Thank you very much William Bittner for sharing the periodic table of Superhero Powers picture.

As a fan of and player of City of Heroes and Champions Online I spend a fair bit of time building superheros.  I have a lot of fun putting together various sets and combination of superhero powers.

If you were a Superhero what elements make up you?

(via Geekologie)

Champions Online is a month away from it's release and now comes the difficult decision which vendor to get the game from?

The bonus items that come with the game can be very convenient for running a character especially at the earlier levels.  For instance I love the little jump pack that I got with my copy of City of Heroes.  Very helpful for moving over obstacles at the earlier levels before I get good travel powers.

I like that Champions is giving options over which bonus items a player wants to start with.  What I don't like is that I have to worry which vendor I purchase the game from.  Why make life more complicated then it already is?

• Amazon.com:  three exclusive apparel options: harlequin headpiece, black knight helmet, grenade chest strap.  Five in-game micro-transaction dollars.  Get your Amazon copy of Champions Online here.


• Gamestop:  Access to the Early Start weekend.  The Insectoid Airfoil costume piece and Experimental Anti-Graviton Generator flight travel power.


• Wal-Mart:  an exclusive zone map.  Iron-on decal.  Ten in-game micro-transaction dollars


• Best Buy:  Access to the Early Start weekend.  Lil' Champ pet.  A  functional damage resistance item. 

Though there are some differences between the packs they aren't as different when looked at closer.  The main choice is whether you want to play on the early start weekend or not?

Cryptic is good with their execution of micro-transactions.  For instance in City of Heroes with micro-transactions a player can purchase the bonus items that came with special purchased versions of the game or extra character slots (though each player gets a ton of slots per server) or character transfers, ect.

This means that I would not be surprised if players could not purchase the pet, damage resistance item, Experimental Anti-Graviton Generator, or special costume pieces.

(via Fidgit)

I am excited to share the news that City of Heroes is going Rogue!

In the Going Rogue expansion, hero and villain characters will become immersed in the new parallel universe known as Praetoria, which is governed by Tyrant™, the evil incarnation of the game's main protagonist, Statesman™. As gamers search for Tyrant and the rest of his Praetorian guard, implacable foes and fierce resistance will arise to face them from all sides, causing heroes and villains alike to question their loyalties.

City of Heroes Going Rogue will introduce a new alignment system that helps players explore the shades of gray that lie between good and evil. For the first time, hero characters can become villains and vice versa, enabling hero archetypes to cross over to the Rogue Isles™ and villain archetypes to experience Paragon City™. Clearly marked missions, in addition to behaviors and decisions made by the player, will move a hero's or villain's moral compass, which could eventually change the hero's or villain's alignment. Going Rogue will also introduce two primary new fictional characters representative of this alignment shift in the game's lore: Maelstrom, a pistol-wielding hero gone rogue, and Desdemona, a demon-summoning villain who has been redeemed (NCsoft).

I can't wait to play a mastermind in Paragon City.  There are a lot of things we don't know:

• When the expansion will be released


• How much it will cost


• How the are implementing the alignment system


• Will there be 2 Paragon Cities and 2 Rogue Islands.


• Will a rogue hero or villain at 50 unlock their respective epic classes or will they count toward their alignment?


• Will rogues be locked in the parallel world or will they be able to cross over?

I hope to have annswers to those questions soon, but it sounds interesting.

Eben Brooks delivers again with this great track and video.  There is something oddly funny about the story of Barry Allen (The Flash) told like this.

I especially appreciate the images for City of Heroes in the video.  I am an avid player, and I love the way he used the images to add drama to the video.

If you know of any other good Superhero or City of Heroes vids, leave them in the comments.  I would love to see them.

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This City of Heroes video is just too funny, but side kicks are one of the things that makes City of Heroes work so well.  It allows a low level character to run around with higher level character who by making the side kick one level lower than their mentor so long as they stay close to your mentor.  A brilliant idea every MMO should have.

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• Fanboys coming to DVD May 19 (via Club Jade)

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I love the City of Heroes day jobs system.  The ability to gain bonuses while offline is a great thing.  I only wish they incorporated day jobs into the storylines more.  The video is great though.

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City of Heroes is my favorite MMO right now, and this ad for their new Mac version of the game is well done and funny.  I really makes you wonder how the heroes get through the day.