Lucretia_MacEvil

I'm almost afraid to post this, since doubt can be a very powerful thing, but....

Could this story of possibly selling after the shutdown just be a move on NCsoft's part to help dispel the huge post-shutdown negative PR apocalypse that they know is coming?

My reasoning is this:
--NCsoft already gave us some BS about "exhausting all (selling) options".
--The shutdown date is a definite "start" time for us to take the gloves off and bring as much PR pain as possible. Hinting at the possibility that the game could only be sold after the shutdown might be an attempt to disorganize our efforts (by causing doubt via making us wonder if we still could save the game) and lighten the ton of bricks we plan on dropping (since some players will still be wary of irritating them to the point where they don't sell).

Thougts?

Please, please, PLEASE pick my reasoning apart and show me that I'm just plain WRONG!
I want CoH to get its wakie and be back up and running!

...so when they say "we've exhausted all options", there's no wonder we doubt that they even tried; they have a history of not trying.

I'm still hoping that someone who cares will get ahold of this game. In the meantime, I'm going to go vent my frustration on some baddies (anyone who wants to join me is more than welcome to do so; I'm on Infinity server).

Especially with all those superhero movies coming out. NCsoft failed on an incredible scale by letting that advertising opportunity pass by.

I mean, HELLO?! Superheroes are POPULAR right now, and this is a superhero game! They should've advertised the s*** out of CoH and They. Did. NOTHING!

I find it fitting that the Kuiper belt object whose discovery sparked this debate was named "Eris" after the Greek goddess of strife.

My search-fu is not very strong, but I'll keep poking around. Any help from search-fu masters would be greatly appreciated.

Looking through Amazon Games's jobs page, it looks like their main center of operations is in Seattle, WA (since that's where most of the new job positions are).

Thanks! My namesake was a dark/dark corr, but I rerolled her to dark/dark dom when dark control and dark assault came out.

More on-topic;
The reason this caught my notice was this:
"Yet another social game isn't much of a threat to Zynga, but Amazon has the firepower necessary to become a legitimate competitor, thanks to its large network of customers with active accounts."
along with this: "We know that many Amazon customers enjoy playing games – including free-to-play social games".

Yes, acquiring CoX would mean shifting and/or expanding their focus a bit, but this isn't just another social game, we have one of the best communities ever, and the hybrid model allows free-to-play customers. Besides, they could probably increase the playerbase by a whole heck of a lot by adding CoH to their "Suggestions" for people who order superhero movies. Plus, Amazon.com definitely has the funds to buy the IP.

Yeah, I kinda thought that, too. However, they DID say "social games", so if they wanted to use a looser interpretation....

I generally admire the maturity of our community's reaction to the planned closing of CoH and all the resulting efforts to prevent those plans from achieving fruition.
Butt...

I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I had to respond to this. With all the popular superhero films that have been released lately, this is CoH's big chance to ask people "what if YOU were the hero/villain?". A marketing campaign with that kind of spin would take advantage of the current superhero high.

Heck, it may even be able to interest people who have become saturated and disinterested with superhero films by saying, "Okay, so what would YOU do/have done as the hero or villain? How would YOU save the day, or rule the world? What powers would YOU want to wield? What would your costume look like? Would you be a shining hero? A grim vigilante? A manipulative villain? A chaotic rogue? Would you prefer a group of friends when facing your enemies, or would you go it alone? Pick your powers. Make your costume. Choose your side. YOUR heroes. YOUR villains. YOUR WAY."

This should appeal to just about anyone who's ever walked out of a superhero film saying "yeah, but why didn't they just...?" by saying, "well, if it's so easy, why don't you try it yourself?"
... And I honestly can't believe that NCSoft wasted such an OBVIOUS marketing opportunity! I hope they see fit to sell the IP to someone who actually has a clue/gives a s***.

That qualifies as a flame war? Seriously? The vast majority of the comments I read were at least civil, and most were downright polite. I didn't see a single "yo' momma" or "GOD WILL SMITE THEE!!". This community never ceases to amaze me.

I like this thought. You could even call it "Tony V."

I also agree with this statement. And I think they really dropped the ball, here; superheroes have been even more popular than usual thanks to Hollywood. They should've advertised the s*** out of this game to take advantage of that, and they didn't. I wonder how things would've gone if they had....

It's beyond good; CNN is mainstream media! We might actually have a substantial chance if they report our efforts. I've been trying to keep my optimism in check, but stuff like this makes it really hard and maybe even ... unnecessary... (*crosses fingers* please oh please...).

You said CNN asked. Dare I hope that that phrase means that we're getting some mainstream attention?

(also, not to hijack, but the massively.com opinion poll link is in my sig)

If anything, it makes it HARDER to save CoH, both by annoying forumgoers and diverting coordination efforts.

One of the reasons I put the petition link in my sig was to AVOID clogging the forums. Besides, this way it gets posted to every thread I comment on without diverting those threads from their chosen topic.
If you want to spread the link, I suggest that you do the same.