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This page lists all currently relevant news headlines. The list will be displayed on the Main Page. Only major news relevant for the whole community should be displayed here. News headlines are listed in reverse chronological order (latest news at the top).

News headlines

Water Blast Unleashed On Paragon, the Isles and Praetoria!

Water Blast, the new Ranged Damage power set for Defenders, Blasters and Corruptors, is now live and available in the Paragon Market. Command water and control the power of a tidal wave to weaken and crush your enemies with cold, smashing, and even fire damage. While using Water Blast, gain Tidal Power, and unleash it at the right moment to cause extra damage and effects. Purchase unlocks the power set for use on any new characters on your account. 800 Paragon Points (pp).

Want to know more? In Intrepid Informer 23: Water Blast, Phil "Synapse" Zeleski gives a developer's insight into Water Blast, discussing each power, the new Tidal Power mechanic, and finishing with great tips and tricks for using Water Blast. Essential Reading for anyone using the power set.

This Week at the Paragon Market

New this week is the Boost Kit, the ultimate kit for levelling new characters. It's a bundle featuring seven temporary powers, many with charges, that all help a character survive and level faster. 395pp.

This week's sale sees 25% off Character Slots and 20% off the Flying Disc power. And for a limited time, the Web Grenade is available free, once per game account, as part of Freedom Freebie.

For more information see the official announcement and check the Paragon Market in-game.

US Independence Day Sale!

To mark US Independence Day, Paragon Studios have announced a special sale in the Paragon Market. The sale runs from July 3 until 9, and includes a free hat!

The sale sees three Ranged Damage Enhancement Sets at 50%: Salvo, Tempest , and Entropic Chaos. There's 25% off Selected Character Services: Character Rename Token, Character Respec Token, Alignment Change Token, Character Server Transfer Token, Super Tailor Access, Aura Unlock and Back Slot Unlock.

And 75% off Archetypes and selected power sets. These include the Mastermind, Controller, Warshade, Peacebringer, Arachnos Window and Arachnos Soldier archetypes. And the Dual Pistols and Electric Control power sets.

Various Storage Inventory items are also 25% off, including Mission Architect Story Slots, Enhancement Increase, Auction Storage Increase, Vault Inventory Increase, Salvage Inventory Increase and Recipe Inventory Increase.

And 50% off NPC most Costume Powers! be a Malta Gunslinger, Coralax Minion, Knives of Artemis, or Freakshow Boss. of course, what holiday is complete without 50% off the Fireworks Aura and the three Fireworks emotes?

For a limited time, the Tri-Corner Hat is available free, once per game account, as part of Freedom Freebie beta .

For more information see the official announcement and check the Paragon Market in-game.

Summer Blockbuster Launches Early

The first Summer Blockbuster launches Wednesday, June 27, at 10:30AM PDT. This double feature is for teams of exactly four players, at levels 15 or more. Knock over a posh and luxurious casino in Casino Heist; and in Time Gladiator, go to an immense coliseum to battle minotaurs, ninjas, robots, and gunslingers (oh, and don't forget the monkeys). Featuring a new game mechanic called Favor, you can read more about the design and development of the event in Intrepid Informer: Issue 22

This Week at the Paragon Market

Introducing three new Amplifier temporary powers, with durations of 1, 4, and 8 hours. An Offense Amplifier boosts damage, chance to hit, and recharge. A Defense Amplifier boosts defense and damage resistance, and protects from most mez. A Survival Amplifier boosts regeneration, recovery, and maximum hit points. Each amplifier activates when claimed from Character Items, persists through defeat, and only affects the caster (excluding pets).

This week also sees 50% off Character Server Transfer Tokens and Character Respec Tokens, and 25% off Super Pack: Heroes and Villains, XP Boosters, and 50% XP Boosters.

For more information see the official announcement and check the Paragon Market in-game.


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