Want some superhero goodness in your online game? Get your PC’s ready as Champions Online will be having their open beta next month!
The Champions Online open beta will commence on August 17, and will run 24/7 until it closes. For those already in the closed beta, your “opening hours” are about to be extended as the game ramps up for release, with the beta open from Friday mornings through to Monday mornings every weekend until the open beta commences.
Champions Online is a superhero-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game by City of Heroes/Villains developer Cryptic Studios based on the Champions license. Game Informer’s preview revealed that the game is being developed for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The game’s rules will be based loosely on the HERO System ruleset. It is now in the beta stage of development.
The game will be action-oriented, and one can use a gamepad to perform actions. Attacks will be mapped to the four buttons, while defensive actions, like block, will be mapped to a shoulder button. Successful attacks and blocks will increase a power meter, which can unlock more powerful actions, which can be accessed by holding the left trigger to reveal a different button map. In addition, the game will be nearly HUD-less.
Death is handled in a similar manner to City of Heroes, in which a player may choose to be revived by a teammate or respawn at a neutral site, except respawning does not accrue experience debt. Instead, the hero’s upgrades are degraded. Upgrades are anything (physical enhancements, equipment, relics, etc.) that the hero will receive during the course of his/her career. When equipment hit points reach 0, they cease to function and must be repaired.
The game features an “orb system” in which when the player takes out enemies, they may drop orbs that either benefit or deplete the hero’s powers, life, or energy.
The game will also have non-combat skills, such as lockpicking and science knowledge. Also, there are travel powers. The confirmed travel powers are swinging on things such as webs or slingshots, flying, fire flying, jetboot flying and jumping, hover disks, super jump, super speed, short-range teleportation, acrobatics (fast running, leaps and flips), ice sliding and tunneling.
Source: Wikipedia
Here is the system requirement for Champions Online….
Champions Online
Minimum System Requirements
* OS:Windows XP/Vista
* CPU:2.5GHz Single Core or 1.8GHz Dual Core
* Memory:1GB RAM
* Video:NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X700 or HD / Intel Graphics with Dual Core
* Sound:DirectX Compatible Soundcard
* HDD:5GB Free Disk Space
* Network:ADSL / Cable Modem
* Disc:DVD-ROM
* Driver:DirectX 9.0c
Recommended System Configuration
* OS:Windows XP/Vista
* CPU:2GHz Dual Core or Better
* Memory:2GB RAM or Better
* Video:NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or Better / ATI Radeon HD3850 or Better
* Sound:DirectX Compatible Soundcard
* HDD:5GB Free Disk Space
* Network:ADSL / Cable Modem or Better
* Disc:DVD-ROM
* Driver:DirectX 9.0c
Source: Codamon
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