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: Sheltering in space in Ship of Heroes

MJ Guthrie - March 30, 2020 3

So Massively OP's MJ is confined to home now, but what if she were confined to a giant ship? Ship of Heroes has opened...

Here’s what you can do in Ship of Heroes’ surprise beta right now

Bree Royce - March 27, 2020 8

Last week, Ship of Heroes' Heroic Games announced a "surprise" beta test round - open to the public - during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now,...

City of Heroes rogue server creates a folding@home team for players to combat coronavirus

Chris Neal - March 23, 2020 3

"Go. Fold. Kill Coronavirus," mandates the call to action from the City of Heroes: Homecoming team. The devs of the rogue server have created...

Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic

Bree Royce - March 20, 2020 12

So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?

Bree Royce - March 20, 2020 24

A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...

Ship of Heroes drops new Street Fighting powerset video and pics

Bree Royce - March 16, 2020 2

Hey, it's been a bit since we've checked in on Ship of Heroes, but the team is back in action with a brand-new video,...

SEGS moves its engine and client to City of Heroes Issue 2 assets

Eliot Lefebvre - March 16, 2020 3

Good news for the people following SEGS, as the emulation project is moving both its custom engine and client over to the City of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 262: Holly Holly oxen free

Justin Olivetti - March 10, 2020 9

Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Holly Longdale's departure, City of Heroes' Homecoming video ban, PlanetSide 2's Escalation, Black Desert's birthday, Cryptic's chat nuke, Guild Wars 2's next episode, changing MMO opinions, and MMO automation, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, and SWG Legends.

City of Heroes Homecoming introduces asymmetrical gloves and boots options to the PTS

Chris Neal - March 9, 2020 8

Oh, come on, City of Heroes: Homecoming devs! I already spend too much time in the costume creator of the game, and now you've...

Make My MMO: OrbusVR gets a permanent price cut, Book of Travels talks art

Bree Royce - March 7, 2020 1

This week in MMO crowdfunding, OrbusVR, one of the few virtual reality MMOs out there, announced and implemented a permanent price cut to $19.99...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming just outlawed video of their rogue servers

Bree Royce - March 7, 2020 61

Eyebrows in the air this morning, as the largest group of City of Heroes rogue servers, Homecoming, just announced that they'll be cracking down...

Massively Overthinking: How could MMOs combat endgame rushing?

Bree Royce - March 5, 2020 57

Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 261: PAX yay, GDC nay

Justin Olivetti - March 3, 2020 0

Justin and Bree discuss PAX East, GDC, the coronavirus' impact on gaming, Magic Legends, Population Zero, Marvel Future Revolution, LOTRO and DDO, Funcom and Dune, and City of Heroes, plus adventures in AQ3D, CoH, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on everything MMOs and the doom of WildStar.