Development Update: Riddled With Crime

NEW EPISODE: RIDDLED WITH CRIME

Hey all! It’s SJ “NerdofPrey” Mueller, and I’m here to talk with you guys about DCUO's next episode, Riddled With Crime! You may remember from our previous announcement that this episode takes us back to Gotham City. A Gotham without the Dark Knight. A Gotham at war. When the Bat's away…the rats will play.

In Riddled With Crime, the city is in peril as some of our most iconic villains are vying for power, taking sides, and battling each other. But the people of Gotham needn’t worry too much – Batwoman and Nightwing are on the case and working with the GCPD to keep things from spiraling out of control. Talia al Ghul has also stepped out of the shadows to help, her motives her own. For now, she’s displeased with the Gotham villain’s unsanctioned war and even more displeased that her beloved, Batman, is still missing.

Amusement Mile Gang War (Open World Missions)

The Riddler made the first move in this wicked game of chess, sending his hired goons to take on the Joker’s clowns at the Amusement Mile. The entire area is a mess, filled with goons and gangsters from all walks of Gotham. A schism forms down the center of Gotham’s most notorious villains, each taking a side. The Joker vs The Riddler. This is where you will find Batwoman or Talia ready to give you the latest information, and the latest open-world missions to assist each side in an effort to burn up this powder keg of destruction.

This revamped open world area features many daily and weekly open world missions and bounties, and will be available to all players level 10 and up during a special limited-time preview.

Turf War: Team Joker & Turf War: Team Riddler (2-Player Duos)

After reporting to the Amusement Mile, it won’t take long for Talia or Batwoman to give you an update – some of Gotham’s worst (best?) villains are attacking critical locations like Cape Carmine and Ace Chemicals. In the On Duty menu, you’ll be able to queue for two separate duos, one to work for the Joker’s team, the other the Riddler. You’ll definitely want to do both, of course.

Rise of the Bat (4-Player Operation)

During Rise of the Bat, a break-in at WayneTech will lead to more clues about what really lurks in the shadows, and now it's a race against time - back to the Batcave! All of the mysteries behind this gang war will soon be revealed.

Gotham City Zoo (8-Player Raid & Elite Raid)

The epic finale to Riddled With Crime takes players to our newest (and one of our paws-down coolest) maps, the Gotham City Zoo! I don’t want to spoil too much, but the art team killed it with this new environment, and if you pay attention to all of the clues along the way, you’ll have a pretty good idea of what's happening here and the true meaning behind all of the commotion in Gotham City.

Of course, we have a MUCH more challenging version of the raid for the Elite version, with a few extra rewards. Hope it doesn’t make you go completely batty.

REWARDS

And to the victor, the spoils. Or at least that's what The Riddler and The Joker are banking on.

Riddle me this: what’s fashionable, powerful, and shrouded in mystery? The new gear suit in Episode 29! Inspired by the master of riddles himself, you can really roll your sleeves up and prepare to solve the world’s greatest riddles, and look good while doing it. The Elite version is even more stylish, with a few extra bells and whistles.

Additional styles in the Episode include the amazing Batwoman Mask (finally!) and one of the coolest-looking Omnipotence items I’ve ever seen. Wait until you get your hands (hand?) on it.

For you avid base item collectors, there’s tons of new items from the Zoo and the gang war. If you’re a fan or the Riddler, the Joker, or bats, you’re going to love these.

This episode's best gear remains obtainable on a vendor for a new currency – Marked Bills - along with additional style items, collection items, base items, and more. The episode's dropped gear will automatically attune to your average item level for upgrades as you go. Elite gear will require renown gained in the Elite raids, and the Omnipotence item will come from a collection.

I can't wait for everyone to see the new Gotham Zoo. The episode is planned to launch September 20. You're going to have a roar of a good time!

SJ "NerdOfPrey" Mueller
Creative Director
DC Universe Online

So is DLC or the November one going to out CR the Age of Justice vendor gear? I hope to see the vendor appropriately discounted to reciprocate the decreased duration between "expected completion times" between DLCs.

Don't forget the elite renown thing too...

Already liking what I see. Can not wait from stream

awesome thanks for the two duos

Good stuff! Looking forward to the livestream.

SUPER GREAT!!!

Interesting...

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Male style = Female style, again... why no skirt or something like these NPCs?

Intriguing and cool beans on the Batwoman mask!

Woohoo no que up solo and then what 2 or 3 open worlds, 2 duos , an alert yeah 1, and just 1 eight man event with elite that is about 90% the same as reg. S3ems like a very small dlc. If only 1 raid is going to be elite then give us an elite 4man and you should still give us 2. 8mans

This isn't news. They told us a while back that the episode would be smaller because it was originally a Major Event, but they switched it to an Episode because the events weren't going down so well. They also said that the next Episode in November will be large scale.

I like duos are returning. Not a fan of another OP item. There doesnt need to be 1 in every episode. Its over kill now. Im a big riddler fan but i dont know how i feel about that style yet.

I see mepps said details will be gone over today in the stream. I hope so. Because the IL of the gear is the thing i wanna know. And if its better then blackhawk gear how long is it going to take to finish the suit? Because ep30 is not that far off. I hope the batwoman mask is a brief reward. I do like the riddler cane on the back. Thats pretty cool.

Please. I'm begging you! Stop putting collections in the vendors. It's hard enough to get the gear and mods. It's not fair I have to now pay for collections, which should always be a hide & seek style. I'm not a SUPER hardcore gamer. I play daily to the best of my ability but I don't want to keep throwing money away just to get 1 piece of collection. I already give you plenty of money with my subscription and marketcash. If you keep being this greedy with money, you wont have a game much longer. As you can clearly see, the population has dropped considerably since you guys started doing that. This is supposed to be a "Free-to-Play" game with options for paying. Now it seems like it is "Pay-to-Play" no matter what.

Yea id love to see elite alerts return.

Not to mention all the things that people have suggest for new content that the developers don't seem to care about. I don't know how long people have asked for a Batman+Superman episode. Whether it being vs or team-up matters very little. I've also read and created some decent ideas that might bring the fun back. (Legend duos, Have 3-man content, More solos iconic or regular, etc....) So I have to ask, are you too money hungry or just refuse to listen to your players? You are a business. A business cannot operate without customers. Remember that.

Super Great!!! for new content.

For new gear (normal/elite) and OP items it's just sucks. Why bother with elite gear when it's crap when the next Ep comes next month. And we HAVE TO MANY OP ITEMS in the game. So let me gues, new mods also? And inflated gear prices and crappy low renown token numbers.