Cryptic Studios has published a Champions Online 'state of the game' letter. The letter details news about the currently closed beta and changes/improvements made as a result of player input.

Chronomancer, here. And do I have a lot of incredible news for you today from the future. Without further delay (such as it is for a time traveler) here's what's happening!

There's a Room That's Filled with Danger

After talking about the UNTIL Terminals in last week's State of the Game, we looked at what the main complaints were. Basically, it broke down into two camps. First, there were concerns over immersion and appropriateness for certain hero concepts to be telling "the man" about their powers. Second, some players felt like it was a waste of time to arbitrarily go somewhere to gain new powers without any benefit they couldn't gain in the world at large. Within these discussions, the idea was thrown out that it would be cool if you came back so you could try out powers before committing to them.

We heard you, we listened, and we're going the extra mile to make it happen.

We're now making a specific location, a "Hazard Vault" if you will (no, not the final name, please reserve your comments), that heroes can access from numerous locations in the world. This common area will have test dummies set up so that you can try out new powers and see how they look and work before making them an ongoing part of your character. This is also where players will come to Retcon their powers, advantages, and so forth.

There's more to read so be sure to swing by the Champions site linked above.