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Vanguard: It's open beta season. NSF H-Scroll

EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles.Portland, ORRegistered User regular
edited January 2007 in Games and Technology
If you're a File Planet subscriber, get your key and client here

Anyway, Vanguard. MMORPG. Ex-Everquest people. Open Beta. You get the idea.

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    SabanSaban Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    woo PA guild go.

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    bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Its buggy as hell and needs 6 months more in beta, but I'm loving my Blood Mage, I'm really hoping in 6 months its got all the bugs worked out.

    This game is coming out toward the end of this month early next and its just not ready.

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    AlwaysAngryGuyAlwaysAngryGuy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I've been playing this. Got my Orc Dread Knight to level 10. I'm really not sure what to think of it yet.

    I will say that it is too early for this to be open beta and it is way too early for it to be released this month. The game has problems, and they are still adding/changing major gameplay elements.

    Also, the game runs like shit.

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    SurikoSuriko AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Esh wrote:
    If you're a File Planet subscriber
    God I hate how every open beta nowadays seems to be for subscribers only. :|

    Still, I'd like to see how this goes.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I think a significant part of WoW's early success was the longer-than-usual beta period. Obviously it still wasn't perfect at launch, but compared to launches of games like Star Wars Galaxies...

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    PbPb Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Suriko wrote:
    Esh wrote:
    If you're a File Planet subscriber
    God I hate how every open beta nowadays seems to be for subscribers only.

    I know, you'd think FilePlanet would love to piss away that much bandwidth.

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    PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?

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    Trevor GoodchildTrevor Goodchild Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    I feel exactly the opposite way. I've been playing with AlwaysAngryGuy, and despite it being in a slightly rough stage as he said, I've enjoyed it greatly, and look forward to exploring it more. That being said, if you did not like EQ at all, then save your time because this is it's next evolution and you'll more then likely still not like it.

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    CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Esh wrote:
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?
    UO?

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    CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Esh wrote:
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?

    How is that an argument? Just 'cause there isn't an alternative doesn't naturally make something good.

    And yes, UO was better, for the record.

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Cherrn wrote:
    Esh wrote:
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?

    How is that an argument? Just 'cause there isn't an alternative doesn't naturally make something good.

    And yes, UO was better, for the record.

    Yeah, cause I love getting griefed every 30 minutes.

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    titmouse wrote:
    Esh wrote:
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?
    UO?

    Ah, no. And this coming from someone who's been playing the Ultimas since III came out on the IIc.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Esh wrote:
    titmouse wrote:
    Esh wrote:
    pheezer FD wrote:
    The fact that anyone involved with EQ is behind this is not convincing me to go try it. EQ was terrible, it wasn't even great at the time. What's different about this one?

    EQ was great at the time. What exactly was there that was better?
    UO?

    Ah, no. And this coming from someone who's been playing the Ultimas since III came out on the IIc.
    That totally makes his point invalid.

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    Phoenix-DPhoenix-D Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Asheron's call. :P

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    chaossoldierchaossoldier Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Opinion fight! Opinion fight!


    anyway, any listing for Minimum specs for this?

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Phoenix-D wrote:
    Asheron's call. :P

    Asheron's came out a bit after EQ...

    Loved it though, if just for the vast landbase. I loved being out in the middle of nowhere and feeling isolated from everything while hunting golems for Motes...

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    jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    BahamutZERO wrote:
    I think a significant part of WoW's early success was the longer-than-usual beta period. Obviously it still wasn't perfect at launch, but compared to launches of games like Star Wars Galaxies...

    If you think about it, WoW has never had a major change to a basic mechanic, if you don't count all that honor stuff.

    Edit: Oh, duh, the conversion of fixed percentage stats to scaling values. My bad.

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    CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wikipedia has an article on MMORPGs. Here are some that look good and were before Everquest.
    Meridian 59 looks interesting. It is still alive.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_59

    There is also Neverwinter Nights.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights_%28AOL_game%29

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    SilvanosSilvanos Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Throw out your EQ opinions, my roommate has been playing Vanguard since closed, it's pretty damn cool.

    Edit: EXCEPT for EXP Debt, that shit is NOT cool. If you die you lose exp, and if your level bar empties you then go into debt for it.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I bet your roommate is secretly a shill, planted there just to get you to tell us that this game is better than EQ.

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    titmouse wrote:
    Wikipedia has an article on MMORPGs. Here are some that look good and were before Everquest.
    Meridian 59 looks interesting. It is still alive.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_59

    There is also Neverwinter Nights.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights_%28AOL_game%29

    They were both ok, but very limited.

    I enjoyed Shadow Of Yserbius quite a bit though.

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Silvanos wrote:
    Throw out your EQ opinions, my roommate has been playing Vanguard since closed, it's pretty damn cool.

    Edit: EXCEPT for EXP Debt, that shit is NOT cool. If you die you lose exp, and if your level bar empties you then go into debt for it.

    But you don't lose a level? That's not bad. It's better than allowing people to Corpse run to things.

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    Oddjob187Oddjob187 Pew TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So what the crap is this new Fileplanet downloader program? :/

    I'l download and give it a try. Hopefully the developers remembered to make the game fun and not a treadmill chore.

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    EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited January 2007
    I hear someone made a better OP.

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