There are those who doubt, but it's clear we will be back. We have it better than any other closed game community. City of Heroes is just sitting there making no money for NCSoft, and that is going to eat at them sooner or later. Sooner or later the IP will be released, but even if it isn't, there will be a replacement game(or 2, or more) coming along. This community is vocal and should be tapped for income by some company, at some point. It's not a matter of "if" it's a matter of "when" and I know we will all be dancing our toons around and LFGing our hearts out. It's coming!
That being said, it wont just happen without effort. We are, as a community, very supportive, and if we can do nothing else we need to continue in that capacity. Get to know the people behind the different projects. Offer support, recognition, and praise. Never forget those who are putting their personal lives on the back burner to work on this effort. Be active in the forums and give great input, be patient, positive, and polite. The more interest you actively show the better the chance we will have of playing together again sometime soon. Show interest, please.
Heroes and Villains -
http://www.heroes-and-villains.com/phpb/home.phpMissing World Media -
http://www.missingworldsmedia.com/Don't forget to thank TonyV for the awesome Cohtitan, Codewalker for all the awesome work he has done, and Pogoman for keeping the torch burning on SaveCOH Radio! I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting, but those are 3 of the more inspiring people I could think of off the top of my head.
Also we are all in debt(no not that kind of debt) to Victoria Victrix for all her work, and kind words.
272 days ago or so we managed to get 21,185 people to sign a petition to save the game. I personally asked thousands of people to sign the petition, in-game face-to-face(well ... toon-to-toon), and got a negative(people who thought that a petition was not the answer) response from enough that I never thought we'd get that far. We did, and then some. The first goal of 10,000 was achieved so fast that the goal had to be raised to 20,000. This proves there is a market.
Here, on Facebook, and on Twitter, there is a dedicated following who needs are not met by any other game out there. Our desire and out past link us all. And like a family we might fight, but more often we do not, and in the end our shared experiences always bring us back together. Nothing can remove our bonds, as we will always be a community.
So, don't you ever doubt us, our resolve, or our unity.
For me Paragon City is not something we lost or can regain. We took it with us, and we are currently looking for a place to settle.
Heros! Villains! Rouges! Loyalist! Vigilantes! Resistance! Everyone here! I /e militarysalute you!