definitely sorcerer. magic books as weapons ftw!

Well, since Brandywine is the (unofficial) RP server, it be easier if you'd tell us whether or not you'd like an RP guild.

p.s.: if you do decide to drop the WAR beta, I'd give anything  for your account. Every game for me right now is a time waster until WAR. If you're feeling generous, my email is kataal@gmail.com

if anyone has any keys left, I'd love to try the game out. thanks in advance. :]

kataal@gmail.com

Originally posted by JK-Kanosi

I agree that APB sounds too good to be true. However, if everything the developer says comes to fruition, this game will revolutionize the genre. I think this game will be a hit if it includes everything the developer spoke about.

knowing this developer (webzen), the game might be as good as they say, they'll just never release it in America. They've been promising SUN and Wiki for years now. SUN has been out in Korea since 05, and was supposed to come out here in 06. Now, i'm not sure if I even want to play it anymore. Webzen is undoubtedly one of my least favorite companies.

the main (NA) site has been down since last night I believe.

Gods&Heroes.

AC2

and UO2

in that order.

Most people who don't like Vanguard don't have doubts, but have played before and were appalled by the performance and bugs. I played at launch, and the game was...well, in short, it was a complete mess. I quit within a week. I came back just before the server merge(with a new computer) because I had heard the game's performance had increased dramatically. It really hadn't, and I quit again. 

Now, I'm hearing again that performacne has been greatly increased, and was thinking of coming back, and after seeing that I had seven free days on my account, decided to try it again. 

This time, I was not disappointed. The game has indeed improved a LOT in the way of performance. I can actually enjoy the beauty of the world without lagging constantly. 

While the game still needs work, it has improved greatly, and is really fun now, and with the changes and improvements outlined in the Producer's Letter, the future looks bright for Vanguard. I think I might be staying for a while. 

While this does sound neat, I'd rather they focus on Ambulation and the other things they're working on for EVE Online, rather than spending time making this.

The PS2 and PC versions will work this way, but not the xbox 360 version. The 360 servers work somehow differently. It's the same thing with Phantasy Star Universe.

Originally posted by markoraos

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Been playing it till level 15... Starting with level 10 things do get a lot faster. You get almost hypnotically drawn into "just one more level, just one more run..." The game does rock :)

The gameplay is Diablo-like. Where in "normal" RPGs and FPSs you get a handful of mobs here you have waves - once you realize how overpowered you are in comparison to a single mob you stop measuring your steps and just plow forward to see how many you can take on and survive (a good soundtrack - 50's rock'n'roll in my case :) - does wonders for the atmosphere)... until you run into a boss when the real fun starts.

Level variety: well the game's colors are on the gloomy darkish side to be honest (maybe a bit too much, i'd love some brightly lit surreal levels, future expansions maybe.. Far Cry did a good job of creating the feeling of menace in a tropical paradise setting) and some trepeating tiles may get on your nerves. However as of lvl 15 I've seen some pretty impressive "different" levels - the British Museum, an abandoned park full of zombies and a huge battle between NPCs and masses of mobs (similar to Act5 in D2 but much faster!)

As for bugginess - I havent seen anything serious (if at all). There must be something we're missing here since some people are bashing the game heavily on account of this. Dunno, it may be Vista problems or differences between EU and US versions/servers.. I am playing on a strong rig on Win XP and EU server without a subscription (yet :) )

The large battle between NPCs and mobs you mentioned is called Mellinium Battle, and is definitely the point in the game (it's in Act 2) where I knew I was completely, and utterly hooked.

To answer the OP's question, I'm not too sure if this game gives the SAME magic feeling that D2 did. It's a different game. But it DOES definitely give a magic feeling. It's easily the most fun i've had since D2.

I have what I would consider a high end system ( i can run LotRO on ultra high with no problems ). I played Vanguard at launch, and the only thing that prevented me from sticking with the game was the aweful lag and crashes. I know this has improved, but has it improved enough to warrant coming back to the game? If it has I'd come back in an instant.