City of Heroes?

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"Gandalf Parker" <gandalf@most.of.my.favorite.sites> wrote in message
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> I only ask here because I respect the views of the people who are regulars
> here. The latest news about an upgrade to City of Heroes crossed my view
> and I (again) thought "gee this looks interesting. I might like it". Since
> Im only beta-testing one game and getting tired of waiting for another to
> start beta-test....
>
> Is CoH still viable and worth buying?

Very much so.

> Are the servers adequate?

Yes. No serious lag issues.

> Are there any PKiller or Griefer concerns?

No. Pkilling is strictly controlled and voluntary (ie arenas)

>
> And, are there a few really really almost mandatory "be sure to do this"
on
> intial character creations? I really plan to try and play it without
> newbie-begging and probably go solo for awhile.
> Im thinking scrapper, natural or mutation, super reflexes and spines.

Not really. There a number of informative player built guides to both
archtypes and power sets on the CoH forums though.

>
> Gandalf Parker
> --
> and I was asked......
> "Oh great Computer Guru, what is the meaning of life?"
> and I replied........
> "Bigger, Better GAMEs"

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I got bored wtih COH and wow. Sadly Starwars galaxies still has my intrest
and I am not sure why

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Gandalf Parker <gandalf@most.of.my.favorite.sites> once tried to test
me with:

> I only ask here because I respect the views of the people who are
> regulars here. The latest news about an upgrade to City of Heroes
> crossed my view and I (again) thought "gee this looks interesting. I
> might like it". Since Im only beta-testing one game and getting tired
> of waiting for another to start beta-test....
>
> Is CoH still viable and worth buying?

Yes and yes.

> Are the servers adequate?

Yes. Zero lag last time I played a few months ago.

> Are there any PKiller or Griefer concerns?

No. You can play the game without any PVP at all. I believe that they have
just added some PvP but it's optional.

> And, are there a few really really almost mandatory "be sure to do
> this" on intial character creations? I really plan to try and play it
> without newbie-begging and probably go solo for awhile.

No, you don't have to follow a strict "recipe" for a good character. Just
making your own choices you'll find a viable character. However, if you're
planning on soloing, you should be aware that certain kinds of characters
are better at it than others. I'd recommend a Scrapper if you want to solo
most of the time.

> Im thinking scrapper, natural or mutation, super reflexes and spines.

Should work.

I am thinking about getting into CoH again after COV launches.

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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:51:14 GMT, Gandalf Parker
<gandalf@most.of.my.favorite.sites> put it plainly:

>"Anthony" <aevansjr3@cox.net> wrote in
>news:7klSe.158580$E95.43576@fed1read01:
>
>> I got bored wtih COH and wow. Sadly Starwars galaxies still has my
>> intrest and I am not sure why
>
>I was doing SWG for awhile. Then let it lapse. Havent kicked it back up.
>
>Im worse than that though. I found out there were like 300 free servers for
>Ultima Online now and I got back into that. Its a MUCH better game with far
>fewer players in it. The wilderness is actually wilderness and you can
>build a house anyplace you want.
>
>Gandalf Parker

Can you tell me more about playing UO for free? Where can I get the client? What
servers do you recommend? And other things I might need to now.

Thanks.

Lars M. Nielsen.

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Lars M. Nielsen <kallisti@worldonline.dk> wrote in
news:5rdlh1h1o4a3ir5bnlq0jpveraea0ct0q3@4ax.com:

> Can you tell me more about playing UO for free?
> Where can I get the client?

The same old software works. There is a login.cfg that you make a copy of
then edit the login.cfg to point to one of the free servers.

If you dont have the software you can download it from EA site. Pretty
cool of them to keep offering download of the client with no play codes
for their servers. Im sure they must now that many of the downloads arent
playing at their site.

> What servers do you recommend?

Hmmmm that doesnt tend to work. Im an old man and looking for a virtual
retirement home. The one I play on is adult run, quiet, frowny on PvP
stuff, language contolled, and full of crafter types. There is a HUGE
range of servers out there. Straight UO, or heavily modified, pro-PvP,
mandatory RPG, super easy with starter boost kits, or super hard for
long-term play.

If you go here you can get a "front-end loader" which makes it easy to
shop around. It shows you a list of servers and when you select one it
edits the login.cfg then loads the game.
http://www.uogateway.com/

And here are some sites that provide other lists of servers.

http://www.topshards.com/index.php
http://www.gamesites200.com/ultimaonline/
http://www.gamers200.com/ultimaonline/index.php
http://www.gamelists.net/ultimaonline/index.php

> And other things I might need to now.

Just dont be discouraged. No matter how extreme one of the sites are,
that is NOT what all of the sites are. Keep looking around.

I take it for granted that you have played UO before?
Im presently playing Shazzys Shard.

Gandalf Parker
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Hey my wife loves me playing Ultima Online.
I get to pack-rat, try my hand at making things, visit other peoples
junk sales, kill & skin animals... all the things she hates me doing in
our garage.

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Nathan Engle <nengle@indiana.edu> wrote:
: There are min/max superanalytical kill-joys who will try to
: tell you that you can't possibly have fun unless you play the
: same uber optimized build they do. But there are also people
: who point out that different skill picks just mean different
: "challenges".

: Just play the damn game. Don't let us tell you how to have
: fun.

It should be taken note of that with the current round of I5 changes
to all ATs that CoH is very different from what it was.

K

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Nathan Engle <nengle@indiana.edu> wrote:
: True. My 38 Ill/Emp troller now seems less like a ringmaster
: of a circus and more like a controller. I have endurance
: left over to throw holds and heals and stuff. I haven't
: had the guts to try the new blaster "defiance" buff yet.

You haven't been annoyed with the reduced hold times and increased
recharge time on the holds?


: I read somewhere about how this means that blasters might
: want to tell their healers not to heal them right away when
: they get chewed up, and my thought was "well, isn't that
: *special*"...

I don't have any blasters so I have no idea how well that idea would work.

K