Meanwhile, in the Halls of Titan...

[rudyvalencia]

Heya! @AtomBuster from Triumph here. I know a fair bit of graphic and Web design and would be willing to pay at least the original subscription costs (perhaps a bit more) to help save CoH!

In the words of the President in the film Independence Day:

"We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We're gonna live on, we're gonna survive."

[Codewalker]

Agreed, while it won't be the same city, it'll be Our city. It'll be about rebuilding and showing that we are not a playerbase, but a fully fledged community!
Single server is a great idea as it'll be easier to manage. If we pull this off, then  maybe we can rook an offline character/base creator in the process!

Offline character creator is actually a natural byproduct and stepping stone to a full server, so odds are good one will be popping up.

[Starkzilla]

Offline character creator is actually a natural byproduct and stepping stone to a full server, so odds are good one will be popping up.

I actually think once upon a time CoX did have an offline character creator but I don't know if it still exists/is floating around the web.

[Golden Girl]

I actually think once upon a time CoX did have an offline character creator but I don't know if it still exists/is floating around the web.

I think that it was part of the Asian version, as some kind of promotional tool.

[Starkzilla]

That might've been it, yeah.

[Mooties]

If this info would be of any use (however I'm almost certain half of you are already aware), there was a CoX emulation project going on for a while. I'm not sure if it's still active, was ever completed, or if it was abandoned. However it was called S.E.G.S.

From what I know they were reverse engineering the coding for CoX or something.

Links:
http://redmine.nemerle.eu/
http://segs.nemerle.eu/forumz/index.php

[Ampithere]

I'm extremely excited that someone had this idea. I would prioritize getting the IP first. Codebase second. Server third. Volunteers can work on the code for sure. And I'll help try to contact the dev team to see if they are trying anything like this themselves.

[Mandrake]

Well... there is the offline CoH creator. It's not perfect, but it certainly works. I still have a copy around here somewhere... forget who made it.
EDIT: I believe it is Heroe side only. Unsure. I'll find it, fire it up and post back later.

[frostcoh]

Hi, I saw your posts on the forum, and I too want to help in anyway I can.

Thank you for taking the initiative.

[Blondeshell]

We should contact the guys from badge-hunter/vidiotmaps, they could unite with us, if they so wish, of course. I'm sorry if this is already done (didn't read the gazillions of post on the official forum yet, nor do I know the guy in charge)

If anybody knows and can contact other sites like this, it should be done. I'll try to get the french wiki's effort in here.

I'm not "the guy in charge," but I'm already here and "ah've got me sum Maps!" 

[Hex Girl]

Definitely will be behind this.  Watching and waiting for updates.

[Torroes.Prime]

I haven't had the chance to read through all of the thread yet but I am 100% behind the idea to purchase the IP and assets for CoH. I'm also studying to become a web developer so I will gladly throw my hat into the ring to offer my skills in web design to support CoH.

[Gearsmith3]

Hi gang,

First post at Titan. Just wanted to say that I would gladly contribute to keep COH going. I was happy to spend cash on a subscription and points each month..... Anything from $25 to $50 (really).

If anyone starts a Kickstarter or real fund drive, I would gladly support Tony V and CoH for an initial donation of $500 this year, and the same every year ongoing.

If you can spare $1.50 per day, you can do the same

If you feel the same, speak up!

Versitan3@gmail.com

[cygnata]

Good to see other Runners and Drekkers in on this. I agree that Catalyst can hopefully help. I've been contacting those I know left and right, just awaiting word. There's at least one celeb interested in helping with funding, and some old school Internet movers and shakers, too.

For those who want a community to join off CoH, Rowr has an Internet Relay Chat server at irc.spiritwood.net, main channel #virtue. Please come join us, and contact me on AIM, Yahoo, Google, or globally CoH as Cygnata.

We can do this, everyone. We just gotta do everything we can.

[Torroes.Prime]

I was just looking at the petition to keep NCSoft from Shutting down CoH, and it currently has 7,870 signatures. If each of those people were willing and able to donate $100 for the purpose of purchasing the CoH IP and assets, that would be $787,000 we could offer to NCsoft. Jesus! That's 3/4 of $1,000,000!!!!!

[Golden Girl]

There's another potential time limit problem too - it's possible that on December 1st, NSCoft will wipe the character database, because as far as they'd be concenred, there'd be no need to keep it.

[CoyoteSeven]

There's another potential time limit problem too - it's possible that on December 1st, NSCoft will wipe the character database, because as far as they'd be concenred, there'd be no need to keep it.

That might end up being just one of the casualties of this transition, should it succeed in the first place. I think the focus should be on getting ahold of the rights to the game, and then the code and everything else.

I guess we'd also have to see about either licensing or buying the old Cryptic engine?

I'm keeping an eye on this topic. When the time comes to start collecting money, I totally intend to chip into that.

[Xenos]

Just wanting to add myself to this thread. Really glad someone is taking the initiative on this. I'll be glad to help out any way I can (I have some useful skills).

Does anyone know Meggan Russell, who evidently started the petition on change.org. I am glad to see the support coming in (approaching 8000 at this point), but there are a few things we could improve (eg. add an image to make it more visual). I think her handle on the CoX board is Cenes, though I have not had any luck reaching her there.

I think it's important that we coordinate our efforts and not just have bit and pieces all over the place.

Thanks

- Xenos

[Mandrake]

There's another potential time limit problem too - it's possible that on December 1st, NSCoft will wipe the character database, because as far as they'd be concenred, there'd be no need to keep it.

I think this is why I am revved on getting started asap. There is a LOT we could be doing with the time we have left here. Video caps. Screen caps. Packet caps. Divide and conquer. Someone setup a task list, take it by maps, and dole it out. Shouldn't we take precautions? Just a thought.

[Empyrean]

I just want to say, to hell with F2P.  I can, will, and WANT to pay to keep CoH alive, and I hope everyone else feels the same.  Like it or not, ultimately, you vote with dollars.