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Games => Video Games => Topic started by: Fellfrosch on March 16, 2005, 05:33:17 PM

Title: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Fellfrosch on March 16, 2005, 05:33:17 PM
A pen-and-paper RPG produced by none other than Eden (Buffy, etc.): http://www.plaync.com/about/2005/03/eden_studios_nc_1.html

And a CCG produced by Alderac (Legend of the Five Rings, Doomtown, Warlord, etc.) and illustrated by Top Cow (Witchblade, City of Heroes, etc.): http://www.plaync.com/about/2005/03/alderac_enterta.html

I'd comment, but...that's a lot to take in. I can't wait for the breakfast cereal.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 16, 2005, 05:40:23 PM
I'm holding out for the line of designer suits.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Spriggan on March 16, 2005, 08:46:38 PM
I don't see the point of haveing a pen and paper version of a MMO, it's kind of redudent.  Also I'm sure it'll be like the WoW RPG who's sourcebooks are just repeats of all the content (maps, NPCs, quests) as the MMO.  It'll probaly be D20 too, which is dissapointing.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Eagle Prince on March 16, 2005, 10:46:36 PM
There is already a Warcraft d20 game.  Of course, there is also Diablo d20, so that isn't too surprising really.  Warcraft is done better, but it was also made a lot later.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: JP Dogberry on March 17, 2005, 01:07:19 AM
Expect a review of the corebook for the Warcraft D&D book sometime, I got it for cheap.

Mechanics are pretty bad, balance is atrocious but the classes and races are cool and so is the setting.

Annoyingly, it gets around having most of it's races being powerful enough for a +1 level adjustment by saying "All characters start at level 2"
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Entsuropi on March 17, 2005, 08:10:39 AM
One thing that made my group laugh when we played it was the fact that basically every race except humans has darkvision.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: n8sumsion on March 17, 2005, 11:06:13 AM
Have any of you EQ junkies ever checked out the Everquest pencil-and-paper RPG? I dumped more hours than I care to remember into EQ back in the day, and I've nearly purchased the core book on a number of occasions. But I just always had this idea in the back of my head that my group would roll up characters, and then we'd spend all night killing infinitely respawning orcs in a camp until someone leveled up.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Dex1138 on March 17, 2005, 11:34:11 AM
Quote
 It'll probaly be D20 too, which is dissapointing.

Nope, just saw the press release. It will be using a modified version of CJ Carella's UniSystem, which is what most Eden RPGs use.
Now you can cross: superheroes, zombie survival horror, Buffy/Angel, witches, Apemen and someday Army of Darkness  ;D
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 17, 2005, 11:53:46 AM
I have the core EQ rpg rulebook...
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Spriggan on April 03, 2005, 12:31:33 AM
Thought I'd post this here, Wizkids has more or less comfirmed that there will be anothe INDY set of Heroclix of some type and the rumors are abuzz that it will be a CoH set.  WK is going to announce what it is at this years comic-con in mid July.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Fellfrosch on April 14, 2005, 02:48:56 PM
There's a pretty cool preview of the CoH comicbook available here: http://www.newsarama.com/Top_Cow/CoH/CoH_01.htm

The plot (or conflict, I suppose) sounds neat, and the art and writing seem pretty nice.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Entsuropi on May 27, 2005, 07:41:29 AM
There is a 5 day account reactivation going on. Play free for 5 days, try out new features, etc.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Fellfrosch on May 27, 2005, 12:52:49 PM
Yeah, I just got that email. I suppose I'll have to spend the weekend fighting injustice again (dangit!).
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 20, 2005, 03:20:15 PM
Not only is it everywhere, but it's now free for 14 days (https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/coh_free_trial.pl)
(of course, you still have to buy the software.)
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Fellfrosch on September 12, 2005, 12:00:11 PM
Not exactly the most fitting thread, but close enough.

They just had a fashion show, and these chumps were the winners: http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/archives/2005/09/city_of_heroes_21.html

UXB would have blown them all away.
Title: Re: City of Heroes is everywhere
Post by: Fellfrosch on September 12, 2005, 08:08:48 PM
While I'm posting screenshots, here's a good one:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/screenshots.html

The shameless theft of Warhammer 40k intellectual property continues.