Champions Online

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Shawn

Shawn

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Killjoy
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When were-cat meets mechanic.


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Hyper-Hobo
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Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Heh, very nice concepts. I'm curious, is Champions all about the ALTS like CoH was or is there a real reason to max your level with one char and "work on it"?
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Shegokigo said:
Heh, very nice concepts. I'm curious, is Champions all about the ALTS like CoH was or is there a real reason to max your level with one char and "work on it"?
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I think it caters to both types... but then again, they had all the end game content locked in the Beta, so I can't say for sure. There IS equipment to get though, so if that's your thing, then go nuts.
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I'm all about the "epic battles vs epic protagonists" gear is a distant second for me. I just like to know there's a big bad behind alot of the goings on, and I eventually get to beat his ass in either by myself or with friends.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Shegokigo said:
I'm all about the "epic battles vs epic protagonists" gear is a distant second for me. I just like to know there's a big bad behind alot of the goings on, and I eventually get to beat his ass in either by myself or with friends.
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That would be Dr. Destroyer (and other guys as well, including the Nemesis that YOU create)... and yes, you do get to fight him a few times (Once that I know of.)
 
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Chibibar

Heh. There was a bloodmoon free trial for 2 days. It is pretty neat. I decides to buy it (since it was on sale on steam) and try to 30 more days.

I do like the powerhouse where you can try out powers to see if you like them before "keeping" them :)
 
GasBandit

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I, too, played in the free trial this weekend. But it was enough to satisfy me that I was not missing anything and didn't need to buy it, unfortunately.
 
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Chibibar

GasBandit said:
I, too, played in the free trial this weekend. But it was enough to satisfy me that I was not missing anything and didn't need to buy it, unfortunately.
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At didn't get into beta and didn't want to buy it then (I should have for the lifetime membership or something) plus it was too similar to CoH in my mind, but getting to play the "bloodmoon" it was pretty neat. I am not sure it will hold my attention as long as CoH (if any) since I'm playing Crime Craft, DDO, and Champion now :(
 
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Oddbot

Played it in beta and didn't care for it too much. Alot of that was due to the fact that it also ran like crap. And since launch I've really heard nothing but bad things from most people who have actually dedicated some time into it.

Also the fact that they have a required monthly fee AND an Item Mall is enough to drive me away. That's just greedy and overkill imo.

And then I read this... So yeah gonna pass for now.
 
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Chibibar

Oddbot said:
Played it in beta and didn't care for it too much. Alot of that was due to the fact that it also ran like crap. And since launch I've really heard nothing but bad things from most people who have actually dedicated some time into it.

Also the fact that they have a required monthly fee AND an Item Mall is enough to drive me away. That's just greedy and overkill imo.

And then I read this... So yeah gonna pass for now.
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Yea I can see how full retcon cost money instead of given in game would be a problem. Of course full "respec" was never really a "norm" until recently. I remember many games before that you either go with it or re-rolled.

This is why I think I may not last more than 30 days if the content is not there. It is pretty easy and fast to level so far so we'll see.

Lack of documentation is kinda sucks. 10 years ago you could get away from lack of documentation, but in today's gaming world, documentation is everything to people.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Chibibar;287887][quote=Oddbot said:
Played it in beta and didn't care for it too much. Alot of that was due to the fact that it also ran like crap. And since launch I've really heard nothing but bad things from most people who have actually dedicated some time into it.

Also the fact that they have a required monthly fee AND an Item Mall is enough to drive me away. That's just greedy and overkill imo.

And then I read this... So yeah gonna pass for now.
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Yea I can see how full retcon cost money instead of given in game would be a problem. Of course full "respec" was never really a "norm" until recently. I remember many games before that you either go with it or re-rolled.

This is why I think I may not last more than 30 days if the content is not there. It is pretty easy and fast to level so far so we'll see.

Lack of documentation is kinda sucks. 10 years ago you could get away from lack of documentation, but in today's gaming world, documentation is everything to people.[/QUOTE]

The closest parallel, COH/COV, gave (a limited number of) complete respecs as a reward for completing a difficult quest. Warhammer online and WoW give free complete (and manditory) respecs to any player whose character was affected by changes in class balance. DAOC gave free respecs, etc.

But frankly this is just one gripe in a long line I have about CO... Champions online is basically a COH rehash with slightly better graphics (and a lot of unnecessary post-processing, as well as yet another example of the industry-wide rampant abuse of bloom). The engine is almost exactly the same. The gameplay is almost exactly the same. The controls are the same clunky, antiquated delayed response crap that City Of H/V had. The quest/mission structure is the exact same thing warmed over. Also intact is the old CoX feeling of "the higher level I get, the weaker my character is against enemies my own level." And to add insult to injury, they DIDN'T copypasta the funnest thing from CoH/V... the police radio/newspaper missions leading up to a mayhem mission bank robbery.

Champions online is definitely in the "give this one a miss" category.
 
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