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Just curious, is this game any good?

TzellTzell Member Posts: 7
in City of Villains

A couple of my friends play this game and they really want me to join. But first I would like to know a little more about it. Any information would help.

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  • RittoRitto Member Posts: 191
    Originally posted by Tzell


    A couple of my friends play this game and they really want me to join. But first I would like to know a little more about it. Any information would help.
    This game is good fun if you have a lot of friends on you're server i used to play it. but a lot of my friends left the server.

    So i left too. if you're friends can do missions with you it honestly dosnt seem like much of a grind.

    So i would say to give it a fair try.

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  • SickpupSickpup Member Posts: 382
    The game has some cool stuff.Really cool physics ,good mob ai, and bases are pretty neat. However,It seems to lag pretty bad during big fights,can bring 7800 sli,2gb machines to thier knees.Its the only pay to play game where I have seen the servers ping pong people routinely.Leveling is a nightmare,and pvp hodge podge,and very half hazard. The player base isn't nearly as mature as other mmo's.

    almost none use voice,they leave grp w/o notice,go afk in middle of fights.I have seen players get scared by big pve fights and leave a group. I have searched extremely hard for an organized group of players,to no avail. Think I'll wait it out till fall when AoC and War come out. Im going to let my cov acct. expire next week.
  • JWPikeJWPike Member Posts: 71
    That is the thing. To me MMPROGs should be where you can solo things and that grouping is more about fun and comardiere then absoulte necsisaity.
  • ShoalShoal Member Posts: 1,156

    *  Mature, stable game.  Few bugs, lag, or other problems.

    *  Massive character customization.  Best in all of MMROPG land.

    *  Great value for the money.  Get the CoH / CoV combo pack.

    *  Tons of variety in Classes, Missions, Quests, Zones, etc.

    *  High replay value from Class to Class,  Hero to Villain.

    *  Some PvP available.

    *  For upper levels, will need a group of friends or guild to move forward quickly.

    *  Crafting is sort of an add-on idea for CoH / CoV.  Did not have any for first couple years.

    *  Populations are reducing.  Mainly from the WoW phenom.



    Overall, a very fine game.

    Certainly worth the cost of the package w/30 day free to give it a shot.

    Note : Avoid the Strategy Guides.  They are way out of date.  If you MUST have one, get the bound version.  The binder versions are maximum suckage (in my opinion).

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  • SickpupSickpup Member Posts: 382
    I totally agree with shoal about the game.The game is great.It's finding the type of players I'm used to gaming with on other mmo's and fps's,where voice chat was a given.And players were more mature.Wish they made a villian game for grown ups and not let the kids play.Or make them play heros so we can beat the brats up.

    So whats wrong with my leet 8 man on voice chat,rolling your 8 year old :D



    game 8 (could be 9 if players were organized and pvp'ed,utilized whats available,ect.)



    community 2 ( I gave it a two because I took the word of cov players when they said warcraft was worst)



    Actually theres a 14 day free trial now.
  • Qal_NepheshQal_Nephesh Member Posts: 9
    I did mostly solo, and it wasn't that bad of a grind, but grouping does make it more fun.  If you already have friends on a server, go for it.  I haven't played in a while, but the game is a blast, even when you play alone.
  • SickpupSickpup Member Posts: 382
    I bash it a little more than I should maybe because it could have really been a great game,instead of something to fiddle with till fall.yah my chick toons are so fine,its amazing.the good news is they have a license and publisher for the new comic mmo they are working on.the bad,don't expect any major changes to shake-up the gradual mmo phase down process.One thing that gets me is that the hero side had 18 month head start to level a few 50's.Actually a large percentage of players dont even have 1 50.when the launched cov they should have gave/implimented bonus exp/rewards,ect to balance the population more.
  • eburneburn Member Posts: 740
    The best thing about CoH and CoV. Is the community. Generally I got a long with everyone. From the 12 year old playing his first MMO to the 45 year old trekkie quoting his favorite Shatner lines during combat. Then if I didn't get along with someone, I just chilled in the PvP zone killing and dancing and jawing with anyone who wanted to do either until they showed up. Then I'd hit Rage, Unstoppable Force, and KO Punch them into oblivion. ;)

    Also replayability as mentioned before. You get so many choices even between the same archtypes that you can pick and choose youre game play style for the day if you're getting bored. Ever wanted to be a tank and do some damage? Villains will let ya do that. Ever wanted to fly over the world, shoot laser beams out of your eyes, and help out some buds with some buffs who're in a tight spot? Dawn that spandex and get to spankin'.



    CoV's always improving and despite the fact it's a lil' dated they've added more and more hardware to it and even some of the other big 3 mmos just don't 'move' or 'feel' as lively as CoV.



    I've cancelled for a bit to play around on some other games, but I can honestly say only back when EQ 1 was the known MMO to play I've never wanted to play any other MMO for a year straight. Variety is the spice of life and you get it with the City of .. games.

    I kill other players because they're smarter than AI, sometimes.

  • Qal_NepheshQal_Nephesh Member Posts: 9
    That is one of the problems with it.  Its kinda frustrating to hear people talk about their hero's when ur villain is a lower level just because of the head start they had.
  • JetrpgJetrpg Member UncommonPosts: 2,347
    its a good game and fun ... i never played past liek 30s but it was always fun ...



    Have your friends get you a buddy key.  http://cohvault.ign.com/fullstory.php?id=28162

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  • HealforfoodHealforfood Member Posts: 57

    Most active players atm will say it's a great game,so they can give u a free 10 day key and when u activate they get a free month.Base raids are broke,update 9 is way late,and for the life of me I can't figure out why they didn't give Villians Lvling bonus to help balance pop.on champion peak time it is 1250 hero's to 250 villians.I hope they fix it soon or its going to just do the basic mmo phasedown.It's also doubtful that alot of cryptic resources will be invested in a legacy game.While the have a new pubisher and the marvel license to make a new game.

    But this game had alot of potential,thier next comic mmo should rock.And at 50 cents a day its not like buying a new car.

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