Prof_Radburn

Originally Posted by Psylenz

CoH never would have outsold WoW.

CoH was horrendously marketed.

To me it's a superhero game, but you can play a wizard, a troll, a mad scientist, a fairy, a cowboy, a soldier, medieval warrior, a space man, or an alien. The character creator was NOT advertised the way it could have been.

Originally Posted by Bionic_Flea

Let me add another theory to the pot: we have less to talk about.

There is no feedback or theorycraft to provide on new arcs, powers, bugs, balance issues and the like.

I suppose we could continue to argue how far apart ice blast and dual pistols are in relation to other blast sets, or whether it's fair for your brute to be sturdier than my tank, or whether you can make more profit convert purples or flipping them, or critiquing the finer points of designing costumes with new pieces, etc.

But since there is no one left to make any changes we propose, we are left with arguing about the best method to save the game, or if it is even possible to save the game, or what new game we should scurry to as refugees.

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

When the lights go out, it will be another memory another day in the past, well days to be more exact.

From the time that I made the first toon, linked up with a blaster, soon joined by a stone tank, and formed an SG. The time that I met the fire tank, and a Mexican concept toon that took over leadership when the founding members including myself left the SG. One went on to better opportunities, the defender had to make some real life choices and me I just retired the blaster in favor of the Villain side.

Thus Evil Legacy was born. The first redside SG that I made that was purely made up of the first villain and then grew to include many more, each with their own storyline, some that intertwined with each other. Then eventually their storyline started to come to an end one by one.

The 9th Lost Righteousness.
A new set of characters, new set of storylines, first group of Virtue server for villain side to be soon joined by a Freedom transplant. Hero side, just a bunch of random toons of no relation to each other no less fun to play.

The Lost Ones- Based solely on the demon/thermal MM who's storyline was trying to build her own hell on earth to rule.

Donitz-The lead researcher who experimented on villains he captured. Some say he was morally wrong for the type of experiments he performed on villains but others see it as villains getting their just deserts. He sees it as all part of furthering science and was a needed sacrifice that would benefit many.

SGA- SGA V1-Obsolete cyborg that wants to live although being labeled as an illegal and dangerous piece of equipment to own. Out lasted all other versions of SGA Versions including V4, V8 V16 and the new and profitable V23. Eventually died of natural robotic causes (battery life ran out) and was found behind the villain base in Bloody Bay and taken to an Arachnos scrapyard and dumped.

The Point of Despair-Demon/Thermal MM. Finally found a piece of hell on earth but grew bored and returned to the scene to cause chaos for the sake of chaos and collect more souls to forever torment for all eternity. The more souls she collected, the more she wanted. The more pain she caused, the more pain she seek to cause, the more demons she commanded the more she seek to command until she reached the point of her own despair knowing that she will never be fulfilled for all eternity.

Yet, when the lights go out, all of this will be a memory. They can take the game, take the servers but my memories are mine. As many interesting times with people, the most important memories are my own creations. Even when the lights go out, I still will remember until they are no longer memories. Then something else will take their place. It's like the last call, the last ride, end of the road. The journey has been fun but it's about time to get off. Yet, there is one more roller coaster hill for thrills left and even though the light at the end of the tunnel can be seen, I will enjoy the rest of the way. Not sure about anyone else, but I'm not anyone else so I can’t worry about that, but I'm going to be there when it's closing time and then walk away remembering the good times.

Originally Posted by _Pine_

This is the most read area I believe at this time, which is why I am posting here.

A little while ago, I got a call from my credit card company. Apparently some one had started traipsing around the US purchasing stuff with my card. I checked my wallet and my card was still there... The interesting thing is, I haven't used the card in over a month. The ONLY transaction that has gone on that card in the last 30 days (and 2 days before the spending spree) was NCSoft's reimbursement of 5$ and another of 97 cents.

That just made me think something went fishy with their refunds, and it might effect you other CoH people. I advise yall to check your account that got the NCSoft refund.

Originally Posted by Van_Raye

Don't believe it. They are telling us that they had “exhausted all options including the selling of the studio and the rights to the City of Heroes intellectual property, but in the end, efforts to do so were not successful.”

LIES!

I can't verify it but allegedly, two private investment groups contacted NCSoft with offers to buy the game and NCSoft refused to even discuss a sale, and ignored any and all offers.

What we need is bad publicity(and we don't need to make anything up, NCSoft is doing a fine job of running their own name through the mud), we need bad publicity where it will hurt. We need to get messages out in Korean media and to the Korean people about how NCSoft operates.

Originally Posted by shadow35

I just came upon one of two threads in The Secret World's forums about CoH's closure. In threads like this one: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=56949 people are pretty much to the point of not investing money into NCSoft anymore because of how many of their MMOs they have shuttered.

Their reputation is in the toilet. I just question that they're so far removed from us globally and could care less about the west anyway to the point that they may never even recognize what is going on here. I mean, otherwise they would have stepped up to the microphone long ago, you know? Their whole credo seems to be "slash ignore."

Originally Posted by McCharraigin

This is not on your list but I am going to suggest it anyway.

Guildwars2.

Yes, the publisher is NCSOFT, but the game is outstanding.

Beautiful graphics, wonderful stories...lots of things to do...

And I, the person who soloed my whole way through City Of Heroes, is finding doing Hearts with others is a whole lot of fun.

Read up on it on the Internet, watch a couple of the zillion of videos that are out there.

Only fly in the ointment is NCSOFT, but, if this game, Guildwars2, is the new focus and direction they are taking, then it might be around a while.

Lisa.

Originally Posted by Cherokee

Probably grocery store bagger. I seen a few like that. Or a cop. At least around here in penciltucky anyway.. Frickin' hate this state...

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Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

hmmm...Well since we are delving into real life here. I'm probably would be considered a bit more "chilly" near the heart in real life than I appear on here. Probably why I'm so good at my job. In my line of work, I dont care about feelings, I dont care about how you will feed your family in the morning, I dont care if someone is going to blow your head clean off if you cant pay up. You did not follow the code and thus according to the code your food establishment will close down right now.

With people, I help people that I feel woud do the same for me and or have my well being at heart. If they dont seem to care about me in any capacity then I cant care about them in any capacity. I have done it before and not lose a bit of sleep seem someone walking down the road that was acting pretty dang rude to me a few days prior, in the snow with two kids and kept driving with no hesitation. I've been in a situation when this one guy passed out on the sidewalk yet I kept going about my way as usual and didnt feel anything once I found out he kicked the bucket. Just another death out of the thousands that happen everyday. Seen a person that was rude to me in a store line ended up getting into with a few other guys that stabbed him up pretty bad. Of course then all of a sudden he wanted to be nice and pleading me to call 911. I ignored him, got in my car and drove away. Not even sure if he made it or not. I'm sure eventually someone helped him out. So yea, I'd just watch them. The smell of burning flesh doesnt bother me much, although it's not a good scent. I bet some of these guys wouldnt put me out and probably opt to lecture on how well they spell and never make spelling mistakes and etc. So again, why would I put them out?

And I do not post anything on the web that I wouldnt say in real life to an actual person face to face. You are not the first person to inquire about that subject and probably wont be the last.

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

Glad I'm not the only one who see the annoyance in the crazy habit of people waking around like they are the gods of spelling going around correcting people like they dont make spelling mistakes.

Im with you on that Cherokee, those people wont be missed at all. Even if they was lit on fire on my front porch, I'd sit and watch them burn and call the ambulance when ever I get around to it if I feel like dialing numbers. Well then again I probably wont bother because I wouldnt want them to complain about me not pressing the right numbers. So I guess I'd let them burn.

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

I'm trying out CO as we speak. Friend kept prodding me to give it a try, so I did.

Still here till Nov 30th. But so far it's looking like CO will be the spot. No bugs yet, nice combact system and other things I like. I started to think where every other mission here something gets stuck in a wall or some other crazy bug and have to wait 45-2 hours, and in some cases 3 hours before a GM comes. In CO, not sure how their reporting system works but so far so good and never even had to use it.