Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes dev team have announced that the process has started to reactivate all retired accounts prior to the launch of the Freedom iteration of the game.

Accounts are being reactivated to give former players a chance to check out City of Heroes: Freedom, the free to play version of the game. In addition, players will be able to get a look at all of the changes to the game since their last log in.

Read more about the reactivation campaign, grab links for download, and more on the City of Heroes: Freedom forum.

Thanks to Montaronx for the tip!

Nice! Might have to try it out again, been a while since i have played it.

I've already downloaded it, just waiting for this reactivation thing to tick on my account.

Definitely give me something to do while waiting for SW:TOR.

Originally posted by DarkerFate

I've already downloaded it, just waiting for this reactivation thing to tick on my account.

Same here. It'll be nice to try COH again.

Originally posted by DarkerFate

I've already downloaded it, just waiting for this reactivation thing to tick on my account.

 

Same same.  Couldn't manage to even pay for my account when it first went live either.

Well, a lot sure has changed.  I'm enjoying this a lot, though it does feel pretty dated.

WIN!

Just wish I could use my Masterminds.. I mean I bought CoV seperate, and Going Rogue seperate. Seems like it'd be something to give returning players.

Oh well. As long as it doesn't cost >10 bucks to unlock.... /holdsbreath

can't wait to see the changes its been 5 yrars since I last played that game as a trial

I would probably play this if they made mastermind free.  I got a level 50 MM, but can't unlock /cry.  And classes cost $15...or 1200 points

Don't you have to pay for controllers too. Thats BS. Freemium is BS. MM and controllers are the best classes (next would be tanks and scrappers and mayne brutes). Maybe it wont be so bad for the players that put hundreds of dollars into the game via monthly fees.

Hmm, i could have sworn i read "returning players would be able to keep and access everything they had from their previously active account" .....Is this not so ?

Well i've had my account active for a while. If they are just now reactivating accounts that mans more of those green/yellow servers will go red.

Will be nice to see people wandering around again, assuming they don't all take part in the what is called farming team.

Found it, theres a bit more abimquiity there ,but its pretty damn cose.

"Retain nearly everything you already purchased or unlocked, including Super Boosters, expansions, and directly purchased character slots."

So, since i bought both CoH and CoV seperately,would i have access to the chars i built during that time under those purchases ?Or are they purposely trying to mislead people,and in fact the only things id have access to from the past were "cyptic shop" bought "items" .....

Originally posted by Gravarg

I would probably play this if they made mastermind free.  I got a level 50 MM, but can't unlock /cry.  And classes cost $15...or 1200 points

 

I don't see the problem, all of your old vet rewards are active....I had 9 extra unlockable slots. Cost me nothing to unlock all the characters I had active on one server..

Also premium players get the 10 base archetypes, you pay for powersets not archtypes.

My account is reactivated, but you gotta be VIP to play in their current HeadStart and I ain't paying. I'll just wait.

shoot, I might finish up my demon summoner to 50 finally.

Originally posted by DarkerFate

I've already downloaded it, just waiting for this reactivation thing to tick on my account.

 

Same!

My old account has been reactivated, but I couldnt find any of my toons. The visuals have aged well I noticed or maybe they upgraded the graphics engine over the years.

Originally posted by someforumguy

My old account has been reactivated, but I couldnt find any of my toons. The visuals have aged well I noticed or maybe they upgraded the graphics engine over the years.

 

They did