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NCSoft acquires "City of" Franchise!

2Negative

By 2Negative,
Posted on: 2007-11-06 13:34 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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I was a little shocked by the news. I am glad to hear that NCsoft will be adding staff, as that my give CoX the resources it needs to put in some of the things that have been in demand for a long time.

I also hope it will allow for more of a trickle in certain things like costumes, and new weapon options rather than just the issue floods.

I will say I am not so excited about a paid expansion, but I know I will buy it.

I like NCsoft, and have three of their games installed and play them on a regular basis, in truth I see this as only a good thing for CoX.

I look foward to further news in the days to come.

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Is Joe stealing Weaver One's orbital space platform of death since he isn't using it? Of course he will have to somehow get Lady Athyna out of it.

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Haha... you're funny.

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ain't he just? That won't last long, I almost have target lock.

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Shame on you targeting Joe/Hero One like that.

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we weren't. Hold still this is going to hurt a lot.

"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill

 

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Is Joe stealing Weaver One's orbital space platform of death since he isn't using it? Of course he will have to somehow get Lady Athyna out of it.

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Haha... you're funny.

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ain't he just? That won't last long, I almost have target lock.

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Shame on you targeting Joe/Hero One like that.

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we weren't. Hold still this is going to hurt a lot.

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Set it to wide-beam. Holding still is unnecessary.

 

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Personally I hope no one else picks up the Statesman mantle. While it's right for Statesman to stay with CoX the mantle was yours to wear.

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...whatever... Maybe now they'll finally nerf the hell out of him on the LRSF.
I don't believe for a SECOND that him and LR(Minus LR's ZOMG POWER TOWERS buffs) are evenly matched rivals after doing that SF from hell. Killin the other AV's around him was the easy part. Takin him down with that Lightning crap blasting out every 5 seconds is just unreal...I've taken down Lusca with smaller less-optimum teams.

 

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Ex Libris, is Manticore coming too? (Not sure if he's still even working on CoH, to be honest, since he's shy.) And, if not, who's in charge of CoH's lore nowadays?

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Manticore as in the person behind the sig Sean Fish, left COH and Cryptic after COV launch...ironically he works for NCsoft in Austin on some other project, but I heard rumors that he and Positron have been discussing the COH/COV Bible lately.

The person in charge of COH's lore is Hero One, and speaking of shy... I'm still trying to get this guy to take a step out and introduce himself.

If you have been following the story arcs for Ouroboros this is our guy, his name is Joe Morrissey, and speaking of creative efforts, this guy is expecting his first arrival, un-known gender at this time sometime this week.

We'll get him to pop on the boards and say hello soon.

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I call dibs!

I mean, I could probably keep him tied up for a week. And then have a whole plateful of stuff to hand off as far as zone stuff, task forces, story arcs, updates....

Um - Hi joe! How's life at NC²

 

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Is Joe stealing Weaver One's orbital space platform of death since he isn't using it? Of course he will have to somehow get Lady Athyna out of it.

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Haha... you're funny.

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ain't he just? That won't last long, I almost have target lock.

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Shame on you targeting Joe/Hero One like that.

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we weren't. Hold still this is going to hurt a lot.

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Set it to wide-beam. Holding still is unnecessary.

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You know it is for things like this that I kept the flying sharks with lasers mounted on their heads handy. Simply attach false transponders to them and let them go....

But it's MY sadistic mechanical monster and I'm here to make sure it knows it. - Girl Genius

List of Invention Guides

 

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BTW, to those hating on Lallendos, I don't think you're being fair.

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No more or less fair than he was in his assessment of what qualifies as new content.

If he had just come in and said, I want new zones, and you haven't given me any. That could have floated. Instead he's trying to leverage a very technical definition of new zone into no new content AT ALL.

So tell me what's more unfair?

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What the fuzzy one said.

Hell, I can make the argument, *technically,* that the RWZ is a new zone. I had a character in the RCS who was *still there* ('til a week ago, when I decided to run around... ok, I was out of breakfrees...) while others were in the RCS. Two unique locations, completely different in content and in many cases topography.

If he *chooses* not to SK, *chooses* to go out of his way to ignore new content, fine. But present it as his choice, not "ZOMG we've gotten nothing new, CO* is doomed, it's all PVP and loot, I hates it, filthy hobbitses!"

 

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I think it would be cool if in the neer future we had a storyline where Statesman turned evil, like Darth Vader.. and we get a TF/SF type of thing where we Defeat him and his evil plans, once and for all..




Until someone else does the TF/SF.


Hello New Guy May all wonderful things happen to you and your new arrival.

 

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I think it would be cool if in the neer future we had a storyline where Statesman turned evil, like Darth Vader.. and we get a TF/SF type of thing where we Defeat him and his evil plans, once and for all..

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Praetorians.

 

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his name is Joe Morrissey

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HOWDY JOE!
Good luck with the youngin!

*psst, cmon you maroons, greet Joe*

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must...not...make...Smiths...reference...

 

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I think it would be cool if in the neer future we had a storyline where Statesman turned evil, like Darth Vader.. and we get a TF/SF type of thing where we Defeat him and his evil plans, once and for all..

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Praetorians.

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Lies!

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We need Praetorian Recluse and the others trying to be the heroes.

The villains must defeat 'em.

The heroes get to team with 'em.

Y'know you would want too...

 

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iii) Statesman as the signature character will be determined, if I had my druthers it would be something the Community Team would acquire rights to, one can dream right?

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States should continue as a signature character - and appear as such in game in missions and taskforces, etc... But he should never appear 'live' again.

But the redname? No, that too should be retired with honor.

That name and character belongs to Jack Emmert (no matter whose IP it legally is), and to see it used as a sockpuppet (no offense, I just cannot think of a better term) is an insult to him and to the collective intelligence of the players.

http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/

 

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Hey, nice.

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Special Thanks to Our Players

Now back to you, the players. You are the lifeblood of our game. In celebration of our new studio and our exciting plans, and in order to thank you for the fantastic community that you have built, we are pleased to announce the following.

Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains®
All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will now have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn't previously have access to "the other side" will find that they do now. Just log in to check it out!

Debt Wipe
After the launch of Issue 11: A Stitch in Time this Fall, we are removing Debt from all characters and giving you a fresh start. Actual date will be announced shortly. Have fun in the mean time.

20,000 Prestige
Also after the launch of Issue 11, all Supergroups will receive an additional 20,000 Prestige per Supergroup member, meaning SGs could acquire up to 3 million Prestige based upon their Supergroup membership roster! Actual date will be announced shortly.

In the near future we will begin to share more information about our development plans. With this major reinvestment and effort ahead of us, we will take City of Heroes to new heights!

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Not to wax pessimistic or anything, but as a veteran player (over three years now) I bought both CoH and CoV a long time ago, I have no debt at the moment on any of my main characters, and I don't belong to a supergroup. So none of those perks will do me any good; however I do find myself concerned about the future of the game. I KNEW there was no way in Hades we'd ever see the Marvel game on the shelf at Best Buy, right next to CoH, with Cryptic's name on both. I just didn't know what would change but I knew that Marvel would never allow that kind of competition. We're not talking Turbine, with LOTRO and DDO which are both fantasy games...two out of about ten million fantasy games. CoH IS the superhero-MMO market at present, there simply isn't anything else like it, and there was just no way that Cryptic would keep working on both. I just hope this doesn't spell the end of CoH as we know it.

 

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I guess it should be said though I do not share the following opinion

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!


Does not always detect CoH

 

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well i saw something like this coming, no dev can give 100% to 2 different games at the same time,there may be some bumps during the changeover

Fluffy Bunny 1 Person SG
Rabid Bunny 1 Person VG
Both on Pinnacle
Hobbit's Hole 1 Person SG
Spider's Web 1 Person VG
Both on Freedom

 

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and there was just no way that Cryptic would keep working on both. I just hope this doesn't spell the end of CoH as we know it.

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The same development team is still working on COH. The SAME PEOPLE. Under a new name. *shrug* no doom. Maybe a teensy doom. lowercase doom.

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I know this hasn't been posted in this thread but here is a link to the newly updated hiring page for NCsoft. For the COH/COV project check out the Mountain View location.

There are 19 positions that were just announced.

For those interested in gainful gaming employment, check out the NCsoft North America Jobs Listing. Positions for "Mountain View" would be in our newly formed NCsoft NorCal Studio.

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Thank you for posting this!! I actually applied for a position.

Uber Talgrim - level 50 emp/dark defender
Uber Rod - level 50 dark melee/regen scrapper
Rod Valdr - level 50 invuln/SS tanker
Talgrim - level 50 ninja/dark mastermind

OMG!! Please add these costume designs now!

 

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Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains®
All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will now have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn't previously have access to "the other side" will find that they do now. Just log in to check it out!



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Hmm, I have an issue with this.. Where do I submit my ANGST?

I have on my acct, CoH, CoV Preorder, CoV special edition to get the cape and helmet, Good V Evil.
My husband has neerly the same..

Now people get it for Free?

 

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All I got to say is...

So when exactly can I expect to roll a Slinger/Super Reflexes scrapper?

August 31, 2012. A Day that will Live in Infamy. Or Information. Possibly Influence. Well, Inf, anyway. Thank you, Paragon Studios, for what you did, and the enjoyment and camaraderie you brought.
This is houtex, aka Mike, signing off the forums. G'night all. - 10/26/2012
Well... perhaps I was premature about that whole 'signing off' thing... - 11-9-2012

 

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I wouldn't compare this to the SWG thing, it's much closer to when EASports bought Ultima Online.

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EA purchases Origin Systems: 9/1992

Ultima Online commences development: 1995

Ultima Online commences playerbase decline (from which it never recovers): 2nd Q 2003

EA disbands Origin: 2/2004

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Issue 12: Statesman is dead!

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My long awaited dream has come.

-Storm Revenant-

Fires Within: Lvl 50 Fire/Kinetics Controller (Champion)
Steamed: Lvl 50 Thugs/Dark Miasma Mastermind (Freedom)

 

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Issue 12: Statesman is dead!

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My long awaited dream has come.

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ED will be revoked and Agro cap will be REMOVED.

 

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Is Joe stealing Weaver One's orbital space platform of death since he isn't using it? Of course he will have to somehow get Lady Athyna out of it.

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Haha... you're funny.

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ain't he just? That won't last long, I almost have target lock.

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Shame on you targeting Joe/Hero One like that.

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we weren't. Hold still this is going to hurt a lot.

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Set it to wide-beam. Holding still is unnecessary.

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You know it is for things like this that I kept the flying sharks with lasers mounted on their heads handy. Simply attach false transponders to them and let them go....

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Careful dear, that's how we lost Siberia.

 

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Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains®
All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will now have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn't previously have access to "the other side" will find that they do now. Just log in to check it out!



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Hmm, I have an issue with this.. Where do I submit my ANGST?

I have on my acct, CoH, CoV Preorder, CoV special edition to get the cape and helmet, Good V Evil.
My husband has neerly the same..

Now people get it for Free?

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They get CoH and CoV. Based on that blurb I don't think they get the GvE goodies, much less any beta or special edition items.

@Demobot

Also on Steam

 

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Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains®
All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will now have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn't previously have access to "the other side" will find that they do now. Just log in to check it out!



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Hmm, I have an issue with this.. Where do I submit my ANGST?

I have on my acct, CoH, CoV Preorder, CoV special edition to get the cape and helmet, Good V Evil.
My husband has neerly the same..

Now people get it for Free?

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That's life for ya. =l

-A