I have to agree with TonyV here. Nobody *had* to put in any effort at all after our City was closed to us; we could have all just said "well that's it!" and found new games, or like others putting down their efforts now with phrases like 'too hard' 'too much work' 'take too long'... I'm sure a LOT of folks have.
I really appreciate any and all efforts folks have made, whether it was going through the time and effort organizing events and pitches to save, then later revive it, down to those who just contributed what they could to those efforts. I appreciate Codewalker, Leandro, and so many others who are plugging away at their keyboards for hours (with no pay, just for the love of it mind you) to help us back into our City in whatever ways they can, even moreso for SHARING their efforts with all of us. I appreciate TonyV, and Golden Girl, and any other folks putting in efforts to re-create what we loved so much about our City. I don't post a ton, tending to lurk, and I don't agree with everyone's take on things, but I have seen a lot of effort and passion on these boards for the past year for something we all loved, and after many proclamations of its death...
*deep breath*
...we're still here, and in many ways (and more all the time because of the above efforts) so is our City. Don't ask us if it's dead. That's something you're going to have to answer in your own heart at this point, and if the answer for you is 'yes' then why are *you* still here?
Now, because this is the internet, I'm going to clarify that. I'm not saying to anyone to leave and not come back. What I meant was if all this is a waste of time and effort, that you feel we'll never see our City again, or nothing anyone's doing here will bring that back to you in any way that will satisfy you, then perhaps you're just here looking for closure. If that's the case, you got that last December 1st. If not... then keep your hopes up and stick around. You never know what's going to happen, but it won't be spurred on by negativity or trying to diminish the efforts of others, that's for sure.
also...
I don't recall it being a full game. I thought they put out some screenies from a "found game" for April Fool's a few years ago.
I was trying to be funny; yes it was just an April Fool's joke.
Lyc~