Okay... I believe NC-Soft's behavior can officially be described as "scandalous." In my experience, however "big" they are, entertainers never truly recover from scandal, whether their name is Michael, Arnold or Woody.
We've been nice-nice so far. I suggest it's time to get serious and jeopardize some livelihoods.
Nothing convinces like the truth. The question is which truths will be told, and who can tell then loudly enough? The truth is... NC-Soft sold us goods in bad faith, failed even to consider less draconian options like consolidating servers and cutting costs, disposed of their western customers like old garbage, and shut down the game without proper notice or demonstrable need. This on top of a history of forgery, double-dealing and"game-killing."
NC-Soft is already finished here in the English-speaking world. There are too many people saying "I hate you!" for them ever to feel welcome again. I suggest the next step is to translate our displeasure into Korean and get it onto the appropriate message boards there. When we start costing them won instead of dollars, then they will feel the pressure.
It won't save CoH, but it will teach other game companies how and how not to treat their customers. A pyrrhic victory is better than abject defeat.
Besides, who else will we beat up on when the Freakshow are gone?
