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• • LFG with steep learning Curve and thats very detailed (Not Eve)

  • Between the 3 spheres (adventure, diplomacy, and crafting), Vanguard is a very complex game. I am fully enjoying it as well. Its not perfect (still has bugs and such) and a little rough around the edges, but its very deep. You may want to give it a look.

  • Posted: 7/21/08 5:14 PM
    General Discussion
• • Bored man Seeks fun mmo...?

  • Originally posted by deltaforce06
    

    Hi guys.  Now i've played many of the games out there...Guild Wars, Diablo 2(cant wait for Diable 3!), Cabal, Requiem, WoW, LOTRO, Ultim Online(BEST game ever...pre AoS), Arch Lord, ShadowBane...the list just goes on and on.

    Now what i'm looking for is a mmo either f2p or p2p(doesmt really matter) that has virtually no restrictions. One where I can go anywhere and do anything(also keeping in mind its just a game :) )

    I've been looking at Vanguard.  Good choice?  It looks rather good.  Anyway, my computer will play anygame out there so there's no restrictions on performance, but I do only have maybe 3-4 hours per day to play(more on my days off work)

    Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.

     

     

    I would highly recommend Vanguard. If you are not sure, wait a month or so for the new trial island/newbie area and you can try it for yourself.
    
    Other than class/race restrictions, the game is open. The world is completely open. You can pretty much go anywhere and do anything. To me, it combines the best of old-school EQ with LOTRO and WOW. Now its not a perfect game at all - lots of bugs and issues like that, but the GM's are very helpful. I have not encountered any game-breaking bugs yet and I am level 20.
    
    Also, what is great about Vanguard is that it is so much fun (as far as exploration goes), that I have turned off/reduced my experience gain just so I do not out level the content!! Its the kind of game that you want to "stop and smell the roses". No reason to rush at all.
    
    it is a lot like the Gaheris server in DAOC. I played there (50 Thane) and I enjoyed my time there a lot so its another possibility. I have tried going back but the population is small and it seems very noticeable.

    Hope this helps.

  • Posted: 7/21/08 5:11 PM
    General Discussion
• • Population Increasing or Decreasing?

  • Yes it is growing. To give you and idea, I came back about 3 weeks ago and created a Human in the Thestran town of Tursh Village. I used this village as my quest hub and all that for about 1 week or two. When I started, I would see maybe 3-4 people a night regularly (meaning new players - not high levels). Today, I went back there for the first time in a while and there were probably 10-20 new players.
     

    Also, I can tell you that, from the amount of questions asked and people in chat, the game has to be growing. It really is a great game and is exactly the game I have been looking for.

  • Posted: 7/20/08 5:51 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Is it soloable?

  • Very soloable in my opinion. A lot of it depends on your class choice though. I would say this - you will miss a lot of great content by only soloing. Vanguard is meant to be a small group/group game but you can solo. And yes it would be slower than grouping by far. But it is possible.

  • Posted: 7/20/08 5:48 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Graphics

  • The UI is extremely customizable and I can run it on Medium/Balanced settings. It runs well and looks good too. I have an AMD Athlon 64 (2.4ghz single core), 2 gigs ram and a 9600GT. I cannot compare to EQ or DDO since I have not played those games in ages.

  • Posted: 7/20/08 5:46 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes