![]() ![]() Unlike EQ2 it is not just mindless button mashing (which btw seems to be the entire focus of EQ2 aznd a phrase they should put on the box) but actually takes some thought. Instead it will most likely always be a severely flawed game that has flashes of brilliance and what if. if they could hva ehad another 2 years to develop this and not had to associate themselves with SOE or MS it really could have been a fantastic game. Such a shame as there is so much good about this game but so much very bad. But the games core systems of combat, crafting classes, the world and more is arguably the best by far of any game we may have ever seen in a MMO. Probably the best game we have seen released since DAOC but also a game that is severely flawed in terms of perfomace, bugs, graphical issues, and so much content that is unfinished or lacking in quality. That being said Vanguard is a very very good game. Add in that the server population is so small now and its to make a case that performance has improved at all even on low end machines. Whether SOE did this intentionally or not is certainly questionable. The only reason I believe perfoamance3 has improved is the first few patches SOE introduced introducded constant CTDS and lag that was never there before. If you group or pass another group you will notice that perfomance has not improved. I get a lot mroe CTDs, more lag, more hitchiong and this is all with about 1/10 of the population that played during April. Performance for me on a high end system is signifigantly worse now than it was it April. I would disagree about performance improving. They have reduced the total crafting exp curve by 35%, added rest exp and are removing some of the games unique features. Yes SOE has been slowly simplifying the game. IMHO EQ2 homes are way better then the homes in VG but that's just my own opinion on the matter. If you become a carpenter you'll have most of the recipes to almost completely make everything you need save for a few items. You can change the textures for the walls of your home for a price as well. You can build items for your house or buy items to furnish your house via the broker from other players. In EQ2 you don't build a house you rent one out and yes it's instanced. I did see the crashing should be better now, that they fixed the leaks, but is the population any better? And is it still pointless to be a crafter til your like 30 or so? That grind on getting to be able to be useful kind of turned me off too. For instance armor, has level requirements now, they are making dioplamats have a level 1-50 thing, and a couple other things that made me think they are taking the uniqueness away from it a bit. I heard they are merging the servers, to help the population issue, and I saw they released a new game update that brought guild halls, and stuff like that, but the more i read on, the more I saw they took out features that made it unique, and are going to base it more like the general types of games. Vanguard looked fine, and it does run on my compy, but the crashes, lag, and general lack of people turned me off. In eq2, do you actually build the house? Or is it just a deed type ordeal or like ryzom where it is an instanced aparment and all you need is 1 mil in the currency? If it is craftable, then I think I may look into it. ![]()
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