I think that it's also worth noting that for most American gamers the eventual reaction would be to get over it and move on. CoH players are uniquely loyal to their game.
I've speculated whether this comes down to the average CoH player being someone who puts a higher-than-average value on "fair play" and "justice". The players view NCSoft's cancellation of CoH as "unjust" rather than "just business" and that colors their feelings about NCSoft and its products for many of those players.
I don't know how many games were/are out there where one could say, craft a very close representation of one's soul, abilities and all, but from my understanding CoH was one of them.
That taps into a personal connection with players and people with that connection can't just "get over it" it doesn't work that way. It's more than just a digital asset. A time ago there was a strong voice in the back of my mind that said, "Someone understood that and used it against us for personal reasons"
Around the time of sunset I was running with a very closed circle and they were very much tapped into the cool kids grapevine. They were good people, they helped me build my characters, they were number crunchers, they knew the ins and outs of the game. We cut up and we had a good time. I should also point out, they did know about delicate things like certain bugs and they never lied to me before...that being said: Tin foil hat time.
Within that circle: Heavy speculation and discussion pointed towards all the denizens of our realm were nothing more and continue to be nothing more than collateral damage from a very bitter divorce in the higher ups at NcSoft and Nexon. That's what it lead up to, the meltdowns from the budget wasting going on at Paragon Studios only hastened this event.
If any of that is true- Because of the nature of this divorce; There is honor involved, There is hate involved. Which leads to wounding the former owner through us. "Your former playerbase will forever hate you now and that gives (name) the last laugh"... Bitter. Divorce. Tin foil hat /off
I have my doubts. These days it just doesn't seem 100% accurate. At the time I was willing to subscribe to it because like many others, I was dealing with a horrible wound and grasping at anything that made sense. Those reassuring voices in that vent group have been silent for a long time now. They don't even log in anymore.
It doesn't really matter. The game is gone. No one is getting it back. No one is getting over it. No one is forgiving NcSoft and NcSoft continues to be the kiss of death for games even via proxy.
Whoever wanted things to turn out this way... got their way.
The healthiest behaviors that one can embrace is to stay cool and connected to the community, root for the successors and do all to support Paragon Chat.
Peace.
