We all need to leave this game. It's too good

[temnix]

There are so many multiplayer online games old and new that I detest from the first sight, that are stupid, repetitive, unoriginal, irrelevant in all events, and because of that they are not dangerous. But a great deal of talent was poured into City of Heroes those 15-20 years ago, and that is what makes it too appealing to this day. The strongest asset of this game is its city. Paragon City and its suburbs, the Rogue Isles, are a vision of what a real city could be, to some extent what a real city was. Never mind Shards, floating isles in the sky and Pocket D that tries too hard to be cool. Any team can create otherworldly places. But a believable city that is a pleasure to be in (even without dogs, cats, pigeons, children and old folks) is a real charm. Plus there was Praetoria, and it is also glorious. It had its own style as well: except on posters with Cole the designers resisted the temptation to make it Art Deco, a natural choice for its theme that Bioshock adopted, for instance. They gave it a unique look, and it is still a pleasure to hover over it and look at the line where the distant woods meet the sandy shores beyond the river. And it is because of all these virtues that the game is a honeypot. It sucks away our time. We need to quit it. Not collectively, but everyone needs to make the decision for himself. I'm making this decision, because I'm dreaming away what is left of my life.

 

Now I'm not being coy here or talking for the sake of talking. There are moments of painful awakening when after a very charming time in CoH one runs into some real, true art in life. A dark kind of art or a light kind. Unfamiliar or well-forgotten. Either one is like a jolt. Just now I accidentally noticed Chris Rea's 1989 clip for "The Road to Hell" on a music video service and watched it, and remembered the song. A real city? "And a perverted fear of violence chokes the smile on every face..." For the other kind I had watched "Party Girl" from 1995, with Parker Posey, the day before, and boy, I never stopped smiling. The music is wonderful, she is so beautiful, and even in the opening credits the camera crawls up the stairs past all these weird, wonderful, goofy ravers standing about, talking, transvestites, weed getting smoked, DJs, and the funky tune is climbing all the way through too. And when you see something so genuine and smart and talented you earn to party yourself like that and be with all these people and make independent movies and have fun while you can. So it is reality checks from both sides - the lonesome truth of things and love, ambition, wanting to meet the world. And I am not coming back to CoH to move my tanker around and click on the same three power buttons and then come around these boards and talk about balance or brainstorm for some new clever features any longer. This is all a surrogate. It's a honeypot. Let's give applause where it is due - but then, applause was given those 20 years ago, and get out of here. We will find something to do.

[Glacier Peak]

Is this satire?

[temnix]

1 minute ago, Glacier Peak said:

Is this satire?

 

No, it's an opportunity.

[lemming]

My wife will often mention that my train of thought jumps tracks like a ping pong ball...

[cronus]

If you really are leaving for the real world...

 

 

 

Can I haz your stuffs?

 

😉

[PeregrineFalcon]

Wow.

 

There's just nothing that I can say in response that won't get me insta-perma-banned, except "Good Luck. I hope everything works out for you."

[Yomo Kimyata]

32 minutes ago, cronus said:

Can I haz your stuffs?

 

Damn it, you got in there first!

[Luminara]

[Apogee]

Good for you OP.  Go enjoy life and do what works best for you.  

[Skyhawke]

[SeraphimKensai]

I've been in real life... Bullets, mortars, RPGs flying overhead, and not all of that is contained to a war zone. There's bosses giving you so much things to do at work that coworkers are having mental health breakdowns and it causes you to pick up their slack too. There's crying babies, and spouses telling you to take out the trash and mow the lawn. There are bills, countless bills that popup like whack-a-mole, medical issues, and traffic too. If you're lucky there's a vacation here or there, a concert, a sporting event, a birthday party, a kiss from a spouse, or just simply a hug from your toddler that helps to balance it all out.

 

And every so often there's a chance to unwind with a book, a play, a movie or a video game like CoH, where we can momentarily escape into some other narrative than reality.

 

If the OP goes that's on them and I wish them the best, but I've been out there, and it can definitely be brutal, enjoy the little things while you can.

[Go0gleplex]

OOOooookayyyyy.... ( Oo )  Someone seems off their meds.   

 

Paragon like a real city?! Professionally speaking...not even close. So much stuff that would never ever be built in real life the way they are in the game that it's cringe worthy. One of the things I like about gold side...Praetoria is a lot more 'realistic' that Paragon and Rogue Islands will ever by outside of Kallisti. Part of that is for the a) challenge and b) the original devs were going for the comic book larger than life thing. 

 

Time sink...yeah it is that but that's also a matter of personal discipline so if you feel you needs walk away 'cause you can't manage your day otherwise...bon jour. 

[Oubliette_Red]

1 hour ago, PeregrineFalcon said:

Wow.

 

There's just nothing that I can say in response that won't get me insta-perma-banned, except "Good Luck. I hope everything works out for you."

 

Maybe... "Bless you little heart."?

 

[ZemX]

22 minutes ago, SeraphimKensai said:

I've been in real life... Bullets, mortars, RPGs flying overhead, and not all of that is contained to a war zone. There's bosses giving you so much things to do at work that coworkers are having mental health breakdowns and it causes you to pick up their slack too. There's crying babies, and spouses telling you to take out the trash and mow the lawn. There are bills, countless bills that popup like whack-a-mole, medical issues, and traffic too. If you're lucky there's a vacation here or there, a concert, a sporting event, a birthday party, a kiss from a spouse, or just simply a hug from your toddler that helps to balance it all out.

 

And every so often there's a chance to unwind with a book, a play, a movie or a video game like CoH, where we can momentarily escape into some other narrative than reality.

 

Cool origin story!

[Luminara]

40 minutes ago, Skyhawke said:

 

We express our sincere apologies.  We recently hired a new attendant for our popcorn machine, but she decided that she wasn't suited for the job.

 

 

She's been treated for Popcorn-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has returned to the company in a different position.

 

[Widower]

Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔

[dtjunkie]

Eat a Snickers. You're probably just hungry.

[macskull]

[Frostbiter]

Lost up the stream of consciousness without a paddle. Send donuts.

[Coyotedancer]

I was ready to Ignore List this poster just for endlessly spamming the forum, but held off thinking that they might eventually have something interesting to say.

 

I'm no longer going to hold on to that illusion. 

[MoonSheep]

of all the threads on the forum, this is certainly one of them

[PeregrineFalcon]

I just realized that I got the OP mixed up with another poster who frequently trolls the forums. My mistake.

[PoptartsNinja]

1 hour ago, Widower said:

Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔

Elaborate?

[Skyhawke]

I believe Rick James had a quote that would fit this topic, but I'm not sure if it'd bring me any heat or not. 

[Haijinx]

1 hour ago, Widower said:

Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔

QFT