test content
Logo
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
What keeps you playing CO after all these years?
zwipezanther
Posts: 109 Arc User
I know we all have our personal insights on what this game could use to keep thing fresh and interesting.
Yet for some reason, we keep on coming back for more.
Just curious, in spite of the game's age and quirks, what keeps you motivated to log in to play?
Yet for some reason, we keep on coming back for more.
Just curious, in spite of the game's age and quirks, what keeps you motivated to log in to play?
0
Comments
I can shoot Lazer beams directly front my hands/head/chest without looking like a wizard or an elf and can feel like a modern superhero of my own creation.
I wish I had the tools to make her as I envision she would exist but the game mechanics being much slower than the incentive creative minds hasn't deterred me yet.
Seeing other people's versions of their custom superheroes in a shared roleplay universe is so rare. I wish more players recognized the potential in the Champions IP because when I log in I want to feel apart of THAT world where you are empowered to fight for what you believe.
Raging Princess Blaze + Model 286 + Red Inferno + Burgundy Beetle
__________________________________________________________________
Alts:
Lord Sans (Full Healer FF)/Axel Leonard (Crowd Controller/Off-Tank)
- - - - - -
Feel free to visit my websites!^^:
DeviantART|FurAffinity|
Twitter
Click here to check out my costumes/milleniumguardian (MG) in-game/We need more tights, stances and moods
In other MMO's I used to play, you had to put aside at least 1 or 2 hours a day just tackle endgame content that drops top tier currency. That's not including time recruiting for groups or raids, just to even attempt. I used to have that amount of time to spare, but not anymore.
In this game, on a good day with an experienced group, knocking out 3 cosmics in less than 30 min is totally doable. You not only get rewarded with endgame currency, but also spare time to do something else.
I'm also one of the rare fans of the active blocking system. In other games, gear makes way too much of a difference. Here, only to an extent. An experienced tank in starting endgame gear and minimum required stats can usually outlast a fresh one that just only started tanking when they got their Distinguished set in the same build scenario. This game not only rewards with total time invested, but more about how you invested it.
Ditto. Plus the costume creator of course. I have a lot of alts that I like going back to and respec and/or update their costumes. I also love seeing all of the amazing costumes and concepts other players come up with. Some seriously creative and artistic folks in CO.
I wish there were more power sets but I know you can make a half decent tribute to a water set by using blue colored force powers. For a water like body use the ooze body set and color it blue. Add a trident and you have a very basic water character based on what's available. I use force powers because water if it was a real set would use crushing damage.
> Remember that if you are quitting the game you should send me all your DUCs, R7+ mods and rare costume pieces. I will put them to good use
Oh, I am gathering up all my hoard atm and am splitting it between two friends this week.
Click here to check out my costumes/milleniumguardian (MG) in-game/We need more tights, stances and moods
Oh, and I like the setting, the costumes, and the people.
> The game is a creative nerds paradise. Its the only super hero mmo worth its salt on the market now offering modern customization options to the degree that it does. To say that it was ahead of its time in that regard is a massive understatement. The gameplay is fun (after you reach 40 and have full power access) And the community is great! And when I spend my money on the game it doesn't feel like a ripoff. One of the few games in general where I'm happy to open my wallet and support the devs no buyers remorse here. On top of that, I always get a kick out of peoples character designs, clones or not. People here are insanely creative.
100% Agree.
And I don't feel like I'm missing out a lot when I don't have the bestest gear around (though those are nice to have). I can play for a couple of hours, de-stress, and then go about RL business again, not obsess over min-maxing and getting frustrated when I'm not top-tier in the rankings or whatever.
It's home. A home where I can beat up on bad guys, save the world, and maybe make new friends and help newbies get their feet wet.
This is a big journey, so far if you're reading this, wish you a good day
-=-=-=-=-=-(CO in-game handle: @WarCan )-=-=-=-=-=-
"Okay, you're DEAD, what do you do NEXT?"
Good Lord, this is the BEST Feature in the game! I don't want to even play any other MMORPG because I know they will not give me such freedom in costumization like Champions Online
I can make all my OCs and Experiment with Unique thematic Freeform builds... the later has been put on hold for me because the Powerframe Revamp got Frozen and I'm running out of said FF builds that can combine more than 2 Powerframes and be greatly optimized for Endgame so I can get endgame gear on characters/builds I like and I see fun potential!
I found myself REALLY enjoying Soloing QWZ Dailies the past 2 years! It feels like a nice challenge and I prefer it over Alerts
Agreed, but ... if one just needs scr and Q , and can stomach the unwanted and unnecessary 24 hour wait between initial missions, the first 2 sets of the new Ladyhawke missions, give comparable amounts of scr and more Q than the QWZ missions and are far easier and faster to get through. QWZ is more if you want some more challenging game play. Of the Ladyhawke missions, only Out of the Shadows is at all a problem for squishy dps. If one needs boatloads of scr to buy some 975 scr costume, grindingthe first 2 sets of Ladyhawke missions and the QWZ dailies is the way to go.
Oh I ALSO do those to stack SCR and Q, but on lower degree because I absolutely despise the way the missions are designed to have you go back and forth from Westside to Downtown, once again Crime computer apparently doesnt exist anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's better to do the Dailies on a smaller-scale self contained zone like QWZ
Heck, QWZ made me realize how much more small-dailie zones we could get in fact, It has been stuck in mind the idea of a Lemuria City like Atlantis being made with similar dailies, OM, and special Cosmic
Even with a Vehicle and the constant use of the [Renaissance Center Transport] Device they are obnoxious to deal with and if I do them on more than 1 character per day I get drained and I don't want to play anymore and during one period I used to do the series with 5 characters per day!
also the annoying Loading Screen spam
Not to mention MC gets really laggy and memory leaky during Rush hours and Events, even though I do like to Double Dip during MC events and do them on the same time
I find it fun.
Most games let you create 1 to 5 characters. With a fixed look and some armors to buy and wear as is.
Every character I make is not just an avatar be an extension reflecting myself and life experiences.
It's low pc space and quick to download.
There's not heavy strings forcing you to follow through with story.
No endless 99 levels rubbish.
I like to watch other people creations.
I do wish I could get a better reflection of the lore to immerse. When I was ranking for DTP I did a few missions up to psy where you enter the girls dream. We need more missions and zones like this.
The world is what you make it.
#Rave for worldboss
Yar. I see powers and come up with hero ideas. I get hero ideas and try to make them work with the powers. I like superheroes and freeforms let me do almost anything I want. Wants moar pawurz.
Somehow this and also not this because it's always "ima just play a little bit then jump on something else" and then 6 months go by and I've moved a total of 1 room ahead in Control.
You.... you spoke to someone? I call shenanigans. You, sir, are a liar
And myself helping folks build constantly, there are quite a few of those that are physically disabled or of the older generations that wish to play more than you'd realize. I take pride in making sure they don't get left out of anything once they are assisted.
The absolute feeling of people having fun in their hero of their imagination brings me more joy than anything else in game.
You got me Cryptic, You got me.
That reminds me of another reason I keep playing. I bought my LTS back in 2012. It paid for itself in ca. 1.5 years and CO has paid me ca. $450 in stipend since then to keep playing. Such a DEAL!
Yep. Purchased LTS in 2014 and was well worth it. I've been generally happy with the changes and additions over the years.
There's still new and updated content and builds/roles/powers I haven't played yet.
I would like to try freeform someday to try and reprise a few of my old paper-based Champions characters, (I still only have an F2P level account), so far my first CO character is the only one who really fit any of my tabletop ones reasonably well with the restrictions on power availability for F2P.
That intention (though I never seem to get around to it) is another reason I keep coming back besides the nostalgia and stuff I mentioned before.
But the main reason for me recently is the RP community, I had more fun the past year than the other 8 I played. Create plots and characters was a great way to exercize my creativity and is my favorite hobby by far now.
Good grinding. You can totally limit your gear grind in CO and still have fun and feel powerful. Having said all that I lost access to my old subscription account and not interested in being a LTS at this date (paid you more than enough every month back in the day Cryptic!). So I took some good advice and just bought a premium pack and a 3-pack of FF on sale and called it a day. I never had time for more than 3 toons back in the day anyway.
Coming back from being an original subscriber means I'm not getting some of things I used to, but on the positive side it also means I've got things to do to keep me entertained. Pretty casual player these days, I'm lucky if I can even squeeze dailies for 1 single toon in a day. My freshly squeezed 40 came in behind the tank on the anniversary CHQ today for DPS but that won't last much longer. Whoever owns "Vita" you're a kick-**** tank!!
"THIS year they will..."
All joking aside, it's the Customization for me. Both in terms of Character Creation AND Powers. I know people who still use this game's character creator for tabletop characters, even though they haven't played in years. Personally, i'm really let down that they didn't put this much customization into STO or NW. I don't know how much they had in the magic beta, either.
The funny thing for me is, in DCUO, they specifically say you're supposed to get your powers from existing DC heroes. That's the actual story hook. But you can't get any actual heroes' powerset, minus a Lantern Corp ring with the most unimaginative power visuals. I can easily (but not legally) make a way better DC knockoff HERE than i can in the official DC game where that is the actual point of the game.
I love the customization and i'm a HUGE superhero fan but i've also been an LTS since launch, so it's nice to just log in to collect things every now and again, too.