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American_Knight,
Posted on: 2012-09-17 15:09 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
The game isn't done yet.
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Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
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Originally Posted by Mr_True_Shot
I'd definitely classify this one as rage. Is this stage 2?
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I'll avoid the lag fest and do some solo stuff, maybe a TF or two.
Seems the idea of my original post was lost. I am not, nor have I been mad at any point.... about CoX getting cancelled. I am mad that everyone has given up playing and are resigned to ********.
If you have given up on the game.... fine, just get lost.
Why ruin the fun for those of us that will continue playing until the end? Golden Girl is right. The game is not done yet... at least for us. We have 2 full months.
Soooooo......
Now that the analysis is over Mr. Spock.... how about a task force?
I'll do trials. New BZB isn't T4ed yet. Beyond that, nah, I'll be soloin DA arcs because I love the constant soul crushing disappointment that comes from common and astral drops.... once a day.
Not to be a smart-***, but there's very little that can be done. Unless you have a job or clout that would help in this situation.
I actually think some of this is very unhealthy. No one, that I've seen, has really talked about it-- but depending too much on an online game is just not healthy.
Sure, I was a little sad the day I heard the news....for a few days out.....however, I got over it. I knew one day I'd no longer play-- whether by my own "boredom" or the game being shut down. I think it was on a great path (finally living up to what I thought it always could be)....but, the funding was lost.
You have to move on and deal.
I personally always knew whatever I did in game was for my "enjoyment" and nothing would last forever. I had a choice in life: I could go back to school and work my butt off and get an awesome degree while playing CoH when I could....or just play CoH and become the person with one of every character, all purpled out, etc.
I chose to balance my life. Now that CoH is gone, I'm doing great in my field and heading to grad school in infectious diseases.....I knew that infectious diseases would be there when the game was shut down.
I had to sacrifice a LOT to get through my degree-- wasn't handed anything. My computer, UNEXPECTEDLY!, blew up after my first year back and i couldn't afford to replace it....and the last 4 years, I haven't been able to play CoH regularly. For 3 of those years, I couldn't play CoH at all. Only since I moved in with my roomie have I been able to use the computer, when he wasn't, to play CoH....so I was back in a limited capacity to see all the new stuff. Ya know what, as of Nov 30th? It doesn't matter what I missed or I would have gained if I had played all the way through. My degree still matters after Nov 30th. Life always has to be analyzed this way, you have to see what's important and what matters.
If you are a person of clout or with the ability to help, sure....go for it. If the game is saved, that's great! If it's not, I move on. It was fun. No matter how much I "wish it to be" one way or another, my wishes mean nothing. If it's here, great...if it's not, goodbye.
I don't see how putting a lot of energy into this makes a bit of difference....how hating those that have an easier time with this makes any difference at all.
I have no useful-online-game-saving skills....nor the money to help. Those that do, go crazy. I hope it works out for you, but, we all know it may not...even with all the effort.
Putting this into perspective (1= someone ate my PB&J sandwich and I have to make another, 10 = Asia-sized-asteroid hurtling towards earth) I'd have to say this ranks pretty low.
Would I like it to continue (with all the new powersets, revamps, costumes, etc. still coming in often.) Yes! But.....there's nothing I can do otherwise.
And I feel to cling in such a way is not very healthy at all.
Though, this is coming from someone who was literally addicted to his first online game: EverCrack. I had to completely re-align my views about online gaming and fix "me" before I could ever play another online game. This is where i get the sense of being able to keep myself in perspective....lose yourself in a game (which is easy to do) and you are throwing away your life.
Someone in this post said something about feeling like being "trapped" by the decision that was made to end the game.
There's so many actual pressing things in life that should make people feel trapped.....wages, jobs, the recession. The vice grip the wealthy and corrupt have on our nation. Things like this should be the things we concern ourselves with.
So, as an alternative view to the people that hope against hope....and tell others to hope. There's this view. You had fun playing, that is what mattered. You have to balance your life....some people have fun at the bars....some do it online....but it's all in balance. This may go away, but who's to say another online game might not take it's place? Or perhaps, you learn to compensate by being more social than you already are...which is NOT a bad thing.
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Originally Posted by Mr_True_Shot
Not to be a smart-***, but there's very little that can be done. Unless you have a job or clout that would help in this situation.
I actually think some of this is very unhealthy. No one, that I've seen, has really talked about it-- but depending too much on an online game is just not healthy. Sure, I was a little sad the day I heard the news....for a few days out.....however, I got over it. I knew one day I'd no longer play-- whether by my own "boredom" or the game being shut down. I think it was on a great path (finally living up to what I thought it always could be)....but, the funding was lost. You have to move on and deal. I personally always knew whatever I did in game was for my "enjoyment" and nothing would last forever. I had a choice in life: I could go back to school and work my butt off and get an awesome degree while playing CoH when I could....or just play CoH and become the person with one of every character, all purpled out, etc. I chose to balance my life. Now that CoH is gone, I'm doing great in my field and heading to grad school in infectious diseases.....I knew that infectious diseases would be there when the game was shut down. I had to sacrifice a LOT to get through my degree-- wasn't handed anything. My computer, UNEXPECTEDLY!, blew up after my first year back and i couldn't afford to replace it....and the last 4 years, I haven't been able to play CoH regularly. For 3 of those years, I couldn't play CoH at all. Only since I moved in with my roomie have I been able to use the computer, when he wasn't, to play CoH....so I was back in a limited capacity to see all the new stuff. Ya know what, as of Nov 30th? It doesn't matter what I missed or I would have gained if I had played all the way through. My degree still matters after Nov 30th. Life always has to be analyzed this way, you have to see what's important and what matters. If you are a person of clout or with the ability to help, sure....go for it. If the game is saved, that's great! If it's not, I move on. It was fun. No matter how much I "wish it to be" one way or another, my wishes mean nothing. If it's here, great...if it's not, goodbye. I don't see how putting a lot of energy into this makes a bit of difference....how hating those that have an easier time with this makes any difference at all. I have no useful-online-game-saving skills....nor the money to help. Those that do, go crazy. I hope it works out for you, but, we all know it may not...even with all the effort. Putting this into perspective (1= someone ate my PB&J sandwich and I have to make another, 10 = Asia-sized-asteroid hurtling towards earth) I'd have to say this ranks pretty low. Would I like it to continue (with all the new powersets, revamps, costumes, etc. still coming in often.) Yes! But.....there's nothing I can do otherwise. And I feel to cling in such a way is not very healthy at all. Though, this is coming from someone who was literally addicted to his first online game: EverCrack. I had to completely re-align my views about online gaming and fix "me" before I could ever play another online game. This is where i get the sense of being able to keep myself in perspective....lose yourself in a game (which is easy to do) and you are throwing away your life. Someone in this post said something about feeling like being "trapped" by the decision that was made to end the game. There's so many actual pressing things in life that should make people feel trapped.....wages, jobs, the recession. The vice grip the wealthy and corrupt have on our nation. Things like this should be the things we concern ourselves with. So, as an alternative view to the people that hope against hope....and tell others to hope. There's this view. You had fun playing, that is what mattered. You have to balance your life....some people have fun at the bars....some do it online....but it's all in balance. This may go away, but who's to say another online game might not take it's place? Or perhaps, you learn to compensate by being more social than you already are...which is NOT a bad thing. |
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard.  Never change, E_L! |
I'm still at the stage where I start sobbing if I watch one of Angelus Animi's tribute videos...I can't seem to wrap my mind around this wonderful addition to my life closing.
If it does, I will fade out with my little Healix, my first hero, in Atlas where it all started.
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
I've already started to bring all my characters 'home' to Atlas Park, where they started out.
Whilst I am hoping for good news regarding a buyer for the game IP, I'm also being realistic.....
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Originally Posted by Mr_True_Shot
I actually think some of this is very unhealthy. No one, that I've seen, has really talked about it-- but depending too much on an online game is just not healthy.
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Originally Posted by Cobra_Man
I've already started to bring all my characters 'home' to Atlas Park, where they started out.
Whilst I am hoping for good news regarding a buyer for the game IP, I'm also being realistic..... |
Not give up hope.
October 12th 2012, please wait for this day.
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Originally Posted by MishiiLove
Not give up hope.
October 12th, please wait for this day. |
It might (or might not) be worth noting that the phrase "I'm as mad as hell and not going to take it anymore" is sort of double-edged. It's a famous quote from the 1970s movie Network, where a possible implication is that the speaker is buying into a corporate message that is loud but ultimately hollow; anger as entertainment, basically. I understand the feeling the OP is talking about, there just may be a phrase that has less baggage that could be used.
The movie clip is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_qgVn-Op7Q
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
My older characters almost always started in Galaxy City. Somehow the Echo just isn't the same.
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Originally Posted by Oedipus_Tex
It might (or might not) be worth noting that the phrase "I'm as mad as hell and not going to take it anymore" is sort of double-edged. It's a famous quote from the 1970s movie Network, where a possible implication is that the speaker is buying into a corporate message that is loud but ultimately hollow; anger as entertainment, basically. I understand the feeling the OP is talking about, there just may be a phrase that has less baggage that could be used.
The movie clip is below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_qgVn-Op7Q |
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Originally Posted by Angry_Citizen
I think you misunderstood the point of the movie. The news anchor from Network had legitimate anger at first, when he did his "I'm mad!" spiel. It was only after the network noted the ratings bounce that the anchor was co-opted into a corporate agenda.
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I haven't seen it in a while. Perhaps you're right, I don't quite recall how the audience played in.
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Originally Posted by Turjan
Very true, over dependence on a game is unhealthy - it's called addiction. But you don't have to be addicted to something for it to have meaning or be important to you.
I've read a great many posts over the past 3 weeks both here and over at the Titan forums, and one phrase has stuck firmly in my mind. I don't recall who said it, or in which forum, but the phrase was this : "To call City of Heroes 'just a game' is the same as saying a family is 'just a group of people'." People invest a lot of themselves in any hobby or pastime, and if that hobby or pastime is threatened, people will react. Firsthand, I've seen ramblers chain themselves to gates and sit for hours in pouring rain to protest at the closure of a cherished footpath. I've seen angry crowds picketing a football stadium that was threatened with closure (along with termination of the football club). I've even seen mothers carrying toddlers on their shoulders and marching down the high street to protest against the closing of a children's library. None of those things could be deemed to be 'important' in the big scheme of things - hiking? Sports? Children's books? Why kick up a fuss over things like that? Because people have feelings. That's what it is to be human. We have emotions, we get attached to things. Other people, pets, sports...virtual worlds... And remember, the closure of City of Heroes is not simply the switching off of a virtual world of pixellated streets and animated characters, it's also the potential destruction of a community - a community every bit as real as any you might encounter in the material world. 'Community' is not something you can put a price on, or quantify - it's a synergistic entity that transcends such limited descriptions. There is one thing you can say for certain about the CoH community though - its hub, its anchor, is the game itself. And that is what a lot of people are angry/scared/sad about. It's very easy to say "move on" or "get over it" - but would you say that to those marching mothers? The ones afraid of losing their friendly mother & toddler community along with the library that housed it? It wasn't an addiction to the books that drove them to march in protest - sometimes there's a much wider issue at stake. |
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Originally Posted by mauk2
Evil_Legacy became one of my favorite posters with two words.
"Kick Rocks." I laffed so hard. Never change, E_L! |
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Originally Posted by DarkCurrent
I think I'll go out in the zone where I have the most vivid memories when I first started playing in '04.
Perez Park That place scared me. No kidding. It was scary. All dark and narrow paths that led from one horde of CoT to vahzilok. All because someone in broadcast shouted something about a 'hydra' being sighted in the middle of the map. |