Why I love this game...


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Why I love this game.

I’m a pretty busy guy. Even when CoX first came out I was super busy in RL. CoX always gave me a nice “brain dead stress relief” and I kept my account alive.

I’m a casual gamer. I know that definition is up for challenge. But since 2004, I have two level 50s. That’s it. One villain and one hero. And the villain picked up about 5-10 levels under architect exploits (which I regret to this day). I think I have one other toon in the 30s. I think I may have 2-3 others in the 20s. Nothing significant has ever been deleted. If it’s possible to be a casual gamer on an MMO, then I would think that I qualify. I’ve never had a purple drop. I’m not sure I know what an incarnate is.

I rarely team as I get pulled in a lot of different directions at any given time. My wife, my five year old, school, my job, my job and my job. I’m very fortunate.

I play the game on a 11 inch Lenovo laptop. No video card. And it works great.

I’ve participated on the forum boards. I’ve posted some dumb things. I’ve posted some good things. I’ve read posts that upset me. I’ve posted things that were emotionally charged…But I enjoyed reading and writing every %$#&@%g one of them.

I do not know for sure, but I imagine that in the last two years, I’ve logged less than 20 hours on the game. I’m so far behind on what’s going on in the game it’s ridiculous. I might be that one idiot you complained about one year ago. I might also be that uber player you saw two years ago that convinced you to build a tank because of the awesomeness you saw.

But you know what? I can log in and pick up right where I left off without missing a beat. I get rusty of course. I forget about what powers I have. Sometimes, I forget what my powers even do. I forget my “super combos”. I forget what my build strategy was. But ya’ know, a couple of missions, and I got it all back. I’m a super hero...and I can fly.

Have a nice day. And I’ll see you in the game.


 

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Yup.


Be well, people of CoH.

 

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I think I saw Johnny Wraith in Pocket D last night. Cheers.


The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

 

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Originally Posted by JohnX View Post
I’m a gawd damnn super hero...and I can fly.
Have a nice day. And I’ll see you in the game.
Rock on.


"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

 

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Amen, brother!

(especially the flying making you feel all "superhero-ey" part)


Altoholic - but a Blaster at Heart!

Originally Posted by SpyralPegacyon

"You gave us a world where we could fly. I can't thank you enough for that."

 

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Well said.


 

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Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
Well said.
Damn your eyes! i was about post this exact statement, but when i scrolled down you'd already done it.

Ah well, i'll do it anyway...
Well said, JohnX.


Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...

 

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I love that the day job badges make me feel like my action figure collection is getting stronger while it's collecting dust.

No, really, I think it's one of the coolest things they ever added to the game. I know a lot of people don't like it because it's "counterproductive to encourage you not to play" but I love it. It's like all my dolls are getting better and better all the time and the more there are, the happier they all get.

And I think I'm close to having all of the day job badges on at least one of them, which would be pretty epic, even considering the new one they add with DA.


you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you <3

 

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Win.

/sticky.


 

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Originally Posted by JohnX View Post
Why I love this game....
(buncha other cool reasons, then...)
... I’m a gawd damnn super hero...and I can fly.
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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba View Post
Yup.
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Originally Posted by JayboH View Post
Refreshing.
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Originally Posted by _Klaw_ View Post
Win.

/sticky.
I approve this message wholeheartedly. 'Cepting I can teleport or superjump.


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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*gives two thumbs up*


Cancel the kitchen scraps for widows and lepers, no more merciful beheadings and call off christmas!

 

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forum rules prevent me doing a /signed or somesuch but great post!



"You got to dig it to dig it, you dig?"
Thelonious Monk

 

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Nice post.


 

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Hi, I'm Khonsu's Knight.

I love this game and I'm addicted to it

<sobs> There, I made my admission...


Current active characters: Dragon Maiden (50+3 Brute SS/WP/PM), Black Widow Maiden (50+1 Night Widow), Catayclasmic Ariel (50 lvl Defender - Kin/DP), Quantumshock (50 lvl Elect/Energy/Energy), American's Defender (38 lvl Tanker - SD/Mace), Spider-Maiden (15 lvl Corruptor - RB/PD) & Siren Shrike (15 lvl Defender - Sonic/Sonic). My entire stable.

 

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Originally Posted by Aggelakis View Post
Why I love this game...

...because the Paragon Wiki has overtaken my soul.
And of course, being a wiki...

I edited out the part where you actually minded about the wiki taking over your soul.


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