# Welcome back to Paragon City - how to play the revived City of Heroes **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [May 21, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264 "2019-05-21T02:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/81 "2019-07-06T21:37:54Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Looking at my stuff on City Info Tracker, I see that the original Flaminatrix had about 304 million Inf at sundown. I’m trying to remember, now, if I was doing something in particular to make that inf, or if it was just a matter of the veterans at that time having so much inf that they could just throw 10 million at whatever I posted on the AH. Wait; I was just told that all old info was gone, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/82 "2019-07-06T21:42:45Z")
The [City Info Tracker](https://cit.cohtitan.com/) should retain some information _about_ your characters, if you recorded it there, but as **Dangerosa** said, the character data is gone. CIT isn’t connected to the game itself in any way, but if you used it before, it may have character portraits, backstories, badge info, and stats for whichever characters you tracked. (So **Mister Rik** can see how much influence his character had when the servers went dark, but that doesn’t earn the new copy of Flaminatrix any cash.) It’s a useful memory aid if you’re recreating characters–I have copied and pasted several of my backstories from there into the game, for one thing–but you have to start the characters themselves from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/83 "2019-07-06T21:49:50Z")
Ah ok; thanks. I can’t recall if I even used it back in the day; prolly not. I’ll just keep on keeping’ on. Does it matter what server I am on for grouping purposes? Where is everyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/84 "2019-07-06T23:28:06Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > The [City Info Tracker](https://cit.cohtitan.com/) should retain some information _about_ your characters, if you recorded it there, but as **Dangerosa** said, the character data is gone. CIT isn’t connected to the game itself in any way, but if you used it before, it may have character portraits, backstories, badge info, and stats for whichever characters you tracked. (So **Mister Rik** can see how much influence his character had when the servers went dark, but that doesn’t earn the new copy of Flaminatrix any cash.) > > It’s a useful memory aid if you’re recreating characters–I have copied and pasted several of my backstories from there into the game, for one thing–but you have to start the characters themselves from scratch. Yeah, I’ve mainly used it to remind myself of power sets when I’m recreating an old character. Unfortunately, before I discovered it was still there, I recreated one character based solely on old screenshots, and thought she was using Martial Arts. Turned out it should have been Street Justice. And should have been Willpower instead of Ninjitsu. But by that time she was past level 10 and I didn’t feel like starting her over. Though I’m really disliking the way Ninjitsu’s stealth ability is combined with a speed boost. I really don’t like sprinting everywhere when I’m indoors, particularly on maps like the blue caves. I end up constantly bouncing off walls. Even normal Run speed can get too fast - I’m considering just slotting a level 30 Run Speed IO as the “cap” on that. **Snowboarder Bo** : We’re mostly on Everlasting. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/85 "2019-07-07T03:06:54Z")
Bo’s Minion, a Mastermind Villian, is now on Everlasting. I got to level 5 fairly quickly and easily. Flying is da bomb. 🙂 Lots of things I had forgotten about, like how good the quest stories are. And how bad the caves are. Combat is nice and slow, just like EQ. Sure wish the instances had doors at the far end so I didn’t have to run all the way back to the entrance. So far: tons of fun. That part is how I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/86 "2019-07-07T03:20:56Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Sure wish the instances had doors at the far end so I didn’t have to run all the way back to the entrance. Click the “Exit” button at the top of your screen and it will teleport you out. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/87 "2019-07-07T03:22:51Z")
Thanks! I’ll look for it next time. ---
**Author:** ![Taesahnim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taesahnim/32/84_2.png) [@Taesahnim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taesahnim)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/88 "2019-07-07T15:14:51Z")
I’ve been lurking for a while, just wanted to say thanks for this. I used to play CoH back in the day. Now I have to go get a new video card for my computer so that I can play it again! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/89 "2019-07-08T23:42:45Z")
So, forgive a perhaps foolish question… but the game (back when it was official) was on a subscription model, right? I presume that that’s no longer the case? My main reason for not playing MMOs is the subscription, and I might be looking for a new game soon… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/90 "2019-07-09T00:30:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, forgive a perhaps foolish question… but the game (back when it was official) was on a subscription model, right? I presume that that’s no longer the case? My main reason for not playing MMOs is the subscription, and I might be looking for a new game soon… It’s 100% free. No need to purchase a game or pay a subscription. It was revived by people who loved the game and wanted to bring it back, and they aren’t making money off of it. There have been limited donations to support it but everything is voluntary. I’m certain the moment it starts becoming a money-making venture, NCSoft will flex their legal muscles (or threaten legal action) and it will vanish. The folks behind the game know it too which is why I don’t expect the 100% free model to change. As it is, you can’t be certain the game won’t be shut down at some point even if it does continue this way. If all that’s stopping you from not playing is money, don’t worry. All it requires is your time to make an account and download the client. (And presumably you have a PC capable of running the game.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/91 "2019-07-09T01:54:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If all that’s stopping you from not playing is money, don’t worry. All it requires is your time to make an account and download the client. (And presumably you have a PC capable of running the game.) NB: the client will not install on a tablet, at least not on my Surface Pro. Puts up a notice that a prerequisite is missing but there’s a blank area where it’s supposed to say what that prerequisite is. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/92 "2019-07-09T03:26:45Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > NB: the client will not install on a tablet, at least not on my Surface Pro. Puts up a notice that a prerequisite is missing but there’s a blank area where it’s supposed to say what that prerequisite is. In my experience the main obstacle to being able to run the game is having the right video card. Though who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/93 "2019-07-09T03:57:57Z")
Just wanted to say that Bo’s Minion is now 12 and having a blast. I also have a tank, Bohemoth, who is level 6. He’s a bunch of fun too. Is there a way to check Infamy points? I keep seeing them awarded but I have no idea how to check on them or use them for anything (if that’s what they’re for, even). I’m really loving the old-school vibe in Chat. Lots of people looking for groups, lots of people asking questions and actually getting them answered, and only occasionally is there an extended conversation about something. But it’s active and useful is the main thing; I like that. So glad I decided to look in this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/94 "2019-07-09T15:15:40Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Is there a way to check Infamy points? I keep seeing them awarded but I have no idea how to check on them or use them for anything (if that’s what they’re for, even). They’re for buying stuff for your characters, mainly Inspirations and Enhancements, from Vendors. Changing your character’s costume parts can also cost Infamy/Information/Influence (the latter two are what Paragon City and Praetoria calls it). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/95 "2019-07-09T15:27:27Z")
Oh okay; thanks. I didn’t realize I was gaining spending Inf- at the vendors. I just saw numbers. Also, I do kinda hate how all the CoV areas are cloudy and nasty looking. It’d be nice if the sun shone once in a while, ya know what I’m sayin’? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/96 "2019-07-09T15:37:34Z")
The bins in our base for salvage and inspirations are mostly full. Please grab whatever you need. Really! Throw in whatever you don’t. Here are some helpful hints for new players: [Paragon Wiki](https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page) has everything you need to know to play the game. But it can be overwhelming large info-dump. I suggest reading a [hero archetype guide](https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/20/into-the-super-verse-a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-picking-the-right-city-of-heroes-archetype-blueside-edition/) and a [villain archetype guide](https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/04/into-the-super-verse-a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-picking-the-right-city-of-heroes-archetype-redside-edition/) to get an idea what each archetype can do. Once you decide on an archetype, read all the archetype’s available power sets on the Paragon Wiki. You can also figure out power sets by running a [hero designer application](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cityofheroes/comments/bgdzwh/pine_i25_midshero_build_planner_tool/). You can go through all the choices you’ll have to make as your hero increases in level. Works for villains, too, of course. Once you’ve created your character in-game, you’ll have the option to start in Outbreak (hero), Breakout (villain), or the Praetorian tutorial zone. This also determines you’re alignment (so that hero archetypes can start as villains and vice versa). Type the command (without quotes) in the chatbox: “/bind i info”. When you press the I key, you’ll get a pop-up window of whatever you’re targeting (or yourself if you’re not). Almost all the NPCs have interesting back stories and many players do as well. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/97 "2019-07-09T15:46:30Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I also have a tank, Bohemoth, who is level 6. He’s a bunch of fun too. Kudos on that name. It’s clever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/98 "2019-07-09T15:52:45Z")
Thanks! All my toon names have Bo in them somewhere; it amuses me. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/99 "2019-07-09T16:14:38Z")
… Fuck it, why not. All hail the Rockets’ Green Glare, your new neighbourhood nuclear [del]tankie[/del] villain ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264/100 "2019-07-09T17:07:17Z")
One of us, one of us! Bo, to answer part of your question: \d will bring up your character info. You can see how much inf you have down near the bottom. Also you can edit (or paste in from another source) a small biography, 1024 characters. It doesn’t have to be a straight-up bio (name/age/powers) or origin story. I use that space for all sorts of creativity – poems, song fragments, security threat analyses, mood pieces, and so on. The small amount of text permitted is a challenge, but in a good way – nobody wants to read your 46-page tale of teen angst, but a thumbnail summing up might be amusing – and you could include a link to a web page where you’ve posted the other 45.7 pages for those who ARE interested. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264.md?page=6)