What's the Status?

[Iornclad]

Hi Tony V,

I want to express my sincere appreciation for you jumping on this unfortunate turn of events. I have been trying to follow the unfolding events and have participated in several.

Do we have any status on NCSoft selling the rights to the game and/or the servers?
There are plenty of ways to negotiate the purchase that can be beneficial to both parties. If the numbers work we should be able to not only save the game, but also, make a return on it.  We just need a contact that can get the parties together.

[Segev]

I'm not TonyV, but as somebody who first joined this board to express a similar idea, let me point you to the "news" thread to see what the status is. According to Victoria Victrix, a poster others on this board seem to trust as a person who would know what she's talking about on this issue, Paragon Studios people are already at the negotiating table with NCSoft, working on this very thing.

[Shadowe]

Hint for those who don't know: Victoria Victrix is a well known fantasy author whose name is something like Porsche Underling. No, that's not right. Volkswagen Minion? No...

Could be Mercedes Lackey, I guess.

[downix]

Hint for those who don't know: Victoria Victrix is a well known fantasy author whose name is something like Porsche Underling. No, that's not right. Volkswagen Minion? No...

Could be Mercedes Lackey, I guess.

You do realize now that should Plan Z go ahead, we will need to name a contact "Porsche Underling" now.

[Thirty-Seven]

You do realize now that should Plan Z go ahead, we will need to name a contact "Porsche Underling" now.

Yes... yes we do

[Victoria Victrix]

No, you need an underling of Countess Crey that is a Mastermind.  And her pets in Armani suits would be "Mercedes' Lackeys."

[Segev]

Interesting. I did not know that. Is it her fame and position in the fantasy community that gives her her "inside knowledge" that she's been able to share in such limited (but gratefully-received) quantities? Or has she other connections to CoH/Paragon Studios in some sort of official capacity?

[Victoria Victrix]

Interesting. I did not know that. Is it her fame and position in the fantasy community that gives her her "inside knowledge" that she's been able to share in such limited (but gratefully-received) quantities? Or has she other connections to CoH/Paragon Studios in some sort of official capacity?

/em kicks Segev in the ankle.

I'm RIGHT HERE you know.

I've been RL friends with a couple of the devs (I'm mentoring WW on prose/book writing), and they put me in touch with Brian Clayton (Formerly-Paragon-Studios-Manager) who has been kind enough to actually talk to me (a bit). 

[Codewalker]

Well you beat me to it, but I was going to point out that you also worked with them on one or two of the Mission Architect "guest writer" arcs, if I'm not mistaken.

[Victoria Victrix]

Well you beat me to it, but I was going to point out that you also worked with them on one or two of the Mission Architect "guest writer" arcs, if I'm not mistaken.

/em facepalm

Yes.  Yes I did.  In fact, let me think....Cuppa Jo helped me out on a server-wide event, then I worked with Ghost Widow before he became Dark Watcher and Hero One on the MA Guest arc, and Black Pebble and Dr. Aeon and I were working on a special "Secret World Chronicles" arc that would let you get in on the Book One invasion. 

WW and GW also gave me a hand vetting a story of my own written from a dev's point of view.

[Segev]

/em kicks Segev in the ankle.

Ow!

I'm RIGHT HERE you know.

So you are! Sorry; hadn't seen you on today. You just have seemed the most authoritative source so far aside, perhaps, from TonyV. And, given my interests are in following the financial/business side of this, it's your posts (limited though they've been on detail) I've been following.

I've been RL friends with a couple of the devs (I'm mentoring WW on prose/book writing), and they put me in touch with Brian Clayton (Formerly-Paragon-Studios-Manager) who has been kind enough to actually talk to me (a bit).

Neat! Congratulations on the friendships, and I wish your mentee well in his efforts. It is a pleasure to exchange text with somebody whose work I've enjoyed.

Looking at a couple posts that landed while I was switch-screened to get another simulation started, sounds like congratulations are in order for other work you got to do. Though I could be misparsing the timing (I haven't played the game in years, so a LOT that is old to others is new to me).

Anyway, the word you are able/willing to give out is appreciated. No offense was meant by speaking of you in the third person; I just hadn't seen you around today/in this thread. (I'm notoriously - amongst those who know me - inobservant, however. ^^; )

[TimtheEnchanter]

No, you need an underling of Countess Crey that is a Mastermind.  And her pets in Armani suits would be "Mercedes' Lackeys."

I think this discussion may now be bleeding into the "in-game adverts" thread.  :D

[Segev]

I think this discussion may now be bleeding into the "in-game adverts" thread.  :D

This machiavellian plan brought to you by the Villainous side of the City. ;)

[DrakeGrimm]

* DrakeGrimm cleans red cape, hums innocently

[dwturducken]

You do realize now that should Plan Z go ahead, we will need to name a contact "Porsche Underling" now.

This may be the funniest thing I've read all day.

[Kheprera]

The wonderful VV (been a long time fan) also made NCSoft a very generous offer (post #53) they'd be remiss not to accept.

*really really wishes she had such a respected mentor for her writing*

If not for VV and TonyV keeping their hope up, mine would have faded long ago.

[DrakeGrimm]

The wonderful VV (been a long time fan) also made NCSoft a very generous offer (post #53) they'd be remiss not to accept.

*really really wishes she had such a respected mentor for her writing*

If not for VV and TonyV keeping their hope up, mine would have faded long ago.

VV is a real gift. A genuine treasure. I had respect for her before, but this entire thing has done nothing but make my respect for her grow by leaps and bounds.

[Segev]

That is quite the impressive offer. The fact that she is willing to make it is, itself, a very strong endorsement of CoH, since her price for 5 years of such endorsements is the game's continuation. I have to wonder if it would herald a new era of advertising for NCSoft.

*ducks and runs*

[Twisted Toon]

VV is a real gift. A genuine treasure. I had respect for her before, but this entire thing has done nothing but make my respect for her grow by leaps and bounds.

Agreed. She had my fan-itude from the moment I started reading Magic's Pawn back in the early 90s. I even got a friend of mine hooked by loaning her my personal copy of the Last Herald-Mage series.

I was very happy to find out that she actually played a game that I enjoyed.

I mean really.  Famous people publicly acknowledging that they play video games?  :o
Mercedes Lackey shot right up into the very cool category when I found out she played CoH. :)