More MMOs need to have a combat system like this game.

In general I disagree with the premise of the thread. I love the FEEL of CoH combat but I can take or leave the mechanics themselves. The mechanics aren't awful but at the end of the day it really comes down to watching recharge timers. This sort of mechanic was necessary when CoH first came out due to computer and bandwidth limitations but technology has moved on and I'd like to see MMOs do the same.

Now the bit I do like about CoH combat is the general feel of one hero (or a small group) versus an army. This is something that few other MMOs have and something I feel they should strive to emulate.

I really enjoyed the combat mechanics and aesthetics, at least for some of the power sets. Fun combat is a major consideration for me when choosing an MMO, and it's the main reason I kept coming back to CoH. It's also the main reason I did not like CO and DCUO.

Having said that, I like the direction towards more action-oriented combat seen in recent games. After playing games like Vindictus and Tera, it's hard to go back to the old-style, tab-targeting combat. I just wish that newer MMOs would realize that there are more than three possible group roles.

Superhero MMO combat systems:

DCUO>CoH>CO

DCUO is fluid, and hit hard, love the animations and the combos. CoH is good enough for a game of its age, and never had a problem with it. Some of the latest powersets made great job for it, like Street Justice or Staff Fighting.
CO is awful and clunky. Cant play it anymore.

I dont consider combat in this game to be any more simplified than what they have in GW2 or WoW. GW2 = 4 offensive powers, 8 if you like constantly switching weapons in combat, which I don't. And one of those 4 offensive powers I would consider an auto attack.

I happen to like the emphasis on AE attacks in CoH vs other games which primarily focus on single target attacks.

So the system was simple and often made you feel overpowered.

Not seeing the issue here.

... wait, what's the alternative to tab-to-target? Click-to-target? Or some sort of auto-targeting system that doesn't necessarily actually attack the target I want?

I like the slightly slower pace of CoH combat, which still is sometimes too fast for me.

I click to target, but I like having the tab-to-target as a backup in case for some reason the game won't let me click on my target (which happens a lot).

Yeah, that sounds like a terrible system. It sounds like my least-favorite part of the otherwise fun Elder Scrolls games. (And comparing it with FPS games - which I hate - doesn't make it sound more enticing)

I'll stick with hitting one key to target the enemy I want to target, rather than swinging wildly and hoping that something is actually there to get hit, thanks.

I liked CoH's combat system because it's not twitchy. I don't have the reflexes to play a twitchy game. Which is why it's going to be near to impossible to find another game.

Hahahaha, all you guys complaining about actually aiming swords and stuff at your enemies...

The fact that some of you despise twitch gaming, and all...

Almost sounds like you're bad at video games.

But I digress. I've stated my dislike for CoH's combat system earlier, but I'll go about it more indepth this time.

A system where you can "freely" attack with your gear, ala TERA, is fluid. It's fun, and makes combos extremely easy.

Look at the Dual Blades powerset we have. You have to chain several different powers together for combos, where as in a free attack system, you could chain efficiently and quickly, all at once.

In CoH, having to select an enemy, then sloppily fire off my powers... was always pretty bad. Especially if I was being attacked by more than one dude at a time, which was commonplace in this game.

I'm not ashamed when I say I've been playing since 2006, but only have one level 50, and that it's a Merc/Force Field MM.

It's because, going to the max level.... gameplay just got stale for me.

Regarding the Incarnate System and their god like abilities. This is related to my opinion of the combat engine, you see. That only made things even worse for me, a relatively simple guy, who plays games to have fun and enjoy it, not to delve into some crazy **** system where I become some sort of ultrabeing.

I never really "got" into Enhancements, either. I used all the standard ones for my Origin, which was technology. The closest I got to making them "fancy" was double or triple slotting them, with enhancements of the same type in them. I didn't use I/Os, and all that stuff.

Fighting didn't make me feel like I was my character, it made me feel like I was controlling an experiment, or managing phones like a secretary does. Watching toggles, watching my end rate, popping off my powers, checking buffs, sizing up the enemy mobs, and so on and so forth.

So yeah. There you go.

Thank you for your time.

I'm with you on that, Father. I used the tilde key programmed to 'target nearest enemy' a lot...and I tried a game controller a couple of times. It was so awkward for me.

I thnik it's possible to have a combined system that balances out.