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Vanguard

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:15 am
by LostCause
When is the release date looking like....just want a ballpark figure anyone ???

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:29 am
by Ginzburgh
Not sure. I am toying with the notion of picking it up.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:46 am
by Tikker
if it comes out before June don't bother with it

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:49 am
by Martrae
Beta 3 is just starting....not sure if that info really helps though.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:52 am
by Tossica
I wonder what the chances of me getting this running on my laptop will be? It runs EQ2 pretty well.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:57 am
by Ginzburgh
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?

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:02 am
by Tikker
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

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:16 am
by Tossica
It's a 3ghz P4 Prescott w/ HT, 1GB ram and a 128MB Radeon 9700.

Guess I won't be buying Vanguard.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:03 am
by Tikker
well

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

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:09 am
by Shneider
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.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:31 am
by Menlaan
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?

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:41 am
by Tikker
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

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:05 pm
by Ginzburgh
Is it a "good" game Tikker? If they work out whatever bugs, is it worth buying from a fun point of view?

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:54 pm
by Menlaan
That's great to hear, thanks

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:29 pm
by Tikker
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

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:09 pm
by Burgy99
any one have a beta account they are no longer interested in ? Really want to try this one out.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:10 pm
by Jazendar
Sorry 8posts, get in line.

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:41 pm
by Burgy99
10 post

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:46 pm
by Tikker
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)

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:03 pm
by LostCause
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

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:56 pm
by Tikker
you'll never get that feeling again

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:06 am
by Burgy99
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?

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:46 am
by Tikker
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)

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:51 am
by Reynaldo
What type of setting? Just a single character in the wilderness, or is that with a group fighting / multiple chars, etc?

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:52 am
by Tikker
that's out in the wilderness with nothing graphically intense nearby, jeje