I used to play City of Heroes when it came out. It was a great, casual game where
I could hop on and off. The best part was being able to fly. But after a while, the
missions got boring, and the game couldn't really compete with newer MMO's.
When I heard about Going Rogue, I decided to give CoH another try, and I'm glad I did. PROS
Graphics: There's a new graphics engine and the gameI used to play City of Heroes when it came out. It was a great, casual game where
I could hop on and off. The best part was being able to fly. But after a while, the
missions got boring, and the game couldn't really compete with newer MMO's.
When I heard about Going Rogue, I decided to give CoH another try, and I'm glad I did. PROS
Graphics: There's a new graphics engine and the game looks brand news. Sound: They ditched the synthesized music for orchestral music that's really good.
Missions: This is the best part. The missions went from Kill 50 Tsoo or Click 10 glowies to some really compelling missions. Now you can choose if you want to do the "right" thing or the "wrong" thing. Do you want to steal the medicine or replace it with a fake? Do you set off a bomb that will destroy the corrupt government's offices, but end up killing innocent people? The missions now are truly interactive.
Alignments: Another new feature is the ability to have your hero become a villain or vice versa. You do this through a series of story arcs, so it's not a one-button switch. I've changed alignments twice, and it really feels like my character's changed.
CONS
Warehouse maps. Ugh, really? After six years, you guys are STILL using warehouse maps? Praetoria is beautiful, but I spent 95% of my time running through 6 year old maps. Task Forces. They haven't added any new Task Forces in 2 years. There's a lot of low level content, but I'd like more TF's.
Grouping. It was really hard for me to find groups. The group search UI was amazing when the game first came out, but it hasn't changed since then. My old Super Group is gone, so I didn't know anyone in game. Luckily, most of the content was soloable, but I wish CoH had an easy grouping UI like WoW does.
CONCLUSION
Going Rogue's put some major upgrades to CoH. The good stuff's better than ever. Unfortunately, the bad stuff hasn't changed. I'm planning on keeping my account reactivated for a while, since I've heard they're adding more high-level content soon. The things I've seen so far are enough to keep me interested.… Expand
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