Starro returns to invade DC Universe Online once again in Deluge! Heroes and villains alike must band together and resist its influence before it’s too late! You’ll need to fight your way through this alien intrusion, from the chaotic streets of Central City to an isolated Atlantean Research Outpost, in an effort to discover the source of the invasion and how to stop it! Though this time, there may be more lingering beneath the surface of this invasion, and you may need to journey to Spindrift Station to clear the waters on what is really going on.

Deluge features new daily open world missions, a brand new raid, as well as an updated duo, alert, and raid, with Normal, Event, and Elite versions! Earn new feats, discover new collections, earn new gear inspired by Mera and more! To get started, look for Stemming the Tide (Part 1) in your Mission Journal, once you have the required Level of 10. Deluge is free to access for Members.

For a limited time, special “Event” versions of all content in Deluge will be available to all players level 10+ as well! Look for these Event versions in the Events tab of your On Duty menu.



New Open World Missions: Starro Deluge Zone

Starro is expanding his reach into Central City, spreading his spores from the river and taking over the city’s citizens! Explore the area and join the resistance against Starro’s unflinching control. Team up with Mera (Heroes) or Ocean Master (Villains) in the battle to fight back against Starro!

• Track Stemming the Tide (Part 1) in your Journal!
• New story mission serving as introduction to the daily and weekly missions in Central City!
• Weekly Missions now resettable with Replay Badges!
• Minimum Level: 10

New Raid and Elite Raid – Spindrift Station

There is a special gala event being held at Spindrift Station that you’re invited to! But dark things may be afoot at Atlantis’ embassy. Be on your guard!

• Open your On Duty Menu and look for the Normal and Elite versions of the Spindrift Station Raid under Expert Tier 8 of the 8 Player Tab.
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Spindrift Station (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Duo & Alert – Spreading Spores & Starro Invasion

Venture forth into various locations to uncover the far reaches of Starro’s influence and face off against the most unexpected of enemies!

• New End Game Modes - Queue for Spreading Spores & Starro: Invasion in the On Duty Menu!
• New “Iceberg Lounge” instance in the random duo queue for Spreading Spores!
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Starro: Spreading Spores (Event) and Starro: Invasion (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Raid and Elite Raid – Starro: The Threat Below

The Justice League has intel that an Atlantean Research Outpost is the source of the recent Starro Invasion. Join Aquaman and investigate the Outpost!

• Open your On Duty Menu and look for the End-Game and Elite versions of Starro: The Threat Below Raid under Expert Tier 9 of the 8 Player Tab.
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Starro: The Threat Below (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Gear, Base Items, Feats and More

• Earn a new event currency: Atlantean Crowns!
• New Spindrift gear available, as well as gear inspired by Mera!
• Plus new base items, feats, and more!
• Starro Event feats are now found under Episodes: Deluge

 
https://youtu.be/pRVGcjYKzKE

 



Members, log in for a special gift as Deluge begins. Look for your Deluge Member Gift Box. Inside, you will find a special Spindrift Station Hologram base item, the new Iridescent Material, and the Morgwar Summoner's Pack with everything you need to summon yourself a tiny Morgwar base pet.

Members will receive the Deluge Member Gift Box free upon log in. Look for it in the Redeem/Claim section of the Marketplace. One gift per account. Not a member? Subscribe and log in by April 12, 2018, to receive the gift. 

 

Starro returns to invade DC Universe Online once again in Deluge! Heroes and villains alike must band together and resist its influence before it’s too late! You’ll need to fight your way through this alien intrusion, from the chaotic streets of Central City to an isolated Atlantean Research Outpost, in an effort to discover the source of the invasion and how to stop it! Though this time, there may be more lingering beneath the surface of this invasion, and you may need to journey to Spindrift Station to clear the waters on what is really going on.

Deluge features new daily open world missions, a brand new raid, as well as an updated duo, alert, and raid, with Normal, Event, and Elite versions! Earn new feats, discover new collections, earn new gear inspired by Mera and more! To get started, look for Stemming the Tide (Part 1) in your Mission Journal, once you have the required Level of 10. Deluge is free to access for Members.

For a limited time, special “Event” versions of all content in Deluge will be available to all players level 10+ as well! Look for these Event versions in the Events tab of your On Duty menu.



New Open World Missions: Starro Deluge Zone

Starro is expanding his reach into Central City, spreading his spores from the river and taking over the city’s citizens! Explore the area and join the resistance against Starro’s unflinching control. Team up with Mera (Heroes) or Ocean Master (Villains) in the battle to fight back against Starro!

• Track Stemming the Tide (Part 1) in your Journal!
• New story mission serving as introduction to the daily and weekly missions in Central City!
• Weekly Missions now resettable with Replay Badges!
• Minimum Level: 10

New Raid and Elite Raid – Spindrift Station

There is a special gala event being held at Spindrift Station that you’re invited to! But dark things may be afoot at Atlantis’ embassy. Be on your guard!

• Open your On Duty Menu and look for the Normal and Elite versions of the Spindrift Station Raid under Expert Tier 8 of the 8 Player Tab.
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Spindrift Station (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Duo & Alert – Spreading Spores & Starro Invasion

Venture forth into various locations to uncover the far reaches of Starro’s influence and face off against the most unexpected of enemies!

• New End Game Modes - Queue for Spreading Spores & Starro: Invasion in the On Duty Menu!
• New “Iceberg Lounge” instance in the random duo queue for Spreading Spores!
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Starro: Spreading Spores (Event) and Starro: Invasion (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Raid and Elite Raid – Starro: The Threat Below

The Justice League has intel that an Atlantean Research Outpost is the source of the recent Starro Invasion. Join Aquaman and investigate the Outpost!

• Open your On Duty Menu and look for the End-Game and Elite versions of Starro: The Threat Below Raid under Expert Tier 9 of the 8 Player Tab.
• Combat Rating: 218
• For the Event Version - look for Starro: The Threat Below (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 10.

New Gear, Base Items, Feats and More

• Earn a new event currency: Atlantean Crowns!
• New Spindrift gear available, as well as gear inspired by Mera!
• Plus new base items, feats, and more!
• Starro Event feats are now found under Episodes: Deluge

 
https://youtu.be/pRVGcjYKzKE

 



Members, log in for a special gift as Deluge begins. Look for your Deluge Member Gift Box. Inside, you will find a special Spindrift Station Hologram base item, the new Iridescent Material, and the Morgwar Summoner's Pack with everything you need to summon yourself a tiny Morgwar base pet.

Members will receive the Deluge Member Gift Box free upon log in. Look for it in the Redeem/Claim section of the Marketplace. One gift per account. Not a member? Subscribe and log in by April 12, 2018, to receive the gift. 

 

Hey everyone! It’s SJ “NerdOfPrey” Mueller, Creative Director of DCUO, here to reveal all the juicy details for our newest episode and event, “DELUGE!”

Deluge is available as both an event for all players over level 10, AND as an end-game episode for our top players. This includes two Elite raids for the absolute best of the best!  This content will bring back Starro’s invasion as a permanent feature to the game, while also introducing all-new iconic Aquaman characters that take this story in an entirely new direction: the bottom of the sea!


Last year, Starro invaded Earth. The attack itself was blamed on the Atlanteans, but that wasn’t true at all! Or was it? The initial attack, which happened at an Atlantean Research Station (which you might remember from the raid, The Threat Below) was far more sinister than Aquaman realized.  It wasn’t just curiosity that lured the Atlantean researchers into experimenting on Starro – it was the work of Deluge, an Atlantean Insurrectionist Group determined to remove Arthur from the throne!

Now, Starro is back and the invasion is worse than ever, but the real story is what’s happening at Spindrift Station, the all-new Atlantean Embassy and pet project of Aquaman himself.


We have wanted to grow the “Aquaman Family” for years, and with Deluge, we got the chance. Mera, Black Manta, and Corum Rath are all new, permanent additions to the game. We’ve also got a new boss creature, and updated versions of both Aquaman himself and his half-brother, Ocean Master. Thrown in with the recently arriving Mera, and it’s raining amazing-looking characters in this episode!


In addition to all the cool locations from Starro’s previous appearance, we’ve added two new Atlantean areas! The solo story mission will take you on a journey that ends up in an ancient, proto-Atlantean temple where a great weapon was hidden away. And the finale takes place in one of the most impressive maps to date: Spindrift Station!

The station, as I described above, is an embassy to the Drylanders. The station is a beautiful representation of the finest Atlantean culture and their King’s commitment to cooperation and peace with the surface. Being a bridge between the two worlds, Spindrift has some rooms that are dry and some that are submerged below the surface. Some rooms can be quite puzzling, indeed. You’ll need a little help if you want to venture into one of those rooms.

And speaking of the surface, some changes have happened in Central City, so be sure to check it out and keep watching the skies…

Like I said, the whole Starro event is returning in a permanent way, and that means we have also gone back to refine the content based on player feedback last year and to add new end-game versions that previously did not exist. You’ll especially want to check out The Threat Below raid, with new mechanics, and a dangerous new Elite version.


Fighting the good fight can be very rewarding. With Deluge, we’re introducing two new gear suits. In the event, you can earn an underwater suit inspired by the “Drysuits” from Spindrift Station. The Enhanced version is ones of my favorites, with a marine-like camouflage pattern, the first time seen in DCUO! And what you’ve all been waiting (and begging for), the top gear, available on the vendor, is inspired by Mera herself! And it will look as amazing on you as it does on her.

In addition to those suits, there’s a new item of omnipotence to work towards, dozens of incredibly beautiful base items from the new environments, and all of the rewards previously available in the Starro event. As always, there are plenty of collections to complete and feats to earn.


Members and episode owners will receive extra treasure boxes at the end of all content, featuring an enhanced version of the Spindrift suit. Be sure to become a member or purchase the episode in order to get lots of extra goodies!

Oh, and one final thing: Members will also be granted a very valuable gift pack with the launch of Deluge! You won’t want to miss this one!

The new event and episode, Deluge, will hit our public test server later today, and will launch for all players on March 29^th, 2018.

 

Want to see more? Watch the livestream preview:

 
https://youtu.be/kEhX3TeBPZc


 

Hey everyone! It’s SJ “NerdOfPrey” Mueller, Creative Director of DCUO, here to reveal all the juicy details for our newest episode and event, “DELUGE!”

Deluge is available as both an event for all players over level 10, AND as an end-game episode for our top players. This includes two Elite raids for the absolute best of the best!  This content will bring back Starro’s invasion as a permanent feature to the game, while also introducing all-new iconic Aquaman characters that take this story in an entirely new direction: the bottom of the sea!


Last year, Starro invaded Earth. The attack itself was blamed on the Atlanteans, but that wasn’t true at all! Or was it? The initial attack, which happened at an Atlantean Research Station (which you might remember from the raid, The Threat Below) was far more sinister than Aquaman realized.  It wasn’t just curiosity that lured the Atlantean researchers into experimenting on Starro – it was the work of Deluge, an Atlantean Insurrectionist Group determined to remove Arthur from the throne!

Now, Starro is back and the invasion is worse than ever, but the real story is what’s happening at Spindrift Station, the all-new Atlantean Embassy and pet project of Aquaman himself.


We have wanted to grow the “Aquaman Family” for years, and with Deluge, we got the chance. Mera, Black Manta, and Corum Rath are all new, permanent additions to the game. We’ve also got a new boss creature, and updated versions of both Aquaman himself and his half-brother, Ocean Master. Thrown in with the recently arriving Mera, and it’s raining amazing-looking characters in this episode!


In addition to all the cool locations from Starro’s previous appearance, we’ve added two new Atlantean areas! The solo story mission will take you on a journey that ends up in an ancient, proto-Atlantean temple where a great weapon was hidden away. And the finale takes place in one of the most impressive maps to date: Spindrift Station!

The station, as I described above, is an embassy to the Drylanders. The station is a beautiful representation of the finest Atlantean culture and their King’s commitment to cooperation and peace with the surface. Being a bridge between the two worlds, Spindrift has some rooms that are dry and some that are submerged below the surface. Some rooms can be quite puzzling, indeed. You’ll need a little help if you want to venture into one of those rooms.

And speaking of the surface, some changes have happened in Central City, so be sure to check it out and keep watching the skies…

Like I said, the whole Starro event is returning in a permanent way, and that means we have also gone back to refine the content based on player feedback last year and to add new end-game versions that previously did not exist. You’ll especially want to check out The Threat Below raid, with new mechanics, and a dangerous new Elite version.


Fighting the good fight can be very rewarding. With Deluge, we’re introducing two new gear suits. In the event, you can earn an underwater suit inspired by the “Drysuits” from Spindrift Station. The Enhanced version is ones of my favorites, with a marine-like camouflage pattern, the first time seen in DCUO! And what you’ve all been waiting (and begging for), the top gear, available on the vendor, is inspired by Mera herself! And it will look as amazing on you as it does on her.

In addition to those suits, there’s a new item of omnipotence to work towards, dozens of incredibly beautiful base items from the new environments, and all of the rewards previously available in the Starro event. As always, there are plenty of collections to complete and feats to earn.


Members and episode owners will receive extra treasure boxes at the end of all content, featuring an enhanced version of the Spindrift suit. Be sure to become a member or purchase the episode in order to get lots of extra goodies!

Oh, and one final thing: Members will also be granted a very valuable gift pack with the launch of Deluge! You won’t want to miss this one!

The new event and episode, Deluge, will hit our public test server later today, and will launch for all players on March 29^th, 2018.

 

Want to see more? Watch the livestream preview:

 
https://youtu.be/kEhX3TeBPZc


 

Mister Mxyzptlk is back! (St. Patrick's Day Event)

Mister Mxyzptlk is back this year to taunt Metropolis with his riches! Look for “Mxyleprechauns!” in your Mission Journal, and speak to Mister Mxyzptlk in your HQ

New Feats

• Craic and Barrel
• Get to the Point

For 2018, Mister Mxyzptlk has new Base and style items, as well as a “Shamrock Strike Uplink Device” that will let you bombard your enemies from above with a pot o’ gold! Start now before your luck runs out!

• Level Requirement: 10

 

Mister Mxyzptlk is back! (St. Patrick's Day Event)

Mister Mxyzptlk is back this year to taunt Metropolis with his riches! Look for “Mxyleprechauns!” in your Mission Journal, and speak to Mister Mxyzptlk in your HQ

New Feats

• Craic and Barrel
• Get to the Point

For 2018, Mister Mxyzptlk has new Base and style items, as well as a “Shamrock Strike Uplink Device” that will let you bombard your enemies from above with a pot o’ gold! Start now before your luck runs out!

• Level Requirement: 10

 

As all fans of THE FLASH know, the people of Central City have declared February 11 to be Flash Appreciation Day in honor of the Scarlet Speedster himself. This week is special in DC Universe Online, too, so we're going to celebrate with ALL of the following!

 
All players who log in this week will receive a special gift, which includes a full suit of Flash-inspired styles. The original Speed-Force suit has been upgraded and reimagined as the Enhanced Speed-Force Spectrum 2018. Put it on, and you too can be and look like your fastest self. Check the Marketplace's redeem/claim window for your gift. 

Must log in between 12:01PM PT on February 8, 2018, and 11:59PM PT on February 14, 2018. Claimable once per account. 



 
Who doesn't love a sale, especially one that's all about The Flash?! Flash-related marketplace items are on sale up to 65% off, including the Speedster's Cowl, Flash Base Item Pack, and the Exobyte Data: Flash (for Legends). Pick them up, but be fast, because this sale is only here for the week. 

Sale begins at begins at 12:01PM PT on February 8, 2018, and ends at 11:59PM PT on February 14, 2018.

 
Rounding out the celebrations this week is bonus artifact experience! When leveling up your artifact with Nth Metal (or other artifacts), your artifact experience gains will be DOUBLE all week long. Now's the time to get that Nth Metal and power up those artifacts!

Bonus begins at 12:01PM PT on February 8, 2018, and ends at 11:59PM PT on February 14, 2018.

Love Conquers All for 2018 with new Base Items, Feats and Styles!

The Star Sapphires are again making an effort to rekindle the love lost in Gotham City. Mister Freeze knows what the Zamaron crystals are capable of and has hatched a plan to bring his wife Nora back by integrating their crystals into his cryogenic technology. This misuse of the crystals is extremely dangerous and could cause an exothermic reaction that would destroy the entire city!

Check the Events tab in the On Duty menu for “Love’s Battlefield” to aid the Star Sapphires (Heroes) or Mister Freeze (Villains). And be on the lookout for lovely new feats!

• New Feats!
  • Date Flicks And Chill
  • Glowing With Love
  • Love Concessions

Open your Mission Journal and track “A Glowing Love” (Heroes) or “Cold Cold Heart” (Villains). Speak to Hal Jordan in the Gotham East End Police Station Safehouse (Heroes) or Mister Freeze in the Gotham North Burnley Nightclub Safehouse (Villains). While in the Safehouse, visit the terminal next to Hal Jordan or Mister Freeze to pick up a Daily Valentine’s Race mission “Get Your Heart Racing”. This mission can also be picked up at a terminal in Northeast Metropolis near Union Station. The seasonal missions can be completed daily during the event and reset with replay badges.

Also make sure to speak with Mera, who is spending Valentine’s Day on dryland apart from her dearest love. Open your Mission Journal and track “Sea of Love” to find her!

And don’t forget to visit the Valentine’s Vendor to get seasonal clothing, candies, and base items! A Valentine’s Vendor is located in the East End Safehouse (Heroes)/North Burnley Nightclub (Villains) and inside Mister Freeze’s Laboratory.

 
We’ve done some dramatic improvements to the Scorecard UI used throughout the game. This new and improved version of our scorecard features the following:

• New Summary Tab
• Improved Leaderboard Tab
• Improved Info Tab
• Two new tracked stats (Boss Damage Done & Teammates Rallied)

We’ve added a new “Auto-Sort” button to the Inventory menu, which when selected will re-organize all your Inventory items by Item Type!

Love Conquers All for 2018 with new Base Items, Feats and Styles!

The Star Sapphires are again making an effort to rekindle the love lost in Gotham City. Mister Freeze knows what the Zamaron crystals are capable of and has hatched a plan to bring his wife Nora back by integrating their crystals into his cryogenic technology. This misuse of the crystals is extremely dangerous and could cause an exothermic reaction that would destroy the entire city!

Check the Events tab in the On Duty menu for “Love’s Battlefield” to aid the Star Sapphires (Heroes) or Mister Freeze (Villains). And be on the lookout for lovely new feats!

• New Feats!
  • Date Flicks And Chill
  • Glowing With Love
  • Love Concessions

Open your Mission Journal and track “A Glowing Love” (Heroes) or “Cold Cold Heart” (Villains). Speak to Hal Jordan in the Gotham East End Police Station Safehouse (Heroes) or Mister Freeze in the Gotham North Burnley Nightclub Safehouse (Villains). While in the Safehouse, visit the terminal next to Hal Jordan or Mister Freeze to pick up a Daily Valentine’s Race mission “Get Your Heart Racing”. This mission can also be picked up at a terminal in Northeast Metropolis near Union Station. The seasonal missions can be completed daily during the event and reset with replay badges.

Also make sure to speak with Mera, who is spending Valentine’s Day on dryland apart from her dearest love. Open your Mission Journal and track “Sea of Love” to find her!

And don’t forget to visit the Valentine’s Vendor to get seasonal clothing, candies, and base items! A Valentine’s Vendor is located in the East End Safehouse (Heroes)/North Burnley Nightclub (Villains) and inside Mister Freeze’s Laboratory.

 
We’ve done some dramatic improvements to the Scorecard UI used throughout the game. This new and improved version of our scorecard features the following:

• New Summary Tab
• Improved Leaderboard Tab
• Improved Info Tab
• Two new tracked stats (Boss Damage Done & Teammates Rallied)

We’ve added a new “Auto-Sort” button to the Inventory menu, which when selected will re-organize all your Inventory items by Item Type!

ATLANTEANS RISE AND SUPERMAN DIES IN "DELUGE" AND SUPERMAN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

DC Universe Online's next major content releases uncover war and deceit in a first glimpse into Aquaman's Atlantis and retell the legendary story of Superman's death in a months-long celebration of his 80th anniversary.

The new episode, Deluge, will launch this March, and Superman's 80th anniversary celebration will begin this April. 

 

DC Comics' Aquaman Vol 8. #31, 2017

NEW EPISODE: DELUGE

In DELUGE, Mera, Queen of the Seas, has joined the surface-dwellers in investigating the return of Starro, a giant intergalactic starfish with incredible powers over the mind, but little conscious purpose. What drew Starro to Earth in the first place, who is really behind the attack, and what does it have to do with the oceans and her home, Atlantis?

The investigation will lead Mera and the bravest heroes and villains back to Central City to investigate, then deep beneath the sea to their first real glimpse into the underwater world of the Atlanteans and to the conflicts lurking in a divided kingdom. 

SJ'S TAKE: "For you comic readers, Deluge should ring a bell. They’re a small but dangerous group of Atlantean insurgents that have been lurking beneath the surface for years. Their goal: to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of surface-dwellers and Atlanteans both, and to take the Atlantean throne." - SJ Mueller, DC Universe Online Creative Director

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT DELUGE:

• Deluge will be a large-scale episode and event, with level-agnostic event versions of content available for a limited time.  
• The episode will feature new and returning Atlantean heroes and villains, including Aquaman, Mera, Black Manta, Corum Rath, and more. 
• The storyline will include a variety of singleplayer and multiplayer adventures set in Central City and in the all-new Spindrift Station, an Atlantean outpost deep beneath the sea. 
• The episode will launch new player rewards, including new gear, styles, base items, and feats.
• In addition to new rewards and content, Deluge will include, update, and make permanent the content and rewards from the previous Starro The Conqueror event. 

EPISODE 31: DELUGE will launch this March on Steam.



DC Comics' Superman Vol. 2 #75 1993

NEW CELEBRATION: SUPERMAN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY

80 years ago, in May of 1938, Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1. The world of comics would never be the same, and all of today's massive cast of heroes and villains owe their inspiration at least in part to the Man of Steel.

Over the years, there have been tremendous Superman storylines, but perhaps none stand out so clearly in our minds as his battle and death at the hands of Doomsday. For our part, DCUO will celebrate Superman's 80th anniversary with content: our retelling of the death of Superman.

Beginning in April, a series of content and player gifts will tell that story - in our world - and with our heroes and villains playing their parts. This isn't an episode or an event or a seasonal. This is a celebration, and we invite everyone to come along for the ride.  

SJ'S TAKE: "DOOMSDAY is coming. A Doomsday like you have never seen. Like the Justice League has never seen. This monster is an unstoppable force. It may be that not even Superman can stop him this time. Can you?" - SJ Mueller, DC Universe Online Creative Director

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SUPERMAN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION:

• This celebration will be a series of new, free content additions, available to all players. 
• The content will retell our version of the classic DEATH OF SUPERMAN storyline, in the world of DCUO.
• New and returning Superman-family characters will appear, including Superman, Lois Lane, Doomsday, and more. 
• The celebration will launch new player rewards, including new gear, styles, base items, and feats.

SUPERMAN'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION will launch free for all players beginning this April on Steam.