Vanguard performance wise is well worth of coming back to now!

cerr

Just for the people reading all the negativity..

last weeks patch was WICKED performance wise

my system:

athlon 3500

6800 gt

2 gig ram

and it runs very well on balanced with some of the settings of high performance

i turned down tree animations, grass density and shadow quality, aswell as texture quality a tad lower

 

run great now, and when i upgrade my system it will even run better

it looks nothing like 2 months ago, it really does look good at those settings

 

so.. if anyone needs a guild on EY PVP (frengoth) then make sure to send someone from The Uprising!!

 

Aenashi

I agree.  It has gotten soo much better.  I can run at high performance then take the texture quality to the max and it looks sooo sweet.                    

healz4u

I would like a buddy key to objectively test then report this if anyone could supply one.







Thank you in advance.

45ACP

Um yeah I logged in the other night after 2 months of not playing and nothing has changed.  It may be running better because no one plays so there aren't any character models to load lol.  And the game looks terrible on balanced

cerr

Sorry.. my GF took my friend key 2 months ago

and it really does play a LOT better, dont let the trolls tell you otherwise!

i am almost believing we hit the stage we should have been for release, like Brad said, 3+ months down the road

45ACP

Well im not trying to be a troll, i actually played it and liked most of it.  I have just realized what many others haven't or refuse to realize that the dream is over. 

lancebird

So now it's a boring game that runs well enough to actually play?  Yay!  I'll be logging back in now for sure.

RPGBeech

So if the game has wicked performance, why do you need to upgrade ?



Planning on playing another game or is the money burning a hole in your pocket ?

homeskillet

Well considering that the EQ Anniversary pack doesn't come out till Monday, I might go ahead and register my Vanguard key which I purchased via pre-order but never used because of how horrific and buggy this game was at release.

bonobotheory

Sounds like the game is almost finished. Hopefully they get a free trial out soon so I can see if it's worth it. When I tried it a few months ago, there was a lot I liked, but the performance was too poor to justify buying it.

homeskillet

Originally posted by bonobotheory

Sounds like the game is almost finished. Hopefully they get a free trial out soon so I can see if it's worth it. When I tried it a few months ago, there was a lot I liked, but the performance was too poor to justify buying it.

Far from it. Though I'll admit the game still has potential.



Just like EQ2, Vanguard will need a few expansions for it to finally reach it's true potential as a complete game.

FreddyNoNose

Originally posted by lancebird


So now it's a boring game that runs well enough to actually play?  Yay!  I'll be logging back in now for sure.

When did they add fun?

cerr

I'm just upgrading my system because i want, and have the money to spare for it, i dont get the desired results in games performancewise anymore as i wanted (stalker aswell and others)

So its something that needs to be done even if i wasnt playing Vanguard

Wizardry

Needs exspansions to be a complete game? how ridiculous is that?On release this game had more content and more total gameplay than the number one sub game "WOW".For trolls to sit there and complain about an incomplete game,shows they have no clue.The game is already TOO BIG and has TOO MUCH to do.They maybe need to sort out the code a bit or fix a few holes but as far as complete,it's far and above 99% of the games people are paying to play and THINK they are getting a complete game,wich in reality has maybe 75% of the content vanguard has.Maybe VSOH should have just released half of it's game [still would have content equal to WOW]and not tell anyone it was incomplete,that way they could fool all the naive people like other games are doing now.

The content was and is COMPLETE,the bugs/code are not.EVERY single game on the market has gone through update patches,or is that false?Your darn right it is true,in that case you can say every single game released is incomplete.It really has become apparent that trolls are just feeding off what "BRAD"had the courage to say,where other game devs are kept quiet and afraid to admit.They quietly make there daily /weekly patches fixing numerous errors,but won't admit there game wasn't complete.VSOH is the only game to admit it so that makes it the only non complete game?PFFFT clueless trolls that don't like the game ,so are looking for reasons to flame it.....shows total bias.

The only thing i could see that caused problems in this game was it's use of shaders.They significantly tax players systems.Most cheap games people are playing are using much older tech ,especially in the use of shaders.Wait till games try using directx 10 abilities,where geometry is taken to a much higher level.They can bend/curve/split lines in ways never before done.This will tax systems even more, until they can find ways to make the video cards handle more of the work.I sure hope a DEV never again admits his game is incomplete,because all the trolls will have a heyday with directx 10 games.These games will make all the low end PCs cry,unless they try to fool people by having very few polys loaded onto a screen[welcome to console gaming]

I have tried STALKER wich is using  as high tech as any directx9 game out there,and it runs fine,however it is not using shaders in the way VSOH does if at all.That makes a big diff performance wise.Maybe VSOH shoulda just released older tech, a smaller world and bring in no new content,that way it could call itself complete like these other games do..lmao.

Orphes

Originally posted by lancebird


So now it's a boring game that runs well enough to actually play?  Yay!  I'll be logging back in now for sure.

Oh, ok. The game is booring you say. I should stop playing then?

Tutu2

I think its a better idea wait 6 months at least before giving this game a chance again.

csthao

Originally posted by Tutu2

I think its a better idea wait 6 months at least before giving this game a chance again.

6 months? are you crazy?

right now servers are so empty, all the low levels have already reached level 20+ and all the starter towns are basically empty (95% of the people in the newbie zone are crafters) and you wont even see more than 10 people in those areas...

ROFL wait 6 months and you'll be the only one left in your starter town doing EVERYTHING by yourself until you've reached at least level 20+...

i quit this game because all i ever do is group with my brother we duo pretty much everywhere, nothing against him but a game without lots of people really isnt worth playing...hell i rather play console games....

zimzim

i must say that thay have improved performens in the game,, on my old pc whit, 1,5gb memmory, amd 64 3600 and a ati xt 1950 256 i had truble running the game in the begining, but now it runns smood on my laptopp,,, whit 2gb memmory, 7800 go ore somthing gpu and a intel dual core on 1,8ghz...

olddaddy

So, how did they address the poor lfg mechanism in a game that requires 60% group content? Have they gotten it up to EQ2's lfg mechanism style yet?

 

whitedelight

Originally posted by Wizardry


Needs exspansions to be a complete game? how ridiculous is that?On release this game had more content and more total gameplay than the number one sub game "WOW".For trolls to sit there and complain about an incomplete game,shows they have no clue.The game is already TOO BIG and has TOO MUCH to do.They maybe need to sort out the code a bit or fix a few holes but as far as complete,it's far and above 99% of the games people are paying to play and THINK they are getting a complete game,wich in reality has maybe 75% of the content vanguard has.Maybe VSOH should have just released half of it's game [still would have content equal to WOW]and not tell anyone it was incomplete,that way they could fool all the naive people like other games are doing now.
The game is too big and it has a lack of serious content, and it was more blatant at launch when there weren't quests for level 30s. We were told to grind and they were adding quests asap.
The content was and is COMPLETE,the bugs/code are not.EVERY single game on the market has gone through update patches,or is that false?Your darn right it is true,in that case you can say every single game released is incomplete.It really has become apparent that trolls are just feeding off what "BRAD"had the courage to say,where other game devs are kept quiet and afraid to admit.They quietly make there daily /weekly patches fixing numerous errors,but won't admit there game wasn't complete.VSOH is the only game to admit it so that makes it the only non complete game?PFFFT clueless trolls that don't like the game ,so are looking for reasons to flame it.....shows total bias.
Content was not complete, it was lacking and Mr.McQuaid said so himself. And no, he came out and admit these problems because they do not have an official forum and the players needed to know what is going on, what the hell happened, and what are they doing to fix things. Shows total bias? Read your entire post, and that is what is biased.
The only thing i could see that caused problems in this game was it's use of shaders.They significantly tax players systems.Most cheap games people are playing are using much older tech ,especially in the use of shaders.Wait till games try using directx 10 abilities,where geometry is taken to a much higher level.They can bend/curve/split lines in ways never before done.This will tax systems even more, until they can find ways to make the video cards handle more of the work.I sure hope a DEV never again admits his game is incomplete,because all the trolls will have a heyday with directx 10 games.These games will make all the low end PCs cry,unless they try to fool people by having very few polys loaded onto a screen[welcome to console gaming]
Many people had superior systems to what what the best specs on the box and it just didn't run well, it was a widely known error with certain cards, and certain setups. Is this honestly the only thing you see wrong? The use of shaders?!! If this is true, then you are showing you biasedness which you yell at "trolls" for.
I have tried STALKER wich is using  as high tech as any directx9 game out there,and it runs fine,however it is not using shaders in the way VSOH does if at all.That makes a big diff performance wise.Maybe VSOH shoulda just released older tech, a smaller world and bring in no new content,that way it could call itself complete like these other games do..lmao.
Or maybe if they didn't have to release it months early they could have fixed more things that were broke, balance their game, and had content for higher levels in it from the beginning. I don't remember a game launching without mid to high level content, I don't remember a game launching where some areas were uninhabited by mobs to the point where I was never worried about dying when exploring certain places because seeing a mob was a rare thing. There is no what they could have called this a complete game when it was forced to release early from running out of funds. You are being a fanboi, yelling at people for having an opinion that does not agree with yours. I think you are the first person, from people who were in beta, to people who still play it today, that claims the games content was always there from the beginning, that is a joke.

Tautology

Originally posted by csthao

Originally posted by Tutu2

I think its a better idea wait 6 months at least before giving this game a chance again.

6 months? are you crazy?

right now servers are so empty, all the low levels have already reached level 20+ and all the starter towns are basically empty (95% of the people in the newbie zone are crafters) and you wont even see more than 10 people in those areas...

ROFL wait 6 months and you'll be the only one left in your starter town doing EVERYTHING by yourself until you've reached at least level 20+...

i quit this game because all i ever do is group with my brother we duo pretty much everywhere, nothing against him but a game without lots of people really isnt worth playing...hell i rather play console games....

Sorry, but that is nonsense.  I dont know when the last time you were in game.

csthao

Originally posted by Tautology

Originally posted by csthao

Originally posted by Tutu2

I think its a better idea wait 6 months at least before giving this game a chance again.

6 months? are you crazy?

right now servers are so empty, all the low levels have already reached level 20+ and all the starter towns are basically empty (95% of the people in the newbie zone are crafters) and you wont even see more than 10 people in those areas...

ROFL wait 6 months and you'll be the only one left in your starter town doing EVERYTHING by yourself until you've reached at least level 20+...

i quit this game because all i ever do is group with my brother we duo pretty much everywhere, nothing against him but a game without lots of people really isnt worth playing...hell i rather play console games....

Sorry, but that is nonsense.  I dont know when the last time you were in game.

 

last time i played was about 1 week ago...i jsut sold 2 of my swords (flawless superiors shortsword of striking for 20 gold each) and bought 2 boats for me and my brother...we used the boats to cruise around the thestran continent travelling to islands looking for housing plots ( although i already have a house in the deebs ) there are some nice housing locations near halgarad (the east coast of thestra) we stopped there and ran all the way back to halgarad and dahknarg and that place was completely empty ( 4 pm central time) then we decided to run west to veskals exchange there was about 8 players level 10-15 ( 5 of em crafting at veskals exchange) then we ran to leth nurae about 12 players there ALL crafters and finally back to tursh (where we started) there was about 18 players 10 of em crafters...i know because i craft i check all the crafting areas...the ONLY REASON i level up adventuring is so that i can use the weapons i craft...and the swords i sold earlier flawless superiors shortsword of striking...those are by far the best weapons to use at lvl 22-33...i play a dread knight and i get critical hits 3-5 times per monster which activates my chain abilities and i can do about 2-4 thousand damage PER CRIT...thats one sweet weapon...

i play on the thunderaxe server by the way

lvl 27 dreak knight- level 30 weaponsmith Ruthless check me out on the VG website

Terranah

Absolutely no improvement in performance that I can see, I'm sad to say. 

Too bad.

Reklaw

Originally posted by Terranah


Absolutely no improvement in performance that I can see, I'm sad to say. 
Too bad.

Mind sharing system spec cause really you got to be kidding that you do not notice any performance increase, i do understand that if your system already was a min.req. that you might not notice much dif. but seriously everyone that has played for the last few day's has notice increase in performance, mind you we talking about performance not other issues, maybe you confused with bugs and performance?

cerr

Originally posted by Terranah


Absolutely no improvement in performance that I can see, I'm sad to say. 
Too bad.

thats bull, everyone has noticed it, nice troll post!

airhead

grrr... after reading this entire thread I come away with .... "HEY, why can't we just stay on point?"



There's lots of issues/points to discuss about VG. From one side a lot of 'problems' that VG has to overcome, from the other side, a lot of points detailing how those problems are either being solved, already solved, will be solved, or they are not problems to begin with.



OP is claiming a performance increase has occured. The fact that the game is boring or not is really another POINT of discussion isn't it?



I would honestly like to hear more about this performance improvement, as other posters are saying there hasn't been any change. Given the architectural nature of the software (sigil licensed UT engine) I don't see how it's possible for them to do that much... Unless various tweaks and optimizations will SUM UP to increasing performance. But I read the patch notes and I see this and that, nothing about a real performance overhaul. It played like a dog for me in CB (dual 64b intel, 6800 w/ 512, 2G ram).... I would like to know if that has changed.