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Old 04-18-2006, 11:36 PM   #1
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I was just wondering how this game is when compared to City of Heroes. While I loved City of Heroes for its character creation system, much of the action seemed generic and tedious.

Are there any major gameplay changes in CoV, and how is the character creation when compared to CoH?
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Old 04-19-2006, 08:13 AM   #2
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Try it yourself There's a 14 day trial of CoV right now. Just register for MMORPG.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/cov_trial.cfm?...20060419081331
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Old 04-19-2006, 02:33 PM   #3
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Does it say anywhere on that 'effin site what the system requirements are?
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Old 04-19-2006, 09:00 PM   #4
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What are the necessary system specifications for City of Villains?
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Minimum System Requirements:

* Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
* Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon™ 800 MHz
* 512 MB RAM
* CD-ROM Drive *
* 4 GB Available HDD Space
* NVIDIA® GeForce 2 Series, ATI™ Radeon® 8500 or Intel® i865G Series Video Card
* 16-bit Sound Card
* 56k modem
* DirectX® 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements:

* Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
* Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon XP 2000+
* 1 GB RAM
* 16X CD-ROM Drive *
* 4 GB Available HDD Space
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200
* 16-bit Sound Card
* Broadband Internet Connection DirectX 9.0c

*The Collector’s DVD Edition will require a DVD-ROM Drive.
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Old 04-19-2006, 11:19 PM   #5
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Try it yourself There's a 14 day trial of CoV right now. Just register for MMORPG.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/cov_trial.cfm?...20060419081331
Problem... I still have to buy the damn game. Its not worth $50 if I'm not sure I'll like it.

EDIT: Never mind, I saw the link. Its downlaoding now, but it says I'm downloading CoH, which is odd.
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Old 04-19-2006, 11:31 PM   #6
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Retail is $29.99 now actually for either hte Collectors Edition or the Regular.

CoH and CoV are 2 in 1. They both are connected but 2 seperate games in the process. Rather then have 2 seperate updaters, just the one and whne you login, if you have both games, you choose a Hero or a Villain. But if you have just a Villain, only get to choose Villains.

Also, if you own both games, you get access to 12 character slots instead of the default 8 and after Issue 7 hits, you can use the villain costumes in CoH and the hero costume options in CoV if you have both games. So you can weigh if its worth buying both or not after trying the trial
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Old 04-20-2006, 05:33 PM   #7
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I've been playing a little, and I have to say that CoV is an improvement. The world seems more lively and the main story pulls you in from the beginning.

I'm a little dissappointed by the character options/powers, though. Aside from Mastermind, they all seem just like CoH. This is just after a few hours play and one character, though, so I haven't explored the options all that deeply as yet.
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Old 04-20-2006, 09:05 PM   #8
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The contact system in CoV was given a mini-overhaul. Dont have to wait as long to call a contact now, missions are more in your zone. Bases have teleporters so you can get to any current CoV zone without having to rely on running to ferry or whatever.

Alot of the CoV sets are a mixture of CoH sets. But the differences make it alot different. Corruptors do look like blasters with debuffs/buffs on paper but in action, its the same but its completely different then playing just a Blaster.

And you signed up at hte right time. Make sure you have Test installed/ready because supposedly Issue 7 is coming out next week and you can try out the Mayhem missions. Basically just go into a mission and destroy anything around you (or within range of what the game allows). Kinda like the current Bank missions from brokers but Mayhem missions are supposed to make you feel like a true villain. Along with all the other stuff for the post 40 game i doubt you'll get a chance to try in a 2 week span
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