Tony V Oct. 2 Response
It is a fine post, quite positive and "together."
And I await Twitch TV tomorrow afternoon. Is that 1:30PM EST or PST?
Interesting strategy. I'm not quite sure what TonyV would declare as a "horrible thing" at this point but it certainly isn't news of the death of City of Heroes as we know it. That's where we differ. But good luck with the declare victory and move forward anyway approach.
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom (or freem?) fighter; just as one man's exploit is another man's feature.
So I'm not sure where to reply with this thought, but why don't the folks that are trying to reverse engineer the system and create a new CoH (or CoH like game) start up a KickStarter?
There are a lot of people who buy Paragon points, myself included, that would be willing to save up a bit and chip in to a project like that. KickStarter lets you do a "thank you"/"prize" system for donating. Put a promised pre-order at 100$ and I'm in.
So I'm not sure where to reply with this thought, but why don't the folks that are trying to reverse engineer the system and create a new CoH (or CoH like game) start up a KickStarter?
There are a lot of people who buy Paragon points, myself included, that would be willing to save up a bit and chip in to a project like that. KickStarter lets you do a "thank you"/"prize" system for donating. Put a promised pre-order at 100$ and I'm in. |
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And personally, although I would cheer on any fan-made attempt at a game of some sort, a bunch of "fans" aren't the type of dev team I would pay kickstarter funds to, and I suspect not many other people really would, either. Even many pro teams go bust.
Which is one reason why I think the whole Titan effort is toxic.
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Maybe they will, I dunno, but while not fundamentally illegal there's sure to be some challenges. I hope they get something nice going but it really is kinda a long shot.
There aren't really any other practical solutions, however, for people who want to play the game. And really, who would be unhappy, except NCsoft? And really really, who cares what NCSoft thinks?
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People who are loudly proclaiming to be heroes might want to do the same.
As I noted, it's against the EULA. Whether it's legally enforceable or not is another matter, but as a matter of integrity, I like to try to abide by my agreements.
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People who do, more power to them.
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There's a mighty fine line between hero and vigilante.
As I noted, it's against the EULA. Whether it's legally enforceable or not is another matter, but as a matter of integrity, I like to try to abide by my agreements.
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Those people aren't the people who would be working on it.
"We're not selling the game and we're not going to keep it. Piss off." - NCSoft
"That's a good thing!" - TonyV
Yeah. The guy's a joke. Y'all can love him to death, but the game has essentially died now. Private servers are a no-go for a billion different reasons, and the dev team is now free to move on without a hint of "what if".
In short, we've lost. That's the reality of the situation. Accept it or not, but that's the fact.
Doom.
Yep.
This is really doom.
In short, we've lost. That's the reality of the situation. Accept it or not, but that's the fact.
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Depending on how stubborn they are over the next two months, this could very well end up being a Pyrrhic victory for NCsoft.
NCSoft has engaged in legally dubious activities before. It's likely they don't abide by their own agreements, why should we?
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Also, as a result of those activities, NCSoft had to pay $26 million in damages. Are you willing to pay an equivalent amount for using the emulator?
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Well meaning but dont think it sanked in with the difference between reality and "ideal" for them yet. I hope they realize before going to on thier way with a good amount of cash and a good idea to being hundreds of thousands if not millions in the hole .If they lucky they get off with a simple cease and desist order.
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Actually, I don't think it would go beyond a cease and desist order. It just wouldn't be worth their lawyers' time to go after people who couldn't pay a million dollar judgement anyway.
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But then again if they really do have as many celebrity and big time backers, and know people that know people that know people that is an uncle's cousin's baby's momma's hair dresser's dog groomer's friends of a friend' that happen to have connections as they say they do...
-Female Player-
Doom.
Yep.
This is really doom.
NCSoft is already not likely to get another dime from tens of thousands of subscribers. That's already a Pyrrhic victory.
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On the flip side they may include that loss also as part of the tax write off too.
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"We're not selling the game and we're not going to keep it. Piss off." - NCSoft
"That's a good thing!" - TonyV Yeah. The guy's a joke. Y'all can love him to death, but the game has essentially died now. Private servers are a no-go for a billion different reasons, and the dev team is now free to move on without a hint of "what if". In short, we've lost. That's the reality of the situation. Accept it or not, but that's the fact. |
I was for the effort to save COH , but now we are talking about things that are gray area at best and illegal at worst and that is when I get off the bus.
COH is done. We need to accept it and move on.
I know , I know, If I feel that way then go.
So I will. Thank you for the years of fun. Please turn off the lights on your way out.
"Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." Alfred Pennyworth
http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index....topicseen.html Don't give up Please Read.
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I could name my 50s but why? Universal Heroes SG I love this game.