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I might pick it up at some point but probably not at launch. I'll wait to hear some comments on the game when it's out before deciding if I will play or not.

I remember the Pancake Bunnies on WoW. Those were good times :).

http://www.zam.com/video.html?video=445

^ Really cool.

I love all super heroes, with my liking more in the Marvel World...but DCO looks like a pretty cool game.

From what I've heard, DCUO is an MMO in the same sense that APB was an MMO. You shared a game world but it was largely a single or twin player action game.

I love Marvel..But DCU is much more Iconic, The Trinity that is Superman, Wonderwoman and Batman has no equal comparison to anything on Earth-616. Like a rollercoaster both have had ups and downs in Story telling over the years but currently. I'm finding I'm enjoying the stories in DCU over Marvel. The stuff Geoff Johns is doing in Green Lantern: Blackest Night and Brightest Day is genius. Grant Morrison on Batman is storytelling to perfection. DC maybe Pristine, but the stories are currently fresh and exciting were as over in Marvels backyard (after the Fall of Osborn) they seem a little stale and trite. Their current "Heroic" age is kinda a let down.

And speaking of Kittens and Rainbows, have you not seen the cover of X-Force #1 (OK it's puppies) but How awesomely cute is that!

Not to get down on Marvel; If and When they get a MMO, I'm more than sure i'll be pre-ordering that as well until then I'll be trying DC universe online, so drop on by and say "Hi"

Edited, Sep 27th 2010 11:17am by DVEight

I think there was a Marvel MMO in the works, but it was canned. Instead that one guy that work on City of Heroes/Villains left and created that other Super hero game (yea, to lazy to look it up..).

I think a Mutant (x-men) MMO would work out, or maybe in your character creation you can decide how you "became" super human (certain age, freak science experiment, etc.).

Mutant vs Meta-human:

I think the biggest difference between Marvel and DC is that in DCU; the citizens look up to the Super-heroes as Media sensations, it maybe because of the Justice Society was all so "Politically Correct" in the Golden Age. Wheres as in Marvel, mutants are feared and scorned, treated as second class citizens. Perhaps being a optimist and believing the best in people, I'd like to think that IF super-powers were real we would take the high road and accept differances. The reality probably is closer to Marvel universe and goverment would inact registration, testing and "camps".

Marvel's characters tend to be relocatable as they have many of the same problems "we" do, while DC's are "perfect".

Batman is cool, though.

Escapism vs relatability:

Lets see single mom who has a BA in English, lives pretty much paycheck to paycheck, and does odd freelance writing jobs, now if I spun webs out of my **** and climb walls i'd be a Marvel Superhero. Now if i was rich and had a trust fund, was a military pilot and a hotshot reporter I'd be a DC hero.

I do like Marvel in that they do bring their heros down to the street; Daredevil, Luke Cage, Spiderman. But theres also so much fun to be had In the Epic stories DC has to offer; Superman vs Darkseid, Orion and the New Gods, Wonderwoman of Themyscira.

I love both universes, guess what it will really come down to is gameplay, I'm ok with a open world where you can go on a adventure with a friend or two, twice a week. With my schedual that actually works, its why i had to finally give up on WOW i just couldnt give the time to keep up with all the end dungeons and what not.

:( at least I'll have more time to play Fallout: Vegas

While DCUO was delayed until 1Q2011 (at least Feb 1st), the DCUO website offers those who Pre-order the game by Nov 15th and then provide proof of their pre-paid pre-order there by Nov 15th with assurance of beta test key by Nov 30th.

Choice of the pre-order retailer selects an exclusive in-game weapon that will be supplied with the game.