Going to leave history, politics, blame and shame, all of that to other threads - and there SHOULD be those threads.
But the short form is - there is a functioning City of Heroes server. Right now. And you can get to it.
Per https://www.reddit.com/r/Cityofheroes/comments/bf462j/a_guide_for_preparing_to_join_the_public_server/
Download magnet:?xt=urn:btih:606490b92fc35d249abff9f00360302d0552e735&dn=coh using the Torrent software of your choice. This is the.. current.. CoH client (Issue 24 ish.)
Once that download is completed, Windows folks can get http://patch.savecoh.com/tequila.exe Tequila, Mac folks can get http://ir.powermad.net/islandrum-mac.zip IslandRum, and Linux folks can.. err.. I'll get back to you. There _is_ a Linux native solution, but per the guy across the basement, Wine will do the thing.
OK, so you've got a thing! and it.. doesn't do much.
Head on over to https://score.savecoh.com/ and register yourself a forum account. This is NOT related in any way to your old NCSoft account information. Recommend using throwaway credentials.
Once that's up, https://score.savecoh.com/account/ Will let you create a game account. Again, nothing to do with your old account credentials - and it can be the same as your forum ones.
In Tequila, there are three options. SCORE is 'The Game', on the test public server. Yep. THE GAME.
Paragon Chat is a very limited CoH instantiation - no mobs, no powers other than travel, it's just the logical expansion of Pocket D to take over the rest of the world. Handy for making sure your settings are good and getting that itch scratched, though.
Titan Icon v1.71 is even more limited. It's chargen and costume design, then you get to run around an empty Atlas Park. No powers, no nothing.
CURRENT STATUS
SCORE - slammed hard. Expected to remain slammed hard.
Paragon Chat - Unknown. Requires cohtitan.com account, currently unable to register.
Titan Icon 1.71 - Up, stable. Chargen works, costume works.
But the short form is - there is a functioning City of Heroes server. Right now. And you can get to it.
Per https://www.reddit.com/r/Cityofheroes/comments/bf462j/a_guide_for_preparing_to_join_the_public_server/
Download magnet:?xt=urn:btih:606490b92fc35d249abff9f00360302d0552e735&dn=coh using the Torrent software of your choice. This is the.. current.. CoH client (Issue 24 ish.)
Once that download is completed, Windows folks can get http://patch.savecoh.com/tequila.exe Tequila, Mac folks can get http://ir.powermad.net/islandrum-mac.zip IslandRum, and Linux folks can.. err.. I'll get back to you. There _is_ a Linux native solution, but per the guy across the basement, Wine will do the thing.
OK, so you've got a thing! and it.. doesn't do much.
Head on over to https://score.savecoh.com/ and register yourself a forum account. This is NOT related in any way to your old NCSoft account information. Recommend using throwaway credentials.
Once that's up, https://score.savecoh.com/account/ Will let you create a game account. Again, nothing to do with your old account credentials - and it can be the same as your forum ones.
In Tequila, there are three options. SCORE is 'The Game', on the test public server. Yep. THE GAME.
Paragon Chat is a very limited CoH instantiation - no mobs, no powers other than travel, it's just the logical expansion of Pocket D to take over the rest of the world. Handy for making sure your settings are good and getting that itch scratched, though.
Titan Icon v1.71 is even more limited. It's chargen and costume design, then you get to run around an empty Atlas Park. No powers, no nothing.
CURRENT STATUS
SCORE - slammed hard. Expected to remain slammed hard.
Paragon Chat - Unknown. Requires cohtitan.com account, currently unable to register.
Titan Icon 1.71 - Up, stable. Chargen works, costume works.