Andy Wood

This week the City of Villains Test Server will be holding an event in the new Issue 7 PvP zone, Recluse’s Victory! That’s the good news, the better news is that all characters created during the special two day event will be allowed to auto-level to 40 to experience this new dynamic zone.

The COV Recluse’s Victory Test Server event will start May 24th at around 11:00 am Central and end on May 26th around 8:00 am Central.

Before this playtest, all character information will be backed up, and then wiped off of the test server. Character transfer service will be disabled during this time. All players who log in to the Training Room during this test will need to create new characters. (How to install the Test Server) To get started, simply create a new character, and it will take you directly into Recluses’ Victory, instead of Atlas Park, Galaxy City, or Outbreak.

In order to play in this zone, you will need to level up and enhance your character. To do so, follow these simple steps, and you’ll be in combat in no time. Note that all contacts necessary for this test will be recognizable by an orange ring at their feet, and their name will explain their function.

For Heroes:
* Locate Ms. Liberty, who should be near the portal you started from. Walk up to her and click on her, and she will grant you the XP and Influence you will need to level up.
* Follow either the left or right hallways. If you go left, you’ll run across Minx. If you go right, you’ll run across Swan. These two will serve as trainers, where you can obtain your new powers.
* Go down into the main chamber, and you will see three “Field Corp Elite Agents”. These are stores for you to purchase enhancements.
* When you are finished enhancing your powers, simply go to the small portal on the opposite end of the main chamber to exit the hero base, and enter the combat zone.
* At the end of the event the test server will be wiped again and restored to its state before the playtest.

For Villains:
* Locate Wretch, who should be near the portal you started from. Walk up to him and click on him, and he will grant you the XP and Infamy you will need to level up.
* Go up the ramp, and either head to the left or right catwalk. If you go left, you’ll run across Ice Mistral. If you go right, you’ll run across Silver Mantis. These two will serve as trainers, where you can
obtain your new powers.
* Go up the next ramp, and you will see three “Elite Quartermasters”. These are stores for you to purchase enhancements.
* When you are finished enhancing your powers, simply go to the small portal on the opposite end of the main chamber to exit the villain base, and enter the combat zone.
* At the end of the event the test server will be wiped again and restored to its state before the playtest.

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Return to the Planet of the Apes was a short-lived animated series set in the Planet of the Apes universe, originally seen in the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 live-action television series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, Return to the Planet of the Apes depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television; as such it more closely resembled both Pierre Boulle’s original novel and early concepts for the first Apes movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s.

Targeted at children, Return to the Planet of the Apes has become part of Planet of the Apes lore, remembered fondly by those who saw it for its intelligent writing and thoughtful stories where three astronauts, Bill, Jeff and Judy, began a long trek through harsh conditions after thier space craft crashed on a desolate planet. The hike plays out with minimal dialogue for almost the first 10 minutes and really helps to reinforce the situation. I was actually a little surprised to see how well written it was.

Admittedly Filmation’s animation from this period is at times “limited”. Static figures against moving backgrounds. Identical footage re-used over and over again. But for all of its faults, it only adds to the character of the series.  This was both painful and fun to watch all at the same time.