I lurk a lot more than I post, but I echo all of Unicorna's feelings.
I've been on CoH since Issue 2, practically since launch. I've been a regular subscription player ever since, and I've never regretted it. Not once.
This is shockingly sudden. Just last night, I was part of the group that took part in the free account code upgrade for the Dark Matter aura. I was looking forward to trying it out on a few characters, maybe even making a Kirby-type hero just to be retro.
Then today, that's all done.
I'm still in shock. I imagine I'll be hurting for a while. It's the only MMO I played in all the time I've been online. (I don't count a brief venture into Star Trek, because it couldn't hold my interest. I may still dabble, but it's just not the same.)
Still, whenever people ask me why I play a game as old as CoH is, (and I've been asked,) my answer is always the same. "It's not the gameplay, it's the people I'm playing with."
I think what we need to take from this, is that what we've done together is more important than the game itself. And that if we can find somewhere else to game, I'd be up for that as well.
While the other hero games aren't as good, they might offer an alternative if/when the CoH servers finally shut down. And if we decide to set up a new Legendary-based group on one of those game servers, I'll be there. I'll recreate my alts there, and play along with you all.
Because ultimately, it hasn't been about the game server. It's been about the friends I've gamed *with* along the way. And *that* is what I don't want to lose.
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
I've been on CoH since Issue 2, practically since launch. I've been a regular subscription player ever since, and I've never regretted it. Not once.
This is shockingly sudden. Just last night, I was part of the group that took part in the free account code upgrade for the Dark Matter aura. I was looking forward to trying it out on a few characters, maybe even making a Kirby-type hero just to be retro.
Then today, that's all done.
I'm still in shock. I imagine I'll be hurting for a while. It's the only MMO I played in all the time I've been online. (I don't count a brief venture into Star Trek, because it couldn't hold my interest. I may still dabble, but it's just not the same.)
Still, whenever people ask me why I play a game as old as CoH is, (and I've been asked,) my answer is always the same. "It's not the gameplay, it's the people I'm playing with."
I think what we need to take from this, is that what we've done together is more important than the game itself. And that if we can find somewhere else to game, I'd be up for that as well.
While the other hero games aren't as good, they might offer an alternative if/when the CoH servers finally shut down. And if we decide to set up a new Legendary-based group on one of those game servers, I'll be there. I'll recreate my alts there, and play along with you all.
Because ultimately, it hasn't been about the game server. It's been about the friends I've gamed *with* along the way. And *that* is what I don't want to lose.
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.