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Originally Posted by Ardenya
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..... I have payed and played it for over 1.5 years and seen APW (VG's raiding dungeon which was very fun actually) take a what, a year to be released, the promised follow-up raid zone Nexus and all other additional content which is not daily quests to grind to be postponed until further notice. It was about then when I canceled my sub. Now if the game itself was F2P I would at least play it which by itself is an improvement.
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Your perspective is different because you've tried VG. VG is failing because of those people who HAVEN'T tried it. So no matter what you think VG is or isn't, you're probably missing the point.
When Vanguard released I watched it. I didn't have a computer that could run it, but I kept track of what was going on. To be honest, I think it was a disaster. I also regret them removing some of hte things like the EE system for items where you could remove one slot and equip a more powerful item in another. Months turned into years and before long I hardly recognized Vanguard. And it was the same story over and over. People left. The game has always been dying. It doesn't ever seem to get better no matter what it does. It's like that child that gets an illness and no matter how many people pray for it god and his angels still claim its life.
Have you considered that maybe there's no answer? Maybe
Vanguard will in fact die?
The Matrix did. It's kind of a darn shame too because now I wish I had tried
The Matrix. There's just so many MMOs now that it's impossible for me to filter all of them. I get tied up in the one I'm doing and it's like all the others don't exist.
Besides, if project1999 is hte last MMO I play, that wouldn't be so bad.
You know what I really want? I want project1999 with upgraded graphics and upgraded systems and just all around everything is upgraded. Keep the gameplay. Maybe add a more robust travel system - maybe just add some more bind points or something. I like eq's gameplay this way, mostly, but it's just so old in so many ways. Pathing mechanics suck. The UI sucks. A lot of things suck, but I overlook it all to play the game. It's not that bad. If you want to group in this game, you can. If you want to solo, you can. In fact, if solo is preferred you can do a necro or mage or druid and you'll coast. It's a great playstyle for people who like to do two things at once. Like clean your house or watch tv or work on a small proejct while doing this game at the same time. Those things are almost impossible to do at the same time if you're in a group. Grouping is very limiting.
To be honest, I'll probably never see a real EQ 2. It'll always disappoint me. The real journey is in single player RPGs. With those, you can customize the game to your preferences. It can be what you want it to be and not some generic ripoff of the latest trends in gaming. I still play games that're 20 years old and have fun. I see no reason to rush. I like to appreciate all of it. And best of all, I can do it all at my own pace.
I could pop open an old pen&paper game from the 1970's and I'm confident that I could grab any random person in this game and have a good tabletop session for the night. It's all about customizing the game to yourself. With those kinds of games you could change the rules. It was every bit as satisfying and a lot more social.
So... I'm not going to sweat over Vanguard or the latest MMORPG. Life will go on with or without it.