well, the support have been relatively quiet and underground. Remember these people probably dont personally or even care too much of what goes on in these comic conventions, game conventions besides having some advertising in there but that's marketing department. They probably dont read too much online game magazines, and the letter flooding while good probably came off as more of a slight annoyance than something to be taken serious.
While 20,000 people signing a petition sounds like a lot, and show of support that is out of 60,000 that was there when closing and out of around 80,000-100,000 a month that was there through out the last 4-5 years.
And outside the customers themselves of the games, not many outside support. They probably already espected some type of resistance or fuss from the customers and thus it's considered normal to them. But not much of outside people saying hey, what's up, what does it take to get the game going again. But that takes the owner willing to sell, which ncsoft may be willing to do.
I think while support is strong, vast in relative term is a bit too much strong of a word. Vast would be if it made mainstream media and support or someone coving our story that have pull in the media, business or otherwise which has yet to happen or probably wont happen.
While it seem NCSoft wont revive it, first weapon of choice should be to find out what is the true reason COX was shut down in the first place, somehow, normally easy but it seems corporate layers make it hard. Was it that it was under performing? Then we would have to come up with a plan to ensure that it wont. Was the profits not enough, hell then we can raise money for advertising and get more players and more money spent. Was it streamlining, and random, well then not much about that. But in a nutshell if we want them to sell we have to think about what we want and think about what would actually be in it worth their time and process t revive it or sell. And remember these people, as much as many hate them, are not on the verge of bankruptcy so they wont be just snapping at any half baked offer that come across their desk. Or even straight professional ones based solely off money. The demand is high the supply is low. It's the cards of the seller right now. Because one, this isnt the IP of some run of the mill Fantasy game. There is maybe counted on one hand of super hero MMOs, and few if any anything like COX. So it's like that one purple on the Wentworth market that one person have but not using and everyone telling them to give it up so someone else can use. What they forget is what is in it for them that is useful for them to give up or revive that game?
The other way, is we have to show more support and get more people to join that support and actually turn it into vast support so big that even the media cant ignore and stop running away people on various sites over minor details in opinions.
Remember all NCSoft have to do is nothing and their goal is reached. We want the game we have to do the work. Unfortunately they have the ball, and name calling, threats with "bad PR" in a country that barely make up what 10% of their income probably wont work. We have tostop thinking, if the goal is or was to try to convince, about me me me me me me, and more what is in it for them to give it up or revive.
