City of Heroes Podcast

Time-Sensitive Announcements for CoH:HC and Our Podcast! PLUS Don’t miss the CoH Podcast gathering on Nov 2 for Super Heroes for Extra Life Charity Weekend! We’re going to stay on pause for the lengthy Issue 27, Page 7 patch notes a little longer, and instead share some time sensitive and impactful news about the Homecoming server as well as our podcast. Plus Viv’s got a charity gaming weekend com...

In this episode we discuss the huge announcement from the Homecoming team: an official agreement from NCSoft to run CoH Servers and keep developing new content!! We also go over the latest big patch released: Issue 27, Page 6. Links to things we discuss this episode: NCSoft/Homecoming Announcement MassiveOP Article “City of Heroes Homecoming talks funding, the City Council, and the impending...

Well, that was fast!! Two updates in a month!? We are honored to have one of the Homecoming developers – Bopper – join us to go over the patch notes for Page 5. Bopper specifically works on powers and in this Page focused on the Sentinel changes as well as stealth power stacking. Along with the patch notes we discuss Dacy’s Witch’s House (now open) and the Xzianthia/Dawl Ho...

In this jumbo sized episode we read the Issue27, Page 4 patch notes for Homecoming. There is also a quick note about the Halloween Event which started October 4th and runs through November 1st. I report that CoH Modder is no more, and Dacy has announced her 2022 Haunted House Halloween Extravaganza!! Links for things discussed this episode: Homecoming Halloween 2022 forum post (and wiki page ) Dac...

This episode we are excited to be joined by Metalios, the lead developer of Mids Reborn to discuss IO enhancement sets, builds, and what’s coming in the next release of Mids Reborn! You can get more information and download Mids Reborn at the official website: https://midsreborn.com/ You can get support, find or share builds, and chat with Metalios on the Mids Discord: https://discord.gg/eAU...

Chooch and Viv are joined by “Trauma Train” Rich to discuss all of the types of enhancements available in the game, and when to use each kind. You can find Rich on his two Twitch channels: TraumaTrainRich – for video game streams, and XP Rich – for tabletop type game streams Next episode streams April 30 at 6:pm eastern on  Twitch . Topic TBD – have a suggestion? Find us on...

Chooch and Viv discuss the different types of PVE content available in the game as well as different levelling styles. We begin with the must-haves for a fresh Level 1 at the P2W vendor. Next episode streams April 2 at 6:pm eastern on Twitch . Topic TBD – have a suggestion? Find us on Twitch, YouTube, and Discord: https://twitch.tv/choochandviv  (the live CoH Podcast) CoH Podcast  YouTube Archive...

This episode we continue to discuss base building with master builder, Dacy! She takes it back to basics and shows us the editor and core services every base needs. You can find Dacy’s base building tutorials and tours on her YouTube channel . Next episode streams March 26 at 6:pm eastern. Topic TBD – have a suggestion? Find us on Twitch, YouTube, and Discord: https://twitch.tv/choocha...

This episode we discuss base building with master builder, Dacy! We cover Homecoming patch notes from February 10, 2022, the current and upcoming Weekly Strike Targets, then jump straight into a base tour and discussion. The bases we toured are The Spaceship on Excelsior (base code ONES-5030), and Vault Luxe (currently private). You can find Dacy’s base building tutorials and tours on her Yo...

We are very happy to bring you this conversation about farming in City of Heroes with none other than Brigg!! Creator of the legendary Comic Con Fire Farms You can find Brigg streaming on Twitch And you can find tutorials on his fire farms on his YouTube page Brigg’s farming maps mentioned in the episode can be accessed from the Architect Entertainment kiosks on Homecoming and some other pri...

This time Chooch and Viv talk about options to modify the game client including annotated maps, alternate sounds, alternate graphics, and the CoHModder tool that makes it all a breeze! Our next episode will be live streamed on Twitch on February 5th, starting at 6pm eastern. Find us on Twitch and Discord: https://twitch.tv/choochandviv  (the live CoH Podcast) https://twitch.tv/vividmuse &nbsp...

We talk about all of the different options to quick travel in the game. From monorails to teleporters to cornucopia .. um .. wormholes? We kick off with the Homecoming patch notes from January 4th, and share that Mid’s Reborn will have a new version soon that brings back “level up” mode! Here are the lists of travel destinations based on travel method that we cover on the show: L...

We discuss the major travel power revamps that went live on Homecoming in April 2021. As well as discuss all of the travel power pools. We announce the Winter Holiday Dev’s Choice Contest Winner for great Architect Entertainment stories. These include: The WINNER: Murder on 34th Street by @@Charlie Arc ID: 45294 Created by: @@Charlie Number of Missions: 3 Description: “Santa Claus has...

In this episode we discuss the changes that were made to the game from the time NCSoft shut down the servers (Sunset) to when the secret private servers were revealed to the masses (SCoRE) You can catch the video archive of this episode on YouTube ! We also discuss: A new Marvel MMORPG is in the works How to transfer your Mid’s build into the beta server Homecoming patch notes from November...

In this episode we discuss Homecoming’s release of Issue 27, Page 3. In Chooch and Viv news: all of our directory listings have been validated, so now in addition to subscribing directly from the website, or iTunes – all episodes are available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Direct links have been added to our Subscribe page . Giving a subscribe,...

You asked, and we (finally) listened! Chooch and Viv have re-launched the podcast! And updated a bit for the times. We will now be streaming the show live on Twitch ! We have expanded where you can hear/view the show with direct links on our Subscribe page for YouTube, Twitch, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and Stitcher. This episode we: Re-introduce ourselves Tell y...

City of Heroes Splash Screen There is something absolutely crazy happening — for the last seven years, a small group of people have been playing City of Heroes as the server were before they shut down. Actually better than that – it included the unreleased Issue 24 content as well as a brand new zone, new archetype, and new powersets! One intrepid hero refused to keep the secret &#8211...

Information on the Tributes: Wednesday, 10/8 at 9pm – Online Vid Tribute from The Beyond the Wall crew: On Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 9pm Eastern, the Beyond the Wall crew will be recording a live podcast show in which we will bid farewell to our good friend, P.G. Holyfield. There is also an in-person gathering and a  Memorial Service occurring on Oct 11th and 12th, respectively. If you would...

We were lucky enough to make it out to the first PAX East and while we missed the City of Heroes Panel, we were able to go to the meet & greet and get the highlights from Matt “Positron” Miller. There isn’t a lot of detail, but here is an overview of what was presented at the CoH Panel: The panel was centered around how to keep an MMO fresh and new History of Paragon Studios...

Just a quick plug for a web event happening next week called The Boom Effect . The event will start on Saturday, February 27th at 10AM Eastern time via UStream . This charity drive is a live, online auction to raise money for the trust fund of Tee Morris’ daughter who lost her mother on January 5, 2010. There will be at least 5 hours of entertainment hosted by Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit...

It’s been a long road, but we’ve finally dinged 50! Episode 50, that is. In this episode we discuss: Winner of Knives of Artemis costume code:  Flick Guy Free character transfers until the end of January : Starts: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST) Ends: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST) These are moves, not copies. You can move a char...

There will be two posts for this one. The first we bring here is our traditional podcastiness in audio form. As you will hear at the beginning of the episode, there is also a video version of this episode. Since video files are so big we didn’t want to clog up your podcast feed with one. Head over to the video post and you can download it in a range of formats or stream it straight from the...

As an early Halloween treat, we’re pleased to bring you The Zombie Connection. Lyrics: Kim Fortuner and Patrick E. McLean Vocals: Kim Fortuner Guitar: Tim Dodge Orchestra and production: Chooch Schubert The song was originally written and recorded at Dragon*Con 2009 in about 30 minutes. Tim and Kim agreed to record clean versions of their parts and let me wrap other instruments and sound eff...

Here is our second to last piece of audio from Dragon*Con. This is the City of Heroes panel which proved to be a very lively discussion about the game, Paragon Studios, and various other topics. This episode includes: The winner of the impromptu contest we created at the panel Information to enter a drawing for a Knives of Artemis costume code The City of Heroes Panel at Dragon*Con Special thanks...

We grabbed a decent amount of audio from our time at DragonCon. Today’s special episode consists of some player interviews we did after the CoH Panel. We’ll be releasing the full panel audio soon, as well as a regular episode with news and patch note highlights from the launch of i16. No promos or news in this one, but that’s coming soon. Promise