What video would you show someone to buy the game

Wondering if you have any recommendations on a video or two that would be the best from the standpoint of showing off the best CoX has to offer a player.

A problem I notice with many videos when showing combat is that to someone who doesn't play it just likes a benign lightshow. I would aim to make a video where the combat is more scripted and slower, giving the player a chance to see what is actually happening.

You can hardly go wrong with Kung Fu Master. The pacing remains the best I've ever seen in any CoX video. Too bad the high quality version is MIA.

And a big shout out to SupaNerd's very well done CoH primer.

WARNING: I bold names.

When I made my video, it was to settle a little bet between my self and 2 friends who were avid WoW players. We each would make a vid to showcase the game we played in an attempt to sway the other to join. It may lack of a storyline (as some mentioned) but it was never supposed to have one. It is just a collection of some of the more photogenic scenes and some action sprinkled on and put to some really cool music.

http://www.vimeo.com/1235201

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When I made my video, it was to settle a little bet between my self and 2 friends who were avid WoW players. We each would make a vid to showcase the game we played in an attempt to sway the other to join. It may lack of a storyline (as some mentioned) but it was never supposed to have one. It is just a collection of some of the more photogenic scenes and some action sprinkled on and put to some really cool music.

http://www.vimeo.com/1235201

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So what were their videos like?

Aaah, nevermind, you won hands-down!

Actually, I was the only one that went through with it. They were all talk. And they may be switching over now that they have a Mac version.

One of the things that continually impresses me about CoH is the sheer variety of bad guys we face. I don't know what demented genius thought up Totems and Spirits, but I think they're pure cool.

So I'd do a video showing aspects of the game that highlight its variety: Circle of Thorns in the very Lord of the Rings dungeons in Oranbega; Rularuu in the Shadow Shard; street punks in Perez; Sky Raiders in Terra Volta; Fir Bolg and Tuatha in Croatoa; ghosts in Dark Astoria; vampires and werewolves in Striga; Romans in Cimerora; Nemesis and Malta mechs, the Carnival... so many cool things, and so different from each other.

Plus the different powers. Martial arts and shields, energy blasters and sword wielders... so many choices.

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When I made my video, it was to settle a little bet between my self and 2 friends who were avid WoW players. We each would make a vid to showcase the game we played in an attempt to sway the other to join. It may lack of a storyline (as some mentioned) but it was never supposed to have one. It is just a collection of some of the more photogenic scenes and some action sprinkled on and put to some really cool music.

http://www.vimeo.com/1235201

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Yeah, kinda like that.

Anything by Aral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z5TH1WJu_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKl_0...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvtsL...eature=related

F'in amazing...

Aral does amazing work - still needing to make time to do that collaborative video with him...

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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One of the things that continually impresses me about CoH is the sheer variety of bad guys we face. I don't know what demented genius thought up Totems and Spirits, but I think they're pure cool.

So I'd do a video showing aspects of the game that highlight its variety: Circle of Thorns in the very Lord of the Rings dungeons in Oranbega; Rularuu in the Shadow Shard; street punks in Perez; Sky Raiders in Terra Volta; Fir Bolg and Tuatha in Croatoa; ghosts in Dark Astoria; vampires and werewolves in Striga; Romans in Cimerora; Nemesis and Malta mechs, the Carnival... so many cool things, and so different from each other.

Plus the different powers. Martial arts and shields, energy blasters and sword wielders... so many choices.

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You know what I really wish they would do? Take their Symbol Aura and give it to us. I'd love that.

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Aral does amazing work - still needing to make time to do that collaborative video with him...


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A Dark/Aral collaboration?!?!? DO WANT!

WARNING: I bold names.

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Aral does amazing work - still needing to make time to do that collaborative video with him...


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A Dark/Aral collaboration?!?!? DO WANT!

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Yeah, he and I have chatted quite a bit via email and YouTube PMs. Seems quite a few of our fans think we should be working with each other, but between his schedule and mine (not to mention him being in France and me being in the U.S.), it's been hard to coordinate. But we'd both love to work together - it'd be me coming up with storyline and suggestions for cinematography, him doing that phenomenal camera work of his, and Coffy doing the music.

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

I think I would probably just point them at WeGame and/or YouTube and let them poke around for themselves. Or better yet, set them in front of my PC and let them play.

Great video Kranny! (I think I said that last time. ) Maybe you could post that on WeGame.com as well?

Dark Respite and Vertical Studios? Oh my.

Letting anyone else play your account for any reason is a bad idea.

WARNING: I bold names.

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Letting anyone else play your account for any reason is a bad idea.

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Like I said, in front of MY PC. I'm going to be sitting right there - and probably nosing in when people send tells.