Crystal Dragon

Your alright, Honorit, you'll fit right in with that sense of humor. 😄

There's lots of neuro kin here, and passels of mental health warriors too. You are among friends for sure. AuADHD/DID and a passel of other issues I'm in good care routines for.

I would recommend those that DO use it for this purpose to please keep in mind that editing to preference of what you are trying to convey would be highly suggested as well as encouraging learning from the AI's word choices, and understanding what it is spouting out. It doesn't always come up with the most logical path for responses, even with the creative slant amped up on the module scales, but it does provide a bit of definition insight that can help improve your own personal writing skills over time. Just don't use it as a crutch, that's all I have to say on that.

As someone that does use AI for various different purpose I'd like to add to this conversation a few key notes that people are missing with this discussion here. Using AI to respond to RP posts is like using canned meat for a recipe that requires fresh meat, it's not going to taste the same when the meal is ready, and definitely going to look different as well. If you lack the time and patience to actually formulate posts by hand, or need help with finding a certain word or phrase, fine, use it for that, it's basically a search engine for that purpose as well. But don't use it to craft responses because honestly, it's not going to incorporate your own sense of creativity involved, it's just going to be a tin-canned version of what you seek to detail or reply with. Many of the responses here, I'm going to admit, make me cringe at the lack of full comprehension of what Spazzy is trying to state here. REALLY READ IT PLEASE and comprehend what he's trying to explain before you continue further to tear apart this post. His reasoning and breakdown for this is valid as hell, and I respect his willingness to approach this subject from this direction of teaching and why AI in this particular area of game play is not just disrespectful to those that do not use AI for responses, but also towards the authors and book writers of this community that do indeed take the time to write and detail responses in a way that tailors to their characters persona. If my stating this upsets you, perhaps you need to take a step to really read the full context and not get riled up about the subject itself but rather what he's saying in explanation about the usage of AI in this manner of play. There is no spirit or actual emotion drawn from AI responses, even in the creative line of use, so it has no way to determine whether the response it's written FOR YOU is within the sense you are trying to convey or not without explicitly clear definitions, and even then, it still comes out somewhat tin-can in flavoring. It is a creative art, a hobby, and for some an inspiration for the books and novels they are writing currently. If you do not have time to construct posts and replies on your time playing, then don't, excuse yourself from the scene and let others join instead. It's not up to the person that initiates to push you to write, that's on you completely.

I'm just going to say no. On both counts. Prestige was did away due to the community of players being too small to maintain the upkeep costs that live servers held. (And yes, I played live as well, and I ***hated*** the prestige system.) Subscriptions are not required for the reasoning that this is run by a dedicated group of gamers that love this game and wish to keep it alive as long as possible, and with NCsoft granting limited license, it will remain free, for as long as Homecoming exists. Donations are always a welcome addition if you absolutely feel that money should go towards funding the servers and further development, but subscriptions are not ever going to be required and I do not think that locking the game behind subscription costs, will do any favors to our already small gaming community here.

Basecode: LEYGARDENS-28255 Global: @Crystal Dragon Shard: Everlasting Special Considerations: This base is designed as a hidden part of the Tirikan collective characters background work and story line. There is active construction being done in the central garden proper, but the last room is the real gem of the base itself. (Thanks to @Dacy for all the wonderful creative tips and advice.) Flight is not required, and do take time to look around at the statue work and other decor along the way. ❤️ Basecode: Wardensgrace-23564 Global: @Crystal Dragon Shard: Everlasting Special Considerations: This is the home base for Quilynn Jen, the Malachite Tirikan member of the collective. She works quite closely with natural elements, and her home reflects this quite openly. Flight is not required to explore the full base and there is a bare bones portal room should connection to other spaces of the world be needed while visiting. This was my first attempt of a natural themed base and was completed roughly three years ago.

All of above, yes. There's lots of folks on the server willing to lend a hand if you get lost, or debating AT's or power selection, some are a lot more informed than I am. (I tend to stick to just playing whatever flavor of mind bangery I have going on for fun.)

It's so wonderful to see so much love happening here. ❤️ Seriously @Veracor look me up any time if you want to delve into any roleplaying, I'll be happy to bring you on board anytime you like. 🙂

*sulks and waves sadly.* I'm a bit saddened to see you stepping back, Vera, hugs to you man and don't be a stranger to the RP circle of things on Everlasting man. Gonna miss the antic updates on your bio and the laughs we've all shared.

I get the feeling you really don't understand what I'm saying, so let me reiterate. You are on one of the most populated server shards. You complain that you can't find teams, or anything of the such. (Hm, maybe that's a personal issue that needs working on there.) You complain that the smaller servers are still active even with a small population. (Hm, sounds like a difference of preference and play styles collecting there.) You "think" that merging the servers is a solution, except it's not. It's difficult to do because of the infrastructure age and design of the game internal systems itself. But that's not to forget the details on how these server shards have their own particular culture and play style majorities housed. You seem to be a PVP preferential player, as well as PVE content player, so why not do the shard hop to see what the other server populations have to offer instead of staying on a server that clearly isn't meeting your needs? When I said this was a YOU problem, it literally is just that. FORCING a server merger on the populations housed on each of the servers is only going to disrupt, piss off, and uproot players that clearly enjoy the shards they are on. So, maybe you should do the simple job and work on the YOU issue first before proposing something as insane and widespread effecting as a server merger.

Lets not. There's already enough players to house on each of the shards. IT IS A YOU PROBLEM. The population of each shard is that way for player reasons. Some like smaller population, some don't. Move to a shard that fits the population you are seeking. /solution Let me explain this in barebones sense. Each server shard has it's own culture, it's own preferences of play styles, and uprooting that would only drive players that like their routines and preferences from the game entirely. Forcing a merger would only harm the current population on these shards, and I for one would quit if we end up with a merger on Everlasting. I've seen what harm server mergers, especially FORCED server mergers can do to player populations and I won't stick around to witness that harm happen here. If you are not happy on the server shard you are on, MOVE TO ONE OF THE OTHERS. It saves the developers a bunch of unnecessary work to merge the servers and in result, damaging the player communities already housed on these shards, but also leaves you the FREEDOM to hop shards to find the niche you are looking for. So, I think that touches on the important points that hadn't been brought up thus far.

🤣 Eff no, if your not happy with the server shard your on, hop to another and find your niche. Otherwise, it's a you problem.

*throws a deep sea associated tirikan character into the mix, laughing with glee.* I CHOOSE YOU TIA LANA! (She's SO getting a reroll after this releases, LOVELY WORK GANG!)

I'm in my mid 40's, welcome to the community! You'll find lots of different kinds of game play on Everlasting for sure. Roleplayers do tend to gather here as an unofficial roleplaying server but we always love seeing returning players from live! I was often the quiet sort back on live, I'm a bit more vocal these days and try to guide new roleplayers whenever I am able. If you ever see mentions of the Roleplayers Workshop or Welcome Wagons, feel free to drop on by, we share a lot of great tips to help players settling right in and shaking off the rust! 🙂

Pride Shield Wall! ❤️

Pride Flag Themed CC Honorable mentions! Moonlit Staff! Rainbow Riot! Spectrum Flux! Sister Seven! Third place, Codecracker! Second Place, Heat.SNK! First Place Winner, Magitechnomancer!

SO MANY PEOPLE! YOU ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

Incoming screenshot haul of the pre-contest lineup!

There is also City of Roleplay, which has been around five years now. https://discord.gg/7RnZ8VNRhE

I am a bit more of a concept builder with character builds for PVE. I get an idea, I run wild with it. Mids is handy for fine tuning the power choices I made, but that's pretty much all I use it for.

Computer repaired and I am absolutely hyped with being able to get back in and play and chat with everyone again. Yall are seriously awesome, I mean that. Love yall, have a good time!

I don't think it'll be a problem to advertise if you want. Most of the community here actually chips in to help out with the donations every month to make sure that the service stay live. I'm sure that there's a lot of fans that don't even know that the game is back and legally run here. So if you want to boost the awareness of that, that would be great?

50 for me would be too many and I'm hovering at 49...*side eyes roster.*

This is going to be a bit of a read so buckle in. When I first came across city of heroes I was in a pretty deep depression and switching between wow and a couple other games. And I was struggling, I was living with a military boyfriend at the time who was deployed overseas and was an absolute fanatic about this game too. He introduced me to the game guided me through the character creation and everything and I made my first iteration of Crystal Dragon. I played the hell out of her. I loved the way that she looked and the variety of costumes really blew my mind. Eventually I ended up becoming more of a frequent sight at costume contest player held, and GM held. It was because of those costume contests that I actually fell in love with the game. When I separated from that boyfriend, we're still friends by the way, I ended up moving several states away and had to deal with a mental health crisis that basically put me in the hospital shortly. I ended up discovering at that time that I was dealing with Long-Term depression and anxiety but was not given any supports or guidance on how to deal with it at that time. This was about 2 years after the game was shut down. At that point in time I was really struggling and trying to just keep my head above the dark waters. I had a number of friends from wow that kept recommending me to play on private servers and then later on on their servers on the retail servers and I vested I think about 15 years into that game. We all have our stories about World of Warcraft, but my own is riddled with a lot of harassment, stalking and abuse that led me to basically a complete mental breakdown. I ended up with a lot of lifelong friends from that game but eventually I had to leave it behind for my own mental and emotional well-being. I had heard some whispers from random different sources that there was a private server for City of heroes around, but I wasn't sure if it was a real deal so I just kept my feelers out there looking for any kind of details. At the time I was playing City of heroes, I was very private and very much a solo player. I didn't have any guild or group that I was involved with and not very many people knew me. I didn't talk to too many people cuz I was just very singularly focused on venting about the world and everything that was going on around me in a very melee fashion I guess I could say. I wasn't known on the servers that I played but I played on two that were on live. I don't exactly recall old details of the different characters that I had, but I had at least four and only one that had reached level 49 on the day of the shutdown. I did play with my now husband on the live servers with my main character Crystal Dragon here and we both really enjoyed the game. We really wanted to continue playing but when news got around the shutdown was happening, we both grieved the loss. He invited me to play on the server that he played on on world of Warcraft and we just kept playing together, teaming up together, raiding together, we even role played together for quite a few years. This was about I would say roughly 8 years before he and I got together face-to-face. When I learned about homecoming, I about damn well lost my mind in excitement because I so wanted to play and really get back into it again. And it's back. It's back and it's real! I signed up on my birthday in 2019 and I actively play, Short of computer issues of course. Everlasting is my home, away from the world away from the grief, the suffering and the hate. When spazzy and I started talking about creating a helper program for new role players, it was groundbreaking for the both of us, We had never seen anything like this kind of community come together in the way that it had and we wanted to foster a stronger bond within the community to keep it going to keep it alive and keep it healthy. When I told my husband about the idea he looked at me like I was losing my damn mind, "why would you want to teach newbies?" When I explained to him that with the complexity of the UI and some of the hidden emotes and other things about the game that he actually did not know anything about, he was like "You know I think you might be on to something." I got my first taste of teaching on this server on this game and I wouldn't give it up for the world. I enjoy engaging with the new players and learning about them and helping them actually bridge their own issues with the games systems and finding their connections in the games community. I can actually understand how teachers feel when dealing with conflicting students and issues that come up in educating. And I'm very pleased to say that we're still around. Becoming part of Chaos United was actually a highlight that I never expected to last as long as it has. I ended up finding myself a family among them, sbloyd bearzerker, grey-ghost, krow Just to name a few. We look out for one another support each other and I've never had any kind of guild connection like that on wow. This is a completely different animal compared to other MMOs. I will say that. But it's worth learning the system. It's worth figuring things out and finding your own niche. And it sounds absolutely worth every minute of time.