The Bard is Back!

[Surelle]

Yes, thanks immensely, Mercedes!

Even if nothing comes of any of this, thanks ever so much for pushing forward with positive action.  And if you and yours do wind up saving the day-- it's a round of permanent, torch-bearing statues in AP 33 for all of you, and Tony too!

We do realize this is all yet another long shot but....Keep us posted.

[emu265]

Yes, thanks immensely, Mercedes!

Even if nothing comes of any of this, thanks ever so much for pushing forward with positive action.  And if you and yours do wind up saving the day-- it's a round of permanent, torch-bearing statues in AP 33 for all of you, and Tony too!

We do realize this is all yet another long shot but....Keep us posted.

I wouldn't call it such a long shot as what we wanted in the first place.  Keep hope! :)

[Omega Mark V]

Archiving your characters via Sentinel + might prove the only way to restore them--I can only say that one would hope that in the event that character data is deleted, a new owner would see the wisdom of doing a one-time restore for those that have done so, but that will depend on the generosity of a new owner.

I'm really hoping Valve buys it. lol

I will be hoping and praying for the best come December!

[Victoria Victrix]

I'm really hoping Valve buys it. lol

I will be hoping and praying for the best come December!

You know what?  There is NO harm in launching another round of "Please buy CoH" at Valve, specifying that the rules will have changed come December 1, while Team Wildcard works on our pitch.  I don't think any of us actually care WHO gets CoH as long as it's someone that will take care of it.

[Artillerie]

This may be a bit out there but is there any possibility that Titan could buy CoH? This is assuming of course that everything goes as well as it could but i can't imagine a better owner for the game.

I would happily pay my monthly game sub toward a fund for this cause - with an option to add more when i could.

Just saying :)

[avelworldcreator]

This may be a bit out there but is there any possibility that Titan could buy CoH? This is assuming of course that everything goes as well as it could but i can't imagine a better owner for the game.

I would happily pay my monthly game sub toward a fund for this cause - with an option to add more when i could.

Just saying :)

Kingdom Come Games will attempt to explore funding and purchase options again. The last attempt was abortive when I sensed a likely "wall of silence" during my original probe.

[Terwyn]

You know what?  There is NO harm in launching another round of "Please buy CoH" at Valve, specifying that the rules will have changed come December 1, while Team Wildcard works on our pitch.  I don't think any of us actually care WHO gets CoH as long as it's someone that will take care of it.

I have connections to one of the largest animation schools in North America. Any chance those might be useful?

[avelworldcreator]

Every bit helps.

[NecrotechMaster]

thanks for this fantastic update VV

the fact the selling price will drop drastically and the fact that it will likely be sold means the game has a great chance to make a revival

however i am also unsure what they will do with the accounts, i would hope that they could be transfered since the entire game would be sold thus all of our characters and stuff should still be preserved

if the game does make it through but they cant keep our characters, then honestly i still wouldnt care, i would reroll all my characters if need be, whoever keeps the game alive deserves an instant $100 purchase of paragon points just because they kept the game alive lol

[Golden Girl]

the fact the selling price will drop drastically and the fact that it will likely be sold means the game has a great chance to make a revival

Don't forget that that's dropping from an insanely high price - even if you slash it by 50%, we'd still be looking at 40 million, which is a crazy price for CoH.

[Victoria Victrix]

Don't forget that that's dropping from an insanely high price - even if you slash it by 50%, we'd still be looking at 40 million, which is a crazy price for CoH.

Exponential drop, GG.  I used that word deliberately.  The price I was quoted was definitely not insane.

[avelworldcreator]

Exponential drop, GG.  I used that word deliberately.  The price I was quoted was definitely not insane.

Lips are sealed.  :-X

[Golden Girl]

Exponential drop, GG.  I used that word deliberately.  The price I was quoted was definitely not insane.

10-20 then :P

[Electric-Knight]

Exponential drop, GG.  I used that word deliberately.  The price I was quoted was definitely not insane.

So, they fired Crazy Eddie as their negotiator!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-Mhynh_pg

;D (Man, I haven't seen one of those ads in a while... I think it was just a local thing though, in the NY area)

(more for fun... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGsqBn9pog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvqfvvQIoIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9XC3tAbkQ )
:D

[dwturducken]

Ah, Betamax. That one takes me back. :)

[Lucretia MacEvil]

if the game does make it through but they cant keep our characters, then honestly i still wouldnt care, i would reroll all my characters if need be, whoever keeps the game alive deserves an instant $100 purchase of paragon points just because they kept the game alive lol

This, this, a thousand times this!!!!

Still... some part of my brain (the Annoying Nagging Doubt region) is wondering if NCsoft is just saying the game will be more sell-able after the closure to lighten the ton of bricks we'd planned to drop on them on Dec. 1st.  They already gave us that bit about "exhausting all (selling) options" to try to quiet us down.  I'm too emotionally vulnerable and too distrusting of NCsoft to give up my grain of salt until I see more details on this deal.

However, any reassurances that I don't know what the heck I'm talking about and that this after-closure deal is on the level will be an INCREDIBLE relief!

[emu265]

This, this, a thousand times this!!!!

Still... some part of my brain (the Annoying Nagging Doubt region) is wondering if NCsoft is just saying the game will be more sell-able after the closure to lighten the ton of bricks we'd planned to drop on them on Dec. 1st.  They already gave us that bit about "exhausting all (selling) options" to try to quiet us down.  I'm too emotionally vulnerable and too distrusting of NCsoft to give up my grain of salt until I see more details on this deal.

However, any reassurances that I don't know what the heck I'm talking about and that this after-closure deal is on the level will be an INCREDIBLE relief!

There's no reason not to drop the bricks, unless they open up about selling ON December 1st.

[Victoria Victrix]

There's no reason not to drop the bricks, unless they open up about selling ON December 1st.

I second that.

[Ammon]

10-20 then :P

Lower.

If we can keep the pressure on, I seriously believe that a price under the lowest end would be attainable.  For $10 million, I think they'd be able to set up a studio, the servers, and hire developers too.  Basically, up and running for $10 mil, so just add in some marketing budget.

[eviella]

I know I've used this quote before, but yet again it fits:

"It's not the despair, I can handle the despair.  It's the hope that's killing me."

And so I'm sitting here not-quite-crying, because I've gone in the past few days from "what we are doing is worthwhile even if we don't get our game and community back" to genuinely believing we have a real chance at getting it back. 

Thank you all yet again; we'll see what happens.  And I'll never doubt that what we're doing matters.