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 Daily Grind: What are the best and worst horizontal progression systems in an MMORPG?

Bree Royce - April 21, 2023 28

This morning, I want to talk about horizontal progression systems in MMOs, of which I am generally a fan! And I'm gonna start with...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 418: Big Numbers Inc.

Justin Olivetti - April 18, 2023 13

Justin and Bree discuss Mortal Exodus, Wayfinder, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Path of Exile, and Albion Online, with adventures in Fallout 76, City of Heroes, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag topic playing the hero vs. not in MMOs.

City of Heroes Homecoming is testing two new arcs and a Storm Blast powerset

Bree Royce - April 11, 2023 1

If you know anything about me and City of Heroes, it's probably that I have an absurdly huge number of storm characters. I just...

The Stream Team: Leveling toons on City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue server

Chris Neal - April 7, 2023 0

Today's stream is another one of those broadcasts that holds no greater motive or motivations beyond playing the game: MOP's Chris wants to fire...

Storyboard: Pros and cons for scripted narrative stories in MMOs

Eliot Lefebvre - April 7, 2023 19

Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMO promises that are not filling me with confidence

Eliot Lefebvre - April 5, 2023 26

Every game's development - and this includes MMOs - involves certain promises being made that the developers probably half-knows are not going to wind...

The Daily Grind: What’s the mark of a bad player in your MMO of choice?

Bree Royce - April 4, 2023 21

Before we start this Daily Grind, I need to point out that good players make bad plays all the time, and I bet everybody...

Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat

Bree Royce - March 30, 2023 24

Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall

Justin Olivetti - March 28, 2023 9

Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.

Ship of Heroes’ arrival on Steam is imminent as Heroic is still planning launch in 2023

Bree Royce - March 22, 2023 15

Earlier this year, we noted that superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was eyeing an arrival on Steam, and as of today, it's finally happening. Or...

Remember me? Someone is hoping you don't!

Perfect Ten: 10 pieces of striking MMO cover art

Justin Olivetti - March 15, 2023 16

Earlier this year, MMO Folklorist posted a rather intriguing article about the 10 best MMO box art designs -- at least in his opinion....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 413: Kentucky fried gaming

Justin Olivetti - March 14, 2023 19

Justin and Bree discuss Bellatores, Final Fantasy XIV, Ghostcrawler and the Riot MMO, WoW's patches, Diablo IV's promos, and Star Citizen, with adventures in LOTRO, Star Trek Online, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on humble characters and healer aesthetics.