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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.

It ensues.

The Daily Grind: Has a patch ever saved an MMO for you?

Bree Royce - 13
A while back, I penned a Daily Grind about expansions that sent MMOs wildly off course. Today, I want to do the opposite and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 367: Day of the Long Charr

Justin Olivetti - 9
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day around the MMO world, Black Desert's Eternal Winter, FFXIV's Newfound Adventure, E3's cancelation, World of Warcraft's expansion rumor, and dwindling hope for RIFT, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on epic MMO combos and the future of New World.

The Stream Team: Fighting against the Dreaded Mapserver in City of Heroes

Chris Neal - 2
Just because April Fools' Day has come and gone doesn't mean that we can't take part in some seasonal silliness! For instance, the Homecoming...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are you hoping to play later this year?

Justin Olivetti - 21
I keep telling myself, there are never enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do -- including playing all of...

April Fools’ Day around the MMO world, 2022 edition

Bree Royce - 11
Whether you love it or dread it, April Fools' Day is happening everywhere, specifically to annoy copyeditors who have to fix that dang apostrophe...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss

Justin Olivetti - 9
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best gearing system in an MMO?

Bree Royce - 36
Let me say something bold: I think the best gearing systems in MMOs are the systems that don't get hung up on gear at...

Ship of Heroes teases challenge missions and its 20-mile-long spaceship

Bree Royce - 4
When a dev blog begins with "Massive Plasma Cannons!" you know you're in for something explode-y. So begins Ship of Heroes' latest entry, in...

Choose My Adventure: Why does The Secret World feel so bad to play?

Chris Neal - 39
The Secret World is a good game. A great one, even. It’s worthy of all of the praise and adoration it gets from its...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs

Eliot Lefebvre - 13
So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...
Why don't you trust us?

Massively Overthinking: How do alts fit into MMORPGs in 2022?

Bree Royce - 19
Last weekend, my play group took a second batch of Guild Wars 2 alts to Cantha, and we found ourselves a bit grumbly about...

The Stream Team: Doing some duo things in City of Heroes Homecoming

Chris Neal - 1
You know when inspiration strikes and you have a new character to build? That's what MOP's Chris experienced in City of Heroes' rogue server...

Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs

Justin Olivetti - 27
In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?

Bree Royce - 41
The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....

Ship of Heroes teases next round of beta with deep-dive into housing and player bases

Bree Royce - 2
Hey housing folks! Ship of Heroes has a fresh dev blog out this week aimed squarely at your proclivities as it features player bases...

Into the Super-Verse: The joy of travel powers in superhero MMOs

Justin Olivetti - 18
I lived for level 14. Before level 14 was torture -- after was bliss. I speak, of course, of City of Heroes "back in the...

DC Universe Online teases Episode 43 Dark Knights, plus 44, 45, and the PS5 client

Bree Royce - 3
Who likes roadmaps? Everyone, actually. And thankfully, Daybreak's Dimensional Ink has just this week produced one for DC Universe Online. While players and look...

The Stream Team: Another run through Architect missions in City of Heroes Homecoming

Chris Neal - 0
Chris is back in Paragon City, specifically at Architect Entertainment as he leaps into the player-made goodness waiting in City of Heroes rogue server...

One Shots: Sunrise over snow

Justin Olivetti - 9
Just because the sun is up doesn't mean that the snow is going to melt. And we kind of hope not, too, because Elder...

The Game Archaeologist: The history of Hi-Rez’s Global Agenda

Justin Olivetti - 7
This past week, former Global Agenda players woke up to a surprising reality: Their game, which went offline in 2018, suddenly was back. Hi-Rez...
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