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I'll also add that, if they DID cut us off like that, it'd also be the last NCSoft game I'd ever buy, too!

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When they closed the Korean servers, they just gave them all US accounts; no character transfers at all.

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S*d that, I would expect everything related to my Character suite Red-side/Blue-side and SG ported over or replicated.

Major pouting and reconsiderations if not.

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Which is why I think something like my prediction is more likely.

It'll cost them a bit of money to do such a marger BUT, they'll lose less people that if they just cut us all off and made us start fresh. I know that I for one probably would accept a transfer (depending on names), but if I LOST my chars and vet rewards etc, I'd just go.

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Why does everthing seem determined to go to hell in handbasket on Wednesdays?

I pray you're wrong FFM, I really do.

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No one more than me wishes that I *am* wrong, trust me on that.

But if this IS all true, and it's looking like it is, I don't see how I will be, except maybe in the fine detail.

It could be worse... When they closed the Korean servers, they just gave them all US accounts; no character transfers at all.

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Also on an i told you so note, it seems the EU havent been quite as thriving as some have argued.

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Now now, nobody likes an "I told you so". You're supposed to just sit there quietly with a smug look on your face.

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Yes the UK servers are relatively new, probably still got the delivery stickers on them - Its been widely acknowledged that the problems are not your computers nor the servers but the European Infrastructure inbetween.

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Sorry Mumsy, but that's wrong. The EU servers are about 4 years old now, whereas the US ones were upgraded last year.

Time to look at what may happen objectively. What's actually happening here?

Damage control, that's what. NC West are clearly cutting their losses to protect their core business. This is a sensible thing to do, no matter how unfortunate it may be for employees in the EU operation.

Here's what I think may happen in the coming months.

With only a couple of staff left at NC Brighton, this is clearly an unsustainable number to maintain EU servers for CoH. Therefore, a database move is highly likely.

We will not be given a choice of where we go, they will just transfer us wholesale to a couple of the emptier US servers. The 4 EU servers will go completely.

We MIGHT then be granted free server transfer tokens, so that we can move our chars to servers of ours choice within the US, but this is by no means a given.

Localised language support will be discontinued.

No consideration will be given to duplicate character names or global names. We will just be given rename tokens as a cure all.

Some people will decide to leave over losing names, others will leave over losing localised language support. NC West will accept this as part of the loss cutting operation.

The above, whilst harsh to us EU players, is likely the cheapest route for NC to take because clearly, the EU market has become unsustainable. NC West are a profit making company, and they will do what they must to protect their profits. If we're a drain on that, we go bye bye.

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On the bright side, if this is true we are a step nearer a server merge with any luck.

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I still think a server merge is unlikely. However, a server TRANSFER; that's likely after all this. They really cannot run 4 EU servers with just a couple of people left in the office. People who, lets be honest here, are likely only going to have short term jobs as they wind the office down.

Just noticed Kerensky's made comment about it on his Facebook too...

Sooo.. Given today's news, I guess this is dead again?

Likewise. Sod the game; it's just a game. This is people's JOBS!

*Starts to practice his American.

"Howdy y'all!"

IF the rumours are true, don't be expecting any posts from GR on it until there's an official press release.

And even then, I wouldn't expect GR to be allowed to say a lot about it...

... I have heard rumours of.... well.. No, I won't mention what I've heard.. But if we've all heard the same rumours...

Uh oh.

The only real answer is because they're designed for more people. It would be somewhat silly to scale them for less when the intent is for more...

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I think it a pity that they only look at the time it takes and not at the difficulty of the TF/SF. There are some that offer a good challenge and those should be worth a bit more.

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Yeah, why Statesman TF gives 30ish Merits but LRSF gives 25? Both are end game TF/SF. From what i've heard in game and read on this boards LRSF ain't half easier than Statesman TF.

Don't get me wrong my problem is not how much merits they both give, it is about rewarding the effort put into that TFs. If one is giving 30 other must be giving same ammount, or vice versa.

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Try reading the thread on the US forums linked in the first post. Synapse responds specifically to a question about this disparity.

There will be SOME form of expansion/box presence at some point later this year, possible around the time of the 5th anniversary.

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and Second Life. I don't have time!

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Why Scarlet! I didn't think you were into THAT kind of gaming!

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Of course, practically no-one complained about Xmas being a cheap rehash partly due to the new recipes and the new badges.


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Actually, there were a fair number of people complaining that the Baby New Year mission was still the same old one...

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they have said this is a bug...when it is fixed is anyone guess

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Well that's good to know... I'd not seen that but some of the bugs are proving stubborn to remove to say the least

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It only affects missions which are available in Ouroboros (mission arcs mainly), and is an unfortunate side effect of some code added to stop people teaming with villains when villains aren't in the co-op zone. Hopefully they'll fix it before too long as it's REALLY irritating...

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But please, somebody keep Gangrel in check and only serve him water/juice/coke this time

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Hey, we tried really hard last time! At least we got him sort of sobered up though, after force feeding him gallons of coffee!

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We should hang ghostraptor upside down and shake him until all sorts of juicy info falls out of him

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He's Australian. He's USED to being upside down!

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Mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries.

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Hush! I'm paraphrasing!

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It's ok, I've decided to have an Abuse lesson instead.....anyone got any offers?

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There is no lesson for you, because you are an abject failure! You make the invention of the sewage filled donut look smart! You are scum! You are filth! You are nothing! The world despises you and everything you do!

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And to top it all, your father was a hamster, and your mother smelled of elderberries!

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I'm going to look back at this thread at the end of the year and have a good giggle.

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Don't worry GR, we'll come and visit you. Just tell us where you are after the nice men have taken you to the Special Hospital with the soft walls, and we can all giggle together...

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Is that before or after the nice men have taking him to the ITC unit?

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isnt that peow peow peow

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Now now, we ALL know that guns in CoH actually go FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM!