Champions Online Developer Interview

[danchoe17]

WoW is a waste of time compared to Champions,i pity the person who is still playing Wow without realizing there are better games out there then creating an elf archer hunter accountant whatever

[cfbmoo1]

It's a fun game, sure beats WoW when it comes to customizing your character.

[Ratacon2004]

The game became retarded when it went free to play and removed 75% of all character creation section.

[maxym189]

@Ratacon2004 gosh ur ignorant...whats retarded in giving a free trial that is less limited then most of free trials on the market?? if you still want all the character creation sections then just pay for it....nothing changed

[Ratacon2004]

@maxym189 I rather play Global Agenda that also became free to play and PVP is amazing. Not like Champions Online standing in town asking people if they want to PVP. Before I play champions online again. I rather play guild wars same thing but better.

[Pownergeur]

Look at my Champions online movies, visit my channel Pownergeur!

[EazyTurk]

Game looks gay. DC Universe Online beats all right now. GG

[aznfire31]

@EazyTurk ofc... this game is older than dc universe... new games r suppose to be better than old... most of the time that is.

[DaGrox94]

@EazyTurk DC universe looks gay. Champions Online beats all right now. You're argument is invalid.

[thangQanime]

Yeah too bad this game sucks. It gets boring as fuck later on...Rather wait for Dc universe online instead.

[NFVGames]

@thangQanime This game is free, so there is no reason whuy everybody shouldn't try it. I'm currently playing it and i think it's awsome, yes i can create only 2 chars, i can't chose my own framework for powers... but who cares it's FREE, i mean mmorpg where you can create your own hero, lvl your hero, save the day is free. I don't have much money so this is heaven for me :D

[thangQanime]

@NFVGames That's a really good argument actually. And I support it. Though it could use quite a bit of work. Definitely try this game if you're like me (not a fan of monthly payments).

[darrylg1001]

game is goin free to play :D a,d im in closed beta :D

[preacherZer0]

I love this game to death man.

Currently cleaning up the streets in West Side with my martial arts/munitions character.

If you haven't played this, give the free demo a shot, unlimited play time in MC Crisis, it's just a lot of fun.

[lEmanx555lOZU]

@preacherZer0 The game is going free to play soon

[Gameguy1100]

what does the game look like on minimum

[kklstyle]

how cost the payment with euros ???

[bagelgod]

Yea, cause guild wars and TF2 really suffered without that montly paying scheme.

OH WAIT.

CO is a boring City of heroes, which really says something.

[9dragonsguy]

@bagelgod i thought that too originally but this game is really good and through patching it could turn out to be something great

[SirSexyAlot]

Stop fucking whining if it is pay to play.

Ever played any of the free to play games? They are shit! Complete shit!

If you want the good stuff, you are going to have to pay.

15 bucks a month is NOTHING! Seriously, nothing! You could go get a job at McDonadls and get that 15 bucks in an hour and a half!

If you complain that 15 dollars is too much, you are one pathetic person.

[ticofa2]

to Winroz666:

That sucks??? ok, lets me try to make this clear, if they dont do this paying method, they dont get any money, right? then how the heck are they gonna get the money to pay all the servers they have... and if you wanna see more information about the Paying methods, please check the campions online site.

[Winroz666]

Do i just have to buy it once in store? no monthly fee?

[xrickere]

@Winroz666 You buy it in the store and get 30 days free, after that it's $15 or £9-£10 a month.

[Winroz666]

That sucks, i was going to buy it but now when its monthly fee..NO..

And not even any pre paid :SSSSSS

[xrickere]

Uh, i think you can buy pre paid cards, i'm just not sure where.

[gojiiita]

to look at the game is more fun then playing it

[AncientItalianSecret]

So disappointing

[97Jeppedeppe]

OMG cant wait to play it downloading right now.

[sugelx]

Actually playing the game.

Is fun xD.

[Xgamers100]

is this pay to play game like wow?

[retart441]

yes same price.

[roman11777]

@Xgamers100

like wow? what are you watching too much scooby doo?.. or do you mean world of warcraft... eh.. ill never know..

[DevilmanAltair]

awesome

[TacoNeSS02]

Damn the patching of this game takes forever... Cant wait to play

[TeamOriginsNZ]

Yea its like a 3gig patch after downloading the 2.5gig version from steam already argh wanna play it NOW

[Prototype10000]

is that f2p or will it everbe f2p

[capsaulecorp]

it's definately not f2p and I'm quite sure it never will be, but that's how it works

you have to pay for quality

[KAIT0S]

nope and it will probably never be f2p either

[Prototype10000]

everything is possible ^^ 

but it looks a little bit gay

[Vengeance31]

Yeah, just me and 30000 other players, either you don't own the game or your full of shit.

[Vengeance31]

Hello,

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I've been waiting 2 days for a response. If you need support for this game forget it

[nanfoodle007]

I have found customer service fast and friendly. The few problems I have had, has been resolved within 24 hours.

[pablow2310]

lol then its just you they dont like cuz when i do it they answe within 30min

[Samuraillol]

coh?

[Andyp12]

My nemisis will be the 'kiddy fiddler' and he will dress like an ordinary icecream van driver.

My hero will be Social services shoe and shall be dressed as a shoe to stamp out all abuse to children. However, since most social services people are inept at their job i shall make him blind and deaf.

[scorael]

Why not pedobear?

[TaylaHill]

dc universe online is better

[troopdogvell]

yea but its only out for pc this is also out for 360

[panicman10]

I own the 360 and it's not coming to the 360. Now I need a new pc to run this game as my garphics card is outdated. I wish the 360 had this but MS has issues,lol. Thinking of posibly geting the ps3 but I dont like their controller. However, the 360 controller I hear works great with this game too!!!

[thangQanime]

@troopdogvell This game is not out for 360.

[troopdogvell]

@thangQanime they canceled it it was suppose to come out but they deciced not for the 360

[thangQanime]

@troopdogvell I already know that. Microsoft got greedy so Cryptic canceled the deal.

[G00SEY23]

yeh tht may be your opinion but seriously what is the point in watching a video of a game just to slag the game off

[monstrone]

i love this game

[SouthernSniper74]

When does it come out for 360?

[silverbakuk]

Looks great, but without a 10-day trial I'm not going to go out and buy the whole thing.

[TheRealToony]

Flagshipped

[SALTGURKA08]

is the server down or its just me ???

[TwistedNether17]

If you live in Europe or and Eastern Country then your screwed, theres MAJOR lag and server issues during peak times.

[wrecklass]

Same for playing in the US right now. Essentially they have their network hosed hard. Hopefully they get it fixed by the holidays so the people who leave now will be replaced by new blood and maybe the game lasts longer than Ropers last big game.

[AirsoftHanoverPA]

You all must really suck at this game because I've been soloing all the way to level 27 thus far...

[Zelkyplant]

Champions Online has been ROPERED!

[OnyxLeo]

@Zelkyplant Roper's gone, it's safe to get back in the pool!

[kanzu121]

@Zelkyplant how?

[Zarox123]

they will probs repatch it after all the complaints

[finasemlor]

this game seems kinda fun comes tomarrow for me in stores should i buy it?

[NoTaTtHiScHoOl]

nah it sucks dude don't waste 50 bucks on it. trust me.

[keltaric]

Bill: PnP means "Pen and Paper" not "paper and pencil"..... wth dude.

And yeah, fail at 2:00 min mark. How about you un-nerf the game so people can fight 4-5 henchman regardless of build.

[gravebaiting]

omg he actually did say paper and pencil, I am offended

[AngelusVesica]

Bill Roper, proving that lighting can and does strike twice.

[Ayeohx]

Even during beta the difficulty depended on your build. They have recently nerfed the more powerful builds. My pve characters weren't really touched.

[sicklilfreakkk]

FAIL AT 2:00! I miss beta... it use to feel like I WAS a superhero... now its just, getting owned left and right. My friends... that is gaysauce.

[firsttenor76]

What happened to this game? lol. Now, if I move, I get raped. Sucks. The dev had an idea, it worked well in beta. Then, they switched it after this last patch, it's no longer fun.

[Espen4555]

False Advertisement big time.

[lunar05]

Your lieing Bill, you totally make us GIMPS squishies were not super heroes......That's a lie about taking 4 5 henchmen, yea if we wanna totally die.

EPIC lie.

[Halaster]

Haha ayep. Yesterdays truth becomes todays lie.

[Nebzz]

Oh this is hilarious. He says you can just jump in and fight 5 guys at once because you're a superhero.

They just patched the game so you need a group to take down one henchman now. Not so super now!

I don't recommend this game to anyone. It looks like Bill Roper is back to make sure funfactor is pushed to the side to make room for his 'vision' of the game.

Wait for DC online.

[thungrim]

Blatant and prodigious exaggeration Nebzz. Encounters are a little tougher, but not nearly to the level you make out. There are still 3 person teams taking out 5 person suggested content. There are still people out there soloing team content.

This kind of exaggeration destroys rational dialog.

[Nebzz]

You probably had the build which these nerfs were intended to fix, which means you are probably now near the same strength my normal character was yesterday.

Yesterday my level 25 toon could fight one group of henchmen at a time. Now I cannot. If there were single mobs of henchmen then it would be a fair fight.

This video says 4-5 henchman at a time no problem because you're a superhero. Get your nose out of the Ropers ass.

[thungrim]

My character choice has nothing to do with your egregious exaggeration. A group to take down a single henchmen? That kind of nonsense isn't even supported by the move vitriolic threads on the forums.

[KanameSempai1]

My characters is going to be a fusion of the guy from "the force unleashed" and altair for "Assassins Creed" with electric powers, the force, and super strength.....didn't i mention he could teleport?

[Dracontar]

a great MMO. Oh and, It is supposed to be released September 1, so the wait is actually only 3 days now.(Unless I missed something.  Let me know if I did.)

[Tazmo607]

3 days of torture, ill never be able to wait that long XD.

[Dracontar]

I hope this wont be a major letdown, but i'm sure what I just said is the dumbest thing to be said about anything. THis will definately be

[DemoraX]

oh god, this is gonna be the longest 6 day wait ever for the release date!

[AnhedonicTheFirst]

lol i was watching another vid where someone was complaining about the graphics in this game. lol after watching all these games Idk what the hell he's talkin about. these graphics are sweet man. definately pre-ordering.

[pachowwy]

I pre-ordered too. At first I said the graphics were crappy but then I realized it was just the sweet art style!

[IchigoHayabusa]

damn, looks like CoH gone badass.

[1Dreamking]

Will there be possible to have more than one costume for your hero?

Many heroes in comcibooks have had more than one and switches between them depending on what kind of job and others just have updated their old wardrobes.

And the possibility to have a solo costume and a superhero group costume would be great. Like guild tabards in another quite well known game. ;)

[jimerick1]

the guild tabard will come, but not in a WoW way, but maybe like a badge..

and about the costume swits. it will not be possible to switch costume, but it will be possible to update them with items you find in the game

[1Dreamking]

Why I'm interested in this is partly cause it would be nice to have matching outfits like many of the existing superhero teams has and then have one personal for just soloing. ;)

ofc not a game breaker or so but would enhance the experiense by a little. =)

[jimerick1]

well maybe they will put it in. never say never right

[squee409]

yea you get one for joining a sg and you get 1 more for turning lvl 30 thos are the noly to i found out about tho

[Alucard233]

yes there are ppl u talk to that u can compleatly change everything ....for a price

[1Dreamking]

I have read more about this now and apparently you will be able to make one look per build you have and all players will have 4 builds total when max lvl. But I've read more stuff as well. Better wait and see how it all turns out at release. =)

[bestgamer2112]

of corce i think you can switch it at any time

[DaWarbus]

the guy at 2.45 with the pistol is he a muntations or gadgetering or what??

Thanks

[Rollerzon]

Why spam ChaosHalo? He has a nice Champions channel....

[hacticz]

does anyone know if this game is f2p or p2p?

[infernai]

p2p

[1Dreamking]

Are there really any serious (non-low budget) MMO's that are f2p?

And before you say GuildWars I ask, is it really a MMO?

[Boogeymangr]

are there any free ferraries for me as well?

dude you are asking for a high budget free to play game...

don't you see something wrong with that?

[1Dreamking]

lol I think you replied to the wrong post and gave me thumbs down.

I am actually in my own way telling him that do not expect something like this to be free. =P

and that I havnt seen any serious MMO ever that have been free to play. So have you replied to me by misstake or is it that when you reply to the OP it looks like it is to me? Cause I had a message for me it said and it was yours (Boogeymangr) so I am a bit confused here. lol

[Boogeymangr]

ah sorry then didn't see the OP

[alexpdog]

wow. City of Heroes, with not as good graphics, gameplay, or anything else!

[Ntertained]

You are a fucking retard. The Graphics are way better than shitty old city of heros..the gameplay might be a little to advanced for a retard such as yourself to play..Why don't you crawl in a box a die..Rid the world of another moron!

[alexpdog]

Yeah, I might do just that if this game has any real success. This is a total ripoff.

[Arachnomen]

Oh noes, havent you heard of 'Do Onto Others..'?

Yes, this game will be better on every aspect, but if your going to smash someone, smash em in style :P

[weedwackerx3]

Played open beta, the game is very boring....skills are lame, graphics...DC all the way.

[ScrubsFreak08]

whats the difference between this and city of heroes

[SpicyHam]

Hire ME damn it

[Whatever4690]

Does this have fps,i dont want wow systems anymore.

[3P1CF41L]

dont believe so. unless youre waiting for Global Agenda or something along the lines of Tabula Rasa I think you're outta luck. 3rd person is very popular with the MMOs

[LawlerC4]

The cash shop is used to buy action figures,cosmetics, and what not. Things that you can buy can always be retrieved through rewards and missions, unless you're too lazy and you have extra money.

[warcraftdude96]

omg this game looks so freakin awesome

[liberator416]

dude you should pull like 50

[hanskanns12]

As far as I know, there will be an online shop where you can buy new costumes for your characters for cash.

Luckily, these items are just for looks, they don't give you any advantage over other players.

[jgriff12345]

man i cant wai togetthis!

[Attica451]

I wouldn't buy anything of Bill Ropers after the Hellgate London fiasco.

[kennykiller29]

this is city of heroes with new skins pretty graphics and way more powers. if only it was for mac...:(

[lunar05]

as a beta player, i can safely say it is NOTHING like city of heroes.....this just blows city of heroes out the water. So much more to do.

As a 2 year player of city of heroes, as a 4 day beta player, i can safely say this is just sooo much better than COH.

[izeckx]

It's made by the same peeps who made CoH/V. It was originally intended to be Marvel Universe Online, but marvel was to much of a pain in the ass so they dumped the project and went with this instead. Champion is a pen and paper RPG (A la D&D) that has been around for 20+ years. CoH/V is an awesome game, I can't wait to give this a whirl.

[DaStuntBrothers]

4:23

I agree.

[septawarrior]

why can't they make a marvel vs dc universe online mmo ?????????????

[kellea16]

It doesn't cost money what the hell are you guys talking about god! Its not like WoW at all.

[stolenidentity1]

lawl.

Its like WoW in the sense that it is an MMORPG.

It will cost $15 a month, like most MMOs.

[froster63]

HAHAHAHAHA noob its a p2p noob hahaha you have to PAY every MONTH don't know where you got your info from but i actually pre orderd it.

[izeckx]

You have to pay to play. It says so in the site as well. Any MMO worth playing is pay to play.

[AstralBrandon]

actually it says undecided but its most likely going to be p2p

[izeckx]

Nope. My friend signed up for the beta, they gave him the option to pay 6 months or a lifetime subscription.

[AstralBrandon]

yeah and thats a deal...doesnt mean there decided look at the FAQ

[Sorrowjoy]

Champions Online Pricing

Posted by Daeke

Atari and Cryptic Studios are happy to announce the final pricing and subscription programs for Champions Online!

Retail Pricing:

$49.99 USD, $54.99 CAN, €49.99 EUR, and £29.99 GBP

Regular Monthly Subscription:

$14.99 USD, $16.49 CAN, €12.99 EUR, and £8.99 GBP

[izeckx]

If you mean they are undecided on how much the monthly fee will be. Yes, they are undecided. But what i was referring to was that is that it's not going to be free to play as they have confirmed that there will be a subscription fee and even have 6 mo and lifetime deals. So it's definitely not gonna be free.

I wouldn't have it any other way, since a free MMO usually = junk, or cash shop.

[AstralBrandon]

but there is a cash shop

[izeckx]

No there isn't.

[AstralBrandon]

yes there is...

[izeckx]

Oh, really? What do they sell in it?

[lilgoldfish]

customes, name change, some ingame items tht can also get from playing the game.

[izeckx]

link to article please. I've read/heard a lot about the game and cash shop has never been mentioned.

[AstralBrandon]

Items for your character

[izeckx]

From what I've heard. no cash shop. Monthly subscription. Items come as drops/rewards. Link to vid or article where it mentions cash shop please.

[theallmightypingu]

Just read the forums theres info all over about the cash shop.

[izeckx]

Looked it up last night. That really blows. I hope they make CS items distinguishable from earned items or the whole pride of showing off your skill with your gear will be pointless.

[theallmightypingu]

Im pretty sure they will. They cant really afford to mess up the cash shop as theyll loose all the subs aswell. Im sure itll work out =]

[Sorrowjoy]

yes thats special offer, normal its 15 a month.

[Sorrowjoy]

its pay 15 dollar a month, read the site

[AstralBrandon]

read the FAQ its Undecided

[Sorrowjoy]

read the news blog, its announced there last week all over the news. lifetime is 150 euro, 13 euro a month, and 200 dollar or 15 dollar a month. this blog s already old. check the official site.

[Sorrowjoy]

told you so.

[pam869shut834]

stupidest thing ive heard 2day...thank you 4 doin no research what so ever

[DaStuntBrothers]

Stop trolling.

[Jaggling]

It is subscription based ($14.99 month), though through the end of the month you can get deals on 6 month and even a lifetime subscriptions.

[Datonzta]

Will this game be like warcraft where you whould have to pay an amount like each month to play, or would it be free forever, u just need to buy the game, can som1 reassure me on what its going to be?

[WWRybesDO]

You have to pay $15 every month.

[izeckx]

There's a lifetime option too. $200 and you can play it forever without having to pay again.

[dabnus]

do u have to pay to play single player?

[izeckx]

There is no single player. It's an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online).

[RoelyBarber]

Is champions online free?

[Dylanyo123]

nope, why would it be?

[Xaerana]

Nope. You have to buy a Subscription ;)

[SlRDancealot]

Will Champions Online / DC Universe have armor/weapons? With unique characters, it seems impossible to create armor and weapons that will fit that certain character, not just stat wise, but visually also. Superheroes usually keep a pretty strict policy on costumes, ya know? It feels as if the only thing that'll upgrade, is the abillities.

Can someone fill me in on this?

[SmittySmithers88]

If i get this game for xbox 360 can I just play it single player and not have to pay monthly for online, for example can i just go to single player and not be able to do anything online in the game and just do that for only the price of the game?

[Lovick001]

Not likely, most PC MMO's dont have single player(I can think of one, and that game sucked) and since PC's tend to be a more limit free system, chances are the 360 won't have that option.

[Runny452]

No. It's an MMO. I recommend Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The sequel comes out this year too.

[Dylanyo123]

umm where did you get this info cuz they arnt makin a xbox edition of this game anytime soon

[SmittySmithers88]

Yes, they are making it for xbox you can even check their website. It will be out for xbox 360 but not at the same time as pc which is annoying because this game would make SO MUCH profit if it released on xbox. They don't have any games with this much freedom on xbox it would sell so much if they put it out first but it's supposed to be released in March for the 360.