The new Celestial power set will be introduced in Champions Online when the Blood Moon Halloween event kicks off on Oct. 27, and the creator of the set has written a developer's dairy entry to provide some details on the powers.

According to Vurt, "Celestial is primarily a healing and support power set. Until now Champions suffered from a distinct lack of variety and potency in its healing powers and the primary goal of this set was to resolve that." The set features powers that affect friends and enemies differently, as well as powers that are more potent when used together.

For more information on the Celestial set, check out the powers that have been released so far and read the full dev diary after the jump.

Hello! I’m Vurt and I created the Celestial power set that will be available for play during and after the upcoming Bloodmoon event. I’m putting together this diary to give you guys a sneak peek at what you have to look forward to and answer your questions about what Celestial can do.

Celestial is primarily a healing and support power set. Until now Champions suffered from a distinct lack of variety and potency in its healing powers and the primary goal of this set was to resolve that. The other component to the creation of this set is that healing powers are problematic in a system that allows open power selection; How can you allow them to be cherry picked and still incentivize in-set specialization? How can healing be equally interesting in both solo and group play? Ultimately the desire is for Celestial heroes to be viable in solo and group play and for the healing component of the gameplay to be easily accessible and interesting across a variety of investment levels.

Set Features

Dual purposes powers - In its most basic form targeting enemies and friendlies have different effects with most Celestial powers. Scope the example below:

Illumination

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• If targeting foe: Places Illumination on your target. Any hero attacking the target will receive the Mend buff, healing them over time.
• If targeting ally: Places Illumination on your target. When the affected ally takes damage they will receive the Mend buff, healing them over time.

This power has a similar end result in both cases but works on both allies and enemies. All of the dual purposed powers are based on this structure so that the power combinations you create when making your Hero are valid when healing and dealing damage.

 

Combinatorial Potency - Celestial powers are often more potent when used in conjunction with other specific powers from the set. The best way to explain this is with an example; Check out the two powers below.

Conviction

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• Increases your maximum health for a short time

Iniquity

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• Heals target
• Deals damage equal to the heal to you

These two powers work together in a way such that for nearly no cost other than two ability activations you can return a significant amount of health to friendly targets. There are several other power combinations like this within the set. They aren’t too difficultly hidden but it’s up to you guys to find them.

That’s enough from me, hope you guys enjoy it and I’ll see you in game. And make sure you check out the Celestial power set as we release all of the powers from it over the coming weeks.