DC Universe, how is it?

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wammnebu

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Ive barely played mmos, due to not liking them. This being said i thought the trial of Champs online was fun, and DC Universe looked good.

Do the players on escapist have any first impressions they would be willing to share with me? Is it for mmo people? Did you like it? What was good/suktacular about it?

i would love to hear your opinions
 

Googenstien

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I played the beta on the PS3 and PC, I got at least 1 char to level 20 on both systems during the beta.

Its an OK MMO, but might not have alot of holding power just now and I really think its best played on a console.. a PC with a controller does OK but it just feels more fit on the PS3. Its very spammy/clicky. There is no real auto attack, you just mash the buttons to do your powers until things die. This is why a controller is almost needed.

Controls and gameplay remind me an awful lot of Ultimate Alliance 2 - especially in how you use the controller.. L2 plus the 4 buttons are the first 4 hotkeys and R2 and the 4 buttons are the last 4 hotkeys.

I really didnt like the travel powers at all.. I loved how City of Heroes did travel powers, this tries to mimic it but I found the controls real wonky. Even with a mouse they didnt feel fluid enough for me to truly enjoy. With the Super Speed travel power i would end up running all over walls and ceilings just trying to get close to an NPC to talk to them.

I think it might find a niche crowd and do well for Sony.. its has a nice cutscenes and quest interactions with the Super Heroes/people... and they have loads of content/npcs to use.

I would give this a 6-7 out of 10.. where WoW I would give an 8, EQ2 a 9 and LOTRO a 7... just so you can get an idea of what I like for some possible guidance.
 

S.R.S.

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Come join the fun. DCUO user group [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/DC-Universe-Online]
 

coldshadow

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worth trying for sure, but 15 bucks a month is too much for it. WoW can pull that off but not DCUO