temnix Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Is this satire? 1 I lead weekly Indom Badge Runs / A newer giant monster guide by Glacier Peak / A tour of Pocket D easter eggs! / Arena All-Star Accolade Guide! Best Post Ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temnix Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 1 minute ago, Glacier Peak said: Is this satire? No, it's an opportunity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 My wife will often mention that my train of thought jumps tracks like a ping pong ball... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronus Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 If you really are leaving for the real world... Can I haz your stuffs? 😉 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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." 1 1 "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire posts, the posts become warning points. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." Being constantly offended doesn't mean you're right, it means you're too narcissistic to tolerate opinions different than your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomo Kimyata Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 32 minutes ago, cronus said: Can I haz your stuffs? Damn it, you got in there first! 1 Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminara Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 3 Get busy living... or get busy dying. That's goddamn right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Good for you OP. Go enjoy life and do what works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhawke Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Sky-Hawke: Rad/WP Brute Alts galore. So...soooo many alts. Originally Pinnacle Server, then Indomitable and now Excelsior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeraphimKensai Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go0gleplex Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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."? 1 1 Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminara Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. 1 3 Get busy living... or get busy dying. That's goddamn right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Council Widower Posted March 14 City Council Share Posted March 14 Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔 2 2 1 1 "We need Widower. He's a drop of sanity in a bowl of chaos - very important." - Cipher Are you also a drop of sanity in a bowl of chaos? Consider applying to be a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtjunkie Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Eat a Snickers. You're probably just hungry. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macskull Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 5 2 "If you can read this, I've failed as a developer." -- Caretaker Proc information and chance calculator spreadsheet (last updated 15APR24) Player numbers graph (updated every 15 minutes) Graph readme @macskull/@Not Mac | Twitch | Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbiter Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Lost up the stream of consciousness without a paddle. Send donuts. 3 Torchbearer Discount Heroes SG: Frostbiter - Ice/Ice Blaster Throneblade - Broadsword/Dark Armor Brute Silver Mantra - Martial Arts/Electric Armor Scrapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyotedancer Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. 1 1 1 Taker of screenshots. Player of creepy Oranbegans and Rularuu bird-things. Kai's Diary: The Scrapbook of a Sorcerer's Apprentice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonSheep Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 of all the threads on the forum, this is certainly one of them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I just realized that I got the OP mixed up with another poster who frequently trolls the forums. My mistake. "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire posts, the posts become warning points. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." Being constantly offended doesn't mean you're right, it means you're too narcissistic to tolerate opinions different than your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoptartsNinja Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Widower said: Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔 Elaborate? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhawke Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 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. Sky-Hawke: Rad/WP Brute Alts galore. So...soooo many alts. Originally Pinnacle Server, then Indomitable and now Excelsior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haijinx Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Widower said: Has this account been an elaborate troll op all along? 🤔 QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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