Title: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: UnSub on October 30, 2008, 05:52:50 PM Here's the link (http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=12371077&an=0&page=0&gonew=1#UNREAD) - Both PC and Mac on same servers - If you already have a copy of the CoH/V client then you can download the Mac client for free but don't get the extras - The extra stuff (a teleport directly to mission entrance power and a new Valkyrie costume set) will come out in early 2009 as a booster pack for existing players; probably $10 Not a bad idea to encourage a little bit of extra player growth. Alternatively: LOL MAC GAMING Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: Trippy on October 30, 2008, 10:04:16 PM Seems like the Mac-using superhero MMORPG fans are already playing this through Bootcamp so this might be more convenient but I'm not sure how many new players it'll attract.
Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: raydeen on November 20, 2008, 07:43:32 AM This will be very nice. I use Macs for work and PC for home. If I could get both WoW and COX on the same laptop, I'll never get anything done.
Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: UnSub on November 20, 2008, 08:24:53 PM Closed beta testing of this has started.
What I find interesting is that Cryptic's logo is still on the box of the Mac copies. Someone was smart in that final sales contract. Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: Trippy on November 20, 2008, 08:56:06 PM Closed beta testing of this has started. NCsoft probably licensed the engine "in perpetuity" for a nominal sum of money given that supposedly the CO engine is derived from the CoH engine so if Cryptic sold *everything* CoH-related to NCsoft they would then have to license back their own engine for CO since it's a derived work, which would suck.What I find interesting is that Cryptic's logo is still on the box of the Mac copies. Someone was smart in that final sales contract. Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: UnSub on November 22, 2008, 12:00:39 AM Yep - NCsoft licence the Cryptic Engine off Cryptic. It's part of the agreement that keeps the Cryptic logo in-game, but I was surprised to see it on the box copy.
Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: UnSub on January 08, 2009, 08:56:11 PM This version has launched and is supported by an ad that isn't half-bad. (http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/news_archive/coh_mac-style.html). Says zero about the actual game but works the whole "hero vs villain" thing just enough to avoid being tired.
Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: Trippy on January 08, 2009, 09:04:37 PM If you already have CoH/CoV for the PC you can buy the Mac version and get a month of game time added to your account and get the "Mac exclusive" items (costume pieces, Mission Teleporter power), all for only $20!
The extra items are supposed to be available in a couple of months as a separate purchase but it's not likely to be any cheaper than if you just buy the Mac version (effectively only $5 not inc. tax). Title: Re: CoH/V to come out on Macs Post by: Trippy on January 18, 2009, 06:29:21 AM Mac version is live, BTW. It even works on the piece of shit Intel GMA 950 GPU, even though it's not officially supported, and it can run on Tiger too.
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