paragon studios

The former studio behind City of Heroes.

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Ship of Heroes will seek $400,000 in Kickstarter funding

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Indie superhero MMO Ship of Heroes has just announced the details of its planned Kickstarter campaign, which was previously noted to begin on April...

The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO when you first log in?

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The other day I was recalling the whole City of Heroes experience (sad sigh), and an odd memory jumped out. It was the most...

Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!

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It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Every MMORPG bestiary ever

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I have played a lot of MMOs. It's inevitable, given enough years in this job and hobby. And the sad thing is that I...
Could be going better.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch

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Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.

Ship of Heroes demos combat ahead of April Kickstarter

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Ship of Heroes studio Heroic Games is clearly conscious of the MMORPG playerbase's demand for gameplay videos before Kickstarter, which is likely why this...

The Daily Grind: Do you use plugins for your main MMORPG?

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As one of Massively OP's resident modding nuts, I am drawn to MMORPGs that offer plugin support and modding APIs. World of Warcraft's modding...

City of Heroes fans plan April 28th anniversary celebration

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Who says you can't celebrate the life of a sunsetted game? The Titan Network isn't buying it: It's once again hosting a City of...

Redside, a fifth City of Heroes spiritual successor, takes the field

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At this point, we have to ask whether we as an MMO community are being pranked on a large scale with a deluge of...
Oh jeez.

Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets

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Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
it me

Ship of Heroes asks for early UI feedback

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The UI matters a lot in an MMORPG -- at least if you're going to be staring at it pretty much constantly while you're playing...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever used MMOs to live out fantasies from other IPs?

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One of my absolute favorite parts of City of Heroes was seeing the crazy mish-mash of intellectual properties that players brought to the game....

Ship of Heroes’ character customization already looks amazing

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If you're a superhero fan who loves hair -- and you probably are, if our City of Titans commenters yesterday are any guide --...

Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs

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In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...

Heroes and Villains explains its goals for seamless zoning

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Heroes and Villains was one chunk of the original trifecta of superhero MMORPGs that sprang from the grave of City of Heroes, but it's...
Ah, that clears it right up, thanks.

Ship of Heroes explains how you fit a city inside of a spaceship

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Of the spiritual successors to City of Heroes, Ship of Heroes is the Johnny-come-lately that also puts all of the action inside of a...

Ship of Heroes reveals signature characters, costume slots

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City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has a new dev blog out today on what it's calling one of its "signature heroes":...

Massively OP Interview: Why Ship of Heroes is taking City of Heroes into space

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What happens when a group of dislodged City of Heroes fans attempt to bring back the spirit of their favorite MMO while marrying it...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: The best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2016 (that aren’t Legion)

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Sometimes you have to exclude something from a list. I could, for example, praise World of Warcraft: Legion for being a really good expansion...

Ship of Heroes demos Apotheosis City in new video

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Just one month ago, we learned of the existence of yet another City of Heroes spinoff project: Ship of Heroes. And it's literally a...

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