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• • Life support, I don't think so

  • Originally posted by Saggra
    

    Originally posted by BigMango
    

    Every time I see a daylight screenshot or video of Vanguard I get the same bad feeling. The world looks so fake; something is missing: where are the shadows?

    We are in 2008 and this crappy game engine still doesn't have object shadows. Houses, objects, etc... have no shadows... How could they release such an unfinished game?

    And I'm not even talking about water reflections, etc... which are even basic game engine features in free 2 play games today. I'm only asking for the most basic thing : shadows. The game looks great at night, but when the sun is high or inside buildings with lights it's so bad...

    
     

    You actually think you have a computer that can play vanguard with shadows on everything. now thats funny .

    lol...

    Good point

  • Posted: 9/01/08 8:02 AM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • A sad, sad panda after a long month of LOTRO. I need advice.

  • Originally posted by Jackdog
    

    well I guess with WAR we will see if a PvP centric game is really what people are really wanting. I played DAoC for about 2 years and after about your 10th emain raid  you start to notice that every battle is pretty much the same as your last. I plan on playing WAR but it will  be my secondary game. At this point I am not even sure I will bother playing after te intro month. I have a feeling it wil be attracting the same group of kiddies that were playing AoC. The two games are aimed at different crowds it seems.

    Yeah, I too will be trying WAR, but I also concur with your statement regarding the "kiddie" thing...

    While I believe the devs at Turbine will increase some form of PvP it's just not the crowd they are catering to.

  • Posted: 9/01/08 7:24 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Nice game. but got boring

  • Originally posted by Senjinn
    

    Originally posted by EbonHawk
    

    Ummm, OK...  I think you need to go to Reading Comprehension 101.

    As you can plainly see from my post I said if you don't like a game from the get go and or find it boring i.e. "you don't like the game for what it is" then that's fine.  I can watch 20 mins. of a 3 hour movie and know I'm not going to like it.  I can read 100 pages of a 700 page book and know I'm not going to like it.  And I can play a few hours of a MMO and if it doesn't grab me I probably won't like it either.

    But the OP clearly states at lvl 18 he didn't find any "variety" with respect to monsters, skills, mounts, etc.

    He hasn't seen half the monster LoTRO has to offer at that level.  He's basically just started getting skills at that level.  Then he talks about items.  Are you kidding me?  At level 18 he hasn't seen the plethora of items LoTRO has to offer.  And then mounts?  One doesn't even get mounts until level 35 and you have I believe 5 different one's to choose from plus other unique horse types from garnering Reputation Points with various factions.

    So as I said before, if you don't like a game for what it is and it dosen't grab you right away, fine you're entitled to your opinion.  But to word it as he did is clearly nonsense.

    Aside from the needless insult at the top, I'd agree with your post. My prior disagreement was that you said he had no idea what he was talking about. I think it would be better stated that "we" have no idea what he is talking about. As you put it he didn't word it very well and went into almost no detail. Which pretty much leaves up to the reader to interpret what we think he ment.
     

    Your interpretation of what he meant and mine obviously differ. Your arguements about variety are centered around the game as a whole. You'll get more skills, mounts, ect... once you get higher , which is a valid point. Mine are centered around levels 1-18 only. I thought there was very little variety in these levels and I'd like to see them get spruced up a little. So people dont get bored and leave.

    Point taken...  And I do apologize for the callous remark.  There was no need for it...

  • Posted: 8/31/08 11:23 PM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Nice game. but got boring

  • Originally posted by Senjinn
    

    Originally posted by EbonHawk
    

    It's one thing to not like a game for what it is.  You're certainly entitled to your opinion.  But sorry my friend but only going to lvl 18 and saying this game has no variety in monsters, items, mounts, and skills...  You have absolutly no idea waht you're talking about.

    
     

    I think he knows exactly what he is talking about. He is saying this game is very boring and bland at low levels. I think if your really into the lore and questing you'll enjoy the game straight through. Those that dont though , are only judging by the character play. It's hard for me to judge now because i haven't played since closed beta. Back then though the low level character play was really bland.

    You can have the best high level gameplay of any game, but if your not pulling people in during the lower levels. Your going to lose a lot of players.

     when the expansion releases.

    Ummm, OK...  I think you need to go to Reading Comprehension 101.

    As you can plainly see from my post I said if you don't like a game from the get go and or find it boring i.e. "you don't like the game for what it is" then that's fine.  I can watch 20 mins. of a 3 hour movie and know I'm not going to like it.  I can read 100 pages of a 700 page book and know I'm not going to like it.  And I can play a few hours of a MMO and if it doesn't grab me I probably won't like it either.

    But the OP clearly states at lvl 18 he didn't find any "variety" with respect to monsters, skills, mounts, etc.

    He hasn't seen half the monster LoTRO has to offer at that level.  He's basically just started getting skills at that level.  Then he talks about items.  Are you kidding me?  At level 18 he hasn't seen the plethora of items LoTRO has to offer.  And then mounts?  One doesn't even get mounts until level 35 and you have I believe 5 different one's to choose from plus other unique horse types from garnering Reputation Points with various factions.

    So as I said before, if you don't like a game for what it is and it dosen't grab you right away, fine you're entitled to your opinion.  But to word it as he did is clearly nonsense.

  • Posted: 8/31/08 10:41 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online
• • Nice game. but got boring

  • Originally posted by clamdip
    

    What I am waiting for is Rohan, Gondor, Mirkwood, Mordor and beyond. This game will become incredible.

    Changes to the UI and the mechanics are coming with MoM, I expect Legendary weapons to really be a boon to gameplay too. I can't wait.

    For crafters it really isn't a bad game either, although I wish it was a little less one sided to jewlers. ;) But I am a grand master tinker so I benifit. :D

    Exactly!  So far in my opinion the game world is already large.  But all those things you mentioned are still to come.  This game has plenty to offer now and certainly long into the future.  I'm personaly looking forward to it all.

  • Posted: 8/31/08 1:47 AM
    Lord of the Rings Online