City of Heroes
 

Anyone else trying this game out? I got accepted into presale beta yesterday, haven't had any time to play other than create my hero because of class/work. But it looks really good and I've heard great things from other friends in it.

I dont think it has PvP...and I think you have to be a lame good guy. Which pretty much sinks it for me right there.

Just another money sucking MMORPG. Don't see what s so good about it

From what I've heard, they are adding villians, and with them, PvP. However, I have no CLUE what you will do to pass the time ? I mean, will you kill ? If so, what ? Do you work a normal job, then have to run to a phone booth to switch outfits ?

I mean, wth ?

I don't know much about it yet, but I got my pre-sale box today and will hopefully get into the beta program in a couple of days. It's a good concept, I just hope they implement it correctly.

I've been hearing that from so many people. But what's good about it ? I mean, really. What're you looking forward to doing ? Creating your character ? Being unique ? What about it is getting you interested.

I just re-installed DAoC yesterday to pass the time until WoW. I'm not seeing anything fantastic about CoH. Not trying to be critical, just curious.

The game doesn't look that interesting. I might try it if its free, its not worth the money to pay for that game every month.

Well spent like 3 hours playing tonight with some buds, and it was a most enjoyable experience. You are a hero 24/7, and paragon city has a billion bad guys, Mephex. All of them are just NPCs though, but if you are correct on them adding Villians and a bad guy faction, this game could become great, instead of just entertaining right now.

Basically you accept missions, go complete the missions, usually rescue some missing people from sometypeofbadguys. or find some stolen painting, or take care of gang problems in a park. The types of badguys we saw were your typical thugs, zombies, clockwork machines, and some Nazis. Seems pretty typical right now, the city seems quite large, we never left the zone we started off in/instanced dungeons connected to it.

The missions are usually in instanced dungeons, much like how LDoN works. Missions can be done solo, or you can group up with people, and the missions automatically increase in difficulty to account for your group, which I think is a pretty good idea.

Graphics are pretty nice, controls are nice and the gameplay isn't just hit auto attack and watch it do its thing. although it isn't that much more than that.

Character creation is simply amazing, every hero looks soooooo cool, and the chances of looking exactly the same as another hero are going to be pretty slim because of the number of options are just wow.

I suggest buying the presale box to get into the beta for 3 weeks for only 10 bucks, and if you like it you get 10 bucks off release.

City of Heroes, haha. I got banned from that forum years ago for trolling the comic book fanboi's.

I think the definition of the term "peen" in the context I used it is still a hotly debated issue.

Wow, it's actually out in beta? I used to be around on the CoH forums a long time ago, but I gave up posting after they kept repeatedly pushing back the date of their beta. I probably won't bother to check it out now, though...going to wait for Worlds of Warcraft, which, judging from what I've seen so far, is going to be amazing.

I am hoping that CoH will (with the introduction of "villain" heroes) be some pvp-ing super-hero fun. WoW is currently looking to be a daoc+eq cookie-cutter mmorpg grind-fest.

I've got a friend who is betaing this and really likes it, I've been thinking about getting into it also.

Ive been checking it out in beta, kinda of hard to explain besides just plainly describing it as different. Before beta wasnt to sure about playing a super hero, seemed a bit cheesy, after playing it in beta found myself preordering it. Nice thing is its somewhat solo player friendly. You can get your own solo indoor missions that dont take forever to complete and you can actualy get a decent amount of experience doing. Its nice when you dont feel like waiting around/begging for a group for anywhere up to an hour or so in other games.

Can you be the bad guy?

Now that would be interesting....

Bad guys get missions to break stuff & Good guys get missions to try and stop them.....

Best super villian/superhero wins. That I could get behind. I'm not into the "raid random dungeon/ win fabulous prize" stuff. :)

When I was still following it, the developers were all "It's called city of HEROES!!!!111!!!"

Bunch of nerds man, the entire forum would flip out if I brought up the fact that super heroes don't exist or something.

I'm playing -- my name is "Seretogis", level 3 mutant defender.

Screenshots
 

This is my first-created char, and the one I play most often -- a level 5 mutant defender (dark/psionic) -- it's sort of like a ShadowKnight in that it has an endurance tap which acts as a group-heal.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh1.jpg

This is me sprinting away, showing off the prestige sprint effect.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh2.jpg

Me fighting a thug, after just having tapped him. The dark blue/grey cloud is the start spell effect, and the green stuff is the health-bonus effect from tapping him.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh3.jpg

My char from behind. :oops:
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh4.jpg

Wouldn't I make a great villain? The Evil Small Pink Demon-man! (By the way, my char is only about four feet tall.)
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh5.jpg

This is me after I h4x0r3d my way to the top of a building. Nice view. There are actually sometimes mobs that high up, because later in the game you get flying and leap abilities which allow you to hang around on the top of skyscrapers.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh6.jpg

This is the rear-view of a female counterpart that I made (a lvl 1 magic tanker).
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh7.jpg

Frontal view -- the amount of customization in this game is fucking incredible.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh8.jpg

Me, on teh female char, using a fire-based melee attack.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/sercoh9.jpg

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wow very nice pics seretogis.

Nice graphics but as others have said, what exactly is there to do? I personally dont think saving people/artifacts from bad guys is that fun. I like my mmorpg's to give me a sense of being in a whole new huge world, not some city full of thousands of other heros.

Was this fight scene that did it for me.

At this point it's really just missions. Most of them are just kill-these-things-recover-this, or kill-this-many-of-these type of missions. I'm hoping that at higher levels there is some more variety, but I think that they are going to be launching the game with little actual content. I think that this will be a great game to play in six months or so.

Awww, that sucks. Bigtime.

Sounds like SWG all over again.

I am in beta and have been since the second wave, and have bought the pre-sale, and this is the first MMORPG that I am going to pay for...

It is great. I personally don't understand those that want PVP so bad. There are plenty of villians to fight. No crafting to worry about. The story arcs are great, and you can even develop nemisis (sp?) over time...

The developers are great about listing to the beta testers, and have balanced the game pretty darn well.

There is plenty of content, from different villian groups (low level thugs up to archvillians) and different settings from "normal" cities to Hazard Zones where the baddies get tough.

If you like superheros, you should check it out.
If you wanna be a supervillian... Tough, take your money elseware, but your missing a great game.

i'm was in beta but recently got banned. i was a longtime (almost 3 yrs) forum member. it's very fun to play but imo, needs more powersets to choose from and ways to custmize your powers looks...

it's not as crowded as you might think. the game is mostly geared towards grouping and missions. i do like the interactivity they had added to some of the missions. one mission had a group of villians hunting YOU down.

another mission my hero got diseased at the end (he gained some negative debuffs, and a sickly looking flyy buzzing animation). I had to do another mission to rescue a doctor to get cured.

i had one mission where i was allowed to test out a pair of EMP guantlets (temporary electric blast power).

i like the way the missions are part of a storyline that your contacts (NPCs) guide you through...

I'm level 10 now, and really enjoying myself. The vast majority of people in the beta are pretty cool (though some are comic-book-geeks who are mmorpg newbs) and I'm exploring some more with a small group of people that I play with. Look me up on Prime -- same name.

I helped found a new "Supergroup" (guild) and part of the neatness of it is that you can choose two colors for your SG. You can then (as a member of the SG) use those two colors to make a Supergroup-color-scheme for your character. Here's mine, and I really like it -- more than my original colors, even.

http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/newser1.jpg

Here's the other co-founders and I, showing off.
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/newser2.jpg

Here is a teammate of mine (a Controller, like an Enchanter+cleric mix) resurrecting another teammate. My res spell looks so much cooler. ;)
http://www.seretogis.org/files/linka...ss/newser3.jpg

damn awesome pic!! :eek:

It looks cool, but can you dress as a civilian. Having a double life is what being a superhero is all about. The game would be severly lacking if it didnt allow you to dress up as a civilian and only change when you encounter enemies.

Well, you can dress like a farmer or a businessman, but there's no outfit-changing really. Paragon City is a city of heroes, so being a hero isn't really a big surprise to anyone.

My question is, if you die, do you lose your character? Or is there a kind of "knocked out" system in place like in SWG?

Oh, and about how much will the monthly charges be?

That looks like something I might play, but I doubt I could run it, what are your comp specs?

Looks like a pretty cool game, actually.

If you die you can either be resurrected, or respawn at a hospital.

The required specs don't seem to be that high. I can run it nearly flawlessly on my P4 1.5ghz + 1gb ddr-ram + GF 4400 w/ 128mb setup.

you also gain an XP debt when you die which means that it takes longer for you to level up...

Pretty cool.

Since Mythica was canned, I think I'll keep an eye on this game. Other then this thread, I hadn't heard anything about it.

Are you Mac or Oni?

NDA is now lifted so information should start pouring out.

I'm working on a City of Heroes fansite at the moment. It's still coming together content-wise so if anyone is interested in consistently contributing something to it, let me know.

The site: No Frills CoH

God dammit, now I really want this game.

I gotta get my ass in gear and order myself that computer.

I have a question:

The "power sets" on the website, can you choose only one, or can you have many?

You can have one primary and one secondary power set. Later on you get to choose a third and fourth power set from a third "neutral" pool which includes things like flying, super-jumping, teleportation, and stealth.

Hmm...A katana wielding martial arts master that sneaks around stealthily and teleports?

I really want my new PC now :(

I have a CoH screenshot gallery up on my coh site, if some of you other CoH-beta-players want to upload some shots of your antics.

Update: The articles section is up and fully functional. You can submit FAQs, guides, opinion articles/reviews, or anything offtopic. Currently I only have a few Cryptic-provided articles listed, but hopefully we'll get some good third-party submissions soon. :)

http://coh.meridime.com/?action=article_index

I got invited to CoH beta a month and a half ago. Slipped by me. Patching right now, going to name my character "Qlop," unless some goober took it.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2527/screenshot_2.jpg

Such a cool game. Punching someone 30 feet into the air is delicious.

Your char looks a little like a WWE wrestler. :D

You should read up on the general info articles linked above if you haven't already -- they provide a lot of info that isn't available to beta players, since there is no manual.

Wow, the sidekick-mentor feature will be great for rushing people. I just ordered my computer parts from Newegg today so I should be able to play April 28th :D

:D

I think he's neato. I wish I had a chest like that, and a snazzy costume.

And super powers...

Are the characters from the beta going to be carried over to the full version, or will they be deleted?

They get wiped on the 22nd of April. The servers open up that day I think, but only people who pre-ordered the game will have access. The rest wait until the 25th, when it's released.

So you get a head start as a pre-order.

I believe the game is released on the 28th, which would mean chars are wiped on the 25th. Pre-ordering peoples get a three-day head start.

I thought it was going to be released on the 28th too but according to GameFAQs it's going to be released on the 25th now. Don't know if it was moved up or if I just can't read.

All servers are wiped on the 22.

Somehow Pre-order accounts will get to reserve a name on the server/servers. This is still being worked out.

Pre-order people get a 3 day head start starting on the 25. Everyone else get's in (If they buy the game, and the game is actually on store shelves) on the 28.

They said they're wiping on the 22nd last I looked, which wasn't more then a couple days ago.

Anyhow, if you're going to pre-order, do it from gamestop. They're the only ones who had the foresight to send you the information via e-mail.

You guys want to start a super group for launch? I'm going to hit Justice server with some friends, so we could be set pretty good for leveling teams and such.

I have pre-order too, so if anyone wants to hook up on Justice and level that weekend before launch let me know.

I feel the game will have absolutley no holding power. Don't waste your money. The only plus that it has is that it is different then the current mmorpgs. The negatives are too numerous to start writing down but I will give you a few game killers: No Player vs. Player combat, No playable bad guys, stuck with same looking toon forever (no costume customization after char creation), no loot, and a very weak quest system. I will stop right there because those are the resons I won't be playing. For all those interested in it, here are some funny screenshots of some characters you can whip up...

Indiana Jones
http://www.craft-n-sew-shoppe.com/pictures/indy1.jpg

Michaell Jackson
http://www.craft-n-sew-shoppe.com/pictures/Jacko.jpg

Guille from Streetfighter
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2610/guile.jpg

Papa Smurf on Roids
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/city...032204_004.jpg

The Ambiguously Gay Duo
http://www.craft-n-sew-shoppe.com/pictures/duo.jpg

Yeah, I saw the power rangers and a bunch of mortal kombat characters running through atlas yesterday.

Then I saw "Santa Clawz." That one was good.

Amazing. Simply amazing.

This will be true at release, but Cryptic has confirmed that they will be working supervillians (playable heroes, turned bad) into the game -- perhaps in the first expansion. Note that every mmorpg that has started off completely focused on pvp has been an absolute failure. However, if Cryptic can work up a PvP system as polished and immersive as the PvE side of the game, it will be a success and a lot of fun.

This isn't quite true -- you can customize your costume with a supergroup color scheme, post char-creation. Cryptic is also including general costume customization in a later patch, at the expense of influence (gold).

In the three years that I played EverQuest, never was loot a "good" thing about the game. It was the source of drama and idiocy on the part of the player-base, 90% of the time. Having no loot was a fantastic idea on behalf of Cryptic, and I'm glad that they stuck with the decision despite the whining of the wannab-uber power-gamers to the contrary.

Weak? How? The quests/missions in CoH are more dynamic and entertaining than any I've taken part in from EverQuest or DAOC. There is definitely some repitition if you do the same missions over and over, but that is why you don't. If you've done a few "rescue the scientist" missions, then do a sewer one instead to change the pace.

there's a clones/rippoffs/homage thread in the beta forums in which i posted numerous pics of various well known heroes and even some special guests like Fat Albert and Gilligan.

-mav

I, and the group I play with, will be playing on Justice or Victory, so c'mon over when the game launches.

looks good and all but EQ still has me in its clutches.

The group I'm going to be with just changed their minds and went with Victory too.

Wish they would have told me before servers went down so I could reserve my name.

Guess What they announced...

City of Villains —Want to play the bad guy in Paragon City? You'll get your chance in Cryptic Studios' City of Villains , currently under development and to be shown in limited play at E3. While City of Heroes ( www.cityofheroes.com ) is ready for an April 28 launch, Cryptic developers already are working on the first major expansion to the game that will allow players to take on the role of villain in Paragon's modern metropolis. Turn the tide on all the heroes and heroines and lead your crime syndicate into battle in the impressive 3D backdrop of Paragon City

We're going to Victory as well.

I'll be on Virtue...

Haha, I told the CoH forum goobers this would happen. You know what they told me? "It's called city of heroes! not city of villians!"

Haha, yeah, that's hilarious. I think that the massive amount of whining will be reduced once the public boards are shut down and the 11 year olds who can't afford $15/mo are shut out from the discussion. :rolleyes:

Level 13 Defender on Victory = me!

if i start this i am sure i would drop it when WoW or EQ2 would come out, i guess i save me the cash

Hey, what did you expect. They are releasing the aspect of being able to play a villan so they can leech more money from us. Personally I think it should have been included. Then they could have expanded on it. As in land wars, or something along those lines.

Btw go play AO ( Anarchy Online ) The game has changed a lot !!!

Cryptic didnt include player villians from the start because they want to get it working properly before they introduce it.
Of course, they COULD have gone the AO route, released a buggy, barely playable piece of shit and then beg people to come back to it in a year with special offers and old account reactivations for low low prices, because they finally made it work like it should have done at launch.

Wow, guess i'm kind of bitter, huh?

I found the game to be tedious just like other mmorpgs. I spent more time creating my hero than leveling them up.

I got myself a Controller on Freedom, named Effector. Anyone else on Freedom?

I like the game so far. I have to give it some more time, though, as I'm just now getting some interesting powers. This is my first real experience with an MMORPG, so I can't really compare it to much else.

Creating my character was the most fun part, so far. I'm having to force myself to concentrate on the one I've made, instead of trying to make new ones.

Ive got a scrapper on Justice.

The game is a little repetitive, and the environments aren't very interactive. It does get alot more fun when you group up, but it just seems to be missing something that would give its own identity. Maybe it just needs a better feel of continuity between missions, so it doesn't feel like your typical dungeon (or city in this case) crawl.

In your gallery link,some pimp is dressed like Freakazoid..thats imo


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I'm playing on Guardian as The Black Viper. I'm enjoying this and decided on it over Lin2. Send me a tell if anyone is on that server. We have a Supergroup just starting and we can always sidekick a low level player if they are interested.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/cityofheroes/review.html
Interesting.

Well, I broke down and picked it up the other day. I gotta say that so far I am impressed with the overall design. The hero creator is excellent! I.'ve spent almost as much time making up heros as I have in game.:D I do like being able to make some sort of progress in an hour or so of play, but I'm still only level 7 and I'm sure the leveling will scale up soon. We'll see how it fares after the first month is up.

Yea I have been playing a week now, I really like it.
I have a lev 8 controller on Champion server

Great game, im on virtue server. ITs awesome.

Same here, I play Maveric on the virtue server. I'm currently level 16 but that's only because I've re-rolled this character over thirty times...

Maveric

• Origin - Natural
• Archetype - Scrapper
• Primary Powerset - Broadsword
• Secondary Powerset - Regeneration
• Power Pool - Flight
• Power Pool - Fitness
• Power Pool - Leadership

I'm level 34 now on Victory, things are slowing down quite a bit xp-wise and I've started playing a bit less until there is some reason to hit 40.

Im on the Liberty server, playing mostly as Malarchuck a lvl 14 fire/fire blaster. Had some good fun this weekend in perez park! Ran into the Kraken....didnt make it much further :)

wasnt there an option to buy the game as digital download ... it seems now i can only order it as box ... :(

There was an option for that, right at the end of beta I think. No longer available though.

pah that sucks, i am in europe and have to get some import us to start playing :( ... damn

i hope to get my copy tomorrow .. anyone here still playing and if yes on which server ...

and any tips for a noob ?

It's good to start out with a Tank or a Blaster first, Tanks can take a lot of punnishment, and blasters can hit hard, so you should be safe while still learning the game. You could try using a Scrapper first, but I have yet to make one so I dont know, they do hit hard tho, but can't take a beating like a tank. Then later move on to making a Defender, Controller. Out of all my charaters my controller was the hardest to level up solo, and hardest to play, but very rewarding none-the-less. I play on the Pinnical server. My characters are Bim (Tank), Mae Bule (Controller), or Gamut (Defender). i have a couple more but I hardly use em. :crazy:

thx .. i am really looking forward to this one , i am currently very busy at work so i dont have much time .. on weekends i normally raid in time with the guild (EQ) but i am honest i am looking for something new .. i gues s COH should be very rewarding

I think it's a well done, well thought out game....I just miss getting stuff more than once every other level...:)

Once you get into the later levels, it's hard to juggle more than one character....I used to have a whole bunch, but I deleted most of them because I hardly ever used them. And if you're ever on the Virtue server:

Aurea Sandria, level 26 scrapper.

Im on the CHAMPION server if anyone s looking for a server to play on ,
I have a lev 12 Controller and lev 5 Defender

I have a level 40 on Justice and several 20ish chars as well and a newbie I just started.

BTW, Virtue is the "unofficial roleplaying" server as well as where most of the beta and pre-beta forum members went...

Justice is the most populated server and is where all the developers play.