Today's the release day for the City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack. Well, official release day: some players got a sneak preview yesterday when the pack was accidentally made available a day early. This isn't NCsoft's first foray into CoX microtransactions. We've already had the Wedding Pack and the Good versus Evil Add-on Pack for those who wanted a few optional extras. The Cyborg Pack looks like it puts both of those in the shade.The pack gives a new costume set with multiple pieces, and some emotes including the robot dance. There's a new sort of aura, too, which only activates when the character is in combat mode: for example, a holographic HUD that descends over the face when the character enters combat.
But it's the bonus power that tickled us the most. Like any good psychotic (or self-sacrificing) cyborg, you can self-destruct. A timer ticks down over your head, and then you asplode. Everything in a forty foot radius takes insane amounts of damage, and you die. There's no body left behind, either, so no shenanigans with Vengeance. For a truly spectacular visual use Rise of the Phoenix to rez yourself afterwards, as demonstrated by KitsuneAscendant.
