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Vanguard Saga of heros! What do you think?
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This is by far the best new MMOG out there right now, when you put all the futures together and the dev team kicks butt.
anwyay what do you think?
http://www.silkyvenom.com/pages/faq.php <stuff about the game
Also there is a new movie out on game vids
-JNS
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for fans of the middle ages, it will be ok..but for the rest..don't think so ;/
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I highly doubt that you have to worry about DX10 stuff concerning Vanguard, the president of Sigil ( Brad MQuaid ) has said that a Nvidia 6800 should be able to run the game on mid settings, let alone the 7xxx series will do perfectly for Vanguard.
Plus i seriously doubt also that if they decide to upgrade to DX10 after a year or so, they would make it so that the people left with the DX9 cards can still play, no way would they sacrefice so many customers with the dx9 cards, not everyone is going to get new g cards when they hit the market.
Anyways im pretty excited about the game, i think it looks good so far, and has alot of potentials, i have a good feeling that it will be well liked by the people into mmo's, and we all know that there will be people who don't like the game, the same thing happens with every game, you can't make everyone happy.
So if you liked EQ, or your looking for a game that has more freedom, challenge, a gazillion things to do, i would recommend Vanguard to you.
to resodond to your concern over middle ages theme, there are 3 massive continents which each have thier own theme.
Also please read the FAQ, if you think its another DAoC game, and have only seen a movie, then you are very mistaken. PLease read the FAQ
-JNS
Sorry here is the correct link
http://www.silkyvenom.com/pages/faq.php
-JNS
If it would feature non-raiding server, it would be worth a try. No matter how badly I did argue against the evil meditating book in old EQ, there was something FUN in these features. Really, raiding is the main problem.
I wouldn't make the decisions they did on many points, especially about instancing, but again, maybe it could be nice...if it was not in an evil package deal with raiding.
A meal, if I put shit in it, it is shit-and-a-meal. Vanguard, by having raiding on all it servers is losing much. Raiding alone is enough to deter MANY players, and quite a few who tend to improve the community and make the place a much more enjoyable gaming experience. It is funny that the devs who understand enforced PvP was wrong fails to understand that RAIDING KILLS GROUPING, raiders are to grouping not any more dedicated then PvP players, this isn't bad, but it is missing MUCH.
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The thought behind this game is IMO 100% the best i have ever seen.They are trying to touch on every issue of gaming and trying to make it the best.This doesn't mean that the end product will be any good,but at least i like there focus and direction.SOE is merely the marketing giant for this game,wich is again IMO the best there is.Need i remind people of the PS2 wich is the highest selling console ever and was a complete pile of junk.Sony at least knows what people like and knows how to take care of there product.
I remember i while back ,they are trying to get rid of the outside interference from giants like IGE.Nobody can handle this better than sony.This product was originally in developement through microsoft/sigil ,so you can bet anything microsoft gets involved in is at least decent.People are comparing the game to EQ2?i doubt it very much.The only similarity i can see is the death/debt/loss idea,as to wich i found a very good idea in eq2.
I love the idea of no best weapon or armour.I have said on many occasions that a proper battle system would involve mobs that are variable and not just a mesh with a certain amount of hit points.You will need some stratedgy in using proper weapons and armour depending on what you fight.I really hope they follow up on this system to the fullest,so that it may reach the standards in battle system that i have found only in FFXI.Mobs that are variable ,can heal themselves,can change there battle stratedgy depending on the damage/type they incur.Button mashing is for kids.myself i like battle sequences that take thinking and stratedgy as i am sure there are alot others who feel the same.This type of PVE system is as good as PvP or even better,because i havn't seen a strategic system in PVP yet.
I am sure anyone that knows me,also knows i don't give many games a thumbs up,it is very rare,but i can at least say this game deserves a look from any serious gamer.
Since i am dying for something like eq2 or FFXi to come along i really hope these guys can deliver the end product.
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This game as it is now is nothing like EQ2 and it it were to somehow become like eq2 it would fail. EQ2 lacks content. there is just not enough to do in EQ2 as a raider. There loot system is so screwed up that you will raid the same zone and in 3 - 4 weeks you will get the same exact item 4 - 5 times and this happens alot. Most of the gear is no good compared to "Relic" The easiest armor to get in the game currently which drops from mobs anyone can do including my alts.
So honestly if this game ends up like EQ2 i know i wont be playing it and i can bet alot of people wont.
Why on earth would you waste your time raiding and what exactly does it do for you?
The other thing i don't understand is what exactly is RAIDING content?Raiding and CONTENT have absolutely nothing in common with each other whatsoever.For some god aweful reason young kids seem to think RAIDING means there elite or L33t as so many of the noob generation is putting it.Once you raid and get the item you were after then what?raiding is suppose to be a facet used when doing a hard quest for a certain item,then once that is completed you move on to other in game things.
Are so many of the young generation hoping to get the best items in game just because they raid?And you want elite items every kill so you can EASILY become rich??Wow wouldn't that be fun>>>>race to level say 60, raid said mob over and over get 50 elite items ,become richest player on server then go around bragging.Cancel your subscription now because there is nothing left to accomplish for you?if your shallow minded then yep go raiding and enjoy 1% of any game,after all thats why the game developers spent 2 years developing all the game content,so that peeps can just RAID ..rflmao..think about it.
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Obviously something that would be said by a player who is casual and never had a chance or just wasnt good enough to raid. Play eq1 and tell me what the point of raiding was. EQ2 raiding is a puss fest compared to how EQ1 was. Raiding is content i dont see how you think it isnt it is part of the game and really the only thing to do in the game once your max level. Would you rather quest for a bunch of items that suck and being max level you get no xp. Or raid with your guild doing things that are a challenge and being rewarded for that challenge? THE point of raiding is to get the best stuff. IT makes ABSOLUTLY no sense that a mob that can be soloed or a quest that can be soloed will drop an item that is better then something that takes strategy and a raid force to kill?
You say its dumb to race to 60 and do all that stuff? Why play a game if you dont want to be the best. Obviously yet again the comment of a casual player. Hardcore gamers despite what you think play to be the best call them elitests what you want they just play games to be the best and to be the best it takes dedication and time. and yes it is fun. A game with Good raid content wouldnt have one item that is the best and then your done like EQ2 is right now. Open your eyes please. Content + raids = you wont find the best item because you will continue to progress and advance. Enough content to keep you busy untill the next expansion is released. EQ2 currently each expansion is beat within 2 months and then there is 6 months of doing nothing that is a lack of content.
No one ever said Raiding is the entire content of the game BUT it is a major part of end game content. Without any raiding and progression what is there to do? Quest? wow have fun crafting and doing quests for ever because your anti-raid and anti anything good from raids.
PS: Vanguard is huge i knows this i know how much time they spent on all of that. Its called original launch of a game and isnt expected to have a massive amount of raiding content. Generally original launch is getting to know the land, the game and youre character. A Few raids etc to get you in the groove and then more and more raiding content along with normal content is generally released in expansions.
How about playing a game to have fun? If someone's definition of fun doesn't include being the best, than so be it.
P.S. I am not a casual gamer (or at least I wouldn't be if there was actually a game that I felt was worth my time to play). I was definately what you might call a hardcore gamer in SWG, but I preferred my role as a doctor, hanging in the medical center healing wounds and offering buffs. I was not the best doctor, my buffs werent always the highest, etc. But I met a lot of people, and enjoyed helping people out when I could. I played A LOT and had a lot of fun, and being better than other people never mattered to me.