Vanguard, the game of potential. Even with a rocky release, I could have played it contentedly for a long time. Then SOE got a hold of it and the patches stopped coming (4 months between patches is pathetic) and the focus of the game started to change.
I loved the world, lore, seamlessness, depth, beauty. I haven't seen anything like that in a modern game.
Then EE got taken out. BOP BOE got added. Diplomacy got changed to a level based 1-50 system for no reason. "OOooh it was complicated". Yeah right. I loved EE, it wasn't that hard to understand.
Hehehe I think one of my favourite moments on that forum was when I got Silius to admit that the Isle of Dawn was still being implemented regardless of the strong feelings people had and the fact that Phathom said it would be reconsidered....oh well.
Nooo, Seem's like SOE are finally giving up on Vanguard. After purchasing it and promising so much, as usual, a strong wiff of Smeds bullshi.. Game update 5 is nowhere in sight, with no communication as to when or even if it may come out. Dev team laid off, virtually no one left working on it, maybe with the exception of Silius, the useless pratt that can only cut content with a vague promise of replacing it years down the line.....maybe. All such a shame, the game world was beautiful, good combat, great character customization ( till Silius got rid of it). If Sony had fixed the bugs and broken quests, finished the content and polished it, they would have had a solid MMO. It didnt sell 200k boxes for nothing. But they let Silius run rampage to try and make a WOW clone on the cheap, get rid of the depth and anything u might need to think about.. Now they have just about given up on it., population is draining away despite what remains of the once loyal fanbase, Sad really. Yes.. i'm sure the die hards will flame me and tell us its going strong and growing. Thats why its down to 4 servers and they are low pop. Shame on you Sony... soon you will be irrelevant as an online entertainment provider. Your product is dated with little attempt at investment in improvement, the flagship EQ2 is well and truly showing its age.. Perhaps its time for Smed to move on.
I could have written that myself. Thats how much I agree with your topic sir! I am a member of the "once loyal fanbase" Sony can't even buy a clue about how to run a MMO well. The fanbase was offered one thing at launch and had to watch it watered down to the point of silliness.
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Vanguard, the game of potential. Even with a rocky release, I could have played it contentedly for a long time. Then SOE got a hold of it and the patches stopped coming (4 months between patches is pathetic) and the focus of the game started to change.
I loved the world, lore, seamlessness, depth, beauty. I haven't seen anything like that in a modern game.
Then EE got taken out. BOP BOE got added. Diplomacy got changed to a level based 1-50 system for no reason. "OOooh it was complicated". Yeah right. I loved EE, it wasn't that hard to understand.
This dev journal killed it where it stood, and so long as this is the focus, I am never looking at this game again. http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=21665
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Hehehe I think one of my favourite moments on that forum was when I got Silius to admit that the Isle of Dawn was still being implemented regardless of the strong feelings people had and the fact that Phathom said it would be reconsidered....oh well.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he will eat for a month!
Stopped VG. GU5 isn't interesting at all and GU4 is a disaster. Was a fan and stopped. Don't want to pay 3 years for a beta testing.
And when WAR releases, it will put a nice sparkling sheen on it.