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Wow.

Just... wow.

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To answer the question... I'm not escaping. I'm either channeling irritation at the days events through the fists of Thing of Bigness, or I'm leveling up my only Blaster, Chillsea, because I want to.

Simple as that these days. Just enjoying the game. I'm not escaping using it. Never did. Just wanted to play act the characters in my head, and enjoy others playing it with me.

Thank you for this, though. It is an interesting aspect of why some play, and I know you are right, in that some do use it as a therapy of sorts. I hope you find another outlet, whether it's a game or something else, like painting, writing, fencing... professional building implosion...

Mike

Very nice. I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks so much for this.

Aanndd, necromancy for the thread zombie win. Well done. Only took, what about 4 months to come back with that totally rad reply? *golf claps*

By the way, the obvious name is Gertrude Jones. That'd be a tough vixen with a name like that.

/just bustin' yer chops for fun and profit. Well, ok fun.

Seriously... how do I get out of this dam... *Alien, dead, you get the picture*

/Ok, ok, I'll stop now...

So I can remember things after contact with an alien that causes a time loop and maybe save the earth, and do this lots and lots of times to no end? AND I can't escape my density...er, destiny? What a load of felgerc.. *Alien has snuck up on him and takes them both out with a faulty bomb*

So I can remember things after contact with an alien that causes a time loop and maybe save the earth, and do this lots and lots of times to no end? Or... I could just say 'frack this.' *Tries to escape, said alien kills them both, dies*

So I can remember things after contact with an alien that causes a time loop and maybe save the earth, and do this lots and lots of times to no end? *makes mental notes, encounters and kills said alien in a different way, tries to defend self better from aftermath, doesn't, and dies from wounds recieved, somewhat frustrated at the futility*

So I can remember things after contact with an alien that causes a time loop and maybe save the earth? *makes mental notes, encounters and kills said alien in a different way, tries to defend self better from aftermath, doesn't, and dies from wounds recieved*

So I can remember things after contact with an alien that causes a time loop? *goes and tries to get away, fails to, kills said alien, tries to defend self better, doesn't, and dies from wounds recieved*

So contact with an alien causes a time loop? *goes and kills said alien, tries to defend self better, doesn't, and dies from wounds recieved*

So contact with an alien causes a time loop? *goes and kills said alien and dies from wounds recieved*

So contact with an alien causes a time loop? *goes and kills said alien and dies from wounds recieved*

Probably they'd coded a new contact for FT to send you to with the intent on a new Winter Event mission... but now that'll never be. There's a few in zone contacts in some of the zones that are placeholders for 'things that were meant to happen' but didn't, and they're still there years later.

So when they turned the Event on, the contact came with... but there's nothing behind it.

POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT... Not that the alert is possible, mind, that's an actuality here, it's the spoiler that might be possible. Reading this might spoil a movie, namely, Ella Enchanted. If you've not seen it, then you need to hit the the big red Nope button under your keyboard... welll, ok, that might be a little harsh if you've seen that Gif, but maybe an eject button or just the 'back' button or such...

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There. Sufficiently warned. Your problem now.

Ella broke the spell by commanding herself in the mirror.

Until tonight, I didn't get that. It just slapped me upside the head when I watched the clip where she broke the spell.

"OH! NOW I get it!" Clever!

I feel dumb for not seein' it immediately, and several times, but brilliant for figuring it out finally. Heh.

I seriously thought it was that she just wasn't gonna do that command, wasn't going to kill Charmont, and that defiance broke the spell.

Such a 'Oh, duh' moment, I hadda share it.

Carry on folks.

So... I posted a couple of things... I couldn't help it.

Therefore, I lied. But I really really didn't mean to. It's just... man, there is still good stuff to comment on in this place.

I'm not gonna go commentin' everywhere, mind. I'mma keep my mouth shut on the negativity things. But I have words, they must escape. I can't stop the signal, and I have no Willpower. I picked Reflexes. I am a leaf on the forums... watch me prose.

So yeah. I'm a no good, weak minded, can't-carry-through-with-a-commitment type of person. I'll just have to live through the humiliation.

Meh.

Mike

^ that. By far.

Excepting that, however, I would have liked to see the Coming Storm, all the way through the lore to the end.

At that point, the world is truly saved. And the game could end. As it's a good end then. I'd feel better about it closing down if they could have done that, and basically said "That's the book set. We hope you enjoyed it! We're retiring... and we're selling the IP to Valve so it can be seen forever via Steam. Enjoy! We had fun making it!"

Or something to that effect. Doesn't have to be Steam. But you get the idea.

tl;dr the thread so my post here is just the title's answer. Not responding or even knowledgeable about any of the previous posts. So read it that way, k? K.

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I haven't exactly given up all hope. Perhaps the SSA2 was appropriately named "Pandora's Box", which is kinda eerie in a way. Hope is always there. Just because today, the game is set to stop in it's tracks... doesn't mean there's not some philanthropist who simply MUST acquire and run CoH... or NCSoft has to have a fire sale and finally sells the IP... Or whatever else might be possible...

There are always possibilities. Spock said so.

It's just the current situation is what it is, and there's not a terrible much I can do, except this one thing:

KEEP ON PLAYING. As much as I can. Right up until the end. To show that, at least on my part... I ain't done yet. I got dozens of alts besides my 8 50s. They're all enjoyable in some way. Hell, I plan on (after I get through posting in here because I am having withdrawls about not posting..) trying to get my first ever Blaster I actually like to 50 before it's all done.

Why? BECAUSE. I just wanna. It's a fun character, be nice to see what it is in uber mode, and see how it comes together.

Game's not done yet. Neither am I. Off I go to enjoy it, like a fine wine, a cool car, or a movie. All of which cost more to 'play' than CoH ever did.

I don't hold out hope about the studio being saved or even resurrected. But if there's a chance that the game can live on, and be played, for no other reason than to just play the dang thing, and even with just SOs... It should be. The game is fun, and the legacy of the devs shouldn't die in a virtual trash bin.

So there ya go.

Imma be playing "Ride a motorcycle on the real world roads." It's a solo or team game, depending on the mission.

I might also soon be playing "Negotiate a deal on a new motorcycle", but it's a seasonal mission, and only comes around the servers once in a very great while. I hear it's set to be turned on in 2013 around March or something... I could be mishearing things though.

Mike

I hadda break my self-imposed moratorium to say:

Frackin' awesome. That was really well done. Loved it!

Mike

*warning... a little droning ahead. Sorry.*

So.. here I am. Doing the thing I really don't want to do, but realizing that it's just the time to do so.

In case anyone cares. It's more for me, I suppose, than anything else.

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I'll be hanging about in the game as I can. RL is craziness, but I'm gonna get in and beat up on things. Come see me on Pinnacle or something. I'll definitely be there on The Dreaded Day.

But here, I'm done. I didn't have a very satisfying previous post, and it made me think about it... what *am* I doing here? I shouldn't be this irritating like I'm being in some of these threads...

I keep coming here, looking for information regarding new videos by some of the wonderful artists here... perhaps some tidbit that says "CoH will be back *soon!*(tm)"... and I dunno what else. You know... crusin' the forums, catching up...

But I keep getting myself into a little trouble, at least in my own mind, regarding this or that in regards to NCSoft and The Decision, and it's making me feel bad that I'm voicing opinions that are negative. I don't like it. Even if I'm right, it doesn't make me feel good about it.

I'm standing by my decisions regarding the situation, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon, but... I just need to not voice anything else about it. I'm not gonna be conviced to change my mind, and I doubt my words are swayin' anyone else's decisions.

And therefore.. I have come to the conclusion that the forums have to be off limits, or I'm *really* gonna get in trouble, or upset, or tick someone off, or...? Because I can't shut the heck up. Best to just keep things to myself, if I can just button my lip...

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So I'll see ya in game, for the time we have left. I'll see ya in Titan's forum, maybe. I'm still debating if that's a good idea either. But I'm done posting in here. (++)Well, except maybe Nov 29/30. One more for the road. But that'll be the only exception.

It has been a pleasure to have participated in these here forums. And the game. And interacting with you all. Yes, even you there. No animosity towards anyone. You're *all* grand.

City of Heroes, salute!

Y'all take care, now, ya hear?

Mike

Well, heck, I might as well...

Me too, no more NCSoft here.

Mike

/trexflyingajetfighter

Mike

Wait, where's the McDonalds in the Rogue Isles? You're sayin' there's a MickeyDs about? Is there a badge associated with going inside?

*DING*
BADGE AWARDED

[You Were Lovin' It]
"You have visited the McDonalds in Sharkshead Isle, proving that, indeed, McDonalds knows no loyalies or boundaries. Ba da bap ba daaah!"

Buffs awarded:
Self Speed -10%
Self HP -10%
Self Regen -10%
Self End -10%
Self Recovery -10%
Self Physique Scale +10%

Sounds like a badge to attain, doesn't it?

Mike