Issue 1

Overview

Issue 1, titled Through the Looking Glass, was the first major revision of City of Heroes after the initial launch of the game. Issue 1 went live on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Some of the major features released in this issue were:

• The level cap of heroes was raised from 40 to 50
• The addition of the Peregrine Island and Rikti Crash Site zones
• The addition of crystal prisons and 5th Column (later Council) base prisons
• The Abandoned Sewer Trial
• Ability to earn up to three additional costume slots for your characters.
• Costume changes at the Icon store
• Outdoor instanced missions (i.e. "Board Train" missions)
• Hamidon was raised to level 50
• Malta Operatives, Carnival of Shadows, and Praetorians enemy groups were added.