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Rock, Paper, Shotgun article on "The Fight To Save City of Heroes"

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By Light_Petting_EU,
Posted on: 2012-09-25 09:55 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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In case it hasn't been posted here already, the gaming blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun posted an article on "The Fight To Save City of Heroes". They interview the intrepid TonyV on the Titan Networks' drive to save the game and support Paragon Studios.

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The official meticulously articulated RPS stance on City of Heroes’ upcoming closure is this face Legions of superpowered super-fans, of course, share that sentiment – whether we’re talking eight-year crime-biffing veterans or recent arrivals from the stagnant shores of normalcy. Out of the blue, NCsoft announced that it was pulling the plug, and many folks started feeling understandably Hulk smashy. But while videogame fandoms have become somewhat notorious for taking what they want by embittered force, the Save City of Heroes movement has managed to stow pitchforks and mob mentalities in favor of fundraisers and 5,000-person in-game rallies. Will that be enough, though? I spoke to campaign coordinator Tony Vazquez about the rather astonishing effort and touched bases with Paragon Studios and NCsoft to see if it’s made an impact.
It's an excellent overview of the various ways the CoH community is coming together to rescue the game. (Its only shortcoming is the reluctance of either NCSoft or Paragon Studios to reveal anything about how their internal negotiations are going.)

In any case, there are one-click buttons to Tweet and Reddit this, so getting out the word is that much easier.

 

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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman View Post
It's an excellent overview of the various ways the CoH community is coming together to rescue the game. (Its only shortcoming is the reluctance of either NCSoft or Paragon Studios to reveal anything about how their internal negotiations are going.)
ain't that the truth. It's really cool to see just how many people care so deeply about this game but I think the way NC Soft have dealt with this will be used as an example of what not to do in years to come.

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