Comments on: Champions MMO

By: Humble

Humble — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:09:02 +0000

I’m REALLY excited to see this game. I’ve been playing the table-top game since the ’80s. I was dissappointed in the rigidness of the City of Heroes character creation system. There were lots of character combination options, but many of them were redundant and unoriginal, and even goofy at times. I’ll be very interested in playing a game that really lets you build your powers from the ground up, the way YOU want to see them.

By: Humble

Humble — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:09:00 +0000

By: Matt Forbeck

Matt Forbeck — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:06:37 +0000

Christian: I believe that Cryptic sold City of Heroes/Villains to NCSoft, which gives Cryptic no good reason to not try to replace that game. As for Steve, he's a great designer, and his love for Champions is unparalleled. One of the surprising parts of the deal is that he parted with the game, but since he gets to keep doing the RPG, I suppose it works our well for him anyhow. Brian: You'll have to beat me to it. :)

By: Matt Forbeck

Matt Forbeck — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:06:00 +0000

By: Brian L Bird

Brian L Bird — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:56:46 +0000

The newest issue of Game Informer has a good 6 page article about the game. Great screenshots and some nice new features not seen in the predecessor CoH.

Look for me in some form of superhero when it hits the shelves.

Hmm…wonder if I could get away with Patriot? 🙂

By: Brian L Bird

Brian L Bird — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:56:00 +0000

The newest issue of Game Informer has a good 6 page article about the game. Great screenshots and some nice new features not seen in the predecessor CoH.

Look for me in some form of superhero when it hits the shelves.

Hmm…wonder if I could get away with Patriot? 🙂

By: Christian Johnson

Christian Johnson — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:07:23 +0000

I remember, years back, seeing a demo of that early Champions computer game at DundraCon. They had the character design down, which eventually became the basis for their character creation program, and the graphics looked like a nice adaptation of a comic book.

But I couldn’t help thinking as Ray was describing the game, that they were trying to make a 2001 video game in 1994. They were very ambitious in how open ended they wanted things to be. I both admired them and worried that I would never be able to put the smack down on Mechanon. Now I might just get my chance.

Given that Cryptic is doing the project, I wonder if this will replace CoH. As much as I liked that game, I think a Champions version –with Champions mechanics — would be enough to bring me back. Well…unless it is based on what I call a “fifth edition mentality” where you need to purchase the number of atoms in your superhero costume.

I have mixed feelings about Steve Long. First, I am amazed. Both for his obvious love of Champions and for his awesome ability to write prolific rulebooks. But then there’s the part of me that loved the first Dark Champions rulebook, which shifted the way I thought about the Hero “toolkit,” but also introduced a long series of Dark Champions follow ups that I believe were a part of the downfall of 4th edition’s sales.

In all honesty, fourth edition is my favorite edition. The stat blocks were robust, but not intimidating and the players tended to allow for broader interpretations of effects for powers than the post 5th edition crowd.

Not that any of this will stop me from buying the eagerly awaited, by me as well, 6th edition of Hero. And D&D players complain about 4th edition.

By: Christian Johnson

Christian Johnson — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:07:00 +0000

Not that any of this will stop me from buying the eagerly awaited, by me as well, 6th edition of Hero. And D&D players complain about 4th edition.