Um, I'll admit, "tldr" for the rest of the posts...But, I just want to say that if you are one of the few that bought CoV early without pre-order (and don't own CoH, *raises hand*), you can still play CoH with those nifty 14-Day-Trial sheets.
I plugged mine in last night and played. Yeah, it's not CoV and you have to SAVE people instead of HURTING them...But, it's a nice little warm-up and a good way to learn the nuances of the engine.
Just throwing that out there.