i just noticed one of the articles was updatedhttp://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/city-of-heroes-fans-will-hold-a-protest-rally-at-atlas-park/says in the update "[Update: Massively plans to be on hand to stream the event on our Twitch channel. Join us then!]"so we might be having live coverage of this event
also Casey Schreiner who is the host of the MMO Report on G4TV.com mentions up in this weeks MMO Report also. it is up now if u want to check it out.
I've been in touch with both the http://www.expressandstar.com/ and http://www.birminghammail.net/ to let them know the meet is happening and why.I'm not sure what response we'll get but figured better to let them know ASAP.
I've just been speaking wit your colleague Ben who asked me to send in an email:This weekend players of the online MMO City of Heroes will be meeting in Birmingham at Global Gaming, http://www.globalgaming.co.uk/html/contact_us.htmlCity of Heroes has been around since 2004 and is one of the oldest, most respected MMORPGs out there but last week, the game's owners NCSoft announced it is to close at the end of November 2012.We have organized a player meet for all the EU community and it's taking place this weekend at Global Gaming. This is the third such meet but this is especially important given the news about City of Heroes. The newsworthy aspect stretches beyond simple human interest however, since the global player community are mobilizing in an attempt to save the game and this is one of the first of the major events planned. In the wider global gaming community the closure of this title is big news - it's a shock to the industry and it would be a worthwhile story.The meet's details are: Saturday 8th September - Sunday 9th September 2012 at the following address:NetAdventure Cybercafe68 - 70 Dalton StDale EndCity CenterBirmingham,B4 7LX0121 693 6655
So, should we only add English sites to the list, or are all languages fair game?
Here's another writeup that I saw posted in one of the Facebook groups. Add it to the Google doc when time permits.http://www.mmobomb.com/memberzone/city-of-heroes-letter
I almost feel bad for that blogger: http://justonemoreunlock.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-reason-not-to-save-city-of-heroes.html
I couldn't respond to that one (ttp://mmohuts.com/news/city-of-heroes-players-fight-to-save-their-home) but I'm not entirely sure it wasn't a glitch at my end. My browsers been a bit drunk all day.I almost feel bad for that blogger: http://justonemoreunlock.blogspot.ie/2012/09/the-reason-not-to-save-city-of-heroes.htmlBut not THAT bad.Oh. Am I being dumb? I get what the highlighted entries on the media spreadsheet are for, but a couple have coloured boxes around them. Is that just because someone's clicked on them, or am I supposed to be paying them special attention?Churz.
While I do like to present both sides to an argument and allow people to reach their own conclusions, I think I'll forgo posting that link on the Twitter feed. I fear that the deluge of firebombing that would result would quite simply be inhumane.
I swear NCSoft meant to can Aion and it got mistranslated into English from Korean... -Doctor Asinine