City of Heroes is Coming Back
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- ArtemisAlpha
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City of Heroes is Coming Back
Heya, Syndicate! It's been, well, years. But I couldn't be happier to reach out and let all of you know - a fan run server for City of Heroes is going public.
Instructions for how to join the current test server version is at:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cityofheroes/c ... questions/
This upcoming Saturday, 4/27, they're going to wipe the test server and launch the full private server. If any of our old officers are wanting to restart an X Syndicate supergroup there, I'm in. That being said! If none of our old officers want to start a supergroup there, I will. I'd be happy to use the X Syndicate name, or not, as folks prefer - I don't want to step on any toes.
Instructions for how to join the current test server version is at:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cityofheroes/c ... questions/
This upcoming Saturday, 4/27, they're going to wipe the test server and launch the full private server. If any of our old officers are wanting to restart an X Syndicate supergroup there, I'm in. That being said! If none of our old officers want to start a supergroup there, I will. I'd be happy to use the X Syndicate name, or not, as folks prefer - I don't want to step on any toes.
- ArtemisAlpha
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There's another version of it back up. And, at its peak this weekend there were about 2700 people on line, enough for it to have a solid MMO feel. Right now is certainly a nostalgia rush, and there's already signs of balkanization into at least 4 private servers if I'm seeing things right (the secret server which I assume is still out there, a public server run by the people behind the secret server, the discord code team's server, and the reddit code team's server).
Having played a bit now, I'm liking some of the changes in the "i25" version. It shows that development has continued on it.
Having played a bit now, I'm liking some of the changes in the "i25" version. It shows that development has continued on it.
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On server population, the way that they're running things right now, there's actually more population online on the single server than there was on Freedom back in the day. Of course, this isn't going to last. Years of nostalgia are exploding in activity right now. But, I expect this is going to be like any launch: 30 days from now, we'll see a dip in activity, and 90 days from now we'll have a better view of what things will look like in the really long term.Benoit wrote:I may try it out at some point, but the main draw of an MMO is a "massive" server population. I don't know how popular a fan server will be, but this will probably amount to little more than some nostalgia for me.
But today, the servers are packed.
- Doctor Dude
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Hey AA!
Doctor Dude is currently on as a level 7 emp/elec just for old times sake (not the most fun class) but I will be looking to alt things up a bit. I am playing with @sfpuck I think we went on the server with the E name (excelsior?) and went going rogue/resistance. Tbh I didn’t play as much the last year or so, and I don’t remember going rogue vs traditional at all. I need to relearn some of this stuff, but it is coming back.
Peak of 1503 in the wait queue last night around 10pm eastern.
My wife is already concerned....
Will try to find you in game when we get things sorted out. I am out all day today.
Doctor Dude is currently on as a level 7 emp/elec just for old times sake (not the most fun class) but I will be looking to alt things up a bit. I am playing with @sfpuck I think we went on the server with the E name (excelsior?) and went going rogue/resistance. Tbh I didn’t play as much the last year or so, and I don’t remember going rogue vs traditional at all. I need to relearn some of this stuff, but it is coming back.
Peak of 1503 in the wait queue last night around 10pm eastern.
My wife is already concerned....
Will try to find you in game when we get things sorted out. I am out all day today.
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- ArtemisAlpha
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