Electric-Knight

I'm going to stay simple (somewhat) with this...

I'd love for this same game, with the city/zones being ENORMOUS (we can have faster travel and/or other options for quickly getting around to the different points, so no fears about it just being a slog).
Not just bigger and seamless zones either... but an environment that we can interact with a bit more, one that feels a little bit more lived-in. More places, buildings, nooks and crannies to explore, enjoy and interact with. Certainly real buildings with windows and doors and interiors.
I know none of this is actually simple and can be resource intensive... I'm just saying, take the same game and give it these types of advances and I'd be completely infatuated with the game. My personal tastes and interests, for sure.

Right along with the zones being larger and more detailed and involved...
They sky would not be the limit.
Seamless transitioning from the ground to the sky, through the clouds, to the upper atmospheres... to orbit, to outer space (add different planets in future expansions!).

Those are my two largest dreams.
I love just hopping on and playing this game, for the customization, the power options and the actual fighting gameplay. Add in this greater virtual experience and I'd seriously be in hero/villain heaven. hehe.

Given that my keyboard was created to hit people over the head with... I find it strange that I am using it to communicate.

Oh man... First off: Congratulations on the wedding! That is crazy timing, but just celebrate the good things right now and for the rest of your honey moon.

Regardless of the end, there are so many great things from the journey and you two are living it right now.

Not to provide any false hope right now, but the community is doing whatever it can to try and see if we can get someone to buy out the game (and hopefully the studio) and allow it to continue, as it so very rightfully should.
Titan Networks is doing a bang up job in helping to lead the charge, plus I am sure they would be instrumental in keeping this game alive (or resurrecting it) through the emulation process if it needs to come to that.

Plus, who knows, other companies must be at least curious about the option of taking on this title and the development team... so, we'll see.

It is all a tremendous shock and really a downer, but... we're sticking together like the characters of this game always have.
So, you two lose yourselves in joy for your trip and know that all hope is not lost. Your friends over here are fighting the good fight and there'll be plenty of time when you guys get back to join in.


Also... That interview story is hilarious and nerve wracking just to read, LOL.

I tend to be pretty calm when I am put on the spot, but nerves do happen and I can only imagine how poorly I'd do if they hit me during such an event. Thank you for sharing!!

And HAPPY HONEYMOON!
We'll still be here when you two kids get back!

Reach for the stars and regret not one bit of effort.

Nice job.
Liked, commented on and shared!

Thanks!

Wonderful thread here, Zortel, and all of the replies within.

And please, anyone and everyone, do go ahead and "rant". It's good to.
Especially so on Saturday, I was getting a bit snippy (at anyone and anything that was getting in my way, hehe). Fortunately my wife understood and I recognized it and acknowledged it even before she did. Still... sometimes it doesn't matter how much we recognize something... it still has to take its course.

It is a shame when other people can't understand the significance ("it's just a game" or whatever). It's understandable for an outsider to feel that way, of course. If you don't understand, you don't understand.
I saw someone make a great comparison that they thought might help others to understand (wish I could remember in what thread and by whom, hehe... crazy few days on the forums, eh?).
It was just the parallels of our situation to that of a professional sports franchise coming to an end or leaving their home town. All of those loyal fans and diehards would understand the pain and emotional impact all too well. It's an apt analogy if you happen to be dealing with a sports fan, at least. Of course, there are plenty of people who would simply scoff at being upset over a sports franchise, hehe.

Most everyone has their emotional investments. If you know them well enough... see if you can find something that you could point to. Just try not to do it in a confrontational or antagonistic way, as that'll lead nowhere good.

Also, it's likely not worth pointing out that we have it worse than a sports franchise abandoning their fans... First off, we're the bloody players! Also, this is like the entire sport simply being rubbed out of existence, hehe.
Imagine American football fans' reactions to football being ended completely, heh.
It's just a silly game, after all...


Anyway, this is a pastime. It sucks that companies can simply take them away from us.
It's happened before.
It's not just a game. It's a myriad of things, most of which involve a large investment (time, emotional, therapeutic, simple enjoyment, routine, socialization, friends, community, bonds, intellectual interests, math, goals, achievements, side-interests... I'm probably missing some).

All that being said... we do have to put it into perspective and carry on healthily. We all can. That doesn't eliminate the fact that there can easily be a struggle.
Always best to let the benefits we have reaped from this experience to help carry us through the struggle and into the next adventures and interests of our lives and pastimes.
Those of us who have gained strength (I think we've all seen many personal stories of people going through their struggles and crisis and how this game helped them through it) must recognize the true lesson in that the gaining of strength came from within; from the strength they did already possess. The game and the community was just the specific tool that aided them in finding the strength and the answers and the ability to cope.
As much as we love this particular method (and I do very much hope that, after all is said and done, we may very well be able to continue playing this awesome game), there are other pastimes, distractions, methods. And if this one is no longer there, we must remember that in the doing we continue on and we grow and we find our strength and carry on.

We've proven that there are good people and the potential for greatly friendly communities in the worst of places (the internets even!!!). Don't be afraid to look for it again.


Also, I tend to be a good listener if anyone feels the need to talk. Send me a PM. Give a shout to PaulDamonThomas @ gmail (dot) com (spelled funny to counter the pesky autobots grabbing emails, don't you know!).

And/or just post in here.
That's what we're all here for, after all.

Yep. Issue 24 was shaping up to be one of the best Issues ever, in my opinion.
Regardless of an Issue vs. Issue contest, I do believe this game continuously just became better and better.

I don't get the big clamor for new and shiny and all that... give me something that continuously gets more and more depth added to it and more and more of the options that continue to make a game greater and more customizable and more appealing for everyone.

Blah, blah, blah... Somebody help us!!

Right on, brother!

Been blasting/zapping since I started playing CoH and nothing has ever brought more enjoyment than that.
I feel the same exact way... It always felt so much more heroic. Yeah, you can beat me up and I have to really fight to win... but that's what I do... and, look... I beat you.

E3 Blaster for life!

Well the date must have been September 30, 2011.
I found a thread with the image, but apparently I started a new one for that joke and didn't simply reply in the threads about the in-game insanity.
The thread's replies gave me a laugh just now though...
http://boards.coh.com/showthread.php?t=273676

*tosses out more hugs for everyone*

I'm just sharing for whatever it is worth... Today was a little more annoying for me. The sadness/disappointment seemed to turn more into resentment and anger (normal, I know).
My mind would just think about CoH stuff... then I'd get bummed about the impending doom... then I'd get pissed at those fools responsible.
Combine that with reading some more posts today (from developer and player alike)...
Plus, my wife and I had been traveling a good amount this month and we had this weekend with basically no plans... Both of us were looking forward to a quiet (well, I'm rarely quiet), peaceful, fun weekend catching up on some CoH playing.
We'd both not played very much during August and were somewhat jonesing to do some playing.

I've logged in briefly, but I just can't really have fun with it right now. I have fun for a little bit, but every positive thought leads to the negative.
I'll get past that, mostly (hopefully, hehe)... But, right now, it's all just leading to negative thoughts... other than talking and reading and commiserating with all of you.

I still do not doubt that something can happen to turn things around (most likely another publisher coming in and buying it from NCSoft... although I fear NCSoft may be unwilling or unreasonable).

It just keeps on getting to me... This product has no business being removed from availability.
It is profitable, it is high quality service and it has the customers highly satisfied.
It's not profitable enough?
It just irks me to no end... Paragon Studios deserves to be treated like true champions with what they do with this game and this community.

Yeah... I'm pissed.
The good thing is... there are paths and steps to take to help and see if anything can be done. It doesn't have to end in success, but I'll damn well be a part of making the attempt... because no attempt is automatic failure anyway.

We'll see if we get any news once the American work week starts up on Tuesday.

Hang in there, everyone. Any which way... we'll make it through.

Yes... YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST... ZOMBIE MAN HAS THREE EYES!!