Meanwhile, in the Halls of Titan...

Get it going, you can count on my support.

I helped with the very early beta of COH way back in the day. When getting stuck in Perez Park and map serving was insane.

Even though I haven't played or even logged in forever, the news of the closure saddens me and I will happily kick some money in towards a kickstater campaign.

I would be happy to kick a thousand or so in if this becomes a real option

Love you Tony, keep in touch with your plans and progress.

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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.

If this is what it takes to keep CoH alive, it will do.

I'm in.

I can contribute, I think I can pledge $1000, even if its just to buy the IP and make it public domain.

I think some level of future development is necessary. As much as we all don't want the game to die, if it can only exist in a code-frozen state, eventually I think a lot of people will lose interest.

That said, I'd contribute to any effort, just probably substantially more to something with a chance of continued new content. As a C++ developer, possibly I could help with that.

A few quick updates:

I've edited the OP with a link at the top to a cross-post to the Titan Network forums.

I'm looking at the Kickstarter web site. It's really important to me to have some kind of plan before jumping in. I absolutely, positively do not want to start taking donations until I can honestly look you in the eye and say, "This is what the money will be used for." In short, I need something more solid than, "It will have something to do with City of Heroes." It's really important to me to have a working plan.

Over this weekend, I'm going to talk to the Titan Network crew and discuss our options. Buy the IP and code outright? License it to run on our own server and obtain the rights to distribute the client? Maybe look into some options around releasing source code, if possible? What to offer people as rewards and incentives to invest in the crowd fund? If we're successful, do we want to carry the game forward as free-to-play, use a similar hybrid model that Paragon Studios has set up now, or charge some nominal subscription fee to cover hosting costs?

Next week, I'm going to start rattling cages at Paragon Studios. I have exactly zero contacts with NCsoft (unless you count Katie, the PR person we met at the Player Summits). I plan on contacting the folks I know and trying to get some kind of meeting set up where I can talk to the powers-that-be who can actually make a deal with us to run the game. I'd also like to start putting feelers out to the devs to gauge interest in continuing to work on the game in some capacity, either on a contract or volunteer basis, whatever we can afford and they're willing to contribute.

Anyway, my head is still swirling, and now I'm going to be up all night. I really appreciate all of your support in this, and I will do my damnedest to make sure I don't let you down.

As I told someone earlier, we've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time. (In fact, I'm thinking that might be our catch phrase.)

I'd be willing to support any efforts that come about.

Thank you for giving it a go!

It seems like if there's anyone in the community in the right position to spearhead something like this, it's definitely you. I'll definitely be watching to see what develops.

We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.

If you can come up with a workable plan, I'll throw some money behind it.

I'm in for what its worth, money is tight all around the board but I'd be willing to give what I have to keep this game running. I've already given what I've had for six+ years now, so whats a couple more months of giving away money?

Thank you TonyV, if nothing else for HOPE.

Hope is a very powerful thing and I thought I was a hero bud

Thank you.

American_Valor
Sentinel of Liberty
Retired P.E.R.C.

I think if anyone can 'save' our City, it'd be you guys. Count me in when things roll.

I would be happy to help too.

Please be aware of the players that do not hit the forums. They may use twitter and facebook and be willing to help.

I already saw a group stared on FB with about 500 members.

Why would NC Soft just kill this? (sorry had to say it)

I got next to nothin', but you get this goin' and I give you halffa it.

awesome tony, i give you my full support when you get more details on this

Here's hoping you can find a way to pull this off, Tony. When you've got a plan I'll put the call out to everybody I know. Also loving the idea for the catchphrase!

I will absolutely contribute anything I can, even if it's as little as a single dollar.

This game has gotten me through the roughest times in my life over the last almost eight years, and it's been my rock.

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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.