Muessig Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Farewell, from all of us at Paragon Studios This morning we announced that Paragon Studios will be taking to the skies of City of Heroes for the last time. 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. As part of this, all recurring subscription billing and Paragon Market purchasing will be discontinued effective immediately. 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. The team here at Paragon deserves special praise for all that we have accomplished over the last 5+ years. These developers are some of the most creative and talented people in the gaming industry. 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. To any potential studios looking to grow your team; hire these people. You won't regret it. To our Community, Thank you. Thank you for your years of support. 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. We couldn't have come this far without you. I implore you all, focus on the good things of CoH and Paragon Studios. 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. Thank you, and I'll see you in the skies, one last time. Andy Belford Community Manager Paragon Studios. Speculation is that it is related to NCSoft's ?6 million loss this last quarter. Sources: http://na.cityofhero...e/thank_you.php http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-08-ncsoft-makes-q2-loss-amid-spiralling-costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 a normal day for NCSoft... this is typical of them... open one mmo, close the other, business as usual..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted September 1, 2012 MVC Share Posted September 1, 2012 This is going to suck with my friend, he love's city. They been developing it constantly and improving it. I don't think any super hero mmo could touch the customization of your hero that city had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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