I suspect Champions is going to...kind of inherently be extremely disappointing to anyone that liked the tabletop material first, before the MMO came around. Because it really doesn't make use of all that lore. There's bits and pieces, hints and fragments, but things aren't really elaborated upon.
That said, for me it was the other way around. I never played Champions back in the day; when I was a kid and in high school, I pretty much only played BattleTech and MechWarrior. After messing around with Champions Online, I picked up some of the tabletop sourcebooks, because the game had me wondering about a few things. And I think that was money well spent.
Of course, now I look at the MMO and think - damn, so much wasted potential.
-- Acyl
That said, for me it was the other way around. I never played Champions back in the day; when I was a kid and in high school, I pretty much only played BattleTech and MechWarrior. After messing around with Champions Online, I picked up some of the tabletop sourcebooks, because the game had me wondering about a few things. And I think that was money well spent.
Of course, now I look at the MMO and think - damn, so much wasted potential.
-- Acyl