The Shot Heard Around Paragon City - SCORE Public Release

[summers]

I think in the next month you are going to be seeing a LOT of servers.

I know 1 server was up and another one was being worked to add the fixes they were doing from the first one, live - as I said it is amazing to see these folks work. I won't be needing to host a special server - they are going to be simple to host - they are working on making the install idiot proof.

Thank you for your amazing work, and to those who are working behind the scenes right now!!

[undeadsuits]

So all we need is content for the servers now right? That's sort of the vibe I'm getting from all the news.

[WolfSoul]

So even if servers get up by the weekend, you can't log in , make a character and run missions?

[Dev7on]

Ok once the source code gets released and the community is worried about NCsoft trying to shut it down can we let the M.A.D.E protect us from copyright issues so we won't have to worry about all of this going on? They did made on offer after they won the DMCA rule.

[Sinistar]

I think in the next month you are going to be seeing a LOT of servers.

I know 1 server was up and another one was being worked to add the fixes they were doing from the first one, live - as I said it is amazing to see these folks work. I won't be needing to host a special server - they are going to be simple to host - they are working on making the install idiot proof.

Heart racing....pulse pounding......HULKING OUT WITH DELIGHT! :)

Okay seriously though,  these people have the content and player database already?

[Desmartica]

I'm still here. 

And...it sounds like our wait is nearly over.

[Ironwolf]

They are waiting to get the player base and missions tomorrow - realize for code junkies they have heard about this code for over a decade and they are going crazy fixing it and understanding it.

[Arkasas]

So even if servers get up by the weekend, you can't log in , make a character and run missions?

We've got a couple different things going on here.

As I type, Leandro is seeking out hosts for an i25 server. If they get up this weekend, which isn't guaranteed, all the content would be there. However, it would also likely be unstable as hell. So you can certainly try to do all those things, and I certainly hope we can do all those things, but it may not happen. Apparently, people want to play City of Heroes - who knew?

Ironwolf is talking about creating servers around the i24 source code that was published today. Work is proceeding pretty darn quickly, but they only have the source code - the content database still has to be scrubbed, and the character database is still a very large question mark. When it comes out, one hopes you will be able to log in, make characters, and run missions, but it will likely be worse on the stability front. In the long run, though, it's the best plan short of SEGS.

[Ironwolf]

Long term - 6 months or so - you will see a better City of Heroes likely than the original.

Now make the call to the Atlas Revival people.

[Sinistar]

They are waiting to get the player base and missions tomorrow - realize for code junkies they have heard about this code for over a decade and they are going crazy fixing it and understanding it.

Sounds good, after all this time I can wait a bit longer.

Also the faster they can convert this into a software package that is idiot proof (or as close as possible to that) for anyone to set up public or private servers and client software,  is the faster it can be distributed to the fan base for archiving as well as playing.....

...and is also the faster we can give a giant middle finger to NCSoft.

They lost my money and respect when they shut the game down, I have never played any of their other games, and if they did revive CoH I would STILL be loathe to give them any money.

Note to self, create Stan Lee tribute/easter egg on private server....

[Mew Mew Supercat]

Long term - 6 months or so - you will see a better City of Heroes likely than the original.

Now make the call to the Atlas Revival people.

Will we have to pay a sub?

[Ultimate15]

I wonder if we'd be able to just create one account for all the different servers. But that's impossible, right?

Orrrrr I wonder if there'd be a capability somehow to just continue to use your Paragon Chat (Titan Network) account, and port all that stuff to your 'private server' account?

[undeadsuits]

They are waiting to get the player base and missions tomorrow - realize for code junkies they have heard about this code for over a decade and they are going crazy fixing it and understanding it.

That's alright. They were already crazy for believing it existed before Monday right? ;D they sound like the perfect people for the job

[Sinistar]

Will we have to pay a sub?

These special servers would have to take donations from people that OPT to pay donations and that would be solely for server cost/maintenance/bandwidth.  If any charge for special bonuses/features for players that invites a visit from NCSoft's friends Cease and Desist.

Still it is nice to see that the dark tunnel the fans were cast into with the shutdown now has a light at the end of it, and it is NOT the lamp of an onrushing train.

[Taceus Jiwede]

All of this is very exciting.  So it sounds like if a server is up by this weekend, it won't really be for jumping in and playing again, but more so just a starting place to get the ball rolling?  Either way, this is all happening so fast and taking my breath away!

[Jordan_Lee]

I wonder if we'd be able to just create one account for all the different servers. But that's impossible, right?

Orrrrr I wonder if there'd be a capability somehow to just continue to use your Paragon Chat (Titan Network) account, and port all that stuff to your 'private server' account?

I was hoping our character data can be given to us in a file so we can take it with us to different servers. That way if a server crashes, closes, or shuts down we can move to the next.

I think this is fantasy, but it is my fantasy.

[Mew Mew Supercat]

These special servers would have to take donations from people that OPT to pay donations and that would be solely for server cost/maintenance/bandwidth.  If any charge for special bonuses/features for players that invites a visit from NCSoft's friends Cease and Desist.

Still it is nice to see that the dark tunnel the fans were cast into with the shutdown now has a light at the end of it, and it is NOT the lamp of an onrushing train.

Thanks for the headsup :)

[CG]

It's hard not to be bitter that this could have all been happening years ago.

[Mantic]

I was hoping our character data can be given to us in a file so we can take it with us to different servers. That way if a server crashes, closes, or shuts down we can move to the next.

I think this is fantasy, but it is my fantasy.

The SentinelPlus exporter from sunset could make portable exports for that sort of thing. One character at a time.

[Ultimate15]

I just have so many great toons via Paragon Chat that I'd love to re-purpose in an emulator. But, I'd understand if that just wasn't in the bag.