OPP (Other People's Pain)

Here is a lengthy, engaging and heartfelt farewell to the game we love, replete with numerous excellent character screenshots and descriptions.

I’ve been playing the game, albeit off-and-on, for a long time now. I’ve made a lot of memories in the game. It sounds strange to say that about a video game — I still tend to think of video games as being like Pac-Man, static unchanging things — but City of Heroes had a lot of room for player creativity, it had fun stories to partake in, and it fostered a great community of players. Memories is the word. I have a lot of fondness for the game and always will. Come November 30, the game will go where all memories go, in the past. Even if I find a new game that I enjoy as much, I will only be able form similar memories; it won’t be the same. So the nostalgia I’m feeling for the game has as much bitter as sweet in it; though I have had tremendous fun with it, there’s the knowledge that many of the things I loved about it I may never experience again.

It's a good read, check out the whole thing.