[City of Heroes] Well.... okay

[kierthos]

So, I'm back into City of Heroes.

And I made a Tanker. (I'll post a pic later, honest.)

An Invulnerability/Super Strength one named Omega II. (The name Omega, of course, already having been taken.)

Already up to 13th level with him, and I have to say, it's a lot of fun playing a Tanker. Run up, hit things, take lots of damage, but (and this is important), not actually die. I still have my D3, though. I probably ought to play him a bit more... he's only 10th level.

I also have to say, I don't really understand the Invention system in City of Heroes. I mean, yes, I understand that if you find a recipe that uses a left-handed spleege and a clockwork flondorp (names completely made up), and you happen to have those components, you can make the the item the recipe is for.

Why does it charge Influence to make a recipe, though? I mean, Jesus wept, the costs on some of these creations are obscene compared to what I can actually buy right now. Now, yes, I know, an Invention recipe never gets reduced in what it does when you gain levels, but come on....

I'm not sure I understand set recipes though. Do you have to have all the recipes in a set in the same power, or if they're slotted across multiple powers will it still give you the set bonus?

Comments

[inunitywefall.livejournal.com]

Been thinking about playing for a while, but I'd have to give up EvE... which I wouldn't *really* mind, since I'm not enjoying the game too terribly much anyway. :-P

Thoughts?

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Well, I've been a comic book fan for a fair chunk of the last three decades, so I like the game. And for another thing, it's not another sword 'n' sorcery game, which is nice. It's also one of the few games out there, it seems, where you don't need to play for umpteen hours a day for weeks at a stretch before you "look cool". You design your costume completely for your character, so you can look as cool as you want to, pretty much from the moment you start playing. (There are some costume pieces that only unlock after you've had an active account for a certain amount of times, though. Like trenchcoats, which unlock at six months, and so on. A few other costume pieces unlock off of recipes you can find in-game.)

Also, the game did just change ownership, and I believe that if you buy City of Heroes or City of Villains, you get the other free. (I.e. buying and installing CoH gets you CoV, and vice versa.)

[egearman.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... may have to come back in.... depends on how quickly I get burnt out on Rise of Kunark (when I happen to get a copy).

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

BTW, what I mean with the 'buy one, get the other free' is that the installation of the game gives you both. Not the guy at the store in wherever you go.

[egearman.livejournal.com]

I'm aware of that Gump. And I already have a copy, just not an active account.

[morinon.livejournal.com]

Same power. It confused me at first too.