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.

Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic

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It's been a strange week. No - it's been a strange year in MMO gaming, all things considered. As I'm going through old Lord...
Built up

City of Heroes Homecoming adjusts snipes and Dominator powers with the latest patch

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Just because City of Heroes' current servers are still rogue server doesn't mean their content will be locked in perpetuity. Case in point: The...
Huh.

Make My MMO: Zenith’s Kickstarter, Ashes of Creation’s battle royale, and Elite’s next big thing

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, cyberpunk MMORPG Zenith joins our list; it's already blasted past its original $25,000 Kickstarter ask with a whole month...

Today’s City of Heroes’ Homecoming patch future-proofs the rogue servers for Mac players

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It's patch day for the largest batch of City of Heroes rogue servers, as the Homecoming team has pushed live part of the beta...
Doom approaches.

Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic

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There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...

Ship of Heroes previews the ritzy night club that’ll launch with the character creator beta

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So who's excited about the upcoming character creator beta in Ship of Heroes? For those of you curious about what to expect, Heroic Games...

City of Titans talks about how Momentum and Reserves mechanics change the face of combat

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There are two systems being developed for City of Titans that kind of work hand-in-hand with one another, at least in a sense that...

The Daily Grind: Do you use randomizers to help make MMO toons?

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The other day we posted about how Ship of Heroes is going to include a randomizer in its character creator, which pleased me. I...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 233: What WoW Classic slouches toward Bethlehem?

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW and WoW Classic, LOTRO, Square Enix, Aion, DCUO, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in Chronicles of Spellborn, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on newbie onboarding and MMO end-of-life strategy.

First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch

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Last week, DC Universe Online became one of the only MMOs on the Nintendo Switch, prompting many gamers to give it a look or...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming Team finally posted a new beta patch after months of public quiet

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Apart from its brief announcement last week, City of Heroes' Homecoming Team has been relatively quiet the past few months. Where once the rogue...
We all live on a ship of heroes

Into the Super-verse: How Ship of Heroes is winning the superhero race

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When it came to the explosion of spiritual successors to City of Heroes, there's definitely something to be said about being first on the...

Ship of Heroes’ character creator will have a randomize button to help with choice overload

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Too much of a good thing can be a good thing, but it can also be too much. The Ship of Heroes character creator...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers have joined the Titan Network/NCsoft negotiations

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Exactly one month ago, tangent to our interview with the Homecoming server team that's part now-flourishing City of Heroes rogue server community, we also...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.

Choose My Adventure: I may have fallen out of love with City of Heroes

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I have to admit something, to everyone reading this and to myself. I’m not sure I missed City of Heroes as much as I...

Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine

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I noticed something odd when I started playing Grim Dawn aways back: I went straight for the pet builds. This is interesting because this...

One Shots: Indulging in nostalgia

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When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...

Ship of Heroes will open some of Apotheosis City in its upcoming character creation beta

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Earlier this week, we reported on the upcoming August beta for the Character Creation Tool (CCT) in Ship of Heroes, alluding to the fact...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: Why people create alts in MMOs

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I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV. This is absurd for two reasons. First, the statement makes it clear that I have alternate characters...

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