A response to NCsoft

[P51mus]

That people from "The East" - just don't get - I mean, we know they love Anime & Manga (like their Weekly/Monthly 'Shonen Jump' magazines, I guess that somewhere(?) between us is a fine line where we differ - on some *subtle* cultural level?

You seem to be confusing Korea with Japan somewhat.  Anime specifically refers to animation that comes from japan (and the kind of style they tend to have), and manga refers to comics from japan.

Also Japan has its share of hero culture with their Power rangers style hero squads,  there was an anime recently called Tiger and Bunny about super heroes that did pretty well, and there were a few anime based on marvel comics.  Not to mention, other anime often have very strong heroic themes, like One Piece.

.....NCsoft never tried launching City of Heroes in Japan.

Anyway, don't just lump all eastern countries together.  There's some similar elements, but significant differences too. 

[epawtows]

Especially if that grain of sand is in their underwear.

You just had to make an underwear comment, in a topic related to superheros, didn't you?   

[Rotten Luck]

Not sure they know what underwear are given some of the images from Blade and Soul.

[eabrace]

You just had to make an underwear comment, in a topic related to superheros, didn't you?   

I come from Triumph.  We don't wear pants!

[Flashtoo]

I come from Triumph.  We don't wear pants!

Oh Triumph, my original home server... I still avoid pants whenever possible.

No, seriously. I wear skirts and dresses all the time.

[MishaFox]

Triumph! The pantless server!

[avelworldcreator]

Triumph! The pantless server!

I plead the 5th...

[downix]

Hickman, is that you?!?

[SithRose]

Triumph! The pantless server!

So you're saying that Triumph is the Sidekick Server?

Cause, you know, everyone knows that sidekicks don't wear pants...

[Knightslayer]

I strongly advise opening a box of tissues before reading it. 

At the end, I will give a short and sharp "Why I will no longer invest my time and money in an NCSoft game and I advise you to do the same."

Then I will put the same in every dedication to every book I turn in from now on, and the hotlink to the story/page.

It will remain on my webpage forever.  Or until NCSoft sells City of Heroes.  That is my response to NCSoft.

Mental note to self: Never anger VV, she can be one scary lady!
I don't think I've ever seen an author do that, it's very creative. 

[DrakeGrimm]

I am about to write the most depressing story I have ever done, my signature character Belladonna Aura's "last day" story.  I'll embed Samuraiko's video when it's done, and on December 1, it will get a hotlink on the front page of my website to the internal section that used to be devoted to my Guest Author arc.

I strongly advise opening a box of tissues before reading it. 

At the end, I will give a short and sharp "Why I will no longer invest my time and money in an NCSoft game and I advise you to do the same."

Then I will put the same in every dedication to every book I turn in from now on, and the hotlink to the story/page.

It will remain on my webpage forever.  Or until NCSoft sells City of Heroes.  That is my response to NCSoft.

* DrakeGrimm lays out a few hugs for VV

[Atlantea]

Mental note to self: Never anger VV, she can be one scary lady!

Remember, this is the lady with a Bolo in her backyard.

http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,5316.msg53898.html#msg53898

[Knightslayer]

Remember, this is the lady with a Bolo in her backyard.

http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,5316.msg53898.html#msg53898

LOL, now you've got me picturing her as Tank Girl! 

[Rotten Luck]

One of my Favorite Writers can have anything she wants in her back yard.

[Enson Red Shirt]

one box of tissues was not enough i'm sure it was depressing to write but it was uplifting to read

[Victoria Victrix]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_128380&feature=iv&src_vid=T8S0GMdpK-U&v=FXv7Da0ueso

Please watch this in HD if you can.  There are little bits you will miss otherwise, mostly on the television screens.

[Atlantea]

Did you write the story VV? Is there a direct link to it?

[Perfidus]

That's Samuraiko's work, if I recall correctly.

[Atlantea]

Oh - I thought she'd mentioned in a post a few weeks ago she was actually writing it out in regular prose style. But I do see above that Samuraiko mentions a script that VV wrote for the video. Maybe that's what she meant?

[Perfidus]

It must be!