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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    yeah agreed strato.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • The Sneak!The Sneak! Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Well, I must say that I'm a bit impressed so far. After playing the game since early beta, and having a bad taste in my mouth from it, I kind of figured that this would be a game I would buy (this weekend, actually), which would eventually just get added to my MMO account collection, but I'm on a 10-day trial right now, and it's improved enough to the point where I think it warrants a purchase.

    I still think it has the most damned generic graphics, though. EverQuest II has more art style in their environments, and that's saying a lot.

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  • FaceballMcDougalFaceballMcDougal Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Agree about the graphics, but I've seen screenshots of some of the higher level areas and it does get a whole lot better. Character models kinda suck too.

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  • WarhedWarhed Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I dwell around these parts often, and this post caught my attention.

    I've been looking for a group to play with since my normal playgroup is playing WoW, I don't know how you guys feel about letting a lurker join up for the fun.

    I have a 9 Goblin Monk named Ots, but I am thinking of rolling some sort of Bard on another continent as well.

    Awkward, don't know how to end this post.

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  • mantis23mantis23 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Warhed wrote: »
    I dwell around these parts often, and this post caught my attention.

    I've been looking for a group to play with since my normal playgroup is playing WoW, I don't know how you guys feel about letting a lurker join up for the fun.

    I have a 9 Goblin Monk named Ots, but I am thinking of rolling some sort of Bard on another continent as well.

    Awkward, don't know how to end this post.

    Yes by all means send one of us a tell in game and we'll shoot you a guild invite!

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  • ElectricBoogalooElectricBoogaloo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Note to potential Necromancers. Once you hit level 8 you must fear kite every god damn thing you fight. Sadly it took me 2 days to finally figure this out.

    People like to watch me fear kite. I guess it's like mmo Porn.

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  • FaceballMcDougalFaceballMcDougal Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    it must remind them of Lake of Ill Omen *shudder*

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  • ElectricBoogalooElectricBoogaloo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    LFG LoIO WTB SoW ololol

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  • FaceballMcDougalFaceballMcDougal Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    u forgot PST

    because how would anyone ever know to send you a tell otherwise?

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    oh god, loIo....oh man lol

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • chrpnkchrpnk Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    ElectricBoogaloo wrote: »
    Note to potential Necromancers. Once you hit level 8 you must fear kite every god damn thing you fight. Sadly it took me 2 days to finally figure this out.

    People like to watch me fear kite. I guess it's like mmo Porn.

    Seriously? I'm really glad I didn't go with a Necro then, I HATE fear kiting.

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  • DeadspaceDeadspace Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Yeah I got to level 4 as a Necro as a thestrian human. Was doing the quest to kill some redcap undead constructthings that required a group. But no one wanted to group with me.. *le sigh* so i decided to kite the 3 bubbled creature till it died.. after doing that.. and realizing that will probably happen alot.. i gave up on the class. I hate kiting.

    Oh, and is it just me are bards prone to there eq staple.. Hey i can make a song that makes me run like a bat outta hell.. *ZIP PEW* as they blow by me while i run around.

    Oh,

    Diplomacy rules...

    So far, i think I like monk and blood mage the most. But I'll see.

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  • The Sneak!The Sneak! Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Deadspace wrote: »
    Yeah I got to level 4 as a Necro as a thestrian human. Was doing the quest to kill some redcap undead constructthings that required a group. But no one wanted to group with me.. *le sigh* so i decided to kite the 3 bubbled creature till it died.. after doing that.. and realizing that will probably happen alot.. i gave up on the class. I hate kiting.

    Oh, and is it just me are bards prone to there eq staple.. Hey i can make a song that makes me run like a bat outta hell.. *ZIP PEW* as they blow by me while i run around.

    Oh,

    Diplomacy rules...

    So far, i think I like monk and blood mage the most. But I'll see.

    I absolutely loved my druid on the RP server, but I only rolled him while I tinkered with the game on the ten-day trial. Now that I'm on Flamehammer, I'm back to being a simple Cleric. And I love it.

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  • ElectricBoogalooElectricBoogaloo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    So last night along with the slew of Bugs and performance issues I noticed a drastic population increase around my area.

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    gotta love that :)loras .quelin awsome job last night.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    What is the guild name for the PA guild on Flamehammer? I'm thinking of rolling over there since my roomie quit playing i now have two accounts and am thinking of botting it up (me playing two accounts, not actual bots) on a new server and trying to find a guild.

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  • chrpnkchrpnk Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Draeven wrote: »
    gotta love that :)loras .quelin awsome job last night.

    I try.

    We did a really good job for the a PuG with the levels we had.
    Gnome-Interruptus wrote: »
    What is the guild name for the PA guild on Flamehammer? I'm thinking of rolling over there since my roomie quit playing i now have two accounts and am thinking of botting it up (me playing two accounts, not actual bots) on a new server and trying to find a guild.

    Penny Arcadians. Just do a /who all and someone will probably be on that can invite you.

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    i moved my components over to a new case last night (CM Stacker) and now my pc is acting crazy. but hopefully i'll have that all worked out by tomorrow at 8am EST so i can get my double exp on! if my buddy doesn't start playing more (like i thought he would be when i bought the damn game) i'm gonna have to make another character on Flamehammer and rock with you guys. i'm really digging my monk and psionicist - though i'm noticing how frail the latter is. hopefully the mez/cc gets better cause multi-pulls = death.

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    yeah, i could see that being a psion, and we could always use more players on Flamehammer, me que and loras seem to be doing all good. will be nice to run a dungean tonight and get some better xps ;)

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • ElectricBoogalooElectricBoogaloo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    About what level you think I should head over to thestra to join you fellows?

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  • ze swift classze swift class Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Made a Rogue in Flamehammer, on the middleeastern island. Name: Manza. Still in the training areas, so I most likely won't see anyone here in a while.

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  • mantis23mantis23 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Right now the majority of the people in the guild are in the mid-teens. with some folks still starting out in the single digits and I think I'm on the high end at 19. we should have enough to take a group or two in KE this weekend if we get enough people on.

    jdarksun wrote: »
    Whoops, you guys are on Thestra? Which city do you guys operate out of? (been playing a Raki Paladin)

    I think almost everyone runs out of Tursh/Three Rivers. It's not too hard to get to from Kojan. I am a Raki myself and I made the trip at 13 and it really helped my XP, there are so many quests and groups around here it helps alot.

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  • tido14tido14 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I'm very interested in trying this out. I haven't really enjoyed an mmo since EQ. If anyone has an extra trial key, it would be much appreciated!

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  • dachishdachish Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    jdarksun wrote: »
    Whoops, you guys are on Thestra? Which city do you guys operate out of? (been playing a Raki Paladin)

    I wouldn't worry about it. It's easy to get to where most people are (most seem to be around Tursh) from the Raki start area.

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    as an orc warrior, i found thestra to be friendly enough. 3 rivers / varskeies exchange are non aggro to evil side so i wouldnt worry about it too much. just play where u want to . Qualia / oasis area have a ton of good quests for the lower levels / teens np just being in guild helps too.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • mantis23mantis23 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Well the guild is about 22 Strong as of this evening. We are looking to get a few XP groups going this weekend and sunday evening at 9est/6pst we are going to take a group or two into Khegor's End, near Tursh. this is a 14-19ish dungeon so hopefully everyone will be in this level range by the end of the double xp weekend.

    Enjoy the extra xp everyone! and send us a tell if you need a guild invite!

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  • chrpnkchrpnk Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    mantis23 wrote: »
    Well the guild is about 22 Strong as of this evening. We are looking to get a few XP groups going this weekend and sunday evening at 9est/6pst we are going to take a group or two into Khegor's End, near Tursh. this is a 14-19ish dungeon so hopefully everyone will be in this level range by the end of the double xp weekend.

    Enjoy the extra xp everyone! and send us a tell if you need a guild invite!

    I'm so there.

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    another thing since it seems most of the mid level dungeans are camped on thestra we could look at going to qualia and see what there is there. I know there are severl spawn maps of dungeans floating around that hsould be good for our level range.

    I'll check in tonight im sure not exactly sure what i have planed but i know tomorrow i have the whole day off.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • tido14tido14 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I really want to get in on this. I saw it at BestBuy today for $50, and I couldn't take the risk! Anguish!

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  • tido14tido14 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Where's the best place to download this beast? Does it take forever to do it through the patcher?

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    yeah, gonna take u bout 5+ to dl through patcher its 21 gigs , but patcher is your best bet, cause i know people have had problems with the cache files anyways, just use the patcher.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • s3rial ones3rial one Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Hey guys, I hate to say it, but I'm not even playing Vanguard anymore; I haven'y logged in since launch day, to be honest.

    As such, I haven't really been keeping up with this thread, or doing a good job of maintaining it. If anyone's interested, you may want to ask a mod to axe this one and start one of your own. Feel free to re-use this thread's first posts as you see fit, and sorry for the inconvenience.

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    no worries,we have carried on well enough . thanks for the update.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • Raerlynn99Raerlynn99 Registered User new member
    edited March 2007
    I'm interested in the game, but I'm not sure if I have the cash for this and my WoW account. If someone would give me a trial code, I'd appreciate it.

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  • tido14tido14 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    So, as a newb, what's the best way to connect with you guys in game and group up? Is there a certain race/class that would be ideal; a certain starting area perhaps?

    I'd really like to see what the group dynamics are like with a good group of folks before the 10day trial expires.

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  • dachishdachish Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I'm playing an orc myself and I'm going to have to do a bit of faction grinding. I know a place to get non-KOS with dwarves in a very short amount of time, and elves werent too bad when I had a Vulmane either (Vulmane are KOS to elves and dwarves at start). Tursh shouldn't be too tough either. If you end up making an 'evil' creature, I can lend a hand =)

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    Eyes forever focused, on the sanguine, metal dawn.
  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    faction wasn't a big problem, sure I haven't gotten non kos with the dwarfs yet but we shall see about ke lol :)
    also look for kregnok in game for a invite to the guild.

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    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

  • mantis23mantis23 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    started a new thread...

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