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== Welcome to the Paragon Wiki! ==
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<p>Welcome to the official <span>[[File:Coh_gr_line.png|x25px|link=Rebirth|alt=Rebirth]]</span> Rebirth Wiki, the comprehensive reference written and maintained by the players.</p>
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[[Image:CoHBanner.png|frame|right|[http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] official site]]
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[[Image:CoVBanner.png|frame|right|[http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains] official site]]
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Welcome to City of Heroes and City of Villains, the online world that's home to an entire universe of heroes and villains, where you and thousands of other players take on the roles of super powered heroes and villains in a stunning, 3D graphical world.
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This wiki is intended to be a central repository of all things that have to do with NCSoft's two MMORPGs, [http://www.cityofheroes.com City of Heroes] and [http://www.cityofvillains.com City of Villains].  This wiki is a community effort.  If you cannot find the information you are searching for, please add it to the wiki for other users to see.
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<h2>News & updates</h2>
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:▪&nbsp;[[Upcoming changes]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Server reset]]
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To find information, use the search box on the left, or feel free to browse the available [[Special:Categories|categories]] or view the [[Table of Contents|table of contents]].
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<h2>Basics</h2>
;[[The_Players'_Guide_to_the_Cities|Starting the game]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Default Keybinds|Keybinds]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/User_Interface|User interface]] ▪&nbsp;[[Binds]]
;[[Character]]s
:▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Creating_a_Character|Character Creation]] ▪&nbsp;[[Archetype]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Movement|Movement]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Interacting_with_the_Environment|Interacting]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/User_Interface/Options_Window|Options]]
;[[Communication Channels|Communication]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Global Chat Handle|Global Handle]] ▪&nbsp;[[Mail System]] ▪&nbsp;[[Friends]] ▪&nbsp;[[Emote]]s
;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Teams|Group]]s
:▪&nbsp;[[Team]] ▪&nbsp;[[League]] ▪&nbsp;[[LFG]] ▪&nbsp;[[Supergroup]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Coalition]]
;[[Maps|Using your Map]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Map|Map Window Guide]] ▪&nbsp;[[Coordinates]] ▪&nbsp;[[Supergroup Base]]s ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Objects|Objects]] ▪&nbsp;[[Badges]] ▪&nbsp;[[Day Jobs]]
;[[:Category:Definition|Dictionary]] ▪&nbsp;[[Abbreviations]]
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This wiki is provided by the [http://www.pcfreepress.com Paragon City Free Press], a fansite dedicated to the enjoyment of City of Heroes and City of Villains by providing more depth to the game.
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<h2>Gameplay</h2>
;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Fighting_and_Other_Actions|Combat Mechanics]]
:▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Leveling|Leveling]] ▪&nbsp;[[Status Effect]] ▪&nbsp;[[Endurance]] ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Powers|Power]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Buffs and Debuffs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Experience]]
;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Missions|Player vs Enviroment]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Contacts]] ▪&nbsp;[[Mission]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Giant Monster]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Trial]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Task Force]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Raid]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Flashback]] ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:Cooperative Zones|Cooperative Zones]]
;[[Mission Architect]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Architect Entertainment]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Test Mode]] ▪&nbsp;[[Ticket]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Hall of Fame]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Developer's Choice]]s
;[[Player vs Player]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Arena]] ▪&nbsp;[[PvP Zones]] ▪&nbsp;[[:Category:PvP Special Missions|PvP Special Missions]] ▪&nbsp;[[Base Raid]]s
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Please see the [[wikipedia:Help:Editing|Editing User's Guide]] for information about how to write and create articles for this wiki.
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<h2>Gear</h2>
;[[Inventory]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Enhancements]] ▪&nbsp;[[Salvage]] ▪&nbsp;[[Component]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Recipes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Super Packs]]
;[[Costumes|Appearance]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Costumes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Costume Sets]] ▪&nbsp;[[Power Customization]]  ▪&nbsp;[[Animation Customization]]  ▪&nbsp;[[Weapon Customization]]
;[[Inventions]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Invention System]] ▪&nbsp;[[Invention Salvage]] ▪&nbsp;[[Invention Worktable]]
;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Rewards|Rewards]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Inf|Influence, Infamy and Information]] ▪&nbsp;[[Prestige]] ▪&nbsp;[[Merit]]s ▪&nbsp;[[Paragon Rewards]] ▪&nbsp;[[Auction House]] ▪&nbsp;[[Vendor]]s ▪&nbsp;[[The_Players%27_Guide_to_the_Cities/Trading|Trading]] ▪&nbsp;[[Vault]]
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== News ==
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<h2>Places and lore </h2>
;[[Paragon City]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Atlas Park]] ▪&nbsp;[[Brickstown]] ▪&nbsp;[[Founders' Falls]] ▪&nbsp;[[Galaxy City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Independence Port]] ▪&nbsp;[[Kings Row]] ▪&nbsp;[[Faultline]] ▪&nbsp;[[Peregrine Island]] ▪&nbsp;[[Croatoa]] ▪&nbsp;[[Skyway City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Steel Canyon]] ▪&nbsp;[[Talos Island]]
;[[Rogue Islands]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Mercy Island]] ▪&nbsp;[[Sharkhead Isle]] ▪&nbsp;[[Port Oakes]] ▪&nbsp;[[Cap au Diable]] ▪&nbsp;[[Nerva Archipelago]] ▪&nbsp;[[St. Martial]] ▪&nbsp;[[Grandville]] ▪&nbsp;[[The Abyss]]
;[[Praetoria]]
:▪&nbsp;[[Nova Praetoria]] ▪&nbsp;[[Imperial City]] ▪&nbsp;[[Neutropolis]] ▪&nbsp;[[The Underground]] ▪&nbsp;[[First Ward]] ▪&nbsp;[[Night Ward]]
;[[Story Arc]]s
:▪&nbsp;[[Personal Story]] ▪&nbsp;[[Hero Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Villain Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Praetorian Story Arcs]] ▪&nbsp;[[Signature Story Arc]]s
;[[Lore]] ▪&nbsp;[[Timeline]]
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=== Thursday, April 17, 2008 ===
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<h2>Wiki community</h2>
==== New Paragon Wiki Skin in Development! ====
We are currently maintaining [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]!<br>
 
;[[Rebirth Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]]
"Hey, what happened to the old web site look and feel?"  Long story short, we're working with Wikia on developing a new skin for the Paragon Wiki with more features and capabilities.  It's called "Monaco," and we're in the process of customizing it.  We apologize for any inconvenience during the process, but we promise we'll try to make it painless and cooler as we go along.
:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:Ourodev|Ourodev]]
 
:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:Portal Corps|Portal Corps]]
If you hate it, don't despair!  Simply go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]], click on the Skin tab, choose Monobook under the Wikipedia skin section, and uncheck the "Let the admins override my skin choice" checkbox.  Voila!  The old skin as it was before!
:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki:CoX Community Sites|CoX Community]]
 
:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki: Other Servers|Other Servers]]
To report problems, click on the Report a Problem link at the bottom of the content area (just above the Hubs / Features / Wikia is Hiring section at the very bottom).
:▪&nbsp;[[:Rebirth Wiki: Tools|Tools]]
 
;[[Help:Contents|How to contribute]]
=== Wednesday, March 12, 2008 ===
:&nbsp;[[:Category:Stubs|List of articles needing expansion]]
 
:&nbsp;[[:Category:Incomplete|List of incomplete articles]]
==== Issue 12 Details Announced ====
:&nbsp;[[:Category:Work in Progress|List of WIP articles]]
 
:&nbsp;[[Special:WantedPages|List of wanted pages]]
Details about the upcoming Issue were released today as a [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_update12.html news release] on the official site.  There is a [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10373177#Post10373177 discussion thread] on the official forums about the new release.
;Need help?
 
:▪&nbsp;[[FAQs|Frequently Asked Questions]]
Be sure to stay tuned for more details as they are released, and be sure to check out the [[Issue 12]] article of all known details!
:▪&nbsp;[[//forum.cityofheroesrebirth.com Join us in our Forums]]  
 
:▪&nbsp;[[//discord.gg/rPvHX26 Join us on Discord]]
=== Saturday, March 9, 2008 ===
;[[Rebirth_Wiki:Policy|Policy]]
 
;[[Rebirth_Wiki:Article Guidelines|Guidelines]]
==== Paragon Wiki as a Developer Reference ====
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In a [http://eu.plaync.com/eu/news/podcast/episode_1/ recent Podcast], several developers were interviewed, including Lead Designer [[Positron (Developer)|Matt "Positron" Miller]].  The following quote is from the transcript of the podcast:
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: (Interviewer) Stephen Reid: Do you look at the forums...and see what players are anticipating in terms of storylines and then, potentially, changing storylines to accommodate that?
 
: (Lead Designer) Matt Miller: Sometimes we can't actually remember what we've told players and what's just written in 'The Bible.'  So if we need to alter something or change something, we'll have to actually go to the players knowledge base like Paragon Wiki, where they've pulled everything out of the game, and see, "OK, we haven't told them that" or "we have told them that," "we should really do more with that," because there's just so much information out there it gets difficult at times to remember exactly what we've told the players and what we haven't..."
 
Be sure to check out the rest of the podcast, and a huge thanks goes out for the efforts of all of our editors and administrators, past, present, and future, for helping to make the Paragon Wiki the awesome resource that it is!
 
=== Monday, February 18, 2008 ===
 
==== Old Site User Pages Transfer ====
 
<span style="color:red;">This only applies to you if you have user pages on the old (pre-November 27) Paragon Wiki site.</span>
 
The read-only copy of the old site's user pages, accessible at [http://old.paragonwiki.com/w/index.php/Main_Page http://old.paragonwiki.com/w/index.php/Main_Page], will be going down within the next few days.  If you have information on your user page from before November 27, 2007, ''please'' take a minute to copy it to your user page on this wiki.  To access the read-only copy of your old user page, log into the wiki using the link above and click on your name at the top of the page.
 
=== Sunday, February 17, 2008 ===
 
==== Spring Fling ====
 
February 14th kicked off [[Valentine's Day Event 2008|Spring Fling]]! The event started with [[Manticore]] and [[Sister Psyche]] getting married on Valentine's day in a special event on the Test Server. The event continues until February 28th with special cooperative missions from [[Ganymede]], [[Scratch]], and [[DJ Zero]], as well as special wedding-related missions from [[Sela Vermont]] (for heroes) and [[Zev Scalamore]] (for villains).
 
=== Wednesday, February 13, 2008 ===
 
==== Patch Notes ====
Yesterday's patch ([[Patch Notes/2008-02-12|2008-02-12]], [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/patch_notes.html official patch notes]) introduces several notable changes and new features players should be aware of, including:
 
* The Combat Monitor Window and Attribute Monitor, providing access to all of a character's attributes in real time
* XP Curve Adjustment, providing a global buff to experience as well as increasing the rate of experience over certain level ranges
 
=== Saturday, February 9, 2008 ===
 
==== Double XP Weekend ====
 
Another [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10075061&page=0&vc=#Post10075061 Double XP Weekend] is upon us! Earn double [[experience]], double [[prestige]], and double [[Understanding_Influence_and_Infamy|influence/infamy]] all this weekend starting Friday, February 8th and ending at midnight on Sunday, February 10th.
 
==== Record Server Population ====
 
[[Lighthouse]] [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10179639 announced] on the official forums last night that the [[Servers#East_Coast_Servers|Freedom server]], after an extensive upgrade that accommodates more players than ever, had more heroes and villains on it than any time within the last several years.  In fact, it reached its new peak in maximum concurrency, and new logins had to be denied for a short while last night, introducing a new server status possibility: "Full".
 
As of this morning, all servers are up and well below maximum capacity, but with this entire weekend being a double experience weekend, one or more servers might yet still reach full capacity during peak hours.  On the official forums [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10179647 discussion thread], however, it was noted by many that even when the servers were at maximum capacity, lag problems were practically non-existent.
 
Congratulations, NCsoft and heroes of the Freedom Server!
 
=== Wednesday December 19, 2007 ===
 
==== NCsoft Charity Auction ====
 
NCsoft is placing several items related to its games up for bid on eBay and donating the proceeds to [http://www.childsplaycharity.org/index.php Child's Play], a charity dedicated bringing toys, games, books, and even cash to sick children in hospitals across the country.
 
Among the items you should check out are a [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250198952232 poster signed by the development team], a [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250198954192 signed copy of the Collector's Edition of City of Villains], and a really sweet [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250198960055 Lord Recluse statue].
 
If you're also into other NCsoft games, especially a certain game developed by the developer of Ultima fame, be sure to check out the [http://www.rgtr.com/news/latest_news/help_us_help_childs_play_this_holiday_season.html Tabula Rasa] items up for sale as well.  Don't just buy the game, buy the game ''with style''.  You could even get an NPC named after you in-game!
 
=== Monday December 17, 2007 ===
 
==== Winter Event ====
 
[[Winter Event 2007]] is now live. Happy holidays! This year's event adds to last year's with badges for the ski slopes plus the addition of candy cane salvage.
 
=== Tuesday November 27, 2007 ===
 
==== Issue 11 Release Date ====
 
Issue 11 has been scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 28, 2007.  The servers will undergo an extended maintenance period from 7:00am Eastern until approximately 1:00pm Eastern.  Along with the new features and content, a free costume change token and [[Power_Respecification|power respecification]] will be given away.  Check the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=9705697#Post9705697 announcement] on the official forums for more information.
 
==== Paragon Wiki Move to Wikia Complete ====
 
A few months ago, we announced that the Paragon Wiki was going to be hosted by Wikia in the future.  As you can see, that move is now complete!  We still have the same great staff running things, but now we have a much higher level of computing and staff resources dedicated to making sure the Paragon Wiki is up and running well.
 
[[Archived News]]
 
== Wanted: Your Mad Writing Skillz (with a Z) ==
 
Want to contribute to the Paragon Wiki but don't know where to start?  One good place to start is by editing articles that are designated as [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Stub|Stub]] articles and [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Wip|Work in Progress]] articles.  These articles need anything from minor tweaks to major overhauls, and anything you have to add would be appreciated!
 
If you want to dive into writing some highly needed articles from scratch, check out the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]].  These are pages that are linked to from other pages but that have no articles associated with them.  They are sorted by the number of links that point to them, so by filling in the articles towards the top of the list, you will be giving the most bang for your temporal buck.
 
== Contact Info ==
 
[[User:TonyV|TonyV]] is the administrator of this wiki.  If you need to contact him, please send an e-mail to [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]].  Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]] page for more information about the administrators of the Paragon Wiki.
 
== Legal Information ==
 
City of Heroes is ©2004 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
City of Villains is ©2005 NCsoft Corporation and Cryptic Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.<br>
City of Heroes, City of Villains, game content, logos, and materials are trademarks and copyrights of NCsoft Corporation and its Licensors and used with permission.
Please see the [[Paragon Wiki:General_disclaimer|General Disclaimer]] for more information.

Latest revision as of 02:06, 5 March 2021

Welcome to the official Rebirth Rebirth Wiki, the comprehensive reference written and maintained by the players.

Celebrate the return of City of Heroes!

City of Heroes is back and it showed us one important thing.

Seems not everything is remembered with rose tinted glasses, older games can be just as fun if not better than what you actually remembered. Value those memories but also relish the fact that you can finally, not only relive those memories; but also create new ones with your friends and loved ones in City of Heroes. The game lives today thanks to the brave leakers and self-less coders who worked day and night (for free) to bring you the possibilities you have at hand today. Don't let their efforts go to waste, what are you waiting for? Hop on your favorite AT and start playing today!

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News & updates

Game status
▪ Game updates - Sunday, 23 July 2023
▪ Upcoming changes
▪ Server reset
July 23, 2023
▪ Rebirth Issue 6, Episode 1
February 26, 2023
▪ Rebirth Issue 5, Episode 1
July 24, 2022
▪ Rebirth Issue 4, Episode 1
April 17, 2022
▪ Rebirth Issue 3, Episode 1
December 12, 2021
▪ Rebirth Issue 2, Episode 3