Homecoming — City of Heroes Private Server
The NCSoft-licensed continuation of City of Heroes, running a custom Issue 27 build across five shards.
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Trading rules, season dates and the latest patch for City of Heroes: Homecoming, from the publisher’s own statements.
Onslaught PvPvE Arena + Citadel TF Revamp
- Issue 28: Legacy, Page 4 landed October 6, 2026 (Homecoming’s official Patch Notes board): a new PvPvE Arena mode, Onslaught — two teams of 3–8 players in 30-minute timed matches, each side escorts NPC lane soldiers, and only the soldiers can damage the enemy base core.
- The Citadel Task Force was revamped as “Industrial Evolution” (Hero, levels 25–30); the original Citadel Task Force is retired to Ouroboros. New powersets Light Affinity and Sonic Aura arrived, Claws and Stone Armor were proliferated to Tankers and Brutes, and a new Kallisti Wharf story arc, “Prime Time Sublime”, opened.
- Balance adjustments touch Traps, Force Field, Sonic Resonance, Empathy and Super Strength, with damage-cap increases for several archetypes, plus new costume parts, a new wave of Aether rewards and Supergroup base texture swapping. The annual Halloween event runs alongside the patch, October 6 to November 3. Content ships as numbered Pages of an Issue, a few per year, with smaller hotfix posts between them on the same board.
There is no legitimate market to price here — Homecoming is a free, fan-run server and account trading is against its rules — so this entry’s buyer value is the calendar: the Halloween window closes November 3, and the new powersets (Light Affinity, Sonic Aura) are the builds players level while the event runs.
Patch notes & sources
The latest update that matters if you are buying. Checked October 25, 2026.
Homecoming Server Profile
City of Heroes officially shut down in 2012. Homecoming is a community-run continuation that, as of January 2024, holds an official server license from NCSoft — making it the recognized way to keep playing today. It runs a custom Issue 27 build that extends past what the original studio shipped, with power proliferation across archetypes and a steady patch cadence.
The Homecoming profile above comes from forums.homecomingservers.com and community reports, last verified August 2026. Population figures are community estimates.
Wipe & Reset History
Homecoming began in 2019 as a secret server called SCoRE before its existence leaked, then operated openly for years before reaching an official licensing deal with NCSoft in January 2024. MMODude found no report of a full character wipe across that history.
Wipe and fresh-server announcements for Homecoming are posted on forums.homecomingservers.com first.
Getting Started on Homecoming
Homecoming runs Issue 27 (custom) (launched April 2019). Joining takes three steps; where forums.homecomingservers.com gives different instructions, follow those.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe and legal to play on a private server?
Homecoming is an unofficial City of Heroes server running Issue 27 (custom), and like most private servers it operates without a license from the game’s publisher. Homecoming has been running long enough to build a track record; as with any private server, use a unique password and don't reuse account credentials from other sites.
How do I get started on Homecoming?
Visit the official website at https://forums.homecomingservers.com/ for the current client download and setup instructions. Use the client or launcher linked there rather than a retail City of Heroes install.
How often is this page updated?
We last verified the Homecoming profile in August 2026. Population and status figures can change — check https://forums.homecomingservers.com/ directly for the most current numbers.
Want the bigger picture on private servers — legality, wipes, RMT rules, red flags, and how to choose one? Read our Private Server FAQ.
