Originally posted by lovebug

to me eq2 is the best fantasy mmorpg out there still.

I agree. It's a deep game with all aspects covered very well. Classes are solid, crafting is solid, there is a LOT of content. I keep leaving it for the next great thing, but then come back again. It's the best.

Originally posted by Iceman8235
I don't mind not having the entire map to roam for pve, if anything I'd rather have it that way.  DAoC was the best gaming experience I've ever had and part of the draw was seeing enemies as real invaders from unknown lands.  A lot of the mystery would be lost if enemies could freely mingle outside of the open world pvp areas.

Spot on. They WERE real invaders from unknown lands. It was great.

Originally posted by Dirkin

Also, as I mentioned above, item unlocks are bought from the station cash shop. However, they are tradeable and you will find lots of them on the in-game auction house, which allows you to spend in-game currency for them. There is no currency cap imposed on f2p players, so you can just buy your item unlocks with gold instead of cash.

That's good to know. How much are they in the cash shop, and (roughlly) how hard is accumulating the gold?

You have me interested enough to be downloading the game.

Originally posted by William12

From my understanding there are no restrictions for gold so no item would be locked.

From their site: "Items that aren't equippable by Free players are labeled in game as "Gold membership required." These items can be individually unlocked for Free players by purchasing an Unlock Item potion from our in-game Marketplace."

My question is: do you HAVE to pay money to unlock the items, or can you unlock them in-game, somehow? If so, how?

Originally posted by Scummyman

Originally posted by birken

Originally posted by Scummyman
I tried it out this week and already uninstalled it. I'm glad that I did try it out as it made me appreciate what i'm playing now much more ;)

Yea alot of people go back to mindless easy to play game. It just show  that alot of people stop using there heads for games after click to win game came in.

Sorry to disillusion you sunshine but as gamer that has played video games since they were on cassettes, I am used to depth but Vanguard wasn't just enough to convince me to play past the tedium.

Nevermind, better luck next time when you try and make a post that doesn't reflect your niavety. Maybe in a few years you'll get it.

I guess it's all opinion. I would say that you might want to re-consider, though. I loved Vanguard, and I've been playing since cassette days, too. :P

It's a pretty deep and sweet game. I'm not sure I like their f2p model, but I am hoping I can be convinced.

Originally posted by birken
It is so hard to explain to people that just want to troll. There are no items in this game that you cant use with f2p  Non  just go to your local auction house and buy item unlock. I am tired of reading stupid peoples post that have no idea what they are talking about. 

OK, tell me more. Having to unlock things item by item has kept me away from Vanguard, which I loved. Are unlocks available for gold? How are the unlocks obtained by the people who put them up for auction? Do they drop in game?

1. EverQuest II

2. Dark Age of Camelot (pre-ToA)

3. Vanguard/GW2 (tie)

As has been pointed out, some people won't like GW2, and you may be one. However, there were factual errors in your post, so you might want to reconsider.

You can't outlevel any content.

and

You don't get all your skills by level 5.

Other than that, if you don't like it, I'd find another game. Personally, I love it.

X-COM: Enemy Unknown was the first, and my favorite game of all time

X-COM: Terror from the deep was like a cheap knock-off. OK, but not great at all.

X-COM: Apocalypse was probably even a better game than the first. If it had been the first, it would have been my favorite all-time. As it is, it's in my top ten.

There were other minor games built on the franchise, which I didn't play.

I will be watching the new X-COM to see what it is like. I got burned real bad with D3, so I am much mroe cautious buying sequels now.

Originally posted by Randayn

I'd actually venture to say that you are taking a non-linear approach to a linear game.

I disagree. It seems quite non-linear to me. Other than avoiding areaas too high for me, I have felt free to go wherever I want whenever I want. If avoiding areaas too high for you makes it linear to yu, I guess we have different definitions of linear.

Originally posted by coretex666

On one hand, I miss the old days you described. On the other hand, I have a very demanding job, so that it would be almost impossible for me to progress in this type of game. Back in times when I enjoyed these games, I was able to play 20 hours per day :).

Despite all that, I would still want the levelling to take that long.

I agree. I miss DAoC, but probably couldn't play like that any more. It's time has passed for me.

Originally posted by grimal

Originally posted by MosesZD

 

Currently the most played MMO in the west.   Will be opening in China later.

 But thanks for trying:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDW0ZnZxjn4

Actually, it's dropped to #3 on Xfire, so not the most played anymore.

#3 of all games, #1 MMO, as MosesZD said.

I actually did Tequatl the Sunless this morning. He went down in a couple minutes and all of his mechanics were ignored.

People manning the cannons? No.

People destroying the bone walls? Yeah right.

Just a bunch of people hacking at his feet with no strategy because none was needed.

Yet, I would probably still find it fun. I'd guess you didn't. I guess it's not a game for you, but is one for me. :)