[THE PRIDE BALL **COSTUME CONTEST**]

1 hour ago, BluWitch said:

Indeed, the block list is my best buddy.

 

I'm sorry to say that since about 2012, after some incidents in SWTOR of a dox / threatened kidnapping etc. et. ... and also the general vibe post "gamergate" = I do not want to say it, but... it often feels 'safer' to let them misgender me and think i'm a cis het dude playing, as the majority the other MMO communities (post CoX Sundown) have truly been FULL of the typical bad examples of toxicity, racism, transphobia, misogyny and worse. 

 

Now, 

THE GOOD NEWS IS = there are still also, supportve, friendly, creative, funny, sweet, and helpful players in many of the games still, and I do belive that the CoX community will always have THOSE ones in a higher percentage due to the inherent helpful / teamwork oriented framework the game has.

 

With this in mind, and my history of helping to establish, coordinate, and promote events and SGs in the "good old days' We acknowlege and support our siblings and allies desire to come together to honor the tumultously cancelled "Pride Month 2020", especially in this challenging time of social distance.

 

It is on behalf of this very appreciated and needed niche, that we heed the call of our more vulnerable ,players in the LGBTQ population (which has always been relatively high in online RP games) that we come together in a supportive and safe environment in order to celebrate both one another as well as having the incredible pleasure of playing tis most BELOVED game once again....together!

 

PS. for anyone about to get blocked

I am far too old to debate the "why do you have to have a special month/day/party/event/community" trope. We did this in 2007 on live in a thread that had activity of over 12k or something ridiculous. The Devs and CMs supported both myself and our community wholeheartedly. This is just standard practice now, but back then, they were truly some of our most unexpected advocates and became some of my "Heroes" at the time.  Our success was celebrated as well as we gave out hundreds of trial codes and gained many permanent community members.

 

So please, volunteer to help out, and be a hero (or vig or rogue, or villian idc) and help us bring one another some hope and joy.

I know many trans folks in CoX, some open and some not so much. The GMs have always been supportive and said if anyone gives you crap, let them know and they'll sort it out. There really is no room for bad behavior like that on any forum/game but knowing that people with the power have your back is encouraging and why I'm so willing to be open. I haven't had any really negative interactions, only one was a friend who tried to be supportive but just couldn't handle it after we'd been hanging out for like two years. That was sad but you can't change people that don't want to be changed.

Oh, and there was someone from the LGBTQ community who told me I was wrong about how I felt about the trans thing. They are blocked and why I cannot be part of at least one LGBTQ channel on Torchbearer.  Never tell someone their wrong in how they feel. I think that's been the one thing that has ticked me off more than anything else in the game.

[THE PRIDE BALL **COSTUME CONTEST**]

21 hours ago, BluWitch said:

Also due to work I was unable to attend last year's event, so have no idea what to expect as far as community temperature and participation levels are RN

I'm openly trans when I'm on the game and have had few problems. And, the ones that were problems are no longer on my friend's list or are blocked.

[THE PRIDE BALL **COSTUME CONTEST**]

3 minutes ago, DougGraves said:

 

one assumes for a pride costume party trans are permitted

I hope so since 95% of my toons are dressed in trans flag colors and my powersets all use trans colors! Though I don't think I have any that have 90s music vibes. I can sort that out though!

[FREEDOM Forever!]

My global was @Sheepswench then @Wench. Trying to remember some of my toons ... Huge Mounds was the one that always attracted attention. I ran with a few different supergroups and crowds. So many toons were plays on words--Impfomanic was another. Moundsy Cryo was another.

[THIS IS JUSTICE!!!!]

On 2/17/2020 at 11:32 PM, Ici said:

 

 

Iciel, from Justice days of yore, signing in!  I am seeing many of you from the "olden days" as my kids (all grown up now) call our family's COH days on live!

 

Other favorite characters (that I can remember in my old age):

 

102nd Dalmation

Meneltari

Spribble

Annaicuileva

Lytreece

Andropaeia

Isilnuruva

 

Our Supergroup:

Legion of Tirrhunost

 

P.S.  Are we back on for the annual holiday card exchange??? 

P.S.S.  I still love my Sally necklace from our resident Portland, OR jewelry maker!  (Was that you Nyx?)

 

I remember you!

[THIS IS JUSTICE!!!!]

On 3/3/2020 at 10:55 PM, Eowyyn said:

Justice ❤️ It was my server and I was @Eowyyn there and I'm @Eowyyn here. My main was an ill/emp troller named Eowyyn and I based many other characters after her. Mainly Torchbearer now. : ) I recognize some names here!!

I know that name!

[THIS IS JUSTICE!!!!]

My global was @Sheepswench then @Wench. Trying to remember some of my toons ... Crafting Wench, Nefarious Nan, Plump Enough, Red Hawt Stuff, Nurse Nan (far too many 'Hello, Nurse' comments back in the day!).

[Should the Devs (if possible) remove the blue caves from the game?]

I don't mind the caves other than the cake room. They need to be bigger though, some of the larger toons literally don't fit. Make them roomier and have more bad guys (going through 2/3 of the map to get to the second group of bad guys then only having like four other groups is just annoying and frustrating). The base caves are not nearly as annoying except for that giant room with all the levels where that one last group is hiding and you spend 20 minutes looking for them. I like challenges in the game and maps but when it is just a time sink or makes the game play too annoying then it needs to change. I like the change of pace of the caves but they need work.

 

@Number.One

[Requesting a non-AE server #TBL on July 1st]

I would love to see AE go away completely. I know, not reasonable. It just takes away from the whole idea of it being a game that you're supposed to work your way through. Having a new level 50 toon in a few hours just seems counter to the whole everything of it being a game and takes away from the whole purpose of playing a game. Yeah, the slog can be sloggy and unfun but there should be solutions for that other than to run through a farm 10 times.

 

Neil

@Number.One

 

(Full disclosure, I have never made an AE farmer but have taken advantage of those who have to reach certain goals and to get toons I don't want to keep playing to 50 so I can reach the finish line then move them to the list of no returns. Or when I need an influx of influence.)