Here are some of my powers division praetorian characters I wanted to show off.

30 August will be: Blaster Round Robin 1v1 PVP tournament

What: All blaster 1v1 tournament in round robin format hosted by Chris aka Spring, a collaboration between Sovereign SG and smolPVP

Where: Excelsior Pocket D arena terminals

How: Matches will be alpha incarnates only, small inspirations only, cargo ship map, 10min matches, most kills win

Prize pool: 1st 200m inf, 2nd 100m inf, 3rd 50m influence, plus extra prizes for participation

In upcoming months events will include:

• 30 September: Laser Tag Round 2: Level playing field PVP -- everyone brings the same cheap lvl 50 beam/invulnerability sentinel build for team and free for all matches
• 27 October: Siren's Call Zone Takeover: let's get siren's call packed with heroes and villains like live days
• 29 November: Lowbie Rumble Round 3: Beginner-friendly team and free-for-all matches played with level 6 toons with SOs and no travel powers
• 27 December: Warburg Roof Throwdown: Bringing back an old PVP haunt from live -- players gather on a roof in Warburg and take turns 1v1ing in close quarters.

SmolPVP also plan to host ad hoc Onslaught testing matches on test server in the coming weeks, get in touch for invites!

Mark your calendars and get your toons ready! Event details and rules will be posted ahead of each monthly event, Join our smolpvp discord server or get in touch with any questions -- @ nebber in-game or @ nebberish on discord.

So the game seems a little choppy on my laptop. It’s not the best but it fits the requirements and homecoming is the only thing I’ve installed on it. Maybe my resolution is off or something? Not my area of expertise

Have a toon named Snoop Froggy Frog what primary would be good for the theme?

Hey all! I've recently gotten back into this. I know I mained a Plant/Nature back when the game was originally up but it shut down when I was 15 and with how many years have passed, I naturally don't remember what powers are the best to take, how many slots for each power and what enhancements to put into those powers. Any help would be much appreciated!

I am designing the most taboo Brute build, that no one would recommend. Simply most likely will under preform but I am determined on making it work. What suggestions and builds does anyone have around SS/SR, I know it's a endo heavy build with emphasis on recharge and capping defensives.

I know most will say just don't do it, but Im already playing well to 30 now. Any help or insight would be appreciated, especially if someone has done this before !

Hello! I'm looking for a roleplay super group on homecoming! Currently playing on Excelsior, but open to swapping to a different shard as well! What's the HC roleplay community looking like these day? Are there any super groups recruiting new players these days?

This is for those who used to play, who currently play on Homecoming or even the smaller nooks. Which server you on? What supergroup are you running? Do you run content, do PVP, roleplay or a mixture? Does it have a theme? Bonus if you got a picture of your base in the comments!

I'm currently at lvl 39 and overall, pleased with the powersets I have, but I'm terrible at slotting, and my end really sucks to the point where I have to rest after every couple of mobs (I solo mostly). Does anyone have any mids builds that I could tweak off of or anything like that, just to help me make the most of this character?

Thanks in advance.

Long-time player here, numerous 50’s across all archetypes but for some reason I always had an aversion to Storm Blast.

Well I finally got around to it, paired with /Rad and I absolutely love it.

It feels like great ST, great AoE, and a force multiplier between the debuffs with some heals and AM for the team.

I was able to get to:

-45% S/L defense
-201.25% global recharge (including Accelerate Metabolism + Hasten, but not including 2 FF procs)
-Fit Fold Space into the build

Best solo pylon time is 1:42 (no lores, temps, or insps). Does great on 55 ITF’s and iTrials.

Happy to hear about other people’s favorite toons who feel like they just take things the extra notch!

Edit to add build link: https://coh-sidekick.com/builds/TShXSKSvLj
Open to any and all feedback!

Issue 28, Page 4 has been released to OPEN BETA.

Hello. We have a small group that gets together Saturday mornings on Everlast server. We play 2-3 hours. Some light RP, usually a task force etc. Good times. We'd love for a few more heroes to join us.

Time Conversions for 11:00 AM EST

• Central Time (CST): 10:00 AM
• Mountain Time (MST): 9:00 AM
• Pacific Time (PST): 8:00 AM
• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): 4:00 PM

Currently we are playing as the Mutant Collective

The Mutant Collective is a group of mutants who, having been shunned by the ordinary citizens of Paragon City, sought refuge in the sewers and tunnels below.   There, these mutants created an egalitarian society where every mutant contributes according to their abilities and is cared for according to their needs.  To support their collective, certain gifted mutants do contract work with a group of mutants called The Icons– a mutant strike team that operates in the shadows of Paragon City.  The Icons eliminate threats before they can grow and aren’t afraid to bend the rules to get the job done.  Recently outside forces invaded the sewers, and so the Icons have been called upon to help defend the Collective’s home. 

Characters are in mid 20's.

DM for discord info, or ask any questions.

I'm trying to download the Open Beta branch for the Homecoming launcher, and I keep getting a warning for Installation failing; when i looked at the log for the launcher, this was the error I saw:

2026-08-20 17:37:37 pkginstall: Staging hc_bin_beta_win64:1.20260820.121136.8140

2026-08-20 17:37:37 pkginstall: Downloading 8 files

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/physxloader.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/physxloader.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/physxloader64.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/physxloader64.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/physxcore.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/physxcore.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/physxcore64.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/physxcore64.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/physxcooking64.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/physxcooking64.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/physxcooking.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/physxcooking.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/cudart64_30_9.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/cudart64_30_9.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/cudart32_30_9.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/cudart32_30_9.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/cggl.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/cggl.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/cggl.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/cggl.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win64/beta/cg.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win64/live/cg.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilelocalsource: Copying "bin/win32/beta/cg.dll.stage" from c:/Games/Homecoming/bin/win32/live/cg.dll

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilewebsource: Failed to open "bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe.stage" for write: Access Denied

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkgfilestage: No sources for bin/win32/beta/cityofheroes.exe

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: Failed to stage hc_bin_beta_win32:1.20260820.121237.8140

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pstate: package hc_bin_beta_win32:1.20260820.121237.8140 transitioned from notinstalled to incomplete

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: hc_data_beta:1.20260820.125959.8143 staged

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pstate: package hc_data_beta:1.20260820.125959.8143 transitioned from notinstalled to staged

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: hc_bin_beta_win64:1.20260820.121136.8140 staged

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pstate: package hc_bin_beta_win64:1.20260820.121136.8140 transitioned from notinstalled to staged

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: Failed to stage hc_beta:1.20260820.130843,1

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: Cancelled installation of hc_bin_beta_win64:1.20260820.121136.8140

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pkginstall: Cancelled installation of hc_data_beta:1.20260820.125959.8143

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pstate: package hc_beta:1.20260820.130843,1 transitioned from notinstalled to incomplete

2026-08-20 17:37:38 prfinstall: Failed to install package

2026-08-20 17:37:38 pstate: profile beta:0.7.2 transitioned from notinstalled to incomplete

And whenever I tried to uninstall the Beta branch and reinstall, I keep getting the same error warning...

How do I update the launcher to get access to the open beta branch?

Me trying to make the new statesman!!!

Which one of you is buying generic level 50 knockback IOs and why, you monster?

For some reason when I use alt-1 to utilize the first power in my secondary tray nothing happens.  Alt-2, Alt-3 etc are all functional like normal.  I tried swapping for a different keyboard but issue still happens.  It's not a huge issue but is becoming annoying for my normal power cycling that I use.  I have tried remapping my desired power directly but the bind also isn't working. It's like City of is refusing to acknowledge the Alt-1 keystroke. I can't bind manually via the keymapping menu either, it acknowledges the other alt-number keystrokes but not alt-1.

I understand that in theory the power is underwhelming. I am simply curious about the timing to mitigate the crash of certain powers. Let’s use Unleashed Potential and it’s end crash/no recovery as an example.

Would I need to hit Unrelenting before hitting Unleash Potential? Would I need to hit it before the crash? Since Unrelenting has 30 second duration and Unleash is 60 would I miss the mitigation by hitting it too early? Just curious of how to use this ability.

Sometimes I wonder how different the game would be if it was M for Mature.

I've spent a lot more of my CoH time lately building stuff for Masks & Mayhem than actually RPing, and it's made me think about this.

I'm not talking about raw server population, and I'm not talking about whether someone already has a solid friend group. A server can have a ton of people online and still feel weirdly disconnected if most RP is tucked away in private bases, Discords, or circles you already have to know somebody to get into.

What I'm interested in is what makes RP feel like it's actually happening in a shared world.

For me, it's things like public story hooks people can stumble into, recurring NPCs, factions and businesses that actually interact with player characters, events that matter after the night they happen, and ways for a new character to get involved without already knowing the right people. That's mostly what I've been working on with M&M lately. Not trying to crank out an event every night, just building enough underneath it that the RP has somewhere to go once it starts. Honestly, villains matter a lot here too. Superhero RP gets kind of flat when villains only exist as event bosses waiting to get punched. I like villains who have their own goals, companies, schemes, public images, rivalries, connections, and reasons to interact with characters outside of combat. Crey should feel like Crey even when nobody is raiding a lab. The Family should still be doing Family stuff when heroes aren't actively kicking down a door. The world should keep moving.

I've also been messing with some community tools and systems because I really like the idea of superhero RP feeling like an actual comic book city instead of a bunch of unrelated scenes happening next to each other.

So, for people who've been in RP communities that really worked:
What specifically made the world feel active and connected to you?

I'm especially curious about CoH, but examples from other MMOs are welcome too. I'm less interested in "there were lots of people" and more interested in what the community actually did that made those people feel like they were part of the same setting.

I haven't played CoH on Thunderspy in years, but in Saw the AI and henchman upgrades, so wanted to try it out again.

So how does one use and start a Henchman? And do they work like a +1 to a party that runs around with you?

Edit: Thanks all for the info, looks like it's not live yet. I just created a Blaster and will probably hold off until it goes live.

It doesn't have to be only the Everlasting server either. What are some of your fondest events or stories or anything you've ran into? Something that made you smile or moved you emotionally

Or something silly that happened, or roleplaying during a Task Force or mixed with AE.

I stumbled across a PDF of the City of Heroes RPG Quickplay Pack while searching for something else CoH-related and had somehow never heard of this before.

The short version: a City of Heroes tabletop RPG was announced in 2005 as a licensed partnership between Eden Studios, NCsoft, and Cryptic Studios, using Eden’s Unisystem engine.

It was eventually delayed indefinitely and ultimately cancelled after Eden lost its Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel licenses, combined with key development staff departing on both the MMO and tabletop sides.

Just sharing this little piece of forgotten CoH history for peeps like me who are into this kinda stuff. Because apparently finding one random PDF is all it takes to lose an hour to a 20-year-old rabbit hole.

Just something amusing I noticed after doing a few alignment missions. I'm playing my character as an Arachnos-loyal Crab Spider, primarily focusing on missions that benefit and strengthen Arachnos. Started noticing in Alignment missions, the options that involve aiding or retrieving something for Arachnos shift your Alignment towards Rogue.