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.

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Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs to be thankful for by type

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The Daily Grind: Is an MMORPG still an MMORPG without gear progression?

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A Massively OP commenter recently opined that "without gear progression, is a MOBA not an MMORPG," and I would really love to talk...

Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist

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The Daily Grind: Do you prefer soloing or grouping in MMORPGs?

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As we belatedly covered yesterday, the developers of upcoming indie MMO Saga of Lucimia believe that group-centric play is the solution to a problem supposedly created by the...

The Daily Grind: How would you mix MMO features to create the best one ever?

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Today's Daily Grind question -- more like command! -- from Massively OP Kickstarter donor Tim is short and sweet: Mix features to create your perfect MMO. It...
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Valiance Online moving into alpha development

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The Daily Grind: What kind of physics-based gameplay do you expect in a next-gen superhero MMO?

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Massively Overthinking: Graceful MMO free-to-play transitions

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Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

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I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...

Massively Opinionated: Which MMO would be the most innovative if launched today?

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In this episode, Larry, Troy, and Jason debate underrated games, MMO development cycles, and the most innovative MMOs.

The Daily Grind: What’s the grindiest MMO?

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Allow me to butcher a phrase: MMO grind is in the eye of the beholder. A few hundred architect entertainment missions in City of...

Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music! "Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tale from the olden days of MMOs?

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I have a notoriously poor memory for anything that happened more than five years ago. I might not have even been alive, for as...

The Daily Grind: What would you do to ‘fix’ Champions Online?

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Whether it's good news or weird news or bad news or bad news that belatedly turns into good news, any post about Champions Online inevitably...

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First of all, thank you to everyone who heeded the call for more screenshot submissions! I know you all love sharing those in the...

Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...

Valiance teases its character creation progress

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In-development superhero MMO Valiance Online updated its website today with a few pics showing off its character creation system. The textual description refers to the...

One Shots: Pin-up calendar

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The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO prison?

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