Scythus

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sparkly Soldier View Post
    But I don't think it would come down to that binary a choice. The game sounds like it has a lot of spaghetti code that'd practically require keeping some of the developers to help make sense of it all and keep things running,
    Yeah, it's that spaghetti code that pretty much ensures that at least some of the current devs at Paragon Studios would have to be rehired. Could you seriously imagine SOE or anyone else trying to figure that thing out by scratch?
  2. Huh? Look at the recent posts. Sense. Your post makes none.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TonyV View Post
    IF this rumor is true, I really hope it's not SOE. If it is, I swear, I'll throw up a little in my mouth. Sony has screwed me so many times over the years that I've permanently sworn them off. IF SOE acquired the game, I think it would be a short-term reprieve at best, as I honestly think they are incapable of managing a game like City of Heroes or a studio like Paragon Studios without screwing it up--and screwing us players over in the process.

    IF it is SOE, I honestly can't help but think that they would be buying the IP rights and/or assets for the sole purpose of ensuring that no one else gets it, so that they can be 100% sure that City of Heroes is permanently dead and can NEVER be competition for any of their other MMORPGs.

    I'm begging everyone here, please be careful what you wish for. We do not want this game in the hands of Sony. It pains me to say this, but I hope that NCsoft would just shutter the thing before selling to Sony, because if they shutter the thing, it doesn't preclude someone else getting it and opening it back up later.

    IF there is meat behind this rumor and there are other interested parties, I really hope that a smaller publisher/studio acquires the rights. I want a company that isn't a behemoth in the industry. Such a company wouldn't look at the income that Paragon Studios generates as small potatoes. Such a company would treat it with the value and worth that it deserves.

    To make an analogy, if you make $800 per month in income and someone gives you a $100 bill, that can actually be life-changing. At the very least, you will appreciate the hell out of it and remember that gift forever. If you make $8,000 per month in income and someone gives you a $100 bill, you'd probably say, "Yeah, thanks..." and forget about it in a few days. I want Paragon Studios and City of Heroes in the hands of a company that really appreciates it for what it's worth, someone who doesn't shut it down because it's not making enough money.
    Relax, the OP confirmed that SOE is not the only company interested... just the only one he got the name of out of the list of interested parties.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mad_Cow_Milk View Post
    Could be that they want the system itself for a later game not even to revive CoH. CoH gameplay and specifically its character creation is revolutionary in itself.
    But the engine is only licensed... from Cryptic.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mad Grim View Post
    NCsoft is Korean, not Japanese!

    But eh, close enough.

    GO GODZILLA GO!
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight View Post
    That's Japan, not Korea.


    Edit: Wow, these boards haven't sucked this bad in years!
    Then perhaps this guy is more relevant?

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  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    You guys go for the boycotts.

    Me, I'm going to wander to the other side of camp and look for the girl cots. And see if there are any girls in them.
    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...rediblyLamePun
  8. There's not much that supports the theory, but even if this was true, that doesn't excuse the unceremonious way NCSoft axed the game. However, if this rumor is ever confirmed, boycott BOTH NCSoft and Perfect World.
  9. Already been posted a couple times, but... more exposure is welcome.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by That_Ninja View Post
    Wait, if PS had another, non Cryptic-engine game in development, why did they get the axe? I don't care about PWE now, NCsoft is where my ire is going to be.
    That's why this thread is titled "rumor." It's really all speculation at this point. All we know for certain is that PS was unceremoniously axed by NCSoft.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Not_Rhino View Post
    If the rumor is true, wouldn't it mean Perfect World was unwilling to sell the license back to them or at least at a reasonable rate in order to drive NCSoft out of the superhero genre? In other words, meaning it's not NCSoft's fault, really?
    NCSoft wasn't exactly tactful in the way they treated PS.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by That_Ninja View Post
    Which companies?
    NCsoft and PWE.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Remidi View Post
    All I can say is that if this is true, that's *two* companies who aren't getting a nickel of my money.
    This.
  14. I hope we're successful. I can't imagine trying to find something to fill the void left by this game. It's just too unique of an MMO to lose. There are none like it.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Forbin_Project View Post
    Dear NCSoft,



    Sincerely,

    Forbin_Project
    and Scythus
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Brillig View Post
    Please stop quoting the troll.
    Sorry. My sincerest apologies. I just needed a scapegoat and the NCsoft execs weren't available.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tutelary View Post
    Haha, mostly true. You weren't as zest-filled compared to Forbin either so no, I don't have much left for you besides letting you know I think you are your like were horrible and glad I eventually won't have to see your names anymore.

    Game great, about 10% of you in the forums, not so much.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tutelary View Post
    If I'm so boring then that doesn't explain the time you took to respond.
    Because initially I thought you had more zest after you filled this thread with your cancer. Unfortunately, it seems you spent it all on Forbin.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Brillig View Post
    Just use ignore. It's kind of pathetic that even now some people gotta be trolls, but it's even more worthless to engage with them now.
    No kidding. But ignore goes against my free speech principles. And he's actually a boring troll. No inkling of a hot button push.

    lol Kitsune.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tutelary View Post
    I can't, you are in line ahead of me.
    I'm curious, do you actually believe we're standing in a line or were you unable to come up with with rebuttal that made sense? Because the former implies that you are more mentally insane than I am, and the latter implies that you have no cognitive function whatsoever.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade View Post
    Yeah, same here. Putting any effort into my characters now just seems so... hollow. I'll probably spend some time playing when the next issue goes live, because I want to check out the Tech Knight and Cosmic Corsair costumes. Other than that, I'll probably let this game wither on the vine.
    Bad news: Because all of Paragon Studios was fired, I24's never going live.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven View Post
    *hugs*

    Go ahead and swear. I don't think it matters now.
    I did. Unfortunately the board censor still works.

    And go die in a fire Tutelary.