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Thank you for bringing this comic book fan a great comic book experience.
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And thanks for bringing this guy back to superhero comics after a 20-year hiatus!
And thanks for listening so much - sometimes too much - to what is said on these boards.
Thanks for stealing hours of my life away. 
Best Game Ever.
So good it should be sued.
Oh wait .....
I've loved this game since beta.
I'm loving it even more now.
The only game that can pull me away from this would be: City of Heroes 2 
For all of the above, this is the best game ever. This game, the dev team, and most of the participants have HEART! The details in the game (For pete's sake, I think I've seen the BILLBOARDS change!) just underscore the professionals we have working every day on this setting.
Thanks folks, for a new, rewarding hobby! I've signed on for a year, because I know I'll play that long, at least! Stay the course, take personal only what you want to, and remember that forums are like traffic: it's way to easy to get pissy (no better word for it) when you don't have to deal with people directly.
Rock on!
Thanks!
DEVS ROCK! Thank you all I'm a CoH person for life, partially BECAUSE of the Devs.
I'm adding my support to this thread. The only posts I read on the boards are the dev posts and this week the player community has shown what a group of whiners they truly are. The Devs must have the patience of the gods to put up with the crap being spewed their way. A big Kudos from a longtime subscriber here.
Thanks for being one of the most responsive development teams around. Thanks for knowing the value of listening to your players.
But most importantly, thanks for knowing the value of listening TO your players, examining the numbers, and making the tough decisions that might upset some, but contribute to the integrity of the game- when, after listening, you have to say "no" to their demands.
I've seen too many games that buckled to the rants of those uninformed in game-model mechanics or too interested in being uber. The game becomes more imbalanced, more bugged, or heads down a path that's virtually impossible to back away from.
What a brilliant frickin' thread.
Devs, you know why I like what you're doing? Because you implement after coming up with a concept, putting it out on the Test server, and actually EVALUATE FEEDBACK from the players before pushing the code live. You take the time to give INTERESTING STORYLINES - and for those who might've glazed over the text on their way to 50, there's a LOT OF STORY ARCS in this game. Detailed, unique ones that contribute to the back story and the ongoing story evolution of Paragon City. The writer in me applauds that.
Here's one reason why Planetside ultimately failed: Nice idea (planetwise FPS). So what did they do? They'd post the code for all to see, get feedback, and to date, have NEVER responded to player feedback from Test until it becomes a flame war on the SOE boards. They'd drop in code, and whack the nerf bat left and right, based on whoever was loudest in the forum. Storyline? There was none. The thin veneer of "purpose" they gave the game did little to add savor to the gameplay; it was all a big contest of King of the Hill. Bugs that were present during BETA are STILL THERE, without any concrete effort to patch or repair due to their "low" priority (and after 1.5 years, I'm sorry, but take a week to review old bugs and fix 'em?). The engine was cookie cutter, and had little beauty to it. Good fighting, but that was it - and Quake did it x years ago.
Playing COH is a pleasure to the eye, the mind and the throat of a story-thirsty soul. Devs, you got a good thing going here. If you screw up after I make this post though, I am SO going to kick your butts. XD
Te salutamus, Developers.
@TURGENEV - Freedom Server / IRON / B.A.N.E / HORDE
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Thanks to the Devs for all they do.
To CuppaJo, for being here over the holidays...woman I hope they pay yoou well!
To States for his enduring optimism, and the ability to look ahead instead of focusing on the right now.
To Vyvvanne, for sending an unsolicited PM thanking me for a simple comment on these boards...it's good sometimes to remember that they are simply people too, just like us. (But with cooler jobs)
To Geko and all the other Devs for taking the time out to actually post on these forums, usually from their own homes...reaffirming the fact that they are just as addicted to this game as we are!
And thanks for SuperGroups. My enjoyment of this game wouldn't be as great if it wasn't for the people I get to interact with when I log in and check the roster.
Thank you Devs!
Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for being comic fans and understanding the genre.
Thanks for being gamers and understanding fun.
Thanks for being people and actually talking to us and listening (even if we don't always agree.)
I still remember several years ago when I first saw your website, you didn't even have screenshots (I'm not sure you even had a graphics engine at that point, heh.) I thought a superhero based EQ would be the greatest game ever, it's too bad these guys will never be able to pull it off. Thanks for proving me wrong.
Finally, thanks for Striga Isle, best atmosphere, best missions, best TFs of any zone. I'm dying to see the next one (hoping for underwater, and a new EAT to go with it.)
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And thank you all.
It's our great fans that make this game the success that it is. Nothing is more satisfying than reading these posts - and going on the live servers and hearing the chat.
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Even when the chat you hear is a 1-sided conversation being broadcast to the entire zone because some dingleberry doesn't know how to work it?
Many thanks for:
SuperJump (best power ever)
Villians who say "I hate my life"
Story lines and NPC communication that are worth taking the time to read
Beautiful, immersive environments
A sense of humor
This is a great thread.
I already posted once but heck DEVS you Rock On.
Take Care..
I have played a couple different MMOs in my time, and Cryptic has, in mymind, become one of those companies whos dedication, service, and vision has impressed me time and time again.
Every patch coming out has affected my heroes in some way (My AR Dev blaster, my Inv SS tank, my Mind Controller..) but there has yet to be a patch that has been a "game breaker" as far as I have seen.
Every change, time has shown, has improved the game in the long run, so cryptic has earned my trust and faith that whatever changes they make, they do it for the end result of making COH a better game.
Congrats, after DAOC I thoguht all game devs were chaods. thanks for giving me a little faith
Thanks for everything. Most games I play for a couple months, and then take up something else. This one I've been playing hardcore (for me) since a month after release when I bought a new computer just to play it.
I haven't been this hooked since way back when I was MUDding.
--The Canuck, Victory
Despite any minor kvetches I have had with this game I must admit this is the best MMO game I have ever played. Thank you for a well designed game.
This game has the most consistently high quality in its initial release and FREE expansions I've seen in my 10 years of playing MMOGs.
No critisism or flame here. Devs keep up the good work and have fun, because I am .
Well, I have been playing since beta and am very pleased to see a thread such as this. The game itself is amazing, despite what the whiners say (since they seem to just like to complain, rather than enjoy the changes try new strategies, etc.). And each and every update has been great, thx States and all of you devs for COH and the updates that are free and amazing
i cant see going to any other game. I enjoy every second of this game and will keep playing till my wife threatens to leave me Thank you guys for all your hard work!
Thankyou for realizing that the ones that complain all the time are not the majority, but the spoiled and vocal minority. I don;t post often, but I felt it necesary to post here.
Thanks Cryptic and NCSoft for staying involved and listening to those of us who are coherent and polite.
Here here! Adding my two cents. This game has gotten nothing but better each issue and the dedication and more imporantly, INVOLVMENT IN THE COMMUNITY that the devs have makes this feel more like a mod than a regular game. Kudos for staying involved.
And this is comming from an Inv Tanker!
Now I've only read a bit of this post because well it's really long and it's 09:00 here. But I've got to say...
Kudos to the Devs, there are people who appreciate you and all the work that goes into this wonderful game:
Like the fact that we get for free what Sony would charge us £16 a pop for (Issue Updates).
The fact that CoH is much more friendly than any other MMORPG I've ever played, giving you such wonderful things as easy to find trainers and locations and a good map.
For the fun I've had playing this game.
And let us not forget the fact that the CoH dev team pays more attention to it's playerbase listening, reacting and addressing concerns than any other MMORPG I've played.
Go team.