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DCUO going F2P

Started by Courtnall6, September 19, 2011, 03:59:27 PM

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BigAl1775

Nope, not the 20th...TBA!!!!!!  :banghead: But they are added a ton of styles to the market and Future Bats and Harley will be available for purchase. Alotta bug fixes and overall patching.
Dreadlok-Officer of Freedom Reborn on DCUO (PC)
              -Founder of Freedom Reborn on Marvel:Contest of Champions (tablet)

Tortuga

Other way around, I believe.  But maybe that has switched now that it's F2P.

UnkoMan

Whoa, free to play?! Okay, I will probably be joining up. And, hey, only two characters. Maybe that will cure my constant altitis and have me actually take a character all the way through the game.
Or make it worse as I constantly delete characters...

Magnificent

If you purchase anything from the DCUO Marketplace, your account automatically (and permanently) from Free to Premium.  This gives you 4 more character slots (and you can purchase as many more as you need), almost double the inventory slots (from 28 to 42 and can purchase more), 5 auction slots (with the base membership, you get none), double the bank slots (from 12 to 24), the ability to trade items with other players, and a few other things.

Click me for more info :jeyrox

Courtnall6

It's been announced...November 1st DCUO F2P goes live. :cool:
Clothes make the man and colourful tights make the Super-Hero.

bat1987

Servers are not up yet but you can download the client from here

http://launch.soe.com/installer/DCUO_setup.exe

Midnite

Figure Fan, please remove your station ID. That's tied into your account. Just post the name of your toon in DCUO.  :)

Courtnall6

My main hero is NightShrike and my main villian is Death Play. Both PVE. I have other toons on PVP but I will end up deleteing them...reeeaaalllly don't like PVP servers.

Other toons on PVE - Soladar and John Weston (a Green Lantern). I have a few others but I need to rename them. :cool:
Clothes make the man and colourful tights make the Super-Hero.

bat1987

Quote from: Courtnall6 on November 03, 2011, 06:20:28 PM
My main hero is NightShrike and my main villian is Death Play. Both PVE. I have other toons on PVP but I will end up deleteing them...reeeaaalllly don't like PVP servers.

Don't delete them, u can switch back and forth between PVE and PVP phases as much as u like.

Courtnall6

So I can untag myself for PVP on the PVP server? Or can I switch servers? I'd check myself but the USPS3 server is offline.  :angry:
Clothes make the man and colourful tights make the Super-Hero.

detourne_me

So I just joined up and played for quite a few hours today, up to level 7 with my first guy, NightThrush.  Seriously C6, what a coincidence. Totally shouldve checked out these boards first.  heh, anyway my guy is a sidekick sized dude, so if you need a sidekick.

bat1987

Quote from: Courtnall6 on November 04, 2011, 02:45:29 AM
So I can untag myself for PVP on the PVP server? Or can I switch servers? I'd check myself but the USPS3 server is offline.  :angry:

U can switch servers. There's a realm teleport in the WT in the central hub. U guys are on PS3? Aww, was looking forward to seeing y'all on PC.

Courtnall6

Ah cool...thanks for the info bat!

I installed the PC version too. I'll let you know when I have a toon up and running on there. :D
Clothes make the man and colourful tights make the Super-Hero.

UnkoMan

TheCorpse (with no spaces) is up on the PC PVE server.
Except it suddenly froze... but that was okay because hey I can't be playing a video game all day long! (I fully expect to play this most of today.)

Um, his mentor is Batman, but I don't think it really matters, does it? I just wanted him to hang out in spooky Gotham.

vamp

Glacialis on the PC PVP server (cant figure out how to switch)

bat1987

Quote from: vamp on November 04, 2011, 06:53:42 PM
Glacialis on the PC PVP server (cant figure out how to switch)

Check my previous post, just go to central part of Watch Tower, there's a huge realm teleport there.

vamp

i tried earlier. its just so massive of a place. Maybe i will try again when it lets me actually log on

detourne_me

Is there a free to play ps3 version too? Wow

Courtnall6

Quote from: vamp on November 04, 2011, 07:19:06 PM
i tried earlier. its just so massive of a place. Maybe i will try again when it lets me actually log on

Go to your map and select the Phase Shift location under Watch Tower...it'll lead you right to it. :)
Clothes make the man and colourful tights make the Super-Hero.

BlueBard

Ok, I've managed to spend a (very) little time with this game.  I have some mixed emotions about it.

The PC controls remain hard to get used to, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Costume creation frankly sucks compared to what I'm used to with CoH and CO.  Some of it could probably be rectified with additional parts, but the colorization UI feels very clunky to me.  I don't. like. it. at. all.  I suppose this may have something to do with console compatibility, though.

I really love the separation between "weapon" and "ability" and "movement".  It enhances the feeling that you can create characters which are truly distinctive and not just reskinned clones of an archetype.  If I want to be a Mentalist Speedster with a Bow, then I can do that.

Speaking of movement, I'm really thrilled with the Acrobat's ability to cling to walls.  For me, this is the coolest thing about DCUO so far.  I must confess that my first character, "Websnare", is an Acrobatic Gadgeteering Martial Artist whose Mentor is Batman.  He is, of course, not supposed to resemble a popular Marvel character and any resemblance is strictly superficial.
STO/CO: @bluegeek

Magnificent

Plug in an XBox controller, it's going to be a lot easier for you than using the keyboard for movement/fighting, etc.

UnkoMan

I kind of DON'T like that Blue Bard... Just because now I feel like I am forced to have a weapon and a super power, whereas lots of my characters either have one or the other. Granted, there are hand blasts, martial arts and brawling... But it just feels weird to me.
Plus, then they also have to have random super powers they wouldn't have. I don't have to use them, but I'll pretty much die if I don't.

Heck, sometimes I die if I do. This game is pretty tough for me.

That's why I like CO best. You get to pick and choose powers from all over and still have viable play options.

(Although I, too, love the ability to stick to walls. And finally super speed is actually useful.)

BlueBard

Quote from: UnkoMan on November 20, 2011, 08:03:43 PM
I kind of DON'T like that Blue Bard... Just because now I feel like I am forced to have a weapon and a super power, whereas lots of my characters either have one or the other. Granted, there are hand blasts, martial arts and brawling... But it just feels weird to me.
Plus, then they also have to have random super powers they wouldn't have. I don't have to use them, but I'll pretty much die if I don't.

Heck, sometimes I die if I do. This game is pretty tough for me.

That's why I like CO best. You get to pick and choose powers from all over and still have viable play options.

(Although I, too, love the ability to stick to walls. And finally super speed is actually useful.)

I get you, UnkoMan.  The DC system probably lends itself best to creating Batman and Superman knockoffs at the moment.  The addition of new powersets may help that.  Don't forget that "Brawling" is a weapon in the DC system.  I do wish that the Martial Arts option was bare-handed.

The big problem with CO, and the reason I don't spend much time in that game, is simply the fact that I as a free player get little benefit from the flexibility of that game system.  Like DCUO, one of the things it does get right is giving you a travel power pretty much right off the bat.  CoH's revamp of the Power Pools also helps in that regard, but the archetype system still feels too limiting and probably always will no matter how much power proliferation they do.  Unfortunately for CO, their archetype system feels even more limiting than CoH's.  So far I haven't felt any strong desire to pop for a sub just to try out freestyle.

Would that I could blend all of the best elements of the superhero games I like.  DCUO for me is mostly a mashfest, as I continue to have issues with targeting.  I don't like the costume options and I'm not too crazy about the PC controls.  I'm not buying a Playstation or even a game controller.

Mostly I'm biding my time until Star Trek Online goes free-to-play, and hoping Cryptic doesn't screw it up.
STO/CO: @bluegeek

UnkoMan

Yeah, Brawling. Actually martial arts can be set to have no weapon skin. That's what Corpse uses.

It's a good thing I don't have many characters though. They would all be brawling or MA probably. Or some dual pistols.

Hmmm... You're right about being a free player in CO, Bard. I always forget that the reason I get such good content is because I have a lifetime subscription. I would feel pretty stifled on the free system, too. Yeah, at least CoH you can choose from two different types of powers...

I agree that a blend would be awesome. The freeform customization of costumes/powers of CO, the gorgeousness of DC, and the sheer amount of content of CoH. Plus mission architect. That would be a game!

Hey, does anybody else have difficulties with this game in general? I find it pretty darn hard.

Cyber Burn

I am totally unfamiliar with this game. That said, I have been thinking about trying it out. Do I need to buy a disk or anything (I play PC games) in order to get started?

BlueBard

If you don't want the hassle or time lag of a download, I suppose you could probably find a disc for sale in a store somewhere.  If you have fast internet, just start your download and play FreeCell for a few hours :)

(I am referring of course to the game client download after you've installed the launcher.  The launcher install is pretty quick.)
STO/CO: @bluegeek

Cyber Burn

Thanks BlueBard, if I do try this out, I'll start the download one night before I crash.

Previsionary

You're playing on PC, right? If so, make sure you have at least 16 gigs available. I didn't see that advertised anywhere when I was going to try it, and that was a deciding factor for me. I'm picky about mah space, yo.
Disappear when you least expe--

Cyber Burn

Thanks for the heads up Prev. I'm right there with you about being picky about my space.

Cyber Burn

Crap, after 12 hours, I'm only at one gig.  :banghead: