[recreating old heroes versus new.]

CoX was where my childhood stable of heroes and villains came to life, so mostly it's me revisiting old friends. A few CoX creations I also remade, though the part about not being the same person I was in 2012 is very much the truth. Maybe I should experiment a bit with builds and power sets.

[I don't get why this is so much better than CO]

Champions Online imitated City of Heroes. That's the difference. One broke the mold. The other is a knockoff.

 

It really is quite simple. When I went over to Champions after CoH was murdered, first thing I thought of in the tutorial was "This is the bloody Rikti Invasion."

[Attention roleplayers!]

*Happily playing on Excelsior*

 

What? We're on Everlasting now? Ah well, my highest guy was Level 10 so it's not that much of a loss I suppose...

[Altaholics Anonymous]

Before the game had its throat slit, I'd only managed to get one Level 50. Even after all these years, I know Kings Row like the back of my hand.

 

Since logging in again yesterday, I have five characters thus far and have forced myself to back out of the character creation screen twice over. Incidentally, I've not recreated my Level 50 so far.

[Servers down]

I get the frustration, I feel it too. I've got a pile of other games to play, but since returning to City of Heroes nothing else matters.

 

It's just a lesson in patience, is all.

[Are We Sure....]

I for one think Mender Silos is a fine individual.

[Nostalgia has not made this game seem better than it is]

The game has aged remarkably well. Enhancements feel good. Combat is pretty engaging for a early-aughts MMO title, the community feels like it never left...

 

I hope these servers remain active. It's so good being home again.

[Back in Paragon after all these years]

So I waited in the queue, got into the game. Recreated my "essential" cadre, ran a few missions with one...logged out for the evening to let others play.

 

Even if tomorrow the servers are gone forever, I just wanted to say thank you. It was great being back in Paragon City for a little while. Hopefully I can play for some time to come, but if I can't...know that your efforts have made a middle aged man's craptastic week end on a remarkably high note.

[Queue is not helpful when you wait 3 hours, select toon, and fail DB server]

That'd be fine, if the server didn't crash as well. At least in Vanilla WoW, they had a queue protection system in place.

 

Vanilla WoW was also a professional business server set up, in which keeping the customers happy was paramount to remaining fiscally solvent with a brand new game.

 

This is a volunteer/fan effort to revive a game 6+ years gone.

[2900 people in queue across both servers....perhaps a third server?]

*raises hand*

At least there's a couple of people that are desperate enough to wait 3 hours just to crash. Some people can't be that big of a fanboy.

 

Then go play something else then. Nobody's holding a gun to your head and demanding you stay.

[Queue is not helpful when you wait 3 hours, select toon, and fail DB server]

I'm perfectly happy to wait in line for even a moment back in Paragon City. If certain parties decide to axe the whole project when I'm at 5 in line, then that's the balliwick.

 

At the end of the day, the fact the game is even briefly back is astounding.

[Some interesting statistics]

I mean, there comes a point when diminishing returns happen - when the game isn't netting enough profit to justify keeping it functional. And back in 2012, the idea of legacy servers keeping a game afloat also wasn't really a thing.

 

But then you look at Champions, and you honestly wonder what Perfect World's revenue stream for loot boxes and a handful of cheap costume pieces looks like to justify keeping the mummified corpse alive.

[2900 people in queue across both servers....perhaps a third server?]

I doubt there's a single person that would choose 2+ hour queue over lag. Even the crashing wasn't as bad as this.

 

*raises hand*

 

You have my sword.

[Some interesting statistics]

Not sure how many consecutive players can be on the servers at a given time, but seeing as both servers have significant queues (Around 3000+ combined), I figured I'd look into how that compares to other Super Hero MMOs.

 

According to Steam Charts, Champions Online is averaging close to 300 players a month getting into the game via Steam. DC Universe Online is fairing a bit better, averaging close to 900 players a month.

 

There are 3000 people lined up, waiting patiently to play a shuttered 6+ year old game.

 

I definitely hope certain parties are paying attention to those numbers.

[2900 people in queue across both servers....perhaps a third server?]

So, who do we have to all willingly and gratefully pay for their efforts so that this will scale to our overwhelming love? :) :) :)

 

Were it legal (Which I'm not sure it would be, given its not their intellectual property), I'd gladly throw $15 a month once more.

[I don't know if I should be proud or sad...]

Queue isn't moving a too bad a clip. I'm in 400s after an hour. Granted I'm fortunate in that I don't work tomorrow so can stay up.

[Any Pinnacle expats?]

Mister Astonishing

Night-Raider

Killer Leopard

Thoughtforce

Demon Digger

Monochrome Mobster

Grinmace

 

Reporting for duty!

[2900 people in queue across both servers....perhaps a third server?]

I mean, it's showcasing pretty solidly that there is a major demand for the game yet. Game's been dark since 2012...and yet we've got 2000+ player queues to get in.

 

That's...impressive.

[Things we didn't enjoy that were updates.]

Playing the game initially on Dial Up, Galaxy City was a MUST for me because it was a quieter starting location then "Laglas Park".

 

Then I got decent Internet and still went with Galaxy City because even in MMOs, I'm slightly anti-social. Then they nuked Galaxy City, and I was heartbroken for a long time.

[2900 people in queue across both servers....perhaps a third server?]

I'm willing to wait. I've waited over six years to log back in. A few more hours won't kill me.

[What is the best mob in game?]

Ah to be young and ignorant again.

 

"What's a Sapper?" ~ Everyone in CoH at some point, then they learn.

[Return of the Son of Jukebox Thread]

Appropriate given the situation...

 

[To all the Original CoH players]

I don't recall anything concrete, but the name Twixt definitely twinges my memory.

[Say a thanks? Share a memory!]

Bless you all for this.

 

City of Heroes was my first MMO. I grew up rural, on dial up, and didn't take the plunge into MMOs until I was already out of College.

 

I was never the most fanatical player, but it was always there - especially when it went free to play. I supported the game, bought everything that came out gladly, even though I only managed one Level 50.

 

And since it's murder (let's call it what it was), I've missed it terribly. WoW got its talons into me for more years then I'm proud of, but Paragon City has always been my home. I'm looking forward to coming home again.

[Update from the Homecoming Team (April 26th): Excelsior!]

I'm sitting at 1013 in line to get into Excelsior...and I don't care.

 

Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm a 35 year old man and almost reduced to tears by the fact a game I've missed terribly is available again, even if only for a moment.