Been lurking for a while, only after I checked out Valiance Online did something occur to me. It seems like, between the entire demographic of people who want a City of (fill in potentiality here) revival in one form or another, there is a quiet (and sometimes not so quiet) animosity towards NCSoft amongst some people. There are people like me, who want any form of the game to come back, regardless of the ownership, and who may or may not be satisfied with Champions, Valiance etc. And I'm sure there are others that want nothing to do with NCSoft, after the collective head and heartbreak they've dished out. Most notably I see this from those who were involved with user petitions towards CoH's closure, and were pretty much ignored. There are some extremely distrusting folks out there, and rightfully so.
What I'm afraid of is that some people may see good news, such as a deal being made, flock to it, see the NCSoft tag and turn cheek. Now believe me, I myself am not particularly happy with NCSoft, but I never expected them to keep the game running out of the charity of their hearts. I would love nothing more than to wake up one morning, check the news as I do, and see Paragon City, and especially the Rogue Isles open again. At the same time, I wouldn't mind seeing a project like Valiance (the alpha beta shows some promise, with frequent updates) and Titan make headway without NCSoft overhead.
I think I had something to ask everyone, but after all that I lost it. Something about how bound to NCSoft you might think a City of X revival might be, or how much involvement everyone would prefer to have. NCSoft undoubtedly has resources to offer, its just considering what will come with it.