What’s Bad about Champions Online?

Even though I’ve been enjoying my time with Champions Online, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have some major problems.  Many of the problems are because CO is a brand new game.  Hopefully some of these problems will be fixed by launch.  Unfortunately, CO has some core problems that might be more difficult to manage.
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Champions Online: I’m having so much fun!

I can’t seem to stop playing Champions Online.  I’m having so much fun with this game.  It’s so stupid because I’m spoiling my experience for when the game finally goes live.
When I do finally leave my computer, I find myself thinking about strategies on how to best build my characters or how to be better [...]

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Champions Online: Beta First Impressions

This is a much longer post that I planned to write, so here is the TL;DR version:
I’m having a lot of fun!  Customization is top notch.  The open skill system is fantastic.  Combat is dynamic and exciting.  I’m definitely going to be subscribing to this game.  I’m eagerly awaiting the early start on August 28th.  [...]

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Champions Online: I’m finally done patching!!

UPDATE Cryptic finally released a standalone patch.  Go here for more details.  Hopefully this should fix all the patching problems…for now.
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I don’t understand exactly how, but I’m finally online.  I know I said I was done with the idiotic patching for today, but I saw a post in the mmorpg.com forums and I figured it [...]

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Champions Online: Open beta patching nightmare

Well, okay.  Calling it a nightmare is an exaggeration, but it’s really starting to get on my nerves.  I’ve been in a bunch of betas and early access programs, so you’d think I’d get used to it.  Nope.  It still feels like some weird form of self-inflicted torture.  I keep thinking to myself, “I paid [...]

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Finally got my Champions Online open beta key from Gamestop

Note: If you received a preorder beta key, when you go to Fileplanet to download the client, remove the dashes when it asks for your key for validation.  No dashes.  No spaces.  A lot of people are complaining that their key doesn’t work.  Someone messed up (Fileplanet or Cryptic) and it’s worse because the error [...]

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My Aion Beta Experience, first impressions

I’ve said in the past that I was no longer willing to expose myself to the always frustrating beta programs for new MMORPG’s.
Turns out that I have no willpower whatsoever.  After reading about the Aion beta experience all over the web, I was too tempted to wait until September’s launch.  By all reports, Aion is [...]

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Darkfall Online is finally coming!

Less than a week from now on February 25th, Darkfall Online (DF) will finally launch in Europe! Plans for the North American launch hasn’t been established yet, but NA players are invited to play on the European servers.
It’s been 7 long years in development.  From the beginning, the developers (Aventurine SA) promised a sandbox game [...]

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