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Big Versus: City of Heroes/Champions Online

BBQ_Pork

By BBQ_Pork,
Posted on: 2009-10-13 16:09 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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For players still flipping a scarred silver dollar over which superhero MMO game to play, Bigdownload compares and contrasts the two currently on the market in their Big Versus feature.

Executive summary: After giving Champions Online the edge for the "character customization" category and a clear win for "combat" and City of Heroes top marks for "general customization" and "content", their reviewer declares CoH the obvious winner.

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Overall, both games have their merits. City of Heroes is much better in the areas of content and general customization, which is where the meat of any MMO lies. Champions Online has better combat and character customization, which are essential for the superhero genre. However, where Champions Online is better, it is only marginally so. Where City of Heroes is better, it is that way through a huge divide. Therefore, City of Heroes is the better choice for your money. With the same subscription cost, a cheaper initial purchase, and all of the things mentioned above, it is leaps and bounds ahead of Champions Online. While Champions Online is not a bad game, and should be recommended to anybody who enjoys City of Heroes (and even some who don't, if their gripes were some of the things Champions Online fixed), it's obvious which one wins.
Meanwhile on the review aggregator site Metacritic, Champions Online's mean score is only 73 (a high "mixed"), compared to 85 for City of Heroes at the time it was launched.

Overall, CO is giving CoH enough competition to warn Paragon Studios against complacency without being a "game changer".

 

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Oh look someone is telling us all about CO.
*sits and watches with a squirt gun*


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CO only has 5 zones and about a 2 on the replayability scale... I think your numbers are a bit off... when saying CO has a 70... Most of those players quit the game already...

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CoX is a better game hands down.
but when you get bored, or burnt out play CO for a day and you will get unburned out quicker.
true story

 

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Oh boy, compare and contrast threads are my favourite!

 

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Isn't directly comparing competing games with CoH explicitly against forum rules?


Oh! Yes, yes it is!

Sorry Jack, try another sock puppet.

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Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
Sorry Jack, try another sock puppet.
*chuckle*

 

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Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
Isn't directly comparing competing games with CoH explicitly against forum rules?


Oh! Yes, yes it is!

Sorry Jack, try another sock puppet.
Would Jack really post an article that was saying his game was worse?

@Golden Girl

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Compare and contrast threads are specifically not allowed. Please do not post threads like these.

-Mod8-

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