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Community => City of Heroes => Topic started by: A Cyclops named Steve on December 07, 2012, 11:20:09 PM
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A week ago today we stood by our friends as our world crushed in on us. How is everyone doing? Its still hard to watch the tributes but it has gotten a bit easier. I still haven't been able to play a different game yet, but I'll get there :)
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I keep wanting to make new costumes in the creator!
I uhh... tried editing demo costumes by hand.... that got *really* boring.
aaaaaaaaaaaaa :gonk:
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Still nothing to play; i so want to break open mids hero builder and plan my next scrapper. I guess I will just have to hope someone buys it in the next few weeks and say they are starting it back up so i can throw money to them.
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I was thinking this earlier.
The pain of loss has been pushed into my background a little, but its still there, and sometimes it pounces on me when I least expect it.
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still hurts on this end. i miss it so much. usually i just load up the CCC and make some costumes for ol times sake. that usually helps me out.
somebody needs to grab hold of the ip so i can give them money
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No game for me yet that looks like it will replace CoH.
I have bought The Secret War (TSW) and dabbled a bit with it, but it's early days yet.
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I was thinking this earlier.
The pain of loss has been pushed into my background a little, but its still there, and sometimes it pounces on me when I least expect it.
I know what you mean. I had been doing ok but yesterday was a really rough day for me and I spent a good part of the day crying :gonk:
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At least 3-4 times a day I catch myself thinking, "I just had an idea for how to do that... one... vid... well, f***."
And then I just feel miserable all over again.
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
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Haven't gotten to writing down the epilogues for my characters yet.
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And it's been almost 2 weeks since the Disney pitch landed on their home base so to speak. ;)
I wonder if we'll ever hear anything back again, ever. And I also wonder how long NCSoft will be reeling from that Korea Times article, which seems to have been the straw that broke the camel's back, at least as far as the potential for selling the CoH IP goes. Let's hope they don't recover and move on while everything just fades away again because no actual buyer comes forward....
Are Titan or PS management going to make another attempt? Maybe they should band together and try again!
Hey, it's a thought! Has anyone even linked Brian Clayton and Melissa/Matt with that Korea Times article?
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If you haven't, yet, write to The Mouse. If you have, check out the Task Force Hail Mary threads for postcard ideas. Write a eulogy and send it to John Pleasants at Disney Interactive. Send a tweet to @ColbertNation. We're a creative bunch. Don't waste it.
Also, I just discovered that "shower caddy" in French is "valet de douche." Where is a water blaster power set when you need one?
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I've been so bored that I started looking back at my Amazon purchases and writing reviews! :-\
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I get the urge to work on my bases, to work on costumes, to stand around Pocket D and laugh at bad bios with friends.
I thought I held out alright in the three months but knowing that I don't have the option or the means to do these things anymore...
Feels bad, really bad :gonk: :gonk: :gonk:
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I was building a new PC.. a huge part of that desire was to play CoH in a mode beyond " recommended " and to stop playing on a ATI 9600XT with 1.5 gigs of ram ( yes you read that right )...
I had a few more pieces to go.. and now have little to no desire to hurry and finish..
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Every time I sit down at the PC I have to actively resist the urge to fire up the NCSoft launcher to log in - remind myself, it's all gone...
Keeping a blue light shining for the return of our City, and awaiting the day I can de-mothball the Hero Force Beta base to welcome folks back home.
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Every time I sit down at the PC I have to actively resist the urge to fire up the NCSoft launcher to log in - remind myself, it's all gone...
Keeping a blue light shining for the return of our City, and awaiting the day I can de-mothball the Hero Force Beta base to welcome folks back home.
The next morning I forgot and tried to launch it...I balled...part of me died :(
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Coping, kind of. But I do see CoX references in everyday things. For example, the other day driving into work I saw a Black Mini Countryman with red racing stripes -- from the back, with the badge, it looked most 5th Column-like. Also, I was working on a big spreadsheet today and typed in a cell reference that gave me pause....AP33. / ' :
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Dollmistress: So Earth is lost to us.
Ghost Widow: No. There is always hope.
Dollmistress: Can you see her?
Ghost Widow: [chuckles] Yes.
Dollmistress: How is she?
Ghost Widow: She searches for you...
8)
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I changed my desktop wallpaper to a screenie I took in Night Ward with the red Tardis. I keep catching myself thinking "why isn't there any motion" or "did I stay logged in all night?" Then reality kicks back in and I get depressed again.
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The hardest part remains when the day's work is completed and there's nothing left to do and I can finally...
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No. I can't, not anymore.
I've had quite a bit of trouble sleeping, which is sort of 'normal' for me when I am grieving; the marathon 13-hour session I put in on the Final Day also threw my sleep cycle off. I asked a friend if she thot it was weird that it seemed like I was trying to sit shiva for a videogame...bless her, she replied 'not at all' without missing a beat.
I said i wouldn't, but tonight I'll think I'll borrow DH's PC and take a look at Champions Online (Mac player, and therefore even more 'out in the cold') but it's mostly just for something to *do* - one can only play so many online Scrabble games at once, and I need to take a break from drawing.
You can see my 'artz of mourning' at this post: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html)
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The next morning I forgot and tried to launch it...I balled...part of me died :(
What you describe was one of greatest fears, that out of habit, I'd simply try to log in. I have woken from dreams about City of Heroes every day thus far since Sunset, most often seeing one of my favorite characters flying. I miss the fun and comraderie of being teamed up with my sgmates, as well as the fun of playing CoH. I think I'm about 95% through my grieving process, though I recognize that others are still mourning our collective loss. While my tears are dry (and what a shock it was to have them in the first place), I remain committed to working to bring back City of Heroes. I can still reach many of the people I teamed up with most and they'd flock back if/when City of Heroes is brought back as subscribers. I'm practicing patience, understanding that it will take time for Disney or other prospective purchasers do to their own financial analysis and decide whether they wish to negotiate for the IP, and that said negotiations will likely take some time as well. As a fan, I feel really lucky to have Team Wildcard, TonyV, and others doing all they can for CoH. Glad too for Titan Network forums and the many people posting here. I'm gonna go look again at some of the more light-hearted threads and get good laugh: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,6705.0.html and http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7155.0.html I've also been enjoying the various other screenshots and videos (cohtube.blogspot.com, youtube etc.) Peace out, y'all. 8)
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Tigerbaby, that picture was simply AMAZING!
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The hardest part remains when the day's work is completed and there's nothing left to do and I can finally...
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No. I can't, not anymore.
I've had quite a bit of trouble sleeping, which is sort of 'normal' for me when I am grieving; the marathon 13-hour session I put in on the Final Day also threw my sleep cycle off. I asked a friend if she thot it was weird that it seemed like I was trying to sit shiva for a videogame...bless her, she replied 'not at all' without missing a beat.
I said i wouldn't, but tonight I'll think I'll borrow DH's PC and take a look at Champions Online (Mac player, and therefore even more 'out in the cold') but it's mostly just for something to *do* - one can only play so many online Scrabble games at once, and I need to take a break from drawing.
You can see my 'artz of mourning' at this post: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html)
I'm glad you have a sympathetic friend. I've likewise been fortunate in having friends understand. I was on the phone with one of these friends approximately 28 hours before shutdown; even tho he'd never played CoH he's a longtime SF fan and gamer (he's 62); we rang off with him telling me he was going to bed and that he'd "sleep for me" and encouraged me to play CoH just as if I was at a superlative gaming or SF convention. I'm glad to have had support like that. PS. I enjoyed your artwork. :)
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I changed my desktop wallpaper to a screenie I took in Night Ward with the red Tardis. I keep catching myself thinking "why isn't there any motion" or "did I stay logged in all night?" Then reality kicks back in and I get depressed again.
My wallpaper is Steve looking out on to the slopes in Pocket D. I love this picture and hate it all at the same time.
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The hardest part remains when the day's work is completed and there's nothing left to do and I can finally...
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No. I can't, not anymore.
I've had quite a bit of trouble sleeping, which is sort of 'normal' for me when I am grieving; the marathon 13-hour session I put in on the Final Day also threw my sleep cycle off. I asked a friend if she thot it was weird that it seemed like I was trying to sit shiva for a videogame...bless her, she replied 'not at all' without missing a beat.
I said i wouldn't, but tonight I'll think I'll borrow DH's PC and take a look at Champions Online (Mac player, and therefore even more 'out in the cold') but it's mostly just for something to *do* - one can only play so many online Scrabble games at once, and I need to take a break from drawing.
You can see my 'artz of mourning' at this post: http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7196.0.html)
I've been having trouble sleeping as well, although last night I did finally get some decent sleep. My dreams have been haunted by never ending rikti invasions in PI. :-\
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I changed my desktop wallpaper to a screenie I took in Night Ward with the red Tardis. I keep catching myself thinking "why isn't there any motion" or "did I stay logged in all night?" Then reality kicks back in and I get depressed again.
Did you know that while in England, that type of Police Box was usually blue, in Glasgow they were almost always red? :)
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I've been having trouble sleeping as well, although last night I did finally get some decent sleep. My dreams have been haunted by never ending rikti invasions in PI. :-\
So that's why my blaster has been flying thru darkened skies above Peregrine Island. ;) They didn't look like Rikti Invasion skies though, and happily have been good dreams, and even better I've been resting well. I hope you are soon feeling 100%.
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i was playing wow earlier and was like dang i want to play coh, but cant.
it kinda has been driving me crazy today. lol
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Let's sing!
Its been one week since I got to see
Hover-Blasters cuttin' down Rikti
And that's all I got. Sorry. Anyone else good at song-parodies? :)
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I have done very little with myself. I've found myself mostly spending my time either here, or on dA. I'm still kind of in shock, in a way. I haven't had an entire week away from the game since very early 2007, when I briefly quit the game due to burning out on Freedom. Of course, when I came back I went to Virtue and the rest is history.
I've tried to be productive, but I just am not capable yet. I haven't even been able to write about my time in game.
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I have done very little with myself. I've found myself mostly spending my time either here, or on dA. I'm still kind of in shock, in a way. I haven't had an entire week away from the game since very early 2007, when I briefly quit the game due to burning out on Freedom. Of course, when I came back I went to Virtue and the rest is history.
I've tried to be productive, but I just am not capable yet. I haven't even been able to write about my time in game.
You'll get there. Just give it time. :) and ROFL re: your signature line! ;D
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I come here every night, sometimes more than once, to be with the only people who understand how I feel. It gives me some comfort even though I can still cry all to easily. It's been a week since NCSoft commited Parageddon, but seems like not that long ago.
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Let's sing!
Its been one week since I got to see
Hover-Blasters cuttin' down Rikti
And that's all I got. Sorry. Anyone else good at song-parodies? :)
Five days since you Taunted me
I had to pop a wakey then a breakfree.
We are doing "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies, right? http://www.lyrics007.com/Barenaked%20Ladies%20Lyrics/One%20Week%20Lyrics.html
Warning: I happen to like gaming filk songs. While it's not CoH, it's all Weird Al ("Jerry Springer" with "Sailor Moon" characters): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xVTmR-hBF0
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I come here every night, sometimes more than once, to be with the only people who understand how I feel. It gives me some comfort even though I can still cry all to easily. It's been a week since NCSoft commited Parageddon, but seems like not that long ago.
I don't think a week is a long interval. (for meals, yes, but not for emotions.) As a retired guy, I had the luxury of being able to really wallow in my grief and get the tears out. Most folks will have had work or other commitments take their minds off CoH, so less time to work thru this. Be patient and compassionate with yourself and others is all the (unasked for) advice I can offer. :D
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But it's good advice, john. Thank you for it. And thank you for liking my sig. :P
The more smiles I can give to this community, the better.
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Five days since you Taunted me
I had to pop a wakey then a breakfree.
We are doing "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies, right? http://www.lyrics007.com/Barenaked%20Ladies%20Lyrics/One%20Week%20Lyrics.html
Hah! Awesome, and yes, that's what we're doing :)
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But it's good advice, john. Thank you for it. And thank you for liking my sig. :P
The more smiles I can give to this community, the better.
No prob! This community is still as awesome as it was in-game. Rock on, you awesome people!!!
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At least 3-4 times a day I catch myself thinking, "I just had an idea for how to do that... one... vid... well, f***."
And then I just feel miserable all over again.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
I was paying attention to the lyrics of RHCP's "Under the Bridge" and thought it would have been a good soundtrack for a CoH tribute video.
Especially the lyrics
It's hard to believe
That there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe
That I'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city she loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry
and
I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
Dang ... something in my eye again.
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Dammit Xmas. >.<
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Looking after Dad and the house keeps me pretty occupied most days, but when it hits really bad I stick on a demofile or three. Problem is I keep trying to click on the players to read their bios or jump into the mobs and attack. :'(
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Looking after Dad and the house keeps me pretty occupied most days, but when it hits really bad I stick on a demofile or three. Problem is I keep trying to click on the players to read their bios or jump into the mobs and attack. :'(
Yeah, I have that problem too when watching some of the videos, or even the screenshots showing a character description tab and want to click to see what powers the player selected for said character.
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I found that coming here...everyday...often has helped me cope. I miss the community so much on game. I am still so sad. :'(
I logged each of my characters at a spot in Paragon. A spot that had the most meaning for that particular toon. My first toon, Wingnaut was logged out on the steps of city hall in AP. Holding his torch...waiting.
I also find myself thinking of them actually continuing on after I logged. Doing things, but without a real direction. They were THAT alive to me...that much a part of me. I miss them. :gonk:
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I found that coming here...everyday...often has helped me cope. I miss the community so much on game. I am still so sad. :'(
I logged each of my characters at a spot in Paragon. A spot that had the most meaning for that particular toon. My first toon, Wingnaut was logged out on the steps of city hall in AP. Holding his torch...waiting.
I also find myself thinking of them actually continuing on after I logged. Doing things, but without a real direction. They were THAT alive to me...that much a part of me. I miss them. :gonk:
That makes total sense to me. I've often thought about characters and their particular gaming universe long after the game ended. I was talking with a gaming buddy just this past weekend about how excellent I thought one of his campaigns was--I also really liked my character in it. We still regale one another with stories about tabletop and LARP campaigns from 20 years ago. You have my complete sympathy and sincere condolences for what has happened.
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I found that coming here...everyday...often has helped me cope. I miss the community so much on game. I am still so sad. :'(
I logged each of my characters at a spot in Paragon. A spot that had the most meaning for that particular toon. My first toon, Wingnaut was logged out on the steps of city hall in AP. Holding his torch...waiting.
I also find myself thinking of them actually continuing on after I logged. Doing things, but without a real direction. They were THAT alive to me...that much a part of me. I miss them. :gonk:
I wish I had that, I had this horrifying image running through my head. You know in the Matrix when Siefer betrays the others and he pulls the plug on Apox and Switch and their lifeless bodies crumble to the ground? Yeah that's the image I have :gonk:
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I wish I had that, I had this horrifying image running through my head. You know in the Matrix when Siefer betrays the others and he pulls the plug on Apox and Switch and their lifeless bodies crumble to the ground? Yeah that's the image I have :gonk:
I know Switch's line of "Not like this" went thru my mind a few times and IIRC someone reported it as among the last things said live on one of the servers. Unlike those other times when I'd allowed myself an all-night gaming session that got ended due to Server Maintenance, often one or more would broadcast "Boooo!" in response to the shutdown notices - and that was only for 2 hour or less maintenance! That final night, I didn't see anybody shouting "Boooo!" but what I did see at the end in broadcast in AP2 on Justice was a very heartfelt "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" There may have been more chat in the last seconds after that but I fear I missed it for I had gotten something in my eye. Glad I have a box of tissues handy; I seem to keep getting waterdrops in my eyes these days.
Anyhow, I don't imagine any of our characters falling. There's no reason to. This is just like Server Maintenance downtime. If we could log in, they'd be right there, ready to go. Besides, I know my toons didn't fall, for I have seen them flying in my dreams, and they live on in my heart and memories. But, Steve, you can imagine anything you like. In RPG, game design is the framework but the other half of the story resides with you and all the players.
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Personally, I stopped playing City of Heroes when the announcement hit three months ago. The game is no longer fun when I'm playing it on a death clock. I will agree with the others that I really can't find another game that's as good as City of Heroes, especially in terms of putting my imagination into reality. However, it was also never the only game I played, nor indeed even the only genre, so I'm not without things to do. Work's been up my ass recently, too, plus I have a backlog of other games I wanted to play and never found time for.
In terms of a creative outlet, though, I have to say that the Phoenix Porject Z has been more than managing my inspiration, and it even has me a little intimidated at present. I'm being asked to expand my Curian faction of aliens and I'm not entirely sure what else I can do about them. In fact, I'm posting this post instead of doing that...
I still hope someone will pick the game up, though, or at least that a "private" server will show up. I CAN tell you one thing, though - I really only cared about no more than half the characters I recorded and wrote down. City of Heroes spoiled me, and I ended up with a lot of characters that I really hadn't invested much into.
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Personally, I stopped playing City of Heroes when the announcement hit three months ago. The game is no longer fun when I'm playing it on a death clock. I will agree with the others that I really can't find another game that's as good as City of Heroes, especially in terms of putting my imagination into reality. However, it was also never the only game I played, nor indeed even the only genre, so I'm not without things to do. Work's been up my ass recently, too, plus I have a backlog of other games I wanted to play and never found time for.
In terms of a creative outlet, though, I have to say that the Phoenix Porject Z has been more than managing my inspiration, and it even has me a little intimidated at present. I'm being asked to expand my Curian faction of aliens and I'm not entirely sure what else I can do about them. In fact, I'm posting this post instead of doing that...
I still hope someone will pick the game up, though, or at least that a "private" server will show up. I CAN tell you one thing, though - I really only cared about no more than half the characters I recorded and wrote down. City of Heroes spoiled me, and I ended up with a lot of characters that I really hadn't invested much into.
Two things: a LOT of people felt exactly as you describe re: playing under a death clock. Most of my buddies and sgmates aren't here on Titan; they left CoH immediately due in part because of their love for City of Heroes and their characters. Many had 4-5 more years of gameplay in CoH than I. It wasn't about accomplishment or achievement, gaining INF or leveling up, but always about the fun. Some thought I was nuts to hang in, but for me CoH was like an amusement park about to close, and I hadn't ridden any of the rides as much as I wanted, must less those I'd never gotten to. So, I gamed my little brains out and was lucky to be in a position to do just that.
Thanks not only for posting but reminding me second that I want to volunteer for both The Phoenix Project and Heroes & Villains. (I'll contact each group later.) Whether either group has a use for low-tech me, we'll see. If nothing else I can keep penning letters to Disney et al. ;)
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A week ago today we stood by our friends as our world crushed in on us. How is everyone doing? Its still hard to watch the tributes but it has gotten a bit easier. I still haven't been able to play a different game yet, but I'll get there :)
Deepening depression over the whole mess. Is pretty much how I feel now.
Its like after my brother died at age 26: for months afterward, I kept thinking "Wow I wonder what he'd think of this? Can't wait to talk to him about it" followed by yet another realization that no more such chats were forthcoming.
Major bummer.
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Deepening depression over the whole mess. Is pretty much how I feel now.
Its like after my brother died at age 26: for months afterward, I kept thinking "Wow I wonder what he'd think of this? Can't wait to talk to him about it" followed by yet another realization that no more such chats were forthcoming.
Major bummer.
Illusionss, you have my deepest condolences over the loss of your brother. I can't even imagine what that is like. <<<HUGS>>> I hope the loss of CoH gets easier for you soon!! I know I'm dealing with my own depression right now as well.
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TYVM Steve. He died back in 1993; he was an asthmatic who smoked, and he had taken a lot of cortisone to alleviate his symptoms, all through his life. All of those things together added up, and one night sitting in front of the tv after work, he collapsed and was dead within two hours.
Not to trivialize his death - at all, or even hint that this is in any way nearly as bad of a thing - but there are similarities.
As for others bringing up a "death clock" feeling, I had that as well, but knew if I did not play for as long as I could I would very much regret it later. But try though I might, I could only get my Nature's Affinity Corr to 48, which was a big disappointment.
I WOULD like to quit dreaming about CoX for a while, I can tell you that.
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Depression for me at the moment, still get hit with the realisation every hour or so that there's no Paragon City to go to.
I've thankfully found the forum , been reading nearly every thread hoping for some good news for us.
But i've been playing DC Universe, it has nothing on CoX. I think i've only spoken to one or two people in the 5/6 days i've been playing. :'(
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I'm kind of emotionally unstable. Just when I think I'm improving I get struck down with a heavy bit of depression, or I'll fly off the handle at the tiniest of perceived slights. I got in a big fight with a good friend last night over what I now realize was nothing. Sometimes I think I should just not be around until I can act right. I lost my game, I don't want to lose friends too.
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Man, this thread is... :'(
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Man, this thread is... :'(
Exactly my feelings :'(
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It IS sad...but then again, we still have a whole community around us here to help with the sadness. I can't imagine how I would be feeling if ,when the lights went out last week, we didn't have this place to gravitate to to talk about, share, express, and ...yeah, grieve.
While there has been a ton of stuff on here thats brought a tear to my eye, there has also been an equal amount to bring me hope for whats to come, admiration for what we are all doing in whatever way we can, and yeah...some honest to goodness laugh out loud moments from folks.
And if we all start feeling too sorry for ourselves, we know that VV and Tony and a host of others will be right here to kick us in the ass and tell us to get back to the job at hand and make sure we have a place where we can be Heroes again. ;)
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Can you imagine how much harder this would be if we didn't have each other? This community is my second family, and I thank you guys so much.
Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about.
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Can you imagine how much harder this would be if we didn't have each other? This community is my second family, and I thank you guys so much.
Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about.
Now that's wise. I really like it, and ditto. TY for being here. 8)
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Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about.
Pancakin' A :D
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Pancakin' A :D
Woot! Well, I'll be dipped in Pancakes and covered in horse feathers!!
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Well, after the announcement of Sunset, I started to play WoW .. and I hate it.
But, after I lost Earth and Beyond, then Tabula, Auto Assault, and now City of X,
I thought that I should put time in something that isnt under threat of being killed.
I just spend a month and a half in WoW, and it only took 61 levels before someone talked
to me. Damn, in City of X, we got invited to teams, all the time, even at level 1.
City of X meant alot to me, and alot to this community. I miss it big time.
Like everyone else here, I just hope that our game comes back soon ..
I .. well .. I just don't know ..
@Undead Arcana
@BattleBot V1.0
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Oh, and I have Windows7, so I pointed my desktop background to the over 1000 screenshots I took, and CoX is also my screen saver!
I do play the over 5 hours of video I took, and sometimes when watching the videos, I grab my mouse and forget for a moment, its just a video .. this sucks ..
@Undead Arcana
@BattleBot V1.0
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Can you imagine how much harder this would be if we didn't have each other? This community is my second family, and I thank you guys so much.
Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about.
I agree Healix. When the game shut down I really had no intention of joining cohtitain just because I wanted to forget everything, remembering hurt to much. I found that I missed my friends to much, even though I haven't met any of my immediate family on here, this has been like a giant family reunion and I am making new friends. Oh and side note my husband had some friends over last night and we were talking about CoH shutting down. We had no idea the other played and I mentioned I was on here and told him my handle. It was great to find out he had seen some of my posts but had no idea it was me ;D
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I'm doing mostly okay this weekend. Whenever I see something that really invokes a good CoH memory, I still feel like I've taken a kick to the gut, but I haven't broken down nearly as easily the past few days. I can honestly say that this has hit me harder than some deaths, and that feels wierd to me, but at the same time I realize that this game was one of the few things in my life I've truly devoted a lot of myself to, and losing that has really left a gaping hole that probably wont be filled anytime soon, sadly. :(
I'm so happy that the community has rallied, though. Between Titan, the forums several friends have created, and the facebook groups, I've been able to feel as close as possible to the people I loved talking to for hours, just without the capes. Thanks for still being there, everyone.
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One day after the shut down I fired up the launcher just to see what would happen. After I watched the horrible message, I sighed and closed it out. I shut down my computer and walked away my head looking at the floor. Each time since then the CoH icon looks up from the lower left hand corner every time I get on my desktop. I think of the characters, the friends, and the great times. Yesterday while cleaning out my printer cabinet, I found the box CoH came in. Good Vs. Evil edition. The map, the VIP card, and the inserts still all in tact. It gave me hope however faint. It's not over. Not over by a long shot. As long as Iorn Bull, Kaymen, and all the other characters from the game we have created live on in our hearts and minds. Can't wait for the day that we all stand together again. Till then, I'll play X-box, keep checking the boards, and keep hope alive. I miss you all.
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My main missed the dimensional portal over to CO, so I'm chilling in Secondlife for a while before searching for old friends.
http://i45.tinypic.com/z24ye.jpg (http://i45.tinypic.com/z24ye.jpg)
http://i48.tinypic.com/b97nl0.jpg (http://i48.tinypic.com/b97nl0.jpg)
Managed to steal a holiday jetpack while on my way out. Clicking the Arachnos cape plays the villain "mission complete" music 8)
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One day after the shut down I fired up the launcher just to see what would happen. After I watched the horrible message, I sighed and closed it out. I shut down my computer and walked away my head looking at the floor. Each time since then the CoH icon looks up from the lower left hand corner every time I get on my desktop. I think of the characters, the friends, and the great times. Yesterday while cleaning out my printer cabinet, I found the box CoH came in. Good Vs. Evil edition. The map, the VIP card, and the inserts still all in tact. It gave me hope however faint. It's not over. Not over by a long shot. As long as Iorn Bull, Kaymen, and all the other characters from the game we have created live on in our hearts and minds. Can't wait for the day that we all stand together again. Till then, I'll play X-box, keep checking the boards, and keep hope alive. I miss you all.
I did the same, fired it up to see what would happen. :(
then removed the NCSoft launcher from my computer. >:(
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then removed the NCSoft launcher from my computer. >:(
I didn't remove it... but I moved all of its files into a zip archive, where they'll be unable to do anything without my express action to unpack them. Then moved the City of Heroes folder out from under the NCSoft folder. I hope that's prophetic...
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Well, this evening, my regular Sunday night PnP gaming group cancelled because the host has the flu.
Until very recently, I would have cheered the extra CoH time.
I played Chefville on FB instead. :'(
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I've been playing a lot of Bejeweled on my iPad, sadly enough. Wrote two stories, did a lot of blog posts last weekend and today. Went and hung out with friends yesterday and today too -- last night we watched my friend's blues band perform. I've missed shows of his in the past because of City of Heroes, so it's not al bad. But I still haven't found a way to use my time more constructively -- like really cleaning up my apartment. :P
I have Second Life and Anarchy Online on my computer and so far I haven't really been compelled to log in to either. Or buy a new game.
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I did the same, fired it up to see what would happen. :(
then removed the NCSoft launcher from my computer. >:(
I did this as well :gonk: but haven't brought myself to remove the launcher yet
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I've been playing a lot of Bejeweled on my iPad, sadly enough. Wrote two stories, did a lot of blog posts last weekend and today. Went and hung out with friends yesterday and today too -- last night we watched my friend's blues band perform. I've missed shows of his in the past because of City of Heroes, so it's not al bad. But I still haven't found a way to use my time more constructively -- like really cleaning up my apartment. :P
I have Second Life and Anarchy Online on my computer and so far I haven't really been compelled to log in to either. Or buy a new game.
I have been playing angry birds star wars and solitare on my phone since sunset. I tried playing Dungeon fighters online(I have been playing it for a few months) once last week and just couldn't get into it.
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I have been playing Left for Dead. It is fun mindless zombie slaying and you can play online or solo, I would also recommend Fear to anyone the story is quite good and also check out Good Old Games - http://www.gog.com/
They have lots of fun old stuff that has been tweaked to play on more modern machines.
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Started the game up last night just to hear the music, incredible how many memories one little tune can bring back :'(
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Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about.
I've used the phrase "Family means more than blood," for about six years, ever since my aunt died and her adoptive daughter, her husband, and her stepchildren were no longer technically related to me. Uncle Dan still comes around for Christmas and other odd occasions, and I always make a point of calling him Uncle Dan. They're still as much family to me as some people on my mother's side of the family whom I haven't seen since my grandmother's funeral two years ago. But it's true. Family means more than blood. In some ways, I know people from CoH better than my older sister and brother. In many ways I can relate to you folks better than my own parents. (Granted, the age difference is smaller for 99% of you...)
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Yeah. I've had some " Man, I really want to play City of Heroes" moments this week. I've been occupying my time with Skyrim though, so I haven't really felt too much of a void. What keeps me going is my belief that the game will be picked up by someone again. It's too good of a game NOT to be.
Oh and thanks for that last video tribute Sam. It was pretty damn emotional.
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I've used the phrase "Family means more than blood," for about six years, ever since my aunt died and her adoptive daughter, her husband, and her stepchildren were no longer technically related to me. Uncle Dan still comes around for Christmas and other odd occasions, and I always make a point of calling him Uncle Dan. They're still as much family to me as some people on my mother's side of the family whom I haven't seen since my grandmother's funeral two years ago. But it's true. Family means more than blood. In some ways, I know people from CoH better than my older sister and brother. In many ways I can relate to you folks better than my own parents. (Granted, the age difference is smaller for 99% of you...)
I'm fond of the saying "Friends are the family you get to choose" and identify with what you've said here.
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I had a CoH screenshot slideshow on my computer. I pulled it off and replaced it with Victorian Fantasy Paintings.
I took the shortcut off my desktop immediately so I wouldn't click it and then have a breakdown when it didn't work.
Every time someone has some old files to share I grab them and hoard them.
I watch 'ko's Bella and Zach vid obsessively, and cry every time.
I obsess over trying to think of something new Team Wildcard can try. It's like being prodded with a sharp stick; I keep thinking if I can find just the right angle, I can force NCSoft to cave, and we can get the City back again. I keep thinking there must be something wrong with me, that I haven't done it yet, I haven't found it yet, and I am haunted by the certainty that I am letting everyone down. If only I were Stephen King or Stephanie Meyer or Jo Rowling or Tom Clancy....my inadequacy is monumental.
I don't remember dreaming of CoH but I am not sleeping well, and I wake up with the pillow pretty damp.
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I had a CoH screenshot slideshow on my computer. I pulled it off and replaced it with Victorian Fantasy Paintings.
I took the shortcut off my desktop immediately so I wouldn't click it and then have a breakdown when it didn't work.
Every time someone has some old files to share I grab them and hoard them.
I watch 'ko's Bella and Zach vid obsessively, and cry every time.
I obsess over trying to think of something new Team Wildcard can try. It's like being prodded with a sharp stick; I keep thinking if I can find just the right angle, I can force NCSoft to cave, and we can get the City back again. I keep thinking there must be something wrong with me, that I haven't done it yet, I haven't found it yet, and I am haunted by the certainty that I am letting everyone down. If only I were Stephen King or Stephanie Meyer or Jo Rowling or Tom Clancy....
I don't remember dreaming of CoH but I am not sleeping well, and I wake up with the pillow pretty damp.
I remain deeply impressed by and grateful for all that you and Team Wildcard have managed to achieve thus far. Just the extent much less the quality of the media coverage about this has felt personally reassuring and insured City of Heroes is remembered not just by the fans but by the entire MMORPG industry. Sure, if any of us were more famous or wealthier (exponentially) etc. it might make a difference. My guess is that it will take 1-2 years before we have CoH back - and I like your metaphor of running a marathon. I feel quite certain that you have NOT let me or any of us fans down. It was heartening reading your post about the development team and their appreciation for the fans' and Wildcard's efforts. Barring the next great idea or development, I think we just need to let things percolate while pursuing current productive fan/consumer actions.
When I get that flashdrive of images (I believe it's mostly panoramas) I'll post those images to Titan. The shared memories has done much to help me work thru this.
Digressing, yesterday I did a little holiday shopping, posted a couple of Season's Greetings cards, stopped to shell out the $6 for the soy Chai with a shot of Vanilla from the local coffeehouse (for me a rare treat), and felt good about all these things. :)
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I had a CoH screenshot slideshow on my computer. I pulled it off and replaced it with Victorian Fantasy Paintings.
I took the shortcut off my desktop immediately so I wouldn't click it and then have a breakdown when it didn't work.
Every time someone has some old files to share I grab them and hoard them.
I watch 'ko's Bella and Zach vid obsessively, and cry every time.
I obsess over trying to think of something new Team Wildcard can try. It's like being prodded with a sharp stick; I keep thinking if I can find just the right angle, I can force NCSoft to cave, and we can get the City back again. I keep thinking there must be something wrong with me, that I haven't done it yet, I haven't found it yet, and I am haunted by the certainty that I am letting everyone down. If only I were Stephen King or Stephanie Meyer or Jo Rowling or Tom Clancy....my inadequacy is monumental.
I don't remember dreaming of CoH but I am not sleeping well, and I wake up with the pillow pretty damp.
You have given so much time and energy and hope to this.
You have put your heart into your efforts.
No one can ask more of you than that.
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As for me....
So far, only one of my COH friends has wound up enjoying Champions Online.
Me, I'm enjoying having a ranged toon that feels about as tough as a COH Tank. As you level, the writing gets better. I'm particularly enjoying Monster Island because A) Whoever did the writing there has obviously read The Island of Doctor Moreau because the mobs are referring to a somewhat obscure character from the book. B) I can see where they filed off the intended Marvel history to replace it with Champions. (There's a line about Moreau having a Beast Mountain in Eastern Europe which leads me to believe that Monster Island was originally going to be about the High Evolutionary ... who was a take off on Dr. Moreau. Full circle!) :D
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I've bought Star Wars The Old Republic and tried it, Tried DC Universe, even played around with Sims 3 just for something to do but still find myself wanting to play City of Heroes almost every day. A lot of the time I'll log in here and read a ton of posts and write a bunch of stuff but can't bring myself to hit the post button and instead I logoff and find something else to do. I miss our city and I miss all of you.
I watch lot of demo's I recorded everyday and I've messed with that old character creator but it's not the same. Thinking of making a tribute/memorial video of COH, my charcters, my friends but it's going to take me a long time to do one as I'm not very good at demo editing as of yet.
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I've messed with that old character creator but it's not the same.
Have you tried the new one? http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7243.msg89408.html#msg89408 (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7243.msg89408.html#msg89408)
It now works with the latest live client, and if you read a little further down in that thread it even shows you how to access npc and other restricted costume parts. It's not like getting the whole game back, but it's a really nice piece of it :)
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Have you tried the new one? http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7243.msg89408.html#msg89408 (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7243.msg89408.html#msg89408)
It now works with the latest live client, and if you read a little further down in that thread it even shows you how to access npc and other restricted costume parts. It's not like getting the whole game back, but it's a really nice piece of it :)
I have, Made a new character, storm/water blast defender called Agent of Atlantis and then thought how much fun he will be to play and realized that wasn't going to happen, so saved the costume and shut the program down. It's great to have access to the character creator and most of the costume parts. Just need a program that takes costume files and makes them usable in demo records now.
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I have, Made a new character, storm/water blast defender called Agent of Atlantis and then thought how much fun he will be to play and realized that wasn't going to happen, so saved the costume and shut the program down. It's great to have access to the character creator and most of the costume parts. Just need a program that takes costume files and makes them usable in demo records now.
That character does sound fun to play! I still have hope that you'll get the chance to one day. And that I'll get the chance to play Wyndigo, the Spines/Bio scrapper I was looking forward to making, and everyone else will get their chance too. It'll take a while if it does happen; and who knows, maybe it won't. But I just have this gut feeling that we'll see our city again someday. :)
And I'm even more sure that a costume file to demo record program will happen. It'll just take some time to figure out and put together.
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I have, Made a new character, storm/water blast defender called Agent of Atlantis and then thought how much fun he will be to play and realized that wasn't going to happen, so saved the costume and shut the program down. It's great to have access to the character creator and most of the costume parts. Just need a program that takes costume files and makes them usable in demo records now.
*Ahem*
http://demolition.mcuznz.ca/
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*Ahem*
http://demolition.mcuznz.ca/
Ooooooh... shiiiiiiny... :D
I heard about that but I figured it took a lot more demoediting know-how than I had time to get into. Now I'll have to try it out. Danke schoen!
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Quite welcome :)
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*Ahem*
http://demolition.mcuznz.ca/
Woot! Thank you for this. :)
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No problem. You guys should visit the Demo Editing subsection (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/board,167.0.html) more often ;)
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No problem. You guys should visit the Demo Editing subsection (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/board,167.0.html) more often ;)
Shoot, son. It took me two months to look outside the Save Paragon City section. I'm not whatcha might call an "intrepid explorer". :P
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Hah! Fortunately there are those of us who not only explore, but send up flares when we find something interesting :D
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*Ahem*
http://demolition.mcuznz.ca/
I have seen that but can't get it to work for me.
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I have seen that but can't get it to work for me.
Please explain further.
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Hah! Fortunately there are those of us who not only explore, but send up flares when we find something interesting :D
Yes indeed! :D *packs a bunch of sandwiches to hand out to the explorers*
Please explain further.
Well, if it's the same problem I've been getting, then it's basically this: At Stage 1 you select and upload a .costume file or Sentinel+ extract file, and it goes to Stage 2. You set your various options and click "Create .demorecord" ... and down at the bottom it says "Error on page". Nothing else happens. No science, no magic, just a whole bunch of nothing. :(
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Yes indeed! :D *packs a bunch of sandwiches to hand out to the explorers*
Well, if it's the same problem I've been getting, then it's basically this: At Stage 1 you select and upload a .costume file or Sentinel+ extract file, and it goes to Stage 2. You set your various options and click "Create .demorecord" ... and down at the bottom it says "Error on page". Nothing else happens. No science, no magic, just a whole bunch of nothing. :(
Yes, same problem i've had when I tried it a couple off times.
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Odd. I just tried writing demos from both a sentinel file, and then a costume file, and it worked just fine for me.
Try leaving the options at the default setting before proceeding, and then see what happens.
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I would love a Praetorian version of this where your character takes the place of Praetor Duncan.
Viva Praetoria! >.>
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Odd. I just tried writing demos from both a sentinel file, and then a costume file, and it worked just fine for me.
Try leaving the options at the default setting before proceeding, and then see what happens.
Nope, still comes up with an error for me.
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Odd. I just tried writing demos from both a sentinel file, and then a costume file, and it worked just fine for me.
Try leaving the options at the default setting before proceeding, and then see what happens.
Huh. I tried it in a different browser and it works fine :)
Cryfire... if you're using IE like I was, try using a different browser instead. It worked for me when I switched to Firefox.
*shakes head* I don't know why I still use that thing, I really don't. :roll:
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Ahhh yes, good idea. If you have an alternate browser, definitely try that.
If you use IE and don't have an alternate browser, for Zod's sake go get one *lol*
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Try them all, maybe :P
Let's see... Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome..
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I would love a Praetorian version of this where your character takes the place of Praetor Duncan.
Viva Praetoria! >.>
Viva Praetoria!
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Huh. I tried it in a different browser and it works fine :)
Ugghh... however, when I actually tried to load the demo it created, this is what I got:
(https://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/KansasCrawford/City%20of%20Heroes/DEMOlitionAttempt01.jpg)
Turns out that's all I can get with the .costume files I have, although the Sentinel file comes out fine.
This isn't the computer I played on though, I have a ton more samples on the laptop I can test out. Hopefully those work right 'cause I have a lot of .costume files from deleted characters I'd like to see again.
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Trip, I may have your problem solved there:
http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7212.20.html
Last two posts. That could be your issue.
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Trip, I may have your problem solved there:
http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,7212.20.html
Last two posts. That could be your issue.
KABLAMMO!!!
;D ;D ;D Worked like a charm! ;D ;D ;D
[ElvisLip] Thank you. Thank you very much. [/ElvisLip]
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Awesomesauce! Glad I could help :)
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2 weeks out now and I'm starting to do better. Started CO tonight, its alright but I don't think I will ever be as into it as CoX. I have been able to talk about CoH and remember the good times without crying. How is everyone else holding up?
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After eight years, I still catch myself in the sudden thoughts of creating a new character...or wanting to log in for a bit to run a mish or two. I am not crying nearly as much. Sadness and hope are neck and neck.
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2 weeks out now and I'm starting to do better. Started CO tonight, its alright but I don't think I will ever be as into it as CoX. I have been able to talk about CoH and remember the good times without crying. How is everyone else holding up?
I've been attempting to cut back on reading and posting at Titan--LOL--not that I've been very successful at that, but I've been wanting to regain balance, and thinking some distance and breaks can help me to not obsess. I played LOTRO for about an hour. I didn't detest it for not being CoH, nor was playing LOTRO painful, but I also wasn't "into" it much. In and amid various things I booted up a game of Civilization4: Beyond the Sword and thus far been having an okay time with my Civ game.
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Try them all, maybe :P
Let's see... Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome..
Today after work I finally downloaded and installed Firefox and got it working, thanks. ;D
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Yay! Glad to hear it :)
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I am in love with Comodo Dragon as my default browser...so FAST and has the best of all worlds for me!
Comodo Dragon (http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php)
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Hrm, I may have to give that a shot.
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Today after work I finally downloaded and installed Firefox and got it working, thanks. ;D
Woohoo! :D