City of Heroes fans have been busy since the announcement that the game would be shutting down this fall. Groups of players have organized in-game events, online petitions and more. Sadly, NCSoft says that, while they've heard players' voices, there are currently no plans to change the decision.

City of Heroes® Players and Fans,

We wanted to let you know that your voices have been heard and your concerns have been taken into serious consideration. We appreciate the overwhelmingly constructive and positive messages in the emails, notes, and packages you've sent in support of the game. It has not been an easy decision for us to close Paragon Studios® and prepare to shut down City of Heroes. 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. City of Heroes has a special place in all of our hearts, and we want to ensure its reputation and the memories we share for the game end on a high note.

Once again, we will be holding events throughout the process of preparing for the game's end, and we encourage players and fans of the franchise to join forces and enjoy their time in a game that we've enjoyed supporting for more than eight years.

The NCSOFT® Team 

Originally posted by Mannish
Sad news indeed but all things live and then they die. Amazing video, I hope you all find another mmo to enjoy.

At least now we know where we stand with them.

But  this has been the story of 2012.

SWG died, go play EQOA, that died, go play PSU, that goes to get shut down, go play DCUO, that died with SOE in EU and ProSieben is crap, go play COH that laste 2 weeks, and now is set to close.

There is no stability any more! All comanies are just into making MASSIVE profit, except SOE, who resurrceted EQmac and operated completely free to play - no cash shop etc. SOE had stability, but then do stupid and partner with a lack of security company, called ProSieben.

4 (or about 10 if you count SOE closing down EU to ProSieben) MMOs shut down within the year, and no new MMOs worthy to replace them

Currenttly I am playing STO, but I wonder which one is next to shut down. STO has a 6 month plan, so that has 6 months at least. SOE highlighted a 12 month plan with SWG at the start of 2011, implying that they work out a 12 month plan each year, so no worries of closure before 2012 or even 2013... Guess not!!

MMOs are on their way out - they are getting shorter and shorter and shallower and shallower and free to play is being abused and is simply a rip off, instead of being implemented smartly - The only thing that should be purchased in free to play is extra content, which gets you to play quests that get you items instead of using shop to instantly to buy items without playing game, plus things like extra char slots

I am honestly sorry to see ti go. 

A little part of me has always been with the game, i did play it extensively, and i do love it.

Watch the video and know is going to close made me feel a bit heavy of heart, i have many fond memories of that game.

Much sympathy to CoH fans.

I can understand. MY BF and I played Hellgate right up to the very second Flagship shut off the servers. I remember everyone gathering around and the various guilds were running around saying their final goodbyes. Sad moment.

Hope CoH fans find something new to give many more years of good mmo memories.

they could have sold the rights and the code to the game, not for the millions they'd expect (I remember when people were trying to buy the rights to EnB, so I know what absurd amounts these companies ask for), but they'd rather just have it dissapear completely rather than have someone else bring it back and make it profitable.

In other words, it's all a load of bullcrap they are feeding us.  They don't want to service it and they don't want anyone else to do it if they don't.

Originally posted by Zefire
Surprised people are still playing this game.lol

      Same here...With so many MMOs out today Im sure they can find a new home.

The last MMO I ever played seriously...I kept very fond and good memories of this game.

CoX is a start with the minimum I expect from any new MMOs...I would probably still be playing it if they haven't been on a nerfing crusade (to balance a PvP which never interest the player base.

If you draw it to the bottom, a RPG experience is about been with a few friends (not hundred of strangers competing against you), to have an epic journey to save/destroy the world and somehow manage it against impossible odds, all while sitting quietly around a table and drinking a cola/beer.  It doesn't have to be turn base, but if you lose yourself in the shooter pitrap, you lost quite a few players.  It doesn't have to be PvE, but you can't have half of the players lose everytime.  It doesn't have to be with only 6 persons, but if you can't name everyone you are with and talk about how they are (nicely or badly) for at least 10 minutes, if not hours, then you have too many peoples around you!  You should rarely be indifferent to another player, and you should almost never see them as competitors...not that I don't like to compete, but first and foremost, the game should make you see all players as options that you may opt for to advance in a way or another.

For this, CoX did a LOT better than most other "MMOs" out there, and I salute you!

/played

/wave

/cry

/quit

Originally posted by Theocritus

Originally posted by Zefire
Surprised people are still playing this game.lol

      Same here...With so many MMOs out today Im sure they can find a new home.

Shows how much you two know. To MMO vets like myself CoH was one of the very few MMOs worth playing. Just until you're tired of your fantasy medival cookie cutter MMO.

Not surprised this is NCSoft we are talking about. I think every single MMORPG released (developed) by them have either shut down or have gone F2P or P2W with severe server merges; in the WEST.

They seem to be a pretty "aggressive" company in terms of when to shut down a game. It seems that it isn't worth the time and effort (for the top 2% of the company) to keep a game running if it is barely running above the breaking even point.

I mean is there currently any successful P2P NCSoft (developer) MMORPG in 2012?