I too did not always agree with your choices (such as not proliferating Illusion to Dominators), like everyone (who matters) else, I enjoyed reading your posts whether it was explaining the workings of the game or your opinions in the Comic Culture section. You'll be missed.
This makes me one sad squid... 
Best luck to you in all future endeavours... 
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Hey Everyone, I just wanted to send a note out letting you know that my last day working for Paragon Studios is this Friday, December 24.
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I’d especially like to thank all of you City of Heroes fans. I appreciate the passion that you feel for your hobby, even when that passion was, shall we say, directed towards me in a rather negative fashion? I have always tried to keep an open mind and treat your feedback fairly.
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Then, there are the wonderful people I’ve met at Hero-Con and Meet & Greets. It has definitely been my pleasure to work with this community.
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In closing, I’d like to thank you all for the good times and putting up with my sometimes surly nature.
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) of your contributions to this game, and the forums. Know that you are one of the reasons I've never let my sub lapse since this game launched (which beats all other MMOs by a factor of 15 or so), and also one of the reasons I started to read the dev digest religiously & post more regularly here.On an entirely selfish note, I wish the people leaving would stop being those that I enjoy interacting with (or just reading their posts) the most. Were it not for GF, NS and Avatea, I'd feel like "all the good ones are gone" (with no disrespect intended towards those remaining).
I wish you the best of luck in everything.
I would not at all be adverse to suddenly getting an in-game tell, or PM from a player I didn't know before. (hint, hint)
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This. A lot. This smells badly. I admit I'm wondering whether or not I should renew both of my accounts because I usually do it for a year.
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Why do people always assume that there's some sort of dread conspiracy behind everything? In Castle's own words, he decided to seek new scenery because he'd essentially been doing the same thing for five years. Is it so hard to believe that some people might find themselves getting into a rut after working on the same thing for that amount of time? Is it so hard to believe that his decision had nothing to do with BAB's being laid off which, while a blow to the community, is fairly standard corporate practice and doesn't necessarily imply any sort of greater internal troubles at Paragon Studios?
I guess some folks just WANT to see doom and gloom in everything.
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Chipping in with the rest of the "oh noooo not another one".
You will be missed. You've wanted to create a great game and listened to the players, you've posted eagerly on the forums.
You will be missed.
I wish you well in you next project and hope you wont stop playing CoH? ;D
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Damn.
Well, you leave the place MUCH better than you found it.
I'm hoping you'll be working on other games I'm enjoying, and that you'll be around when needed.
Also, have a good vacation. Even if you have to move. Winter is a rotten time to move.
Damn.
Take care. You will be missed.
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thanks for fixing burn before you left. buh bye!
Wow - this was quite a shocker to read as I was eating my cereal...
Thanks for being passionate and communicating with us in the forums. I don't think I ever responded to any of your comments, but I sure did make sure to read all of them.
Good luck in the future!
PS: Bonus points for naming this thread after the best episode of TNG...
Go Team Venture!
Good Luck in Life!
I hope you find joy in your next adventure!
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Um...wow.
Castle you are one of my favorite devs too. and there are only 2 devs on the team that I can say were on my fav list anyway...
For my CoH experiance, this is sad sad news...
but, for Floyd, (if) this is what you want, I hope you find yourself somewhere with such a great fanbase as you have now, and probally more so, better career out of it too. Good Luck in what ever you do, I Hope everything falls into place.
just a tip, take the I win button with you... you might need it, Somebody tells me there are a few high level mobs on paths like this....
Good Luck Floyd, I Hope your future is bright.
-AG
Take care Castle, been great having you around.
Like others have said, part of the joy of CoH has always been the interaction with the developers and for a long time now you've been one of it not *the* best developer for community interaction.
It's a damn shame to see you go, but "all good things..."
Hope your new job has some scary crazy new challenges - those are always the most rewarding to tackle! 
"Striving for the impossible" doesn't mean "toiling in vain". It means growth. It means improvement in the direction of your ideals. Not futility.
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You will be missed Castle, thank you for your work and involvement in the community. It made the game that much better knowing you paid attention to the players. Your shoes will be hard to fill, best of luck man, its been quite a ride.
I appreciate all of the communication that you have given us. Not many games can say that their developers have communicated as openly and honestly with the fans as 'City of' can.
Good luck with your new endeavors!
Tech Support Rule #1 - They will lie to you. Usually intentionally.
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I do still have my personal account, and will continue to play. I'll still be in a Supergroup (and who knows, maybe I'll actually get to play when the rest of them are online now! Silly mid-westerners!) Most of all, I'll still be reading the forums, but, when I post, very few people will know it's me. Sadly, there's little that could be done to change that.
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A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history--with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. -Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April, 1992
Castle,
I've been trying for 6 years to get an FPARN after you. I'm sorry to see that my days of stalking you on the forums will soon end
Best of luck in future endeavors. You will be missed, your contribution to this game has been fantastic, IMO.
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English does not borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and rifles through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I honestly believe this game got much better with your arrival. and you leaving feels like one giant debuff.
You will surely be missed. God Bless in your new emdeavors.
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Can I have your stuff???
The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.
If numbers are so much more important than a teammate who is fun to play with, forget about the game altogether and go play with a calculator instead. -Claws and Effect-
Succubus Kali and Castle are dressed for success!
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As yet another wellwisher and 'happy player' I'm gonna add in yet another 'You did a great job, hopefully we'll see you around sometime, and may you succeed and have fun with whatever you do next!'
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I am sure if you are leaving this job, that you have another job. I hope you like it better, not that you don't like it here, just that better is always good.
There are very few things that you have done that I have disagreed with in this game. Most of the changes made that I hate were done "Back in the day" Regen's IH change will forever be at the top of the list.
Really the only spot I can think of that I did disagree was I think Dull Pain would have been more thematic for WP than Fast healing.
Really man, I think you have been pretty awesome. I hope where ever you end up it is fun, and exciting. You will be missed by many, and to echo others, I fear the awesome communication we have had with the devs will die. You need to give the people there a kick and remind them that communication with the players is part of what makes this game great.
Take care man, and have a Merry Christmas.
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I never really got to meet you or know you... *the shadows are my freinds*... But many blessings and good fortunes. You have done a wonderful job here and will be greatly missed.
And remember us COH addicts are always around... you can now sneak on and bombard us with questions. LOL.
Good Luck Lloyd
Best of luck, Castle!
Best of luck in whatever new projects come your way Castle. Over the years I've enjoyed our (brief) chats at various Hero Cons and San Diego Comic-Cons and have always thought of you as a stand up kinda guy.
You'll be missed.
-Buxley
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." -- Dr. Seuss
Don't let the Trapdoor hit you on the way out.
Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound