When DC Universe Online launched in January 2011 I remember hearing about it a little, and then it seemed to fall completely off the radar. It doesn’t make sense given the fact that it is available on both the PC and the PlayStation 3.
After hearing about Lairs, aka housing, coming to the game early next year, we both downloaded the game over the weekend. We had a blast. You get to play as a Hero or a Villain, you have a choice of three iconic mentor’s to guide your character development, character customization is amazing, and wardrobe choices are very well done. There are two servers, PvE and PvP. That’s it, no dead or nearly dead servers to accidentally create your characters on. Pick your play style choice and there ya go. The PvE server is constantly at high population and there are always other players accomplishing the same tasks.
Admittedly, our highest characters are level 7 but with a level cap of 30, that’s not that horrible. We’ve run the in-game Halloween event and had a blast. There was no country and western line dancing prescribed moves, especially if you’ve never run the event. Yes, once you’ve figured out what to do the mechanics don’t vary but it was a breath of fresh air. Especially for a group of four level 6’s – 9’s trying to kill a level 30 boss, with no requirement for specific roles to be defined when queuing for the event. Loot was decent and usable, which is always a pleasant plus.
Movement is still clunky for me, game requires a PC controller or a mouse and keyboard. PS3 version obviously utilizes the controller. I’m getting used to the W key for movement but it still feels awkward and clumsy, but that’s a personal issue and a not a flawed game mechanic. Scenery is a little flat but still beautiful for a Direct X9 game. It will be interesting to see if Sony pushes a graphics update in the next year.
Game definitely has our interest and I know it is one we will both be playing in the coming weeks.
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