I think CoX is making a huge mistake with the Going Rogue expansion. They should have just made City of Heroes 2. The game is too old to start making expansions, and the current engine just can't do what the players want. They should have made a sequel with all the GR features in it. A CoH2 would probably trump CO and DCUO.

Originally posted by Slackerboy

The only release date I heard was "soon".

However as this is still in internal beta, not even on the test server. I would bet a month or more before we see it on live servers.

I say let them take the time they need, get it right then release. I really hate bugs. (Makes one wonder why I do so many betas)

Actually, the game has been in closed beta testing since Friday the 13th (Hope there's no bad luck).

Sure, Sanders.

Also, I recently made a Supergroup that is slowly growing, so anyone that would like to join that is welcome to as well.

Glad to hear it. Contact me anytime if you need help or information.

You could use dark armor and get the stealth power that comes with it. Stack that with superspeed and you should have invis. I'm not entirely sure though.

Magnus Exercitus Virorum is a new SG that is now looking for players! The name is Latin for "The Great Army of Heroes". If anyone is interested in joining, please feel free either post on this thread or to send me an email at familyguyfan505@aim.com and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Emailing will probably be the faster option, as I may forget to check the thread.

Also, if you are new to the game, please take a look at the link in my signature. You may want to join my SG if that offer appeals to you. Thanks!

I made a thread here a couple of months ago and it was moved to the City of Heroes boards. I'm not exactly sure why, since the LFGame description says you can recommend games to people, so I hope this thread is not moved as well.

In that thread, I recommended City of Heroes/Villains to anyone that is looking for a new MMORPG. I've been playing it for quite a few years now and I am still having a ton of fun. The game has decent graphics, simple and fun gameplay, a GREAT winter event going on right now (don't miss it!), a unique theme, an amazing community, and of course an amazing character customization feature.

If anyone is interested in the game and wants to know more, please refer to the link in my signature. I hope I can end up helping some more people with my offer. Thanks!

Bump again!

I voted for City of Heroes.

Bump! 

Wow. What a terrible idea. Virtual goods should NOT and NEVER be considered real.

Yea, the issue 11 video is a very bad example of combat. Combat is very fast in this game and a lot of fun.

Also, if you want, you can take up the opprotunity in my sig. I suggest you check out my thread. You don't have to take up the offer, but it's there in case you'd like any assistance or help getting familiar with the game.

Good luck!

Originally posted by themilton

 

Sounds promising, but I'm getting cynical. No real "news" revealed.

Originally posted by Resin213

 After playing the free trial, I liked the character creator, but the action/gameplay felt kind of restricted, and the stories just not very deep. Maybe it got better later but I wasn't convinced enough to buy. This architecht system has really peeked my curiosity though and I can't wait to hear more about it. Do any other MMO's have something equivlent? The closest thing I know of is the ElderScrolls mod community.

My curiosity is piqued as well. I'm trying to not get excited about it in case it's not a fantastic as they would have us believe.
 

It is going to be fantastic. This information was just recently given to us. (Hero 1 is talking in Ritki dialect, that's why it looks strange)

"

Honoree: Request Channel: Active
Honoree: Mission Architect: Announced
Honoree: Questions Regarding: I13 Possible
Honoree: PAX: Persona Active as Hero 1 'Joe Morrissey' Alive
Honoree: Lost Cure: Inaffective
Honoree: Super Group Basses: TBA
Honoree: NPC Design: Something to consider
Honoree: AV & Heroes in Mission Architect: True
Honoree: Day Jobs: Player Housing: Negative
Honoree: Custom Maps: Not Available At Launch: But 1000 maps will be.
Honoree: The extent that we're going to have unlockable content for Architects is somethign we're going to determine from testing, but some will for sure be locked.
Honoree: Cross faction will be possible: True.
Honoree: You will be able to cuztomize existing heroes, villains and enemy groups with a dozen or so options, if not more at launch.
Honoree: Custome Text: True. All mission text: Open.
Honoree: New Cimerora Content: No comment.... but it's cool.
Honoree: Custom Made Bosses: Maybe.
Honoree: Ally Pets: Totally In!
Honoree: Own Character As Entity in Map: Maybe.
Honoree: Escort To Object: Possible.
Honoree: Access to Mission Architect: from all viable city zones.
Honoree: Mission Architect Location: Top Secret... share later.
Honoree: Cross Server. Cross Game CoH+CoV
Honoree: Souvenir. Temp PowersL Details Still To Announce.
Honoree: Players of Mission Architect: Rewarded XP, Influence, Badges... and more.
Honoree: Day Job Quanitity: TBA
Honoree: Mission Architect + Bases = TBA
Honoree: Coralax Story: Expanded = Mission Architect
Honoree: Lady Sadako: Reads Minds
Honoree: 5 Minutes: To Termination
Honoree: Plasma Stream: Greetings
Honoree: Player's will police missions: Profranity Filters in place: And More.
(someone says I love you in request channel)
Honoree: Hero 1: Thankfull
Honoree: Signing Off
Honoree: Stay True

"

They will constantly be adding new features to the already amazing system. I think it's going to be a major success and innovation in the MMO genre.

Why do they keep showing the signature heroes? We aren't able to play them. They need to start showing heroes that were created with their system. Oh, and the Joker still looks awful.

Originally posted by Greek_Matt

Originally posted by Abrahmm

You can't forget the big thing that makes DCU worst than CoX. SOE is making DCU. If there is one thing you can count on with SOE, they will be sure to provide you with a crappy game. Even if they accidentally make something good, they have no problem destroying it after release.

 

[yawn]

 

Yes, that is something else that DCU will have that Champions Online won't - a rabid following of bitter SWG vets baying for Sony's blood and unable to let it go even after all these years. Sad really.

SOE is one of my biggest fears with this game. They ruin every game they touch. They completely destroyed SWG and then didn't fix it. They still haven't fixed it. They really are that ignorant and stupid. They also ruined the Matrix with their terrible MMO representation of it. They had an awful launch with Vanguard Saga of Heroes. They continually prove that they are not good with MMOs.

Originally posted by Greek_Matt

Champions Online is not based on any existing IP for its setting - not Marvel, not DC, not even CoH. Even though it's made by Cryptic Studios, who made CoH, it's a completely new start.

Wrong. Get your facts straight before you start throwing around answers. Champions Online is based on the very popular and successful tabletop RPG game made in the 80's.

My biggest wish is for a Greek Mythology MMORPG to be made. I always loved the lore of Greek Mythology. All the gods and goddesses and heroes. It would most likely be very successful. You could choose a specific god as your patron perhaps. They would grant you special abilties. I really would love for an MMORPG like this to be made.

Originally posted by Jackthecat

Trying to read the OP's posts feels like a grind.

The Joker is ruining this game for me. He doesn't look like a damn human being. They really need to fix him. Looks utterly terrible.

Bumping.