Champions Online Demo Launches

What great timing, since I just ended my sub.

I really wanted to enjoy this game, but it's so banal and soulless. I realized I hadn't even logged into the thing in at least a few weeks, and didn't really miss it at all. I couldn't even pin down any specific thing that's wrong with it aside from abstract issues like the lack of motivation to group with people.

If someone figures out where the fun is in CO, please let me know. :)

I have to say I'm a big fan of this new "unlimited free trial" business model. I don't usually have the time anymore to poopsock my way through a 7-day trial, and this lets you try out as many classes as you want at your own pace.

On a side note, wasn't this supposed to come out for the 360 as well? What ever happened to that?

That sirs, is the tolling of the death knell that we hear.

This is the MMO that ruined me for other MMOs. Why? The awesome action-style combat with real-time physics is so much more fun to play than the traditional stand in one spot and spam moves template. What other MMO lets players literally knock enemies off of buildings and cliffs with knockback moves or pick up cars and hurl them wherever they please? As a result, I can't play other MMOs for more than 30 minutes without getting bored.
Now if only they would drastically increase the content and fix the PvP...

A game company with many great ideas and unfrotnalty several GAME destroying ideas. Champions Online was fun in beta, fun enouhg I preordered so I could get my "headstart" days. 3 days before the game launched to the general public us "headstart" people could play the game and level past the starter areas. It was a blast, most fun I have had in ages in a online game. Then the game was shut down for a few hours and the launch day came. Login into the game MANY powersets had been NERFed to total uselessness (think doing 100dmg a shot to 25dmg a shot, overkill on the nerf bat). I understand balance, and I do agree the game had many OP powersets, many needed some work. But a HEADSTART generaly means a game that is basicly finished and ready to go. HOW could they basicly change the game 100%? The game went from playing a super hero who could fight 3-4 thugs (like batman, take out the trash) and stand toe to toe with a Villian, to getting your butt handed to you by trash (as in non super powered thugs kicking you areound). From super hero to loser in a few hours. I can understand changing the game in beta, but not after (well ok, even then changes are ok, but not this huge). From what I understand they have since upgraded many powersets back to closer to what they where in the headstart. SORRY, bending me over and letting me take it without my consent has destroyed any good will for this game. they can make me superman so i can play in god mode and I'm not comming back. And from most rumour sites, this game is pretty much done and its only a few months old. To bad mismanagement can ruin such a good thing.

I will be trying this out. Have wanted to play since its launch.

2009 - utterly forgettable year for MMOs

Interesting idea and great news for those that always wanted to play around with the character creator.