level from 45-60 or wait pantheon release

[Sk00ba5t3v3]

I doubt Pantheon's development will survive the gaming crash we are currently wading into.

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by kaev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Didn't you mean to say that McQuaid fans who were utterly disappointed by Vanguard and then filled with disgust and loathing towards McQuaid & Butler over the shit those assholes pulled on their employess shit on McQuaid at most every opportunity and really don't give a damn about the cocaine. It was the shit way he treated his supporters and the far shittier way he fucked up his employees that marks him as worthy of every ounce of shit dumped on him, past present & future.

or something like that

Even if people vehemently resent McQuaid to all hell, which is a bit much if they weren't directly affected by his actions, one person does not a dev team make. And if people can't separate art from the flaws and past failures of the person largely seen as responsible for its creation than they're going to have a very small selection of art to choose from.

The amount of fuck, shit, ass and/or hole in your post is impressive though. But if we're criticizing than there were definitely better, more colorful descriptions and sharper insults you could have used to convey how much disdain you have for McQuaid. And now I deserve criticism for being an anal-retentive, masterfully bad debater. Or a shitty fucking asshole.

Or something like that.

[Vanech]

Originally Posted by Sk00ba5t3v3 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I doubt Pantheon's development will survive the gaming crash we are currently wading into.

You have a solid point with your concern. I agree with your misgivings, and I feel like it is something that needs to be addressed. There was a time that I would have backed Bethesda or Bioware without question when it came to RPGs but their parent companies have devolved the genre to absolute crap. Flies and everything.

The only saving grace that Pantheon has going for them is that they're not being paid or driven by a major publishing house. Wasn't Vanguard still under the directive of SoE when it was released?

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by Vanech [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The only saving grace that Pantheon has going for them is that they're not being paid or driven by a major publishing house. Wasn't Vanguard still under the directive of SoE when it was released?

Yes, but so was original EQ under 989 studios/SOE.

[Vanech]

Originally Posted by Mblake1981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, but so was original EQ under 989 studios/SOE.

I'm not being argumentative here but I thought it was 989 and Verant interactive initially, before Sony got their fingers into the pie?

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by Vanech [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm not being argumentative here but I thought it was 989 and Verant interactive initially, before Sony got their fingers into the pie?

EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows PCs and was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America

989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for the PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers.

Verant Interactive launched EverQuest on March 16, 1999, through Sony with modest expectations

[Vizax_Xaziv]

Originally Posted by Vanech [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You have a solid point with your concern. I agree with your misgivings, and I feel like it is something that needs to be addressed. There was a time that I would have backed Bethesda or Bioware without question when it came to RPGs but their parent companies have devolved the genre to absolute crap. Flies and everything.

The only saving grace that Pantheon has going for them is that they're not being paid or driven by a major publishing house. Wasn't Vanguard still under the directive of SoE when it was released?

Vanguard was Microsoft Game Studios @ release and when it failed to meet expectations SOE bought it

[Mblake1981]

Originally Posted by Vizax_Xaziv [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Vanguard was Microsoft Game Studios @ release and when it failed to meet expectations SOE bought it

Ah, that's right. My vanguard info is spotty at best, like wow that game managed to hold my attention for about 2 weeks. 1 of those weeks was just trying to get something out of the purchase.

Were not special. Did not elicit wonder.