All Posts by solareus

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

Originally posted by virtuella

Originally posted by yegnats

Originally posted by brokenneedle
Had to vote "avoid it 4 sure" - just really not what I'm looking for.  If there were certain fundamental things tweaked with it (lose the zones/instances for instance) I'd definately reconsider, but I think beta was enough of a taste to know that its not for me.  But good luck too it - the whole "u can make your own songs" thing is the RADDEST thing i've heard in awhile and every game should bring the goodies like that.  The rest of the game though made me snooooze...

Exactly what I came out of it feeling like. Some of the models and hair styles in character creation really suck too, and the fact that they couldn't make a way for you to have hair and hats at the same time. Not only that, but how they said leveling in the final game is gunna be slower than it currently is (can't imagine that) in closed beta. Too slow in my opinion.

When it comes to MMORPG, even graphical flaws like this stick out to me like a sore thumb. But I've realized, it seems every single MMORPG out there has been designed by people who don't know the meaning of true immersion: eliminating every graphical realism issue, and implementing creatively explained and made plausible game elements. I'm looking for the perfect MMORPG, and it has yet to be made. With how I've played nearly every MMORPG ever made, maybe I should start trying to design one myself, and see if anyone wants to develop it.

The Devs explained in a long thread why there is the problem with Hair and weapons sticking through the cloak.
It's not a flaw but they had to choose of two evils.
There is a reason why hair and hats are acting the way they do.
I can't find the thread right now but will keep looking for it.

I know what thread you're talking about. It was a good read. I can't remember exactly where on the beta forums it was and I'm too lazy right now to go find it. It does exist, though, for any who doubted it.

Originally posted by Sorrow

 

Originally posted by solareus
Also a very large rumor is floating that Vangaurd is headed to the ps3 .  Which will have all the P.C. players in a tizzy LOL

Funny that you mention this.

My husband and I  were at  Game Developers conference 07 in San Franciso last week. Anyway  as we often do we went out to dinner with some old friends from Sony Worldwide Studios and SOE sure as sin dumming down current MMOs to take them to console was a heated discussion at the dinner table.

No game was mentioned by name, but I wouldnt be surprised if there was some truth to this rumor.

All I can tell you is not everyone at SOE and SONY GAMES seems to be on the same page atm. Alot of fighting and nasty words going on atm.

 

Originally posted by Briansho

Originally posted by solareus
Also a very large rumor is floating that Vangaurd is headed to the ps3 .  Which will have all the P.C. players in a tizzy LOL

Wasn't there a rumor going around SWG was going to console as well? I remember seeing a ton of posts about it months after the NGE hit...

Guess it is a fitting name for an mmo then lol
Would laugh my butt off if atari sued sigil

Also a very large rumor is floating that Vangaurd is headed to the ps3 .  Which will have all the P.C. players in a tizzy LOL

I pre-ordered, great game , with lots of room for growth . I also beleive MP is trhe counter strike of the 21st century

here is where the game is heading , I do beleive ....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Ring

Originally posted by raggamuffin

I was really looking forward to this game, even managed to get a beta key for the game. Unfortunaty I was completly disapointed.

Likening LOTRO to wow in my opinion does WOW a great injustice. The game is more like DDO in a number of ways than WOW, certainly the graphics and general UI feel remind me more of DDO than wow. The thing this game really failed to generate for me was any kind of atmospere.  Yes it has all the parts that make a good game as have wow and EQ2 to pick two but somehow the parts dont meld together to make a good game. I would if I were honest say that DDO is a better game, simply because the quests in DDO are much more interesting and the dungeons I have visited in LOTRO seemed bland and ill conceived (unlike the ones in DDO).

To me the only thing that makes this game unique at the moment is the fact that it is based on one of the best fantasy novels ever written. I really hope I am proven wrong and this game becomes something great but from what I have seen, I cannot see that happening.

 

 

 

 

 

The monster play is by far the most even playing feild I have come across in a mmo. If you don't like things that take skill, then I hope you  find an awesoome game soon. I love monster play and can't wait to see it grow and grow . MP

Ncsoft is raking in a bigger chunk then SOE. Remember SOE is just a division with a budget, if they manage to go over budget , then yes I can see them selling off, but wouldn't think it be to NcSOFT even though they could throw down the cash (it is widely unknown how well ncsoft is doing , but they are doing enough to offer exteel free, and still support some of the most popular titles like GW, L2 , COH/COV  and having Ultima creator on for Tabula Rasa, that guy is probably not cheap to get)) , think it would be EA and Mythic because it just makes more sense. 

Seems Brad couldn'teven come up with an original title. Or will Vanguard have space travel ?
This is really sad when you steal a games name ......

Originally posted by swede2

Originally posted by Sorrow

Originally posted by swede2
Those screens look like bad oil paintings to me

Go away Brad we are all sick of your whining.

What are you talking about , i have my opinion and i think the landscapes look totally fake and thats what they look like to me bad paintings

Make sure to copy and paste this onto the officail forums, where it needs be .

Originally posted by Krogg

Originally posted by Maverick123w

Originally posted by Krogg

Originally posted by Maverick123w

   If I had to sum up both games, in my own opinion... and thats all it is, Vanguard came out unfinished but is much richer.  LOTR came out as a slick finished project but seems kind of hollow.  I know I only played for an hour... but I'm usually pretty good at getting a feel for a game pretty quickly.  Like I said I came in wanting this to be great, but It's just not for me, I hope people enjoy it though.

Cheers

BETA  BETA  BETA  BETA

This is why people should NOT play beta unless they are here to test.  Sure, you may 'know' it's beta, but people acting like this is the final product ready to ship... Still 7 weeks kids!!

 

Whats wrong with comparing a game people say is still a beta(VG:SOH) to a game that really still is beta that everyone says is so polished etc.?  I'm just comparing LOTR to the game I'm currently playing.

I'm liking vanguard alot despite the bugs (I've only run into about 5 so far and most quest realted, though I know for a fact some people have run into horrid horrid bugs) and just wanted to make sure it wasn't because I havent played mmo's in a year (WoW left a bad taste in my mouth), thats why I gave LOTR a shot. 

Problem is this.

Yes it looks finished, but it is still in beta, and people who are going to log in and play through it should be there to help beta test, not to 'give it a shot'.  There are too many people wasting beta spots just to see if they like the game, when it still needs a bit of polishing.  Players need to be checking out the dark corners of the game and helping /bug everything they can, especially now, not just playing for an hour to see if they want to preorder.  I have no problem with that though, if the person at least does a bit of testing while they're there.

If you only want to 'give it a shot', wait another 19 days for open.  It will be a bit closer to what the final game will look like.

You can do a duel , but theres no ganking pvp in this game, Thank goodness

Originally posted by wyzwun

Originally posted by Enigma

I dont know if Ill be comfortable saying LotrO will kill off Vanguard.  To be honest, i think LotrO will be just as bad but in different areas.  I don't know....Ill find out when it comes out lol

The truth is nothing kills a MMO.  It takes a lot to kill a MMO.

God, when was the last time you seen a popular MMO shut down it's servers?  The last ones I know of is AC2 and EnB

 

The truth really is, that Vanguard died the minute it went open beta. I am like many, who followed Vanguard from the "Vision" into the beta. Like many, my guild came to Vanguard, only to be betrayed by a foolish "WANA BE" dev named BM. Only ones so foolish to trust the words of the same moron who made EqOA...

Simple enough, Lotro is the game that I signed up for. So while your sitting there casting your 4 spells, we will be experiencing the new standard in PVE mmorpgs. Quite simple, I cant stand what vanguard became, and the 15 of you that post here... well... were will you go when it is all over, were ever it is … stay away … far away from Earth. I am sure AA and Angerr will create new forum handles, and will come here and hype some new VISION. Until then, im done with your boards. Quite frankly, not worth the key strokes.

"Nuff said" -- Moron Dev

Indeed, nothing more to be said. 

 

That is why out of the blue it has become one of the best selling games(not expansions) in the past 2 years in the mmo genre ?

doubtful , LotRO is going to be bring with it a whole new group to mmo genre. A lot of people who will be playing it , will be their first mmo ever, so you can se why some of the game is watered down in the beginning to easy the llearning curve for new mmo gamers. Unlike Vangaurd which does absolutely nothing but insult people who never played an mmo and who do'nt have great systems.

I also like to say that people who say causal game, must think that just because you play casually , you have no skills at gaming ? That is the biggest misconception on the entire forum. Causual gamers have just as much ability as anyone who sits down for 12 hours to play an mmo . I will even give the casaul oplayer props because they are able to play a game well or as good in shorter ammounts of time .

Casual means they have a life, and that is why the "hardcore" try to create cloak of inferiority over a casual player.
I'm a casauls Counter=strike player now ,but I will still own your ass.

Originally posted by anarchyart

Originally posted by wyzwun

5 letters, starts with an L and ends with an O... Come march 30th its game over...

But dont worry, AA and Angerr... well take you in :)

expect server merges next month ^^

Two completely different games mang. One has training wheels, one does not. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I think I must of misread what innovative is , I thought innovative was something new and undone . Apparently innovations means takes the shittiest parts of real life and sticking them into a game . Cities ruled by players, o boy that will be awesome when they can set up road blocks to anyone they don't like forcing you to buy gold online.

Get it through your head, this a gold farmers wet dream .