Author Topic: Improbable Corporations That Should Buy CoH (Read 181293 times)

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #360 on:** March 13, 2016, 09:49:23 PM »

Bob Dole,

Since he didn't get elected president, he has a lot of spare time. Or was that Deb Bolo?

Kruhl Sentru · « **Reply #361 on:** March 23, 2016, 08:05:45 PM »

V.I.P.E.R. (from Champions) What better way to destroy the world, than to bring back a game that would compete with the very existence of your own world?

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #362 on:** March 23, 2016, 11:07:53 PM »

Quote from: Kruhl Sentru on March 23, 2016, 08:05:45 PM

V.I.P.E.R. (from Champions) What better way to destroy the world, than to bring back a game that would compete with the very existence of your own world?

Beats me, man.

Floride · « **Reply #363 on:** March 24, 2016, 03:55:42 AM »

Detroit

Any source of income is better than none.

Sinistar · « **Reply #364 on:** March 24, 2016, 09:23:30 PM »

Quote from: Floride on March 24, 2016, 03:55:42 AM

Detroit

Any source of income is better than none.

Yes, but why throw money into a burning pit?

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #365 on:** April 01, 2016, 12:07:46 AM »

Quote from: Floride on March 24, 2016, 03:55:42 AM

Detroit

Just because they ignored the small car market for decades.
When they did dip their toes into it, they made:
The Corvair...a death trap
The Pinto...a firey death trap
And just because they built-in failure, so that people would need to buy a new one every few years.
And just because fuel economy to them is 20 miles to the gallon

Is that any reason to make fun of them?
It sure is!

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #366 on:** April 06, 2016, 04:29:43 AM »

The United States Postal Service,

Only they could take three years to buy a game ... never mind.

crashpositron · « **Reply #367 on:** April 07, 2016, 10:16:08 PM »

One of those Chinese corporations that make knock-offs of well-known products: i.e. the makers of Parasonic Batteries, Somy TVs, Oinkyo audio equipment or Starbux coffee:
COH released as :
Town of Vanquishers (based in the city of Paradigm)
Protectorburg (based in the city of Parasynthesis)
City of Hearohs
or
Pity of Heroes

Floride · « **Reply #368 on:** April 09, 2016, 01:51:09 AM »

Quote from: crashpositron on April 07, 2016, 10:16:08 PM

One of those Chinese corporations that make knock-offs of well-known products: i.e. the makers of Parasonic Batteries, Somy TVs, Oinkyo audio equipment or Starbux coffee:
COH released as :
Town of Vanquishers (based in the city of Paradigm)
Protectorburg (based in the city of Parasynthesis)
City of Hearohs
or
Pity of Heroes

In case you missed it, NCSoft tried to launch an Asian version of CoH years ago which lasted about 5 minutes, but that name... oh that name...

Goddangit · « **Reply #369 on:** April 09, 2016, 11:47:47 AM »

I was thinking City of Hiro

Tubbius · « **Reply #370 on:** April 09, 2016, 02:41:05 PM »

Interesting "poster boy" hero there on the City of Hero screen. I wonder what his name and backstory and power set are.

Canine · « **Reply #371 on:** April 10, 2016, 11:51:56 AM »

Quote from: Tubbius on April 09, 2016, 02:41:05 PM

Interesting "poster boy" hero there on the City of Hero screen. I wonder what his name and backstory and power set are.

The character's name is Foreshadow, he and Mirror Spirit were pretty much the only vestiges of City of Hero that got retained in CoH, so far as I recall.

Tubbius · « **Reply #372 on:** April 11, 2016, 04:14:48 AM »

Quote from: Canine on April 10, 2016, 11:51:56 AM

The character's name is Foreshadow, he and Mirror Spirit were pretty much the only vestiges of City of Hero that got retained in CoH, so far as I recall.

Oh yeah! That dude from the Hollows!

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #373 on:** April 11, 2016, 03:56:43 PM »

Energizer Batteries,

All endurance powers, enhancements, inspirations, boosts and bonues would be battery based. And there would be a new spring event, around Easter, where a huge rabbit beating a drum terorrizes the city zones.

Floride · « **Reply #374 on:** April 12, 2016, 09:26:07 AM »

FEMA

It's been a long time since the sunset, they should be almost ready to swoop in and try to rescue whats left of the game now.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #375 on:** April 19, 2016, 12:46:21 AM »

Glad Bags,

Because there would be bags of gladness when CoX returns.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #376 on:** April 20, 2016, 04:56:33 AM »

A calendar maker,

Come on peoples, it's been like a few weeks since the shut-down. What's taking so long?

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #377 on:** May 07, 2016, 05:14:00 AM »

A drive-in movie chain,

You would login and control your character on the big screen, it would almost work.

Floride · « **Reply #378 on:** May 07, 2016, 02:04:40 PM »

Quote from: Canine on April 10, 2016, 11:51:56 AM

The character's name is Foreshadow, he and Mirror Spirit were pretty much the only vestiges of City of Hero that got retained in CoH, so far as I recall.

Apparently there was also a capeless Statesman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r24wkTxMcQ

Surelle · « **Reply #379 on:** May 12, 2016, 10:51:10 AM »

Quote from: Kruhl Sentru on March 23, 2016, 08:05:45 PM

V.I.P.E.R. (from Champions) What better way to destroy the world, than to bring back a game that would compete with the very existence of your own world?

Hey, you might not have been very far off from the truth, because it appears that Cryptic Studios did indeed offer to buy CoX from NCSoft after the shutdown, according to Christopher Bruce's (Back Alley Brawler's) recent Ask Me Anything.

I look at it like Cryptic would have had the market cornered; whenever they would have lost an exiting CO superhero gaming fan to DCUO or Marvel, CoX would have been a way to keep them in the fold instead.

Maybe CO and CoX could have even run cross-game story arcs at certain points or something.... So you might have hit the nail on the head there, had things played out differently on NCSoft's end.

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Author Topic: Improbable Corporations That Should Buy CoH (Read 181293 times)

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