Thank you, Virtue, for 8 years in a great community. (From the general forums)
Much Respect.
I have been with this game/community since I heard about it in 2001 as well. Through all the highs and lows of life.
Gonna miss you, Virtue.
- SK
Everlasting Ruling Authority@President SK
Love ya, Pal!
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
Thank you, Paladin. And thank you, Virtue.
8 excellent years of RP and fun superheroing.
Live arcs: 517377 and 517381
Virtue: Quickshot. Swiftwind. Aliuneidis. Gizmodeus. Dasher. Fiver. Inuit Acer. Daniel Darke. Cerebral Flame. El Halcon.
Intel Core2Duo 2.4 Ghz 4 GB RAM**NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT set to 1280 x 1024**Windows Vista 32 bit
Much respect my Light using counterpart.
Paladin, you are one of the best players I've ever gamed with. Not just in terms of skill, but your positive attitude, friendliness, patience, and willingness to lead mark you as one of Virtue's most remarkable citizens. I want to rattle my saber and howl for vengeance, or settle personal grudges with other forumites as moderation becomes spotty, but I'm going to try to follow your example and keep it classy. Thanks for rocking so hard all this time! I am sorry I only got acquainted with you through Incarnate trials so late in the game's lifespan.
Scott "Eisenzahn" Corpany,
(Who you more likely know as Lunaticia, president, founder and only member of the Captain Mako Appreciation Society and Scrapbooking Club.)
@Eisenzahn
GW2 - Melchior.2135
AIM - Euroclydon23
Email - scorpany@yahoo.com or <sameasmyAIM>@aol.com (for the sheer novelty of an almost 20 year old email address that hasn't been overwhelmed by spambots yet)
Paladin, you have been awesome for the whole 8 years I've played. You were the Guardian of Steel Canyon even way, way after you outleveled the zone. You were, like Ascendant, more than just a player-character -- you were part of the game itself. On the boards you have been a voice for tolerance and fairness. You're just all class.
Whatever comes next, I wish you the best.
Paladin, it has always been a pleasure teaming with you. You are a great player, not only in the sense of mechanics but in the sense of player interaction. You were never arrogant, egotistical or boastful as some players I've met in the game. You are great, you know it, we know it, but you don't have to tell people about it. That impressed me about you - you have class! Nor were you ever condenscending to us not-so-great players - you were nurturing, honest and helpful in so many ways you may not be aware of.
Until the final darkness falls, I'll be there and hope to see you.
Paladin:
You are a fixture, a symbol, an inspiration, a leader, a legend.
You have also been my friend: unfailingly supportive, always welcoming and glad to see me (and I you).
If there is any player in this game, or on this server, who deserves to be known as a true paladin, it is you.
Thank you for everything.
My characters at Virtueverse
Faces of the City
This. So much this. Pal, I never got to know you IG, but everything you said here, echoes my thoughts entirely.
Hello, old friends in this thread.
There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.
Well said, Paladin, well said. I think I've only had the honor of fighting by your side one time and that was waaaayy back during the Rularuu Invasion when they introduced the Shard. Wow...How long ago was that now? Plenty of time though to team again. 
-Pogoman, Master of Kick-Fu
-Co-Leader and recruiting officer of the Virtue Honor Guard
- lvl 50 ma/sr scrapper
-Ace O' Diamonds lvl 50 fire/rad controller
and waaaay to many other alts to mention right now
I'm going to miss seeing you around! 
One thing I really regret is not getting to know many people in the game.
Out of all the players named "Paladin" that I've run into in the many MMO's that I've played, you've been the only one to really live up to the name.
Best of luck wherever you go after this! (Should CoH's lights go out indeed that is!)
Like Underworld? Then take a look at! http://moonid.net/account/recruitmen.../monstersgame/
And don't forget to join the fight for our City! http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index....ard,134.0.html
Thank you Paladin. I have intermittently done instances, missions and trials with you for -years-. It has always been a pleasure. Any time I saw Paladin recruiting, I tried to join. Good luck and thank you for everything.
Like Underworld? Then take a look at! http://moonid.net/account/recruitmen.../monstersgame/
And don't forget to join the fight for our City! http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index....ard,134.0.html
Sorry to be leaving! I've been a subscriber pretty much since the day Villains came out, and I'm going to remember City of X as my favorite MMO. Its been a great many years, I never found an MMO that I had nearly as much fun with as this time. Maybe someday we'll be in a new MMO putting the hurt on something again.
Cheers!
Thank you Paladin, you are one of the players who actually made the game experience better. We didn't do a lot of talking, but I loved being on your teams night in and night out.
You are tops in my book- thanks for making Paragon City a better place.
C'lypso
Princess Pon
KAAOS
Aurora Morningstar
Mista Fizz
...and dozens more...
Princess Pon lvl 50 Controller / Virtue
Eight years is a long time to play a game in a community; if you join and stay that long, it becomes less a source of entertainment than it does something like family. You can squabble with others, examine problems, form relationships and overcome challenges you never thought you could. To everyone who played City of Heroes, and to those who were involved in the creation and ongoing development of such a product, thank you.
City of Heroes wasn't about having superpowers, but about actually being a hero - as much as you could, at any rate. One thing that I learned in these 8 years was that the game attracted the best of gamers and non-gamers alike. People who were friendly, compassionate, patient, kind, and eager to help. It was an inspiring difference that proved a stark contrast to other games where everyone except a select few were out for themselves - even the "celebrities" on a server were approachable and eager to join in helping someone new.
It's a rare game that inspires heroes to come to low level zones simply to take care of high level ambushes or giant monster threats. I can remember racing against other heroes to Steel Canyon in order to safely remove high level ambushes, or being defeated multiple times in order to lead dangerous mobs out of low level areas.
For 8 years I felt that I really "lived" in Paragon City (despite Paladin never being featured in the comic unlike some certain celebrities of Virtue - Hi Xanatos!). It was a part of my daily life growing up, and I would always park my character in his post at Steel Canyon next to Positron to keep watch before logging off. It's a strange feeling to think that a community you interacted with for eight years is going away, particularly when all signs pointed to it being in wonderful health. But its removal doesn't change the wonderful experiences that were had, or the friends that were made. Or the genuine interactions with the wonderful development and support team.
As silly as it may sound, I expect that I will look back on my memories of Paragon City and fondly remember it as one might remember a physical place, like a place spent in the summer growing up.
Thank you, everyone, for making Paragon City a "real" place. For populating it with the heroes and kind souls this world needs, for building somewhere that can house its heroes, and for providing years of memories and experiences that won't be forgotten. Interacting with you all has made me a better person, and I hope that you can say the same. And when the servers finally do come down, I hope that we can bring that heroic nature that was on full display in Paragon City out into the physical, real world.
Paladin will eternally be at his post in Steel Canyon, but the strengths and hopes that this community has taught me through him during these eight years goes with his player for the rest of his life.
Sincerely,
Daniel "Paladin" Castle.
The Paladin
Steel Canyon, Virtue
Exalted
@Paladin