Well i hope the same trial will be aviable to those who live in sweden :( because we have pc gamer here to so let’s hope if not i well be sad becaus i will mavbe buy this game but first i want to test it so make it aviable if not it is discrimination against sweden :( a sad person

>>>Spanish players, on the other hand, should nip down to the shops now and grab Issue 125 of Micromania (pictured to the left). As well as a unique 14-day trial code, the full City of Heroes client is included on the cover-mounted DVD.<<<

So that is why the Union server was flooded with Spanish peeps last night! /images/smileys/wink.gif

Is any part of Paragon City map closed to trial players? I can’t enter de Hollows.

Daju, it’s up to the Swedish PC Gamer to decide whether they include a trial or not.

why cant we just download it off of the website?

What about the Portuguese people?

i downloaded the updator online thinking everything was fine, but all it gives me is the american servers, and thats no good. anybody know how i can get the uk servers?

i cant start the trial because i cant make a character how do i do it i have got delux one

I can’t get it to work!! it says my password and/or username is incorrect.

I have purchased the magazine, downloaded the game and the updates but have not got a code to add the game to my account. Where do you get the 14 day trial code from?

I’m having the same problem as Luke. I’ve registered with NCSoft and created my CoH account but can’t log in to the game because it says my username or password is incorrect?

After you’ve had your 14 days, is there the option to upgrade to a proper account? I would hate to have to start my character all over again after developing him for 2 weeks because I couldn’t continue with the trial account.

I was just wondering i bought the deluxe copy of the game and it says i can give the 15day trial to a friend. Can i do this and then my friend uses the 15days then can he move up to a subscription or buy the game and keep his characters he made in the trial.

TY

ive got it up and running finally had to download something for it to run on eu servers (its linked on http://www.pcgamer.co.uk in the forums)

i just cant see anything i can get it to load upto the charactor creation screen then i cant see what im creating.. can pick all the options tho

where i can download that game for free ? have any website ?

I cant log in either, what did you download alex, help, need a link

All network ports are open

IM tearing my hair out!

aaaah

i have the uk mag. i have the demo. it is installed. however i cannot find the “unique 14-day trial code” that you speak of?!

Just wanna say that it’s lame! Why you ask?

Answer: Americans just have to click on a link and they get a trial period (example: gamespot.com). The rest of the world has to buy magazines wich kost 4-5€. And also: we don’t have pc gamer or micromania here. This way its easier to find an original version of duck hunt then a trial key for COH. I betatested COH from day one (wich was btw an open beta so EVERYBODY could participate) I wanted 2 trial it first because i didnt play it 4 a long time and wanted to see if it was still worth wile 2 play it. Guess i’ll be thinking a bit longer now. Maybe whining 2 you folks but thats how i feel about it.

I’m having the same problems as Luke, Cghost and Alex - I’ve contacted support and I think they’re sorting out my problem, but I find it interesting other people are having this issue. Anyway, looking forwards to it - I enjoyed the beta, and even if they don’t fix the trial I’m still grabbing Retail.

I am also having Login problems with the european trial. I had downloaded the US trial and that worked fine but my european account doesn’t seam to let me login.

It appears that I’m not alone in not being able to get my game running. I downloaded it, created an NC Main account, inputted the code, went to play and at the login screen I keep getting told my password or username are incorrect.

Of note is that in my account management screen its still asking me to “Activate” CoH. I tried to do it again, but I’m told that the code is already being used. Well of course it is ....I inputted it !!!! ARGH !!!

Really want to try this game as I’m fed up with being mucked about by SOE with SWG.

Please help !

what stops me using the american download and going on american servers by the way?

I was going to download and trial this game, until I figured that this option was reserved for americans and that us, europeans, must purchase a magazine (which, in my country, would also have to be an imported magazine) in order to do so. I guess I’ll wait until there’s a downloadable trial for euro’s, too.

Looks like a nice game, tho.

I LIKE CITY OF HEROES

My friend’s both have the delux version of the game and neither could see how to use the 14 day trial or the side kick option.  I am now ordering the game and a PC so I can join the good fight but I wish the download, 14 day trail or sidekick had been easier to use so we could have all joined together instead of taking it in turns! 

Also a download link would have been easier to access than unobtainable magazines.  We all know its that you must be getting some gain from it other than just new addicts or EU would have had the same privallage as USA.

Yeah but what use is Customer surport at 1am when your account trial is already ticking away?

Hi.. I brought City of Heros Deluxe recently, and am enjoying playing the Euro version.. Since I have the Sidekick code, I am considering giving it to a friend.. what my friend has asked me is: “is the Sidekick code a one-off single person use code, or can they then inturn then also pass this onto a friend so-as to get their friend interested in CoH as well??” it seems to me that the sidekick code trial idea is great, however why bother with a code like this, why not just offer people a 14day trial that anyone can use.. IE offer an online generated trial cod. people could still see the offer in the mag, but the code would be generated online so you wouldn’t have to actually go out and buy the mag for the free code. a Trial of 14days is surely enough for someone to progress their char beyond lv10 and know if they want to continue progressing their Char sufficiently to actually Upgrade to the full version. Obviously for my friend to pass on the SK code the person would also need to lend my copy of the original game disks. but how is that any different from getting the code from the Mag?

Im having some login problems.I got the demo from pcgamer, made the account, downloaded all the updates etc, but when I run the game and try to log in, nothing happens. I can still move my mouse, but none of the buttons can be pressed, and I can’t leave the program, in anyway I can think of. I end up habving to manually switch off the comp to go back to the desktop.

Any ideas?

hi i really want to become a super heroe

nice idea to give people a preview version so they can try the game.

Heres my problem, Iv been a COh player since the AMerican beta and had an account since the first month of US CoH, Im currently house sitting this now and didnt have my dics.I installed the free trial version but cant get my account to work even though iv been billed.Will this Euro version not work with my current COH account(im a brit by the way)

Thanks for the quick response, ok i understand the clients are different but why cant i use my current ncsoft account to for the euro client.Will i have to create an entire new account just to use euro servers

I agree with Nightfiend. Why don’t you do the same thing with a portuguese mag like Mega Score or BGamer (or any other mag)? It’s really difficult to find micromania or pc gamer in my country. Unlike other people I wouldn’t mind to pay 4-5€ to get the trial of CoH because I can’t isn’t for sale in Portugal(don’t ask me why because I don’t know). I would buy also if it was for sale in here. I won’t buy it by the internet because someone can hack to may system an steal my credit card number.

Just wanted to add that lack of downloadable version is big flaw.

I did grab US trial and playing on US servers now from Poland. Nice game. Though now to actully buy it I need:

a) download it again (Euro version) really doubt it is sooo much different from US one that you need to grap gigabyte of data again. May add that you have no chance to buy it in Poland in the box at all.

b) gave up my trail character as it is on US server

c) I have no idea at all how euro servers works. What ping is, lag, how many people are there - nothing

Would really help if you would let people actully try this game as you decided to give this trial thing anyway.

PS

I did play LineageII from NCSoft for 2 months and gave it up becouse of terrible “custumer care”. Don’t have feeling anything changed in NCSoft.

Maybe thats ok support of you form US/UK but if you live in Poland you pretty much second rate custumer.

From good things good that one can buy/download it at least. But there are little things you can make to possible attract more custumers, like allow EU download trial.

my game keeps quitting out problem withe exe file or something im on the 14 day free trial got the trial from pc gamer magazine in the uk

I’m french and I’m currently playing the trial in american servers. Sometimes my connexion is a bit late but I don’t have any major problems, except with some players who think that their servers are “american only so go away you fool stranger from frou frou country”.

btw I’m really impressed with the customization of toon O.O I already stopped to play 3 MMORPG, I think I’ll definitely buy this one.

Hi again!

First thanks for reply.

My friend from Finland bough Deluxe box and I was blessed with Sidekick code so can enjoy the EU CoH now /images/smileys/smile.gif

Most likely I will become subscriber too as this game is really involving. And I have notisable better connection to EU servers then to US ones (150 vs 300 ms in network monitor), which was main thing I was willing to check.

As seems you actully seems to read those comments please remember of those players who live in other parts of the world and can not easy access any magazines or even buy box (no CoH been released in Poland) and please let us participate in trials and (repeting my self I know) keep this option to buy game online and download them. It really helps in case local publishers erm… aint doing good job.

Thanks and cya in Paragon!

Ok seems all trail accounts from PCGamer aren’t working, I’ve checked the PCGamer forum as someone suggested and see no threads with a related title unless it’s called something like “OMGS!111!!1!!!!111111!ELEVENELEVEN11!”.

Has anyone actully had the login problem fixed by support yet, or is the problem still being investigated?

I have to say the customer support has been quite sensational. I used to play CoH on the US servers but quit around xmas. Some friends have started to play the EU version however, and after writing an email to NCSoft they gave me a new european account for free so I could play with my local buds. I’ve played pretty much every single mmorpg since UO and I’ve never experienced anything like this. Kudos to NCSoft.

My only gripe is that the new european account didnt seem to add as an “online” purchased game under my account management.. So I dont know how to get the european client downloaded.. :X

There are no more magazines to find in the shops near my home - can’t i just download it? And if no, why not?

DUDE where do u download the client for the trial im so mad because it cant find damnt

I just installed the client (im on us server)and tried to ADD the CoH by useing the key that I was sent, It keeps telling me that this key is exspired, I dl’d another key to see if it was just a mistake and the new one appears also to be exspired.

Seriously, how long can it take to put one single downloadble file on the internet? We scandinavians are sick of waiting.

Heard the trial for US has finished...is this true?anyone?

it says it expired but its not

when will the trial be released in Sweden/Scandinavia im looking forward to playing the trial because i wont buy a game until i have played a trial or a demo,

Bridger, while noone has taken the time to say so I feel I must. Thank you for taking the time to answer the posts people have made here just by reading them I have no need to ask questions about trials etc. So rather than just not bother posting I thought it only right to take the time to post a thank you.

Kind Regards,

Gaderath

Where can i download it ?

i got the client from the disk but it keeps getting stuck on connecting it does nothing else but connecting please i need assitance with this!!!!!!!!!

on the box it syas i have a free 30 dyas trial

so i thought :D

but noooo after i created a account and stuff

but when i played the game it said my days were already over and i had to pay now:S

really weird so i checed the acoount it said it wasnt activated i wnated to activate it but i had to pay there!!

please help :(