General Discussion

Personally I would have waited to review the game until SoE has at least been given a chance to show the direction they're taking the game. I mean, it's a couple weeks away right?

Originally posted by defafnyr

He said he was able to solo well...did he play any of his characters past 20-25?  That's where it stopped dead for me.  Has something changed or did he not try to solo anything beyond level 25. 

Says went to lvl 30.  I got stuck in the 20s too, but what I ended up doing was going to a different continent and picking up quests there that fit my level better.  I'm a Cleric at 32 now.

Also the Adrid, Mace of Sorrows quest is very fun.  I'm working on the CiS quest now, it has an even better mace, and has been fairly challenging.

I think the aspect is specifically depending on what kind of game your looking for.  Despite the bugs (mostly stability issues) and incomplete quests it has been fun for me.  The recent patch introduced a new crash that has been ticking me off, but the prior patch was smooth, it had been a long time since I had an issue.  They have optimization issues still, but there is so much content already.  I mean I've played to 32 and can still find things to do that are interesting.   I'm not a big PVP guy so I have no idea how that even works or goes, so someone else will have to speak to that.  But for me, the PVE has been enjoyable. 

i disagree with this review. Doesn't really sound like the reviewer played the game a lot. the reviewer only soloed, she didn't try the fun part of this game; the many dungeons. Those can only be done by grouping with other players and that is really what i like most about the game. I think it's a bad idea to make a review of a game without even have played all parts of the game.

I played this since beta, and yeah it was very buggy an laggy back then. But it really has improved a lot. it doesn't lag like it did back then. there is very few bugs now, and none of them are big bugs.

Some of the review is right, though.

Originally posted by Gerec

Personally I would have waited to review the game until SoE has at least been given a chance to show the direction they're taking the game. I mean, it's a couple weeks away right?

I agree.  The review should have been delayed until Update 2 or the next patch.

YES.  You can SOLO with EVERY class to the MAX level.  It is more solo friendly than EQ 2.

Edit:  To address what the person said above me, the game is so enormous that it is impossible to experience all of it.  TONS of group, small group, and solo content. It is an explorer's paradise.  The group dungeons are awesome.  It is sort of like a small raid at times with a group of 6 people.  You can take out named targets, high level dots, etc.  It is great stuff....

It is clear the ONLY way Vanguard players would ever accept a review would be if it was written with 100% positives. And they dare to call people trying to be informative "biased"

As from the start, Vanguards biggest problem.. is the players playing it. Worst advertising for a game and its community I have ever seen.

This game was doomed to failure from the start, even if it did not have launch problems.

Shows that you better do your market survey's before you launch.  Making hardcore MMO's is strictly a niche business, the vast majority of MMO players want nothing to do with them.  Hence you better have something to attract the hardcore players.   This game just goes to show that hardcore pve is a very limited market.

Added Con:

• $15/mo for an unfinished title

I agree with this review and I have never played the game...

Its a REVIEW...one persons experience with the game.

For those that do not like this persons opinion, I await your view of the game instead of your view of his opinion.

Good review, but 9 for graphics is too generous.  They are good but not worth 9, more like 7, 8 top.