The Shot Heard Around Paragon City - SCORE Public Release

Started by Super Atom, April 16, 2019, 04:19:43 AM



Shibboleth

#762
Quote from: Eiko-chan on April 19, 2019, 03:23:35 PM
My outsider understanding is that the character database has account names, but no other information. So if you remember your login account name and/or your global handle, your characters can be found.

Most of my account names since CoH shut down have been the name of my favorite character, but what my CoH account names was...oh wait...I think I remember.

Ultimately it does not really matter to me if someone else is playing a dupe of one of my characters. That would really be a form of flattery, no?

Golden Girl

Quote from: slickriptide on April 19, 2019, 03:31:18 PM
That's one word for it.

I think that it might have caused a few whiplash injuries from the various and frequent changes of opinions.
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

slickriptide

Quote from: Golden Girl on April 19, 2019, 03:34:14 PM
I think that it might have caused a few whiplash injuries from the various and frequent changes of opinions.

I'd be lying if I claimed that the past few days have not severely tested my opinions on whether the "CoH Community" is actually a "community" at all.

In other news, it appears that Pohsyb put in an appearance this morning on the Discord and offered to be available for advice.

Bill Z Bubba

Quote from: Ironwolf on April 19, 2019, 02:59:24 PM
Download discord.

Type in City of Heroes
Go to the admin and ask to be added to chat if you are a coder - only approved list of people can get in there but anyone can read what they are doing. It is cool to see how quickly the work is done and the changes being made.

On discord now and reading. I'm just a systems analyst, college dropout with no certs. Reading through the build-compile-discussion, I'm under qualified.

undeadsuits

Quote from: slickriptide on April 19, 2019, 03:41:28 PM
I'd be lying if I claimed that the past few days have not severely tested my opinions on whether the "CoH Community" is actually a "community" at all..

It's always been a community. But now the community finally has the tools to play the game that were previously kept from them by people outside the community for their own enjoyment.

Golden Girl

Quote from: slickriptide on April 19, 2019, 03:41:28 PM
I'd be lying if I claimed that the past few days have not severely tested my opinions on whether the "CoH Community" is actually a "community" at all.

In other news, it appears that Pohsyb put in an appearance this morning on the Discord and offered to be available for advice.

It's always been a diverse community, but that's also been its strength - with the amount of love that people had - and still have - for the game, this was inevitable one day.
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

Golden Girl

Quote from: Bill Z Bubba on April 19, 2019, 03:45:18 PM
On discord now and reading. I'm just a systems analyst, college dropout with no certs. Reading through the build-compile-discussion, I'm under qualified.

You'd be over-qualified for Champions Online.
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

Tahquitz

Alright, April 15th and forward is split off of New Efforts.

Carry on.
"Work is love made visible." -- Khalil Gibran

Garble


Golden Girl

Quote from: Tahquitz on April 19, 2019, 04:00:22 PM
Alright, April 15th and forward is split off of New Efforts.

Carry on.

The thread title should help get villain players back in the swing of things, as it totally ignores the red side :P
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

Sinistar

Quote from: Ironwolf on April 19, 2019, 01:44:55 PM
I believe the character data is from i24 - not sure when. Since they kicked everyone out a couple months prior to shutdown - I would think new characters built after the shutdown announcement might not be there.

But not knowing the time period of when the image was made - no clue except i24.

Then that means about 98% of my alts should be intact.

Question: since alts were scattered among the servers and some people liked to have the same name on each server.... is it safe to presume that names will be unique and that we may all have some name adjustments to make? :)
In fearful COH-less days
In Raging COH-less nights
With Strong Hearts Full, we shall UNITE!
When all seems lost in the effort to bring CoH back to life,
Look to Cyberspace, where HOPE burns bright!

Golden Girl

Quote from: Garble on April 19, 2019, 04:07:24 PM
Bold move. But I think the right one.

Thank you.

The boldest of bold moves is the fact that if they have access to the complete code, then at least one of the Paragon devs did the right thing before the shutdown.
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

VDG

Just surprised I'm seeing something more than  ;) &  :)

Golden Girl

Quote from: Sinistar on April 19, 2019, 04:10:49 PM
Then that means about 98% of my alts should be intact.

Question: since alts were scattered among the servers and some people liked to have the same name on each server.... is it safe to presume that names will be unique and that we may all have some name adjustments to make? :)

I know that names are obviously important, but they're overshadowed by the fact that the community might be able to actually play the game again - I don't even think that too many people would be bothered if they had to level up again.
"Heroes and Villains" website - http://www.heroes-and-villains.com
"Heroes and Villains" on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsMMORPG
"Heroes and Villains" on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Plan_Z_Studios
"Heroes and Villains" teaser trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjKqNPfFv8
Artwork - http://goldengirlcoh.deviantart.com

Sinistar

OKay, ever since the news hit that the game is close to returning, I like many people have been chomping at the bit to get back into the game, rebuild/repair old alts, make new ones and street sweep, fight giant monsters, etc etc.

Then this morning while working out it hit me......I was already falling back into "MUST PLAY COH NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!! COH! COH! COH! AAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!" mindset.

So then I sat down and did some thinking.......and I suggest everyone pause and think for a few minutes to.

1. Like it or not, some time has passed and we have all changed. Hopefully for the better.

2. I have lost a metric ton of weight, wearing medium sized shirts and size 32 pants and a sweet biker jacket that I kept on a hanger in the closet for the past few years to taunt/remind myself to keep going.

3. Junk food is long since purged from my blood and diet, the thought of drinking soda actually makes me queasy now, which is good. 

4. Other early signs of possible potential health issues have been nipped and all tests are great with only one thing left to adjust which will take time and maintaining my diet/exercise.
Also I accessed my internal options menu and set myself to 35 or else I would have leveled to 50 last year.

5. I WILL NOT revert to the health I was at prior to shut down.   

6. In regard to the above, perhaps the shutdown did myself and possibly a few others a favor.

Will I return? YES
Will I restore my army of incarnates and make new alts? YES
Will I have fun? YES
Will I make certain that I have a better balance of game vs. life/health? oh YES, yes indeed.

So basically everyone, just sit back a minute and reflect.  yes we are all happy the game is on the way back and that the light at the end of the tunnel is NOT the lamp of the onrushing train.

Just pace yourselves. This time the game may well last forever and you will have all the time in the world to accomplish your in game goals.  Just don't neglect your life goals and needs too.

"Because reality is real."
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One
In fearful COH-less days
In Raging COH-less nights
With Strong Hearts Full, we shall UNITE!
When all seems lost in the effort to bring CoH back to life,
Look to Cyberspace, where HOPE burns bright!

Thunder Glove

... all I know is that this new topic title got this song stuck in my head.

Tahquitz

Quote from: Golden Girl on April 19, 2019, 04:09:49 PM
The thread title should help get villain players back in the swing of things, as it totally ignores the red side :P

NCSoft did that when they "merged" City of Villains into the same product years back.  Don't blame me.
"Work is love made visible." -- Khalil Gibran

Ohioknight

Quote from: Ironwolf on April 19, 2019, 03:18:59 PM
To clear things up a bit - a lot of the questions about what source code and so on are intentionally vague.

No one wants there to be a chance to back track and find out who did what.

Servers soon - will magically appear thanks to Nemesis plots to destroy the world being foiled. Let's stick with that plan.

Nemesis snapped his fingers - time to undo the snap.

Hear, hear!  As always let's avoid discussing that which should not be discussed.
And be happy that it appears to be returning our city!
"Wow, a fat, sarcastic, Star Trek fan, you must be a devil with the ladies"