This is Heroid...

Long story short, this forum account actually belongs to the wife of someone I know irl, but neither he nor she are going to using this account anymore, and since I let my paid account lapse and am otherwise locked out of the forums, my friend was nice enough to let me have their forum account since they were paid up.

So... YouKnowWho = Heroid.

I better see you over in Champions Online once Paragon City goes dark, Roy.

Polaron's gotta have someone around who recognizes how brilliant he is, after all.

You're tempting me to go over there, at least for a bit...

Polaron needs someone smarter than him around, after all, da?

I might give CO a look. I haven't played it since shortly after beta.

But, as I shared with Sorah...

I just got back to work after 2 ½ years of unemployment. When I first got laid off I started to cancel my sub because I didn’t think we could afford it (this was before ftp), but my wife made me keep it. She said I’d need it. And she was right. CoH helped keep me sane. It kept me from feeling like a loser because no matter how down I got about my real-life situation, when I logged on to the game, my friends were always happy to see me. I felt like I had a place where I was still valuable, where people still respected me and liked me.

CoH was so much more than a game. I'm not sure it can be replaced.

This says it all really. This says it all.

Glad I ran into you in game last night, Roy.
Glad to see you back, even if it's for the end.

This thread, these people.

Well...this is a REALLY crappy reason to see you people again you know!

*hugs everyone and runs away*

Moggie!

Heya!

I understand about online games helping to keep you sane during hard times.

Back when I played EQ(ages ago. I quit EQ right before CoH first came out), my Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. My friends in EVerQuest helped keep me sane then, when I was home all day taking care of dad. Friends are friends, y'know? Whether you are meeting them locally or online, the support they give is real. I have met some fantastic people online. They are fantastic people, regardless of where I met them!

Heroid, you are definitely one of the fantastic people.

Interesting.

You can reply if you were a former poster, at least.

Hey Roy.

Kind of like a funeral, where we all see relatives we otherwise would never see again.

I was your role model? Wow.

Heroid, when I wanted to run a story that changed a character of mine, you were always the most respectful of my characters' flaws, limits, and intentions. Passing stories for the forum back and forth with you shaped Shae and Steel butterfly...and certainly Tasenka!

I really appreciated the opportunity to write with you!

The links in my sig lead to my character profiles on Virtueverse, and directly to my biggest project, "Faces of the City."

If anyone's interested, I also have a page for my characters from Bethsoft rpgs (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim (not yet, but coming soon) and Fallout 3). Some of them have short stories linked from their pages as well.

remember your annoying pest blue skull?

Hi, Sith!

And I am not thrilled with CO either. I know a lot of my friends are moving there so I'm making the effort but so far...

But we'll see how things shake out. You never know what might happen between now and then.

I'm on CO myself at the moment. It grows on you, bit by bit. The biggest hurdle is the art style and the sliders can make most of the difference there. I will have to catch you over that side.

Global in CO for those wondering?

@ventflea

In case you wondered, when the sun goes down, Moggie will be on her rock in Gemini Park. See some of you there maybe.

I hope to be there too, in Gemini Park, when it ends. I think a lot of us will be.

I'll see you there.