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DLC 4: The Last Laugh!

Started by Midnite, May 18, 2012, 06:24:01 PM

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Midnite

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QuoteTHE JOKER RETURNS TO WREAK HAVOC IN DC UNIVERSE™ ONLINE

Fourth DLC Pack, "The Last Laugh," Features Large-Scale Multiplayer Combat, New Light-Powered Legends Characters and an All-New Weapon

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – May 8, 2012 – The battle between heroes and villains in DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) continues as Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that The Last Laugh, the fourth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DCUO, will be available in June for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The Last Laugh will pit players against each other in high-intensity multiplayer brawls, feature an all-new weapon, and introduce new Light-Powered Legends PvP characters.

"We created this DLC purely for the players that like to take the fight to each other in DCUO's amazing PvP combat," said Jens Andersen, creative director on DC Universe Online. "Our community has continuously asked for more multiplayer action in DCUO, and we wanted to deliver content that fully meets their expectations and pushes PvP to another level. The Last Laugh is the first DLC that we've created that focuses almost entirely on player versus player battles, and it adds an exciting new element as some of DC's greatest heroes and villains join to fight alongside you. Players will have even more opportunities to prove to the world whether heroes or villains will be triumphant."

The Last Laugh will include an all-new weapon, hours of multiplayer gameplay in the Safe Houses and Headquarters, and new Legends PvP characters:

    The Shield – Players can unleash this vicious new weapon to bash their opponents, or hurl it to take them down from a distance.

    Safe House Battles – No one is safe now that heroes and villains can invade each other's Safe Houses in these four on four battles.

    Graviton Technology Recovery – Players will be tasked with retrieving cutting-edge technology from the hero and villain safe houses. It's a mad dash to grab the most gravitron singularity capsules!

    The Rescue – Heroes must rescue hostages, while Villains will be freeing arrested criminals from opposing Safe Houses.

    Bomb Disposal – Stockpiles of explosives have been remotely armed by a mischievous third party. Players must gain control of the Bomb Squad's mech and either neutralize the bombs or use them for dastardly purposes!

    Headquarter Battles – In this two-part crusade, 16 players – eight heroes and eight villains – will face off for the ultimate player reward. At the request of Superman, heroes must take over the Hall of Doom, while villains, egged on by The Joker, will breach the Watchtower in order to create chaos.

    Legends Characters – Combat illuminates with the introduction of the first light-powered Legends for multiplayer combat. Players will soon have access to Kilowog, a Green Lantern, and Amon Sur, a member of the Sinestro Corps.

DCUO's The Last Laugh DLC pack will be accessible for free for the game's Legendary members and available for purchase for Free and Premium players via the PlayStation®Network in-game Marketplace, and on the PC via the DCUniverseOnline.com website.

For more information, click here!

DCUO is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information about DCUO, visit www.DCUniverseOnline.com.

About DC Universe Online
Lex Luthor has traveled back through time with news of a dire future: While the heroes and villains spent years battling amongst themselves, Brainiac has been feeding on their powers, building strength to return to Earth and destroy humanity. To change the future, Lex has come back to set off a device that bestows super powers to thousands of every-day citizens and give humanity a fighting chance. Can Brainiac be stopped, or is this another nefarious Lex Luthor plot?

For the first time, players and fans will be able to enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player's extraordinary powers to life.

DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfman.

Rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence, DC Universe Online is available for PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. DCUO Legendary access will be available for a $14.99 monthly fee.

About SOE
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SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Champions of Norrath, PlanetSide and Free Realms are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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BigAl1775

Dreadlok-Officer of Freedom Reborn on DCUO (PC)
              -Founder of Freedom Reborn on Marvel:Contest of Champions (tablet)

Magnificent

Apparently there are more Legends characters coming with this DLC than just Kilowog and Amon Sur!



From left-to-right: Kilowog, Power Girl, Arkillo, Jon Stewart (maybe Hal, but probably Jon), Bizarro, Ursa & Amon Sur

It seems a bit random how they picked these folks since the Bat-family seemed to be all the biggest names, but they should be fun anyway :)


JeyNyce

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Magnificent

Last night's webcast about DLC 4

The sound goes out at the beginning part just as they are starting to discuss the things un Update 14.  From what I have been able to gather it was mainly a lot of talk about internal mechanics and that they think they've finally gotten Breakout fixed.  The sound comes back around 1:51.

What they revealed...

Adding T3 Armor
--Earned with Marks of Tactics (replacing Conquest)
--T2 costs reduced
--Must earn T2 before you can earn T3
--Chest Master theme
--T4 may be Checkmate inspired
Adding new 52 inspired by to Boxes (Cyborg and Wonder Woman)
Adding Auras (adding glow to characters)
Shield Weapons are coming
2 safehouses/stations pvp battles per side will be attackable by opposite factions
--Special versions of the safehouses/statons that you will queue for
--Not actually attacking live safehouses/stations
--Iconic characters will actually show up to help
--3 different modes to play
--Battle will change each time you go in, especially with random iconics joining in
Headquarter battles...annoucement coming soon.
--8 vs 8...queued
PvE content
--T3 (Marks of Krypton) Duos coming in Safehouse battles (non-pvp)
New Cut Scene coming with a returning Mark Hamil (intro) as the Joker

Legends PvP
New Legends include Green/Yellow Lantern (4) & Kryptonian toons (3)
Did a pass on all current Legends characters to event them out

General PvP
Cross Faction Suicide Squad /Taskforce X Style PvP
Amanda Waller is going to come on the comm to let you know why villians and heroes are working together
You can opt out of being put on the "other team"...so you can be always a hero on a hero team (and vice versa) but there may be an other faction added to your team (a villian with a bomb collar)
Faster Queues

Other News
Test Server is up tomorrow for all Legendary Players with DLC 4 loaded!

The video and description of the new matches involving iconic characters made me verra, verra happy! Time to go grind more Marks of Legends :)

BigAl1775

Quote from: BigAl1775 on May 18, 2012, 11:33:49 PM
Quote from: Midnite on May 18, 2012, 06:29:22 PM
Exclusive behind-the-scenes look at DC Universe Online's next weapon type, the Shield



The shield animation looks sweet.

The bottom row looks like styles I will be using for Dread! Can't wait!

Gotten maybe 10 styles thru leveling quests and vendors. Aside from stupid "glove" attachments that come with shield, the styles are pretty sweet. the shield has slow combos and likely will not be real good in pvp, but pve should be fine. It has simple combos similar to MA, but can be tough to pull off.
Dreadlok-Officer of Freedom Reborn on DCUO (PC)
              -Founder of Freedom Reborn on Marvel:Contest of Champions (tablet)

BigAl1775

Launch date...June 19th!!! Update 14 was today. Tested DLC 4 and U14 on test client. Was a blast. Looking forward to shield and my favorite meta legend is Amon Sur.
Dreadlok-Officer of Freedom Reborn on DCUO (PC)
              -Founder of Freedom Reborn on Marvel:Contest of Champions (tablet)