City of Heroes Preview

Firing Squad has put together a preview of City of Heroes, the comic book-inspired MMORPG from Cryptic Studios. An excerpt to follow:
Other than making teams, you can form your own Supergroup. So if you've ever had dreams of being The Outlaw Josey Wales and his band of Merry Gut-Punchers, then your time has come my friend. In Supergroup mode you can change into your group costume because, as we all know, you have to be color-coordinated to fight crime. Other than the matching tights, Supergroups also allow you access to a chat channel specifically for your group and a vault to hold your Enhancements.

Enhancements are City of Heroes loot. Whenever you vanquish a ruffian, there's a chance that he'll drop an Enhancement which allows you to improve one of your powers. Each power has at least one Enhancement slot. Different powers allow for different types of upgrades. For instance, if you have a long-range attack you could find Enhancements that allow for more damage, accuracy or a smaller usage of your stamina. On top of just having slots, you can combine Enhancements to improve upon those that were previously installed.