Server Hotfix 09.13.12

All servers will be offline Thursday,
09.13.12, beginning at 7:00 AM PDT for a hotfix! Downtime is expected to
last about 2 hours. Click here to convert to your timezone.
Players may notice the following changes:

Currency Conversion

Marks of War are now able to be converted to Marks of Triumph in order
to purchase items that are not Tier 4 Gear. This can be done on the Tokens of Merit vendor.
Alerts:
Coast City

• The Award Box treasure lock should now be functioning correctly.
  

South Gotham Courthouse

• Various tweaks to boss fight cinematic cameras.
  

Awards:

• Monthly Raid Award III boxes will now award 500 Marks of Triumph.
  
• Completing Fortress of Solitude: The Chasm will net a total reward of 400 Marks of Triumph.
  
• Completing Fortress of Solitude: Power Core will net a total reward of 400 Marks of Triumph.
  
• Completing Fortress of Solitude: Sunstone Matrix will net a total reward of 300 Marks of Triumph.
  

Pets

• Fixed an issue that could cause some pets to run into the fight without their owner attacking first.
  
• All pets now have increased health pools and out of combat regeneration rates.
  
• Most
  pets now only attack targets within 30m of their owner. This keeps pets
  near their owner’s current targets and allows owners to back their pets
  out of combat.
  

Currency:

• The cash price for converting Marks to merit Tokens is now properly displaying on the Tokens of Merit Vendor.
  

Cutscenes:

• For newly redone challenge cut scenes, NPC’s will no longer appear to shake.
  

Duos:
Ferris Aircraft

• The
  weapons dropping off of Vice and Atrocitus in the Ferris Aircraft duo
  have had their stats changed to be in-line with the other Tier 3 duo
  weapon drops.
  

Items:

• Utility Belts Attachments will now start dropping throughout the game.
  
• The Award box from the Inner Sanctum will now show when it is loot locked properly.
  
• General Zod in the Sunstone Matrix is now dropping the correct R&D plans.
  

Missions:
Cat’s Eye

• Players should no longer have access to the Cat's Eye mission in the HQ’s. Players can now access this by selecting Gotham University Warehouse Challenge in their On Duty menu.
  

Shadow Hearts

• Fixed an issue where the protect task for the Shadowmen would occasionally not finish.
  

Spectral Embrace

• Heroes that defeat Eclipso will no longer receive loot twice.
  

Unpaid Dues

• The mission description in the journal should no longer have incorrect characters
  

Powers:
Mental

• Telekinetic Push now has an improved visual effect when dealing extra damage to Dazed enemies that are not also Helpless.
  

PvP:
Arena

• Trickster no longer uses a chevron to warn of incoming attacks.
  

UI:

• The Combat Log now correctly pluralizes Marks of Tactic or Marks of Lore when multiple are received.
  
• A new UI has been added to better visually demonstrate login wait times for Premium, Free and Legendary account levels.
  
• Scorecard:
  
  
  
  • Players should now be able to see their full lockout list from the Info tab in the Scorecard
    
  • Players will no longer see an “undefined” message in the Scorecard Info Tab
    

DLC Hand of Fate (Purchasable on 9/18)
Operations!
The balance between Order and Chaos is at risk! Heroes, align yourself
with Doctor Fate and the Lords of Order to protect innocent souls from
the forces of darkness. Villains, join with Felix Faust and tap into
true power by reaping the rewards of his schemes. Operations are
available for teams of 4 or 8 players. Look for them in the On Duty UI.
Players wanting to lock their PVE or PVP phase for Operations can do so
by going to their Gameplay Settings in their Options UI. Combat Rating
70
New Missions!

60 new high level Missions have been added. These Arcane Edicts drop
from the Operation end bosses and will send you to locations in
Metropolis, Gotham City, and other iconic locales. Find one, and you can
help fight the dark spirits that are possessing fighters on both sides
of the war! Combat Rating 70
New Legends!Sorcerers
make their debut in Legends PvP with the introduction of Doctor Fate
and Felix Faust! These new characters can now be purchased in-game with
Marks of Legend at the Legends Terminals in your HQ.
Utility Belt Attachments!
This is a new type of trinket slot item exclusive to Hand of Fate.
Utility Belt Attachments increase the number of Trinket and Consumable
items that can be loaded out at any given time. All Utility Belt
Attachments provide at least two more slots that can be used to load out
additional trinkets or consumables. Different Utility Belt Attachments
have different slot configurations and some slots may even be “wild
cards”, which can accept either a trinket or a consumable item! Higher
level Utility Belt Attachments may have a third or even a fourth slot
available that can be activated for 30 days using Marks of Triumph.
Unlocking a third or fourth slot unlocks that slot for all Utility Belts
Attachments. Although you have access to the activated effects of
trinkets, you do not gain the regular “equipped” stats of a trinket
equipped within a Utility Belt Attachment slot.
A basic starting
Utility Belt Attachment may be purchased from the renown vendors located
in each wing of your Headquarters. Utility Belt Attachments are also
available as drops in the game.
New Gear and Weapons!
There are a total of 4 new Runic appearance sets and 11 new Runic
weapons. One set of gear is available as drops in the 4 player
Operations. Two more sets drop in the 8 player Operations, along with
the Runic weapons. Additionally, a Tier 4.25 Runic set of gear is
available through the acquisition and completion of R&D Missions
that are dropped as Codices from Operation Bosses. (Hero: A Black Dawn,
With a Vengeance, Villain: Unpaid Dues, Seeds of Rot).