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• • Retried Vanguard - not impressed at all

  • Originally posted by sundraziw889
    

    I'm playing Vanguard right now and am not entirely impressed either. My issues are mainly due to lack of population on the PvP servers. The voice-overs are also f*cking terrible. I wish they didn't add them, makes the game seem chinsy.

     

    I've played every released MMO on this site minus Archlord, Asheron's Call, Fury, HZ,Maplestory, and WWII online. I'm actually considering trying AC, seems like I missed the boat on that one :(.

     

    As far as pure PvE goes, Anarchy Online and Everquest 1 are the "best of the worst" right now. Yes, I said it- Everquest ONE is better than Vanguard. Way more people Play EQ1, the content is better, and the world looks better IMO.

    As far as overall PvP and PvE viability, unfortunately (and I stress "unfortunately") World Of Warcraft is really the best game on the market right now. We've all played it, we all know its true. Most of us (mmorpg.com community) have just already burnt out on WoW towards the end of 2004.

    Also, many of us have spent lots of money to get new gaming rigs and are reluctant to play older titles because we'd feel like idiots for spending so much money to play newer games that suck.

    So, I'm playing Vanguard because i've played the shit out of WoW, and EvE is not fun for me, and I spent a lot of money on a new PC lol. That hardly constitutes VG as an "excellent" game, but it's definitely a viable option.

    Intresting post. I do belive that this is why AOC has gotten so much hate from the forum user around here tbh. We have all spend alot of money to get a new nice rig to play the new thing- that is not better than the old rusty thing (wow).

  • Posted: 7/02/08 5:33 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Are priest useless now ?

  • What am I reading in this post? Cant really say that one class is obsolute.

    Priests are really great for raid buffs and aoe healing. Paladin rocks as MT healers. 

    Shammies (my class) are gods as aoe healer with our pew pew spells (+its really hard to go out of mana, even with tons of +haste) and we are doing really good with our totems.

     

  • Posted: 7/01/08 7:54 PM
    World of Warcraft
• • Lord of the Rings Online: Jeffrey Steefel on Book 14 and Beyond

  • Sorry AstroBoy, you're totally wrong here with your advice about Warhammer On Line.

    I think you assume that, since FunCom ran out of money and had to release Age of Conan early and it's still a beta product today and that some other MMOs, like Vanguard: Saga of Heros were also a disaster on release, you're lumping WAR and others in the same "FAIL" basket.  Don't do that!

    I know, from personal experience, that Warhammer On Line, even though 3 months or so from release, is *already* (yes, today) more polished and finished, by far, than Age of Conan is. 

    There's a right way and a wrong way to develop, test and release an MMO. 

    While Age of Conan has great potential, it won't get to release quality for 3-6 months yet.  WAR will release just fine, trust me on that.  As did Dark Age of Camelot and Lord of the Rings Online (I was in closed beta from the start on both those games as well).

     

    Glad to hear that they will relase a game that will not follow the usually mmo steps "beta--->paid beta--->patches.   And even thou you say that lotro had a good release it can always get better.

  • Posted: 7/01/08 1:24 PM
    General Discussion
• • Lord of the Rings Online: Jeffrey Steefel on Book 14 and Beyond

  • Originally posted by needalife214
    

    too bad it will be a choice between WAR and LOTRO      ...with WAR winning

     

    but who knows might end up playing for both     all i know is with one year behid it and the fellowship only getting to the mines of moria now!!!!   come on  this game will be around forever ..and i can't wait to see it in two or three years

     

    I would suggest that you will wait with WAR. We all know how unfinished mmo games are the first couple of months. MM will just be an expansion for an already patched and awsome game.

    Edit; but then again its always be one of the first players in a new frenchie. 

    And Im really looking forward for the expansion. I remember when my dad used to read lotr for bed times stories and moria was the place i remember mostly from those times :)

  • Posted: 7/01/08 9:18 AM
    General Discussion
• • Test server Book 14 Patch Notes

  • "Minstrel

    The instrument you have in the ranged slot will now modify the look and sound of your skills based on what instrument is used."

     

    Thanks alot for doing that. Im getting quite bored with the lute :)

  • Posted: 6/30/08 7:38 PM
    Lord of the Rings Online