The speed reduction encourages players to stay in lane. With this change, the speed has been reduced enough to make it more difficult. There was a real chance you could save a tower by keeping an eye on the mini-map. Previously, heroes could move between lanes quite easily. While the reduction is not huge, the change is notable and really does effect how the game plays. The big news was the reduction in the Travel Mode speed, which is the first step in removing it all together.
#PARAGON GAME HEROES UPDATE#
Nearly 10,000 people have added their name to a petition hoping to prevent NCsoft from closing City of Heroes.Last week, Epic unleashed the v.32 update for Paragon which tweaked the game in more ways than one. Collectively, we hold no ill will towards NCsoft and thank them for many years of support." "This really is a refocusing of direction from NCsoft and unfortunately, Paragon didn't fit into that vision. It's important to know that Freedom wasn't a failure. "The game was, and still is, alive and vibrant with more new players joining the fight every day.
"Freedom brought a new life to City of Heroes," commented COH community manager Andy Belford in a separate farewell post. John Walker re-reviewed City of Heroes in 2008.Ĭity of Heroes turned free-to-play in September 2011, as part of an update dubbed Freedom. Kieron Gillen reviewed them both for Eurogamer, and ended up preferring the City of Heroes. City of Heroes, originally developed by Cryptic Studios, launched in February 2005, days before World of Warcraft arrived in Europe. "Don't dwell on the 'how' or the 'why', but rather join us in celebrating the legacy of an amazing partnership between the players and the development team."Ĭity of Heroes flew the flag for the Western NCsoft expansion - now a huge operation betting big on Guild Wars 2. I implore you all, focus on the good things of CoH and Paragon Studios. We couldn't have come this far without you. You've been with us every step of the way, sharing in our challenges, encouraging us to make City of Heroes better, more than everyone else thought it could be. This really is a refocusing of direction from NCsoft and unfortunately, Paragon didn't fit into that vision." Andy Belford, community manager, City of Heroes To any potential studios looking to grow your team hire these people. By now, we've all been given this news internally, but to anyone who may be reading this message after the fact know that your hard work and dedication has not gone unappreciated or unnoticed. These developers are some of the most creative and talented people in the gaming industry. "The team here at Paragon deserves special praise for all that we have accomplished over the last five-plus years. What role did Guild Wars 2 play in all of this, I wonder?
We will have more information regarding a detailed timeline for the cessation of services and what you can expect in game in the coming weeks," he wrote. As part of this, all recurring subscription billing and Paragon Market purchasing will be discontinued effective immediately.
Effective immediately, all development on City of Heroes will cease and we will begin preparations to sunset the world's first, and best, Super Hero MMORPG before the end of the year. "In a realignment of company focus and publishing support, NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios. "The continued support of the franchise no longer fits with our long-term goals for the company," explained Lincoln Davies, NCsoft West director of corporate communications.Ī more emotional and expansive farewell was given by City of Heroes community manager Andy Belford on the game's website. Servers will be switched off by 30th November.Ĭity of Heroes developer Paragon Studios will be closed. NCsoft has announced the impending termination of inventive and long-running MMO City of Heroes.
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