1 stars (Too many bugs to enjoy) - I like the idea of playing a villian and playing with better graphics that WOW has too offer. But the main and only two problems are the constant disconnects and half the video screen which is barbled (or tearing) on my laptop. Now I have two systems one is an alienware with a nvidia card and the laptop a dell xps with a ati mobility. I made sure everything is upgraded and tweak too work with most games. But there is nothing I can do if COV is having compatibilty issues with the ati mobility card as stated in their website (still being worked on). The tech support technician states that the problem is with my system and and ISP. I play other online games and I will definitly know if there is a problem with my ISP (not) so I decided it is best to cancel my subscription since I cannot enjoy the game and have next to nil on getting any help from tech support. I do not know what high end system is needed or what else must be tweaked. All I can say COV is a nice concept and nice graphics but I guess it all depends on what high end PC system you are using. I wish you better luck in enjoying the game. 5 stars (It's good to be bad!) - If you enjoyed City of Heros you will enjoy City of Villains. New Achetypes and powers, new costumes and new areas to explore all add to the flavor of being a bad guy. Many of the powers are duplicates of the hero's powers, but that shouldn't really be a surprise, what is nice is they are combined in different ways requiring different styles of play to achieve your goals. There are subtle but important differences to playing a villain which bring hours of fun. City of Heros also introduces bases which can be built by the players once they have gained enough influance. Putting your very own torture chamber into the dungeon is hard to beat. Another good point for this game, you only have to pay for one subscription to play City of Heros or City of Villains. So what are you waiting for, release your in... NCsoft :: city :: of :: villains :: collector-s :: edition :: dvd :: ncsoft :: games :: kids :: cityofvillainscollector-sedition(dvd) 31 october :: 200 :: City of Villains Collector-s Edition (DVD)
4 stars (NCSoft Customer Support Lacking) - City of Villains over-all is a fun game. The new Arch-types (classes) are fun to experiment with. The story-lines are a little more intriguing than in City of Heroes, but only because the Villain stories are more prone to double-cross. And the optional Hero vs Villain PvP is quite a rush, if you're into that kind of thing. An important issue to me is Customer Support, and NCSoft (who supports CoV and CoH, as well as Lineage and Guild Wars) doesn't seem too concerned. When you submit a petition in-game, you recieve an email asking for more information - not too handy while you're still playing the game. Several hours after you respond to the email (usually 2-3, but in my case yesterday it was 5!, and one I submitted in the first few days of release was 18!) you'll either get a GM in-game offer to assist you, or an email explaining that the game is functioning as intended. Now, imagine if you will, reading a comic book. All of the action takes place in the first five pages. The next fifty pages is filled with the Hero (or Villain) doing absolutely nothing but searching for a nearly invisible item - no dialogue, no action, no nothing. Pretty dull, wouldn't you say? That is apparently how the game is "functioning as intended". If you don't mind paying a subscription rate for that kind of service, then CoV is a pretty good game. Otherwise, you may want to look into something else. 3 stars (CoH/CoV is dead) - ...WoW still reigns supreme. Myself, along with thousands of others have deserted CoH as soon as WoW came out. This game is dead and not coming back. Missions are repetitive, end game content sucks, grinding to lvl 50 is agonizing, the new debt still makes grinding bad, yadayada. Oh yea, I am also having video problems now since the new update came out. Another player was having the same problem and we both have high end computers. This game blew me away at release. A few months later WoW comes out an... NCsoft :: city :: of :: villains :: ncsoft :: games :: kids :: cityofvillains 31 october :: 200 :: City of Villains
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