Tangogulf2

Hi all;

A couple more questions:

1. The subject says it all.
2. Can a Brute play the role of a tank in an instance? (Ive read that they do better dps, and have less defensive ability, but will they still do the job?)

Thanks

Thanks again for the replies. I'm now pretty clear on the Base issue.

Schis, I'm not in a position to comment about the combat back in the day, because I really did not give it a chance. I do know that EQ combat, compared to anything that is out there, makes everything look easy. There were many times in EQ that I was tearing my hair out in frustration due to the punishing combat. (ie. Harder doesnt necessarily make it funner).

What I have noticed in the CoX combat is that it appears to play out much like a game of Dungeons and Dragons. It looks like there are all kinds of calculations going on under the hood and the combat is slow enough that I can see those calculations playing out. I really like this in CoX.

OP here

Ack! Just typed a long response and somehow it was deleted by some unknown key stroke I just made. Lets try this again.

I'm just logging back in to let people know that I have started to create a variety of AT on a variety of servers. Thus far, I have enjoyed the scrapper. I'm very surprised by this because I generally like control type characters (eg tanker or controller). What i liked most were the scrappers animations (especially the roundhouse kick). That combined with how intuitive the interface and sounds are, and it sucks me right into the game.

When the game was released, I tried it for a couple of weeks. As I said, I had some problems running the graphics on that particular computer. I'm very much impressed now how well it runs and how sharp and crisp the new ultra-graphics are. As well, at that time, I believed the combat was to fast and too easy(keep in mind that I had just retired from the original EQ which had notoriously long combat). Now after having played one of the modern MMo, the combat seems just the right speed and very deep. My perspective has certainly changed.

Had a friend over today and we went through a variety of games that are currently available. Both of us seem to be sold on CoH/CoV. As well, I showed him the reponses to this thread and we are both overwhelmed by the excellent community. Again, I reiterate, we come from a game where people are jumping over each other to insult fellow players, this is like a breath of fresh air!

One final question about the architect expansion. I'm not sure what they are called, but is it possible to create a player house or hideout with this expansion? If so, does it cost any in game materials in order to build the house, or is the ability given simply with the purchase of the expansion?

Thanks again for all the responses and advice. Still going through them all.

You people have given me a good deal of information to go through here. Its a long weekend in Canada and I will be attempting the game starting tonight.
I want to say how grateful I am to each of you for taking the time to reply to my questions. I have read each one and have taken something from every reply. I would like to respond to each of them, but haven't that much time. I will be referencing this thread over the next couple of days. I will continue to check in for anymore posts.

I can certainly say this much, if the gameplay is a match for the excellent community I have seen on these forums, subscription will indeed be a no brainer.

So glad that I posted!

Ok, finally gotten through the first ten posts and you all have done a great job of answering my questions. So again my thanks! I have just come from a game where the users go out of their way to criticize, antagonize or insult posters. This community seems to be quite the opposite and is very nice to see.
A couple of follow-up questions:

1. Many of the replies indicated that no particular type of class is needed in an instance/group (And yes, I come from the "holy trinity" type mmorpg). In these types of mmorpgs, the instance that does not require the trinity could be viewed as one that is not challenging. One of the things that attracted me to this game is reading posts that indicated that grouping is needed at times ( I read this as the game has challenge). So is their challenge in the grouping? Where am I getting confused here?
2. Super groups. I take it super groups are guilds? If the game is heavily instanced and not much population is immediately available in the open world. Is the best place to search one out on the server boards or is there someplace in game.

Again thanks for all the great replies.

Just checked the forums and saw 7 helpful replies already. Havent read them all, but what a great community response. Thankyou.

Will look at them all, and reply after I have looked at them.

Thanks so much from you all for the great welcome!

Hello all;

I purchased CoH back when it went live. I had difficulty with the game because I could not seem to get the games graphics to run properly with my computer at that time.
Recently I saw the "ultra-graphics" update and the upcoming xpansion. So I downloaded the demo. I'm much impressed by the way appearance of the game and the apparent excellent game community. I saw a video where one of the expansion devolopers said that now is the best time for new players. I certainly hope it is true.


I'm not unfamiliar with mmorpgs, but none the less am feeling slightly overwhelmed with archetypes, power sets etc. So here are my questions:

1. I think I have the basics of the archetype system, but am quite confused as to which powersets to use with any given character. I'm concerned that my choices now will nerf my superheroe in later gameplay. Are there any detailed overviews out there to help me with my decisions?
2. I'm somewhat attracted to the tank and controller archetypes. My experience with the tank in other mmorpgs is that one needs to know the game in order to play the tanker well; is this the case with this game?
3. Are tankers/controllers a needed/wanted archetype for grouping in the game?
4. Are tankers/controllers reasonable solo classes for the time when groups are not available.
5. Is there crafting or a player economy in the game? Not a biggy, just want to know what I'm facing if I subscribe.
6. Which server? Obviously looking for a server with reasonable population and adult super groups.
7. Are new players welcome in the game?

Thanks for any and all help.