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City of Heroes: Going Rogue

Paragon Studios · 2010

City of Heroes: Going Rogue

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"An MMO expansion offering flexible hero/villain alignment switching with rich character customization, but requiring online engagement and time investment."

Heads up: As an MMO, this game has ongoing server-dependent content and social pressure to engage with other players, making it challenging for truly casual, time-limited gaming sessions despite the ability to
Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Missions & levels

Focus on the Praetorian Earth dimension for a more self-contained story arc that doesn't require extensive grouping with others.

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Expansion

About

City of Heroes: Going Rogue was released in 2010. Unlike City of Villains, Going Rogue was an expansion rather than a Stand Alone and required the original game(s) to play. Going Rogue added an Alignment system, which allowed players to switch from Hero to Villain and added two intermediate Alignments: Vigilante, as a player progresses from Hero to Villain, and Rogue, as a player progresses from Villain to Hero. Players with Vigilante or Rogue characters had access to both City of Heroes's Paragon City and City of Villains's Rogue Isles until they change to Hero or Villain. The expansion also added the Praetorian Earth dimension where players could start out as neutrally-aligned Praetorians (choosing any of the ten basic Archetypes available to Heroes or Villains), either deciding to side with Emperor Cole's ruling faction and become a Loyalist or side with the Resistance; the allegiance could change as the player chose and completed missions. Praetorian players could also attack new Neutral mobs and would eventually be able to play a mission that allowed them to choose to be a Hero or Villain and complete gameplay in the original games. Going Rogue also granted access to four new power sets, new costume sets and auras, and introduced missions that started after defeating mobs that affected the player's Alignment.

Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)Third personAction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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City of Heroes: Going Rogue — Session FAQ

How long does a session of City of Heroes: Going Rogue take?
The minimum meaningful session for City of Heroes: Going Rogue is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause City of Heroes: Going Rogue?
Yes — City of Heroes: Going Rogue supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does City of Heroes: Going Rogue pressure you to keep playing?
City of Heroes: Going Rogue has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is City of Heroes: Going Rogue's Session Respect Score?
City of Heroes: Going Rogue has a Session Respect Score of 6.6/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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