)
Issue 4 Colosseum Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (120 days later)
Issue 5 Forest of Dread Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (119 days later)
Issue 6 Along Came a Spider Thursday, October 27, 2005 (57 days later) (jointly released with City of Villains)
Issue 7 Destiny Manifest Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (222 days later)
Issue 8 To Protect and Serve Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (175 days later)
Issue 9 Breakthrough Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (154 days later)
Issue 10 Invasion Tuesday, July 24, 2007 (84 days later)
Issue 11 A Stitch in Time Wednesday, November 28, 2007 (123 days later)
Issue 12 Midnight Hour Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (174 days later)
Issue 13 Power and Responsibility Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (196 days later)
Issue 14 Architect Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (127 days later) (jointly released with Architect Edition)
Issue 15 Anniversary Monday, June 29, 2009 (82 days later)
Issue 16 Power Spectrum Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (78 days later)
Issue 17 Dark Mirror Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (225 days later)
Issue 18 Shades of Gray Monday, August 16, 2010 (110 days later) (jointly released with Going Rogue)
Issue 19 Alpha Strike Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (106 days later)
Issue 19.5 Strike Pack Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (63 days later)
Issue 20 Incarnates Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (63 days later, or 126 days from the previous full issue)
Issue 20.5 Incarnates Ascend Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (84 days later)
Issue 21 Convergence Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (77 days later, or 161 days from the previous full issue) (jointly released with City of Heroes Freedom)
Issue 21.5 Media Blitz Tuesday, December 6, 2011 (85 days later)
Issue 22 Death Incarnate Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (91 days later, or 176 days from the previous full issue)
Issue 23 Where Shadows Lie Thursday, May 31, 2012 (87 days later)
Issue 24 Resurgence City of Heroes Freedom was cancelled before Issue 24 was released to live
City of Heroes Resurgence launched using the latest Issue 24 Open Beta build
Issue 25 Unbroken Spirit TBA!

For a quick timeline comparison, various important dates in the history of the game are listed below:

Event Name Date of Event
City of Heroes, NA April 28, 2004
City of Heroes, EU February 4, 2005
City of Villains, NA & EU October 31, 2005
Paragon Studios created November 6, 2007
Going Rogue, NA & EU August 17, 2010
City of Heroes Freedom September 13, 2011
Paragon Studios Closed August 31, 2012
City of Heroes Shut Down November 30, 2012
City of Heroes Resurgence January 7, 2013
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