DC Universe Online Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
It has been quite a relationship.
Published: January 11, 2012
The journey for DC Universe Online has been an interesting one this past year. It started off as a bit of a mess as you may remember. The MMO ended up being reborn as a free-to-play title that has carved out a niche of a player base.
"We broke a lot of new ground with last year's launch of DC Universe Online, both by successfully creating the first PS3 MMO community and adding true action combat to the genre," said Lorin Jameson, Executive Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment. "The free-to-play transition at the end of last year is a proof point that our community is stronger and larger than ever. We are very proud of what we've accomplished thus far and look forward to continuously striving to improve the game."
Since January the game has seen a steady stream of DLC. These include packs, characters, missions, items and all sorts of fun stuff that loot enthusiasts find addicting. Both The Flash and Green Lantern have joined the mayhem along with Ra's Al Ghul, The Fortress of Solitude, and Larfleeze. Electric and and light powers have been bestowed upon players as well.
"2011 established a foundation for the larger-than-life stories we can tell in-game, and this milestone will kick off a storyline through free content updates and paid DLC that will blow your minds," said Jim Lee, executive creative director of DC Universe Online and co-publisher of DC Comics.
Here's some stats and numbers to take into account when it comes to DCUO:
- More than 3.5 million Heroes, more than 2 million Villains
- More than 1.8 million registered players on PC, and more than 2.3 million registered players on PS3
- 3.6 million days of playtime total by all players in-game
- More than 1,200 new NPC characters added since launch
- More than 200 new quests added since launch
- More than 2,500 new items added since launch
- More than 15 new zones added since launch
- More than 1,800 new encounters since launch
To celebrate the game's anniversary, players will get a free cape with the number "1" on the back. The cape will be granted today and it will be located in the mission journal. To be eligible for the mission all you have to do is have a created character. You don't have to be active or play it right now, just know that the next time you log in it'll be available. If you haven't checked out DCUO by now then I urge you to go ahead and check it out. It's free and located right on the PS Store, plus you want to make sure you get the cape, don't you? If so you may want to go ahead and get to downloading, the game and its patches are massive!
"We broke a lot of new ground with last year's launch of DC Universe Online, both by successfully creating the first PS3 MMO community and adding true action combat to the genre," said Lorin Jameson, Executive Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment. "The free-to-play transition at the end of last year is a proof point that our community is stronger and larger than ever. We are very proud of what we've accomplished thus far and look forward to continuously striving to improve the game."
Since January the game has seen a steady stream of DLC. These include packs, characters, missions, items and all sorts of fun stuff that loot enthusiasts find addicting. Both The Flash and Green Lantern have joined the mayhem along with Ra's Al Ghul, The Fortress of Solitude, and Larfleeze. Electric and and light powers have been bestowed upon players as well.
"2011 established a foundation for the larger-than-life stories we can tell in-game, and this milestone will kick off a storyline through free content updates and paid DLC that will blow your minds," said Jim Lee, executive creative director of DC Universe Online and co-publisher of DC Comics.
Here's some stats and numbers to take into account when it comes to DCUO:
- More than 3.5 million Heroes, more than 2 million Villains
- More than 1.8 million registered players on PC, and more than 2.3 million registered players on PS3
- 3.6 million days of playtime total by all players in-game
- More than 1,200 new NPC characters added since launch
- More than 200 new quests added since launch
- More than 2,500 new items added since launch
- More than 15 new zones added since launch
- More than 1,800 new encounters since launch
To celebrate the game's anniversary, players will get a free cape with the number "1" on the back. The cape will be granted today and it will be located in the mission journal. To be eligible for the mission all you have to do is have a created character. You don't have to be active or play it right now, just know that the next time you log in it'll be available. If you haven't checked out DCUO by now then I urge you to go ahead and check it out. It's free and located right on the PS Store, plus you want to make sure you get the cape, don't you? If so you may want to go ahead and get to downloading, the game and its patches are massive!
