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WB!
Here's a thread you might find interesting
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=231908
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don'T attempt to read tHis mEssaGe, And believe Me, it is not a codE.
Welcome home!
While I might deplore your decision to bypass the EU servers (I'm not saying they're dead, but they could do with a bit of help to feel a little less empty), I certainly can't argue with your choice to pick up this game again!
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise 
; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.* Comic and Hero/Villain Culture
Saturday January 29th, 2005 (12:37 PM) ~ Monday August 9th, 2010
Those Who Lived It Will Remember Long after your Ban Hammer Crumbles and the servers flicker dead.
We Will Remember This One Moment In Time! ~ Shadow Ravenwolf
Welcome back.
There are generally tutorials for stuff like Inventions and the War Zone and so on. I'd recommend you join a global channel and check paragonwiki.com while typing out Issue 11, Issue 12, Issue 13 to see what has happened in the game since then.
Good time to come back with Going Rogue around the corner.
Questions about the game, either side? /t @Neuronia or @Neuronium, with your queries!
168760: A Death in the Gish. 3 missions, 1-14. Easy to solo.
Infinity Villains
Champion, Pinnacle, Virtue Heroes
Welcome back! *slow-mo high-five*
Pinnacle & Virtue:
A bunch of Heroes - Alpha Team, Legion of Order.
A bunch of Villains -Black Citadel , Pinnache.
Hello! Have some fun in an MMO again! 
There is no such thing as an "innocent bystander"
You know... It's funny. I found myself playing Co* again after trying out CO and a couple of other MMOs too. I mean, I drifted away because I wanted to see new content, I wanted to battle different types of opponents, I wanted to try on new costumes. But I got caught in some quick pick-up missions on Virtue and it was like coming home again! I was a bit rusty and couldn't type in jokes as fast as I used to, but it was a lot of fun.
Now, my 8 year old son plays. He rolled up an ice blaster and he's running around getting used to the controls, and he's telling me all these corny ice jokes he uses on opponents. "Ice to meet you", "Ice gotta get back to you on that one", and we laugh and he's enjoying himself.
I used to think I'd stick around until after GR comes out and see then mosey on to DCUO. Now I don't know. Maybe I'll stick around longer than that.
...but darned if I'm not going to campaign harder about adding new content to the existing game! Some of that content I saw out there is pretty cool and I'd like to see aspects of it brought here to Co* to help the game grow.
Quote:
"What first attracted you to your partner?"|
Originally Posted by Fluctuation
(try explaining that to someone when asked 'so how did you two meet?'
 ) |
"He/she had a good bio."
"?????"
If we are to die, let us die like men. -- Patrick Cleburne
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The rule is that they must be loved. --Jayne Fynes-Clinton, Death of an Abandoned Dog
Quote:
That answer might raise eyebrows even in-game.
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Originally Posted by Sailboat
"What first attracted you to your partner?"
"He/she had a good bio." "?????" |
"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
Yay, welcome back! *gives peppermints* =^_^=
Dungeoncleaners! (ID#125715): Slay the Adventurers! Rescue the Monsters! Return the Treasure!
Peppermint Cat-- Lv50 Mewtant Ice/Eng Bls
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I should probably preface this post by saying that I'm a returning player, recently coming back to CoX after a long break, a very long break.
)
I've seen a lot of doom and gloom on the forums, alongside a lot of positivity and I wanted to share with you my tale because I think it highlights how much of an effect this game has on people.
CoH was the first MMO I ever considered playing and I picked it up just after European launch back in 2005. The community was instantly welcoming, the gameplay fun and the content exciting. I think it was the spandex
During the 18 months I originally played I made some close friends, met the person who'd eventually become my partner and spent many hours chatting in Atlas Park with random people from all across Europe.
Eventually, inevitably, people started to leave and those same friends enticed me away to play "that fantasy game." Since leaving CoX I've been through several different MMOs, always trying to recapture the spark felt in Paragon. Nothing ever lived up the legacy CoH left in my mind and, worse, the online gaming community seemed to go completely downhill.
Fast forward four years and I'm now living with, and very much in love with, the person I met at the station in Talos Island back in 2005 (try explaining that to someone when asked 'so how did you two meet?'
It's taken a long time, I've travelled through many virtual worlds, but I finally realised the lesson taught to me in Paragon all those years ago. Community is everything, an MMO lives or dies by the community it generates. I found I wasn't playing 'that fantasy game' because of it's horrendous community, I couldn't find an MMO that seemed to feel right. So, coming full circle, we decided to pick up CoX again, moving to the US servers and starting over from scratch.
I have to say it was the best gaming decision we've made in a long time. The CoX community is alive and kicking, the game feels fresh (at least speaking as someone who hasn't played since 2006!) and there's an expansion on the way.
Two weeks after coming back I don't regret it at all. I've had more fun in that short time than over 18 months of the other game, almost everyone I've met has been welcoming and friendly.
That's the CoX effect in action. An MMO that still remembers it's a game, that has a devoted, friendly, community and has developers who maintain a good level of interaction with their playerbase. From my relatively fresh perspective it's the biggest draw of all.
I'll be honest, I feel completely at a loss sometimes trying to understand the huge changes to the game since 2006. I had no idea what an IO was, became confused at broadcasts for 'AE' teams and actually got lost in Steel Canyon! I'm learning slowly, feeling my way through the new content and coming to understand how the new systems work.
Most importantly though: I'm having fun doing it amongst such friendly players