City of Heroes and Villains united at last

NCsoft have finally taken the step of merging City of Heroes and City of Villains into one game universe. All current subscribers who only had access to either CoH or CoV will have access to all the features of both. All copies of City of Heroes or City of Villains sold at retail or online will also grant access to both sides.

This isn't just a logical move, it's a preparation for future CoX IP-related revelations. According to General Manager and Executive Producer Brian Clayton, NCsoft '... have removed all restrictions that were created when City of Villains launched in order to make way for some really cool content and features we have in the pipeline. This is an evolution of the IP that lays the foundation for what's to come.'

Among other things, this means that those remaining City of Heroes players who did not have CoV will finally have access to base building, which looks to be a major feature of Issue 13, as we've explored before. NCsoft intend the unified IP to open the way for more and better content, including confirmed improvements to Supergroup Bases and raids, an offline character reward system, and the Mission Maker system that was previously announced.