Westley

What if they just removed the stamina bar entirely and we all got infinite stamina?

You mean Pen and Paper RPGs? Because when I think of "tabletop", I think of all those guys playing strategic wargames in the comic shop with miniatures.

But RPGs? I still have and love the original Mage: The Ascension oWoD book. I can't get into the nWoD, but that last version of the original Mage was something special and spoke into my soul. All the talk about "The One", "Prime", "Avatars", and "slivers" of "The One" really spoke to me on a personal level.

I still love FF with all my heart and soul, I haven't found any other set that gives me as much challenge or unusual abilities to accomplish bizzare and "out of the box" feats as Force Fields.

Agreed. I'd love to live through backstories and see them happen. Like that story arc in the game that recreated one of Hickman's CoH comic stories - I can't remember it right now. I just thought it was really cool.

I'm actually surprised that this is still here, AND stickied no less.

Did Defenders get /fire yet? Or did Corruptors get Force Fields yet? Because those two are just about the only things that would make me roll a new character.

This thread isn't talking about zone revamps, it's to talk about the stories themselves, and finishing up the stories. That can be done without doing anything to the maps themselves.

With all the focus in recent issues on Praetoria and the Incarnate content, I feel like there is a lot of story already existing in the City of Heroes world that still has yet to be told. Open threads that have yet to be resolved. What are some of the storylines that you'd like to see resolved in future issues?

My number one answer would be the Shadow Shard. You've got four huge, BEAUTIFUL zones with bizarre creatures and a fascinating, but miniscule storyline that just hints at what's to come. But then that's it. We learn very little about the whole place, and I think that's a shame.

I'd also like to see them do more with "The Coming Storm". What is it? WHEN is it? Is it related to the Shadow Shard or the Incarnates? Have we already avoided it?

In the past, these things were swept under the rug with the explanation that "we want all players to experience all dev generated content" and that's why nothing ever moved forward story-wise. But now, with Ouroboros, I don't see that as a valid reason. Let's go back to those old neglected storylines and pick them up.

I for one know that it would re-invigorate my interest in the game if they were... if the 6 years that I had put into the game started to pay off by allowing me to continue to work on the cases that I started to work on when I first became a superhero.

So, what stories did you never see completed that you would like to?

That is really cool that he would do that. I'd love to see the series conclude with a hint that a new series called "Metropolis" is starting... I thought Rosenbaum did a great alternate universe Lex Luthor.

You know, I have to say, that is one that I have NOT heard before in all my life...

I love Dr. Tease and the NC. I could live without ever hearing from Nella ever again.

...miss me?

Since I'm all paid up until July, I figured since I've already paid for my time, I might as well make use of it somehow, right? So, I'll be hanging out on the forums for the next few months until my account expires. What's up with you all?

It's been a fun ride, but I'll be heading my way towards another horizon. The split is completely amicable, and I am a satisfied customer. If you had asked me back in 2002 if there was any game I could imagine myself actively playing for 5 years straight I would have said that you were crazy, but here we are.

I see City of Heroes as a property that will stand the test of time. If you were to release the game TODAY for the first time with the features that exist in the game today, I would call it a "WoW Killer" with no hesitation.

It was just in the last year that I stopped playing daily, to take one of my normal breaks and come back to the game refreshed. But every time I tried to come back, I saw something else draw my gaze instead. Recently what has drawn my gaze was a shiny thing called a lady - who may very well be the love of my life. It's an indescribable feeling, but at the same time it severely limits my "alone time".*

So I'd like to thank the developers and the community of this game for giving me 5 years of solid entertainment. Specifically, here are a few memories/thanks that I have:

• The City Scoop for giving me a chance to be a semi-celebrity for about 15 minutes.
• KJSR.NET for letting me test out my voice and become a semi-celebrity again for another 15 minutes. I still remember the good times I had trying to find some of those strange and rare request songs!
• The Repeat Offenders coalition. Even though you booted me, I still appreciate your message of open-mindedness towards playstyles and the amazing things you were able to accomplish.
• War Witch, Positron, CASTLE, and all the other developers of the game that have spent over 6 years of their lives providing me with top notch entertainment that cannot be matched. I can see the blood, sweat and tears that went into this venture. Your little baby is all grown up!
• The nuts over at Unleashed, who are still cursed with having to put up with my odd manner of interacting with people day after day.
• Finally, a hearty thank you to the hundreds and thousands of active posters on the City of Heroes forums. While we haven't always all seen eye to eye and sometimes even been in opposition to each other, there is no other group of internet denizens that I would more proudly call "extended family that I WANT to visit during the holidays". This is still the greatest community on the net, bar none.

So now I hang my cape on the notch by the door as I make room for a new generation of Heroes.

I'd suggest Kinetic/Energy. Good amounts of damage, and your secondary can still help to keep you alive.