As a VG player, my perception of the population/activity before the merge and after the merge is huge. OOC is busy, people are chatting, PUGs are creatable and enjoyable. Lots of newbie questions tossing about and respectful answers. I am surprised. Sure, there was a horrid lag every 90 seconds right after the merge but the database is fixed and the lag as well.
People are enjoying the game and each other in it.
This game has been worth every cent I put in to it, to me. It is one of the few MMORPG's that leave me with that other life feeling that I first got in EQ when it first was released. I had to get a copy for a friend of mine (we like owning the disk). This is imho, one of my top 3 best games ever. It's an MMORPG that is not on ease mode and you have an avatar that is not an inanimate object, I love that, that is something that is sooo hard to find on todays market.
This game has been worth every cent I put in to it, to me. It is one of the few MMORPG's that leave me with that other life feeling that I first got in EQ when it first was released. I had to get a copy for a friend of mine (we like owning the disk). This is imho, one of my top 3 best games ever. It's an MMORPG that is not on ease mode and you have an avatar that is not an inanimate object, I love that, that is something that is sooo hard to find on todays market.
I know exactly what you mean Arkain! I've played an absolute ton of MMOs, but only feel sentimental about a handful of them, Meridian 59, Everquest and Vanguard. I even played WoW for over 2 years, and loved that game too..but I never had the same feelings about it, or miss it like I did those other games. VG/EQ etc have a special something that is very rare in MMOs that's for sure, and I miss it a lot.
I think it's actually a very sad thing, tragic even, that VG has been dying a slow death since it's release, overlooked by so many, and barely even scratched the surface of it's true potential. It deserves so much more, and should be remembered as one of the greatest MMOs in history.
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As a VG player, my perception of the population/activity before the merge and after the merge is huge. OOC is busy, people are chatting, PUGs are creatable and enjoyable. Lots of newbie questions tossing about and respectful answers. I am surprised. Sure, there was a horrid lag every 90 seconds right after the merge but the database is fixed and the lag as well.
People are enjoying the game and each other in it.
This game has been worth every cent I put in to it, to me. It is one of the few MMORPG's that leave me with that other life feeling that I first got in EQ when it first was released. I had to get a copy for a friend of mine (we like owning the disk). This is imho, one of my top 3 best games ever. It's an MMORPG that is not on ease mode and you have an avatar that is not an inanimate object, I love that, that is something that is sooo hard to find on todays market.
I know exactly what you mean Arkain! I've played an absolute ton of MMOs, but only feel sentimental about a handful of them, Meridian 59, Everquest and Vanguard. I even played WoW for over 2 years, and loved that game too..but I never had the same feelings about it, or miss it like I did those other games. VG/EQ etc have a special something that is very rare in MMOs that's for sure, and I miss it a lot.
I think it's actually a very sad thing, tragic even, that VG has been dying a slow death since it's release, overlooked by so many, and barely even scratched the surface of it's true potential. It deserves so much more, and should be remembered as one of the greatest MMOs in history.
Damn, I miss my old VG guild and friends..