City of Heroes/Villains Issue 9 Review

MPOGD.com has taken a closer look at Cryptic Studios’ recent Issue 9: Breakthrough update for City of Heroes and City of Villains. The update comes away with an overall score of 3/5:

So while we enjoy the idea of the invention system in Issue 9, we are hard pressed to really come away with anything but deep regret. The crafting system is there, it’s just the drop percentages (of especially costume pieces) need to be raised, because with so many people focused on achieving the impossible, nobody is simply wanting to have fun playing the game. Heck, I’ve been forced to reconsider my play style in order to adjust to nobody wanting to team, which leads me playing by myself and trying to find invention salvage and recipes I can pawn off to make some bank, so I’ll hopefully be able to afford some tech wings one day. So until things get fixed or people quit caring so much, it looks to be a long road until the invention system of Issue 9 – and the Issue itself – is ultimately perfect.