Jox

April 07, 2010 at 7:44pm

City of Heroes started off strong, but finished very weak.

My main character was a tanker and he was fun to play (at first).  He could take a beating like a champ, but his damage output was garbage - which was just fine with me since it's an MMO and the whole point was to play with other people.  I had no trouble getting groups and people who grouped with me once often came looking for me to group again.  Then the changes started.

Against melee fighters I was an unstoppable force.  I could hold aggro on 50+ enemies at once (not an exaggeration), I just couldn't damage them effectively (which was why I had teammates).  Against energy-based attacks I didn't do as well, but I could hold my own with an effective healer.  Against the special damage types (Rikti/Hydra/Malta Sappers) I needed a better team, but it just made things more interesting and fun.

Then there's psionics.

Psionic attacks bent me over a barrel and called me Susan.  OK.  I can't be immune to everything.  I get it.  I'm ok with it.  It's logical.

Then there were psionic clockworks.

Huh?  Lifeless automatons, but they're psionic?

Then (seemingly) everything had some form of psionic attack.  Mobs that just the week before I could tank easily are suddenly bringing me to my knees faster than a <insert colourful euphamism here>.

That's when I said "enough's enough" and cancelled my account.  Challenge makes the game fun.  Constantly being bitch-slapped does not.

I'd LIKE to like CoH2, but they have a LOT to prove to me before I'll consider signing up.

-Jox