Wanna be a hero? Or maybe you'd rather be a shadier shade of evil? Or maybe you just like wearing tights -- we're not here to judge. City of Heroes: Going Rogue launches today, a new expansion to the City of Heroes MMO that brings in an entirely new alternate universe, a wholly different "moral alignment system," and lots more.
Up until now, players had to choose between the Villain and Hero factions, the proverbial black and white. Going Rogue lets you explore the shades of gray, introducing two new alignments, Rogue and Vigilante. For the first time, your character's morality and the decisions you make will affect your experience in the game.
Heroes will be able to access the Rogue Isles, and Villains will finally get to Paragon City, opening up tons of new possibilities. In fact, you don't even start off as a clear-cut Hero or Villain; instead, you begin as a neutral Praetorian, decide to join up with the Loyalists or Resistance, and evolve into a Hero or Villain based on your choices.
"Praetorian, huh?" Oh, right, that's a denizen of Going Rogue's new alternate universe, dubbed Praetoria, and it's massive: a bunch of new zones, new missions, hidden secrets, and new foes to take on. Developer NC Soft boasts that the new universe was built from the ground up to support "Ultra Mode graphics," so expect to see more detailed shadows, lighting, reflections, and other eye candy, if your Mac is up to snuff. (Ultra Mode requires at least 3GB of RAM and either an Nvidia GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon 3870 or better -- see full system requirements here.)
Going Rogue also features new power sets such as Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning, new costumes of course (City of Heroes players love to look good), new badges, slots for additional characters, and so on -- it's a lot of content for an expansion.
And it can all be yours. Going Rogue retails for $29.99 (a full version of City of Heroes or City of Villains is required for the expansion), with a $14.99 monthly fee (a 7-day free trial is available). If you're not already playing City of Heroes, the Complete Collection ($39.99) includes all the content released so far: City of Heroes, City of Villains, and Going Rogue, as well as a Going Rogue item pack.
PLUS, we're giving away 10 license codes for the Going Rogue expansion pack, as well as one grand prize, a license code for the Complete Collection. To win, just leave a comment below -- the deadline is 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time tonight, August 17, 2010. We'll choose 10 runners-up and one grand-prize winner at random. Good luck!
micle2000
August 17, 2010 at 4:04pm
Never played too many MMOs, and this looks like a fine place to start!
rayden42
August 17, 2010 at 3:29pm
I play COH-Cov an the New I18 Shades of Grey,An What can i say , the newe Graphics upgrades are out of this world,An the new Villians Rock, if you can't get into the hero thing go Villian, An Just have a Blast with it, An the new Going Rogue Content is SWEET as can be, But Would Love to find mr Cole an Give him the Royal Beat Down lol.
qwedgeonline
August 17, 2010 at 3:24pm
Hooray for MMOs on Mac! Well, other a than Toontown, at least.
jeremy9797
August 17, 2010 at 3:20pm
If I don't win this idk if I'll be able to get it. I hope I win!!!
Thard
August 17, 2010 at 3:20pm
I'm going to be the most mundane superhero ever... If I get a free code.
Meet... Parking meter man!
bzjohnson
August 17, 2010 at 3:13pm
I'd been waiting for Star Wars - the Old Republic in order to see the gradation possible in a moral alignment system, especially how it affects game play and how users will react to the nuanced game.
Looks like I know where I'll be spending my gaming budget this month!
Dignan
August 17, 2010 at 2:59pm
This is pretty much the only game I have payed to play online, always fun and enjoyable.
hyi_lin
August 17, 2010 at 2:56pm
Yes, time for me to turn a new page OR just continue to bash on the good guys. Either way, I'm down.
Birdman
August 17, 2010 at 2:50pm
I've been a fan of MMO's for a number of years. Lets see if we'll add one more.
Birdman
August 17, 2010 at 2:50pm
I've been a fan of MMO's for a number of years. Lets see if we'll add one more.
bmosley1
August 17, 2010 at 2:50pm
I've been playing City of Heroes since 2004 and the game to this day astounds me - - amazing character customization, player made missions, player made super group bases, etc. The list just goes on and on. With the introduction of "Going Rogue", we can now play characters that are even closer to the comics, and by introducing real character choices adds another layer of depth to an already amazing game. Plus, the game looks so good, so delicious on my new iMac. I've played WoW for some time, but this game kicks WoW in the butt.
tomasnoh2
August 17, 2010 at 2:48pm
I already purchased the Going Rogue expansion... not the complete edition though... and may I say... it is amazing! The new areas are stunning and the stories leave you laughing, steaming, or just happy.
slippyninja
August 17, 2010 at 2:47pm
so excited about this. always been a fan. this will be the best MMORPG of all time.
SkaroKaled
August 17, 2010 at 2:40pm
Yay just had confirmation that us Brits can enter te competition!!! Fingers crossed I'll get to play :)
Blackice2134
August 17, 2010 at 2:35pm
I love this game so much, all of the new powersets are awesome, even if I do have to play them with a free trial. If I win, I would so take a few days off work and play the heck out of the expansion!
InternetComplete
August 17, 2010 at 2:33pm
to win! I always wanted to play this game, and free would be a good price (yeah, I know about the monthly fee)
Abel Padilla
August 17, 2010 at 2:29pm
...and I promise to install it on my daughter's new computer so she can play! Together, she and I will SLAM EVIL! :)
Terkovian
August 17, 2010 at 2:26pm
I haven't played this in a while and I tried out Champions but didn't like it quite as much as I did City of Heroes. I stopped playing due to family and life, damn family and damn life it's time to go Rogue!!!!
scotwest
August 17, 2010 at 2:00pm
What I saw of the last few Issues of CoH seemed ho-hum, but this really seems like it will fundamentally change the game. Not just the new content but the Alignment system has a lot of potential to alter the strategies of even longtime players. It'll be interesting to see what effect changing from Villain to Hero or vice versa will have on stable supergroups.
Anyway, sign me up for the drawing, please. The new Mac needs a workout worthy of it.
ashavohu
August 17, 2010 at 1:57pm
-sigh- All my friends are playing it, but I'll have to wait a while longer if I don't win here. :)
rappakalja
August 17, 2010 at 1:53pm
Sign me up for the drawing! May need to get a new Mac to run it, but it'd be worth it!
keonichavez
August 17, 2010 at 1:30pm
I love that this is on the Mac, standing proudly alongside World of Warcraft!
macdude101
August 17, 2010 at 1:18pm
that seems cool
i hope my MacBook can handle it, though. regardless, I enter!
Syre
August 17, 2010 at 12:53pm
Looks like a cool game. I'm not much of a gamer but I think it'd be a lot of fun to be a bad guy! >;D
Did i see a guy that is like Deadpool? hmm I think so. :P
dirdled
August 17, 2010 at 12:33pm
This looks like it would be reallllllllly cool to run on the computer I'm going to order next week.
