I followed the game since near conception. Along the way I kept a cautious optimism as I saw what Brad was able to pull off with Everquest. Sigil has had every MMO since EQ to measure itself with and yet with all this information the game simply did not live up to the expectation(s), not of my personal beliefs, but the conceptualization that Brad himself projected. While playing the beta I was completely uninspired, the game lacked substance, meaning and purpose. My character was simply existing in a world and not really part of one.

I’m glad I had the opportunity to participate in the beta this way I had a glimpse of what the ‘vision’ was going to be. I kept a cautious optimism, however I feel Brad and his team grossly misrepresented the game. I wasn’t expecting another Everquest, yet at the same time I did have a little higher expectation from a guy that made what I felt was one of the best MMO’s to date.

As far as the car and happy meal analogy, neither of these are as complex as hundreds upon thousands, lines of code, not to mention configuring hardware to software and appealing to all the different game systems consumers have. Besides, how many MMO’s  have had a true polished and clean launch?

Originally posted by ASmith84
due to the fact that everyone has different likes and dislikes it would be very hard to make the perfect mmo.  but in my opinion Age of Conan would be the closest thing to it if it lives up to the hype.  warhammer sounds pretty cool but it is not as good as aoc.  world of warcraft is ok but its too cartoony and they made it even more cartoony in burning cursade. 

Originally posted by Thaleon

Originally posted by mackneb
If you want a game with great depth and history then Everquest is the game for you.  With new expansions and updates downtime (EQ's worst fault) has been lowered, Graphics have been updated and are not cartoony like WoW, aand with depth comes many different choices like the 16 different classes and 16 different races, many different starting cities and many different paths that you can take to become the best player possible.  Everquest also has a great community, along with its sequel EQ II which would be another good MMORPG even though i feel EQ is the better of the two.

 

How is the gameplay style in EQ? Is it like WoW where you can run freely or is it "click to move"?

The short answer is cost. Companies can be reluctant to push out new technology each and every time something new comes out. Trying to provide a wide range of technology and innovations over such a large country like the US is daunting. Money plays a big role because the cost is "always" passed along to the consumer. That’s a brief explanation, obviously there are far more details and nuances to the process from budgets, execution of plans, projects, contracts, development, planning, training and all the legal stipulations.

Cameron is pursuing what any skeptic has been pursuing since the time of Jesus. We know form scriptures (synoptic gospels) and Jewish records that Jesus ‘was’ buried, his burial chamber was provided by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the same Sanhedrin that sentenced Jesus to be turned over to the Romans.

Members of the Sanhedrin knew where Jesus was buried as it was provided by Joseph of Arimathea, who was also assisted by Nicodemus another member of the Sanhedrin. Caiaphas along with members of the Sanhedrin commissioned that the Romans watch over the tomb to insure that no one would remove the body.

Back in 2002 archaeologist discovered a burial box which was entitled James, the Brother of Jesus, naturally this was met with extreme scrutiny and skepticism.  The question is, what level of scrutiny and skepticism will be leveled by the same people critiquing  the archaeological discovery. I’ve seen a few posters mention that Cameron would be profiting from religion, in reality as with most Hollywood types he would be profiting off the controversy.

Howard, as with any person who studied literature knows that Chretien de Troyes wrote about the fictional character Lancelot, as a collection of stories for the court of Countess Marie de Champagne. Howard knew his book was based on fiction so it wasn’t received with much criticism from the literature community as much as it was from the Religious community.

Cameron at best will simply create more questions and skepticism than resolve the mystery of Jesus resurrection.

Originally posted by DarwynFOUR
I don't think I've played a game this bad since...DnL? I mean just wow...how do you manage to turn a game that was looking pretty good Into a pile of steaming shit that Vanguard is.The bugs in this game are unacceptable, The combat..oh my the combat..Never have i witnessed such a bland, uninteresting, boring, insulting combat system in all of my years of gaming.

The American MMO market just keeps going down and down and down..

I take it you didn’t have a chance to play the Beta? I’m very glad I was fortunate enough to have participated in the Beta, yet at the same time I was extraordinarily disappointed. I say with a heavy heart that Brad and Sigil misrepresented this game in their FAQ and in their “vision”. I wasn’t expecting another EQ, however I was at least expecting something with substance, genuine lore and a sense of belongingness in the world.

I’m still beside myself that the Dev’s completely left out a Hook (and openly admitted it). Aside form a hook, which could mean half a dozen things to people, at least they could have made the game compelling during Beta, but it completely lacked soul, the very nature that made EQ one of the Best MMO’s out there.

I had really high expectations of this game, but I remained cautiously optimistic because I wasn’t sure Bard and Company could pull off such a billing and sadly they did not. Friends of mine seem to enjoy the game, but for me it was a huge let down. I’m glad there are those that are enjoying the game, obviously their play style and emersion is very different from mine.  

Originally posted by Infliction

Originally posted by lee91092
9 or 10, usually. And about that restless leg syndrome, I know someone who has that, and they just keep there legs raised up on lots of cushions. Hope that helps your case.

Nope. Some people have it worse than others. The only thing I can do is keep my TV on when I'm in bed because once my mind isn't occupied it sets in. Sucks really.