As you can all see, this is my very first post ever in the City Of Heroes forum. During my time in the game, I have always been a very active forum lurker, meaning that every day, multiple times a day, I log in to the forums simply to wile away time between staff meetings with my team, executive updates, and other work I SHOULD be doing. I was always content to read the feedback of others regarding the game I have loved so much over the years, because quite frankly, I never thought that I could ever contribute on the level that so many of you do on a daily (and some of you hourly) basis. Although I do not have a posting history, trust me when I tell you that this game has meant more to me than any other game I have ever played. I wont bore you with the details of how I came to enter the COH universe, but I have proudly been here every day since June 15 2005. Just like so many of you, I fell in love with this game, the lore, the community good and bad everything. In looking back over these years, it would be easy in light of the shutdown for me to feel that all that time was wasted, but it wasnt. I dont regret it for a second.
I always knew it would take something special to ever get me to post on the forums because, as I mentioned earlier, I never felt I had anything to contribute. Well, with the shut down imminent, I couldnt think of a better time to say thank you to all of you for making my very first MMO experience something that will remain with me for the rest of my life. But more specifically, thank you Arcanaville. Thank you for your desire to make this game and its community something that is truly unique and irreplaceable. Thank you for your posts and the knowledge you have so openly shared with us all. And thank you for caring enough to do so. The philosophy of my life is that as long as I have been a positive impact in the life of one person, then I can lay down to my final rest proudly. You are a complete stranger to me, but yet you were able to impact my game life, and as such my real life in such a profound way that I can only hope to impact some else in the same manner.
Cheers!
Christopher -
