What makes CoH so great?

Cyris

Seems to me this game isn't all that.

Take a look at the FAQ and you find question after question of.. can we do this.. can we drive that, can we wear this.. and the answer is always.. "we'd like to one day.. but it's too big of a task for us to do now. Maybe in the future."

 

Seems to me this is more of a game that you should check into after 2 expansion packs, 2 years down the road. By then maybe they will have everything included in the game and you can get the full experience.

ramadin

Being in the closed beta all I can say is look for this game to be one of the years best.

 

City of Hero's Characters:
- Black Samurai - Mezmo Man - Flare -

homedirt

Yeah really i'm not in beta yet but, what makes coh so great well how about originality. I mean how many of the same old games do you need.

Cyris

Yes very true it's an original game. It does have great graphics as well.

My concern is that it will mirror AO when it first came out.. needed 1 or 2 expansion packs before it really became the game it is today. It just seems to me that there is so much missing from the gameplay.

thepharaoh

First glance of this game should tell you right away what sets it apart from other games: A different type of Genre.  This will be the first game introducing the SuperHero Genre.

You have to really like comic book heroes to become interested in this game.  If Fantasy or Sci-Fi is your suit, then you may want to shy away from it.  The whole premise seems to be preventing villains from taking over Paragon City.  The game features many plots and subplots that your hero can be part of.  It's because of this why my interest is piqued.

Tarthus

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Originally posted by Cyris

My concern is that it will mirror AO when it first came out.. needed 1 or 2 expansion packs before it really became the game it is today. It just seems to me that there is so much missing from the gameplay.

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AO had a lot of bugs and half-implemented plans (tradeskills) when it came out.  I don't think it was the expansions that made it good, it was the patches. 

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Maxxx

the booster pack added a bit...

the expansion pack is what killed Anarchy Online

Stromko

Some of the expansion packs weren't great kicks. Shadowlands had areas ten times more interesting than anything the original had. It's not exactly straight-laced scifi once you get angels and demons in there(wait, but these aren't aliens? We're still waiting for this 'alien invasion' add-on??), but then AO never was for me really a sci-fi game. Way, way too far future, it's more like fantasy with guns.. which isn't so bad.

As for CoH, all I can say is that it's a real change from the usual. It should be a really good game, but we'll have to wait and see what people say once the open beta starts / the NDA officially ends.

trev_03

this game is already one of the best MMORPG's i have ever played, i believe it will go far

HiToKiRi

thepharaoh

My major concern of the game: Is it just running around and beating on villians ? Will it become a mindless mayhem of character levelling and lewt ? Is there a sense of community among players ?

If this game breaks down to massive levelling, I may want to rethink my options.

DSM_Luck

Even in beta its the best time I have had in a MMORPG since AC1, and i have played every game under the sun. I havent even thought about or cared about WoW since i picked up COH. Im not joking.