Champions Online Powers Up Double XP Weekend and New Archetypes

Champions Online, in classic Cryptic form, just dropped a big note about weekend events and new stuff. How could we not cover it before we sign off for the weekend?! new archetypes

Be-Witching Double XP Weekend

Things are heating up in Millennium City - Defender and Witchcraft need all of the assistance they can muster! To better help you fight the threats facing the city, Witchcraft has been able to tap into ancient rites to boost the rate at which your powers grow. The effect is only temporary, but it can help you unlock new potential.

If the effect wears off, return to Renaissance Center and Witcraft will refresh the boost if she hasn�t been called away. You have until the stroke of midnight on November 1 to claim your Be-Witching Boost.

The Bonus XP buff will last 8 hours and grant you Double XP. If you talk to Witchcraft again you can refresh the buff. You can always get your XP buff refreshed as long as Witchcraft is around.

Blood Moon Halloween Event

The clocks toll out midnight in rooms cold and grey
and you hear from the closet a voice seem to say:
“Come look, very close, at the space ‘neath the floor,
there�s a world you can see through the cracks in the boards.”

You twist your neck, crane your head, trying to look deeper,
and through the boards see a strange town full of creatures!
They’re running and singing and waiting to start,
preparing a party that’s state of the art.
With fanfare they march down their dark little streets
in their costumes with smiles and bags full of treats.
They’re giving out prizes and sometimes small scares,
but it’s for giggles and gasps, not for screams or despair.

If you listen closely and don’t make a peep
you can hear what they say as they walk through the streets:
in voices that range between scratchy and sweet,
they say “Happy Halloween – and Trick or Treat!”

Trick-or-Treat Goodies

Roaming the streets of Millennium City, bands of "trick-or-treaters" are ready to give you a treat - or trick! Even the most aggressive of these monsters will give up their goodies to a conquering hero...

In addition, goodies will be available as drops from Takofanes only during this Blood Moon Halloween event - so go fight that Tako!

Here are some of the amazing trick-or-treat items you can get during our Blood Moon Halloween 2011 Special Edition:

Belt of Takofanes A piece of Takofanes� costume with an aura	Crown of Takofanes A piece of Takofanes� costume with an aura	Bracer of Takofanes A piece of Takofanes� costume with an aura	Mantle of Takofanes A piece of Takofanes� costume with an aura
Trick or Treat Bag Lots of goodies in here	Frankenstein Halloween transformation device	Ghost Halloween transformation device	Mummy Halloween transformation device
Frankenstein Limited Limited-use Halloween transformation device	Ghost Limited Limited-use Halloween transformation device	Mummy Limited Limited-use Halloween transformation device	Scare Visualizer Scare Visualizer: Scare your friends!
Hard Candy Delicious Defender Hard Candies: Special Halloween Candy with a Defense Buff!	Grondstoppers Everlasting Grondstoppers: Special Halloween Candy with a Damage Buff!	Apple Razor-filled Apple: Special Halloween Apple! Wait... are those razors?	Candy Corn Witchcraft’s Magic Candy Corn: Candy corn that magically heals wounds!
Candy Bar Kinetic Krunch: Special Halloween Candy with an Experience Buff!	Witch�s Hat Tradable Costume Part	Skull Necklace Tradable Costume Part	Dark Aura Dark Aura: A toggle device which temporarily surrounds you with a dark aura.
Skull Earrings Tradable Costume Part	Monster Faces Tradable Costume Part

20% off purchases from the C-Store from 10/28 until 10/31.-

New Vibora Bay Mini-Arc: “Dead Man Walking” – a new mission arc, for Level 22, which starts in Canada and takes you to a Vibora Bay that has yet to be met with a Crisis.There is something happening in Vibora Bay. Lt. McKenzie at Force Station Steelhead need you to meet Black Mask in Vibora Bay to help investigate some strange happenings. Your adventure will take you to the City of Vibora Bay where you will uncover a plot, meet a hired gun and take a ride on the Bayou Queen.

Two New Premium Archetypes

The Fist

Your expertise in unarmed combat is formidable, allowing you to catch enemies off guard with your powerful strikes. Your rapid attacks make you highly dangerous up close, quickly dispatching any foe in your way.

Concepts:
Street Brawler, Mixed Martial Artist, Reflex Enhancement Experiment, Warrior Monk

The Fist Powers

1	Vicious Strikes
1	Hundred Hands
SS - 6	Dexterity
6	Mighty Leap
Passive - 8	Way of the Warrior
11	Crashing Wave Kick or Backhand Chop
SS - 13	Ego
Block - 14	Parry
17	Dragon Kick
22	Form of the Tempest
27	Intensity
32	Burning Chi Fist or Open Palm Strike
40	Leaping Uppercut

You are an up-close combatant, with powers that are effective in single and multiple target situations. You have several ways to hinder your enemies during a fight by stunning or knocking them down, but you won�t last long with too many enemies attacking you.

You excel at dealing melee damage, but aren�t much use at range. When the rush of combat leaves you, your Energy drops faster than most.

The Master - Free to Try with Archetype Rotation this week

Your ability to sense and avoid incoming danger is unparalleled, making you a difficult adversary to defeat. Your skill with unarmed martial arts allows you to pummel your foes, all the while avoiding their assaults against you.

Concepts:
Blind Monk, Time-Shifted Foot Soldier, Venerable Sensei, Sixth Sense Mutation

The Master Powers

1	Vicious Strikes
1	Thundering Kicks
SS - 6	Constitution
6	Thunderbolt Lunge
Passive - 8	Lightning Reflexes
11	Elbow Slam or Inexorable Tides
SS - 13	Dexterity
Block - 14	Parry
17	Shuriken Storm
22	Form of the Master
27	Bountiful Chi Resurgence
32	Dragon Kick
40	Burning Chi Fist or Open Palm Strike

You are adept at prolonged fights thanks to your abilities to avoid and dodge your attackers. In team fights, you work to keep foes focused on you with your martial arts powers, leaving your allies free to attack them unhindered.

You are built to take damage and are good at grabbing your foes� attention in combat, but you generate less Energy than other roles.