Sunday, September 6, 2009

Will a Champions Online leveling guide help you level faster?


That question is one that everyone who has not tried a leveling guide always asks. The answer is not doubt yes, it will help level up your champion faster. There are several reasons why these leveling guides are helpful, and I'll mention them one by one.

Speed is one of the biggest reasons why a leveling guide will help. Not only will it help you spend less of your time going through the levels but it will also help you focus on leveling. Some players tend to get sidetracked pretty easy but more often than not when following a Champions Online leveling guide they find that they can focus on leveling and stays at it. It kinda covers as a to-do list which you can cross off each step as you come across it.

Another great advantage of having a leveling guide is not having to stop every quest or two and check online to find out what to do or where to go. That is something that really got to me in WoW until I purchased a leveling guide. It really makes it extremely easy to follow and reduces tons of usual downtime searching back and forth figuring out how to do a quest or find a specific location.

Those are some of the bigger reasons that buying a Champions Online leveling guide that can help with but there are plenty more that are outside the scope of this article. Bottom line though, if you haven't tried a leveling guide then just give it a shot. Trust me, you'll like it!

How to find the best Champions Online guide

Finding the best Champions Online leveling guide can at times be difficult, especially if you have no idea what to look for. This short article will give you specific info that will help you choose the right guide and give my recommendation.

There are several things you want to look out for when choosing the best Champions Online leveling guide. One of the most important things is, will the guide give you the fastest way possible to hit the level cap?

This is kinda obvious but in reality there are some guides out there that really haven't tested their leveling paths much. You will want a guide that has and is always looking to improve that aspect.

We all know mmorpg games are always changing and improving, so some great tips you might have received in the past won't work well after some major changes or patches in the game.

One of the things you should look for when finding a Champions Online leveling guide is that the guide offers free updates. The free updates are usually for as long as the game is around and happen often especially when a new patch or major change comes into the game. It really is very important for guides to have this.

To read some reviews of leveling guides for Champions Online click the links in the article, you'll be taken to websites which write reviews and rate and compare these guides against each other.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Champions Online Stats, Bonuses & Effects


I thought it would help to add some information about the effects each stat has on a player’s character in Champions Online. Every stat provides some sort of benefit to your character but some may be better than others when you are designing your character. This can be important when deciding on your Super Stats. You can see the descriptions of the stats in game if you hover over them in your character sheet. These benefits are the same for everyone regardless of the powers you choose.

Strength

  • Increases Knockback strength for all knockback attacks.
  • Increases resistance to Knockback.
  • Increases ability to break from tangible holds.
  • Increases melee damage (excluding Ego Blades).
  • Increases the weight that can be lifted by “Pickup and Throw” ability.

Constitution

  • Increases hitpoints.

Ego

  • Increases critical strike damage.
  • Increases ability to break from intangible holds.
  • Ego does NOT improve the strength or duration of holds.

Recovery

  • Increases Energy Equilibrium
  • Increases Energy gained from Energy Building attacks.

Dexterity

  • Increases critical strike chance.
  • Increases effectiveness of stealth powers.

Intelligence

  • Reduces Energy costs.
  • Reduces cooldown times.
  • Increases Pet damage.
  • Increases stealth detection.

Presence

  • Increases threat in Defensive role.
  • Decreases threat in Offensive and Support roles.
  • Increases Pet health.
  • Increases Healing and Buffing effects.

Endurance

  • Increases maximum Energy.
  • Increases Energy gained by Energy Building attacks.
If you want to learn what stats are best for your champion I suggest checking out this guide.