Where are you going?

Most likely, FFXI while waiting for FFXIV:A Realm Reborn to kick in.

Not interesting in DCUO and CO, so no superhero fix for me. Will keep my eye out on things, because I hate the idea of losing the people I put work into.

I'll be going back to single player games. At least none of those companies have shown up at my house to take my game discs away.

Rohan!

I will be spending more time in Middle Earth with LOTRO. I have the Lifetime sub and would bounce between here and there.

I'll be here until the end. After that...
My regular SG/playgroup was already looking at GW2, and I might join them. They're distanced "enough" from NCSoft. I'd been looking forward to WildStar too, but now I'm less certain... not so much in a "boycott" sense, but what's to keep them from doing the same to it someday, even if it's a good game and a (moderate) success?

I've also been playing STO, trying my best to just enjoy the parts of the game I do and hold my nose when it comes to the new owners... but if it turns out that Perfect World does have anything to do with killing my beloved game (through withholding any rights they inherited from Cryptic and/or Atari), that may be the final straw.

I'll be in GW2. 2 of my CoH characters are already there (they can move between dimensions, natch, so why not?) and I'll be RPing it up on Tarnished Coast which, like Virtue long ago, was voted the "unofficial RP server."

If you see a Trillium of Amber or a Seven of Cups go by, give me a wave and sit down for some RP!

I loved The Secret World's phenomenal setting and atmosphere, but the game had some pretty serious performance issues on my three-year-old machine, so I haven't bought it after the beta ended. The combat system is disappointing and the physics engine is (like most MMO games) inferior to CoH, but it's still a roleplayer's dream game. I'll give it a go if I can manage to budget a new gaming box.

I might go back to Fallen Earth. That's another game that really worked for me from an immersion standpoint, and having real (that is, reticule, not tab) targeting in combat was a huge point in its favor. The constant parade of technical problems with the game? Not so much. I need to see if they've made progress, though. I could easily end up back there, at least for a while, if they finally got things to work properly after that botched port to a different server architecture.

I didn't hate CO...but I didn't love it, either. Some of my CoH friends are considering it, and those people are a big reason I've been here so long. We'll see...

GW2 is a possibility, too (although again, I may need a new computer). I play GW1, although not a lot lately, and I enjoy it.

This still feels like a punch in the gut...

Personally; I will be going anywhere except NCsoft or Perfect World Entertainment.

I am toying with SWTOR right now but it seems a grind so I may not stay there. Who knows in the future.

Maybe I will just finish the decorating?

I might go outside.

Who am I kidding, I'll probably get Minecraft, which I'm avoiding like a plague because the CoH base editor is bad enough. Maybe when I get the new computer I'll try out STO, but aside from that, no more MMOs for me.

Like a lot of other posters, I won't be giving NCSoft any more of my money. I hope they implode.

D3 is meh...more like World of DiabloCraft minigame in my mind.

GW2 is not getting my money anytime soon...period.

Who knows...maybe in a galaxy far, far away...

May try DCU but I am not too keen on the way that looks so far...CO...bleh..

I might just not play anything MMO until something grabs me again...CoH was so unique...nothing will fill the void I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQQVEd5LoM

I don't want to go.

Since Paragon City's going bye-bye, I think I'll move back to Myrtuel City...

Since I stopped playing CoH a couple of months ago, I've been playing Tera. I doubt that I'll stay with it long-term though; the combat is a lot of fun, but the community is terrible.

After that, I don't know. For the last few years, I've pretty much been an MMO tourist. CoH was the only one to which I'd keep returning. I don't really see a replacement for CoH in the foreseeable future either. I'll probably just end up spending much less time playing MMO's.

For those considering DCUO, keep in mind it has nowhere near the superhero character depth of CoH, despite being in the DCU.

The character creator is extremely limited, you have to farm a vast majority of the styles in the game by grinding instances.

The combat is very much console fighting designed, with weapon combos and active blocking and combat rolling (dodging) being required. If you can't get good at that type of combat system, forget about the high-end Alerts and Raids at level 30 (the level cap, which you will hit in little over a week even on limited play time). Also keep in mind the interview John Smedley (President of SOE) did a few weeks ago that stated 70% of the DCUO playerbase is on the PS3. No, the PS3 and PC do not share servers.

The Game Update 18, that just came off of test and is scheduled to go LIVE soon, altered PvE combat so that NPCs now perform active blocks, dodges, block breakers, and interrupts against the players-- as though you were in PvP against another player. In my opinion after testing it on the Test Server, it made PvE much more tedious. I've walked away from the game in anticipation of GU 18.

As much as I am not a fan of Champions Online-- if you are migrating from CoH to either CO or DCUO, I would suggest Champions unless you are seeking a superhero MMO experience completely different from CoH in all regards, and are good at console style combat.

I feel as confused as most of you over what to do. This game was unique, all my characters were unique... best I can hope for is some of my more straight forward heroic toons can get by on Champions but that's about it.

This isn't just another fantasy MMO where I can port my Elf Archer/ranger/hunter to some other game and be on my way. I have super powered merfolk, alien hybrids, sword wielding haunted samurai armor, and so much more that I just won't see again. This is really hard. This was the only MMO to really encourage me to be imaginative about everything I did, I loved it so much for that, and it's something I really can't get elsewhere. Not the same way.

*sigh*

I'm sure I'll figure something out eventually

Oh, one thing:

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Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo My new home is WildStar. Yes, it's another NCsoft Studio, but I blame the money not the people.

It's a little unclear to me exactly what NCSoft's goals are with their 'reorganization,' but they have the chopping block out already. I have to wonder if Wildstar won't be next up.

I will most likely go to single player games for a bit whilst working towards my Master's. I may check out Marvel Heroes when it eventually launches - none of the other super hero MMOs out right now are my cup of tea.

The only other MMO I've ever played (bar demos) is World of Tanks. And that's solidly a shooter rather than anything with depth. Still fun, sure, but....not CoH.

I'll drift, I guess, until Transformers Universe comes out, and Elder Scrolls Online.
Neither of those will fix the Paragon shaped holes in my heart and brain, though...

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.