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Still not sure why some many trash vg's release...didn't anyone play WOW's release
seldin
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WoW's release wasn't really bad at all... they didn't expect the volume, big deal, the game actually played when you could log into it...
There have been many many worse releases than that, though none moreso than Vantard
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
WoW's release was TERRIBLE. You could not play the game. The server crashed multiple times. I was a Guild Leader and had the difficult decision of deciding whether or not to transfer the Guild we formed to a new server. We ultimately decided to remain on the original server, luckily, as the server we were considering transfer to crashed and remained down the next day.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
QFT. The most serious bug I ran into was a character-freeze during copper mining. Easily fixable with a re-log.
WoW's server stablization was horrible but the game itself wasn't. Game was solid but server stablization was bad as hundreds of thousands of people bombarded the server login.
Vanguard's Servers were fine, the game was designed poorly and cause people to crash; not because of the servers but because of the game itself. Very big difference. Servers bounce back when other servers are added. Game design cannot.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
And your assumptions are goofy. I'm sure its the first MMO for a lot of people. I was playing MMOs for four years before the release of WoW, and its a great game despite the trolls.
The lag may have been bad in WoW but its overall code was fine. It was lagging at first because Blizzard had no idea there would be so many people trying to log on the first week. The sheer numbers threw them back (google it...it's a fact).
The lag in Vanguard is not caused by server instability. It's caused by the rushed programming and cache overloading from poor coding. Big difference
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
As already mentioned, there wasn't any problem with Vanguard servers. The game was not polished. Hell, it wasn't even finished.
They have since polished it and are working aggressively toward finishing it. It is the simple truth.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
Server issues are not game issues.
Hardly. The vast majority of WoW's problems were caused by the droves of people flocking to (what was then) an amazing game. Vanguard's issues are caused by... well... poor coding.
Most of us have learned to deal with or ignore these people. Still, there's no denying that Vanguard is not even comparable to WoW, for a variety of reasons. Just because the fanboys say it, doesn't make it automatically wrong.
Exactly. Hence, the "why many trash vg's release.....and not WoW's release."
And believe me...they did trash WoW's release. I was a MOD here when it happened. There were many bannings and nashings of teeth that day I tell you when the ban stick surfaced. *
-Vince Clortho Key Master
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
Some (Many) do not. I played WoW for a long time. I was the Guild Leader of a raid guild. I think a lot of people are unhappy with WoW that play the game. The WoW clone WAR will get a large market from it.
WoW has possibly ruined MMORPGs. I am serious. Vanguard is the alternative to WoW-like MMORPGs. Unfortunately, its release was so bad that it suffered from it.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
Is a man not entitled to the herp of his derp?
Remember, I live in a world where juggalos and yugioh players are real things.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
Is a man not entitled to the herp of his derp?
Remember, I live in a world where juggalos and yugioh players are real things.
i have played way too many of the mmo's that have come out and everyone i have ever played has had growing pains. everone seems to trash vg for trying to not make blizzard mistakes of not having enough servers. i will admit that they should have waited a bit to release the game but looking at the market lately most of the mmo lately have been rushed( ie archlord, rf online, etc.) Eve online had its issues, wow had theres but why the big vg must die and only WoW is good. I applaud them for the trying to add someting different twith diplomacy and crafting then trying to just be another WoW set in another I.P. (ie LOTRO). WoW will be around for a long time for the only true WoW killer will be WoW if it does not add some new life to the game. most of the ppl i know quit playing they felt like burning crusade was the same old grind just in new places. hopefuly POBS, AoC, or war will have a new feel .
To be a major competitor of WoW, you will have to replicate WoW. You cannot, as with Vanguard, do things differently or the traditional (EQ) way. Vanguard is the only alternative, I think, to a WoW clone for a more sophisticated MMORPG experience.
The "sand box" world attains a new and unique level with Vanguard. I say thank Gawsh for that.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
Beside that I don't think WAR and WoW will be clones of eachother gamewise. (yes they are both mmorpg's but that wont make them clones imo)
The sandbox concept: Vanguard.
The WoW concept ... eh, accessible, easy, limited options, nothing of exploration or depth, hardly any complexity, etc.
And the WAR concept?
EDIT: From what I have experienced in EQ 2, which is limited, it seems like that game has combined elements of accessibility without compromising depth or complexity. It is a truly fascinating game. It is a real wonder to me why it is not more popular. I always thought EQ 2 not only performed badly but was very different from what it is. I am extremely happy I decided to buy and play the game.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
People still play vanguard?
BTW welcome to 6 months ago.
Some people might have serverproblems with WoW's release (europe's release actually went smooth), but the most important thing about WoW's release is that you had the feeling you where playing a finished game. Vanguard from the start felt like a game that needed 6 more months at least of polishing before becomeing entertaining. At no point did i feel in my first weeks of WoW that the game needed even 1 more month of polishing or fixing up, the game simply felt ready.