Heh... Heh. Well, I'd hate to feed more dark energy to the looming void of panic and despair, but in regards to my future involvement with anything related to City of Heroes, I wouldn't count on it.
In management of my finances, I made the decision to keep my game account inactive in order to allow myself to focus on more pressing matters (sans distraction, etc.) and swiveled my chair around to face the TV during game time instead. Pulling out a plethora of games from years gone by (including various RPGs), I was reaquainted with the things I enjoy in such games. They have plots, and a reasonable balance in progression between player powers and the greater storyline. What kept me playing through City of Heroes the first time through was wondering what else there was in the game's universe: what secrets would the next mission uncover?
Well, in retrospect and with fresh memories of real games in mind, I'd have to say that I'm now of the opinion that City of Heroes kinda sucks. There's no ending or accomplishment; no closure to the greater plots that are introduced issue after issue and then forgotten about the next. It's a glorified waste of time that costs fifteen dollars a month. I'd rather waste my time flipping a coin and watching end credits.
Having said that, my own tastes in gaming certainly aren't enough to merit doing away with projects that aid with the enjoyment of the game by my respectable, fellow gamers. If I can give them what I've been working on to help them enjoy the game like I wanted to for the past few years, then it's certainly something I ought to go ahead and do.
Alas, there are complications in this regard as well. The proverbal nail in the proverbial coffin was when Arcana threatened to persuade the programmers to add a layer of encryption to the client files to keep people like me out. I subsequently spent some time hacking the game executable itself and have a system ready that, should the need arise, will use the game's own programming to decrypt the client files and give me access to the data all the same. I can all but guarantee that no matter the protection put in place by the developers, I can already get around it.
This isn't the issue, however. The issue is that my efforts would be supporting those who are actively against me, and that's not a manner in which I wish for my talents to be applied.
So the current situation is that I am both unimpressed by the game itself, and am principally opposed to the Titan Network. Should my work end up back in the community, it will be strictly with Paragon Wiki. But I cannot entrust it to TonyV or anyone else who seeks to further the successes of the Titan Network, for I will not run the risk of having my hacking utilities find their way to Arcana or in some other way back to the developers themselves.
Of course, this all requires the Titan Network theoretically shoot itself in the foot in the first place, so I won't bother spending the time to dwell on it. You guys keep waiting for Red Tomax, as you won't be getting anything out of me.
@Aggelakis:
Though City of Data is a noted resource in the City of Heroes community, it is still nonetheless the project of one individual who is under no obligation to work for--or give his work to--said community. If you're looking for communism, move to China. They censor all sorts of bullshit there and you won't have to worry about it.