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Official Site: City of Heroes
Studio: Paragon Studios/NCsoft
Launch Date: April 27, 2004
Sunset Date: November 30, 2012
Homecoming License Date: January 4, 2024
Genre: Superhero Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac

Our more specific coverage of the City of Heroes revival is also binned here; you can find the tighter chronology of community rogue server posts right here; regular coverage following the official licensing of the Homecoming servers resumes under the regular City of Heroes tag.

Ship of Heroes demonstrates how its character creator can be used to convey personal stories

Chris Neal - 0
When it comes to superheroes, you can generally get a lot of information from the costume they wear - it's a big part of...
Still.

Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes shows its flexibility with how I’ve changed

Eliot Lefebvre - 12
When City of Heroes waved farewell in 2012, I had an army of alts who were, at most, in their mid-30s. And I loved...
Sit the eff down.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 459: A Gigantic return

Justin Olivetti - 10
Justin and Bree discuss Nightingale's launch, Gigantic's return, Guild Wars 2's Realm of Dreams, and Last Epoch's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on Wagadu Chronicles and TTRPG-MMO crossovers.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever ruined an MMO character to the point of deletion?

Bree Royce - 32
I was hanging out in City of Heroes a few weeks back when someone in chat mentioned that back in the day, he had...

City of Heroes fans celebrate new players with a Halloween haunted house and giveaways

Bree Royce - 12
If you've been enjoying our articles on City of Heroes' sprawling base-building systems, then you're in for a treat... or possibly a trick... thanks...
Sparky!

Into the Super-verse: Missing in City of Heroes is part of what makes it hit

Eliot Lefebvre - 18
It seems like we're never going to be done talking about City of Heroes at this point, and clearly I am here for this....
SHIP IT

City of Heroes: Homecoming i27p7 is live with newbie improvements, new story arc, and new powersets

Eliot Lefebvre - 6
A month and a half ago, City of Heroes came back when the Homecoming servers got the official license from NCsoft. A month ago,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 458: PlanetSide 2 in limbo

Justin Olivetti - 6
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak selling PlanetSide, Nightingale's early access, Islands of Insight's launch, and NCsoft's financials with Guild Wars 2 and Throne & Liberty, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on features we want to see in features for Amazon's LOTR and ZeniMax's Star Wars MMOs.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG’s graphics hold up long past their due?

Bree Royce - 17
When Dark Age of Camelot first hit beta a million years ago, I remember being super impressed with its graphics. Up until that point,...
Flips

The Soapbox: Why I’m OK with ‘missing’ attacks in City of Heroes

Andy McAdams - 21
The other day in the MassivelyOP work chat, we were talking about City of Heroes. Shocking, I know. But I've mentioned before that I...
zzzzzap

Into the Super-Verse: So what can Homecoming do with City of Heroes’ Incarnates?

Eliot Lefebvre - 2
Last week I talked about the major issues that City of Heroes' Incarnate system introduced to the game, and the fact of the matter...

Working As Intended: 10 City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see

Bree Royce - 43
This winter, I've been obsessed with City of Heroes Homecoming's supergroup base builds, which as we've previously discussed here in Working As Intended are...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 457: Sailing into February with cannons blazing

Justin Olivetti - 4
Justin and Bree discuss Skull & Bones, FFXIV on Xbox, WoW Classic, New World, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on day and night cycles and getting out of MMO gaming ruts.
I HAVE TO RENEW MY HOUSE COME ON

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market

Eliot Lefebvre - 11
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...

Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases

Bree Royce - 14
A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...

Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel

Bree Royce - 19
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
hit me

Into the Super-Verse: What’s wrong with City of Heroes’ Incarnate system?

Eliot Lefebvre - 16
It hasn't been all that long since I said that what City of Heroes needs to focus on right now is not endgame content,...

Working As Intended: City of Heroes macros and popmenus for noobs

Bree Royce - 15
In my first braindump on City of Heroes for this column, I tried to ease superhero fans into the world of modding the 20-year-old...
I need to start taking my own shots here.

Into the Super-Verse: Early SOs pose a perplexing problem in City of Heroes Homecoming

Eliot Lefebvre - 35
Last week, I talked a bit about how to gear yourself up in City of Heroes. Just yesterday, Bree gave an example for how...

City of Heroes Homecoming kicks off Spring Fling event, upgrades SQL server to handle player load

Bree Royce - 8
Even heroes celebrate Valentine's Day, apparently: City of Heroes Homecoming has officially launched its V-day-themed Spring Fling event as of last night. It doesn't...
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