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Just signed it. Yes, I was lazy.

Only 14 more to go for the 1500 required. Even if not a lot happens, it will be over 1500 people stepping up and saying "We think this game and Paragon Studios deserve better". Which represents a far, far larger number of people feeling the same way that are quiet.

Freitag was the one who handed me a Dark Matter Aura code during the Mako event post-party in Pocket D. Where the temp Titles were handed out as well due to some issues with the event. The Reds who were participating sounded really cheerful, really upbeat when they made the rounds. And this guy was no exception.

The sudden news of the game's closure had to have come from out of the blue, no warning given. And yeah... you know... It's really not a small show, or song and dance... It's not really putting a brave face involving the matter.

You have to really get out there and experience other games to really understand what communities they have. And then you come back to City of Heroes / Villains and the people that are all around you... They really are the best. You don't have to just make stuff up... Our community Is. The. Best.

And now I'm sad as all get out too. Because really, where will we go from here?

My most heartfelt thank you, creators of this game.

I was soooo excited when I read my Closed Beta invitation mail years ago, and was beside myself with anticipation when I was loading the test client. It felt like it was taking forever (which it did, because DSL wasn't in wide use yet).

The moment I was able to create a character, my jaw hit the ground. All the options... I knew this game was pure magic from the start.

I'm right there with some of the other posters that have said they feel a huge loss in reading the news. This is like... I don't know how to describe it. It's like reading through your favorite series of books (for me, Robin Hobb's 9 books of Royal Assassin series) or coming to the end of your favorite anime series. And loving everything you absorbed from it, but also knowing that you're at the end. That's it. There isn't any more to it.

You'll be badly missed. The community especially will be badly missed. This wasn't a game to play through the years... It was a place to BE.

I've played since closed Beta, was there on game opening with my pre order, played as a sub for over a year, took a break, and came back several times for a few months each shot. With the game going Free to play a year ago, I was pleased to be able to return every so often to enjoy the action and make characters.

Thank you, all of the Paragon Studio staff that gave me so much fun.

Thank you, to all of the devs who made this game in the first place over 8 years go in taking the craziest mix of dreams and making them happen.

So long, all. And thanks for all the Catgirls.


Thank you, to all the players who helped create a gaming community that is HANDS DOWN one of the friendliest and most accepting / most fun bunch of people any MMO on the planet could possess. Sony, Blizzard, and more all would openly weep with joy to have this kind of quality at this kind of percentage of the player base to call their own.

I'm not even mad at NC Soft. Yes, I'm completely disappointed with what has happened but I don't have enough information to really know how I should feel about this closing of the game. So all I can fall back upon was - I had fun for free for numerous months, and I am grateful for this.