A comparison of Champions (CO) (2009-current) vs. City of Heroes/City of Villains (CoX) (2004-2012, current).
A little background information, I was a late player getting into MMOs in general, starting with CoX, and played it til the end. Once it shut down I took a break, but then was drawn back in to play Champions Online and eventually became a life time subscriber. Late last month a group called SCORE (Secret Cabal of Reverse Engineers) opened up their private server, which apparently had been running for the last 6 years or so (no hard feelings, good for them!). Once I heard I fired up CoX using the information provided and started playing again. I played with a silly grin on my face for hours, but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t nostalgia speaking when I said that I believed CoH was better than CO, even though they are basically the same engine originally designed by Cryptic Studios.
I’ll just do a side by side comparison and let you be the judge. Continue reading “Champions vs. City of Heroes”
