Cryptic Studios has announced a new Adventure Pack for their Champions Online superhero MMORPG. The Serpent Lantern pack will focus on VIPER, the worldwide criminal organization made famous in the Champions pen and paper RPG and now populating the NPC ranks of Cryptic's game. The update is tentatively scheduled for late May or early June.
In Champions lore, the forces of VIPER were a thorn in the side of mere mortals and law enforcement types, but were something of a laughing stock when matched against super humans and super heroes. Cryptic looks to change all that with the update, and the announcement features a lengthy listing of changes intermingled with some story-based explanations.
"VIPER forces throughout the game will change. We hope they'll be more interesting and fun to play, and not be quite the pushovers they are right now. You'll see these guys on PTS after the April Update goes Live. Let us know what you think," says Cryptic's Balserath in a post on the official forums.
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Apr 21st 2010 5:18PM kazamxi said
Is it a free or paid for Adventure Pack?
Posted: Apr 21st 2010 5:30PM arodriguezc said
either way would you care? I tried to like Champions could get to lvl my first toon even if my life depended on it... at the begining it was fun but then it got boring... was missing the multiplayer aspect of MMO...
Posted: Apr 21st 2010 5:39PM urgan said
Pushovers? I'm beginning to think the devs don't even play their own game...
Posted: Apr 22nd 2010 12:01AM TheGreatMachine said
Good news on the update and to see them rolling out visible updates more frequently. Addressing the difficulty of the game is also a good step and it looks like they're doing a little more than twiddling with the spead sheets by tying it in with flavour and content updates.
on a side note -I wish MC actually looked like that pic instead of the garish neon/charcoal look they went with.
on a side note -I wish MC actually looked like that pic instead of the garish neon/charcoal look they went with.
Posted: Apr 22nd 2010 12:30PM (Unverified) said
Good to see more content being added. I liked the engine and the controls, but I was missing content, balance, and grouping.
Maybe I'll wait for a year, till they flesh out the game and give it another go.
Maybe I'll wait for a year, till they flesh out the game and give it another go.








