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.

The Stream Team: The further adventures of a City of Heroes Homecoming alt

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MOP's Chris once again is feeling that random urge to hop into the City of Heroes: Homecoming rogue server for an alt leveling good...
Forever and ever.

City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server re-engages the Rikti Invasion event starting today

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One of my many favorite memories in City of Heroes was playing the first Rikti Invasion in Atlas Park. Watching the war walls disengage...

Battle Bards Episode 228: Cheery MMO dungeons

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Not every dungeon has to be a drab and dour affair — a fact that sent the Battle Bards searching for the cheeriest tunes...

Ship of Heroes shows off August’s work on NPCs, costumes, powers, and missions

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Ship of Heroes continues its monthly digest release cadence, showing off where the developing superhero MMORPG is as it continues its march toward a...

Massively Overthinking: The dumbest deaths in MMORPGs

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This past week has been amusing for everyone in the MMO community and beyond who loves to watch people die stupid deaths in video...

The Daily Grind: Where’s the sweet spot for challenge in your MMO of choice?

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A while back, I spotted a graph on the Path of Exile subreddit that I'm pretty sure will resonate with lots of gamers and...

Perfect Ten: Times when MMOs brought about world-shattering cataclysms

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The notion of an in-game cataclysm is hardly the sole domain of Activision-Blizzard; on the contrary, large-scale apocalypses pop up all the time in...

The Stream Team: Feeding the alt machine in City of Heroes Homecoming

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Long-time players of City of Heroes know that about 90% of the endgame in the MMORPG is creating alts, and MOP's Chris is certainly...

Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?

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Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
Ominous!

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs whose worlds were built from scratch

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Maybe I'm the only one to have stopped to think about it, but a great deal of the MMOs that we enjoy are based...
WHY

Design Mockument: What would a Transformers MMORPG even look like?

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Everyone who has read my work here for a while knows that a Transformers MMORPG is a longstanding element of my pie-in-the-sky wishlist. This...
COME ON, CRAIG

Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space

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A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Cryptic MMO?

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A little ways back, I made the claim that Cryptic Studios' MMORPGs are -- for me -- the epitome of "comfort gaming" in this...

The Soapbox: Why Cryptic’s MMOs are the epitome of comfort gaming

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They say you never forget your first kiss. I honestly can't recall much about mine, but I do vividly remember the day that I...

City of Heroes Rebirth brings buffing Pandora’s boxes, harder task force challenges, and power proliferation July 23

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It is the Dawn of Genesis for the Rebirth rogue servers of City of Heroes. Or rather, it will be when Issue 6 goes...

Massively Overthinking: The MMOs that are worth their dreadful early gameplay

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I think many of us are primed to roll our eyes at anyone who says "oh man, just keep playing, it gets better later...

Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos its inspiration-like infusion system for buffs

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Indie Kickstarted MMORPG Ship of Heroes has a brand-new video and newsletter out today focused on its infusion system and how it works in...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever run MMO dungeons with a one-class group?

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A few weeks ago, MOP's Colin mentioned that he's fond of Guild Wars 2 strikes specifically because there's no gear requirement or meta rules,...

Global Chat: Cheering on an online friend’s success in Wrath Classic

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We almost need no prompting to eagerly share our latest accomplishments and milestones in MMORPGs. And while it certainly is fun to talk about...

Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago

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Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...

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