A video just came out from MMOAttackGames making a top ten list of the best super hero MMOs.
MMOAttackGames Top 10 Super Hero MMOs
What I find amusing is that two of the games on this list that ranked higher than Champions isn't even out and are obvious clones of other types of games. We all remember how SWTOR was making top charts when it wasn't even released right? That turned out well. Obviously these people must have been paid to decide what was good. Though that doesn't make what they said about Champions in their video any less true.
Although DCU does deserve some praise since they get many updates, features, content and areas added all the time for being a console game.
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CoH still ranks first... *sighs* that hurts... Miss those Hami raids... Crimson and Indigo storylines... Lord Nemesis... *sighs*
Those guys are kidding, right? The game is totally free to play regarding content, adventure packs, comic series, all missions and zones. Only freeform and changing the color of the powers are gated in the subs.
And now you can even buy a freeform slot!
Also, a lot of games that aren't even out yet and aren't very mmo-ish...
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Should have added Freedom Force by that logic, since it had online Multiplayer.
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heres a link for the article itself to add rude messages, I mean corrections
http://mmoattack.com/mmo-articles/top-10-best-superhero-mmo-games
in the article they do actually say that some are browser games, others are kids games and one is Call of Duty with Batman and that one is Diablo
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"This game promises to be one of the best..." No. Shut up. You look like an idiot. If it hasn't come out yet, then you're buying into hype and you look moronic.
Number 4 and 3 both unreleased. On the basis of what the developers promise and that it looks pretty.
DCUO: "The most crucial aspect of this game's greatness is the comic book feel players get..." I... I just don't even... Turn on comic-book style outlines.
No. Just... No. Please put two brain cells into your Top 10's.
Edit: Yes, I did just make an account on their site to call them out.
I'd rather get STO's level of lockbox suck if worthwhile updates come with it. -Buxom
I'm also going to take a shot in the dark with my relevatory skill, and say that nobody actually pays attention to Top 10 lists, or even MMO Ratings scores anyway.
I just want to get mad at something other than this game for a change.
Because you can't spell Cryptic without Cry....
I'd rather get STO's level of lockbox suck if worthwhile updates come with it. -Buxom
Probably a real good guess, Scott m'man.
Cripes. I'll not be soliciting these folks for any gaming info about ANYTHING again.
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snake people archers, a robed something with a sword, lightning striking, in a bland generic grassed fantasy land setting.
They aren't Massively.
They aren't MMOhut.
Who they are and why I should take their review seriously?
I guess I shouldn't, given their level of professionalism.
Nice chick, however.
I think they're saying that there's isn't much variety in the content... which is true.
Champions Online: Be the hero you wish you could be in a better game.
No wonder they couldn't find anyone willing to pay them for getting ranked #1.
This was just cringeworthy. Especially that girl with the fake nerd glasses and pop culture t-shirt.
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And CoH was mentioned? I was certain that during that minute they were pretty much saying "This game is great and YOU'LL NEVER GET TO PLAY IT NOW!" over and over again.
Stupid Finns.
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I present the following reasons as to why:
1. I can agree with DCUO being #1, but MMOFPS games are not MMORPG games. Champions Online, City of Heroes, DCUO, Marvel Online, etc. all fall into the MMORPG category.
I'm a big fan of shooters, action games, and roleplaying games. And yes I'm aware more shooters have been gradually shifting to adding more RPG elements into the FPS games, such as Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite.
The key difference though to me lies in the focus of the action. Roleplay games focus on being able to live a fantasy. Shooter games focus on the elegance & skill of shooting combat (whether that being single player, multiplayer, or both/co-op).
To conclude, in RPGs (roleplaying games) the focus in on gathering more stuff, whereas in shooter the focus is on shooting stuff. So yeah, I think they added shooter "superhero MMOs" to act as a filler for what is an otherwise too short of a list.
2. DCUO is most certainly NOT better than Champions when it comes to character customization or feeling like their characters are actually superheroes. In DCUO, you are a sidekick which is quickly forgotten. The advantages are in DCUO's corner when it comes to better graphics (which btw, not everyone can afford the hardware to play it at that high quality), better physics, and more newbie-friendly controls. Champions is for the player who loves to make unique characters of their own imagination.
3. They spent way too much time talking about City of Heroes when talking about Champions Online. Count the seconds they spent talking about City of Heroes versus actually mentioning stuff in champions online.
4. They failed to show anything interesting about late-game stuff in Champions Online. No shots of the character creator. No Therakiel. No Vibora Bay. No Blood Moon. No Nighthawk. No Teleiosaurus, or Grond, or Bleak Harbinger. Just stupid Canadian Crisis. No costume contests. And certainly no PvP. This leads me to believe they only played about an hour of the game and uninstalled it.
Consolidate the currencies! (Please!)
Does your Champion have a theme song? (share it!)
Got a funny in-game screenshot? (share it!)
Please fix the Overdrive energy unlock! (Should help promote thematic build diversity!)
DCUO will continue to beat CO because they have people actually working on their products and updating the options.
CO can't even be bothered to FIX their broken products, or provide customer service. But vehicles, apparently.
You give them too much credit.
Meanwhile PC version of DCUO is much better optimalised and looks reasonable even with medium settings.
At least when it comes to maps and environments. Characters in DCUO have a rather strange proportions and disturbing look of rubber-made figures. But in terms of making use of your hardware DCUO again beats CO.
The MMORPG list, when you only look at the Super-Hero genre, is more credible.
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A lot of this is the NoSQL backend (essentially, instead of putting stuff into a database, everything's a file in the host filesystem). This can make for a terrifically flexible setup. But stability in a low-latency environment sucks.
Most of this is because the guys at Cryptic simply never had a clue about how to PROPERLY design a SQL database backend for their system. CoH used to regularly burp hundreds of megabytes worth of records into its database consisting of nothing but (NULL) values.
Here's their attempt to justify it:
http://www.slideshare.net/coderanger/sql-considered-harmful
Here's one of the most damning things out of the entire slide presentation.
Domain integrity responsibility of programmer
And, in case it isn't clear slides 32 and 38 are content dumps of some of their text files.
"Champions-Online and Star Trek Online contained hundreds of hours of mediocre content!"
and "nothing was polished".
--Jack Emmert
"how do you like Champions Online"
He responded:
"its better than COX "
/shrug
PVP is starving without rewards
1. Please give us Daily PVP missions that reward Questionite.
2. Please give us an exchange rate between Acclaim and Recognition so that PVP has access to all "On Alert" PVE rewards.
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They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
At least I hope so.
Hillarious, but, sadly, true, from what I've seen lately.
And now I'm picturing a CO-Of-Duty Frito Lay/Coca Cola-sponsored DLC Map Pack with Dubstep-Defender soundtrack. Only available at Gamestop!
Looking for a lore-based Superhero RPSG? Why not http://earth-guard.shivtr.com/?
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I have one called Paragon Crusader, and I know that isn't me you saw. I wouldn't have responded that way.
Back to the "article," one thing that no one has mentioned, so I suspect it hasn't been considered, is that it's a top ten list. Can anyone name ten SPMMOs that aren't on this list? (No, SW:TOR doesn't count!) Of course they had to play fast and loose with what constitutes an MMO. It's a very shallow pond they're fishing in.
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That says all there needs to be said for any semblance of journalistic integrity from that source. Though I would like the time machine they apparently have to be able to rate, review and rank future games....
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Even MMOhut can be hasty...
It do seem to have been shoehorned in like they thought about going gearless but changed mind and put gear in there just to have gear in the game.