On arriving in Paragon City or the Rogue Isles, one of the first pop-up windows you get prompts you to set yourself as 'Helper' or 'Help Me!' Choosing one of those titles will cause a title to appear over your name when other people see it over your head, saying either 'Helper' or 'Help Me!' and will also color your character name a particular way so it's easier for such folks to recognize.

I'm just going to give you the very basics, and you can have the joy of discovering other stuff as you go along. The Homecoming Wiki, ParagonWiki, the in-game /help channel, and the Homecoming Discord server are all good sources of help to go to when you need to know something I'm not covering. A lot of that stuff, you'll learn better by doing it for yourself. This advice isn't meant to be comprehensive, by the way I'm not going to cover all of the different tabs in the options menu, or tell you how to do everything. Also, I would recommend doing your first few missions solo, so you can move at your own pace and not have someone else dragging you along at their speed-although if a friend invited you to the game, it seems likely they might want to show you the ropes themselves, so you should certainly let them help you out. Learn to walk before you run, and other clichés like that. But to get a good jump on the learning curve, you should start with the basics. Once you get more experienced, with future characters you may want to skip over a lot of it. By the time you're ready for Going Rogue, you should have a better handle on how things work in general, and have an easier time starting in an environment that isn't as friendly to new players.Īlso, this advice is only meant for your first character. Things work a little differently in Going Rogue, which is part of why I suggested you not create your first character over there. This advice only covers starting out in the City of Heroes or City of Villains factions.

Let's get you started adventuring, shall we?įirst, a couple of caveats. If you're following along, you should have just completed the tutorial, and have emerged anew into the city with all its wonders. Welcome, at last, to the City of Heroes (or Villains)! In previous guides, I've gone over basic facts about the game, how to create your character, and some of the terminology you'll encounter as you play. I JUST FLEW INTO THE CITY, AND BOY ARE MY ARMS TIRED THE COMPLETE NEWCOMER'S GUIDE TO CITY OF HEROES

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