All Posts by Rayx0r

not sure where you guys have been, but theres going to be a complete ass-load of shaman

Ive purchased a lot of collectors editions for MMO's (vanguard, guild wars, lord of the rings, D&D online, age of conan, tabula rasa, world of warcraft)

this is by far the best CE ive seen put together

Bad Community

Lack of PvP -or- poorly implemented PvP

those are the two biggies for me.

cool thanks ya guys :)

Originally posted by eq2js

Destruction will outnumber Order, so Destruction will own at launch, possibly for a couple months before the balance issues are fully fixed.  And destruction classes look more powerful.

 

Destruction will outnumber Order purely based off aesthetics.  It has nothing to do with class balancing I can assure you.

Even the female toons look more attractive on Destruction.  Theres only one class I like on Order and thats the Warrior Priest.  I think the Bright Wizard looks comical with some of its gear compared to any of the casters on Destruction..

I know the white lions pet grows as he levels to maturity, but do the squigs evolve also?

Dark Elves

the males and females look alike.  They both look like marilyn manson wannabes

I recently resubbed for a couple months.  I really enjoyed it at first, and I still think its a fantastic game.  I mean, of all the MMO's ive played, VG has the most enjoyable and complex crafting system as well as a unique diplomacy system giving players 3 tiers of MMO gaming.  The ability to organize and build houses and ships is also very sand-boxy.

However, for some reason the "fun-factor" isnt there yet with me.  Even with the new rentable mounts, the world seems huge and overwhelming.  I use to crave games like this, but in VG there seems to be overly extended periods of time between achievements.  Im a collector by nature and I love game achievements either by titles, gear or unique abilities, pets etc.  VG has these, but it takes some dedication to earn many of them.

Its a huge enjoyable world if you're willing to invest the time in it.  The community is still there, actually VG has one of the best communities ive encountered.  If some of you newer MMO'rs want a nice challenge and something more complex, you should check it out.

Originally posted by Abrahmm

Originally posted by Rayx0r

lol.. this thread delivers!

you guys just found a reason to get rid of every bad aspect of MMO's.  Grats!  now lets go play Pre-CU!

 

Fixed that for you big guy.

Originally posted by Theocritus     

If you take out loot and levels what is the incentive to play?? You have to realize almost every single fantasy game has been based on treasure/dungeon hunting and getting better equipment.......The Knights of the Round Table didnt  slay dragons with a butter knife.......If you take away loot and levels then Im not sure what else is left to play for????

 

This is why I also said to get rid of fantasy. Fantasy has been incredibly over played and we need something new, some new Sci-fi. There is a lot to play without loot and levels. Just because you don't loot the best gear doesn't mean there isn't valuable loot, and it doesn't mean there is no good gear. Crafters would make the best gear, and loot could come in the form of good crafting supplies to make an awesome weapon or armor. Grinding out different templates to see what you like and what you prefer is far more fun and creative then grinding out pre-made levels. There is much more beyond loot and levels. We just need to show the WoW generation this.

so in summary, this is just another bitch fest about Star Wars Galaxies?

do you guys ever sleep?

lol.. this thread delivers!

you guys just found a reason to get rid of every aspect of MMO's.  Grats!  now lets go play pong!

Originally posted by nratnam

ok. say you pre ordered the SE copy but instead they sent you the collectors codes.

you play the game and get all the CE benefits but then you got to put your SE retail code in.

the CE pre order does not match your retail code. There for does that mean you lose your head start chracters?

Also becasue the codes dont match you would not get any pre order rings or camps at all as the the system will see that you have not pre ordered the SE edition.

so instead

1)people with SE Retail code will not recieve any pre order items what so ever

2) They may have to make a new account due the retail code not allowing you to keep CE characters due to the custom heads and such. (early start).

so in essence there is 2 accounts a collecters account and a SE account.

 

I think I see what you're saying.  I do know the head start, beta and retail codes are seperate.  As far as I know, the head start code is just that and its applied to your main account like the open beta account key.  Once you get a retail key, you apply that too.  I dont think the head start key unlocks any of the CE in game goodies.

the way Im reading what you posted, it would assume that the head start key is somehow locked into the CE key.   You wouldnt be able to apply a SE code to an account that has had the CE head start key applied to it?

that would be pretty tricky of Mythic to do this, and honestly I dont know the answer but its a really good question.

 the head start code and the beta code are completely seperate from the retail code.  both head start and open beta codes are recieved, used and expired by the time you recieve your retail key.  The CE retail key unlocks bonus items.  Not sure about any SE bonus items. 

not sure im following you?

 Head start and Beta codes from the CE will work on either edition.  You will not be able to use the codes for bonus CE items with standard editions

about a year ago I went to re-activate my account to find out it had been disabled for using illegal third party software.  I never recieved an email stating this and the CSR refused to tell me what third party software was detected. 

So, sometime between the time I cancelled my account and when I re-activated it I was banned.  The account was closed for well over a year before I went to re-activate it.  Im one of these guys who doesnt download any sort of mods, much less anything illegal.  I was also one of these guys who automatically assumed anyone who got banned had to be doing something to warrant the ban, whether they knew it or not (much like most of you here).  I started to think maybe it was my Nostromo showing up as illegal, but it didnt make much sense since the account was banned during my absence.

So ya, Its totally likely that they mistakingly ban accounts due to incompetence.  I wrote email after email and was just basically told they were under no obligation to tell me the nature of the reason I was banned.  I had no choice but to not return to them since they couldnt tell me if something on my computer queried as "illegal" to them.  I wasnt going to risk spending money and time on a new account to have it banned because they dont know the difference between Nostromo or G15 drivers and an illegal program.

Im still confused as to how it was banned AFTER I closed the account.

Originally posted by Jaga-TAO

They hire CSRs (GMs, AGMs, CS Reps, etc) based upon the date of earliest need. There is nothing saying they can't delay 30 or 60 days with these people on line, as they simply get more training done and get more familiar with their jobs. It simply is not a good indicator of launch date.

When Mythic puts up an announcement with the words "Release Date is", then we'll know. Speculation before then is a lot like watching your sister undress: it's eerily enjoyable, and yet disgusting all at the same time. Generally you just don't do it if you want to enjoy life. :)
 

Im all for analogies, but when closet secrets of incest start being referenced it makes you wonder if the person saying them is doing so as a cry for help.

considering that both High and Dark elf males look more fem than human females, it doesnt really matter :P

Originally posted by gillvane1

No screenshots? No, not looking forward to it.

I was looking forward to it 2 years ago.  now...?  not so much

So long as Lucas Arts are involved, then yes.. its EXACTLY the same people responsible for the CU and NGE

Originally posted by solareus

Originally posted by Rayx0r

thanks. ya I found some.  seems like water reflections and shadows are what really pop.  However, I think the flipside to this is a hit on FPS. 

I think I'll just reload XP

Think you will be surprised at Vista SP1 performance . I've been using Vista for the past years and have no regrets. Even if you use Vista you can set the game to dx 9 in the client. All games give you that option to use Dx10 or not. So it is not even an issue to have xp, Vista  in my opinion is pretty good, specially if you are above average computer user.

dx10 screens.

Thanks Solareus

those are some nice screenshots.  I take it those settings are at maximum?  What are your system specs and what sort of frame rates are you getting with those settings?

my system is an E8400, 3gigs DDR2 800, SATA II Raid/0, 8800 GTS (G92) 512meg