Twenty-three free major updates for City of Heroes were released before its shutdown, with a nearly finished 24th update able to be played on the game's beta server. Initially dubbed as an "expanshalone" by the developers , the game did not require CoH to run, but if the user had both games, content was added to the CoH side of game play. This part of the game centered on the alternate reality of Praetoria and featured a new alignment system allowing players characters to shift allegiances between Heroes and Villains, giving characters access to both Paragon City of CoH and the Rogue Isles of CoV. November 30, 2012, was listed as the official shutdown date of the game and the servers were turned off at midnight PST. Benefits for rising in level included more Health, more Powers to choose for the character, more slots to allocate Enhancements to Powers, and larger inventories for Inspirations and Salvage . The Villains' setting, the Rogue Isles, consisted of islands connected by a network of ferries and helicopters.
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