Vanguard

LostCause · Post by **LostCause** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:15 am

When is the release date looking like....just want a ballpark figure anyone ???

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:29 am

Not sure. I am toying with the notion of picking it up.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:46 am

if it comes out before June don't bother with it

Post by **Martrae** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:49 am

Beta 3 is just starting....not sure if that info really helps though.

Post by **Tossica** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:52 am

I wonder what the chances of me getting this running on my laptop will be? It runs EQ2 pretty well.

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:57 am

I'm finished with WoW. I am waiting for a new game so I guess it's a toss up between Vanguard, Warhammer, Lord of the Rings.

Not sure. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:02 am

Tossica wrote:I wonder what the chances of me getting this running on my laptop will be? It runs EQ2 pretty well.

what specs?

unless you've got a dual core and a 256+ mb card it'll make baby jesus cry

Post by **Tossica** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:16 am

It's a 3ghz P4 Prescott w/ HT, 1GB ram and a 128MB Radeon 9700.

Guess I won't be buying Vanguard.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:03 am

well

in theory they could still tune it so that it'll play nicer with older hardware

Shneider · Post by **Shneider** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:09 am

I never understood why Vangaurd's minimum spec requisite vs. performance was so high. The graphics don't really stand out, nor the animations, particles, except the sky. Everything else looks like a carbon copy of EQII.

Menlaan · Post by **Menlaan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:31 am

They haven't released min specs yet (though it is being built with future hardware in mind, so it will be as much as a stretch to meet as it was to meet EQ2's when it was released).

They have said VG will be released in 1Q 2007.

Tikker, have you played Beta 3 yet?

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:41 am

Menlaan wrote:They haven't released min specs yet (though it is being built with future hardware in mind, so it will be as much as a stretch to meet as it was to meet EQ2's when it was released).

They have said VG will be released in 1Q 2007.

Tikker, have you played Beta 3 yet?

Yeah

it already runs a lot better than beta2 (beta 2 made my machine cry, beta3 only makes it complain)

it looks VERY much like EQ or EQ2

think Stonebrunt mountains, and you'll have an idea about what the graphix look like

that being said, some of the mechanics have a LOT of potential

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:05 pm

Is it a "good" game Tikker? If they work out whatever bugs, is it worth buying from a fun point of view?

Menlaan · Post by **Menlaan** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:54 pm

That's great to hear, thanks

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:29 pm

Ginzburgh wrote:Is it a "good" game Tikker? If they work out whatever bugs, is it worth buying from a fun point of view?

it's a revamped EQ

if you enjoyed EQ, you'll probably like vanguard

it's not revolutionary or anything

Burgy99 · Post by **Burgy99** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:09 pm

any one have a beta account they are no longer interested in ? Really want to try this one out.

Jazendar · Post by **Jazendar** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:10 pm

Sorry 8posts, get in line.

Burgy99 · Post by **Burgy99** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:41 pm

10 post

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:46 pm

they tie the beta account to your hardware
sharing the login is instaban now

also, now that it's SOE, it's tied to your station account (ie EQ/EQ2/planetside/etc)

LostCause · Post by **LostCause** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:03 pm

As long as i can get a similar feeling as to when i started EQ im down for it, ive read up a couple of things they say it does have potential just wanted to hear it from you guys thanks for your input, but in seriousness you know what im talking about when i say the feeling you got when you first entered Norrath hehe

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:56 pm

you'll never get that feeling again

Burgy99 · Post by **Burgy99** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:06 am

Tikker you said beta 2 made your comp cry, and 3 just made it complain... Mind telling me what your stats are so I can get an idea of what to expect?

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:46 am

p4 running at almost 3ghz, 1gb rambus and a 6600gt

comp cry = under 10 fps at best

complain = 15-20fps at best

I've seen it on a dual core, with a 6800 and it was entirely playable (30ish fps at worst)

Reynaldo · Post by **Reynaldo** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:51 am

What type of setting? Just a single character in the wilderness, or is that with a group fighting / multiple chars, etc?

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:52 am

that's out in the wilderness with nothing graphically intense nearby, jeje