Raevyn_Darke

My bf and I met in game, when we were living over 2,000 miles apart. We were friends for quite some time, in game and gradually progressing to Yahoo messenger, emails, and, as it became more than friendship, phone calls. We're living together now, which is great, although a challenge since I'm still in the progress of trying to immigrate (I'm from the US; he's Canadian...I know; you wouldn't think it would be that difficult, but strangely it is, lol).

The time we spend together gaming is awesome. We team together for at least a bit of time almost every day, and usually make new characters together, although they are only sometimes related in origin and backstory (I'm more into the character concept thing). It's nice to have someone who can anticipate your playstyle and not have to second guess most of the time, and yeah, being able to say over my shoulder, "Boss in the next group" is handy.

I too got my beta invite for CoV long before the bf did, and it caused much grumbling in our household as well, lol. We actually had a discussion going on this subject for quite a while over on the beta boards, wondering about the gender mix of players and toons, how many female players there are and the in-game/out-of-game relationships. If I were a sociology student, it's something I'd definitely do a study on; I think it's interesting.

Cheers and/or Curses,
Rae

[Edit: Oh yeah, and I usuallly get recruited to make his costumes, too. ]

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Anyways, props to Statesman for being a better man than I would be. If I had his job, I would likely be screaming profanities and vaporizing accounts left and right as a sort of 'proactive online Darwinism.'

May cooler heads prevail.

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OMG what a great phrase...lol. A litte proactive online Darwinism might make the game better; who knows. I know I've teamed with a few ppl I would consider too stupid to be saved even by a remedial "courtesy-and-common-sense 101" class...zap them. Zap them all, I say!! MUAHAHAHA!

*ahem*

Got a little carried away there...

I haven't read all the posts on the other thread, because I don't have an hour to waste on something so ultimately silly...but I can't help myself; I absolutely have to say this is the stupidest thing I've ever seen people argue about in an online forum. (And anybody who's spent any amount of time in online forums knows that's saying quite a lot.)

The term "patriot," as defined by Bartleby.com, means "One who loves, supports, and defends one's country." The City of Heroes, as according to the game history, is located in the US. Hence, heroes defending said city (and by extension, country), are inherently patriots. If the City were set in Zimbabwe, I would logically expect to see a patriot badge next to the Zimbabwean flag and be just peachy-keen about getting it. MMORPG contains the phrase "role-playing game" as in portraying a character that is not yourself. Getting upset about receiving a patriot badge from a flag if you're not from the US is as silly as getting upset about being expected to slice bad guys with a broadsword if you personally are a pacifist. Game = not real.

So the argument was silly in the first place. The furor is that much more ridiculous. What's next, someone demanding the removal of the Doc Whedon badge because the text says it was a make-out spot, and they are offended by the implication of pre-marital relations? I mean really. Sheesh. It's a game, people. If you find yourself getting emotionally churned over something connected with it, that's probably a good sign that you should log and leave the house, maybe even go interact with some actual people in real-life settings.

To the potential flamer, feel free to do your worst; any impassioned name-calling would simply waste your time and prove my point. lol

To the Devs....wow, I have a whole new appreciation for how tough your job is now. I always knew people could be complete morons about really stupid things, but I'm always astonished at the new depths they can reach.

Thank you for putting up with all of us and creating a game that the majority of us are pleased to enjoy.