Defeating Coldcut

Before shattering Mister Freeze, you need to go through his...special cousin shall we say? Coldcut is a gigantic, rather large blue ice man who guards the "gizmo" (as he calls it) which helps Nora (Mister Freeze's wife) become reanimated and cured of whatever disease she has in the first place. No brains and all muscle as the big guys in games generally are, this guy can be a piece of cake or as hard as a rock, depending on how you approach him. Now if you are going through the whole game as a group then this should be easy enough for you, but if you're like me and tend to brave things out on your own and need some help, well here it is.

Coldcut isn't the brightest tool in the shed we've established thus far, he's a guard not a scientist. He enjoys eating and having a healthy stomach. To defeat him however does not require a lot of brains but is a little difficult. Going straight in for the attack is just not going to work. So for now just dodge and avoid his attacks. After a few attempts at crushing you with his gorilla like fists, Coldcut gets a bit peckish and goes to one of the many vending machines to stuff his face. Take advantage of this with a few ranged attacks and then continue dodging his gorilla like attacks until he gets a tummy ache. Once Coldcut is in his stunned state of illness, go and attack him now. Repeat this a few times and he'll melt in the palm of your hands.

And yes your health does go down continuously in this part of the mission as it is raining inside a giant freezer...so be quick about it.

Defeating Mister Freeze

After helping Mister Freeze steal a bunch of diamonds to save his wife, you eventually have to turn on him. Not sure if you kill his wife or just prevent him from curing her, but either way he's not too happy about your 'treachery' against him. Mister Freeze is quite a difficult opponent if you are on your own and it doesn't help if you're the same level as the mission or lower.

So you start exchanging fists with the ice man and he then he calls his goons and magically after they're all gone (from you pounding them) he has all his health back. "Damn it, I knew I missed out on something!" you say...? Well threat no more, here's The V's help guide to shattering some ice cubes and smearing some frosting on a cake.

Smack Mister Freeze around a bit and then when he calls his goons, make sure you kick the fat ones butt first! When Freeze calls his goons to come attack you, one of them is Freeze's Medic Man. He's really called a freeze regenerator or something similar, you cant miss him, he's the fattest goon there. Attack him first and stop him from getting to the cylindrical device which is next to an icy circle thingy that Mister Freeze is now standing on. That's what heals the ice man so make sure he doesn't get the chance. After killing the fat guy see to it that the other two don't kill you before you kill them, so knock em dead!

After a few repeats of this (about three if you're good) Mister Freeze will eventually fall down defeated and you collect the diamonds off of him. So in defeating Mr Freeze you should focus on a lot of ranged attacks and only go in for face to face combat when you have the upper hand or advantage. A lot of stun attacks help. Make sure you have plenty of sodas on you, there are health barrels around but you never know when you'll need them. Sometimes a soda is just easier to get to.

Missions Too Hard

A lot of people have been complaining lately about the fact that the missions have too lower levels recommended for the actual difficulty of the mission itself. Obviously if you are Level 5 and you attempt a Level 10 mission you will have a lot of difficulty even if you are a skilled player. The level indicated underneath the mission title may not actually indicate the level YOU should be to attempt it, but could indicate the level that the MISSION is. For example a Level 12 mission will be hard for a Level 12 character, medium for a Level 15 and rather easy for a Level 18 character and of course piece of cake for a Level 30 character. Also if you haven't noticed by now the missions recommended levels turn different colours. Orange wont do you any good, too hard. But blue on the other hand is slightly okay as this would make the mission medium difficulty. And last but not least we have green which means go forth and kick some butt because it'll be easy enough to go for! (excluding bounties)

So instead of at the beginning of the game at the start menu like most games where you get to choose the difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard, Hell) it's your level at which you choose to attempt a mission which makes it harder or easier in the difficulty settings of the game. This may not be true but a theory I have on the whole subject.

To deal with this just level up higher than the indicated mission level and then attempt the mission, it will make the game so much easier for you, and will also allow you to eliminate lower level opponents attempting the mission as well (applies only in PVP worlds).

Any comments or questions or even your own theories are welcome.

Aphrodite

The Greek Goddess of Love. A hermaphrodite and a character in the DC Universe Online Aphrodite calls upon you to serve in her realm. This is a new patch added before Valentines day 2011 where you become either a Cherub or Evil Cupid with a backwards cap and sunnies (assuming you're a guy, if you're a girl you either wear red or a white short dress). You will become an acrobat (if not already one) and will lose all your weapons and powers whilst in the realm (do not panic, they return when you leave) which will be replaced by other powers and a pathetically low leveled bow.

You have three missions in the whole of Aphrodites realm and they are a pinch to complete. First mission is to turn Good/Evil enemies (which ever applies to you) into Evil/Good. So if they're good make them evil, if they're evil make them good, etc, etc. If you are having trouble with this, read on and I'll tell you how to do so.

First you need to defeat you're opponent (they are AI so it should be rather simple) and then after exchanging arrows, fists and whips/ground pounds, you then trap your opponent in a heart. You pick your opponent up, carry them to the referred fountain and then drop them there. Once dropped the enemy will gradually get bigger after calling for hearts of either Scorn or Redemption (not sure what they were called feel free to correct me), you need to destroy them before they get to your opponent so the turning process is complete. After the required amount of hearts is destroyed the opponent will then sink into the fountain and will surface as either a good or evil being depending on your choice of side. This needs to be repeated two more times and you're done.

You're second mission or more part of the first mission is to collect hearts of whatever side you're on. Now they might be confusing a bit here. You don't shoot them, whip them or punch them to collect them. You just have to glide through them. Collect twenty of the right hearts and you move on to the third and final mission.

For the third act of the love dove show, you have to turn heartless valentines into either scorn or lovey dovey cutsie wootsie. Do this by shooting the purple aura people and making them follow you to the giant heart of which ever side you're on. Once you get fifteen you're done with those guys so you might as well finish capping off ten of the enemies. And then you've finished Aphrodites realm.

Your usual direction text tells you to go to a race, but other than that flying race you're done. Go back to Metropolis and continue the rest of the game.

Defeating Zattana/Etrigan

Zattana is another hero in which on the Villain's side you may have to defeat (eventually you always will). She does however pop up a few times in the game to defeat her (i.e Raven/Trigon missions). This time we're going to souly look at defeating her when Zattana is protecting Eclipso and trying to stop you from releasing him.

First you must kill all of the magic foot soldiers to even get to eclipso to release him whilst also releasing Night Walkers all over the place. After eliminating all enemies in certain rooms you can pass and progress forward towards the chamber in which Eclipso is held prisoner. After releasing Eclipso you get a cut scene blah blah blah, and then Zattana appears out of no where to save the day! Which is what you're there to prevent. Zattana has no real brain work involved to defeat her, just keep knocking her down with weapons and super powers. What you do need to watch out for is her teleporting. There is unfortunately a glitch where she teleports onto the roof where you cannot get to her nor can she you and she will not teleport again. This means you need to warp to rally point or quit the game and start the whole thing again (warping takes less effort). So refrain from going on the roof or flying up too high to heal (only place you can get far enough away from her to heal is the roof unfortunately) and make sure you are well equipped with Sodas.

After eventually knocking Zattana out of the game (for a little while) she will then summon Etrigan the demon. He is somewhat harder than Zattana in defeating as he is a demon, but none the less an opponent able of defeat. Close combat is not recommended but necessary in small doses as it kills faster than most ranged attacks. Etrigans attention will be focused on Eclipso for most of the time he's living so take advantage of that and get some close face to face combat going on. After he is eventually defeated, Zattana will return to try and finish you and Eclipso off.

Defeating Zattana is easy with just knocking her down here and there and using multiple combo moves. Don't forget you can dodge and block as well. Just again make sure not to go on the roof and save your sodas for when you need them. After eventually defeating Zattana you then speak with Eclipso and then you get Etrigans poetic cut scene.

Congratulations, you just kicked Zattanas ass.

SIDE MISSION: Remember to do the side missions to level up faster in the DC Universe
 The 'Side Mission' in releasing Eclipso is a bit hidden but easy as anything once you begin it. There are book cases all over the building, a few of them are destroyable. The first one has a blue ring around it thus beginning the side mission. Circe will call you naughty and then tell you to destroy the rest as the book cases hold books that collect magic for the Sentinels.

Game Review

Hello, I am The V. If you know me by other names, well good for you.

I have bought the game titled DC Universe Online™ and have played it on the Playstation 3™ console. My rating for this game is a top notch five stars. Many have said that DCUO™ is a copy of World Of Warcraft™ and just a cheap imitation using superheroes and supervillains, others have said that DCUO™ is WOW™'s equal (not the same) and could be a very high competitor for the famous MMO.


The game is a very fun and exhilarating experience. For many years man has dreamed of flying over cities and this game allows man to fulfill that dream. Along with the dream of being able to run up walls and run very fast or even jump high and far whilst doing flips all depending on what movement powers you choose. Then having the ability to control fire and burst an enemy into flames instantly is supreme. Or freezing someone instantly into a ball of ice then picking them up and smashing them to bits. Or perhaps you'd rather control plants and nature to twist and twine around your foes like snakes squeezing them till death or piercing right through. If you prefer mind over matter you are able to use telekinesis to lift your opponents into the air and throw mental razor discs to slice and dice your enemies. And last but definitely not least you can use the powers of magic to your will, blast your opponents with magical energy to stun them, destroy them and obliterate them all. Or perhaps you just feel like shooting a magical ball of power their way it is entirely up to you.


The graphics are high and low at different points, but for an online game where thousands of people play you can't expect the best of the best. But that's not to say the graphics aren't amazing themselves, textures, shadows and flashes are all brilliantly rendered in the DC Universe. I give the graphics alone a rating of four and half stars.


The gameplay is long and continuously interesting so it never gets boring. You have a range of different weapons to use and can change them at any time once reached the appropriate level. And the developers have promised that what is there now is not all there is to come so we can be rest assured that there will be more amazement to come.


The V gives this game a high 5 Star rating mainly because it's just plain awesome and recommends you play it whether you have to subscribe or not (you do).


Enjoy playing DC Universe Online™, it really is an experience all gamers should have.

Defeating Batman at GCPD Ball

Now before you read any further into this, it's a bit of a spoiler, just warning you.

With The Joker as your mentor you can imagine that the Joker wants you to help him defeat ole Batsy himself. And if that's your conclusion then you're quite right. It can be a lot harder than just beating him up though (unlike other boss characters in the game) he just won't leave you alone. Sure Joker's there to help but he gets distracted by a few of Batman's heroic antics as he shorts out gas bomb fuses and traps The Joker in a force field sphere. So you keep dying, eventually all your weapons/armor breaks and you have to go to a Safehouse, fix it all and then go back to the hotel and start all over again. It's just an annoying cycle if you don't know what to do.

To beat the Bat you have to do a few things instead of just pounding into him. After a few good blows to the head (or where ever) Batsy drops a device which you hear The Joker shout "Grab the DEVICE! Quick!" Once you manage to pick that up, Joker comes back into action and helps beat up Batman again. A few more knocks here and there and then Bat Brain capture the Joker. Beat up Batman some more and he will eventually drop another device to pick up which frees The Joker. Bash the Bat some more and Joker runs off allowing Harley to pick up some pieces and you to beat the living snot out of Batman. This is the last time his health replenishes to knock him dead!

So here's a few helpful hints, tips and no stupid link tips that send you to other pages who just show you more links.

Tip #1
Don't go straight into the ballroom where Batman and The Joker are waiting. If not already used, take some of the canisters up in the previous room down to where the showdown is happening. Don't go all the way in, just drop em in there. That'll give you a head start with some health, frost and laughing gas. Use them wisely though, if you die they don't come back.

Tip #2
Use a lot of ranged attacks against The Batman, depending on your level when you go to defeat him you can lose a lot of health very fast.

Tip #3
Try not to use your super powers unless absolutely necessary. It doesn't regenerate and neither does your health (excluding certain parts of the battle)


Tip #4
When the Batman drops the first device, grab it straight away as fast as you can, if you notice he pauses a bit. If you're not quick enough and you miss the opportunity then go over to Joker near the hostages, wait for Batman to be distracted by Joker and then collect the device. (Caution: If the device isn't picked up before it expires you instantly die, so be quick about it).

Tip #5
When Batman has Joker trapped in the sphere, run like crazy! This is one of the two opportunities you get to regenerate your health in this part of the mission. Batman will stay with Joker and taunt him for a bit (whilst Joker does the same) leaving you a huge gap to get as far from him as possible (down the sides is recommended), wait for your Health and Super Power bars to regenerate. Batman's health will have regenerated as well, but if you're a too lower level you'd be thankful for the regeneration, otherwise you'll have no chance.

Tip #6
You have the ability to block and dodge attacks. Use it and use it good.

Tip #7
Let The Joker do a lot but not all the work, he can only do so much and can in fact die. When Harley comes into it, same concept.

Tip #8
Do not quit. As frustrating as it is, just beat him. It is a lot more frustrating coming back to the hotel and beating the crap out of all the Cops and Detectives and then have to deal with Batman all over again.

Tip #9
If it is too hard and you have to quit cause you're on the verge of a mental break down, or smashing your PS3/Computer then quit. But don't smash your console. Play the game, level up and come back to beating up Batsy when it'll be so much easier.

Have fun Bashing the Bat. Open to questions and comments, feel free.

FAQs

Here are the answers to a few frequently asked questions about DC Universe Online...

Are there any cheats for DC Universe Online and where can I find them?
Okay, for a starters it's an MMO, there is not and never have been cheats for any MMO in existence that I know of. Rest assured there are no cheats on DC Universe Online, and if you need the cheats to play or progress in the game you should probably get a friend to help or read all the topics on this blog.

Why do higher players keep killing me?
Higher players have had this done to them and it continues on in a life cycle sort of thing. They also get experience from it. If you're playing in a PVP world and don't want to get 'pwned' like a 'noob' then you made the wrong choice in world. Go for a PVE world next time you create a character. These are the risks you take in a PVP game.

How do I stop higher level people from killing me?
You can't, they just will. Fight back and heal.

Can you change you're clothes in the game after initially creating the character?
Yes you have the ability to do so by adding different armor and clothes you collect during the game or there is the full collection of clothing items sold by the vendors in the Hall of Doom or Watch Tower. Word of caution though, changing your clothes will change your stats and changing the colour pallet is easy too. In the start menu in the STYLE tab, you can easily switch to colors by pressing certain buttons. You can also change your hair style in the Hall of Doom or Watch Tower.

Is changing sides from hero to villain possible in the game?
No.

Is changing super powers possible in the game?
No but you can however reset the power points and skill points you gain from leveling up that you've spent in either the Hall of Doom or Watch Tower.

How do I defeat new heroes/villains as a bounty hunter?
By finding them and defeating them...duh. And no, camping noobs does not count towards those missions.

Feel free to ask me any other questions about the game on this post, I'd be more than happy to get back to you as soon as possible.

Leveling Up Fast

Despite what everyone else says there is a way to level up fast in DCUO other than no way at all. Unfortunately it is only slightly quicker, there is no training or any other such methods. In both cities Metropolis and Gotham there are side missions almost to every main mission and there is always either a cop or a thug around to beat up (depending whether you're a villain or hero). All of this gives you experience thus leveling you up.

Side missions are a very easy way to level up in DCUO. They give you between 300-500 experience points once the mission is complete and they are usually very easy. A lot of them run along side of main missions appointed to you by a mentor (hence side mission) which also makes it a quick and easy process. If you're not sure what the hell a side mission is well I'll tell you. The glowing blue light (not the races) are generally people such as Police Officers, Mobsters, Clowns and just plain weirdos looking for help. Any blue light near a night club or police station isn't a side mission, only a race. So don't over look the side missions, they will help in the long run.

Just doing the main mission is also one of the easiest ways to level up fast. Of course eventually you finish all the main missions and then what? You're stuck right? Wrong, you can go back to the buildings where you fought boss characters and fight them again. If you have leveled up already from finishing main missions then the bosses will be a lot easier than the first time.

Beating up cops/thugs/weirdos gives you at least 1-6 points of experience if you're not doing a mission involving them. Since they respawn every minute or so this is a very easy way to level up. Only downside is it will take ages to level up since they give such low experience points. So how is this helpful? Don't just stay in the area and beat down on AI (artificial intelligence), if ever passing through or you see one somewhere don't hesitate to beat the crap out of it.

Now depending whether you're on a PVP world or not this next tip may or may not apply. In the On Duty menu of the start bar there are PVP areas. These give you no experience other than Legend Experience which is useless unless wanting to buy legends from a Vendor in either the Hall of Doom or Watch Tower. But the Alerts however that you get during the game (missions) give you experience as well which means once again leveling up faster. You do need to que in line for them, but that takes no time at all when you're playing the game. It is worth it.

Of course if you wish to be a player nobody likes, you can always go kill lower level Superheroes/Supervillains  which also gives you experience between 10-50. Not recommended but that's the risk you take in a PVP world. If you don't want this happening to you play in a PVE area. Just not really as fun to play to some opinions.

Enjoy playing and tell me what you think of my tips or if I missed any out, tell me and I'll add them. Have fun becoming the next legend.