A month ago, fans and players of City Of Heroes: Freedom started a campaign to save the game from closure. An online petition was started and thousands of players even rallied in the game to show NCSoft that the game is not yet ready to die. Unfortunately, all the efforts put in by the community proved futile because the respond given by NCSoft didn't lean in their favor.
(RIP City Of Heroes)
NCSoft will close City Of Heroes: Freedom on November 30, 2012 and, unfortunately, 20,000 signatures on an online petition and a rally attended by thousands of players weren't enough to stop it. Of course, the campaign wasn't limited to the online petition and the rally. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people tweeted, liked and shared the information to save COH everywhere.
Even celebrities like Sean Astin, Mercedes Lackey and others publicly offered their support to save City Of Heroes: Freedom. Yet, none of these had an ounce of effect in NCSoft's decision to kill the game.
Although, NCSoft did claim that it tried to sell the game but, unfortunately, it failed. Did NCSoft really tried to sell the game and the studio? Only NCSoft can answer that question. Just remember, NCSoft lost in court to Richard Garriot in a case involving a forged letter of resignation.
In any case, City Of Heroes: Freedom or simply City Of Heroes will forever remain in everyone's memory. The game will have a series of events before its funeral on November 30, 2012. Everyone who has an account can continue to enjoy the game until its bitter end.
For those who are looking for a new Superhero themed MMO, why not check out Champions Online. It has better graphics and the action is faster than that of City Of Heroes: Freedom. Also, it was developed by the original developers of City Of Heroes, Cryptic Studios.
By the way, Cryptic Studios was able to hire some people from Paragon Studios. "We’ve been very lucky to land some great talent from 38 Studios and Paragon Studios. - STO: State Of The Game, September 2012". Good for them but not so good for City Of Heroes: Freedom.
(RIP City Of Heroes)
NCSoft will close City Of Heroes: Freedom on November 30, 2012 and, unfortunately, 20,000 signatures on an online petition and a rally attended by thousands of players weren't enough to stop it. Of course, the campaign wasn't limited to the online petition and the rally. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people tweeted, liked and shared the information to save COH everywhere.
Even celebrities like Sean Astin, Mercedes Lackey and others publicly offered their support to save City Of Heroes: Freedom. Yet, none of these had an ounce of effect in NCSoft's decision to kill the game.
Although, NCSoft did claim that it tried to sell the game but, unfortunately, it failed. Did NCSoft really tried to sell the game and the studio? Only NCSoft can answer that question. Just remember, NCSoft lost in court to Richard Garriot in a case involving a forged letter of resignation.
"We've exhausted all options including the selling of the studio and the rights to the City of Heroes intellectual property, but in the end, efforts to do so were not successful. Response to City of Heroes® Player and Fan Suggestions"
In any case, City Of Heroes: Freedom or simply City Of Heroes will forever remain in everyone's memory. The game will have a series of events before its funeral on November 30, 2012. Everyone who has an account can continue to enjoy the game until its bitter end.
For those who are looking for a new Superhero themed MMO, why not check out Champions Online. It has better graphics and the action is faster than that of City Of Heroes: Freedom. Also, it was developed by the original developers of City Of Heroes, Cryptic Studios.
By the way, Cryptic Studios was able to hire some people from Paragon Studios. "We’ve been very lucky to land some great talent from 38 Studios and Paragon Studios. - STO: State Of The Game, September 2012". Good for them but not so good for City Of Heroes: Freedom.
To help Save City Of Heroes (even though it's already too late, is it?), click here!
