City of Villains Interview

GameSpy has published a five-page interview with Cryptic Studios' Matt Miller, quizzing the systems designer about City of Villains, the upcoming Issue 7 update, and more. A taste:
Q: Give us a brief overview of "Issue 7 -- Destiny Manifest." What kinds of things can players expect in this issue?

A: Issue 7's primary content is the last ten levels of the City of Villains game. This includes "Grandville," a vertical zone that is home to the most powerful villains of Arachnos and their enemies. We're also releasing a new PvP zone called "Recluse's Victory," where players can literally change the look of the zone with their actions. Naturally, all high level heroes will also be able to access this zone.

We're adding new "mayhem missions" that allow players to take their villain characters into an instanced version of Paragon City and cause havoc while completing timed missions. This includes being able to now destroy hundreds of environmental objects and send pedestrians running in terror!

Some other new stuff includes Electric Melee and Electric Armor power sets for Brutes and Thug pets for Masterminds. Bases are getting the items that give buffs for salvage, there are some really cool new character costume items, and a ton of little "quality of life" improvements.