All Posts by boojiboy

Our guild was harvesting the other night and on vent we were having fun speculating on what the Nexus would be.  They are tying Vanguard and EQ lore together, at least at the God level and beginning to explain the connection between Telon and Norrath.  That said, wouldn't it be an absolute kick in the pants if the Nexus allowed us to raid Permafrost, or Sol B :)  Obviously redone for VG using VG's infrastructure and graphics engine etc...

Originally posted by Shari

Hi there, I've just started playing vanguard and I wondered where I should be sticking my attribute points for a DreadKnight?

There is no one right way.  Depends on how you want to set-up your DK.  You can always reallocate by visiting a NPC in New Targonor.  I know I've re-spec'd my Blood Mage 3 times already at level 50 ;)

Nice :)  I'm going to give our Chief Interior Decorator your info.  We decided to go ahead and build hour Guild Hall and she's been put in charge of interior decoration :)

Originally posted by Torak

Here is my final VG player profile. Seems I ran out of Victims to exploit.

Anyway, I bid you all farewell here on the VG forums, I'm move on. VG has a solid future ahead of it but I'm afraid for myself, it is not compelling enough to stick with and I'm not to keen on paying a monthly sub on "maybe some day". Thats just me, by no means am I judging anyone or anything.

I wish you all luck, have fun and it was a pleasure gaming with you guys in Nasty Habits.

 

Vanguard Player Profile - Thorgrath

Sorry to see ya leave... I think we've crossed paths a couple times on Seradon.  Hope to see you return someday....

Originally posted by Duilyon

I've heard that the population is decreasing..though when I played this game a couple months ago the population was just fine! Is it true that the pop is deceasing? I can't see why it would..the game was just so much fun.

 

I would still be playing myself if I had the money. I am going to re-sub in a couple days so I guess I will see for myself.

Undoubtably increasing.  Hopefully that holds when the free month for returning players is up.  However, most of the increase I've seen is brand new players.

Grrr... sounds frustrating.  I don't know what the problem is.  A post on the site is good, have you also gone to Sony's help-site?  They are usually pretty quick to respond.

Originally posted by openedge1

Originally posted by Orphes

I really don't want to sound grumpy or so. But I think mmorpg.com should wait awhile before they re-review it. What have actually changed after they did the review. Can't do review all the time, Sigil had their chance with this. And mmorpg.com actually waited a real long time before they reviewed it.

I would rather see a review when or if SOE actually does another market push trying to sell Vanguard. Which would mean that the team actually think they have accomplished their current goals (not Brads vision).So that we get review with more flesh, and difference, to it then a current re-review would get.

But maybe mmorpg.com already are doing this, what do I know.

And a review to change the points Vanguard got?

6.8 Acceptable*
What does this title mean? Horrible - This game does not function, and should not be for sale on the open market. Avoid at all costs. Bad - There is nothing fun or interesting about this game. Poor - This game has very little to reccommend it, and has a long list of detractors. Probably not the best use of your time or money. Mediocre - There is nothing that stands out about this game, and there is only a short list of detractors. Acceptable - This game has a few stand-out features with few, if any, glaring detractors. Good - This game met or exceeded our expectations in some areas, and is without any major weaknesses. Good times for all. Great - This game is a solid effort, and meets the expectation for what a high-end MMORPG should be. This game is worth your time and money. Fantastic - This game has exceeded the expectations that we have for an MMORPG. Not buying this game could be a colossal mistake. Perfect - This game is the ideal MMORPG. It is virtually flawless, and raises the standards by which MMOs should be judged.
Graphics		9
Role-Playing		7
Fun		7
Performance/Lag		6
Sound		7
Value		4
Community		7
Service		7

 

Personally I think they should wait until the Trial Island is set up, the models revamped, and then re-review. That is suppose to be like a relaunch, complete with a downloadable trial.

Perfect reboot, and perfect time to come back and see if SOE did some EQ2 style magic here.

Agreed, the new models should be complete first and full customization put back into the game.

Originally posted by thamighty213

1 raid does not count for end game content.

 

I played VG from 3 day pre launch until they bastardised the Ranger, so I have experience of it.

Well, Ancient Port Warehouse is massive, with 5 huge wings and more than 20 major raid encounters and 15 or so mini-bosses.  Hell, APW alone is probably bigger than some MMORGs out there.  We aren't hardcore, and have spent many, many fun weeks exploring and progressing.  In addition, there are 5 of so separate overland raid encounters.  Outside of raiding there are a number of end-game type content quests including the most challenging... the flying mount quest.

Rangers bastardized?  Should give your ranger awhirl again, quite powerful with wicked DPS.

Originally posted by woo18

I picked up this game last night and was wondering what's the most desired class for endgame content? I'm thinking of making a monk... what do you guys think?

There are many classes that are great for certain end-game content, but I'd say from my experience the one in shortest supply is a Peace Cleric (I think there are 5 different kinds of clerics).

Originally posted by Torak

Just out of curiosity, why would one want to "level fast" in VG? There is a hurry to get to level cap because....

(this is a polite inquiry not an attack)

 

 

 

With my first toon, I took my sweet time and enjoyed many of the quest lines and low to mid level dungeons.  It probably took me 6-7 months to hit 50.  I rolled another alt that I wanted raid-ready to help out my guild ASAP and leveled as fast as I could going from quest-line to quest line.  Took 2 months.

Originally posted by UpskirtPower

so it will never have a trial?

I REFUSE TO PAY 30 BUCKS ON A GAME THAT IS NOT 100% IM STICKING TO!

The much discussed Isle of Dawn is the freel trial.  It's on test, it's exceptionally well done and will probably be available in a month or so.

Originally posted by Seaelf

I am recently quitting AoC (due do buggy/crash/blue screen stuff), and am thinking of playing VG again.  When I left VG raids were just being implemented and my 50 cleric didnt have much to do.

I like the pvp element but hear that there is not much pvp.

What is going on in VG, especially for a lvl 50?

thanks for the info !!

I know very little about pvp, but I've heard it's not good.  As far has end game content, VG implemented raids quite awhile ago and the Ancient Port Warehouse is the most enjoyable raid experience I've had in any game.  Another raid zones to come soon in GU6 or GU7.  There are also a number of quests lines for high level characters that are epic in nature.. such as the Griffon quest. 

Originally posted by AgtSmith

I have been playing VG since i got bored with the 'new VG' AoC (free month from SoE and all) a couple weeks ago.  I have to say, SoE has fixed up the game pretty nice.  From big things like the rifts to little things like racial coins and URT missions not to mention cleaning up the stability of the game.  It is still a bit of a clunker in terms of performing on par with its graphical level (not near as bad as it was though).  All in all the game is quit worthy of a sub now, fun, and with the coming model/animation upgrades I think possibly quite good.

 

One thing though that is still a big issue, perhaps even a bigger issue than before, is the community in game.  So far I have seen allot of the same asshat community stuff that ultimately was the last straw for me back around launch.  Of course, back then it was the dumbass fanboys flaming away on anyone who mentioned the crashing or flaws that are now so obvious.  Now it is a little of that plus a bit of an elitist attitude some of the 'vets' heap on new or returning people.  I suppose that is a bit natural in a game of any age, and part of why I never go back to games like this - but in VG with the very low pops (even with the bump from the free welcome back time from SoE) it makes getting groups and such a real pain.  People regularly jump down the throats of people asking very normal questions, or simply offer little to no help.  People still flame away at others for expressing opinions on the game and such.  And it seems that. all in all, there is a very elitist and closed community in VG.

 

Based on the couple weeks I have played I would sub to the game - if for no other reason than AoC is crap, LotRO is vanilla and boring, and there is not much out there that isn't old or something I already gave up on long ago.  VG is a good game now although it still has some issues - the one redeeming aspect is that it is a deep game in a genre run amuck with shallow games.  But the real obstacle I have to the sub now is the community - it is just a gruff and somewhat unwelcoming bunch.  Yes, you can join a guild and such but aside from not being a joiner why should you have to join a guild just to get courteous or friendly treatment in a game, let alone find groups and all that.  I am not trying to flame the VG players here, or anywhere, just saying that for a game that I would think would be desperate to get some new blood they sure are less than welcoming from what I have seen.


P.S.  For the record - I am saying good job to SoE.  I think more could have been done in the year+ since launch but what they have done is fix the worst issues and get a good jump on the rest.  The list of things that make SoE suck is still long, but the list of things they deserve positive credit for just got a new entry.
 

Sorry you had a bad experience.  Personally, I've seen community constantly helping people in regionsay, giving away weapons and armor and event setting up events for all the new players.  That said, with as many people that are playing now, it's unavoidable to find a few, as you say, asshats :)  There's also some very crowded areas now with the dramatic rise in population and I've seen tensions rise as a result.

Originally posted by Vallador

I had a blast while the game lasted, but it lasted only one month. And although I did not complete all riding instances, I have seen them all already.

This game is full of fun, but it is tiny. Just to compare - I have been playing VG for 7 month and still I think I have seen maybe 70-80% of the world...

 

I've played Vanguard since release and I doubt I've seen half the world due to all the different races and their respective starting areas.  I'm also still amazed at some of the massive dungeons that I've never seen before.

Originally posted by Hrica

I got AMD quad core, 9800 GTX and 4gigs of ram running on Vista 32 bit.

I can only run on balanced settings with no chop.

I do run on 1400 x 900 full screen mode.

....I was kinda hoping for more

 Any help guys n' gals? am I doing some thing wrong?

As for Vista 32 bit, I've had great luck, great stability etc... wasn't always the case, but with SP1 it's perfectly fine for Vanguard.

Your 9800 GTX is similar to my 8800 GTX in benchmarks, so you should have plenty of GPU power.

Dunno anything about the AMD quad core. 

You could try deleting cache and recompiling, you could ensure update drivers for all, you could try setting all settings to low and building up slowly to see what is causing the performance hit, make sure your card is not forcing AA or High Quality.

But looking at your rig, your performance should be much higher.

Another thought, your performance will be brutalized if you are testing things out in Khal, or NT.  NT is a beast for PCs and right now Khal is absolutely packed with people.  No matter what you are running, those two places are really tough on a PC.  If that's the case, try testing things out in different areas of the game.