Cryptic Studios has released their Champions Online State of the Game report for June 2010. In it, Executive Producer Shannon Posniewksi lays out what the team has learned from the first Champions Online adventure pack, the Serpent Lantern. Also discussed is the big summer update to the game, scheduled for August, and a reminder that today is the latest “Play with the Devs” event.
New additions to the game include the difficulty slider for instances, which allows players to make instanced missions and even general maps harder in order to secure better rewards and items, and a Veteran Rewards system for long-term subscribers. Some of these veteran rewards are actually quite substantial, such as low-level experience boosts and a health and energy recharging item. For the future, “Poz” mentioned the creation of an interactive event calendar for Supergroups, as well as streamlining for pet powers and many new emotes for the summer update.
To read the full state of the game, visit the official site.