City of Heroes/Villains

**GK Punk** · 07-02-2008, 02:39 PM

Anyone here play this? I just picked them up.

*Dr. Doom* · 07-02-2008, 04:07 PM

I've been playing it on and off for I wanna say around a year now. I really like the game, especially because I'm a total whore for character creation and customization and this game does it just about as in depth as you can get. I love the game's style, I really do. But I find that if I play for too long, the continuous grind of the quests gets really old really, really fast, as opposed to something like WoW where I feel like it's broken up nicely and the reward system keeps you going (ironically, character creation is probably WoW's biggest weakness). CoH, on the other hand, doesn't really have an item/armour/weapon system, per se, so even the money (influence) you get for doing things seems like it can only really go towards changing my outfit again. The slotted upgrades feel more like a chore to me than anything else, so I don't look forward to dealing with it, much less spending money on it. There's also very, very little variety in the locales of CoH, being that the entire game takes place within one gigantic city, and the wonderfully unique and incredibly vibrant zones in WoW are one of my favorite things about the game. I love visiting different places and seeing new sights.

I suppose it seems like I can't really do anything but compalin about how in MOST ways, WoW is a better game, but don't get me wrong, I am a fan. I actually sorta wanna play right now, so I'm thinking about reactivating my account. If you love superheroes/villains and character creation (which I do, immensely on both accounts), CoH/CoV should be a grand old time for ya.

**GK Punk** · 07-02-2008, 08:08 PM

I'm digging on it so far. I've remade my character about a million times, and considering making one more for ***** and giggles. That and because the character creation really is THAT good in this game. My character so far is a total rip off of supergirl, but in a different color scheme haha. I think I may make a Human Torch type character, or maybe Ice Man type though.

愛 · 07-02-2008, 10:21 PM

I played it for about 6 months back when it came out. I was in the beta, and I got a free permanent buff just for being in the beta. It applies to all characters. It was a pretty sweet game. I'm not sure if I could take the repetition of the missions anymore, though.

**GK Punk** · 07-03-2008, 01:29 PM

Yeah, I can see that. So far I've been fine with it, but I guess we'll see in another few months heh. I'll probably try WoW after this.

*Dr. Doom* · 07-03-2008, 03:30 PM

If you make it that long, sure. I don't think I could consistantly play for more than like a week or two.

*Storm Wolf* · 07-04-2008, 04:43 PM

KROW purchased the game some time ago...like a year or two back and would play the hell out of it.

I tried and it just bored me to all hell. I mean the creation system was sweet, but it was so repetitive I couldn't stand it! I'd usually log on just to create or if you could get into a group of heroes or villians it got pretty interesting.

**GK Punk** · 07-04-2008, 05:47 PM

Does KROW still play it? If so have him email me.

*KROW* · 07-08-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by GK

Does KROW still play it? If so have him email me.

Nah, I don't play it anymore. It's not that I lost interest, just my ability to afford it month after month. I went on when Issue 12 had a free trial for that one weekend. As soon as I'm able, I'll go back to it.

07-02-2008, 02:39 PM	#1
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	City of Heroes/Villains Anyone here play this? I just picked them up.

07-02-2008, 04:07 PM	#2
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I've been playing it on and off for I wanna say around a year now. I really like the game, especially because I'm a total whore for character creation and customization and this game does it just about as in depth as you can get. I love the game's style, I really do. But I find that if I play for too long, the continuous grind of the quests gets really old really, really fast, as opposed to something like WoW where I feel like it's broken up nicely and the reward system keeps you going (ironically, character creation is probably WoW's biggest weakness). CoH, on the other hand, doesn't really have an item/armour/weapon system, per se, so even the money (influence) you get for doing things seems like it can only really go towards changing my outfit again. The slotted upgrades feel more like a chore to me than anything else, so I don't look forward to dealing with it, much less spending money on it. There's also very, very little variety in the locales of CoH, being that the entire game takes place within one gigantic city, and the wonderfully unique and incredibly vibrant zones in WoW are one of my favorite things about the game. I love visiting different places and seeing new sights. I suppose it seems like I can't really do anything but compalin about how in MOST ways, WoW is a better game, but don't get me wrong, I am a fan. I actually sorta wanna play right now, so I'm thinking about reactivating my account. If you love superheroes/villains and character creation (which I do, immensely on both accounts), CoH/CoV should be a grand old time for ya. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

07-03-2008, 03:30 PM	#6
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	If you make it that long, sure. I don't think I could consistantly play for more than like a week or two. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

07-02-2008, 08:08 PM	#3
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I'm digging on it so far. I've remade my character about a million times, and considering making one more for ***** and giggles. That and because the character creation really is THAT good in this game. My character so far is a total rip off of supergirl, but in a different color scheme haha. I think I may make a Human Torch type character, or maybe Ice Man type though.

07-02-2008, 10:21 PM	#4
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I played it for about 6 months back when it came out. I was in the beta, and I got a free permanent buff just for being in the beta. It applies to all characters. It was a pretty sweet game. I'm not sure if I could take the repetition of the missions anymore, though.

07-03-2008, 01:29 PM	#5
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Yeah, I can see that. So far I've been fine with it, but I guess we'll see in another few months heh. I'll probably try WoW after this.

07-04-2008, 05:47 PM	#8
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Does KROW still play it? If so have him email me.