Ex Libris: The Final Chapter, but not The End!

Greetings Villains & Heroes,

It is with bitter sweet emotion that I sit down to write this message, perhaps not my final, but certainly my farewell. My time working as the operator for City of Heroes and City of Villains has come to its conclusion, and tomorrow I will end my amazing stint with NCsoft and venture off to a new virtual horizon.

I have been writing this letter in my head for the past week, and as I have encountered message after message from those of you in the Community I have wondered to myself if this is "The End," and I can only think that it is not. I am after all, only a click and login away.

Working on this project has been an amazing opportunity for me, first and foremost working with the NCsoft team on location at Cryptic Studios and watching the dynamic duo accomplish the undaunting task of bringing about Issue after Issue. Then after the NCsoft franchise purchase I have eagerly watched the dynamic duo of studio and publisher split and transition to the publishing studio it is today. This was an awesome thing to witness, as it seems we never skipped a beat in bringing about fresh and innovative content. I have enthusiastically watched as month by month our team grew and expanded into our new studio location which has now officially become Paragon Studios, a studio I am very proud to be affiliated with and very sad to leave.

I started on this front 27 months ago just as we stepped into Issue 9 and I am leaving just weeks after the launch of Issue 14. During that time many things have changed but the most important things are constant. The leadership and talent that is working to bring you your favorite game has remained strong, and from that strength and leadership the team has grown, even in our very own Community Team. It is under these circumstances that I can leave knowing that all will be well. I have been taught to always leave a campsite better than I found it, and I do believe I am leaving this spot in good and qualified hands, some unseen.

I do hope that you all will continue to support the PvPEC, The City Scoop, PERC, Myspace & Facebook, and most especially Hero-Con as those projects were always near and dear to my heart. Those are the traces of me that are left behind that I entrust to you all as a community to continue to keep as resources. And yes, there will be a Hero-Con '09 and the powers that be are currently working to bring that event about, so no worries there will be more fun to be had and the argument of 'doll' vs. 'action figure' will continue.

I want to close on a positive note because in the end I do believe that change is good. I had the opportunity to run the ITF last night with a small group of players from the Justice server and I had a blast. I love this game, and I love the community that supports this game--developers and players alike. So even though I may be leaving my station as operator you can't keep me away from continuing on as one of you, a member of this super, amazing, dynamic, community.

I'm on your server playing your arc, won't you play mine?

Best Regards,

Ex Libris

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Ex,

I want to say how thankful I am to the leadership you have shown and the mentoring you have offered me. I have grown a great deal professionally while working with you, and will miss you greatly.

Can I haz ur stuff?

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Woah...

You will be missed greatly Ex.

Thanx for all you have done for us!

I love you, and be safe!

-Shawn

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"I'm not scared of anyone or anything Angie. Isn't that the way life should be?"
Jack Hawksmoor, The Authority.

Ack! No fair! We lost our Cuppa and our Lighthouse, now we lose our Ex too?

Seriously, best of luck in your new adventure. Be sure to pack lots of Lucks and Break Frees and Catch a Breaths.

I'll see you around Pinnacle, if you ever stop by.

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Ex,

You will be greatly missed. The best of luck of you in you endeavors.

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O_O

*millyun tiny pepsimen burst into tears*

Good luck to you, Ex.

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I play all my toons like a blaster: I die a lot.

global handle: @Pepsiman
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Ex, best of luck to you in wherever you go and know that you will be missed here. I guess we'll just have to keep up our Mafia duties on Facebook. Also, if you come back to SLC to visit family, give me a shout and we can get together for a drink or something. Be well.

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I am very sorry to see you go, Ex. You have done amazing and incredibly challenging things with the game and its player base. You fought the good fight, played mediator when you could, and grew and bonded the community like no one before you.

I wish you the best on your future endeavors and hope you will pop on and say hello and run some MA arcs with some of us on Triumph!

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Aw, damn it, Ex, you can't leave!

But as long as it's on your terms, and you've got greater things on your horizon, then I'll wish you all the best.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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Awww! Well I hope you continue to play, and I certainly hope you come to cons outside of work! I know we haven't always seen eye to eye but you've been a good steady influence on the game and the forums, so I certainly will miss you!

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Ex,

You've been a wonderful moderator, a great host, and more than that, a charming person. I can't say I won't miss ya, because I will. Here's to your continued success. Like Lighthouse, Cricket, and Cuppa before you, you've been a great member of the team, taken my criticism and ribbing with the best of them, and been more than lenient with me and other forumites during trying times. We've come a long way in the last couple of years, and I hope to run into you again sometime in the future.

Cheers Ex!

With deepest sincerity,

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Ex,

Thanks for all the fun memories from HeroCon, and good luck in all your future endeavors. You will be missed.

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"Champion (the Community Server... or GTFO) is like a small town where everyone knows each other's names, for better or worse." -kojirodensetsu.
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." - Maslow's Hammer

Ex, if you don't gfriend me, I'll never send you another Harry and David basket again!

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Nooo.....don't go!!

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CoH/V Fan Videos

Weak!

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VIRTUE
Agahnim- Elec/Ice Blaster

"Elec/Ice. Nice. Holy <@*&$@#!> =) You're like the CoH equivalent of those bdsm people who hang from the ceiling on hooks!"
-Plasmar

Agahnim Dragmire- Warshade

"(You spin space webs. =D)"
-Paladin

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Take care, Ex. I'm sorry to see you go.

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Ex,

PM me your arc IDs and I'll play them.

Mine are 31209 and 40034. Give them a shot!


Love,

HP


PS. I'll miss you like I've missed all the others... Cuppa, Cricket, and even LightHouse

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So not forgotten...

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Ex, it was a pleasure to meet you at Seattle PAX last year... take care down the whirley road and in the words of Dr. Kleiner "Best Wishes in your future endeavors".

-Robert "Escher"

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Sorry to see you go was really looking forward to meeting everyone behind the scenes and boards when i would be at herocon the unofficial greeter of Justice Server Guil

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As was once so eloquently put...

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Story Arcs I created:

Every Rose: (#17702) Villainous vs Legacy Chain. Forget Arachnos, join the CoT!

Cosplay Madness!: (#3643) Neutral vs Custom Foes. Heroes at a pop culture convention!

Kiss Hello Goodbye: (#156389) Heroic vs Custom Foes. Film Noir/Hardboiled detective adventure!

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Sorry to see you go was really looking forward to meeting everyone behind the scenes and boards when i would be at herocon the unofficial greeter of Justice Server Guil

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I can still go to Hero-Con, just this time I'll be a player....therefore beware!

I'm staying in the Bay area.

Ex

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