lotu,

you choose a server (Champoin, Freedom, Guardian, Infinity, Justice, Liberty, Pinnacle, Protector, Triumph, Victory, Virtue) at the very beginning.

You'll see the server names with the loads on it currently... if that makes any difference to you. I like playing on severs where the load is light, so will avoid playing on servers that have moderate or high load. So it helps to have a character (alt) on several servers.

Once you choose the server, you will be shown all the different alts you have on that server and you can create a new one at that point.

you first make the choice of hero or villain (if you have COH and COV or the new good vs evil version) or if you only have one, you will be taken right into the creation screen.

that's where you get to choose your origins, archetypes, colors, costumes, first powers, etc.

I usually use the coh boards for more specific information on a particular archetype before i actually create one, you might like it as well.
boards.cityofheroes.com/ubbthreads.php

other wise, just pick an archetype, see if it seems like something you might like to play and just have fun!

see ya online :)

howard
Purple Spiker

Iotu,

One thing to consider is that once you create a character, that character is stuck on that server and you can only play it on that server (for now). So if you have friends you want to play with, make sure you create your character(s) on the same server as theirs.

Have fun!!!
DR