Even though this is tragic and does not portend well for those left in Seattle, I am glad this topic was given its own thread. It is another piece of the puzzle which can be added to the ones like NCSoft selling off Aion EU and Lineage 2 EU to other publishers there, and of course all the NA/EU MMO closures over the years. Personally I've felt for over a year that NCSoft has been pulling out of the west, I just didn't think they'd do it so brutally with CoH.
What defies logic is how they can still think they'll be la-dee-da fine launching new grind fests like Blade & Soul and Wildstar here. Do they really think we can't see through their "quick money grab for the box fees they can't get in Asia" schtick? Do they really think anyone will expect anything after that other than lag, a permanent infestation of gold farmers, buggy, untested patches, an overpriced cash shop, then a closure when gamers least expect it?