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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.

The Daily Grind: What’s the most over-the-top skill effect in an MMO?

Justin Olivetti - 22
Looks aren't everything, but to the MMO player, they do seem to matter. Having strong skill visuals to match their effects makes using them...
We prefer Task Force X.

City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server promises ‘an epic challenge’ with Issue 6’s task force challenge modes

Chris Neal - 5
If you're the kind of player on the City of Heroes: Rebirth rogue server who is itching for a challenge, then you are being...

Global Chat: Are you pumped up for Path of Exile 2?

Justin Olivetti - 26
Online ARPG enthusiasts are no doubt keeping an eye on the long-in-the-coming Path of Exile 2 -- and crossing their fingers that it ends...

SWGEmu’s Finalizer rogue server is apparently struggling to make its monthly budget

Bree Royce - 26
One of the topics that doesn't get talked about all that much in the MMORPG rogue server space is how old-school emulators get paid...

The Stream Team: Trying out the Storm Blast powers for real in City of Heroes Homecoming

Chris Neal - 3
Last time in the Homecoming rogue server of City of Heroes, MOP's Chris was peeking at the Storm Blast powerset in the PTS. This...

Into the Super-Verse: What made Marvel Heroes so special?

Justin Olivetti - 27
This month we mark a particularly sad anniversary in the MMO space: The 10th anniversary of the launch of Marvel Heroes. By all rights,...

The Daily Grind: Should MMOs limit how many characters we can roll?

Bree Royce - 27
I know, this is a hard question for someone who loves alts - including me. But it's relevant because of Embers Adrift's inbound hybrid...

The Daily Grind: What are your top three most anticipated MMOs?

Justin Olivetti - 45
Blue Protocol. Throne and Liberty. Wayfinder. Ashes of Creation. Pantheon. Star Citizen. Palia. Ship of Heroes. Corepunk. Soulframe. Dune Awakening. Nightingale. Tarisland. I could keep...

The Daily Grind: What is your favorite non-minipet pet in an MMO?

Bree Royce - 28
I've mentioned in the past that it took me a long, long time in MMOs before I became a "pet" person, largely because pet...

Jack Emmert confirms that NetEase’s Warhammer 40,000 MMO is being built in Unreal Engine 5

Justin Olivetti - 17
Hopefully you didn't miss the fascinating announcement last month that Jack Emmert's new Austin-based, NetEase-owned game studio is working on a Warhammer 40,000 MMO...
They'll let anyone be a primal these days.

Vague Patch Notes: Why we should evaluate MMO systems based on how they break

Eliot Lefebvre - 74
Back before Final Fantasy XIV's reboot launched, Naoki Yoshida talked about how the developers had plans to make certain primals be world bosses. Players...
See, that's the joke of the name.

Perfect Ten: 10 old MMO promises that never happened

Justin Olivetti - 35
Developers like to talk a big game. It's expected, it's encouraged by all parties, and it's part of the fun. When a game or...

Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMO gear obsolescence problem

Bree Royce - 29
Last weekend, Amazon told players in a New World Discord Q&A that the expansion still on the way will essentially nullify existing gear to...
Hammer, war, whatever.

Jack Emmert’s NetEase-owned studio rebrands as Jackalyptic Games, teases Warhammer 40K title

Eliot Lefebvre - 22
The studio is named Jackalyptic Games, it's owned by Netease, and it's headed by Jack Emmert. You might think that you wouldn't want to...
Hea

City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server marks four years with XP buffs, a badge, and a Nemesis invasion

Chris Neal - 4
Another of the rogue servers for City of Heroes has made it to a big milestone: a fourth year of operation. That rogue server...
Flips

City of Heroes’ Homecoming drops i27p6 patch with Storm Blast and new story arcs

Bree Royce - 3
Just a few weeks ago, we covered the testing of a brand-new patch on the City of Heroes Homecoming rogue server, one that included...

The Daily Grind: Is the age of superhero MMOs past?

Justin Olivetti - 26
Is it just me, or does it seem like nobody is that hot to trot for superhero MMORPGs these days? A few years ago,...

The Stream Team: Kicking the tires of the new Storm Blaster in City of Heroes Homecoming

Chris Neal - 3
The Homecoming rogue servers of City of Heroes are testing out a new Blaster powerset, and MOP's Chris is eager to throw the weather...

Ship of Heroes’ ‘bright and positive’ setting masks mysteries to uncover

Justin Olivetti - 0
While most people seem fixated on the fact that Ship of Heroes is an unapologetic spiritual successor to City of Heroes, what tends to...

City of Titans shares its work in Unreal Engine 5, promises to open up access to a larger map soon

Chris Neal - 4
It's time yet again for us to circle back around to City of Titans and see where this developing MMORPG is headed, and it...
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