Champions Online -

Ask Cryptic - January 6, 2009

Alivet — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:01:49 -0500

Will there be power collision? As in if two "beam" powers collide will there be some kind of effect? One overpowers the other, or there is some kind of struggle? (TruthSeer)

While the idea of players being able to intercept enemy powers with their own powers is founded in some great comic book examples, we simply don’t have the kind of technology available to have powers clash. If we were able to harness that kind of power on our PCs, it would equate to dividing by zero and the earth imploding.

Help Design Champions Online!

Alivet — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:00:49 -0500

What would you like to see in your ideal character? Do you want a butterfly-winged thunder-wielding death mage who is afraid of kittens? Or a slinking ninja-like alien hero who channels the spirits of angels and turns bullets into cotton candy? We want to know.

Log in and then click here to share your ideas and help us make Champions Online the best game we can dream! We’ll be gathering answers over the next few weeks. Remember, you must be logged in to view the feedback submission page and submit your answers.

Ring in the New Year Champions style!

Foxbat — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Join us as we count down to the New Year in Millennium City, Monster Island, and Force Station Steelhead!

Day as a Dev!

Alivet — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:29:54 -0500

Take a whirlwind tour through the inner workings of Cryptic Studios’ Development teams. In this video you get to meet the movers and shakers behind the games you love, find out how they work, what they care about, and how a game is born!

Ask Cryptic - December 23, 2008

Alivet — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:57:19 -0500

In the past it was mentioned that we would have animated tails as costume pieces. Now, a staple of many strong tailed characters has been to use that tail as a melee weapon. As an obvious enthusiast of tailed critters, will there be a way to get tail based attacks into the basic powers such as a might based tail strike? What about other obscure melee attacks? IE: Biting, pinching (yes, pinching) 'cheap shots,' eye jabs, slapping, headbutts? (BronzeRaptor)

Create-a-Card Winners!

Alivet — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:42:23 -0500

We asked for cheese, and you gave it to us. You gave us gloriously super-wonderful-cheesy greeting cards – as well as some classy ones. You made us laugh and say “ooooh” and sometimes just scratch our heads in confusion. We salute you and thank you for adding cheer to our holidays. Now, we share with you the top three winners (in no particular order) of our Create-a-Card Contest. We hope you enjoy these as much as we did!

Create-a-Card Contest, Champions Style!

Katalyst — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:55:37 -0500

It’s that time of year again, when stores bombard us with things we ought to buy for our loved ones, when people start bringing in tons of cookies to work, when gyms begin planning their January specials for all of us who’ve overindulged in those cookies. It’s also that time of year when we, inevitably, either send or receive cheesy “season’s greetings” cards. Except – we don’t have to stick with those cookie-cutter cards. We can make our own cheesy greeting cards! We have the technology: we can make them better, stronger, faster!