NCSoft Closes "City of Heroes" Publisher Paragon Studios [Slashdot]

[DP ServBot]

samazon writes "Earlier today, City of Heroes community manager Andy Belford announced that NCSoft is shutting down Paragon Studios. Over 7,500 individuals were viewing the official CoH forums as of 3:00 PM EST, and this thread from Belford, AKA Zwilinger, notes that 'In a realignment of company focus and publishing support, NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios. 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.' A petition has already been created to save City of Heroes."

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[NayusDante]

While I haven't played it in years, I'm sad to see it go. It wasn't a terribly deep MMO, but it was a lot of fun to play with a few friends. I remember it was the first game I played that scaled levels between party members with the sidekick system, so you could actually party with your friends. Champions Online is okay, but CoH had its own style and charm.

Then again, for every fun moment I remember, I also remember terrible performance issues. Constant stutter, bad framerate...