As the girlfriend of a gamer-geek, I found that the best way to keep my boyfriend's attention was to join him online. I am video game handicapped, & almost every alt he made to team with me had to have teleport in order to get me unstuck from behind that potted plant, or up those blasted stairs in Steel Canyon...
I realised a long time ago. I SUCK at games. Except, I found that I could actually play CoH.
I found a niche for myself. I am a squishie specialist!
I can Hold, Heal, Bubble & Faceplant with the best of them!
WOOT!
I HAVE A TALENT!
& WE HAVE A GAME WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER!!!
I have had 2 children since, a 3 yr old boy & a 1 yr old girl.
My laptop died a horrible death & I've been busy with the babies.
Finally I am able to log in for a few hours a week.
Interestingly enough, my son saw his father playing 3 weeks ago & now asks: "Can I watch City of Heroes, Daddy?"
My husband finally was able to get another laptop to run the game so we can team again.
Then the bomb was dropped on us about a week later about the close-down.
I will miss CoH if it is closed, but this isn't about me wanting CoH to continue for me & my family.
My real reason for wanting CoH to continue? Many years go, my husband & I joined supergroups, but most of them would fade out in time.
Then we found the
RP Congress on Pinnacle.
If it weren't for them, we might have stopped playing a long time before.
This group isn't just about playing, getting loot or XP, or being the biggest SG with a fancy base.
They are about role playing in team as if they were their characters.
We would meet once a week at the Pinnacle Pocket D & chat at the bar.
A bunch of friends, Heroes & Villains alike, in character, just chatting away.
Many of them took it to another level & wrote not just detailed backgrounds, but full stories about their alts. Some of these have been published & podcasted. (The Secret World Chronicles came from the RP Congress,)
http://secretworldchronicle.com/I have never been a great writer, there are many in the RPC who are VERY talented.
They have put much love, effort & plot into their alts.
-It is for them that I pray that the game continues on.
-Closing down COH would be like killing their muse.
& I am sure that the RPC is not the only place in COH to find players who find creative inspiration through the game. There are many here who live vicariously through their alts.
As I've said before. CoH is cheaper than therapy!
A sense of pride, success, & the chance to look GOOD in spandex!