This is the fanbase that had many people laying into me after I gave their game a POSITIVE review. City of Heroes has one of the most vocal and dedicated MMO fanbases in existence. Of course the fans are NOT going to just “accept” this.
This came midst announcements of future content.NCSoft has cancelled CoH, and dismantled Paragon Studios.This is not the behavior of a developer expecting “that call to the office.” In fact several posts about upcoming features were made mere HOURS before the sudden cancellation announcement. Why is this so sudden? Despite it being the oldest and original Superhero MMO, this game was very alive and well, turning a profit and previewing many features of its (originally) upcoming Issue 24. Let’s not forget the numerous browser-based titles that come and go each year.įor those of you not in the know, City of Heroes is officially shutting down in November, and Paragon Studios has been dissolved, giving the title three more months of life. Pi Story was abandoned by its developer early in production, ended up wrought with lag/ framerate issues, and never got a cash shop implemented. Lego Universe got the ax due to poor publisher support and a refusal to embrace the concept of Free to Play.
Luna shut down due to a poor conversion upgrade that changed many basic gameplay elements. When games shut down, it’s usually pretty expected. Since there seems to be a conversation going on in suggested MMO list, and I tend to occasionally delete comments on there, I suppose this is news that warrants being addressed.