Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

Originally posted by Uproar

I posted several warnings on their forums that I would not be back if they made the loot and customization changes... and I won't.  Even if they have resumed or about to resume of those those affected items I won't be back.  They won't listen to their customers - F' them.

/unsigned forever more.

They've made loot adjustments (adventured items are better now).  Silius is considering undoing some of the BoP changes.

Silius confirmed that "90% of customization" will return with the new character models (coming out after SOE fainfaire).  Looks like you might be coming back, heh.

/signed

Although havent had much time to really get into yet. Looks nice so far, except the player models, but i know they are being re-released or something.

/signed.

Wont be able to play til tomorrow though. Gonna be with the G/F tonight.

Originally posted by coorsman66

/signed.

Wont be able to play til tomorrow though. Gonna be with the G/F tonight.

im so sorry for you, you poor bastard, going on a date!

Lets just pray she doesnt want sex this time!

-Jive

^^Never said it was a bad thing going on a date. I actually have a life ^^

I reinstalled it and played a bit.  The game actually felt worse than when I left it last year.  Which is surprising considering how much hype I've been reading about on these forums and others.  SOE gave 2 free months for EQ2 about a month ago which I've been playing and I have to say the quality of polish in EQ2 simply blows Vanguard out of the water. 

When I left Vanguard I somehow had it in my mind that the game was beautiful...not so much anymore.  The character animations still need work and it's obvious from the word "go".  The interface is still a low-quality WoW clone.  The quests are still pointless and soulless.  The low-quality voice overs are a joke...it sounds like they grabbed random people from around the office to do the voices (wouldn't be surprised). 

I created a dark elf cleric and noticed from the second I entered the game I had to /flush every twenty seconds because the game was bugging out.  I only ever had to use /flush rarely back when I played VG all those months ago. 

I have no beef with people that are playing it and still enjoy it.  If this game is what you enjoy then more power to you.  I know Vanguard has many redeeming qualities because I've experienced them in the past.  But the low quality amateurish presentation is too much for me.  When there's still problems that have been present since beta plaguing the game you know it's not a good sign.  If you enjoyed Vanguard in the past and are thinking about reinstalling to take advantage of the free time I would definitely say go for it.  Vanguard can be a fun game if you can get around the issues.

I'll say one last thing.  I'm pretty pleased with how SOE has run the game since Sigil's collapse.  Almost all the problems that still plague the game are a result of the horrible mismanagement of Sigil and certain core design decisions.  Still, it's pretty obvious that it's a skeleton crew running Vanguard now and I wish SOE would devote more resources/manpower to it and completely revamp it and rerelease it, possibly with an expansion.  They've come a ways since Sigil but there's still a looooooooong way to go.

They introduced a memory allocation bug with the last patch when they tried to add new anti-htiching code.  Try again after the hotfix next week.

Originally posted by etwynn

They introduced a memory allocation bug with the last patch when they tried to add new anti-htiching code.  Try again after the hotfix next week.

I certainly hope that is the case. Because I tried it out ysterday, and the graphics don't look that great.

The hitching was also not all that different to when I played  last year.

I am back in the game.  I played during the beta and launch.  It is a HUGE step forward for the game right now after GU5.  I recommend trying it out if you have not played since launch like myself.