I played Vanguard at launch. It had lots of interesting ideas, and was a nice looking game, but bugs and too-high system requirements doomed it.
Now that it is free-to-play, I thought I'd try it again. Vanguard is in the camp of old-school style MMOs. Game-play is more challenging than a lot of games out there, and there are good incentives not to die.
It is much easier to play on high graphics settings now that a few years have passed since launch. The game still has some of the most beautiful vistas you'll see in an MMO, and it is much more immersive than most. The crafting system is the only one that hasn't bored me to tears. It is challenging. You can actually fail to make something, if you're not careful. The Diplomacy mini-game (a card game) is also fun, as you travel around the world finding NPCs to engage in Diplomacy with. And the world is HUGE.
I always loved the game, but stopped playing when the population crashed. I was back on this morning, and there were quite a few people online. It was a nice experience.
Anyone else play this? If so, post your character names. My two primary ones are Thok and Savs. If you like MMOs and haven't played it, it is worth a look.
Now that it is free-to-play, I thought I'd try it again. Vanguard is in the camp of old-school style MMOs. Game-play is more challenging than a lot of games out there, and there are good incentives not to die.
It is much easier to play on high graphics settings now that a few years have passed since launch. The game still has some of the most beautiful vistas you'll see in an MMO, and it is much more immersive than most. The crafting system is the only one that hasn't bored me to tears. It is challenging. You can actually fail to make something, if you're not careful. The Diplomacy mini-game (a card game) is also fun, as you travel around the world finding NPCs to engage in Diplomacy with. And the world is HUGE.
I always loved the game, but stopped playing when the population crashed. I was back on this morning, and there were quite a few people online. It was a nice experience.
Anyone else play this? If so, post your character names. My two primary ones are Thok and Savs. If you like MMOs and haven't played it, it is worth a look.