New efforts!

[MM3squints]

I see this thread as a way to pop in and drop a line saying I am still here and holding my torch.

Torch is so old school, they need to have a /e holdcellphoneup emote

[Angel Phoenix77]

so, this is what this thread has come to. CoX negotiations on hold because of BS with Nexon and financial worries, and all the CoX language has been spent already in only under 1000 pages leaving the topic to turn to STO.

I think it's time we began discussing methods to combat the hold process in the negotiations. as far as I see it we have two options.

1(villain): someone get the NCSoft legal crew and those responsible for the IP really really drunk, make sure they enjoy themselves, then get them to work and suggest they sign over the game to the Them.

2 (hero): offer to buy the NCSoft Execs responsible for the deal a nice dinner at a fancy place in exchange for information on what is specifically worrying them about Nexon and what relation it has to do with CoX. Then put our brains together and figure out methods to avert their worries.

I agree with Agge, this topic starts off talking about City of. then someone talks about a new topic. However, this topic does return to talking about City of. Personally I do not see people talking about different things as damaging this thread. At the moment it is just time to talk about STO for a few pages, until someone talks about something else.
For right now we have all the information that was revealed to us, and for me that is enough.

I see this thread as a way to pop in and drop a line saying I am still here and holding my torch.

Standing there right by you Wolf :) /em torch

[Vee]

HI BILLY MAYS HERE... BUY YOUR EVIL IN A CAN TODAY FOR THE 19.99. THATS RIGHT 19.99. BUT WAIT THERES MORE! CALL IN THE NEXT 30 SECCONDS AND RECEVE A SECCOND CAN FREE!!!

Too soon

[Arcana]

Torch is so old school, they need to have a /e holdcellphoneup emote

It looks odd next to the pitchfork.

[blacksly]

Torch is so old school, they need to have a /e holdcellphoneup emote

Or an /e selfie

[Angel Phoenix77]

Or an /e selfie

What kind of selfie? Cassie's from Mortal Kombat; or just a regular selfie :)

[Nyghtshade]

It looks odd next to the pitchfork.

Torches are classic.  So, for that matter are pitchforks, but I'll stick with /em holdtorch.   :D

[Mistress Urd]

HI BILLY MAYS HERE... BUY YOUR EVIL IN A CAN TODAY FOR THE 19.99. THATS RIGHT 19.99. BUT WAIT THERES MORE! CALL IN THE NEXT 30 SECCONDS AND RECEVE A SECCOND CAN FREE!!!

Plus a small charge for shipping and handling.

$14.95

[ivanhedgehog]

I see this thread as a way to pop in and drop a line saying I am still here and holding my torch.

I dropped my torch, sorry about the burnt carpet smell. I picked it up and you can barely see the scorch marks.

[Nyx Nought Nothing]

so, this is what this thread has come to. CoX negotiations on hold because of BS with Nexon and financial worries

Wait, what? i missed the post where it was confirmed that the negotiations were on hold. All somewhat credible posts on the status of negotiations that i've seen strongly implied that negotiations were still ongoing, albeit slowly. Link please.

[LaughingAlex]

I'd thought I heard somewhere that they started moving forward in august, actually.  But they were temporarily on hold before that thanks to Nexon.

[Stitchified]

Two (and a half  :P) questions:
1. When exactly did all this drama with Nexon start?
2. Did anyone from the team say that the talks are on hold or is it one of those "it's safe enough to assume" type things?
       2.5 Can anyone from the team even tell us if the talks are on hold or not?

[Vee]

There was a ^^^this, which is pretty much more than most of us hoped for given the NDA.

[Arcana]

Wait, what? i missed the post where it was confirmed that the negotiations were on hold.

Thank you for calling NCSoft.  If you know the party you wish to reach you can dial their extension at any time.  For investor relations, press one.  For customer support with any NCSoft product, press two.  If you are trying to purchase the City of Heroes property, press three.  Press zero to speak to an attendant.

Welcome to the City of Heroes acquisition department.  All of our representatives are assisting other hail mary teams.  Please stay on the line and your purchase offer will be answered in the order it was received.

♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪

[Stitchified]

Thank you for calling NCSoft.  If you know the party you wish to reach you can dial their extension at any time.  For investor relations, press one.  For customer support with any NCSoft product, press two.  If you are trying to purchase the City of Heroes property, press three.  Press zero to speak to an attendant.

Welcome to the City of Heroes acquisition department.  All of our representatives are assisting other hail mary teams.  Please stay on the line and your purchase offer will be answered in the order it was received.

♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪

I can see NCsoft doing exactly that... it'd make me want to kill them too :P

[blacksly]

Thank you for calling NCSoft.  If you know the party you wish to reach you can dial their extension at any time.  For investor relations, press one.  For customer support with any NCSoft product, press two.  If you are trying to purchase the City of Heroes property, press three.  Press zero to speak to an attendant.

Welcome to the City of Heroes acquisition department.  All of our representatives are assisting other hail mary teams.  Please stay on the line and your purchase offer will be answered in the order it was received.

♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪

Considering it's NCSoft, I would have guess that 101 (lol) would be their customer support extension.

[Nyx Nought Nothing]

Thank you for calling NCSoft.  If you know the party you wish to reach you can dial their extension at any time.  For investor relations, press one.  For customer support with any NCSoft product, press two.  If you are trying to purchase the City of Heroes property, press three.  Press zero to speak to an attendant.

Welcome to the City of Heroes acquisition department.  All of our representatives are assisting other hail mary teams.  Please stay on the line and your purchase offer will be answered in the order it was received.

♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪

So you're saying Joshex actually called NCsoft directly to learn this and that's why i had missed this information completely? That crazy, brilliant, bloody fool! He took us seriously and is actually applying to work for NCsoft. That madman!

[Ryo Kinsaru]

Thank you for calling NCSoft.  If you know the party you wish to reach you can dial their extension at any time.  For investor relations, press one.  For customer support with any NCSoft product, press two.  If you are trying to purchase the City of Heroes property, press three.  Press zero to speak to an attendant.

Welcome to the City of Heroes acquisition department.  All of our representatives are assisting other hail mary teams.  Please stay on the line and your purchase offer will be answered in the order it was received.

♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♪

I laughed harder at this than when my wife got pushed (in her dress) into the pool at our reception... and I watch that video 2-3 times a month. You are a genius.

P.S. - I'm trying to curb my use of exclamation points so I don't end up on Ritalin.

[syberghost]

I guess it depends on how you play it.  The bad part is that a lot of the good stuff people want requires spending money to get, like content gated behind lockboxes.

Is "you have to pay to get some of the things you want" really a "bad part"? You get that they're a business, and the folks doing the work are doing it for a living, not in their spare time, right?

I'm down with "I don't like lockboxes", but "a lot of the good stuff requires spending money" is literally how everything works. In the world.

[darkgob]

Is "you have to pay to get some of the things you want" really a "bad part"? You get that they're a business, and the folks doing the work are doing it for a living, not in their spare time, right?

I'm down with "I don't like lockboxes", but "a lot of the good stuff requires spending money" is literally how everything works. In the world.

Paid starships in STO cost $25.  Per ship class.  It would really be much less offensive if everything wasn't so absurdly overpriced (also if the game were good enough to justify spending any money on, which it rarely is).