NCsoft is NOT our enemy

I am not angry at NCSoft...I was in the beginning, but I can see why they did what they did.

I am very thankful to them for allowing CoH to even exist in the first place. I got 7+ years of entertainment out of CoH and made some friends along the way.

I even purchased GW2 on Saturday so I could stay in touch with some of my friends who are now playing that instead.

Am I sad that CoH may be shutting down..absolutely. I love CoH and have never found anything even remotely as enjoyable in an MMO. But I am not going to fault NCSoft for making a business decision; especially when I am not aware of the reasoning (nor would I probably understand it fully since I am not much of a business person...I mean hello I am a therapist.. I deal in feelings).

I am hopeful that CoH will continue in some way, but also fearful that any resurgence of the game will leave a cloud of doom over it...kinda like waiting for the other shoe to fall. Until something is definite I see no reason to dwell on the situation. Others (TonyV specifically) are doing what they can to help save the game and I applaud him for his efforts; especially in light of some of the comment sin this thread. People may not agree with his viewpoints on NCSoft, but damn people sure are negative and spiteful towards him...all while he does everything he can to save the game.

Best wishes to you TonyV....you are a hero to me.

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Originally Posted by Paladiamors I love you, I Burnt the Toast!

Or they could not close or sell anything, cut costs first not all the jobs and any chance of bringing games back.

I pre-treat. Otherwise I'd have to stop typing sometimes.

I mentioned this to a friend and he pointed out that there's a pretty reasonable explanation, which is that large companies will sometimes:

1. Borrow a lot of money to buy a smaller company.
2. Transfer the debt to that smaller company.
3. Pay themselves large bonuses.
4. Somehow make it someone else's problem.

I didn't really follow the details. But apparently, one way to handle a thing like this would be to shuffle some logical paperwork debts to a subsidiary, then fold it because it's obviously not viable with all that debt.

My 2 cents:

I'm not going to boycott NCSoft. I won't tell people not to buy from them. I won't be adding to the flame posts hoping for them to get malignant tumors. There's no real point in it. At the end of the day, it's a business decision, and they're a business.

However, I do demand a level of service, and if I see it's not going to be there, I won't be doing business. The service being provided during this shuttering isn't one I find professional. Of course I'm not going to like being told the games gone, but that's not my sole reason for deciding not to do business with NCSoft anymore. It's the handling of the shuttering and the fact that I have unpaid time that I doubt I'll see a refund on.

If a company has any inkling that they can end a game as fast as they're ending this one, they shouldn't be selling 12-month subscriptions and telling me its a deal. They certainly better not offer me their equivalent of in-store credit. If I wanted to purchase their other games, I would have already done so. A refund is in order, and if I don't see one, then I've been burned on the deal. And if you're getting burned, it's not wise to put your hand back on the stove.

So I don't wish ill for NCSoft. I won't want business with them, but I don't hope they burn and crash. I don't hope they do well either. They're just a non-issue to me. I think Tony V has his heart in the right place with this thread. Let go of the hate, folks. It's not going to do much for you. If the game can't be saved, then try to make your last memories with it good ones.

Ok, my 2 cents turned more into a dollar. Sorry.

NCSoft is the lovely person we married who then cheated on us and finally left us, taking all our stuff with them. Good then does not equal good now, if you know what I mean.

No, I think he honestly believes Arcana is strictly a net-dwelling AI.

Which is kind of awesome, if you think about it.

Of course, I know better; she's a sapient dolphin. Everything fits.

This seems very important to you. Do you want to talk about it?

I'm not surprised.