Who will try this when it comes out ?
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I've not had any luck gettting into the beta, but i'm looking for a new MMORPG to get my teeth into and this could be it... though if any of you in there could give a few reviews i'd appreciate it as i'm still not 100% sold.... and LotR's isnt to far off and is also looking nice... of course I may end up playing both (or trying to)
I am planning to buy it, although probably not on day 1. I am currently badly swamped at work, with little hope it will get better until at least mid february, maybe even mid march.
By then quite some of the bugs should be squashed AND you lot should have crafters of a high enough level to twink me, so it's all good. ;-)
By then quite some of the bugs should be squashed AND you lot should have crafters of a high enough level to twink me, so it's all good. ;-)
Guess its going to be a lonely game to be in with only a handfull of clanuk playing 
Things are still improving so still time to check it out befor release.come on dont make me goto another guild in AV as i would much rather be with you guys/girls
Would join you all in hobbit land but even though i have beta forums access i never did get an e-mail with access code
Things are still improving so still time to check it out befor release
.come on dont make me goto another guild in AV as i would much rather be with you guys/girls Would join you all in hobbit land but even though i have beta forums access i never did get an e-mail with access code
Nymawae
Eternal Trial Member
Having dabbled with Vanguard on and off for a year or so I'm convinced there's a great game there for people that like "heavyweight" RPGs (i.e. lots of focus on exploring, needing groups and tactics etc). I just don't think that game will emerge until autumn. Give it 6 months of bug squashing, balance, tuning, polish and additions of content not ready in time for launch and it'll be a cracking game, it's just not quite ready for mainstream now (although it is emenently playable 99% of the time)...
Having said that they are doing daily updates at the moment so it's getting better by the day and bares no resembelence in terms of quality and gameplay to even a month/6 weeks ago. If you love your MMORPGs and can put up with a few problems you'll enjoy it. If you're looking for WoW levels of polish wait a month or two rather than spoil your first impressions.
The danger is, much like EQ2, that it'll get a bad reputation on release and later in the year, despite having the problems sorted and a good polish it won't recover. I'm told EQ2 is a stunningly good game now and has no resemblence to when it was released. Unfortunatly it's too late for it to have the chance of being the market leader the heritage of EQ1 suggested it could have been. IF EQ2 had of been released in the state it was even 6 months after original launch it would have given WoW a run for it's money.
SOE rushed EQ2 to launch at the same time (just before) WoW and cocked it up. Now they've rushed Vanguard to release at the same time as the expansion for the most popular MMORPG in the world. Someone at SOE really needs to be taken out side and given a good kicking...
There's some really nicely thought out stuff in Vanguard, and, it's taken a lot of the best from EQ1, 2 and WoW. It is a heavier weight RPG than WoW there's no doubt, but even in beta I've found that's a good thing in a lot of ways. If people approach it wanting to be Lvl 50 and regarding every other level as just getting in the way they'll end up grinding exp (never understood why people would do that) and won't enjoy it. If you take the time to enjoy each level, explore the huge continents and do the quests with friends you'll have fun.
You can solo but it's not the easiest way to play the game. I prefer the groups, and whilst it can be a pain in the backside it creates more of a community. In WoW I could play for an entire evening and never need to speak to anyone else which kinda defeats the point of an online rpg.
Still, even given the engine is still a heavily customised Unreal jobbie it the graphics are getting better by the day...
Just my 2c worth
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Having said that they are doing daily updates at the moment so it's getting better by the day and bares no resembelence in terms of quality and gameplay to even a month/6 weeks ago. If you love your MMORPGs and can put up with a few problems you'll enjoy it. If you're looking for WoW levels of polish wait a month or two rather than spoil your first impressions.
The danger is, much like EQ2, that it'll get a bad reputation on release and later in the year, despite having the problems sorted and a good polish it won't recover. I'm told EQ2 is a stunningly good game now and has no resemblence to when it was released. Unfortunatly it's too late for it to have the chance of being the market leader the heritage of EQ1 suggested it could have been. IF EQ2 had of been released in the state it was even 6 months after original launch it would have given WoW a run for it's money.
SOE rushed EQ2 to launch at the same time (just before) WoW and cocked it up. Now they've rushed Vanguard to release at the same time as the expansion for the most popular MMORPG in the world. Someone at SOE really needs to be taken out side and given a good kicking...
There's some really nicely thought out stuff in Vanguard, and, it's taken a lot of the best from EQ1, 2 and WoW. It is a heavier weight RPG than WoW there's no doubt, but even in beta I've found that's a good thing in a lot of ways. If people approach it wanting to be Lvl 50 and regarding every other level as just getting in the way they'll end up grinding exp (never understood why people would do that) and won't enjoy it. If you take the time to enjoy each level, explore the huge continents and do the quests with friends you'll have fun.
You can solo but it's not the easiest way to play the game. I prefer the groups, and whilst it can be a pain in the backside it creates more of a community. In WoW I could play for an entire evening and never need to speak to anyone else which kinda defeats the point of an online rpg.
Still, even given the engine is still a heavily customised Unreal jobbie it the graphics are getting better by the day...
Just my 2c worth
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aleatoryuk
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I reckon I might give it a look but tbh I know very little about it yet
In the past, I found that even the most boring game can be at least tolerable if played with friend. And even good games seem boring if there is nobody to play them with. So if a lot folks are not going to play the game, that's a downright shame. What I miss about EQ is not the game itself (although I liked it a great deal), it is the people that made the game mean that much to me. I really hope more people plan to try it out.
Dara
Dara
Nymawae
Eternal Trial Member
TBH I'll almost certainly play Vanguard at some point, I doubt it will be under the ClanUK banner though, I can't being doing with the hissy fits, politics and drama a'la Warcraft.
I'll probably play with the old Familijen lot, it'd be nice to see everyone on the same server though whatever guild they choose to play under.
I'll probably play with the old Familijen lot, it'd be nice to see everyone on the same server though whatever guild they choose to play under.
Git
Your opinion is worthless....
I am testing the beta at the moment, and i will be playing it along with EQII but on the FFA server, which ClanUK won't touch
so in that respect you won't see me ingame unless your coming to pvp and i will be joining people i know as well, not because of the WoW crap we got rid of most of those cunts out of ClanUK but because i like being a bastard and ClanUK just doesnt fit my playstyle.
so in that respect you won't see me ingame unless your coming to pvp and i will be joining people i know as well, not because of the WoW crap we got rid of most of those cunts out of ClanUK but because i like being a bastard and ClanUK just doesnt fit my playstyle.
Wow, cunts in ClanUK? Drama in WoW? Hissy fits and politics? Whew, good that we never had that problem in EQ UK. :wink: We are talking about the guild that tought me the meaning of the word "wankah", which definitely wasn't included in the dictionary when I learned english. :wink:
Either way, I am looking forward to it.
Dara
Either way, I am looking forward to it.
Dara