Champions Online

Watch out! Here comes DC Online!! Who will win? DC Online, Champions Online and dont forget City of Heroes! For now I think DC Online has the upper hand because of the stories and background of the DC Heroes, because lets face it who is more popular? DC or Champions? But in the end I think what will trully count will be the quality of the game!

One:  the people working on Champions already have a great MMO under their belt.  They've shown us they know what they are doing.  That doesn't mean that the DC people don't, but they have to prove it.

Two: story is nice and necessary but it is not a primary factor on which game people play (LOTRO, the  Matrix and SWG are not the kings of MMOs, for example). 

It too early to tell, one as to admit that the superhero MMO market is an untaped one, and one that isnt that known too.

at first i tought it was strange to see DC online as in fighting along side Superman, Batman, ect ect, but then i look at CoH and you do fight with and against the likes of the freedom phalanx, so instead of having a made up team of char created for the game you get heroes that are known.

As far as both game goes i dont think most people even know much of the games mechanics.

The only thing that gives me a heartburn is that SOE is in charge of DC Online.

SOE is having issues keeping talent on the DC project, let alone in the company.  Combine that with their past track record and my expectations are really low for DC online.  Most likely it will be further ruined by micro transactions, in game advertising everywhere, addition subscription fees for some wacked out premium content model and half a dozen other lame money grabs.

players should consider the gameplay instead of the universe the game is set in.

However, a good gameplay + good universe is a win. I think Champions Online has what it takes.

However, my vote goes to CoH... this game has a sustainable number of subscriptions for long years.

don't want to sound like a hater; but, let's look at facts.

champ - jack is running the show.  jack is the driving force behind COx up until i8?  at any rate, look at the updates to COx while jack was running the show and look at the updates now that jack has left the building.  HIS vision is what matters -- players be damned (brad mcquay anyone?).

DC online - i'm not someone that goes "hey, this person screwed up 8 different widgets, surely he's learned from his mistakes these past 10 years and THIS widget will work GREAT!"  smed and the great folks at SOE -- if they have ANYTHING to do with this game, i.e. station pass - it'll be craptastic.  even setting my expectations to THAT level, i'll just shrug and go "oh well" a year after retail release.

city of -- they've made a crapton of GOOD changes to the game since jackie left the team.  if they get this new expansion out sometime soon and DEPENDING on what it contains... it could really kick some major ass.  perhaps some space adventures, moon bases, new neutral/mercenary ATs, more epic ATs, perhaps vehicles???  who knows.

agree with above. The City Of X expansion better come out quick for the game to stay on the same track as DC and Champions.

You forgot to put the "I don't like Super Hero MMO" option........
I don't want to be funny, but I feel that there is little interest in this kind of games, so it would have been interesting to understand how popular they are, since we soon gonna have 3 to choose from........

Although those 3 might have slightly different gameplay, the concept is the same as CoH, I don't understand the need of 2 other similar games.
CoH covers it all IMO.

Originally posted by ste2000

You forgot to put the "I don't like Super Hero MMO" option........
I don't want to be funny, but I feel that there is little interest in this kind of games, so it would have been interesting to understand how popular they are, since we soon gonna have 3 to choose from........

Although those 3 might have slightly different gameplay, the concept is the same as CoH, I don't understand the need of 2 other similar games.
CoH covers it all IMO.

The same reason there is the need for 500 fantasy genres. This is a game industry, there is always room for more variety, and it is ridiculous to believe otherwise.

I want to play a superhero mmo, i will probably play diablo 3, warhammer online and champions. I would rather have a bad superhero game out then no superhero game. I odnt play space games either, that doesnt mean i believe eve shouldnt exist.

youhave no idea how much interest there is in a certain genre.