Champions Online is an MMORPG that takes place in a comic book universe set primarily in Millennium City. Create a superhero and help defend the world from crime alongside your fellow champions.
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WELL WELL WELL
LOOK WHO'S ALREADY HERE
WHY YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
TO BE! TOO! LATE!
THINK HARD WHILE YOU STILL CAN, HERO--
It's an alright game. Very heavily monetized but not stifling so. Questionable decisions at times but the simple gameplay is fun to me and tends to be how I decompress. Also, I can make some really cool character designs.
Nice game
Pinto Beans
to the love on my game you will Live in my memory
very fun game. plays like city of heroes back in day. better than DCUOnllie. very comic booky in terms of grachics. highly recommend it if you like comics and superheroes
I really liked it, but in this age of artificial intelligence, if you can’t add languages other than English to this game, I’m afraid I can’t say much - I won’t be able to play it.
I played this game years ago and I remember it as being fun. So I decided to try it again. Downloaded it and crated a new account (I no longer had my original address) and it said the account was created. But when I tried to login it said the login was incorrect. Tried forgot password but it said the email was not registered. So I tried creating it again but said it already existed. So I gave up.
This game is ATROCIOUS. My heroes have capes, and they're just stiffly fluttering at 100mph on my back CONSTANTLY. I thought this was a joke! You've never seen so many terrifying paywalls in your LIFE if you haven't attempted playing this game. First example you run into: you only get 2 CHARACTERS BEFORE YOU HAVE TO PAY??? The character models and graphics look suited for 5 year olds. There is almost no character customization before you have to open your wallet. In fights, I tried fighting enemies multiple levels below mine, and I was running completely out of energy, even though as a level 8, I only had 3 POWERS....pathetic, and extremely boring. This game needs a COMPLETE overhaul from the current state it's in. Entirely unplayable, and unenjoyable.
BLOCKED my country's IP address, GG
Champions online was a favorite game of mine a long long time ago. I recently came back and its sad to see the game is the same as it was back then. No new content. No new anything except costumes and the same events over and over again. Its amazing to see the devs keep the game running. But i wish it could be revived. It has a loyal following of people and i see the same names in game almost every day. I hope at some point it comes back to life or gets a revival. It is still one of the best super hero mmo's in the market. Please dev's revive this amazing game.
This is old but still charming and fun. I love getting back to fiddling with builds and flying around in the world now and then.
is good
It's really disappointing how this game has been treated. You no longer get to build your architype, rather you pick from pre-determined templates with no contol over the power set. Any of the good powersets are locked behind purchases.
I played a ton of this game when it was first released, but it's just ruined now
[h1]Champions Online — papy tient bon[/h1]
Champions Online est un MMO à l’ancienne.
Très à l’ancienne.
Et malgré son âge, il a au moins un mérite indiscutable :
[b]il est toujours là[/b].
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[h2]🦸 Un MMO d’une autre époque[/h2]
Champions Online fait partie de ces MMO
qui ont été conçus à une époque où les éditeurs testaient beaucoup de choses.
Graphiquement…
bon.
C’était une autre époque.
Et disons-le franchement :
[b]ça a très mal vieilli[/b].
Le cell-shading et le style comic book avaient du sens à la sortie,
mais aujourd’hui, le rendu accuse clairement son âge.
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[h2]🎨 Une création de personnage toujours exceptionnelle[/h2]
S’il y a bien un domaine où Champions Online reste impressionnant,
c’est la [b]création de personnage[/b].
Encore aujourd’hui, elle est :
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[*]extrêmement libre
[*]très détaillée
[*]capable de donner vie à presque n’importe quel super-héros
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Costumes, couleurs, morphologie…
on peut vraiment créer [b]son[/b] héros,
et c’est clairement l’un des plus gros points forts du jeu.
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[h2]🧠 Builds et gameplay : liberté… sous conditions[/h2]
Le système de pouvoirs est intéressant,
surtout grâce au mode [b]Freeform[/b],
qui permet de piocher librement dans toutes les capacités du jeu.
Mais cette liberté a un prix :
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[*]beaucoup d’options sont payantes
[*]les archétypes gratuits sont limités
[*]le jeu est plus agréable une fois certains verrous levés
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Cela reste faisable en free-to-play,
mais demande du temps, du farm,
ou un petit passage par la boutique.
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[h2]📉 Contenu et évolution : un jeu figé[/h2]
Soyons honnêtes :
Champions Online n’évolue plus vraiment.
Le contenu PvE est limité,
le PvP est quasiment à l’abandon,
et une partie des anciennes mécaniques
sont buggées ou laissées de côté.
On sent que le jeu est en mode survie,
plus entretenu que réellement développé.
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[h2]🤝 Une communauté encore debout[/h2]
Et pourtant…
le jeu tient encore debout grâce à sa communauté.
Une communauté :
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[*]accueillante
[*]créative
[*]très roleplay
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On sent un vrai amour pour l’univers super-héro,
pour les comics,
et pour ce que le jeu a voulu être.
C’est sans doute ce qui lui permet encore d’exister.
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[h2]🧾 Conclusion — Un vieux MMO attachant[/h2]
Champions Online est :
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[*]daté
[*]mal vieilli techniquement
[*]limité en contenu
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Mais aussi :
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[*]très libre dans la création de personnages
[*]porté par une communauté passionnée
[*]unique dans son approche super-héro
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Ce n’est clairement pas un MMO pour tout le monde aujourd’hui,
mais pour les amateurs de super-héros,
de roleplay,
ou de MMO old school sans prise de tête,
il reste une curiosité attachante.
👉 [b]Recommandé avec indulgence[/b].
Papy tient bon… et mérite un peu de respect.
4/10. Homecoming is quite a bit better.
Champions Online es un patio de recreo increíble para la creatividad, atrapado en un MMO que ya vio sus mejores días. Si te gusta diseñar personajes y rolear, instálalo solo por el editor. Es gratis y perderás horas probando combinaciones. Pero si buscas un MMO moderno, competitivo y lleno de gente para hacer "raids" complejas, aquí no lo vas a encontrar. Es un juego para entrar, volar un rato, sentirte poderoso y salir.
pero la verdad prefiero quedarme a jugar pixel gun 3D que jugar esto, no lo recomiendo.
As a LONG standing player of this game with 9k hours invested, along with much of my income placed within one MMO alone. I have to speak up now over it's current state. Because it has become mind numbing to watch.
This game has become a literal shell of what it once was, and the new development team supporting it is gouging players for more funds as time goes on with low quality cosmetic content. It's to a point where DECA is literally swindling players, and a majority of those players in the "Official Discord" are fine with it. And any dissenting opinion in regards to this is met with swift silencing in part by the Community Management team in that discord.
This game had it's day to shine, with many opportunities to continue for it to thrive with a brighter future. However DECA has decided to force gambling for cash grab items down players throats as opposed to giving this game the revival it needs.
DECA's recent "additions" to this game being the Kung Fu Lockbox, which suffers from obvious graphical errors. When you apply the "rare costume" to your character, that characters legs vanish underneath the pants. With such large gaps showing that your characters legs are obviously missing. And there is rumor that a developer from prior ownership never had the chance to finish it before she was fired by the new ruling company. So the rolled out an incomplete product.
Cosmic Key of Power Soul of the Dragon Key Pack which in turn acts as a lockbox itself, with randomized costume parts for $20.00 USD Each. So if you wanted all of the parts you're looking at a price that is potentially higher that $80.00 USD, or more. Especially if you aren't a dedicated full time player, and can only muster a few hours at a time, and you want to pay for convenience of having said cosmetic items.
In addition to all of this now two lockboxes drop as lootable items from fights with NPC villains. Enforcing that DECA wants you to gamble as much as possible, without giving the game any proper scope of attention. There are aspects of this game that need to be refined, we don't need new ways to gamble our money for pixels that won't benefit us in the long run.
One of the only 3 superhero mmorpg games, ad the one with the most options on costumes and character creation.
Tons of content, its possible to get to endgame en 3 months and almost everything can be unlocked by a F2P gamer.
Chill Relax Play Customize Fun
Way better Superhero games, most are free
A Classic MMO. Glad it's still live.
best mmo if u want unlimited things to do
Ive played this game off and on for years. It might be because i barely understand whats going on, but i enjoy being a superhero and beating up bad guys.
Lots of fun and good community!
Just go play Homecoming instead. This was a botched attempt to copy City of Heroes then, it's still a pretty rough attempt now... Especially now that Homecoming is officially licensed.
Oui
Its a very nicely designed game in style and concept, and you are going to like it if you know what youre looking/going for.
10/10
try it again! it's better than you remember!
Edit: Have met a ton of great of people and have seen some AMAZING costumes! I have also been showered with gifts from veteran players! The game is really fun too!! I keep finding myself getting stuck making costumes though, just like the old days Z 😊👍
Decent game if you just looking at the costumes and tailoring part, at that it's amazing, i love making costumes.
content part.. it's on life support.
NO TIENE IDIOMA Español !!!
Im sure it was good once. Its just hideous. Came from DCUO online and I thought to myself, maybe this game would be better? No. It made DCUO look like GTA 6
I like it
I wanted to come back and play this game, but there is just too many paywalls and pay to win items on the cash shop. It feels bad because the developers are no longer supporting champions online. Do yourself a favor and play City of Heroes: Homecoming instead.
While the story is terribly written and the missions generic and boring, it has hands down the best Character Creator in any game I've ever played. You can make your character into almost anything you can imagine with a plethora of various power choices to further enhance the customization. This makes the game great for roleplay. Sadly the gameplay itself isn't that attractive. If you want the experience of creating custom superheros/villains and role playing them out it was king of the castle at one point in time. Sadly the community has dwindled over the years due to the age of the game.
i love this game.
AWESOME! LIFETIME MEMBER!
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キャラクターの種類が多い、自分好みのキャラを選べる
ok
イベントが定期的に開催、ログインするモチベーションがある
協力プレイが充実、難しいステージも仲間とならクリアできる
難易度が高い、クリアすると達成感がすごい
キャラクターのコスチュームが豊富、着せ替えが楽しい
グラフィックが可愛い、世界観が癒やし系
時間制限のないステージが多い、ゆっくり考えられる
ステージデザインが独創的、探索するのが厌わない
キャラクターのスキルがカッコいい、連続コンボが楽しい
戦術設定が詳細、自分のスタイルで試合を制御できる
経営の成功感が強く、達成感が持続する
音楽が癒やし系、プレイしながらリラックスできる
回避アクションが快感満点、危機一髪の瞬間がハラハラする
カーレースゲームのスピード感がすごい、ハンドル操作が爽快
広告が少ないのが嬉しい、スムーズにプレイできる
レベルアップの爽快感がたまらない、育成要素が充実
大会モードが充実、優勝すると達成感が MAX
マップが豊富、毎回新しい体験ができる
ジャンプスケアが効いていて、ハラハラドキドキ
イベントが多い、定期的に友達と集まりたくなる
バトルロワイヤルゲームの緊張感がたまらない、優勝すると興奮する
カーレースゲームのスピード感がすごい、ハンドル操作が爽快
ストーリーが謎めいていて、最後まで引き込まれる
ステージが多い、何時間でも遊べる
課金要素が少なく、無課金でも楽しめる
イベントが多い、定期的にログインしたくなる
ステージが多い、何時間でも遊べる
課金要素が少なく、無課金でも楽しめる
協力プレイが充実、難しいステージも仲間とならクリアできる
長期的にプレイできる、リプレイ価値が高い
広告が少ないのが嬉しい、スムーズにプレイできる
初心者向けのチュートリアルが充実、すぐに入れる
自由度が高い、自分好みのプレイスタイルで楽しめる
雰囲気が怖すぎる、夜にプレイするのは勇気がいる
イベントが定期的に開催、ログインするモチベーションがある
クラフトゲームの自由度が高く、自分好みの世界を作れる
アップデートが頻繁で、新しいコンテンツが追加される
I can't play the game. Steam says I've got nearly 4 hours of playtime, and that's just not true. I launch it, click play, and get stuck on the initial loading screen with the people fighting a gorilla. Steam won't let me verify the files because they come through a 3rd party. I've reinstalled it 3 times and even tried getting it directly from ARC's website and the problem persists.
自由度が高い、自分好みのプレイスタイルで楽しめる
レベルアップの爽快感がたまらない、育成要素が充実
キャラクターのスキルがカッコいい、連続コンボが楽しい
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Great super hero mmo. I've played this game off and on since I've played its demo before release
Far too difficult, its gui is badly made, hard to read and access, the lore is basic and poorly written, it is hyper andro-eurocentric, and the gameplay is boring and uninteresting. Basic concept is better executed with the DCUO game.
It's just amazing, i mean graphics wise they're fine. gameplay is good and FPS is solid. 10%10 game.
The game stands out among others for its quality.
Takes me back to simpler days.
the best basic bare bones superhero character creator with a mediocre "rpg" attached to it, the rp community seem cool though despite all the blatant furry oc's
game who could be good if the policy wasn't to accept, support and rewarding harassment. So keep kids away from this crap, the player base is nasty and really ♥♥♥♥♥♥, and the people in charge of the game doesn't care. Never saw GMs so lazy and stupids. Thanks DECA for taking over this game and made it worse so fast
Tudo nesse jogo é caro e confuso. O dcuo é melhor.
I came back to this game after several years..
and my character (which I poured a lot of time in) was locked because his power was put behind a paywall
brabo
Great be the hero you dream to be
Игра 'Champions Online' — это настоящий подарок для всех любителей супергеройской тематики. Открытый мир, где можно встретить как знакомых, так и совершенно уникальных персонажей, затягивает с первых минут. Система создания героя поражает своей глубиной: от выбора костюма до тонкой настройки способностей, каждый может создать своего неповторимого борца со злом. Боевая система динамична и зрелищна, а разнообразие миссий и активностей не даст заскучать. Конечно, графика и некоторые механики могут показаться устаревшими, но душа игры, ее атмосфера и безграничные возможности для ролевого отыгрыша с лихвой это компенсируют. Это мир, где каждый может почувствовать себя настоящим героем.
Great game
They really killed their game.... :/
It’s your run-of-the-mill crappy MMO with predatory practices, microtransactions and several hundred hours worth of grinding before it “gets good”.
The one single thing this game has that sets it apart is that its customization is incomparably better than any other game of its kind. You can make almost anything, appearance wise. And if you’re willing to fork over some money, you can even mix and match abilities instead of being bound to one class.
Past that however, it has all the flaws that normally come with these kinds of games.
The combat is floaty, and it feels delayed.
The player base of this “Massively Multiplayer Online” game consists of about 100 people, and most of the meaningful content is centered around having a group.
Like every crappy MMO, it’s been sold down several different companies, and almost every scummy thing that one company added, the others kept. There is currently a Mini-Premium upgrade, a Lifetime Premium upgrade that costs ~$200, paywalled classes, premium cosmetics, premium cosmetics that you only have a chance of receiving, lootboxes, lootboxes that can only be obtained from opening other lootboxes, an endgame upgrade that on-release took either ~40 years or ~$40.000 to max out until the 20 active players who were there at that time threw a fit and they wound up lowering it to a charitable 3 years instead, and the list will probably go on.
Lastly, there’s the matter of content. There isn’t much. Generally, there is little appeal in the actual leveling. It’s mostly about rushing to the end-game where you collect cosmetics and replay 3 different bosses. Past that and a few alright story scenarios, there’s not much to do.
The only appeal you’re likely gonna get out of this game is nostalgia or if you have a furry OC and you want to create them here. But past that, I don’t see many other reasons why somebody would play this.
The MMORPG aspect of this game is godawful, but the rp and character customization you can do is amazing.
This game needs to be preserved inside a nuclear bunker where it can't be hurt.
Jogo desde 2009. É um jogo que resiste à industria com uma base de jogadores fiéis. Faço pausas longas, mas sempre retorno.
Best Superhero Game out there
Review: Champions Online — Avoid at All Costs
Summary
• This game is effectively dead. The studio prioritizes squeezing money from players over fixing bugs, adding content, or caring about the community.
Major problems
• Predatory monetization and pay-to-win design that forces spending to be remotely competitive.
• Core systems identical to the ALPHA build; the same bugs, copy/paste text, and invisible barriers remain after 16 years.
• Adventure and Nemesis content riddled with typos, invisible walls, and game-breaking bugs.
• Powersets are lazy copy/paste across archetypes; many archetypes are rendered useless by hidden, purchase-locked mechanics.
• Massive reliance on broken percentage-based mechanics and temporary modifiers that randomly “fall off” when you need them.
Pay-to-win and lootbox scam
• Special unlockables are behind cash-only gates with absurd lottery odds.
• Lockboxes/keys gatekeep content; you’re told to spend more when you don’t get what you paid for.
• in game "Currencies" multiply and "die" faster than you can earn them unless you open your wallet. The whole system exists to extract money, not to reward play. what am I saying? there is no "Skill" involved,
• Abilities with rank numbers that don’t work as described; passive effects that vanish mid-combat; cooldowns and charge mechanics that fail if interrupted.
• Required mechanics (example: needing a ranged attack for certain encounters) invalidate entire archetypes with no reasonable workaround.
• No meaningful new zones, original powersets, or real expansions in two decades. This is stagnation dressed up as a live service.
Final verdict
• The developers and owners either can’t (UTTERLY INCOMPETENT) fix the mess. Their priorities are clear: cheat players for cash, while leaving the product to rot.
• This is a predatory product with negligent stewardship. Avoid Champions Online and anything that emerges from the "ARC" launcher.
It's really meh. The graphics for characters is ok, the environmental graphics is poor, the vfx graphics are over done. Game play is meh. . .combat is clunky button mashing.
Well, it's an old game I guess, can't expect too much from it.
