Champions Online for City of Heroes Players
- A Primer -
I just started playing this game a week ago, and thought I'd share this list as a primer to get people who are familiar with City of Heroes started in CO if they haven't tried it. I know it's not City of Heroes. If City came back, I'd drop CO like a bad habit. But compared to DCUO, I can stomach this a little more. For now, I'm a refugee.
I might be wrong about something above (particularly the Inspiration-like drops, I can't find where those are called in-game, they matter that little, I guess.) Feel free to correct me and I'll revise the above as I can.
-- Sinister8088
Special Thanks to Kaiser Tarantula for a number of contributions to the guide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assumptions made throughout this guide: you’re an Ex-City of Heroes player (I HATE saying that), and you're playing a Silver Account (F2P.)
This primer is meant as a brief introduction to Champions Online, and will not cover in-depth strategies, walkthroughs past Level 6, freeform builds, or other advanced topics. If you want to learn more about any topic in this Primer, you can search it on the Champions Online Wiki (http://www.champions-online-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page), maintained by Cryptic.
To start, click on a subject below (links are in dark red.)
INTRODUCTION (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96061.html#msg96061)
- History of Champions Online from Cryptic IP Sale of City of Heroes to Today
- Game Setting
- Account Types
CHARACTER CREATION (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96063.html#msg96063)
- Character Slots
- Archetypes
- Freeform
- Costumes
BASIC PLAY (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96065.html#msg96065)
- Activity Button
- Energy Bars
- Powers and Fighting
- Travel Powers
- The Exit Button
- Dropping A Mission
- Concerning Autocomplete
MANAGING YOUR HEROIC ASSIGNMENTS (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96066.html#msg96066)
- Mission List
- Intro Mission
- Missions After The Intro
- Task Forces
- The Radio/Newspaper (Incidental Missions)
BASIC CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96068.html#msg96068)
- Money
- Real-Money Transactions
- Questionite
- Powerhouse
- Leveling Up
- Debt
EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96070.html#msg96070)
- Items
- Inspirations
- Enhancements
- Crafting
- Merits
- Badges
ERRATA (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7390.msg96071.html#msg96071) - Miscellaneous topics that do not fit the above categories. (Right Clicking, What's a Qularr?, Camera, etc.)
OTHER PLAYER GUIDES ON TITAN NETWORK
Information from other Ex-CoH players:
A Guide To Playing Champions Online (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,6623.0.html) - JRVthatsME
Thoughts on Freeform Characters and power comparisons (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7147.0.html) - Kaiser Tarantula
Opinions on Defensive Passives (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7426.0.html) - Kaiser Tarantula
From COH to CO: Proportion Sliders, Templates and Tips (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,6970.0.html) - Atlantea
Basic discussion for starting to play in CO compared to CoH (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7225.0.html) - PinballDave (Not a guide, but a lot of questions answered you might be curious about.)
If you haven't found the topic of your interest and decide to write a guide to it on Titan Network, I'll be glad to link to it. Just PM me or let me know on this thread.