And the mask comes off.

[Ironwolf]

I got the ball rolling and Nate and friends took it the rest of the way.

He was involved as he was saying his phone bill was feeling the pain of calls to South Korea. It is possible that once the group running the Classic CoH is in place - he may not be involved past that. I know he is doing this for our benefit as MWM is not part of it all.

Nate is/was running with it until the other group is in place to run the server and deal with the IP purchase.

Then we will know our new overlords.

[Triplash]

Hilarious!  I've saved a copy of that one now.  Believe it or not, I actually went to a Vanilla Ice concert back in the late 80's.

I never went to a concert, but I did watch his movie without turning it off. A couple times!

[Sinistar]

but I did watch his movie without turning it off. A couple times!

Wow, for real?

[Sinistar]

I got the ball rolling and Nate and friends took it the rest of the way.

He was involved as he was saying his phone bill was feeling the pain of calls to South Korea. It is possible that once the group running the Classic CoH is in place - he may not be involved past that. I know he is doing this for our benefit as MWM is not part of it all.

Nate is/was running with it until the other group is in place to run the server and deal with the IP purchase.

Then we will know our new overlords.

I welcome the new future CoH Overlords

[Illusionss]

I welcome the new future CoH Overlords

Once I would have agreed without thinking; but I think back and remember how I was one of those who wanted Venom to be in Raimi's Spider-man 3. "Get him in there!" I said. "He needs to be in there any which kinda way!"

Lo, the powers that be hearkened to the fan's cries, and we did indeed get Venom in S-M3. He just turned out to be that nerdy guy from "That 70s Show." This taught me the folly of speaking without thinking things through; after I was restrained from hurling myself off the nearest big bridge, that is.

So, if the new overlords turn out NOT to be the equivalent of That 70s Venom, I will welcome them wholeheartedly. [I dont at all think they will be, I am just wary of making more rash predictions.]

Henry Rollins for Eddie Brock, dammit. he's old enough, big enough and more than intimidating enough, when he wants to be. But I digress. I actually think this franchise needs a resting period of at least ten years. But thats not here nor there.

[Triplash]

Wow, for real?

Yep! I dig cheesy movies. They're fun

[Sinistar]

Once I would have agreed without thinking; but I think back and remember how I was one of those who wanted Venom to be in Raimi's Spider-man 3. "Get him in there!" I said. "He needs to be in there any which kinda way!"

Lo, the powers that be hearkened to the fan's cries, and we did indeed get Venom in S-M3. He just turned out to be that nerdy guy from "That 70s Show." This taught me the folly of speaking without thinking things through; after I was restrained from hurling myself off the nearest big bridge, that is.

So, if the new overlords turn out NOT to be the equivalent of That 70s Venom, I will welcome them wholeheartedly. [I dont at all think they will be, I am just wary of making more rash predictions.]

Henry Rollins for Eddie Brock, dammit. he's old enough, big enough and more than intimidating enough, when he wants to be. But I digress. I actually think this franchise needs a resting period of at least ten years. But thats not here nor there.

The studio is to be blamed for Venom being forced into SM3.  The should have saved him for #4

[Darkojin]

The studio is to be blamed for Venom being forced into SM3.  The should have saved him for #4

They really should have done a much better job on Venom in that movie, as they completely made it impossible for the introduction of the next villain in that line - Carnage. With the new series, maybe we will get to finally see Venom and Carnage (as they should be). The funny thing is, they teased Carnage as a villain in Amazing Spiderman 2 on the posters. It listed 4 things (drawing a total blank on the first three), with the last one as Carnage. Then we get the first preview and all we see is Electro.

[Sinistar]

They really should have done a much better job on Venom in that movie, as they completely made it impossible for the introduction of the next villain in that line - Carnage. With the new series, maybe we will get to finally see Venom and Carnage (as they should be). The funny thing is, they teased Carnage as a villain in Amazing Spiderman 2 on the posters. It listed 4 things (drawing a total blank on the first three), with the last one as Carnage. Then we get the first preview and all we see is Electro.

As I recall Sam Rami is not a fan of the symbiote characters and was told by the studio to shoehorn Venom into #3.

As to Carnage, he is an irredeemable killer. To put him in would likely generate an R rated Spiderman movie given all the violence that Carnage is capable of.

[Ironwolf]

Once I would have agreed without thinking; but I think back and remember how I was one of those who wanted Venom to be in Raimi's Spider-man 3. "Get him in there!" I said. "He needs to be in there any which kinda way!"

Lo, the powers that be hearkened to the fan's cries, and we did indeed get Venom in S-M3. He just turned out to be that nerdy guy from "That 70s Show." This taught me the folly of speaking without thinking things through; after I was restrained from hurling myself off the nearest big bridge, that is.

So, if the new overlords turn out NOT to be the equivalent of That 70s Venom, I will welcome them wholeheartedly. [I dont at all think they will be, I am just wary of making more rash predictions.]

Henry Rollins for Eddie Brock, dammit. he's old enough, big enough and more than intimidating enough, when he wants to be. But I digress. I actually think this franchise needs a resting period of at least ten years. But thats not here nor there.

2 things:
1. if the new Overlords do buy the game and get it out into the wild again away from any other influence - they are much more likely to be willing to sell it again if they go belly up.
2. How can you screw up keeping a game in maintenance mode?

[Cailyn Alaynn]

I wish I had some kind of an idea on who might end up with the big chair in the end...Especially since in a way you could look at them as my boss. lol.

Also, I suppose in a way you could look at me as "one of the new overlords" and nobody's made any comparisons between me and Spider-Man 3 Venom. So that's likely a good sign all around.
(Love Topher Grace, but he's nowhere near the right fit for Eddie Brock. He'd be a better Peter Parker.)

It's kind of hard to screw up a Maint. mode server. Since it's mostly...making sure everything keeps ticking.
But...It's possible...they could say...Politely inform me that I need to shoehorn in Topher Grace as Venom, or turn over Revival.

[Triplash]

But...It's possible...they could say...Politely inform me that I need to shoehorn in Topher Grace as Venom, or turn over Revival.

Don't worry about it! Just put in the character, and then immediately have it generic'd for looking too much like a Marvel copyright. Bam, problem solved.

[KennonGL]

LOL,  OK Triplash you win the internetz this morning 

[darkgob]

They really should have done a much better job on Venom in that movie, as they completely made it impossible for the introduction of the next villain in that line - Carnage. With the new series, maybe we will get to finally see Venom and Carnage (as they should be). The funny thing is, they teased Carnage as a villain in Amazing Spiderman 2 on the posters. It listed 4 things (drawing a total blank on the first three), with the last one as Carnage. Then we get the first preview and all we see is Electro.

Imma put a [citation needed] on this with extreme prejudice.  I did find an ASM2 poster featuring Carnage, but it's on deviantArt, and (as cool as it looks) is not official.

[Ironwolf]

I wish I had some kind of an idea on who might end up with the big chair in the end...Especially since in a way you could look at them as my boss. lol.

Also, I suppose in a way you could look at me as "one of the new overlords" and nobody's made any comparisons between me and Spider-Man 3 Venom. So that's likely a good sign all around.
(Love Topher Grace, but he's nowhere near the right fit for Eddie Brock. He'd be a better Peter Parker.)

It's kind of hard to screw up a Maint. mode server. Since it's mostly...making sure everything keeps ticking.
But...It's possible...they could say...Politely inform me that I need to shoehorn in Topher Grace as Venom, or turn over Revival.

I don't know - while they will be authorized to sell the IP - I don't think they would have any say in your design. To run the classic game server and to authorize leases for the IP seems a relatively simple job. If they - as I would do in their shoes - had a word with the possible SCoRE folks and work on a stand alone version while still hosting the original server.

[Risha]

Valiance Online put out pre-Alpha last weekend, canny of them.  I got my invite yesterday am and went on about twelve hours later because I didn't like my pre-pre Alpha experience.  I am pleased enough with what I see to throw a little money at them.  The area is much like Atlas Park without looking exactly like it.  The thing is clunky, I played a Street Brawler, a Shadow Controller (who didn't really control well), and a Martial Artist and missions and villains are minimal, but  . . . it will do until COH is up and running and Revival goes.  I foresee subscribing to several games, since I subscribed as much as I could to COT.

Bottom line 1) I like what Valiance Online is doing 2) I think they deserve funding

And, 3, re: a stand alone game of COH, is that even possible?  I don't have any tech chops at all, so I would love that, but OTOH, seeing PEOPLE in Valiance Online was wonderful.  I understand now that I soloed more than I should have -- though you can see by the time of this post that I remain a working writer able to grab a mission now and then as a break.

Thanks for letting me babble.
Robin

[Felderburg]

I understand now that I soloed more than I should have -- though you can see by the time of this post that I remain a working writer able to grab a mission now and then as a break.

Ah, yes, 10 in the morning. The classic time for... uh... what was I supposed to be able to tell by the time you're posting? :p

I will say I did solo a lot in CoH, after getting burned by my first SG being disbanded for no reason. I have mixed feelings about getting overly involved with people on the internet.

[Risha]

Ah, yes, 10 in the morning. The classic time for... uh... what was I supposed to be able to tell by the time you're posting? :p

I will say I did solo a lot in CoH, after getting burned by my first SG being disbanded for no reason. I have mixed feelings about getting overly involved with people on the internet.

LOL, yes, 10.  It should have been 9 but I played VO until 2 am last night so I didn't get up at 7 as I'd anticipated.  I do best in 2 hour shifts.  Up at 8 and 2 hours work and break...

[Burnt Toast]

I hate soloing... no really.. I mean HATE soloing. Of the 8 years I was an active subscriber in CoH... I soloed MAYBE .001%. I think th eonly thing I have ever really soloed was the invention system tutorial a few times and the midnighter arc a few times... Heck even when I pvp'd I liked someone on my team....


As for VO... I think it's important people realize this is not an Alpha or Beta but an early PRE-Alpha.

[LaughingAlex]

2. How can you screw up keeping a game in maintenance mode?

Oh, just look at what happened to CO .  From maintenance mode to baiting and switching through nerfing and then releasing more powerful lockbox only items so many things as to leave only a mere few builds viable.  Pretty pitiful state of it's game.

Edit: Removed the incarnate post as I misread which thread this was.