COH Fans Raised Over $8,500 in Charity for Sick Children
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Captain-Electric,
Posted on: 2012-10-27 21:19 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Makes me wonder what CoH raised last year for Extra Life 4 Kids.
I had never heard about it until this year. I think CoH ended up being ranked 20/2000+ team wise. There were some amazing teams and individuals out there playing for Extra Life 4 Kids...I was just glad to do the small part that I did.
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Between this and the Humble Bundle, CoH has raised nearly $10K in the last month. Most of it in the last 2 weeks. And Real World Hero hasn't even started yet...
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It's been said enough times but: This is what we do.
Big kudos to all those who participated. THIS is the legacy we will be leaving behind, and that's the way to do it.
@Winter. Because I'm Winter. Period.
I am a blaster first, and an alt-oholic second.
And on that note. Real World Hero has opened up for the season!
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I miss it all.
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I was happy to be a part of this. I had money blocked out of my budget in case there was a credible crowdsourcing attempt for City of Heroes, but when none materialized I figured it would be good to give some of it to charity. I figure that if NCSoft doesn't want my money, I could do a lot worse than giving it to sick children. I liked playing in the day long marathon too; I might try and make this a yearly thing.
Dated Saturday, October 27, 2012 [full link here]
Dedicated gamers from the soon-to-be-sunsetted City of Heroes community took to their PCs to raise funds for a variety of hospitals who support very ill children.
By Monday morning the 49-strong team from City of Heroes had raised $8,618 as part of the Extra Life charity drive.
Each member raised money for their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, a network of 170 hospitals where thousands of children are treated each year, regardless of their family's ability to pay.
Those who were unable to take part in the gameathon made sure they were in game to support their allies, supporting them by joining teams, running task-forces and occasionally shouting at them to keep them awake as tiredness started to kick in. There was also support from the games many in-server radio stations, including The Cape and AFK Radio.
Although hugely successful, it was a bitter sweet event for the community who are still reeling from NC Soft's decision to close the game on November 30.
Despite a spirited campaign to dissuade NC Soft from wiping out eight years of history and creativity, their pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
There's a component underlying this story that I find truly heart-wrenching: if things were different, we would have had more participants, more focus, and could have done so much more. I don't want to make this about NCSoft's actions--that would be in bad taste. But I just have to say it--this was a truly irreplaceable thing we had. What other MMO community has been this giving? We're not just losing a game and community. We're witnessing the loss of the brightest candle I think an MMORPG community has ever provided the real world with.
Grats for a job well done, heroes.
Every single one of you deserves a statue, or a plaque, or a badge. Maybe someday, in some virtual universe, someone will honor what the heroes of Primal Earth and Praetorian Earth did for Earth.
/emote salutes.
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