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Is Elyria, Ohio hurting CoE's brand?

Every time I enter the word "Elyria" into an address box to call up the CoE website, I also get a bunch of results for a real-world Elyria -- Elyria, Ohio.

They're all so depressing!

Apparently it's one of those small towns with an active local news scene, so there's always a story about some sordid small-town crime or misfortune. Pair of shoes stolen. Man shot while trying to repossess rented couch. 136 jobs cut at local kitchen-sponge factory. Child pornographer hangs self in prison cell.

It can't be good for the Elyria brand! Have Soulbound Studios considered contacting the city's Chamber of Commerce and encouraging them to clean up their act?


4/7/2017 1:00:13 AM #1

It's part of Cleveland.... not likely.


4/7/2017 1:03:16 AM #2

4/7/2017 1:03:42 AM #3

inb4 SBS sues Ohio


4/7/2017 1:25:11 AM #4

Yeah, reading their news is a total bummer. It comes up on my feed all the time!


4/7/2017 1:31:33 AM #5

Let's start another crowdfunding project for Soulbound to build a thermonuclear weapon and wipe Elyria, Ohio off the map.

That'll fix everything and get us some free advertising to boot.


4/7/2017 1:32:00 AM #6

Time for the "Elyrians for Elyria" social outreach program, wherein a gaming company and its community come together to improve a real-life community.


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4/7/2017 1:44:57 AM #7

Posted By Jourfrend at 8:32 PM - Thu Apr 06 2017

Time for the "Elyrians for Elyria" social outreach program, wherein a gaming company and its community come together to improve a real-life community.

I like Jour thinking


4/7/2017 8:57:43 AM #8

I do get them those in my google now feed as well (and I'm from Spain!)... and I agree they are depressing.

#MakeElyriaGreatAgain


4/7/2017 9:37:27 AM #9

u know whats funny they probly freaking out that there site is getting so many hits...

plus think about if they suddenly sumble on our game they may think we are a bad influence on there town...

they are Country folk after all they think very diffrently


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4/7/2017 10:39:48 AM #10

Yeah...My family still lives in Elyria, OH, so a heads up before wiping it off the map would be awesome.

It's an hour outside of Cleveland, and in a different county (Lorain) so it's not actually considered part of Cleveland. Being in the rust belt it has the same issue cities like Chicago and Detroit are suffering, loss of manufacturing or middle class wage jobs, (I think the Ford factory closed down there or cut back severely and transferred just about everything to Mexico) and there's always been a drug presence (we had sooooo many people doing the breaking bad thing when I lived there... My high school in particular had an.. Interesting reputation.) since it's about the only way to earn a decent wage, it's obviously picked up along with adjacent crime.

Most people who live there are deeply impoverished. There's "nice" parts of town, but there's very few McMansions. My daughter who attends school at Elyria Catholic had some friends commenting about CoE so I've been feeding her information - it's very possible we'll have current and not just former 'actual' Elyrians playing. (The mayor, BTW is aware of the game but is too straight laced to do anything cool with it. If you'd called this Halifax Online, I think they'd absolutely lose their shit up here.) The gamer crowd is small but very, very enthusiastic, so here's hoping! ~^_^~


4/7/2017 10:48:29 AM #11

Let them have the glory for now, just wait until release and there after when we dominate the Elyria keyword

Either that or type "chr" in your address bar instead, it'll auto complete this website. Works for me


4/7/2017 12:57:07 PM #12

Wouldn't that be a nice location for a meet-up or CoE-convention for You americans? Will boost their economy and generate some income! And You can tell Your guildmates that You really visited Elyria :-) Does the mayor of Elyria get a CoE-mayor title for free? :)


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4/7/2017 1:03:27 PM #13

old by related

http://imgur.com/gallery/7MGlw


4/8/2017 2:18:10 AM #14

Posted By Costanius at 09:57 AM - Fri Apr 07 2017

Wouldn't that be a nice location for a meet-up or CoE-convention for You americans? Will boost their economy and generate some income! And You can tell Your guildmates that You really visited Elyria :-) Does the mayor of Elyria get a CoE-mayor title for free? :)

I'll totally hit my parents up to offer tent space for the hordes lol.


4/8/2017 7:19:12 AM #15

Posted By Costanius at 10:57 PM - Fri Apr 07 2017

Wouldn't that be a nice location for a meet-up or CoE-convention for You americans? Will boost their economy and generate some income! And You can tell Your guildmates that You really visited Elyria :-) Does the mayor of Elyria get a CoE-mayor title for free? :)

VYE WE HAVE TO DO THIS!!!!

it only stands to reason that the Mayor of Elyria should have a Honorary Mayor Title gifted ingame!!!!! THINK OF THE PROPAGANDA!!!

SBS GRANTS MAYOR OF ELYRIA INGAME MAYOR TITLE!

also small world that we have a player who came from this town already hahahahaha


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