Raise someone else’s hand up if you have fond memories of playing a Controller in City of Heroes. The concept of a crowd control class has sadly gone by the wayside in most MMORPGs, but it looks like it may come roaring back for City of Titans.
Not only will the City of Heroes spiritual successor have a full class — the Operator — devoted to mezzing, but the dev team promises that several other classes will contain similar elements in their secondary power sets. One thing that players will discover is that City of Titans’ crowd control powers, such as charm, sleep, or fear, will be “more persistent” and of a “noteworthy duration.”
“Since controls are going to be such a significant part of the game, our staff had to design them with great rigor to achieve a desirable game play experience. We also had to balance the mechanics for both PvE and PvP. Our goal for this and all of our mechanics is to make using them between the two types of play as seamless as possible,” the developers promised.
