Edit: We've added information about a free character boost "Advance to CR100".
Original Story:
Daybreak Games' free-to-play title DC Universe Online (PS4) arrived on the Playstation 3 in March 2011, with the Playstation 4 following in 2013, but for Steam users the game has been available since January 11th, 2011. The game's developer is celebrating the sixth anniversary of the title's Steam release with time limited in-game events that will bring together the Super Heroes and Super-Villains of the game.
The celebration will see the game's characters travel through time to a new version of Metropolis. Earth is under threat as a Qwardian invasion from the Antimatter Universe is taking place. To help to save the world from the dangerous situation, all characters taking part will be scaled to a higher combat rating that will allow players of "nearly all levels" to join in the fight.
Here's what the special Anti-Monitor anniversary event will include:
New Open World Missions: Metropolis Antimatter Invasion ZoneTravel forward in time to an unimaginable future – our future – and to a new version of Metropolis where a Qwardian invasion from the antimatter universe is weakening the last of Earth’s defenses.
- Open your Mission Journal and look for “Monitoring the Situation” to begin the event missions.
- Level Required: 10. All players will be increased to their future Combat Rating of 230 as they travel through time to Qwardian Metropolis.
- One weekly and three daily missions.
New 8-Player Raid: Centennial CollapseWith our Earth on the brink of destruction, it will be up to you to face the Anti-Monitor in this dark, possible future, and to do whatever is necessary before we and it are destroyed.
- Open your On Duty menu and look for “Centennial Collapse” under the Events tab.
- Level Required: 10. All players will be increased to their future Combat Rating of 230 as they travel through time to Qwardian Metropolis.
- Daily lockout.
New Gear, Collections, Feats, and More- Earn a new event currency: Qwardian Crowns!
- Unlock a new gear and style set inspired by the Anti-Monitor! (Vendor)
- Available on a vendor for Qwardian Crowns.
- Auto-levels to your current item level/combat rating.
- Maxes out equal to epic (purple) dropped gear in Amazon Fury Part III.
- Set bonus feat that provides bonus Qwardian Crowns from completing the raid.
- Find a new auto-leveling gear set! (Dropped)
- Auto-levels to your current average item level/combat rating.
- Utilizes an existing style.
- Maxes out equal to epic (purple) dropped gear in Amazon Fury Part III.
- Discover collections for a title and new Azure Misted Aura.
- Plus base items, consumables, and more!
Take a look at the new set of screens showcasing the fun-times to be had in the anniversary event:
Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC Entertainment, explains why bad things happen when the Anti-Monitor is in town:
As part of the anniversary celebrations, Daybreak Games has introduced the "Advance to CR100" character boost option into game. This allows players to advance a single character to combat rating 100. You will be get all of the appropriate feats and gear and you will be able to play content in Tier 5 and Tier 6. Everybody who plays the game between January 11th and January 31st will be awarded one free Advance to CR100 boost. So what does this mean? Well, this option automatically grants players three free trophies depending on how you spec your character.
You will get one of these trophies:
You will then get one of these trophies:
Finally, you will get one of these trophies:
Players who have paid for a membership subscription to the game will also get a second free Advance to CR100 boost. This means that they can unlock a further three trophies if they spec their character in a different way.
Finally, just in case you missed it last week, new content was released via the Qwardian Time Capsule that includes gear, mods, emblems, and more.
The sixth anniversary event is live right now in DC Universe Online and will run until January 31st.