Even Shorter Lived Than Expected, In Theory

Last time I wrote about how Marvel Heroes Omega was going to be shutting down its servers on December 31. During the week though it was then stated that the servers would be shutting down on that Friday, as the bank that was funding the developer decided to pull out as well, forcing the company to shut down. Thing is the servers were still up this morning, so it is impossible to know what exactly is going on, but for now I am going to keep logging in each morning, to push the days logged in counter higher. I already said goodbye and recorded everything I could think of (the characters, team-ups, items, costumes, achievements, etc.) so I do not think I can start playing again, but I at least want that counter as high as it will ever be, for whenever it disappears. Might not matter to the servers, but it matters to me. I also left a number of consumables unused in my inventory too, so the profile will be like that of a player waiting to return. That is how I want it to be because I am a player who wants to return and is saddened to know the end has come so abruptly.

1852 Hours and Counting

Over the years I have put in some 1852 hours into the game Marvel Heroes, and once the new year begins, it will come to an end. The game's development has ceased, the license has been revoked, and the servers are going offline on December 31. I have had a great deal of fun in the game, which should be obvious be that time played, and it is disappointing that it will come to such an end. I will continuing playing as close to that end as I can though, and at some point will also make a recording of everything I have collected and earned.
Not that I need to 'replace' the game, but I will probably try to pick up another game like it. There are a couple I have played previously but haven't touched for a while, so perhaps them. Regardless though, goodbye Marvel Heroes and good luck to all those who made it possible as they move forward to other projects.

Ups and Downs

Like anyone really, have been having some ups and downs lately. One down would be the lack of success with the Extra Life stream. Put in seven hours and no one watched, and then some things started acting up, so I decided to stop (my leg was getting sore from not moving and the oximeter was flaking out some). Really would have liked to have gotten some attention, but whatever. If nothing else, I now know the Threadripper 1950X can handle gaming and encoding two 1440p60 streams (one went to YouTube and the other was a higher quality local copy), which is pretty awesome.
The biggest 'up' I have of late though, I cannot talk about yet. Hopefully soon, because it is really cool, but patience is a virtue. Another up I can talk about is I finally got to see Thor: Ragnarok on Friday. Pretty good, enjoyable, amusing, and entertaining. The only criticism I can throw at it is that the pacing seemed a bit fast at times. Odin, as has been the case in the previous movies, is a very important influence on Thor, but actually very little time is spent witnessing this relationship. Still a fun movie to watch (and my dad came out of it asking if we could pre-order it already).
Neither an up nor a down would be the weather turning cold. It can be nice to experience the change in seasons.