city of heroes

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.

Over a thousand people rolled toons in Ship of Heroes’ impromptu beta

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Ship of Heroes had been making the best of the COVID-19 stay-home mandates with an impromptu beta test. Now that the test is done,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 266: Feline fine for April Fools

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Justin, Bree, Carlo, and Ben discuss April Fools, Elyon, Elder Scrolls Online, Black Desert, RuneScape, City of Heroes, World of Warships, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, shortie races, and gaming disorder.
Burnsauce.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the messiest combat?

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I don't like messes. They freak me out. The chaos, the uncertainty, it gets to me. And it's as true in real life as...
Jazzy handy

The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from a shuttered MMORPG?

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Free Realms. Warhammer Online. WildStar. Asheron's Call. We've lived through so these and so many other MMO shutdowns over the years, leaving behind screenshots,...
Ah yes, teamwork.

Massively Overthinking: How are MMO players faring through the pandemic?

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This week's Overthinking is going to be a bit different from normal. As we've been covering extensively for more than the past two months,...
You know it.

City of Heroes Homecoming patches in asymmetrical costume parts and new support powerset

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Fresh out of the test server and into the rogue server of City of Heroes: Homecoming comes the most important thing to ever arrive...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 265: Delusions of Elyria

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Justin, Bree, MJ, and Mia discuss Chronicles of Elyria, Guild Wars 2, PSO2, Ashes of Creation, Saga of Lucimia, WoW Classic and Burning Crusade, with adventures in LOTRO, Revelation Online, Don't Starve Together, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on player housing and optional sub servers.

The Stream Team: Sheltering in space in Ship of Heroes

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So Massively OP's MJ is confined to home now, but what if she were confined to a giant ship? Ship of Heroes has opened...

Here’s what you can do in Ship of Heroes’ surprise beta right now

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Last week, Ship of Heroes' Heroic Games announced a "surprise" beta test round - open to the public - during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now,...
Sometimes it's a bit less clear.

City of Heroes rogue server creates a folding@home team for players to combat coronavirus

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"Go. Fold. Kill Coronavirus," mandates the call to action from the City of Heroes: Homecoming team. The devs of the rogue server have created...

Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic

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So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...
This is the real magic item.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?

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A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...

Ship of Heroes drops new Street Fighting powerset video and pics

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Hey, it's been a bit since we've checked in on Ship of Heroes, but the team is back in action with a brand-new video,...
Statue.

SEGS moves its engine and client to City of Heroes Issue 2 assets

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Good news for the people following SEGS, as the emulation project is moving both its custom engine and client over to the City of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 262: Holly Holly oxen free

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Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Holly Longdale's departure, City of Heroes' Homecoming video ban, PlanetSide 2's Escalation, Black Desert's birthday, Cryptic's chat nuke, Guild Wars 2's next episode, changing MMO opinions, and MMO automation, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, and SWG Legends.
You know it.

City of Heroes Homecoming introduces asymmetrical gloves and boots options to the PTS

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Oh, come on, City of Heroes: Homecoming devs! I already spend too much time in the costume creator of the game, and now you've...

Make My MMO: OrbusVR gets a permanent price cut, Book of Travels talks art

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, OrbusVR, one of the few virtual reality MMOs out there, announced and implemented a permanent price cut to $19.99...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming just outlawed video of their rogue servers

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Eyebrows in the air this morning, as the largest group of City of Heroes rogue servers, Homecoming, just announced that they'll be cracking down...
spooky, kinda

Massively Overthinking: How could MMOs combat endgame rushing?

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Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 261: PAX yay, GDC nay

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Justin and Bree discuss PAX East, GDC, the coronavirus' impact on gaming, Magic Legends, Population Zero, Marvel Future Revolution, LOTRO and DDO, Funcom and Dune, and City of Heroes, plus adventures in AQ3D, CoH, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on everything MMOs and the doom of WildStar.

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