At the best of times, the task forces in City of Heroes resemble the huge crossover events of comics at their finest -- sprawling events covering multiple titles that give heroes and villains alike a chance to really show what they can do. And if there were ever an occasion for some truly impressive superhuman antics, it would be the invasion of Praetoria coming in Issue 19. Paragon Studios has released the trailer for the first of two major task forces, and it should give some idea of the scope of what awaits.
First shown at the New York Comic Con panel, the trailer features several shots showing the devastation wrought by Praetoria's machines of war, as well as the powers that heroes are unleashing to fight back. Some of these powers appear to be related to the Incarnate system, although the team was reluctant to definitively identify them as such. Take a look past the break for a sneak peek at what's coming next for City of Heroes, in all of its world-colliding glory.
I hope this is visually interesting. These devs sometimes forget this is a visual medium. The storyline will always be second to the visuals and the action. A number of TFs in this game really suck hard. They may want to keep in mind that any TF added will probably be there for the duration of the game so make it a good one.
I've been playing the game, on and off, for 3 years. I've played Synapse maybe 3 times and the other Phalanx TFs are avoided as much as possible. I used to prefer being power levelled to 20 or 30. Some of the villain SFs also are pretty weak.
This game should be so much more but the devs seem to just slightly miss the mark. I think that's why I stick around; good system and the potential to make things great. Issue 19 seems like it will be mostly the doing of the new lead dev. Let's see what she's got :)
