Yes, I would play it.  It looks very cute and relaxing...

Hi All,

First off I think Tabula Rasa has the potential to be a truly great game.  The only thing I personally find it lacking is this:  No emotional factor.  By that I mean there needs to be something to defend that really matters to me as the character I play.  When I am in game, sure I am having fun, running around doing missions and shooting the hell out of everything... but what am I really defending?  Given I am only at the lower lvls and have not seen the higher lvls to know what I am defending there.  What I hope to see is men, women and children in towns rebuilding a way of life that needs to be defended.  Give me lives to defend against the Bane forces, give me some emotional connection to these creatures besides a backstory of Earth being destroyed.  IMHO there needs to be some emotional factor to make me hungry to log into and play this game.  Is anyone else out there feeling that too?  I'm not bashing the game so don't get me wrong, if it has this in higher lvls that is great.  Give me a reason to be hungry to play this.  :)

Originally posted by Crose
Like many people, I originally came to these boards looking for information about Vanguard.  I'm disapointed to say that what I found was simply the average MMO complainers getting a jump start on complaining about a game that they haven't even played yet.  For anyone else new to this forum, here's what I've found after about 15 minutes of reading:

#1  People talking like they've played the game.  When you say  "This game sucks" you're implying that you play the game.  How else would you know it sucks if you're not currently in the beta test?

#2  People complaining about SoE.  I know the quote by Brad McQuaid saying that SoE has no control over the game's development has been posted here, probably multiple times.  Yet, for no apparent reason, you still complain.  They're in charge of publishing.  Saying that SoE is destroying the game is like saying the 7th Harry Potter book will be horrible because it's being published and distributed by a certain company.

#3  People just being negative for the hell of it.  They've seen some screens, they've read the limited information about Vanguard, and they've managed to convince themselves that they know this game will bomb.  So, of course, first thing they do is run to this forum to post about their recent discovery.


I'm sorry to say that I generally feel worse about the overall MMO community after reading this forum.  I mean, some of you are grown adults sitting behind your computers and flaming a game that you haven't played.

I must confess I am also an "Altaholic" lol.  You may call it laziness if you like, you can even call it a waste of time and money if that is what you think.  But for myself I really have alot of fun making different characters and trying them on for size.  I have leveled characters up to cap as well, but I love to try out new races and classes.  So I've always had all my character slots filled.  I don't see anything wrong with playing the game this way if that is what you enjoy.  To me it isn't about the money of a monthly fee or trying to be the highest and best player out there... its ALL about what makes the game enjoyable for me at any given time. 

People are always entitled to think what they will.  I agree with the article and its point.  Enjoy the game by doing what YOU like to do, not what others dictate you should do.  I am also a "Casual gamer"  I am 36 years old, married, full time job and not alot of time.  On different nights I play different ways depending on my mood.  There is no "indecisiveness" involved.  Just like I'll have spagetti one night for dinner and turkey on another night, all depends on the mood of the day. 

Originally posted by Jadar
You are welcome to defend this game all you like. I would like to see the game succeed, not because I have any interest in playing it, but because every time a PC game fails it shifts the momentum, if only just a bit, towards consoles. I suspect the game has problems though, for one glaring reason, Microsoft wouldn't let a cash cow slip through their fingers.  To cut the game loose this late in development  means they didn't see a great potential for it. It certainly won't be a WoW killer and if it hurts any existing game it will be those in the Sony stable. So it's probably a good move on Sony's part to hook up with Sigil. Oh, and I've head nothing nice from anyone claiming to be in the Beta tests (they could just be haters though, who would know for sure)

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Originally posted by Mardy

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Originally posted by paade
first of all, im not even going to play VG, i think its game mechanics suck. Now thats out of the way, i just wanted to come in and ridicule all of you. "Flapping of wings doesnt look real"...? WTF, who gives a shit?! Its no wonder MMORPGs are going downhill if people whine and cry something as trivial as wing flapping! Its not supposed to be a fucking documentary ffs.

/rant off

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^ lol no kidding, it's like some people look at the bright side of things, while others look for things to complain about.  So far, we got people complaining about flapping, raiding, size of the game, gameplay, animation, where rider sits, etc.. all that from just 2 short videos of flying mounts lol.   It's actually comedy anymore.

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Originally posted by nobleeagle

When you play a singleplayer game, such as Oblivion, it may play and look better, but one is painstakingly aware that everything is "dead". I'm the only one there. The cool thing about MMORPG is that the place is alive and full of life with real living people. All the characters represent actual humans - not some program. This is what makes MMORPG attractive for some of us. But I still enjoy the singleplayer aspect, which is why I'd like MMORPGs to have even more soloplay content than they do. One does not need to be in a group to enjoy the social side of a MMORPG.

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Here is a copy of Freeze's post from the "Gratz Everyone" Thread here in the forums... In case anyone hasn't read it...

Hey Guys,

A quick update here from Spellborn HQ:

First of all, we are amazed by the amount of competition entries. While these numbers make us very happy, we will make sure that we can give all the people that didn't win a fair chance to join the open beta when it starts at the end of this year/early 2007.

We are currently finalizing our servers in the US. Since Spellborn requires optimal server connections, we don't want to put the non EU contest winners on a European beta server. This will mean that all 250 contest winners will be allowed to join the beta at the same time as soon as all US servers are up and running and are tested by are QA department.

Expect your client and beta login before the end of November. This might be a disappointment for some (or many) of you, for which we apologise, but we have worked on this project for years and we want to show it to you in its best possible form.

We expect to get the full list of winners from the mmorpg.com staff within the next few days. Winners can expect more details and information via email within 2 weeks.

For those of you that won a beta invite, feel free to send me (Freeze) a pm on our website (www.tcos.com) if you have any questions or comments. On a side note; we will replace the client on fileplanet before the invites are send out. It will save you a lot of time and bandwidth to not download the current client.

Thanks again for understanding and i hope to see you all soon in the world of Spellborn.

Cheers,

Marco 'Freeze' van Haren
PR Manager TCoS

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Originally posted by Amorphism

Ok, I've waited for someone to say that, and no1 has, so I'll be the chosen one (by myself).

Most, if not all, of the 250 beta winners have read the following Post by Mr. Marco van Haren, also known as - Freeze_TCoS, the PR Manager of TCoS.

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Originally posted by Freeze_TCoS
Hey Guys, A quick update here from Spellborn HQ:

Winners can expect more details and information via email within 2 weeks.

Cheers, Marco 'Freeze' van Haren PR Manager TCoS

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I edited the original message to make it shorter and more concise.

This was posted in 4/11/06, Two weeks have evidently past already, I did not received any email from the company.
For me this is dissapointing, we are all (potential) future customers, and we won fair and square in that contest. They should tell us of any delays, by mail.

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 I am a female and I've been playing MMO's since about 2000.  All of what she states in her article is true.  One of my favorite things to do in MMO's is character creation and roleplay.  I like to feel like a female when I play these games as well, so I prefer to have sexier armor than what males have and I like to look really good as well as be tough in whatever class I choose.  Its not a flirty thing, just that I like to imagine myself in this way.  And after all what is character creation for than to make an avatar that you will love to keep playing and that makes you feel good about your persona in the online world.  I enjoy exploration more than PvP in any game I am in, I'm just not into killing other people...there is too much of that in reality.  I love a good adventure with good companions and roleplay.  So there is my two cents. :)

And a little addition to this after reading an above comment... I am 35 years old and my RL Husband doesn't and has never played Online games.  I began playing because my friends were playing and I've always loved computer games, but the online games seem so much more fun because I am able to share my adventures with others.  I've been playing computer games since my father brought home his old Commodore 64 and Vic20 years and years ago.  Most females that play would probably agree that their playing online games had nothing to do with their husband, but with their own love of the game. :)