GamerKate Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 Going through old CoH folders of screenshots etc I came across the following amusing celebration of CoH that I wrote and put on the old forums back around Issue 23 (I think, I’m an old man now lol). It roughly follows stuff introduced in the issues I played since I started. It was definitely posted before free-to-play was standard. The choruses are kind of bittersweet in light of what happened, but I’m overjoyed to post it again - I hope it brings a smile to players old and new :) Here it is: Why do I stay? With apologies to Billy Joel: Marcus Cole, P.I., Rikti Crash Site, Sewer Trial, Malta Sappers, Carnie Strongmen, Portal Corp and you CoT Trial, Capes at twenty, Crystal Titan, badges many, Respec, Sidekick, Enter Rularuu. Striga Island, Council fools, Epic ATs, power pools, Lusca's in, Epic win, Clockwork building Paladin Sky Raiders, Super Spy, Ravenstorm, Moonfire, Bonny Morass, Long Jack, Volcano base, global chat! Why do I stay subscribing? Well it's not surprising When the bar keeps rising. I'm gonna keep subscribing, I'll be logging on until the game is gone. Katie Hannon, Sonic Blast, raving Trolls, Red Caps, Archery, Trick Arrow, debtless level twos Shiva Strike, SG-Base, Warburg rocket, nukes from space, Dominators, Masterminds and Brutes and Stalkers too Grandville, R.V., thugs, Mu Mastery, Mace Blast, School of Sharks, melee with Electric sparks Guard the bank, Pocket D, Fusionette and Jimmy T, Faultline reborn, PSYCHOCHRONOMETRON! Why do I keep on playing? There's no way to stop it Other games can't top it I'll always keep on playing, I'll be wearing capes untill there's no more updates. Auction House, Black Market's in, Hamidon is back again, Recluse' Helmet Souvenir, Rise of the marketeer Rikti War Zone retcon, Lady Grey, Hero 1, Rikti bombs in Atlas Park, Zombies rising after dark Ouroborus, Mender Silos, Flashback, poor old Cyrus, Reconstruction, Power Slice, Strength of Will, Ablating Strike Fortunatas, Crabs and Banes, Purple IOs, Extra trays, Midnight Squad, another zone, Giant mechs in Ancient Rome! Why don't I stop my alting? There's so much to do here I will never be through here I'm gonna still be alting When I'm full on Freedom there's ten more to choose from Dayjobs, second build, World of Pain, Soothe's heal, Level Pacts, Shield Defence, Villain PPP Respec Super Leader, Architect, PvP Invention Sets, Dev's Choice, Hall of Fame, 5-Stars, Buttcapes Fifth Column rise again, Super Booster costume change, Barracuda, Doctor Kahn, nerdrage at the badge farms! Why do I keep on paying? 'Cos the money's well-spent On this fantastic content I'm gonna keep on paying For my server transfers and the Boosters I use Powerset Proliferation, customize your animations, Team size set for eight, Pet persistence on Doppelgangers, Ultra Mode, Dual Pistols, tails that move, Demon pets, Hell On Earth, email spammers gone Going Rogue, Alignment shift, market merges, finding Tips, Heroes in the Rogue Isles, Villains checking blueside Alpha Slot, Incarnate, Great Escape, Syndicate, Primal Earth prepares for war, GIMME GIMME MORE MORE MORE!!! Why do I keep subscribing? It's pretty clear to me that Everyone should see that City of Heroes is awesome And in another window I'm-a just about to Log on, and on, and on, and on, and on... :D MCM
GamerKate Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 ....that was goddamn beautiful. Thank you! :) CoH is inspirational, basically. MCM
Healix Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 That was awesome! It reminds me of a similar song done to the tune of Starship's 'We Built this City' We built this city, we built this city on fun and friends Built this city, we built this city on fun and friends You might not know me or recognize my face But we all care who goes to that place Knee deep in the villains enjoying the fight Now the bad news eating up the night Someone always playing corporation games Who cares they're always changing corporation names We just want to play here... someone stole the stage They call us unimportant.. write us off the page You play your hero, listen for the glowies, don't you remember We built this city, we built this city on fun and friends It's just another Sunday, on a King's Row street CEO's have got the choke hold, oh then we just lost the beat Who counts the money underneath the bar Who rides the wrecking ball in to our avatars Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're not a bunch of sheep Looking for Paragon, cause love of the game runs deep (I'm looking out over that IP bridge Out on another gorgeous sunny Saturday, watching the Tsoo and Family) Don't you remember the fun? (It's your favorite game, in your favorite game world The city by the statue, the city that rocks, the city that never sleeps) Boombox rocks the music, do the monkey dance, don't you remember We built this city, we built this city on fun and friends We built this city, we built this city on fun and friends Built this city, we built this city on fun and friends Forever grateful to be back in my city!
GamerKate Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 I found another one! And I had completely forgotten the revamped DA stuff, so extra happy now lol With apologies to Katy Perry, I Killed A God (And I Liked It) Deicide was never in my plan, I’d only just unlocked my Alpha! Heather Townshend and Mu’ Vorkhan Kinda pushed me at it. It’s not what I’m used to I don’t even solo EBs! But Talons and the Tsoo Proved fairly easy! I killed a God, and I liked it The feel of his evil insides I killed a God, just to try it I hope Hero Corps don’t find out It felt so wrong it felt so right Don’t mean I’m T4 tonight I killed a God and I liked it Time to grind it Even if the arc rewards blow chunks It doesn’t matter I just pwned in Ancient Rome Romulus, back atcha! It’s not what heroes do Not ‘there should be another way’ But no Avatar means no Confuse Haha-I finally get to say I killed a God and I liked it Check it out he’s got a giant pelvis I killed a God just to try it Now I’m feelin’ like I’m frikkin’ Elvis! It felt so wrong it felt so right This is my idea of a boss fight I killed a God and I liked it Time to grind it That Mot thinks he’s so magical All spikes and teeth and rituals All nom nom noms and eating souls Like Ice Mistral and Kadabra It’s a big deal I’m really pii-ii-ii-issed! I killed a God and I liked it The God-killer sword in my hand I killed a God, and while solo I didn’t need no raid to do it It felt so epic so badass But don’t mean I’ve unlocked Judgement I killed a God and I liked it Time to grind it :D MCM
_NOPE_ Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 God damn it, now I got that song stuck in my head... ARGH!!!!! I'm out.
GamerKate Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 :D I know! I’ve been humming it in work today and a student said ‘you killed a What!?’ Lol I also have another one I wrote whilst I was running Incarnate Trials over and over to see how long it would take to get to full T4 from base lvl 50. ... I admit I had to trawl through 75 pages of General Discussion on the old forums on the waybackmachine to find that again XD Surely I’m not the only player who’s been looking at the old forums recently :D MCM
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