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    Default Need Advice on 2 games

    Im about to buy warhammer online or coh/v, i enjoy a bit of pvp but like pve also could anyone give me there thoughts as i know there totally different themed games.

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    can only talk about WAR.it has so many problems that i dont know where to start.
    dont waste money on that
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    Ok thx for that arcdevil ill bear that in mind the only thing putting me off coh/v is europes community was low when i played the trial not long ago.

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    Warhammer has improved greatly with the new expansion, though it still have some issues. But not as much as Arcdevil intends.
    Go for the trial no? It's free, and give you a nice, even if limited, view of the game.

    CoH/CoV doesnt have that much PvP, but the story driven quests are great.

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    Ok thx ill try both then its decision time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plasticgod View Post
    Warhammer has improved greatly with the new expansion, though it still have some issues. But not as much as Arcdevil intends.
    Go for the trial no? It's free, and give you a nice, even if limited, view of the game.

    CoH/CoV doesnt have that much PvP, but the story driven quests are great.
    what new expansion? winds of change?

    did it fix the crap T4? no
    did it fix the awful RvR mechanics? no
    did it fix the merry-go-round RvE? no
    did it fix the stupid zergers heaven gameplay? no
    did it fix the career/faction balance? no
    did it fix the hemorrhage of players and ghost town servers? no

    loksie,i dont honestly dont know how is CoX, so i wont recommend you that either. but WAR is terrible. if u feel like playing a good RvR game, test out DaoC. it isnt coincidence that since WAR was released DaoC has experienced a sudden rebirth...its because WAR bleeds players left and right to it
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    I just bought CoH, it's fun.

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    I played CoH/CoV for a decent period of time, its a very unique game, my favorite part was the travel powers you get at level 14. The combat system is strange and got boring(for me) pretty quickly. The charachter customization is amazing, you will find yourself spending the first hour or two just making different charachters, you can literally look HOWEVER you want. Its definately worth a try and I've been considering going back to it recently.

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    CoH is a very unique game (first mmo to allow custom content) and alot of fun if you're into the super hero scene

    Warhammer online is VERY VERY PvP orientated game but RvR and Scens(battle grounds) are ALOT of fun, I would try the trial first though, the game is pretty nasty to run on a medium range rig in large scale RvR

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    Personally, I'd suggest City of Heroes/Villains. Namely because, it's the game with the best character customization I think I've ever seen in my entire life, it has some awesome abilities, and it actually has a pretty good story for a MMO. (You know, if you follow the stories, at all.)

    WAR, I don't really have much of an opinion on.

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    apparently WAR is all PVP. Though I barely saw any when I played (only up to 12, got too boring seeing noone around..Everyone is max, WoW disease)

    CoH has PVP, but it isn't the focus, and it's suppose to be just for fun, but it's easily exploitable. (Fire Blaster + pocket empath that only heals/buffs the blaster, and runs the hell out when someone attacks them) Of course, the exploits are also easily beaten (said fire blaster? Chase off his empath and he's screwed)

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    Lol okay COH gets boring after the first week or so honest to god. The gameplay is so linear its repulisive and pretty much the only fun part is travel skills(BTW flying is even that fun).

    WAR does not have an unbalanced class system because the classes play seperate rules in RVR meaning just because a black orc has higher defense than an ironbreaker, the ironbreaker will outdamage any day even though their both tank classes. Not 2 mention the variety of classes their are and, though not as in-depth as COH, it definitely doesnt have horrid customization. The quests IMO are more in depth than WoW and though the PQ's are a bit repetetive, they give good gear for RVR making it worth while. In fact, some PQ's are fun TBH. The RVR is MASSIVE and makes the game unique and fun. Some keep sieges can be up to 4 warbands big.

    WAR is a graphically intense game though but if you can run it, their absolutely stunning.

    COH's outdated graphics and last gen gameplay doesn't offer anything short of a P2P game gone cash shop. WAR on the otherhand would give you a much better gaming experience hands down. Haters hate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swordyboys View Post
    Lol okay COH gets boring after the first week or so honest to god. The gameplay is so linear its repulisive and pretty much the only fun part is travel skills(BTW flying is even that fun).

    WAR does not have an unbalanced class system because the classes play seperate rules in RVR meaning just because a black orc has higher defense than an ironbreaker, the ironbreaker will outdamage any day even though their both tank classes. Not 2 mention the variety of classes their are and, though not as in-depth as COH, it definitely doesnt have horrid customization. The quests IMO are more in depth than WoW and though the PQ's are a bit repetetive, they give good gear for RVR making it worth while. In fact, some PQ's are fun TBH. The RVR is MASSIVE and makes the game unique and fun. Some keep sieges can be up to 4 warbands big.

    WAR is a graphically intense game though but if you can run it, their absolutely stunning.

    COH's outdated graphics and last gen gameplay doesn't offer anything short of a P2P game gone cash shop. WAR on the otherhand would give you a much better gaming experience hands down. Haters hate.

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    For WAR's graphic, I 'd say it's detailed, but not appealing.... Or maybe just my taste.

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    Ya I'm a fan of WAR your right however I played both games extremely in-depth and thats my god honest answer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swordyboys View Post
    Ya I'm a fan of WAR your right however I played both games extremely in-depth and thats my god honest answer.
    war sucks the hugest nuts.. i cant believe ive wasted 40 dollars on such game! sure i would log into it once in a blue moon just so i dont regret paying so much for the shitty excuse for a mmo but

    ITS COMPLETELY EMPTY
    ITS FULL OF CAREBARE WOW KIDDIES THAT QUESTS ALL DAY
    RVR LAGGY AS SHIT with 4 wb vs 4wb

    SCENARIOS gets boring after T2

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    If your being serious about starting one of them i will say CoH/V Theres too many reasons why CoX is a great game so ill just say why its a better choice than WAR.

    I recently finished playing WAR after playing for 2months. But heres how i see WAR o and before i start if you want good pvp dont play this game since you wont get any pvp after the scenarios in tier 1 (1-11)

    WAR is all about rvr since rvr gear kicks the shit out of pve gear by a long shot. So everybody does RvR but heres the reason why theres no pvp. It is easier to grind influence points if you avoid any combat and just do the castle keeps. So whenever a castle is being defended trust me you wont be attacking it. Mainly because its broken system since the hero's will **** any WBs that try to attack it while theres people defending.

    WAR quests are tedious and very boring after Tier 2 and since scenario's are hardly played in T2 and T3 you have to do them or PQ and PQs are not worth the time imo.

    The graphics look great sure but when it comes down to fighting warbands even with a good setup i can bet you still lag.

    Classes are outbalanced too i saw this in T3/T4 and for Dest its in all tiers. Order have shitloads of Warrior priests and Bright wizards and Dest just have a boatload of choppa's Dont be surprised if your playing a scenario against/with 5-8 other choppa's.

    I could go on but i wont. Like said before the games not too dead from T1-3 but it sure as hell aint lively.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leathel View Post
    Bleh another thread....

    Lets see....


    How is it now? I mean, all the reviews and stuff are old, soo...


    Its still great and even though its been out for a while NCSOFT are still bringing out new classes and new content for example the Shields class which is like a tank/dps type class for heroes and the newly added user content which in theory makes the content this game has to offer the the re playability infinite.

    Is it worth a go?

    Obviously. Its cheap and theres a free trial BUT i would not recommend the free trial to anyone who is serious about picking the game up. The content the free trial offers is passable in a day and pretty much in one party too. It stops at level 13 which took my last 4 alts a day to get to and it took one party but mainly because i was the leader so whenever someone said they had to go i wwas able to quickly fill the spot.

    Is it very grindy?

    Lol ! No not at all and if you are noticing any grind that means you are not playing the game properly. This is a party based game and even though it is possible to solo (experience needed) its not recommended and it sure as hell aint as fun. The cap is level 50 remember but with that said you wont even notice it. Since every few levels you just keep waiting to unlock new things for example.

    level 13 - Travel power
    level 20 - Cape
    level 30 - Aura's
    level 40 - Epic pool
    level 50 - Max level !

    With that said theres also Task forces to look forward to that unlock at certain levels which are similiar to raids and last about 2-5 hours. Trust me your going to want some pizza and a drink before starting one of these.

    How is the PvP?

    Surprisingly enough i never got round to doing pvp properly when i resub in a few days imma respec my spines char and give it a real try. From what elegance has said it seems to be really fast lol.

    Population?

    Now the population....Its lower than most popular p2p games i aint going to lie about that. But the real question is do you notice it?

    No you dont. Making a FULL team takes me 15mins at the most. And its much easier at lower levels then making a full team for TFs take longer because im very selective about what classes i bring with me.

    The community is amazing so theres a lot of player events as well as Community triggered events like the Rikti Raid





    Believe it or not theres 50+ people there if not more and this was all made because a few people were bored lol

    Also like to note im on the EU servers and our population is significantly lower than the US.

    And what server should I go on?

    For US its Freedom

    For EU its Union




    No it really doesnt like i said before it depends how you are playing. If you start to feel it getting grindy you are playing it wrong.

    I wish i would be able to take some people who are interested in the game through some of my parties i bet 99% of them would subscribe after playing a day with me on CoX.

    Anyways if you have anymore questions pm me! i play the EU servers so i cant help ya ingame :P Shit i typed too much >_> answers your question though so READ IT!

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    No coordination? I'm done with this after that comment, your nothing short of ignorant. Peace.

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    Your just arguing about nothing anyway.. not helping the guy in any way.
    I cant say ive personally played either of the games but i know a few people that play City of Heroes and absolutely love it, they think its well worth the money and i have to say i do like the look of it aswell and im thinking of starting up on it

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    Try the trials first!

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    i think warhammer is based on pvp ... as main subject ... idk about coh/cov ... :|
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