City of Heroes Issue Four Released

The fourth free expansions pack for City of Heroes has been released, and it's quite a doozy. Included in the latest release are a ton of new costume options, new content, and (most significantly) large coliseum where heroes can battle it out in PvP battles. Statement by Jack Emmert from the article: "I believe PVP will supplement the game while not detracting from City of Heroes' missions or story arcs...I see the PVP arenas as a way for players to hone their skills and as a change of pace from arresting villains."

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Outsider's view

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I don't play MMORPGS. Not because they don't look like fun, but because I don't have the time to commit. However, watching the genre is always interesting.

To me, it seems like COH has been much quieter about its game than EQ2, WoW or SWG. While not drawing much attention to itself, it has done a good job of giving most of the people who play it what they are looking for. EQ2 has the criticism that it is still just a huge grindfest. If it wasn't for WoWs stability issues, it would have probably built up enough steam to send EverQuest2 into the night. As far as SWG goes, just do a search on here for articles. It seems like LucasArts and SOE can't go a month without finding a way to piss off a userbase that will do anything to play StarWars.

COH sounds like they are just trying to make the game fun without being overly complex. It will be interesting to see what the reaction is to City of Villains is when it comes out. It would create a totally different model where actual characters create work for the Heroes.

Regardless of whether or not I ever play it, they are still fun to follow.