Protagonist Propoganda

THANK ZEUS! IMAGE HOSTING THAT WORKS!

Yes! I have found image hosting that actually allows me to post my pictures! Oh, the evil goodness that will ensue.

I am testing out a new way to update. I will periodically scan part of my journal/sketchbook entitled Global Domination For Dummies to provide you all with a more intimate look at the mental state of Protagonist and the development of the Protagonist Empire. Stay tuned for details.

Protagonist, out.

MMORPG's: Massively Multiplayer Online Retarded Pestiferous Games

Hello. My name is Protagonist and I am a videogame addict.

Cit of Heroes finally got around to some player vs. player action with their new release of Issue 4: Colosseum. I bought this game in April and downloaded the patch (whatever that means) for I4 before it hit the servers (whatever those are...I just point and click). I was off and making superheroes and teaming up with people online to defeat evil in Paragon City. Honestly, it was fucking spectacular. I'd never played a game like this before.

I've been playing almost everyday since I started my monthly subscription, which just hit my bank statement today. $14.95 a month to play a game?! Hey, it's a mighty fine game and I have the money to waste, so I'll pay.

I have a brand new computer and a brand new awesome freaking game. Sweet.

So that is where I have been all April; Paragon City, leveling up my character.

Until this past Tuesday, May 3rd, when Issue 4 went live. I had to download it, again. Okay, whatever....I thought I had downloaded it already, but this must be new stuff. It's downloaded, I go to play and......frozen screen. SHIT.

Retstart the computer. Login. Go to play. Frozen screen and an error message. Some file stuck in infite loop. Fuck. Reboot, login, play, freeze, error.....ad infinitum.

I look to the messageboards where people all over are bitching about not being able to play either. Some of them have a similar problem that I have and some have totally different problems. The replies to do all sorts of techie things goes on for over 4o pages. Update drivers, dns flushing, DirectX tests, deleting checksum files...

I don't know what the fuck they are talking about! I don't know dick about computers! It's a miracle I figured out how to play with the colors on this blog, let alone be expected to fix this game. What do the tech support people say? Update my graphics card driver. Alright, I can do that because when I open my hardware device manager, there's a button that says "Update Driver". Good thing, too, because I'd never know how to do that otherwise. Login, play, freeze, error message. MOTHER FUCK!

If I had known that I needed to be a computer savvy tech geek to play this game, I would have stuck to my beloved PS2 games. This is a brand new computer with updated everything and it was running City of Heroes just fine until Tuesday, when the I4 patch went live and then myself and millions of other people started to have serious problems. I should not have to buy a brand new computer or graphic thingy for this game when it worked before the update.

Fuck you, NCSoft, you broke my game! FIX IT!

I sent emails to the tech support people. Since it's Friday, I don't expect much until next week....which means that for this month of gameplay (for which I was billed today) I have managed 2 out of 6 days thusfar. Doesn't look like I'll be playing soon.

So, to pass the time, I am making Nazi propoganda posters with my Protagonist symbol on them rather than a swastika. If they are good, I will sell them in the store.