OGaming: What's involved in working your way up the ladder of an evil organization? Defeating particular characters? Turning on your allies? Committing certain crimes?

JE: The entire storyline of CoV is about going up the ladder of the evil organization called Arachnos. You start out as little better than a low powered thug. In fact, Arachnos is responsible for breaking you out of jail! From that point, a player is being tested whether she/he’s worthy to enter Arachnos.

"The entire storyline of CoV is about going up the ladder of the evil organization called Arachnos."

OGaming: How does this process differ from forming one's own organization – and why, as a player, would I wish to pursue one goal over the other?

JE: Currently, villains who form their own Super Groups are still allied with Arachnos. But Cryptic has some plans in the works…