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.

MassivelyOP’s first impressions of MapleStory 2, Nexon’s latest MMORPG

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It's fair to say that MapleStory always did appeal to an audience that was into a very specific look and feel. If chibi anime...

Halloween 2018 is live in City of Heroes map emu Paragon Chat ahead of October 20 party

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Who says ya can't have holidays in a dead MMO? You can get your Halloween on in City of Heroes right now - or...
Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

Massively Overthinking: The sunsetted MMOs we never played

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I've been thinking a lot about MMO sunsets lately, thanks to WildStar, Pirates of the Burning Sea, and even that ridiculous Free Guy movie...
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City of Heroes emulator SEGS estimates it could be ready in a year and a half

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We freely admit that SEGS may not have the most catchy title in the world, but it does have a goal which is near...
It's clear now.

Perfect Ten: Failed MMOs that could have succeeded with more love

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Hindsight is 20/20. Unless you're blind in one eye from nostalgia, in which case hindsight is 0/20. In any case, you understand that it's...
Titan-size!

City of Titans is still on track for Issue 0 by the end of the year

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The fact that City of Titans is still planning to have "issue zero" playable for backers by the end of the year is indisputably...

One Shots: Concept art showcase

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In last week's edition of One Shots, I issued perhaps my most peculiar challenge yet. I asked readers (for once) not to submit any...
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Perfect Ten: The big book of MMORPG death mechanics

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Video games will kill your characters. It's inevitable. I still faintly remember my younger brother's first video game death, when he ran full-tilt into...

Jukebox Heroes: DC Universe Online

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This is my frustrated face when it comes to superhero MMO soundtracks. I don't know what it is, but it seems that none of...

One Shots: The Sunset Club

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WildStar is about to be inducted into the worst club there is in the gaming world -- the club whose only requirements is that...

The Game Archaeologist: City of Heroes moves into the Paragon Studios era

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As we move into the fourth of five installments in the history, development, and downfall of City of Heroes, you may be wondering why...
Sorry, guy.

Vague Patch Notes: WildStar deserves its shutdown, even though we loved it

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Last week, when we heard that WildStar was being shut down, I penned a truthful, heartfelt eulogy for the game as it could've been....

Battle Bards Episode 128: Seaside port

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Why not sail up to our dock and tie your ship to ours for an hour? The Battle Bards return for another great episode...

Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos city street immersion on the spaceship

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Ship of Heroes is following up its roadmap and immersive NPC AI discussion with a video that puts the content progress into perspective. "Immersion is...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names

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Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...
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WildStar fans start a petition to urge NCsoft to save the game

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Ninety-two days, folks. That's how long some City of Heroes fans stood with their signs and their drums on the steps of Paragon City...
This was once controversial!

Former Cryptic employee reveals story of how City of Heroes assets and source code accidentally ended up on players’ computers

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Hey, you guys remember that time that City of Heroes accidentally pushed all of the game's assets and source code into a patch, then...

Ship of Heroes works on its diurnal cycle, builds out missions, and deals with poaching

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Yesterday, Heroic Games' Casey McGeever posted up the September to October milestones for Ship of Heroes, providing a bit of a roadmap for the...

Here’s how Ship of Heroes is populating its starship city with people and vehicles

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Can I be real for a sec here. Smashing cars was one of the best parts of City of Heroes. Being rewarded for destroying...

The Daily Grind: What major blunders in MMORPG history should future devs study?

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A week or so ago, Justin penned another entry in his long-running City of Heroes historical pieces, and down in the comments, a reader...

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