"It’s great to be fun and whimsical with our designs and sometimes we’re able to get away more than we care to say,"

Thom Terrazas

Seldom have truer words been spoken. Thier devs have run amok at times. What ever you do if you play on the test server do not insult them about bugs etc or you will regret it. You  have been warned.

Originally posted by parmenion
Lol, I was specifically refering to the areas where numerous people are competing for a finite number of spawns for kill X quests, when grouping simply lets everyone accomplish the quests much easier by cooperating rather than competing for spawn, it's logical and sensible and most people accept when it's pointed out to them, some don't read chat or are set on solo-ing only ever. I find that a little bizarre when it's to everyone's detriment including theirs. Solo-ing is much more prevalent in the MMO community today than the community of the past, because alot of recent MMO's have reinforced that grouping is a detriment and some people expect the same in VG.

I like that VG isn't that way, and get a little tired of people suggesting it should be changed to be the way all the other recent & upcoming MMO's are geared, if that makes me somehow insecure & needy in your eyes hey whatever floats your boat. I have little trouble finding or starting groups in general thanks & never have no matter what class or MMO I've been playing.

Originally posted by Jackdog

Originally posted by Sharkypal

Originally posted by Jackdog
I only have time for a good group once or twice a week myself so a strictly group oriented game is not what I am looking for either. However I really think Vanguard need to focus on what it was originally intended to be . A group oriented, hard core game No way it will ever be a mainstream game now and I really think Sigil need s to refocus back to their original design and not be a jack of all trades game. There are too many other games coming out this year which will be focused toward the casual gamer and were designed for that from the beginning.  Performance issues can be over come, people upgrade their machines and what is a heavy engine today will play smoothly on newer hardware. Content can be added, animations smoothed etc. However poor design is a game killer. No one will dethrone WoW for a long time, I think newer MMORPGs need to identify their target audience and not try an beat WoW at their own game. There is a good market for group oriented games, Vanguard could fill it if they refocus.

While I don't think WoW is a design "triumph" in any sene of the word (apart from subs obviously), I do agree that Vanguard should not attempt to become something it was never meant to be. I'm not convinced Sigil are doing that yet, but more than one MMO has made the mistake of attempting it. SWG being the most noteable example.

I honestly think that is why they are releasing the game in sub par shape now. They lost their focus some where in the middle of beta and dicided to try become a joat ( jack of all trades) MMORPG instead of maintaining their original design plan. Now instead of being the best hard core game on the market time was wasted trying to "soften" the game up. Time which could have been spent developing and polishing content.