Discussion: Best Sci-fi/Superhero MMO of 2009 Reader's Choice Awards: City of Heroes/Villains
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Posted on: 2010-03-19 15:27 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
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Many people felt that DDO made a good recovery when it switched to the free to play model.|
Originally Posted by Daemodand
That is awesome and it is no surprise CoX beat out CO with CO's many perplexing missteps and failure to apply lessons learned from this game's development.
And how the heck did DDO do so well in the contest? That game is failure on toast. |
Anyway, go City of Heroes! Yay!
Awesome, way to go!
The reason why I still stick with CoX is for two main reasons: The Mission Architect System and Power Customizations(i.e. tintable colors).
Mission Architect was not something anyone dreamed of or anticipated and the City of... team delivered an amazing golden nugget of a surprise.
More importantly, Power Customization was something we were told for years was far off, almost never, possibility - yet - they delivered and I am still finding myself playing this game for going on 6 years now.
Tried UO, left it. Tried WoW, let it. Tried Anarchy Online, left it. Tried Farmville, left it.
Still with my City of... 
awesome!
Awesome! Nice job Paragon Studios! I knew this game was the best, but recognition's always good.
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Not only did CoX win the best sci-fi/superhero MMO category, but was also mentioned in the readout for Best MMO of 2009, and I quote...
"as you can see by the chart, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Wizard101, Aion, and City of Heroes/Villains each took a solid chunk of the votes."
Congrats and great job!
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I for one am looking forward to that ton of goodness! Bring on the goodness! |
Originally Posted by Avatea
We have a ton of goodness coming your way this year and we hope, come next year, you will feel the same way about City of Heroes and want to again voice your support for the game!
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Woo hoo! Go go Paragon Studios!
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Heh, so when CO was asked "got game?" the answer was obviously a resounding "Uhh... what?" 
Congratulations, Paragon!
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What chart?
| This was probably the closest race overall in this year’s awards, with five games expertly splitting the votes between them. World of Warcraft won by a mere 68 votes, and, as you can see by the chart, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Wizard101, Aion, and City of Heroes/Villains each took a solid chunk of the votes. |
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Well, see, Champions has destroyed CoH so badly that they let us win so we wouldn't cry.
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Originally Posted by Chris_Zuercher
I'm totally confused. Judging from all the pre-release Champions hype I'm certain that City of Heroes/Villains has been completely abandoned and that Champions has been so dominant that it's even challenging the World of Warcraft juggernaut. But Champions not even making the top 3? That cannot possibly be right.
(My apologies if some of the sarcasm dripped off the screen and onto your keyboard.) |
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Congratulations all around to everyone behind the scenes. You're the reason I'm still here after 63 months (and counting)!
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I think the D&D branding is what threw me off about that game. Despite the name, it bears no resemblance at all to D&D, at least from this D&D old-schooler's perspective.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
...especially if they're "branded", like with D&D.
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Ah well, I guess free=good nowadays.
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What advertising would that be nothing about the game is advertised in the EU |
Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Woot, another win that the Marketing Department can feature in its advertising...
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Well done tho
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But...but...I don't understand, CO was supposed to sink City of Heroes ?
Congratulations, I'm on board for a few more years
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What the heck is a Beckett?
Regardless, congrats ParStu!
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It's called sarcasm, Prof... |
Originally Posted by Prof_Radburn
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Well done tho |
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THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
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Amazin job folks -- I am glad that I have been on board for over 5 years. Here's to 5 more years.
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Well done CoH gang.
Deserved.
A guy at Nintendo said years ago that graphics are great, but if the game ain't fun, it ain't fun. I think that, the loads of new features that keep rolling out and the awesome community make this game an island, and the winner. The fact that Champions is so frickin' irritating to play helps too I'm sure. Kept me here since July of 2005 and I'm not goin' anywheres.
Gratz again, keep up the great work!
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Indeed. A search of their site and forums produced no such chart.|
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
What chart?
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Gratz to NCsoft for grabbing two of the top spots, for CoH and Aion.
I'd love to see this supposed chart as well, to see how close several other games came to toppling the 800lb gorilla.
I'll save the congratulations for when CoH actually earns this award come 2011.
Did someone level? Grats! Keep up the great work you silly bastards.
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Yeah, graphics are great, but you seem to imply CO's graphics are great. I'm gonna go ahead and disagree there, lol. When I ran up to the first contact, the mayor, and thought I was looking at a cgi muppet, I knew that game was in trouble. But you're right, gameplay is even more important, and coh owns lots of other games on this point as well.
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Originally Posted by Dr_Impossible
Well done CoH gang.
Deserved. A guy at Nintendo said years ago that graphics are great, but if the game ain't fun, it ain't fun. I think that, the loads of new features that keep rolling out and the awesome community make this game an island, and the winner. The fact that Champions is so frickin' irritating to play helps too I'm sure. Kept me here since July of 2005 and I'm not goin' anywheres. Gratz again, keep up the great work! -Doc |
Grats to City of Heroes! Still a winner after 6 years of kickin' *** and takin' names.
Also grats to Aion, keep up the good work NCSoft.
*thumbsup*
Keep up the stellar work, Paragon Studios.
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