Something else you can do that's VERY important! Play the game!

[Hyperstrike]

Okay, a Facebooker by the name of Kellan Pine actually posted this one up.  And it's really on point.

Alright guys, there's something important that we need to do. Something that's hard, and something that a lot of people probably don't want to do. We need to play City of Heroes. Make new characters, play old characters, have apocalypse parties, do crazy stuff you never thought of before. Do anything and everything you can to be on those servers. We have to keep our traffic up. How we react, not just out of game, but in game is important. Not only will companies want to see just how loyal we really are, but the remaining staff at Paragon needs to see that we believe their talks can get somewhere. So get online and solo Hamidon or something. Oh, and encourage other people to do the same :)

I know some people are bummed, and others are looking for some modicum of closure.  But remaining in-game is also important.  If NCSoft is seeing a lot of protests, but game traffic tails off to nothing...well, problem!

[emu265]

I agree, this is important.  If you don't have the time (I don't have too much myself, between class, work and studying for the LSAT), keep vigil in your local Atlas (33 if you're on Virtue!).  We gotta keep the server traffic up, or NCSoft or whoever else is not going to take any of this seriously. 

I would also like to suggest having rallies as much as possible without tiring people out.  Before the rally, I noticed Freedom was lingering in green with only peak-hours yellow and Virtue was brought down to green about half the time.  People began moving away, but the rally brought them back (Freedom is now yellow most the time and Virtue is almost always yellow).  We gotta keep people logging in.

[dwturducken]

I'm not the only one on the Exalted server, but I'm the only one holding a torch anytime I look, aside from people who hit the emote as their logout time counts down. THAT's a haunting effect!

[DashaBlade]

I actually set a goal for myself (and only time will tell if I'll be able to complete it). I plan to complete every story arc available in flashback, blue side, on my main toon. Then turn evil, and do every story arc red side, too. If I can do this in three months, it'll be so amazingly amazing that I may have to invent a new word for it.

[Ampithere]

I actually set a goal for myself (and only time will tell if I'll be able to complete it). I plan to complete every story arc available in flashback, blue side, on my main toon. Then turn evil, and do every story arc red side, too. If I can do this in three months, it'll be so amazingly amazing that I may have to invent a new word for it.

Just remember, demorecord it for posterity  ;)

[chaparralshrub]

Back to Architect - because anything we make on Architect is stored locally on our computers, it is one thing that we can take with us even if the worst happens!

[Thirty-Seven]

I will endeavor to play more... I have to admit, that I have only actually played the game twice since the announcement.  It's just... depressing.

But I can certainly try harder.  :)

[emu265]

I actually set a goal for myself (and only time will tell if I'll be able to complete it). I plan to complete every story arc available in flashback, blue side, on my main toon. Then turn evil, and do every story arc red side, too. If I can do this in three months, it'll be so amazingly amazing that I may have to invent a new word for it.

Good idea!
I am doing the same, but between two toons.  A Peacebringer for my Blueside shenanigans and an Arachnos for my Redside exploits.  Both of them will switch sides for the badges.

Lots of work.  Some of the original content is a little monotonous.  I recall one 15-19 blue mission that was a defeat all with 12 glowies.  Oy, haha.

[The-Hunter-JLJ]

I unlocked my Hybrid, which was more of an achievement than I expected it to be. Going to keep advertising for Magi farms until nobody responds that they need to unlock.

[Zolgar]

I'm not going to be playing much over the next 3 months, not because of the anouncement, but because of life.

Working on some huge projects IRL so most of my time is taken up by those.. pair that with the fact that playing mouse/keyboard games aggravates my bad shoulder.. my gaming time right now is being spent on Skyrim, 'cause I can use the 360 controller, and I don't have to rely on other people.

[ThorsAssassin]

Oh I have been playing the game for sure. In fact it's a distraction for me lol. I go in with the intention of getting demo shots and end up playing...

Great to point out though and I agree fully!

[LtlBtyRam]

 I agree! We NEED to keep playing and do our utmost to keep others playing.  I am trying to get the word out on Triumph to keep vigil, but am having a hard time getting people to do it.  I'll keep at it though not to worry!

[Vulpy]

Okay, so there's something I should probably be doing more of. Time's pretty tight for me these days, though. I'll see what I can do. :)

[The-Hunter-JLJ]

I agree! We NEED to keep playing and do our utmost to keep others playing.  I am trying to get the word out on Triumph to keep vigil, but am having a hard time getting people to do it.  I'll keep at it though not to worry!

You want I should send the Butler Eternal over there to hold down Triumph?

[Chaos Ex Machina]

Anybody intending a complete story arc run please PM me.  I am organizing a demorecord of every mission in the game.

[chaparralshrub]

I can't play right now, earliest will probably be Saturday, just due to RL - but I'll spend as much of Sat. online as I can, making an Architect arc. I'm drafting storyboards now.

[Mantic]

It's just... depressing.

^^^
ditto


I feel unmotivated when I get in there -- it hits me hardest when I am in the game. Almost like being in shock. Hopefully I'll get past that soon and be able to play some more. For now, I'll just be logging in to take screenshots and such.

[Olantern]

Good point!  I know my Global Channel friends are all keeping busy in-game.

I'd like to be playing.  Heck, I bought a new computer expressly to run the game (my old one having died) three days before the announcement.  However, downloading CoH is a bit of a challenge these days, with no "download client" links.  Fortunately, I think I can just get the Launcher and then use my disk from seven years ago to install the game, then patch, right?

That brings me to a question: are things like unpublished AE arcs, saved costume files, and saved power customization files saved on the servers as well as locally?  If not, I lost a LOT when I lost my previous machine.

[Patribot]

Getting in as much time as I can. My personal project is to "Finish" (Get to 50) as many characters as I can. I'm mostly doing storylines to do it, but I will admit to not turning down the occational farm invite.

I REALLY like the torch emote at signout idea though! I will be doing that in populated areas after a local "Save City of Heroes!" from here on out.

[Zangelir]

I'd like to be playing.  Heck, I bought a new computer expressly to run the game (my old one having died) three days before the announcement.  However, downloading CoH is a bit of a challenge these days, with no "download client" links.  Fortunately, I think I can just get the Launcher and then use my disk from seven years ago to install the game, then patch, right?.

To get around this, you can either go into your NCSoft master account and download the client there (it was still working as of a few days ago), or if you have (or get) the launcher for any other NCSoft games, you can download and install directly from the launcher. This works for new and old accounts alike.

Hope this helps to get a few people back in.