Who else can't stop crying?
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Ael Rhiana,
Posted on: 2012-09-01 24:09 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Except we were not only the fans, we were also the team. Which makes it even harder.
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Originally Posted by vulpish_one
To anyone that notices how I'm going to be feeling over the next few days, I think I've come up with a good metaphor that should get the point across.
We've all seen news stories about how the people living in Area City become heartbroken, loud, and--rarely--violent when Area City's beloved sports team moves away. It isn't just about the sport, of course; anyone can tell you that being a fan of a sport, and especially a fan of a team, is about being a part of a community. You don't go to a game to sit in the nosebleed seats and try to follow a ball that looks to be half the size of the head of a pin. No, you go because that's where the fans are. That's where your friends are. You identify with that; you're a fan yourself. When someone asks how the game went, you don't say "the team lost by 3." You say "we lost by 3." And you're just as crushed as if you had been on the field yourself. Even to strangers that you otherwise wouldn't associate with, there's an instant bond. That sense of belonging to a greater subsection of society appeals to something very human in most of us. Now, imagine how the fans of Area City's beloved sports team would react if the team itself simply ceased to exist. Now, imagine the reaction if the sport in question ceased to be played altogether. Imagine if the only way to relive the feelings you had--watching the games with your friends on the couch--was to go to a local sports bar, change the station to a highlight reel, have a few beers with your fellow eternal fans, and reminisce about the good ol' days. |
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
Seriously? It's a game. Also, an MMO. You are renting it.
I do feel really bad for the devs, as this appears to have happened without warning. I hope you all get great jobs quickly.
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True--especially for those of us that indulged in the game's creative tools extensively, like AE or base editing. But I would deliberately leave that point out of my metaphor to avoid sounding pretentious around people that don't play MMOs. I was looking for an explanation they'd understand, not a perfect one.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Except we were not only the fans, we were also the team. Which makes it even harder.
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Newton: I observed Mercury's perihelion moving 43 arc-seconds per century more than it should. Is this WAI? --Einstein |
Mostly when I think about not being able to play with my kids as they get older... It's weird the things you take for granted.
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Me. I cried yesterday...felt so awful inside that I did not have the will to do the laundry and thus went to work wearing dirty cloths. I also went to work with a headache from not sleeping well last night...sigh.
When I got off work, what a loooong day, I went to Big Fish and bought Virtual Villagers Vol. 3, 4, and 5. I guess I will be playing those.
Hugs everyone.
Lisa.
So don't wait for heroes, do it yourself
You've got the power
winners are losers
who got up and gave it just one more try
***Dennis DeYoung
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Originally Posted by McCharraigin
Lisa is not alone.
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*hugs*
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and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
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Ditto. And the first of the month is a horrible time to be running on half a tank in my job. Still, I made it through and hopefully became stronger for it.
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Originally Posted by McCharraigin
I also went to work with a headache from not sleeping well last night...sigh.
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Newton: I observed Mercury's perihelion moving 43 arc-seconds per century more than it should. Is this WAI? --Einstein |
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Your weren't alone there. You and me both. I still can't stop. 20 years of US Navy submarining, and never a tear shed. Now....I. just.can't. stop.|
Originally Posted by Black Pebble
I cried yesterday. Of course they were very macho, manly tears.
Today, it hit me that not only is the team gone, but the game will be too. Then I cried slightly less manly tears. |
For what its worth...awhile back I sent you a strong PM about stepping up your game; doing things to make CoH better. They were strong words. These past couple years, you, the team and the community reps have not only answered the call, you redefined it. I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of what you all accomplished. Your did us all proud.
Black Pebble, it has been an honor. You and all of Paragon Studios will be missed. Badly.
I hope everything works out for you.
In the meantime, I'm going to stroll outside and cry some more...
I really hope they find a way to tell us if they find a job and what they are working on.
I didn't cry about losing City of Heroes. After all, I've unsubscribed several times over the years, and I've been away for up to a year at a time (May 2004 was my first subscription).
Losing "it" didn't matter. It was losing "us" that hurt. As a game, it was merely a decent timesink, but as a community it was practically solid gold. The developers and players were unique. It still hurts to think that I have to say "were" instead of "are."
CoH is a game, but it is much more than that. It was a social outlet, a creative medium, and a community. It was a place that people raised their kids and a place where people married. In times of trouble, it let us feel like superheroes.
So yes, I cried. Not just for losing the game, but for losing the people. And that includes not only the players but the best developers and mods in the business.
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Originally Posted by TheNet
Me and Im not afraid to admit I cry.
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City has been a major part of my life; the one constant in the last 8 years.
The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.
--The Question, JLU
Of course I've cried, I am doing so now.
Its like each of my characters was made from a little piece of me and it hurts like hell that they will exist no longer. I anguished with them when they missed that final to-hit roll before faceplanting, I thrilled with them when they leveled or got more powers, I delighted in getting new badges and costume pieces for them.
And the real-life people in chat or on the board and the developers of the game have been mostly lovely and helpful. For me, its not like losing a friend or family member suddenly, its losing hundreds of them all at once.
And to top that off, November 30th is my birthday. This is not a present (or future) I want, for me or them or for any of you.
I haven't cried.
But that's only because I'm emotionally dead to the world. If not, I'm sure a tear or two would have been shed.
(What can I say, I live in La-La Land, where you only show emotion if you're being paid.)
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I hope not. Not a lot of hope in me, mind you; but still...
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
We're not done yet.
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The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.
--The Question, JLU
I will admit that I am still in the 'incredibly sad' phase where crying can break out. Mostly because hearing CoH is shutting down in 3 months comes across the same as hearing a family member has been given 90 days to live.
All of you, on the forums, in the game, devs, QA, Community Reps, you have all become a part of my family along with the game for this past decade. So, yes, this is grief I am going through, so I am not surprised by the crying. And also because CoH was on another High Point, another sweep upwards in interest.
I'm not afraid of the tears or admitting to them...
Too Many Characters... not enough player
Member of Alts-R-Us.
I logged in, got the news, and logged off almost immediately. I always knew in the back of my head there would be a "last day" for this game. Everything comes to an end. But to have a date, a pin in my calender made playing feel pointless.
I logged in a few hours later, after seeing some of the Tweets. Hung out in the Chalet, chatted with a few people. The "unmasking" thread got me a little weepy. Finally seeing all the faces of the people I PuG'd with, ran TFs with and stood on both sides of costume contests along side.
If you think (or thought) of this game as a diversion, when it's gone, your life will feel poorer for the loss.
If you think of this game as an experience, you will walk away a richer and wiser person for it.
I feel truly bad for the Devs. Losing something you enjoy is a bummer. Losing your livelihood, even temporarily, is harrowing. I wish them all the best of luck/
Stay Gold, Paragon. Stay Gold.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
I'm still crying. I even dreamt about it...
I woke up and managed to not be teary. Until I opened the forums.
Now I am blubbing again
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was thrilled with the Science pack cuz I finally got payback on the creepy guy that kept trying to ERP with my tween heroine, by hitting the costume change and turning into a 10' tall monstrous escaped prisoner and telling him, "You gots a real purty mouf, now bendover and squeal like a pig fo yo daddy, cuz you my little puppy now!" Haven't seen him since.
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I am fairly sad. It was always nice to be able to come back and play a month or two and all my toons would still be there. But now ... all the hours seems pointless in a whole other sense. I will probably not play a MMO again.
I haven't yet.
I don't doubt that I'll get around to it.
I certainly haven't stopped. It's a good thing I didn't have to work today. I drive for a living and it could have been really bad.
Oh I cried. I cried when I was in the middle of talking Melissa and thanking her.
I can't log in without tearing up. The sounds get me more than anything for some reason.
I can't look at the outpouring of screenshots either, without getting a lump in my throat.
I read War Witches farewell and started bawling like a baby.
I'm a 32 year old male, and I was sobbing like an baby, at work!
Had to lie and say my cousin died... least they look at me like a fool for getting so worked up over a 'game'.
Well, it might have just been a game, but it was THE BEST DAMN GAME EVER MADE!
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Really thought this said tanking.
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Originally Posted by Fire Man
Oh I cried. I cried when I was in the middle of talking Melissa and thanking her.
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We've all seen news stories about how the people living in Area City become heartbroken, loud, and--rarely--violent when Area City's beloved sports team moves away. It isn't just about the sport, of course; anyone can tell you that being a fan of a sport, and especially a fan of a team, is about being a part of a community. You don't go to a game to sit in the nosebleed seats and try to follow a ball that looks to be half the size of the head of a pin. No, you go because that's where the fans are. That's where your friends are. You identify with that; you're a fan yourself. When someone asks how the game went, you don't say "the team lost by 3." You say "we lost by 3." And you're just as crushed as if you had been on the field yourself. Even to strangers that you otherwise wouldn't associate with, there's an instant bond. That sense of belonging to a greater subsection of society appeals to something very human in most of us.
Now, imagine how the fans of Area City's beloved sports team would react if the team itself simply ceased to exist. Now, imagine the reaction if the sport in question ceased to be played altogether. Imagine if the only way to relive the feelings you had--watching the games with your friends on the couch--was to go to a local sports bar, change the station to a highlight reel, have a few beers with your fellow eternal fans, and reminisce about the good ol' days.
--Einstein