DC Universe Online is Hilarious

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[@1XcysX]

This was the only mmo I used to play religiously, the concept of using character ability (Flight, running superspeed, acrobats) to roam around the openworld was so much fun. It was such a unique experience, I always wonder why not more mmo adopt this. Some mmo have mounts and stuff but was limited in what you could do. The dev behind DC universe were the goat for making it in 2011.

[@firstnamelastname9237]

Honestly wish swtor would adopt that with their mounts even if it made things just a little broken.

[@almightykingbob85]

Their was another superhero/supervillain mmo called City of Heroes, which also did similar things with travel powers. The official servers we’re taken down back in 2012. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article if you want tot know more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Heroes?wprov=sfti1

[@sirnicholibraden86]

Guild Wars 2 Does this as well with different types of mounts.

[@Disillusionedgrandeur]

@@almightykingbob85 DC universe is a direct copy of city of heroes

[@Megaman54327]

@@Disillusionedgrandeur but worse in some parts and better in alot

[@SydyS7]

This game was mad fun when I was younger, making new characters and creating characters based off of other media was one of the best parts. The best part was the wide roster of characters and places. They should honestly consider doing another game with better graphics and more customization

[@void-jp7oy]

Exactly what I thought. Game looks like it’s still being played on ps3

[@smegmacollector4398]

They are going to release version for ps5 and Xsx which will enhance the graphics and frame rate

[@lordzaack617]

@@void-jp7oy because it is literally a ps3 game 😂

[@idothisforfun1300]

FACTS

[@Hyena1986]

soe made the game and soe no longer exists. its just a cash grab for those who own it since soe went away.

[@Maldracai]

I will always remember possibly the most awe something to ever happen to me while playing an MMO. My main character had telekinetic powers and one of the abilities would deal direct damage to the target, but also lift and throw objects nearby at them for a little extra damage (bins, chairs etc.). What I did not know, was that the more points you put into that ability, the bigger things could be lifted (cars for example). Imagine my surprise during a fight with some random mobs, after using this ability, that fucking BUS comes flying over my shoulder from off screen and wipes out the group of enemies in front of me. Great game :D

[@robinvm4698]

How can you put more points into ability? You just learn it or not, no?

[@Maldracai]

@@robinvm4698 I don't know what it's like now, but back when it came out you had to put points into the abilities you picked in order to level them up.

[@robinvm4698]

@@Maldracai I joined in 2015 and it already was just click-to-learn, no leveling up. So that's nice to know. That telekinetic lift is one of my fav abilities in the game as well lol. It's a shame it is only usable at low levels.

[@VonSharpington]

Back in the day every power had 2 separate trees, the bus flying over your head was a result of the dominance stat. When the game first came out you had to put points into power trees and stats.

[@Daynnikes]

😮😮😮 that’s awesome

[@Krristopher]

I am still blown away by this games simple feature that let's you touch other players and NPCs. Like you can actually bump in to them and push them out of the way rather than phasing through them like ghosts in so many modern MMOs. Thar always takes me out of the MMO experience when everyone is just a ghost you can walk through.

[@TuberoseKisser]

It's literally to prevent asshole players from blocking small areas.

[@ryans756]

That'd piss me off to be honest, standing doing whatever and some numbnuts flying into me 😅

[@Krristopher]

@@ryans756 It would just push you slightly out of the way. NPCs also had collision too, you could bump in to them instead of phasing through them. I liked the feel it added to the game.

[@deadjuice1880]

I remember playing as either someone with invisibility or speedster powers, I forget, and if I saw a higher level player from the opposite faction on the edge of a building, I'd sneak up and push them off, and then hide while they flew around looking for me. Harmless stupid fun.

[@karuciel9124]

I think this is a good feature in open world but in raids and alerts it can get you killed and has nearly been my end many times.

[@EmperadorPanda]

I played this game starting in the end of 2011 when electricity was released, my friend and I were healers in our guild and raided with them late at night and on weekends. Loved this game but haven't played it in such a long time. Awesome video.

[@MitchManix]

That sounds great, MMO's can create some great memories mate

[@ImTheDirtySecret]

You should go back to it

[@KalijahAnderson]

Actually, ditto.

[@T0asty-]

Friend of mine and I played dual lanterns once that DLC came out Sadly, another DLC came out and entirely made lanterns just a waste of garbage. oh well. game was fun for what it was.

[@zrmorton21]

Same, I had an electric character with a two-face theme. Haven't played in sooooo long, but I tried it again recently, definitely just as fun in my opinion. But that does mean it felt like it didn't add much beyond new powers

[@Yaarrr]

I do believe that this MMO has the best opening cinematic of all time. Better even than WoW.

[@MitchManix]

It is really good

[@salexander3801]

They really should’ve made a full movie out of it. Top 5 CGI EVER!!

[@Merc7734]

W "Welcome to DC Universe Online! Now watch all your favorite characters fucking die!" I love that intro

[@personman1148]

My favorite is Star Wars TOR

[@joshpeacock2951]

Earth...

[@ChaosZero1031]

10:18 I will say that is one of the good things about the open-world quests in DCUO it doesn't actually screw over another player when someone steals a kill or object, it usually still counts towards both of their quests.

[@lukemwill99]

This was honestly one of the most refreshing mmo's. The flexibility in making your character was really amazing!

[@ubergammer00]

God I loved early mmos where there were several different genres and not just fantasy rpg#9,000,000,000. I want to see a modern hero mmorpg using fast paced action based combat, awesome graphics and some new age mechanics!

[@dragonsky8396]

Dcuo 2 with unreal engine 5 would be that

[@spaycee9082]

City of villains I liked most

[@placeholdername3818]

I'd love a MCU Online or a reboot of City of Heroes/Villians. DCU 2 would be dope too.

[@dragonsky8396]

@@placeholdername3818 The dcuo devs had the mcu online projekt this year but it was canceled you can read about it on the internet

[@placeholdername3818]

@@dragonsky8396 That's a bummer

[@DarraghMontgomery]

Fun fact regarding DCUO. For much of the game whenever playing as a villain you can make believe that you're only brutalizing people, with the occasional setting police on fire. Any illusion people have of this ends whenever they assist the sinestro corps in the later segments of the levelling experience because every npc you beat is a green lantern and the defeat animation for the green lanterns is their rings announcing that they are deceased. DCUO doesn't tend to pull punches on stuff like that with multiple missions where you outright kill people or at the very least introduce them to war crimes such as: Mustard Gas Forcibly overdosing people on drugs Acid Setting people on fire Tying people up and then setting them on fire (The setting people on fire are joker missions) Torturing students Draining the life force of people Overloading life support systems and much, much more. If you at any point feel like these aren't adequately evil enough for your character DCUO has you covered because in their chaos ridden lore they saw fit to include people contemplating suicide at the top of some buildings. this is one of a few random world events such as discovering wandering hero npcs/villains, people at atms and people trying to break into buildings or hack atms. For the villain's interaction with these people you can literally kick them off of the building. DC Universe's main goals in their world at first were allowing players to feel like heroes and villains, and they achieved this through an absolutely massive number of customisation options for players of all levels, and also in-world interactions. For example of the customisation options here are a few of my characters in the game: imgur.com/a/IuZIYGU Whilst in many other mmos you start off with basically nothing and have to get an interesting looking character through gear as you level due to DCUO having the core rule that you're supposed to look like a hero or villain from the start that means you can get really cool, and fun designs from the tutorial or just early levelling. For example of that I have a screenshot of a character who is designed exclusively from the tutorial, and basic powers, weapons and abilities that 100% of players have access to at the bottom of the list in the link above. And the best part of this, which not a lot of mmos can actually say is that my main is a free to play character, I got to CR 366 without paying for anything, and everything she's wearing both in that outfit and her more commonly worn outfit is free to play, and fairly easily acquireable by anyone. in fact the only pieces of armour she's wearing which are difficult to get are the talon lord boots, and the chest piece. the Chest piece is a possible drop from a raid, and the boots are possible drops from a multitude of bosses in the game, everything else she's wearing is easy to get though.

[@pain_rain609]

I'd give them some money.

[@finnb2318]

The only MMO I ever really played is SWTOR, I started DCUO twice, but, for a lack of time, only got barely past the tutorial. Would you recommend it today, as is?

[@DarraghMontgomery]

​@@finnb2318 It really depends on what you're looking for. DC Universe is on the easier side of MMOs for sure, which means a lot of its content including late game content is more open to lower skilled players, with me only having issues with 1 alert (4 person lategame content) and 1 raid which both required a large degree of teamwork and communications, and I was playing randoms at the time. In Swtor content is not the hardest that MMOs can offer but it is more difficult than DCUO (I'm thinking about Eternity Vault for instance) That's not saying DCUO can't be difficult but rather that it doesn't feel like it's difficult whenever the difficulty ramps, so it has a different play atmosphere. Additionally Swtor has one of the best stories in MMOs released at the time, especially on the dark side so the DCUO story naturally doesn't compare since it's more comparable to Runescape or WoW which didn't have a consistent, over arching story outside of regional stories, and advanced stories for a long time. However one thing t hat DCUO allows you to do much better than Swtor is it allows you to create a character, and make it feel truly unique. They basically put more effort into their customisation options than anything else in the game, and now you can effectively make a character for any theme, for instance I have a friend who made an ankylosaurus themed character and I genuinely cannot think of another mmo where you'd be able to do that since Ankylosaurs have never been the focus of DCUO, nor can I think of them ever appearing in any other MMO in a major way other than possibly Ungoro but I mainly remember Krush and Moshi from there. You can make characters who are thematically egyptian gods, complete with the animal heads thanks to a recent expansion, you can have characters themed after atlantis, including having eels swimming around them, you can have green, yellow and red lanterns with thematic powers, you can be a thrall Starro if you want, since there is a multitude of Starro themed cosmetics and he basically never shows up in the games. So in response to the question, is DCUO worth revisiting? Yeah I'd say so, whenever push comes to shove it can be really fun, and allows you to express what you want to be, and how you want to present your character to a degree of freedom that I've only really seen one other MMO match. Additionally if you want to retry it, and you're worried about not having the time then you can add me on steam and we can go through it together which should speed things up.

[@austin4912]

Making the content free was a real class move. I've been playing for quite some time and would only purchase a month at a time since I didn't really play enough to justify yearly or a couple of months worth of memberships. Now I can just log in do a couple of raids and have a good time. I definitely recommend trying this game if you want a simple but fun MMO.

[@idothisforfun1300]

I was in loveeeeee with this game back in the day! If they built a new DCUO with PS5 graphics and the elements we originally fell in love with, this game would be a MASSIVE hit currently

[@yeahjustin]

Coming soon

[@MrMisterGaming]

And cross play... We need cross play

[@OldKnightSai]

I come back to it about every 6 months or so. Play through the content, level a villian, hit the gear wall and stop. But nothing beats just taking a crowbar and wailing on the bat orphans. It just brings a smile to my face~

[@salexander3801]

Same 😂; it’s a good task based getaway.

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

Joker would be proud :,)

[@marcus716]

you mean after lvl 30 it gets boring?

[@EmperorDxD]

@@marcus716 isn't that where fun begins

[@corpsie1241]

@@marcus716 lvl 1-30 is when u finish the tutorial 30-300 is where the actual game begins

[@jak1165]

This the the current game I've been playing quite a bit of. I played for hundreds of hours back in the day when Sony Online ran it and now hundreds of hours on steam. I think you quite accurately summed up its strengths and its flaws. There is a TON of content that I missed in the 8 year break I took and I havent begun to scratch the surface. It does feel a little dated but there's tons to do and I find the more action-oriented combat fun. A very good review and I hope it convinces others to play it

[@counterprogressive5800]

the pvp is dead and the game is outdated.

[@uriseal3712]

@@counterprogressive5800 obviously the game came out in 2011 xD doesn't mean people can't still have fun with it. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others won't still find it to be fun lol

[@counterprogressive5800]

@@uriseal3712 they will not find it fun. it is pay to win and pvp is dead.

[@anotherslowtown9601]

@@counterprogressive5800 i am pay to win

[@richardwalsh1551]

@@counterprogressive5800 I don't pay for anything and I have all top level gear and do roughly the same amount of damage and heals as anyone else. It's never been more free to play. All episodes are free. The only things you have to pay for are certain powers of you want them. But there is nothing you NEEd to pay for to be able to hold your own in the game.

[@JohnGlow2]

I played this game religiously from the time it dropped on ps3 in 2011, even suffering the 24 hour download it took , until 2017. The game was a great time, loved how deep into the lore it got and exploring the various cities and the combat was wonderful. If I had to say ,what ended up killing it for me was the ever increasing microtransactions. Replay badges were the biggest scourge to the game in the long run. I understand wanting to slow progression since every other mmo has daily and weekly bonuses, but what broke it for me was that they essentially charged you for rerunning old content. If I want to farm a t2 duo for a cosmetic style to drop, and we’re in t7, why am I still required to pay to do things that are technically outdated? No other mmo i can think of requires you to pay to farm things that are no longer required for progression. That combined with the drop rate left a very poor taste in my mouth, and it had been brought up numerous times to the development team about how little sense it made, and as per usual, they would dance around the topic. Overall it was a great game and i still think about it from time to time, but i havent really returned since.

[@jonathancasais6491]

Just make it free at this point with how the old the stuff is at this point

[@arco8567]

@@jonathancasais6491 they’ve actually made all old content spammable now

[@MerkhVision]

@@jonathancasais6491 but other comments have mentioned how it IS all free now!

[@jonathancasais6491]

@@MerkhVision yet when i made this comment 6 months ago i didnt see any of that being said but thank you for the info now i might avtually play if i can try being a lantern

[@Lucchese18]

@@jonathancasais6491 If you’re interested in becoming an end game player, you will be very disappointed tbh. I played this game for years and its just not the same. Yes content is free now but there are MANDATORY microtransactions you have to buy (artifacts) if you want to be useful at all to your raid team. Maxing ONE artifact (you need 3) costs like $200 or something.

[@CmRoddy]

My buddy and I played this game for years starting at launch. I started off as a Controller and he stuck with a healer. I eventually switched to an Ice Tank and we did tons of raids and such with our League. The PVP was also extremely fun! But unfortunately we did quit eventually. Too much time was being spent on the game and we found it annoying to try and lead a group of people through Raids (who weren’t in our League) when we were constantly the last two alive during a difficult boss fight. But we still had a ton of good times with this little gem! We made some good friends with some very nice people.

[@KingOfKumquats]

I just posted a comment like this. I cant tell you how many times ive typed "tanks need to seperate Ares from the white glowing guy". Such a basic mechanic.

[@MissFirefly11]

Thank you for all the great content you keep creating for us. Just a small donation as a token of my appreciation. Keep it up!

[@MitchManix]

Very kind of you. Thank you. Much more to come :)

[@justsomedudewithnoneck8329]

You can donate money with comments💀

[@imylia]

@@justsomedudewithnoneck8329 NAH THATS CRAZY LOL

[@jeweerly2319]

Bro isn’t even top comment too 💀

[@princexil]

Newgens realizing that you can make a comment with a donation:

[@jerry6737]

This is easily one of my favorite games of all time, purely because of the nostalgia. This MMO truly immersed its player in the game starting from customization, and I have made countless characters over the years. I maybe have over 4,000 hours on the game, and only started playing back in 2016.

[@PW7-202]

Damnnn💀💀

[@my-1903]

I feel bad u started at the worst time

[@cargoraygaming9274]

All mmos make you customize a character… that’s not unique to dc universe if anything this game has very bad customization compared to others.

[@darkaria6688]

@@cargoraygaming9274 the customization is not bad stop lying it gives access to a ton of stuff in the creator which is why even I liked it

[@d.ink3d]

@@darkaria6688 yeah its good enough, not like City of Heroes but you can do a lot specially if you get gear for transmog, you can almost do anything

[@patnoneya4098]

The 2 best parts of DCUO are the amount of customization you can do to your character's look and the 0 pressure to be "the best". Most players are really chill in every run unless things go really bad. Unlike WoW where I have seen players get kicked for not having their talents set a specific way for just a normal difficulty dungeon run.

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

I remember spending literal hours doing raids. My biggest memory was fighting The Laughing Bat raid when it first dropped, and we literally wiped for 5 solid hours. We had maybe 2 people rage quit. We finally did it. Everyone that had a mic literally screamed and cheered, myself included.

[@cr3amy479]

I rememebr when joker fun house mission was fucking hard.😂😂

[@reveriesduh]

The part where you edited in Quantum made me spit my drink out. Hats off, that was one of the best things I've seen in a while lmao.

[@cosmic_caveman9427]

Man , this was such a good game back in the day. I played it tons and my main character was called repteagle I had reptile skin with bird wings and legs and I was a controller keeping my team topped of with energy. I was using the green lantern skill set and rotating through the combos was so satisfying. The last raid I remember doing was I believe in an Amazon themed level . And fighting brainiac. Such a cool game and I think if the remade it or something similar with better graphics it would be a big hit.

[@VictorAGDTrades]

Yeah I used to play it in his prime too I was healer I used to be sorccery healer loved seeing those HP bars pop up with my masive overtuned and powerfull character my healing gear was top and I could literally heal the tank full with 2 skills soo fun I left it too if they remade the game more simple as it was before all the crab they implemented now I would play it again but for now nah

[@counterprogressive5800]

back in 2011-2013 it was good but not after and not now.

[@danieldenning9795]

@@counterprogressive5800 Nah its actually alot better than it was in 2011-2013 its just feels outdated like graphics, creation and overall gameplay isn't on par with other open world games like rdr2

[@counterprogressive5800]

@@danieldenning9795 you would not say that if you played it back then. your account seems fake. looks like dcuo is so desperate they are now paying youtubers to give them good reviews while creating fake accounts to influence the comments section.

[@richardwalsh1551]

@@danieldenning9795 coming out with a graphics update soon.

[@Metanite]

As someone who's been playing this game since 2016, I really enjoyed this video and this is a good look at the game with some humor with it, too. Great job!

[@bulletsandbracelets4140]

Played this way back in college - the community killed it for me, and the gear grind, but I still do love it in a lot of ways. "drunk neighbor" is a perfect descriptor for the tone of the game, I absolutely adore that descriptor haha. I loved running around with my nature powers, grappling from building to building and blowing up cars. I definitely want to revisit it one of these days - they made a bunch of content free relatively recently that wasn't, and I bet the community wouldn't bother me so much now that I've played more and know better XD

[@TheOldMan-75]

The community is certainly not very welcoming. You have to be in a guild and grind your ass of or get fucked.

[@ericdario]

I used to play this A LOT from 2013 to 2015. I was part of an awesome league and spent many hours on the pvp. It was absolutely amazing to see all the display of different powers on a 8vs8 or the intense action on 1 vs 1 or the cold strategy required for a 4vs4. Too bad pvp is dead now. I’m lost now with all the changes but I would come back if I find sol free time.

[@IShoePets]

I was going to leave a comment simply saying this was another gem of a video... While that may be, the true gem here is you, my friend. If I wasn't laughing I was smiling; your mixture of dry yet childish humor is an absolute win in my book. Thank you once again for brightening my day! =)

[@MitchManix]

Thank you so much, that truly means a lot . Much more to come my friend.

[@IShoePets]

@@MitchManix Can't wait mate, truly excited for more and hoping you soon get the recognition you deserve. Cheers!

[@Elhao]

Played the game several years ago, trying out several heroes and playstyles (playing most on a Green Lantern). I think the slow gear grind killed my enjoyment in the end. Something that never got old though was the feeling of freedom, being able to just fly around and do whatever with something going on anywhere you went. Every now and again I feel like giving it another shot.

[@iiiivvvv9986]

I played it again for the first time in forever at the start of lockdown and basically spent days just mindlessly running on buildings using super speed. It basically ruined open world travel in most other games for me because of how fun just that part of DC universe Online was

[@kevothegoat9891]

Yeah same here would love for it to be remastered or just revamped it would be amazing

[@christianrivera5694]

if you try it out now, you will realize how everything got a lot worst. You need to pay a membership to progress, im not even talking about cosmetics

[@kevothegoat9891]

@@christianrivera5694 yeah definitely gotta pay to even remotely enjoy the game

[@cptmactavish3310]

@@christianrivera5694 How? Just running Omnibus raids and alerts alone should get you well into the 300’s

[@GamingWolfGod]

I have fond memories of this mmo. I started playing about around 2014-2015 (Amazon Fury 1or2) and loved every second of it. I enjoyed making a character and feeling like I was part of the DC Universe. I made a bunch of characters, tried every combination that I thought would be fun, and got several to the level cap. It was an enjoyable experience all the way. Now the one glaring issue that might sound small but was what pushed me away from the game was the, at the time, lack of account skins. If I wanted to make a certain character with a certain theme I couldn't do that till hours/days/week/months later because several costume pieces were locked behind late game content like raids or pvp rewards. Even if I had gotten that style on a different character I wasn't able to use it on any new character. This made creating new heroes/villains a real bummer. Now flash forward several years and they finally announce that, coming "soon", they will adding in an account-wide costume unlock system. This meaning if I get a costume piece of character A, characters B-Z will all be able to use it from the get go. This was exactly what I wanted in the game. And then a few more years pass before it finally got added, but better late than never. Now imagine my disgust when I read the article announcing this new feature only to learn that... It was a paid system. Each individual piece of gear cost special badges to unlock. Those badges being farmable or purchasable. Some items cost $7+ each of premium currency. Now not only did I need to spend insane hours unlocking each cosmetic on one character I also had to either spend insane hours farming the special badges or shell out loads of cash. And while the unlocks were account-wide, unless I was making multiple characters with a similar theme I'd be unlocking different styles for each character.

[@1ofHenrysMen]

That sounds soul sucking. Avoid games like this asap.

[@bobjohnson1633]

Dcuo was all about focusing all your time on only one character

[@GamingWolfGod]

@@bobjohnson1633 Not really. With the two faction system you were encouraged to have at least 2 characters. And with them releasing new powers/abilities you'd either have to pay to redo your existing characters or just make a new one. Loads of people way back had several alts.

[@360daystolive9]

Funnily enough I only started this game a few months back at a really low point where I just needed some mindless fun- and boy was it mindless and fun. Slinging around in some half mocking costume spamming the same few buttons to murder everything in my way will always be great, and the main story is just so campy, convoluted and absolutely iconic. Not knowing a single thing about this game, I didn’t even realize there were other people in my server until I was a month in. A very rude awakening considering j always thought the “npcs” in this game have weird ass names.

[@firstnamelastname9237]

Legit got me to check this out. There’s something really fun about using the superspeed to run up a building and leap ridiculously higher.

[@diegopeart]

much more fun than flying, I gotta say.

[@TheOldMan-75]

@@diegopeart But usually worse from a practical point of view. Same goes for acrobatics.

[@tastyneck]

Wow, that was nostalgic AF. I had tons of fun in this game. But I think I gave it up when Neverwinter dropped on PS4. Which I also gave up when they changed the mechanics for Paladins, IIRC. Anyways, love your vids, Also, the Quantum joke got me. Well done.

[@Elementroar]

I'm really glad to have found your channel. Just finished your Guild Wars 2 video (which inspired me to give GW2 another chance), and I just really enjoy your style of videos even for MMOs I know I won't actually play like DC Universe.

[@lordassius3074]

Would love a modern reimagining of this game. Was my favorite MMO for a while

[@perseuslx5549]

In 2023 they are completely revamping this game

[@LordofLiquorice]

​@@perseuslx5549proof?

[@Achikah]

Thank you for this wonderful love letter to the game and its community. I've been playing this game on and off since the very first day it was released, and though it shows its age in various ways, it has yet to drive me away. Excellent video!

[@drizzo4669]

Im very surprised people still play this BUT people still play WoW also , so I get it.

[@Achikah]

@@drizzo4669 It definitely has its flaws, both in gameplay and aspects of its community, and there are lulls between content drops. However, the friends I've made and continue to play with there have really made the game worthwhile. Also, I'm utterly addicted to the base decorating feature, which, as its own niche pocket within the game, has probably one of the most helpful, chill, and supportive online communities I've ever been apart of in my time as a gamer. It's definitely not for everyone, but for me, it's my gaming equivalent of home. :)

[@espartacos1]

I play dcu for 6 years, I enjoyed every minute of it, I was a fire tank, a green lantern, a mental dps, and a troller quantum, but the introduction of microtransations, the game became p2w instead of free to play, sadly after 6 years i was feed up, made some good friends that today are still around

[@inapalmeira]

Now be an f2p its more easy because The game hás changed a lot, u dont need to buy episodes anymore

[@TravelAficianado]

You sir are the real hero. Just stumbled onto this vid in my feed and you got a new subscriber today

[@tomtom2581]

Just found you and am now playing catch up. Fantastic dialogue and video composition!

[@hobbitpsi]

Played this game when it first released. Was part of one of the top PVP guilds in the game at the time (Vanguard), and had a lot of fun. I think once it went free to play and everything got put behind a pay wall, things really went down hill. Tried going back a couple years back to see how the game was gotta be honest, they changed so much that I didn't even know what was going on anymore.

[@thegreen8172]

The removed the pay wall beyond getting some more storage and some more supplies for the daily log in.

[@jah4708]

@@thegreen8172 you still have to pay for most of the power though

[@thegreen8172]

@@jah4708 yeah, but the free powers are equally,if not more powerful. I have all the powers and still use fire and gadgets on my two mains.

[@jah4708]

@@thegreen8172 they get very boring though

[@thegreen8172]

@@jah4708 well, that's personal opinion. I find both to be rewarding and very fun to play.

[@SandersPlanet]

I remember playing this as a noob and looking at all the max level'd colored named crazy characters, then ultimately becoming one of them, this gave the true feeling of being a well established hero/Villian. amazing game for its time.

[@NecrosaurusV]

This vid was a blast from the past that I completely forgot existed, great narration. Loved the vid +bonus points for the quantumtv reference. Keep up the good work

[@MrDeaditeking]

this is the first video ive watched of yours and im ded from the quantam tv joke.. youve earned yourself the like and sub good sir im looking forward to bingeing your content now

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

I've played this game for the better part of 8 years. 27 now. Haven't played it in a few. Long nostalgia post incoming! It's an amazing but rough around the edges superpower fantasy. My 1st character ever, I mained Green Lantern(Restores people's "mana" essentially. The blue bar.. Allowing people to continue chaining/spamming their attacks. Which use that bar.) Starting off as ANY support role is never easy, amd it's mildly stressful in high level endgame raids. 1 mess up, and we could all wipe. OR someone else messes up(usually tank) and I get blamed because I wasn't outputting enough power point restoration. When in reality they were chaining their powerset attacks incorrectly.. So they'd blow through their energy bar. .... She was a furry LOL. The cat "skin" caught my eye and I was like "why not?" My 1st ever character was literally a rainbow lesbian furry green lantern. 😂😂😂 Later, she became a "le super edgy black and red wearing bada$$" Eventually when they added Auras into the game, they added a rainbow one. Guess who saved and saved and saved to get it? This dummy right here lol. DCUO and Runescape were my first dabbles in being a "market shark". It's what started my addiction to "playing" the market board game like many others do for money. When I was waiting for a raid or mission to fill up, I'd be researching what was high, what was low, and bought/held/sold accordingly. I made insane bank off that to feed my cosmetic item addiction. There's HUNDREDS of style pieces for you to collect. From EVERY DC hero and villain. Also Auras and TOYS. Yes literal toys. Balls you can summon and throw around like a beach ball(lots of fun in the hubs), things that transform you into into a snowman, roided out clown, Circe's animal army, and a few others. Seasonal things like throwable snowballs, throwable things that's transform whoever hit it, etc. I loved running around and turning unsuspecting players into things like a shiny green leprechaun, or a Lust/Envy/Pride demon, or even a cat! Like an actual real cat, not a furry lol. I made 3 separate themed PVP characters. My 1st dive into PVP was "Slug Princess Tsunade" since I could find an entire Sannin(green flak vest under the grey war flak vests and all!) cosplay from different style pieces. She used glaives(I didn't put any glaive appearance, so she was bare handed fists) and used the Earth Power. Gave her the "flirty" stance because for women, they have one hand on their hip, and sway their other arm. It very much reminded me of how Tsunade stands. Decked her out in max level pvp gear, and had a totally different experience. It is SO FUN to do PVP in DCUO if you know what you're doing, and know the powers. All of them. To watch high level titans, literal endgame people. Level 200-400+(constant additions keep raising the gear level cap). Masters of their chosen powers. The ones that wait for the new gear/additions to drop and immediately start grinding to the new lvl cap. I was 100% one of those people. Tsunade hit like an absolute TRUCK and a half, and the rock minion you can summon I always thought of as a "summoning jutsu". I statted her level points, abilities points, weapon points, and moveset points out to obviously be as close to Tsunade, and be as max-damage as possible. No bat-drone,batarang, or Superman laser eyes for her! Only things Tsunade might do/passive stat buffs. I want to go back and see what's being on, after watching this. I can feel my aura/cosmetic addiction kicking in. I wonder how much has been added? I need to see. (:

[@MitchManix]

Wow that sounds life it must have been alot of fun. I got the impression PVP could be a good time especially. Glad the flirty personability is less disturbing seemingly then on the males lol Thanks for sharing :)

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

@@MitchManix Thank you for making the video!! It gave me a TON of nostalgia. The game truly is fun. It might not be the most fluid or perfectly programmed game, but it's definitely an unpolished diamond that's VERY rough around the edges sometimes. That's also part of the fun for some of us. I LOVE me some quality game jankiness that's not gamebreaking in any way. Just things like picking up people in giant balls, but the animation for picking items up is just really ... Not good looking lol. Small things like that. PVP can be EXTREMELY fun! If you go in with PvE gear, you're gonna die. I did that a few times on my 1st character as I was learning the game, before I realized I needed to buy PvP gear. Sorry for the rambling. This just made me very VERY nostalgic. Thank you again for making this video! ❤

[@Maricuca666]

I played for years but stopped a while back, between this video and this comment the nostalgia is crazy.. still remember how much time i spent grinding the corrupted aura.. there has to be so much new cosmetics and content… probably will re-install because of you lmao.. hope servers arent dead

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

@@Maricuca666 I reinstalled on my ps4pro. They're not dead! (: I had an amazing night just flying around and remembering all the memories in that game.

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

@@Maricuca666 Grinding to buy Auras was MY JAAMMMMM.

[@jsullivan649]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that Quantum spoof, jesus that earned sub alone.

[@ThatgirlGone]

Thank you so much for the laughs. I'm in tears.

[@ronskeez916]

This game gives me so much nostalgia it almost brings a tear to my eye. Farming the avatars in the open world of gotham, pvping in Chinatown, running FOS 2 for literally hours. This game will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@Beausseraou]

Its avaliable free to play in many platforms atm

[@zodiaccowboy2131]

Unironically the gameplay is actually pretty good

[@Joshcruzmadeit]

So weird that this was recommended to me today I was just mentioning this game to my coworker and I hadn’t played it in like 8 or 9 years. I had a lot of fun in this MMO

[@Shiirow]

google tapped your communications and sold your information to Warner Bros which used their connections to recommend this video to convince you to come back and give them more money.

[@SummiT203]

Fell in love with this channel now ☺️

[@cameronliterally]

I saw your Star Trek video and I'm glad to see this video blowing up for you. Great content!

[@MitchManix]

Thanks mate :)

[@cameronliterally]

@@MitchManix I also subscribed

[@MitchManix]

@@cameronliterally A true legend

[@evilsdemise1287]

You wont believe it but I was just wondering if I should try this game again after seeing it on steam (I didn't think it was still around). You just saved me some time with this video, and entertaining as a bonus! Thanks!

[@coldchilln1988]

game is actually really fun. there's a lot of paid aspects. but you can grind your way to anything in the game.

[@MikeDenmarkbviewsminutesago]

No

[@counterprogressive5800]

not worth. game is dying.

[@antviper135]

Well you can play all episodes for free now🤷‍♂️

[@me________]

@@antviper135 thats a plus. I play it here and there, sort of as a check-in thing 😂. Im cr 350

[@alexruas6235]

I find hilarious that this still exists. i played back in the day and it felt like a fever dream

[@gergomolnar2334]

Amazing video! Thank you so much! Enjoyed every second of it!

[@xynonyx73]

Subbed. As soon as the Quantum joke came through. Love your work

[@EmilyK.91]

I started playing this last year, I absolutely love the chaotic energy of it and running around the worlds finding briefings/investigations and collections, the gear grind can be a bit tedious so I've ended up with multiple characters I switch between to keep things fresh. It's the first MMO I've really played, World of Warcraft and FFIV have honestly never really appealed to me, I've watched my friends play both and I just find the pace boring.

[@loomingdeath1758]

I find DC universe pretty boring..... too many currency, gameplay felt wonky, and character customization felt way too limited..... frankly XD i like where I am but more power to ya for liking it not my cup of tea.

[@EmilyK.91]

@@loomingdeath1758 I actually agree with your points on currency and character customization, I find both kinda frustrating, like paying 100-200 fate tokens for individual style pieces and then upwards of 40 replay tokens to unlock that same style on a different character. Not to mention the sheer lack of good hair choices. But despite those gripes I do still enjoy just running around and beating npcs up, for me it's a way to blow off steam and get out of my on head for a while. All your points are valid and I fully respect the game is not your cup of tea, I enjoy seeing other people's opinions on it 😄

[@justsomeguyinthecomments3895]

I found the paywalls to be annoying, either pay monthly for legendary status or have literally no money, no access to expansions (unless you want to shell out $5-$10 for each of them, and there's A LOT) and no access to combat tiers above a certain rank from base game. It was amazing until it became a cash grab.

[@EmilyK.91]

@@justsomeguyinthecomments3895 Yikes, I didn't even know about the rank limit that would piss me off royally. I've never understood why so much of the game is behind a paywall, not everyone can afford to sub monthly let alone pay for anything on the marketplace and that adds up fast! $5-$10 just for an expansion is expensive epecially with 43 episodes out. So you're either picking and choosing which one is worth your cash or pay the monthly fee :\ It's really sad to take a step back and see how much costs actual money, especially when (in my opinion) it's such a fun game even with all the in-game currency grinds and wonkiness. It seems the most annoying thing with MMORPG's in general is that if you want the full experience you gotta pay up. I understand these companies need to make money, but putting so much behind a paywall doesn't automatically mean players playing for free want to pay montly or CAN pay montly.

[@kyrxon277]

If dcuo was still one of the top games even up to today, I'd most likely be playing this still. Cuz i could play this game literally all day and night xD I even played this late at night when school was the next day cuz my parents didn't want me up past like 10 playing games hahahahaha Oddly enough, I'd rather play WoW than FF just cuz the pace is a lot faster than FF. And there's less button bloating in WoW right? Although i couldn't find anything to do in the game and found myself bored after 4 months, and my main game is FF. As much as i like it, the pace because of the GCDs is too slow for me, even hitting oGCDs isn't even instant like it should be, it's quite annoying. And there's some more things i won't list cuz it won't solve anything, but i definitely miss playing dcuo

[@kibanathadragon5184]

Honestly, the game has a wide range of customization options when you play, but just like in most game, options for black/ curly haired people are very limited. The dread look like feces logs, the Afros are not even, and the short buzz cut leaves a lot to be desired. As a black gamer playing this game I mostly wore hoods until I found a hairstyle that looked like mine (which was after level 30)

[@wnicolas98]

There’s a fire loc hairstyle in 31st century new earth 😭

[@JadeLunaraDCUOGaming]

you really brought back a lot of memories, thanks

[@badger297]

*BRROOOOOOO* The shade at quantumtv. You got my sub sir

[@captainm8889]

That opening cinematic that sets up the base story still slaps.

[@grimwell6300]

Amazing game. Played it way back in the day when the graphics weren't outdated yet. They seriously need to update models and the UI.

[@Heru_Iluvatar]

They're working on that

[@me________]

That’s what I been wanting. I play it on the ps5 and I’m begging for a huge update on the games graphics and such, but it’ll also be a very, very long time.

[@BertMeesters]

Nice to see this vid gets so many views and positive comments. I play since the very beginning and have an old vid recorded from my TV when I played this on the PS3. Still playing nowadays with some pauses in between the episodes. Still so much fun and indeed nostalgia. Hopefully it will get a PS5 graphic update next year and more people will return, the game is still rocking!

[@jimmynoneya2584]

I stumbled across this video I just thought it was fantastic. You were funny informative and can't be engaged throughout the whole thing. Thank you for your efforts here I am now a subscriber and look forward to viewing past and future content

[@MitchManix]

Thanks mate

[@Rainaerys]

Loved this game! Used to play a Nightwing style class back in 2015!

[@MitchManix]

Night wing class sounds cool

[@SilentEvil97]

I've played this game so much back in the day. The first and only mmo I've ever ''completed'' I always wished there was a ''Marvel universe online'' or even a cross-over game of the sorts. I'm still surprised it doesn't exist...

[@tajkoreddeninthearctic194]

The closest thing marvel wise was a super hero squad game I remember

[@amnarehan8917]

there is a marvel mmo game similar to this but it sucks lol

[@realmantisknight]

I've been playing almost nonstop since 2013. Mostly these days I just enjoy logging in getting the daily rewards and doing some quests. What I like about it is how casual it can be ot just punch in and play for a few then do something else .And the option to play for hours is still available when I need to get some beter gear. Love the channel, subscribed to it.

[@juniorj8393]

This game and gotham imposters took up my time a lot when I was a kid, back in 2k11 I used to play it extensively, to the point where I'd be super sleepy in school the next day sometimes. Though, I controlled myself and only played after school and stopped 2 hours before I would need to go to bed. I was always jealous of the people with cool costumes and pets, being I was just a kid in middle school. great vid, brought back some memories. Gonna send this to my friends.

[@nathantiffen5158]

Played this WAYYY back in the day and got hella nostalgia from this video. If a AAA game like this got developed today, better graphics, AI, world, powers etc... omg. I would play the shit out of that lol.

[@theboofysystem]

I recently started playing this game again after taking a few years of break and it was so easy to get back into. I love this game so much, it was a crutch for me through middle and high school

[@christianrivera5694]

u know 0 about this game... it doesnt exist a more greedy game than this one DONT PLAY THIS GAME it turns in a pay to play, after u reach max level (u can reach this level in 3 days) they want you to pay FOR EVERYTHING even inventory space or for farming things, they want u to pay A MEMBERSHIP. If u want a normal progression in this game u will need more than 300 dollars a year, and we are not counting cosmetics. BELEIVE me please do not support this game.

[@theboofysystem]

@@christianrivera5694 oh no! A game where you have to pay for a membership? That never ever happens. Especially on games with teams of developers that need to feed their families!

[@skrublordnord69]

That QTV joke at 0:59 earned my sub lmao. That was hilarious thank you lol

[@notyomamaswifi]

I am going to be honest, I almost changed video but you are seriously funny. Subbed.

[@FLUXXEUS]

I can only imagine what a Marvel version of DCUO would be like, I wanna get back into DCUO after being away for about 2 years 🙃

[@malec8517]

That Quantum bit was too good.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

I remember getting introduced to this game by Totalbiscuit, it was a breath of fresh air and so fun! I still go back and watch that amazing cinematic every once in a while.

[@amanwhoiscleancutdiscreetv9565]

Lmao that quantum TV reference was amazing. Subbed for that alone.

[@WildBillCox13]

Played DCUO a long time ago. Enjoyed it for the most part. Awfully easy to stray into a zone that kills you out of hand. Love the super power customization. I was literally able to craft my ideal hero in the system. My buddies moved on to SWTOR and I followed them. But DCUO stayed in my mind. In fact, I was googling DCUO to see if the servers were still up and found this video.

[@Pulsed101]

I really enjoyed my time with this game. It was the first ever action MMORPG. Plus, you get to play as a superhero with a pretty cool storyline. One of the best in the MMO genre for sure.

[@faaldeyra]

I was not ready for the QuantumTV cameo. You've definitely earned my attention.

[@LyricalViking]

Awesome video, the thing that kept me playing was just the transmog. I always changed my styles around constantly. I used to even use the game as a way to make my roleplay OC's into actual characters for reference sheets.

[@leeallen5132]

I played DCUO a ton when i was younger. There's a ton of charm to it, and I genuinely think its one of the most minute to minute fun MMOs on the market. But it does sacrifice a lot of the role play elements people love from MMOs. You cant really get lost in the world due to just how unbelievable and arcade-y it is. If you're looking for an MMO that you don't have to spend your life, or all day playing to have fun, I'd give it a go.

[@csnyder6997]

I’ve played this game on and off since the beta version. I absolutely LOVE this game but there are so many things they could improve on. Basically like he said, the quests are defeating enemies and picking up things. I would like to see more crafting in this game. It is very limited. The devs should come up with certain consumables that require items that drop from the world anywhere or have them located in the world to farm and then craft them.

[@TroyIndureTillTheEnd]

NGL I think is what made DCUO so good bc I hated playing MMO games that required doing that than rather actually enjoying the game my opinion I hope they don't add this.

[@silent9482]

Please no, I hate crafting in games. It takes the enjoyment of just playing the game out of it. That's one of the main mechanic that always pushes me away from a game. I hope they never add something like that.

[@csnyder6997]

@@silent9482 I love it! It gives us something to do other than combat or just standing around in the Watchtower

[@chris.6349]

that quantum tv meme at the beginning got a laugh out of me. time to subscribe and then like this video

[@pizzavenger7005]

I played this throughout my middle and highschool days. Brings back some rather fond memories. Thanks for this vid!

[@BBEEYYAA]

Loved this game and played for years. I ended up stopping when they decided to do new content every month instead of every 3 months. Everything was just reused content and nothing new was getting made. The community was extremely toxic and scammers were everywhere. Finally replay buttons ruined the in game economy so it just felt like it wasn't worth playing.

[@chardude]

I really like the beginning of DCUO. hero or villain the grind to 30 is fun. after that it feels like banging your head on a wall for power. a F2P player could spend months just trying to go up a couple points since it locks you out of gear for a week if your not a subscriber. not to mention the TOXIC AF community. I prefer heros, just the guy I am. but when the hero players are toxic you know something is wrong. I asked once, "are the villains this toxic?" and someone replied with, "LMAO NAH THEY'RE WORST"

[@OrochiShiki]

This video made me want to get back into DCUO. Part of the fun is coming up with backstories for the characters as you make them and one of my favorite lines comes from Two-Face in the PVP mode. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP STARING!!"

[@grahamlindley8424]

This game was my first major mmo experience. First progression raiding experience. I'll never forget progging the Fortress of Solitude for hours and hours with 7 other guildies. This game added the controller class and broke up the holy trinity; Solo controlling a raid was the highlight of my time playing.

[@Drahmin05]

I wish this game had a proper storyline to follow.

[@guyver789]

Used to love this game, I was there on the first day it released. Sadly overtime the micro transactions became the heavy push and the players that put the most hours grinding to get the top stats then could have easily been matched in stats with someone who causally plays in the space of a month. GRaviTY will always be the best league.

[@yeahjustin]

You should give it another try lately, all of the episodes are free, and the only things you really have to pay for now are the powers in the store

[@kilekun]

Launch week on a PVP server with the open world PVP events in this game was amazing. No one was really leveled up yet because there was just a constant stream of "villains are robbing a bank!" or "heroes are doing x or y!" and then each event (all with minimal rewards, iirc) would just result in like a 3-5 city block wide brawl with cars flying through the air and people getting piledriven into the asphalt. Basically the Superhero game I've always wanted but never was able to get. Once people figured out those events weren't actually worth much they moved on pretty quick but goddamn was it glorious being involved in a 40+v40+ hero vs supervillain battle on either side.

[@davidfredes]

The intro, the game, the music, the outro... what a great vibe! It makes me so nostalgic lol

[@MitchManix]

Got a favorite MMO? Lookin to group up? Join the Discord here for all things RPG: discord.gg/SRjAbQErS7

[@theoriginaltoast420]

Wurm Online

[@clockhanded]

Darkages. Its an OLDSCHOOL mmo with a super dedicated following.

[@JoeHoeDoesSomething]

PokeMMO

[@ringmake7558]

Star Wars The Old Republic

[@MitchManix]

@@ringmake7558 Did an hour 30 long video for that one 🤪

[@roboninja3194]

Sadly the game has become a giant cash grab. There is so much p2w and a few different loot boxes that are linked to progression. And at end game artifacts are 1000% p2w. Pvp is completely broken and the developers stopped developing pvp years ago. They have openly said pvp is not a priority and will not be developed in the future.

[@danieldenning9795]

Artifacts arent anywhere near p2w I highly disagree I have 7 max arts without paying anything on the game

[@jamesdykes517]

You literally made me hop back on this. Expert analysis for a broad stroke summarization.

[@lamb6320]

You're quality of videos are so high for your subcount. Content wise up there with some of the best reviewers on the platform. I hope u don't lose your passion before you fully reap the benefits of your labour.

[@lostnumber08]

As a culture, we are still too tolerant towards furries.

[@brinsonopinion]

You're good, this was a great take on DCUO and very well executed! I started playing it over 10 years ago & have had a love/hate relationship with it. But it truly is like the Mafia: once you think you're out... LOL!

[@snaccking]

The Quantum clip ended me! LOL Thank You!!!

[@tyleredwards8109]

Just downloaded this game again because of you, stopped playing years ago but a hardcore fan for a while. Want to see how it feels again

[@Tetjaku]

Used to play this so much back in the day. I remember I hopped back on after not playing for like 4 or 5 years and had no idea about all the new stuff I was seeing and the changes to the opening stage.

[@Lynch2507]

i played a lot of DCUO as a kid on console, and i only recently remembered it existed so looking it up and seeing that its had updates including the recentish Dark Knights Metal and Death Metal events, two comic stories that really got me into reading comics is surreal and just really neat

[@michaelblosenhauer9887]

I played this game at release for a couple months and a few times since. Could never get into end game but loved creating alts and getting them to level 30. If the game had decent quests to level through, I would probably still play it a little.

[@LiamENGL]

Your comedy style is great man! Keep it up