DC Universe Online

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 269 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 137 out of 269
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 269
  3. Negative: 61 out of 269
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  1. Arkayne73
    May 4, 2016
    1
    DC Universe Online is a blatant cash grab. Pay to win. If you don't subscribe you can't continue playing because of extreme limits set on free players. This game is plagued by extended server crashes and downtime, little to no game maintenance, and sudden disconnects. The customer service is less than helpful so if you play, be prepared to be ignored. Highly expensive DLC packs and lack ofDC Universe Online is a blatant cash grab. Pay to win. If you don't subscribe you can't continue playing because of extreme limits set on free players. This game is plagued by extended server crashes and downtime, little to no game maintenance, and sudden disconnects. The customer service is less than helpful so if you play, be prepared to be ignored. Highly expensive DLC packs and lack of original content, and lack of re-playability make this an unwise purchase.… Expand
  2. Cerveau
    Apr 17, 2012
    0
    Terrible game. Beta tested, put up with tons of bugs and glitches for over a year, paid a subscription, called someone a homo in /shout and was banned for seven days. Don't play this game if you want to be able to speak freely. Oh and waited on hold for 30 minutes just to be told that they charged me for three months and then wouldn't do anything for me.
  3. Picklock
    Nov 25, 2011
    0
    What a failed start at going F2P, the game won't even open as it just sits at the launcher(tons of people having same issue), not even going to waste my time with this crap. Another example of SOE doing an epic fail(SWG also comes to mind), no surprise there.
  4. wizard1325
    Mar 26, 2011
    0
    This game is crap its another cop out of World of Warcraft (plot) meaning doing other peoples works to gain XP or power up and taking 3 years to get across the map what a waste of money oo and did i mention you had to pay a monthly subscription too....
  5. Ridg1975
    Jul 17, 2011
    0
    OMG...I cant even play this game...server issues disconnect the game after 2 mins.. no response from system support, apparently this is a common issue. Waste of money.
  6. bilwit
    Oct 8, 2011
    0
    DC Universe Online brings an exciting, dynamic, and innovative combat system to the MMO genre that has been plagued with the stale and generic "point-and-click" borefest for too long. However, the game does its best to not support this system at all. In fact, it encourages the players to not use it in both PvE and PvP. The action-reaction system is thrown out the window by the inherentDC Universe Online brings an exciting, dynamic, and innovative combat system to the MMO genre that has been plagued with the stale and generic "point-and-click" borefest for too long. However, the game does its best to not support this system at all. In fact, it encourages the players to not use it in both PvE and PvP. The action-reaction system is thrown out the window by the inherent class dynamics where one class is designed to stomp on another ala rock-paper-scissors. The only place this game has it right is the Legends arena, where everyone is the same class (DPS) and the number of players are limited, thus encouraging small engagements where focus-fire is not a factor that supersedes player skill and combat mechanics like all other portions of the game.… Expand
  7. dc5niper
    Feb 29, 2012
    0
    Don't bother with this rubbish, all it ever does is download updates on my crappy 2mb connection, so if you have a connection like mine don't even bother. They should make it easier for people with slow connections to play, Steam says I have played this game for 29 hours, but that's ALL download time. I've had this game about 3 months and I haven't even played a single second of it yetDon't bother with this rubbish, all it ever does is download updates on my crappy 2mb connection, so if you have a connection like mine don't even bother. They should make it easier for people with slow connections to play, Steam says I have played this game for 29 hours, but that's ALL download time. I've had this game about 3 months and I haven't even played a single second of it yet because it's not finished downloading the game yet. 1 minute it's 13GB, then it's gotta download another 5GB, and then it'll probably wanna download another 3 or so GB. Had enough, goodbye stupid crap game.… Expand
  8. Ruzho
    Jun 11, 2012
    0
    This is a game that forces PVP gameplay even on PVE servers by allowing opposed players to interfere with your quests. The gameplay itself is fair, though there are numerous sound bugs and a confusing control scheme, but it's just a twitch game made to satisfy ganker/griefer PVP players. As far as "free to play", it's more "free to look at" because almost everything is disabled until youThis is a game that forces PVP gameplay even on PVE servers by allowing opposed players to interfere with your quests. The gameplay itself is fair, though there are numerous sound bugs and a confusing control scheme, but it's just a twitch game made to satisfy ganker/griefer PVP players. As far as "free to play", it's more "free to look at" because almost everything is disabled until you pony up money. Including trading, friends, and even having in-game currency.

    I'm glad to have my disc space back.    … Expand
  9. MMO_Critic
    Jun 16, 2013
    0
    The only thing I loved about this game was Mark Hamill starring in it as the Joker.
    It died out ages ago, had quite a good start and at the end people realised, there is nothing to do at the max level cap.
  10. Ludovicus
    Jun 16, 2014
    0
    Don't buy. EVER.
    In fact, any games that have anything to do with Sony (SOE) or Prosieben (European scam-branch for SOE), AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE.

    They steal your money, than when you beta tested their crap product, make it free to play and delete all your progress.

    Ripoff.
  11. Eucalyptus
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    The leveling process is the most fun, which can be done in one day. All end game content is boring, repetitive, and way too easy.

    The community (including the current SOE community manager for dcuo) is even worse than the actual game. The community manager revels in threatening posters on the forums. If they make a complaint about something, he threatens to make it worse. He used the    The leveling process is the most fun, which can be done in one day. All end game content is boring, repetitive, and way too easy.

    The community (including the current SOE community manager for dcuo) is even worse than the actual game. The community manager revels in threatening posters on the forums. If they make a complaint about something, he threatens to make it worse. He used the words "be careful what you wish for" while twisting the words of a poster. Google "dcuo forum the current prestige cap isn't going to work" the green name on the third page of the thread to see the way he manages the community he was hired to manage. "Be care what you wish for..." and he made good on that threat, the very next game update addressed the issue at hand in the most sadistic way imaginable.

    The devs used to know what they were doing, but recently they've been adding boring and monotonous game mechanics that cater to three-year-olds and then the devs (especially the current creative director) openly insult their customers in the game's forums. Every week they make a new decision that is a deal breaker for people who used to be fanboys of the game.

    If you start playing it and you enjoy it, it will be a completely different game within a year. If you decide to pick it up and you love the game, the question in the back of your head should be: How long until they introduce my deal breaker to the game? Because players that were at one point the biggest supporters and fanboys of this game are now leaving en masse (I used to love this game and said many times I'd be playing this game till the servers shutdown). Right now the universally decided most obnoxious fanboy is fuming about the most recent changes, other forumites are trolling him reminding him of how he previously always said the devs are always right, and telling him he could never make good on his threat to quit the game because he has previously proclaimed that his league is like family and he loves them.

    Check out the dcuo forums and I can almost guarantee you'll see long time players begging the devs not to introduce some bull crud mechanic that will destroy the fun of the game.

    The game is buggy and you disconnect a lot, but for a longtime I convinced myself that all games will be buggy and glitchy and kick me out from time to time, it's the willful decisions that the devs make to dumb down the game and their constant underestimation of their players' intelligence and skill that got me to quit playing what was my favorite game for two years.    … Expand
  12. LowTier
    Feb 17, 2016
    0
    After playing this game and reaching max level there was no point to the game what so ever. No other replay value as a Free2Player so people kept telling me to buy membership. I did its 15$ for one month and in less than 2 days I completed all the content release which was 18 episodes literally after that there was no point of continuing.The community is also disgusting its just a bunch ofAfter playing this game and reaching max level there was no point to the game what so ever. No other replay value as a Free2Player so people kept telling me to buy membership. I did its 15$ for one month and in less than 2 days I completed all the content release which was 18 episodes literally after that there was no point of continuing.The community is also disgusting its just a bunch of E-Thugs,scammers,trash talkers and elitist with huge egos and about 3% actual decent people. so once I completed everything in 2 days I had a good amount of time before my Membership expires so I ask the people who had this game for years on what else to do and they told me nothing make a new character. Thats it so I didn't do cause I didn't want to spend my time grinding the same content so i entered PvP (Player vs Player) and I was a bit excited but once I got in the match I was greeted by someone in god mode! I made a ticket to the support but they didn't do anything say it was part of their privacy policy and couldn't disclose that information. Not only that turns out theres is a sea of game breaking bug from Money glitches (Yes money glitch it isn't fix yet and someone showed me how they made 45 million in 3 minutes without selling anything just duplicating money) to infinite power (You use power to use special moves) not only that but some powers are far better than other and the dev's know this! Theres a bug where you can impersonate someone else in the "shout chat" (Talk to everyone in the area you are in) and you can slander there name all you want and when I made a ticket and talk to the support team I just got this response "What you are seeing is a common exploit players use to harass other players: they type a message in chat, add spaces, and then type [You] or your character name to make it appear as if you are saying something that you are not." "I hope that these troublemakers do not deter you from enjoying DC Universe Online." THEY KNOW THIS IS A ISSUE and tell you to ignore the person who does it instead of trying to fix it. Not only that but the community manager Mepps does little to nothing to fix the game and only comes on into the game to talk about base discounts! STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME! YOU SHOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS BROKEN MESS! People who had this game for years are blind to the issues the game has and just go with it and say stuff like "Don't like it don't play it" and then judge you based only on how much money you spent in game. That being said save your money and avoid this game.… Expand
  13. mstromley
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    HORRIBLE SERVICE
    This is one of the worst MMORPG games available. The game play is both good and frustrating, but the customer service is absolutely horrible. Purchases are often broken, or don't work according to description. Customer services refuses to help, often claiming that the item works "like it was intended to", but offers not help or fixes for the customer. This game should be    HORRIBLE SERVICE
    This is one of the worst MMORPG games available. The game play is both good and frustrating, but the customer service is absolutely horrible. Purchases are often broken, or don't work according to description. Customer services refuses to help, often claiming that the item works "like it was intended to", but offers not help or fixes for the customer. This game should be avoided at all costs.    … Expand
  14. concerendparent
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Daybreak games LLC based in San Diego CA, game called DC universe online have been ripping people off for over a decade! look at them offer up this garbage while they exploit gambling addiction. 35 episodes they expect you to pay for but them you also need to pay a "membership" but wait!!! you also need to pay for opening "Time capsules" which have a .01 percent chance of dropping theDaybreak games LLC based in San Diego CA, game called DC universe online have been ripping people off for over a decade! look at them offer up this garbage while they exploit gambling addiction. 35 episodes they expect you to pay for but them you also need to pay a "membership" but wait!!! you also need to pay for opening "Time capsules" which have a .01 percent chance of dropping the gear they show off and then you have to pay for replay tokens in order to repeat a mission wtffff??? then you have the broker which is manipulated with extremely high prices ensuring you spend money to get items to sell. why are people still paying for this . the audacity of these people now its on the switch literally a gambling machine in the hands of our children disguised as a free to play game this needs to stop . they addict people to gambling including children. These companies have been corrupting the gaming industry converting it to a huge gambling ring and creating a problem because this affects children. this game is poisonous to the mind of a child and adults alike.… Expand
  15. Ragegoberts
    May 14, 2021
    0
    Pay to win garbage that'll only be good to those who spend money, this game does it's best to try and sell you your powers, outfits etc this is the worst style of free to play ever don't even bother with this worthless trash
  16. Stankshop
    Jan 10, 2023
    0
    The game lacks enough challenge to make it enjoyable. It's one of the most mindless games I've ever tried playing. Games don't need to be difficult to be good, but you should feel some resemblance of impact when you play. This feels more like a collectable world where people focus on character customization, basically virtual barbie for DC fans.
    It's really not even worth downloading.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. PC Games (Russia)
    Mar 21, 2011
    80
    DC Universe Online plays best if you've never tried a MMORPG before. The combat is innovative and addictive, the visuals are sleek and the setting is exciting. It may lack some interface polish and the level cap happens too soon, but nevertheless it's a must for any comics fan.[Apr 2011, p.89]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Mar 3, 2011
    60
    DCUO never really takes off. It suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, and the structure of the quests looks more suitable for a single-player RPG rather than an MMO.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Feb 26, 2011
    88
    An exciting new direction for MMOs that's plenty of fun already and should only get better with a few patches under its utility belt.
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