Heroes and Villains alike can now get involved in activities such as DJ Zero’s Pocket D Jubilee and Ganymede’s missions. The Spring Fling events will run for the next two weeks, finishing on February 29th. To get involved in some extra special events make sure to head over to Mercy Island and speak with Zev Scalamore. Zev, under direction of Arachnos, needs Villains to complete some extra-special dirty work for him!

Don’t forget the live wedding of Manticore and Sister Psyche of Friday, February 15th at 6:00pm GMT (7:00pm CET).

Ready for a Spring Fling? This year’s in-game event commences on Thursday, 14th February and will feature new content and the highlight of this year’s Valentine’s Day celebrations: the super-powered wedding of Manticore and Sister Psyche! Keep some time free this Friday evening from 6pm GMT and make sure you have the Training Room ready so you can be present for this historic event.

Just in time for the special celebrations, there is a new Wedding Pack available for purchase offering new costumes and emotes.

We have updated the game with a new patch featuring many improvements, updates, corrections and other improvements. Primary amongst these are the new interface options for showing the “Real Numbers” that drive the game, and the “XP Smoothing” that should see characters advancing at a more even rate. For more details on these two exciting changes, read the recent interviews with CW Bennett and Matt ‘Positron’ Miller.

The full patch notes for this update can be found here.

Today’s update to City of Heroes and City of Villains includes two new additions to the UI designed to reveal the numbers that drive the game’s combat systems. Programmer CW Bennett answers some questions on the new feature in this short Q&A.

Is your Hero or Villain still deciding what to do this Valentine’s Day? Evolution Radio may have the answer in Pocket D on the Defiant server, hosting their Valentines Masquerade Ball from 8pm GMT this Thursday. Visit a Tailor to obtain suitable attire, and then join Evolution Radio’s DJ Stryker in Pocket D for music, activities and prizes! If you intend to attend, make sure to head over to the Evolution Radio forums to place your requests for specific music.

Matt ‘Positron’ Miller has answered a range of questions about the upcoming “XP Curve Smoothing” changes for City of Heroes and City of Villains. Covering everything from what it means as your character levels through the expected implementation date for the live servers, this Q&A should make sure you are ready for this landmark improvement!