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February 17, 2008
No Marvel, but Champs?
I'd heard rumors (and saw that it was being discussed at the CoX boards), but it took Les to point me to something that confirmed that the long-planned Marvel MMORPG has been canceled -- though it's not clear whether it was because of development troubles or if Microsoft decided that MMORPGs were not a likely profitable venture. He also points to word that Cryptic is instead (swapping out the costumes?) doing a Champions MMORPG.
I never played Champions, but I do think there's room for another superheroes MMO (heck, if there can be umpteen zillion fantasy MMOs ...). I hope it's successful, and not just an attempt to recoup losses (and code) from the Marvel cancellation.
Posted by Dave at February 17, 2008 6:53 AM
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Artillery MKV said:
Mmmmm . .. Champions!!!!! Far more than MOU this news makes me go: Squeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on February 18, 2008 7:09 AM
Avocet said:
What's with this "squee" thing you guys are so fond of?
Posted on February 18, 2008 9:12 PM
*** Dave said:
It shows up in a few comics -- Dork Tower comes to mind -- as an onomatopoeic squeal.
Posted on February 19, 2008 6:52 AM
*** Dave said:
The official website. With pretty screenshots.
Posted on February 20, 2008 1:21 PM
Artillery MKV said:
So far the screenshot, not unsurprisingly, look a WHOLE lot like CoH. Something I did notice, though, was more detailed fingers on the models.
The possibility of adding even more customization is a definite plus for me. I hope they take a little more from the Hero system and allw things like battlesuits and foci. I'm watching this carefully! I'll take part in the beta or at least a trial period.
Posted on February 21, 2008 7:23 AM
Avocet said:
I see that you get to create an archenemy for yourself. That sounds like a very nice touch.
Posted on February 21, 2008 11:24 AM
Artillery MKV said:
I'd note that almost everything they've revealed so far are things that we in the 'wishlists' of the CoH forums.
Posted on February 21, 2008 12:15 PM
*** Dave said:
Which is something that Statesman wanted to do for a long time. Glad he's pulling that idea forward to this.
The other thing I noticed of the images was a slightly more "cartoony" / comic book look -- a bit heavier edges on objects, most particularly. It does look good.
Posted on February 21, 2008 12:17 PM