This preview is written at the end of the final open beta of Champions Online This article looks at game in its effective release state. Pros and cons are analyzed and some areas of improvement are pointed out. The desperate need for full character respecs is addressed.
The main selling point of Champions Online is the extreme customization and character variety. This virtue becomes a vice if players are not given the ability to fully respec (retcon) and repair choices they later regret.
Champions Online is the next great MMO based on the popular pen-and-paper RPG by the same name. A superhero game for the PC and Xbox 360, will this title be just another failure in the genre or will it set the standard for everyone else to follow? Check out the latest details here.
