Offline Gameplay/Content

On 21 Oct 2006 23:03:25 -0700, eL_sTiKo <elstiko.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> My son is considering buying a copy of CoH and is wondering how
> much content/gameplay you can enjoy without subscribing to the a
> sever for the online portion - is it worth bothering with the game
> without a subscription and a broadband connection?

No. You can't access any content whatsoever without subscribing to
the game. You don't actually NEED a broadband connection to play;
many people get along tolerably with just dialup. However, you do
need to subscribe to the game even just to play with the costume
editor.

Note that a lot of 14-day trial codes get distributed, either as
holiday offers, special website deals (like, say, the one mmorpg.com
was running recently/may still be running), or pack-ins with new
editions of the game (the CoV Good vs Evil box includes two of them,
for instance). It shouldn't be too hard for you to find a way to try
it out without buying it (though to note, you will have to download
the game client in order to do so).

(Also, if you do decide to subscribe to the game, you can play it for
less than $11 per month if you purchase game cards via amazon.com
rather than subscribing with a credit card.)

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"eL_sTiKo" <elstiko.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161497005.389728.4020@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| My son is considering buying a copy of CoH and is wondering how much
| content/gameplay you can enjoy without subscribing to the a sever for
| the online portion - is it worth bothering with the game without a
| subscription and a broadband connection?

"eL_sTiKo" <elstiko.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161510230.734180.264390@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Thanks so much for clarifying! Very promptly too. Cheers!

Well, not precisely.

Checks the AMAZON webpage for quoting...
(doesn't seem to be on the USA Amazon.com link)

Please note that I am running this game off a 56KB dialup connection, a
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200 with 128 MB video card memory, and with 512MB system
memory.

You can indeed run this off a "middle end" system.
The game will look a hell of a lot better on a current "higher end"
system, but it plays fairly well on my PC even though the game disables the
fancy water effects (leaving a 2 layer sliding transparent texture pair for
the water effects).


http://www.amazon.co.uk/City-Heroes-Villains-Combined-DVD/dp/B000I5TL1Q
City of Heroes/City of Villains Combined Edition (PC DVD)
by Ncsoft
Platform: Windows XP
(Which is *WRONG* as I have ran the game off WIN98 & WINME, and am currently
running it off WINME. If they limit the install to only WINXP, well they'd
be morons.)

Product Features

* Two massively multiplayer online games - One subscription fee
* Craft your ultimate hero, join forces with other players and together
wage war on crime.
* Hatch your plans for world domination by masterminding heists,
kidnappings and raids
* Meet your arch enemy head on and battle for domination in four
player-versus-player zones.
* Exclusive in-game bonus items
* Full versions of both City of Heroes and City of Villains
***********************************
* First month of play included*
***********************************
* Exclusive two-sided Paragon City/Rogue Isles map
* All content updates including Issue 7: Destiny Manifest
* Issues 1-6 of Top Cow's City of Heroes comics (PDF)
* Collectable Game Activation Card

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My hardware for playing CITY OF HEROES / CITY OF VILLAINS

System Information
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Time of this report: 10/22/2006, 10:15:13
Machine name: DATABASE ERROR
Operating System: Windows Me (4.90, Build 3000)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model: VT8367-8235
BIOS: Phoenix
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) , MMX, 3DNow, ~1.2GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 176MB used, 1310MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0904 32bit

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Display Memory: 127.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit)(default refresh rate)
Monitor: Optiquest Q71-2
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024

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Sound Devices
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Description: Aureal - Vortex DirectSound Driver
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes


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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 1.5 GB
Total Space: 115.7 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: IDE DISK TYPE47

Drive: D:
Free Space: 4.0 GB
Total Space: 39.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: IDE DISK TYPE47

Drive: E:
Free Space: 0.0 GB
Total Space: 1.5 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: IDE DISK TYPE47

Drive: F:
Model: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-811S

Drive: G:
Model: LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163D
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