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Posted on: 2012-09-04 18:47 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Yeah, yeah... we know. At least you're having them.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I want everyone to please temper their expectations with the word "discussions". Please, don't take this to mean more than it does, at this point in time.
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... I've ether had too much coffee or not enough, because the word "temper" set to mind Zwillinger as he looked when he dropped in on me last year, dramatically forging a Sword of Expectations, and tempering it by quenching it in a vat of water labeled "Discussions."|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I want everyone to please temper their expectations with the word "discussions". Please, don't take this to mean more than it does, at this point in time.
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All set to this music.
I'm glad the devs are standing up for themselves and their work. I wish them luck. They were able to negotiate with Cryptic, and now - hopefully - with NCsoft. Since Paragon's been the one actually working on the game all these years, they're really (in a sense) the owners.
My preference is that they get a stay of execution on the game, get private funding to reform their studio, lease the servers from NCsoft, publish i24 as the last update to the game, and then use subscriber money and investor money to begin work on a new superhero game, using a modern, fully featured OpenGL engine.
here's a thought, an informal agreement to post a single character as an in game billboard for a $100 pledge towards the cause, should tehre be a crowd funding effort and should we succeed.
Ya know Scythus I think you're onto something with that pic. If you really want to get everyone's attention...like REALLY get their attention...dress up as your character and stand in front of NCSoft headquarters with a boycott sign.
I'm sure it will get the media's attention "faster than a speeding bullet"
It'll be media gold. Just imagine the headlines:
"the thousands of costumed heroes/villians take to the streets in protest to save their City...of Heroes"
...just a thought.
I just believe very strongly that this game and the amazing Paragon Studios deserves to remain very much in tact and continue to deliver the quality and fun that it has been delivering.
When I believe something is deserving, no odds against, and no amount of negativity, will prevent me from continuing to believe it and from doing anything I can to make it so.
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OMG This!!!
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Originally Posted by Dr_DEVIOUS
Ya know Scythus I think you're onto something with that pic. If you really want to get everyone's attention...like REALLY get their attention...dress up as your character and stand in front of NCSoft headquarters with a boycott sign.
I'm sure it will get the media's attention "faster than a speeding bullet" It'll be media gold. Just imagine the headlines: "the thousands of costumed heroes/villians take to the streets in protest to save their City...of Heroes" ...just a thought. |
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It would send a powerful message, especially if you made sure the media knew beforehand you'd be organizing a rally llike that.|
Originally Posted by Dr_DEVIOUS
Ya know Scythus I think you're onto something with that pic. If you really want to get everyone's attention...like REALLY get their attention...dress up as your character and stand in front of NCSoft headquarters with a boycott sign.
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It'd take planning, though. How many people playing can make it to a demonstration in Austin? We've got people all over the world playing this game ... how many of them could make it to a protest rally, let alone cosplay for it?
I'm not trying to rain on your parade here; just saying, this is a great idea but it's gotta take some planning.
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Temper refers to blacksmithing|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I want everyone to please temper their expectations with the word "discussions". Please, don't take this to mean more than it does, at this point in time.
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blacksmithing refers to swords
swords refer to knights
knights refer to jousting
jousting refers to feudalism
fedualism refers to serfs
serfs refer to movable type
movable type refers to printed money
printed money refers to investors
investors refers to stock market
stock market refers to...
you know I had somewhere clever to go with this joke that ended with "OMGTHEGAMEISN'TDEAD" but instead I'm just going to go with my initial response:
I -see- that there are words in this response but I choose to not understand them.
Well, I went out and bought a bunch of lottery tickets today which I will find out about tonight. If I win it will get me about $1.5 million every year, for the next 30 years... AFTER taxes.
The first thing I would do is get all the paper work done and the money in my account. The immediate second thing would be to PM Paragon Studios with an offer...
Of course, with my reputation around the forums, they won't believe me... so I won't mention the word "Steelclaw" until they've already signed on...
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Dear Paragon Studios,
If you are blessed with success and manage to save CoH, please hire this woman to make her awesome videos for you. |
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Seriously, at the very least, use her as a contractor. There are a few of us out here who can match her passion for the game, but virtually none with her talents.
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If, insha'Allah, Paragon Studios and COH comes out of this intact, they have Black Pebble there (especially in light of his announcement that he is even more of a demorecord fanatic than I am, which is REALLY saying something).
And Zwill's post of caution not withstanding about Paragon's situation, I will hope and pray for the best.
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I more or less figured that was part of why you weren't talking about it yet. Everything is preliminary, nothing is even CLOSE to set in stone. Its not even set in sand yet. But right now, everyone is looking for all the hope they can get, and this will serve as an extra boost while people keep campaigning for both the game, and more importantly for you guys.|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I want everyone to please temper their expectations with the word "discussions". Please, don't take this to mean more than it does, at this point in time.
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Regardless of what happens, Zwill, thank you and everyone else at Paragon for trying your hardest. We really appreciate it.
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Thanks, Golden Girl! I figured someone would post that here, whereas I was busy cutting and pasting those words to 3 SGwebpages on guildportal.com. So many of my friends and long(er)time subscribers have felt so bad about this (grieving is not too strong a term) but all are active with the petitions, facebook, the letter writing campaign, etc. Today for the first time, rather than clinging to hope as a form of denial, I felt actual hope that together, just like when we team in-game, we might really have a shot at this! Woot!! Keep the Inspirations popping!!
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Exactly. Talk means nothing more than talk. But it reassures us to know the dev team isn't just stuffing boxes and walking away... we appreciate anything you do. Especially now.|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I want everyone to please temper their expectations with the word "discussions". Please, don't take this to mean more than it does, at this point in time.
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But again, talk is just talk. Actions matter.
This had me blubbing like a big girl (again). I know there's nothing concrete yet, but the sheer strength of human spirit being shown by everyone throughout all of this is nothing short of inspirational. If it does all go down and fall to nothing, at least we know we tried.
If however, it does come to something, i25 should include some sort of TF or story arc that reflects the events in it. It's almost like a classic comic story where the main hero loses his powers and has to fight on to defeat an aggressor anyway:
"It's not the powers that make the hero, but the man"
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I'm sorry GG, but... a screenshot, or it didn't happen :'(|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
So there are at least some of the devs - maybe even the whole stuido - who are taking an active role in the rescue effort.
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EDIT: I take that back, didn't read the whole thread, especially Z's post
WE ARE HEROES. THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
City et moi, �a colle !
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Originally Posted by Mister_Bison
I'm sorry GG, but... a screenshot, or it didn't happen :'(
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Did you not notice Zwillinger's post in this thread?
Wow. I go out to do grocery shopping, and the sheer momentum of the campaign to save the game is honestly breathtaking.
I really do mean that.
Btw, flash mobs seem to get all sorts of media attention....
S.
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I've just read the whole post after noticing the 8 pages-long "detail", I'm sorry !|
Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
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Did you not notice Zwillinger's post in this thread? |
You can never have enough doubt these days !
WE ARE HEROES. THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
City et moi, �a colle !
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Originally Posted by SuperOz
Wow. I go out to do grocery shopping, and the sheer momentum of the campaign to save the game is honestly breathtaking.
I really do mean that. Btw, flash mobs seem to get all sorts of media attention.... S. |
I just pictured all of us going to the steps of Congress and doing the old dance emotes ... the real simple ones where your shuffling side to side and waving your hands in the air... with one guy at the forefront with a big sign reading "The City of Heroes Liberation Front"...
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
Sweeeeet.
It's step in the right direction. Let's cool down on hating NCsoft, they seem to be more understanding than we may have thought. They're talking which is more than a lot of people expect.
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I thought we were the Popular Front of Paragon? The People's Front of Paragon? The Paragon People's Front? The People's Popular Front of Paragon?
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
BWA HA HAAA...
I just pictured all of us going to the steps of Congress and doing the old dance emotes ... the real simple ones where your shuffling side to side and waving your hands in the air... with one guy at the forefront with a big sign reading "The City of Heroes Liberation Front"... |
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.. and another guy with a sign saying "The Liberation Front of City of Heroes".|
Originally Posted by Steelclaw
BWA HA HAAA...
I just pictured all of us going to the steps of Congress and doing the old dance emotes ... the real simple ones where your shuffling side to side and waving your hands in the air... with one guy at the forefront with a big sign reading "The City of Heroes Liberation Front"... |
They ARE different you know.
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