It's come to my attention...

[Glacier Peak]

...that the Homecoming Team has done a great job letting us know something ain't right, when we can expect it fixed, and what they're doing about it.

 

Whether its those bright orange banners at the top of the official forums...

 

...or pings on their server status updates on the official Homecoming discord...

 

I gotta give props to our volunteer team keeping the lights on and letting us know when the hamsters chew through the wiring!

[MoonSheep]

agreed - very professional

[Psyonico]

They're handling the issue better than some professional game companies would.

[BZRKR]

Agreed! I was really taken aback when I saw the time stamp on Cipher's post.

[Ukase]

Agreed. 

[Glacier Peak]

2 hours ago, Psyonico said:

They're handling the issue better than some professional game companies would.

That's sad for the state of gaming, but awesome for the standard that's set by the Homecoming Team. 

[Glacier Peak]

1 hour ago, BZRKR said:

Agreed! I was really taken aback when I saw the time stamp on Cipher's post.

Yeah, very proactive. Same goes for the other members of the Homecoming Team and GM staff. 

[GM Crumpet]

Thanks all. Poor Cipher is getting no rest. 

[Snarky]

Honestly, the dedication of the HC Team to the long term and ultra important day to day operations of the game is incredible.

 

Thanks HC Team so much!

 

Probably, I should take up donations or something.  To... help out.

Edited October 10 by Snarky

[High_Beam]

Bravo Zulu to the hard work the HC team puts in.

[Force Redux]

Great thread. And I have to offer my support for the opinion that the homecoming team does a stellar job in providing a stable environment overall for the game. Honestly I note very little  difference between the game I play now and the game I played under live, and in fact in many ways the game is better on  homecoming than it was under live. Thank you.

Edited October 10 by Force Redux

[Six-Six]

the entire team behind Homecoming ROCKS!!!

Thank you for letting an old man play super villain.

[Doomguide2005]

16 hours ago, Snarky said:

Honestly, the dedication of the HC Team to the long term and ultra important day to day operations of the game is incredible.

 

Thanks HC Team so much!

 

Probably, I should take up donations or something.  To... help out.

That dedication and professionalism undoubtable had a great deal to do with how and why we have the licensed game to have our hours of fun playing!  We aren't the only ones who noticed.

[mechahamham]

On 10/10/2025 at 6:45 PM, Psyonico said:

They're handling the issue better than some professional game companies would.

 

What you're seeing here is LOVE.

 

'Professional' (hah!) game companies are often, but not always, in a contest of 'How much labor can we wring out of these schlubs because they think they're doing their dream job?'. Outside the development team, there is no love for anything other than green paper. There are exceptions to this rule, and you can always tell by how polished and well-crafted their titles are.

 

CoH has been in the hands of its playerbase for many years now, and the changes that get made, the care that is taken to engage with the community, the level of polish and management that goes into addressing problems like those we've been experience... these are all done by players who don't have to be here if they don't want to. They're doing it for the love of the game, love of the craft, and love of the community, and WOW does it show.

 

No development situation is perfect. I wish we could be paying folks full-time wages for the outstanding work they're doing. Right now, though, the love shows.

 

Thank you for your hard work during a difficult few weeks, devs and GM staff!