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Originally Posted by Crover_CT99
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Do you mean in terms of release or to this day? What I've found coming back to VG now is that a majority (not all) of the game is populated and itemized. Some areas are itemized but need a second pass. Some areas need an epic quest or two to draw people to the area. But honestly, my brother and I have been overwhelmed with content so much that we often leave a level range with 1-2 dungeons we never touched (great replay value for other characters).
Part of the problem, which extends to the old ezmode argument, is that a majority of players do not seem to have any desire to try to find those great hidden areas with good content/rewards that just aren't very well known. We constantly have to link soulbound, above-average boss drops we are getting in some pseudo-obscure dungeon to convince people to venture out from the 'urt -> hunter's league -> celestine ward -> swamp armor' treadmill everyone does 1-50 like a religion.
This is a dead horse and I'm preaching to the choir, but I it gets frustrating knowing the popular opinion is that VG lacks content. It really doesn't.
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I mean at launch and up to several months afterwards. My friend and I explored far and wide, and very few of the continent had content / npc / storyline. If it's filled out more now, maybe I'll check it out. For example, I played the wolf-people (forgot the official name) and a lot of the areas around it were empty. There were cool areas nearby like platforms and whatnot that looked like they should contain content; but didn't.
Another problem with vanguard is the zero downtime thanks to out of combat hyper regen. As a result, no one takes the time to get to know each other. It's just grind grind grind. I also didn't like how the numerical system was high. My 20th level shaman was critting for 1,120. I understand the mob has appropriate hit points but that 1,120 just seems silly to look at.