Think you've got what it takes to take down the Cryptic Corps? We'll be queuing for PvP in-game this Friday, February 5th, from 3-5PM PST. The Corps will announce in-game what they'll be queuing for, so you'll have fair warning of what to expect. Bring your best level 40 characters, and we'll see who's boss. Those who manage to defeat us will receive a special forum title. See you there!

Update: This event will now be held on the PTS server and not Live in order to help us squash bugs. To sign up and copy a chraracter to the PTS please click here.

  

The "Dark Fantasy Armor" costume set is now available for purchase in the C-Store! Forged from the ashen pits of the underworld, this armor is designed for a sword-wielding hero with a dark, fantastic origin. See the set, as well as all the other ones currently available on the C-Store page. Enjoy!

  

Remember those golden days, when developers would actually listen to you and respond to your questions? Do you feel left out in the cold and unloved? It's time to change all that! We're bringing back the regular Ask Cryptic feature which has fallen by the wayside for far too long. The rules are simple:

• Any topic is fair game.
• Questions must be written in a respectful tone.

So, what questions do you have for us? We'll pick a bunch out of this forum thread and answer them for you right here on the website, for all to see. Ready? Set? Go!

  

Greetings, Champions!

Welcome to the 2010 reboot of the State of the Game! We’ve been keeping our shoulders to the wheel, our noses to the grindstone, and our foot on the pedal to bring you some great updates for Champions Online. There’s a lot to talk about, so now that the preamble has ambled, let’s dig into the meat of it!

  

We've posted our final Live candidate build to the PTS last night, and we need your help one last time before we approve it for Live. Some of the changes we need your help with include:

• Have Lemuria's lag/unplayable issues been fixed?
• Do the camera controls on the PTS feel the same as they do on Live? (There was an accidental change that tweaked them at one point, and we want to be sure that they've been fixed.)
• Is anything on the PTS broken to the point of unplayability?

Please spend a few minutes on the PTS today and let us know what you think! Should we find no additional critical issues, we'll be pushing this build live tonight, so we can use all the help you have to offer us. Thanks!

  

MMORPGItalia just posted an interview with Bill Roper. Check out the interview to learn a little more about some upcoming features we're working on. Enjoy!

  

The popular For The Lore podcast has chosen Champions Online as their Best MMO of 2009! You can read all about the awards here, or listen to their latest podcast for more awards. Enjoy!