Worth coming back and resubbing?

pooson · January 2017

I've had a Superhero game itch for a while now and DCUO doesn't do it for me, sure the setting is great but the customization and powers make me feel limited, apparently CO got new devs that actually work on content that isn't cash shop ****, so is it worth coming back?

decorumfriends · January 2017

Hard to say, it being largely your call. There've been a LOT of complaints about the things that have changed, but here on the forums the complaints seem to come from the same half-dozen or so people that are upset if everything isn't done the specific way they want. I'd suggest reading through the patch notes for the last six months or so and seeing if that sounds like something you'd like. Me, I'm just glad that after all these years there's SOME dev activity.

If you do come back, be prepared to do a lot of respeccing. Powers and such don't work the way they used to, some are just gone, and some got radically changed. On the other hand, it gave me the opportunity to clean up a lot of my builds.

guyhumual · January 2017

I got a lifetime subscriptions like 6 years ago, maybe 5? I haven't regretted that decision. getting a monthly subscription is far less of a serious investment, if you like what you see you can renew, if not you're not down much.

ealford1985 · January 2017

What is important to you? That will help us answer this.

chaelk · January 2017

or you could just login and find out.
or read though the release notes.

roughbearmattach · January 2017

Many power sets have been altered, either a little, or quite a lot.

Altered a Little: Fire, Ice, Electricity, Martial Arts (varies), Celestial, Munitions

Altered Moderately: Infernal, Heavy Weapons, [powers using chains in a few sets], Shadow, Telepathy

Altered a Lot: Laser Swords, Power Armor, Sorcery, Bestial

These changes include new powers, powers with new advantages (especially self-heals), and actual completely reworking things (like all of Laser Swords, which is considered its own set now).

If you like endgame team content, the game as added lots of that.

decorumfriends · January 2017

You need to move "munitions" to "altered a lot" simply because of Two-Gun Mojo changes.

themightyzenith · January 2017

pooson said:
I've had a Superhero game itch for a while now and DCUO doesn't do it for me, sure the setting is great but the customization and powers make me feel limited, apparently CO got new devs that actually work on content that isn't cash shop ****, so is it worth coming back?

Hello there @pooson (dat name

). What are you looking for exactly?

ealford1985 · January 2017

Maybe he meant poison..

biffsmackwell · January 2017

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servantrules · January 2017

pooson said:
I've had a Superhero game itch for a while now and DCUO doesn't do it for me, sure the setting is great but the customization and powers make me feel limited, apparently CO got new devs that actually work on content that isn't cash shop ****, so is it worth coming back?

Well, there's still some questionable cash shop stuff, but by no means as prevalent as other MMOs. CO's certainly not a "pay to win", more of a "Pay to Look Good" kind of deal. But I agree with the earlier suggestion that check it out as a Silver or a month of Gold, just to dip in the waters first.

ealford1985 · January 2017

Worth trying at least a month of gold. I don't know who would want to play this game as a first time silver, I know there are plenty of things locked in tailor at the low level.

decorumfriends · January 2017

Oh, I started as a first time silver. I didn't even want to spend the one month fee to find out I hated everything about the mechanics of the game. But, I did not, trial was successful and I subscribed after.

rtma · January 2017

decorumfriends said:
You need to move "munitions" to "altered a lot" simply because of Two-Gun Mojo changes.

Again with 2 Gun Mojo, personally it's changed for the better but all I got to say is they got their own fleshed out Framework within, other then that, remembering the days when I've seen the rest of my team spam that thing with trivializing impunity,
They like -

I'm like -

My alternative response is This Buut it might hurt someone's feelings, so whatever, onto the next gravitation.

decorumfriends · January 2017

Oh, hey, I wasn't complaining, I'm fine with it like it is. But its changes were major vis-a-vis its previous use.

rtma · January 2017

@decorumfriends I suspected you might be elaborating on the details, nothing personal, I'm curious on what they would come up with creative wise for other frame works, I'm personally looking forward to certain frameworks like Earth and Force.

decorumfriends · January 2017

Sure! I may not agree with every single decision that's been made, but I'm all in favor of all the "redo"s they're working. More! More! More!

spinnytop · January 2017

Yes it is. This is probably one of the best times in the history of the game to come back to it.

darqaura2 · January 2017

spinnytop said:
Yes it is. This is probably one of the best times in the history of the game to come back to it.

Although I may not agree with a lot of what they did last year, I have to agree that's its a great time to return to the game.

reddhotteva · January 2017

pooson said:
I've had a Superhero game itch for a while now and DCUO doesn't do it for me, sure the setting is great but the customization and powers make me feel limited, apparently CO got new devs that actually work on content that isn't cash shop ****, so is it worth coming back?

I've been both a hardcore and casual player of CO since 2014. IMHO it is totally worth investing from free-time and spare change in this game. I've taken loooooong breaks but I always find myself missing Defender's cheesy dialog and all the Millennium City misadventures. The community isn't as large as it was in the CO glory days, but there are still a bunch of great people around to make you feel welcomed. And the devs do a good job updating and maintaining this colorful virtual world.

Worth coming back and resubbing?

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