Vanguard - I don't give a fuck if it's dead, It's still brown as fuck (Download link in 1st post)
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Groove
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1.0 force taunt mechanics were unacceptable for raiding though. Without the immunity you could have 2 or 3 tanks in a raid coordinate their forces (my warrior had 5 at 50 iirc) and ping-pong aggro back and forth w/o any of the raid ever being in danger of getting near the top of the hate list. With Qalian Human damage immunity, Psi buff, and maybe another class buff (or wasn't it an item, a neck or ring maybe, that decreased skill timer recasts?) the immunity recast would be down to less than 1:30. Not to mention Pally immunity and virtue points. No force taunt immunity plus all of the various damage immunities would trivialize raiding, which was quite fun and took a lot of co-ordination, especially the later overlands.
A bit of a derail, maybe these things would be better discussed at the emulator site itself. The fact that they are willing and able to tinker with the original game is awesome however. We have the SoD debate (I know many ppl felt that was an unnecessary time-sink and got stale after doing it 100's of times for rep and slivers for epics), potential AA's, and even the level cap itself (50 vs 55) all up for discussion.
Good times and lots of theorizing ahead; 2016 can't come soon enough!
A bit of a derail, maybe these things would be better discussed at the emulator site itself. The fact that they are willing and able to tinker with the original game is awesome however. We have the SoD debate (I know many ppl felt that was an unnecessary time-sink and got stale after doing it 100's of times for rep and slivers for epics), potential AA's, and even the level cap itself (50 vs 55) all up for discussion.
Good times and lots of theorizing ahead; 2016 can't come soon enough!
Faux
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Not a stupid question at all. Its something we talk a lot about, we even have a forum called the "Wish List" for people to discuss the changes they would like to see. I think I even started a thread there awhile ago about the changes and smoothing I would like to see in the post-50 game and end game progression.
However, as per our fearless leader, John, our stated goal right now is to emulate the live server as it was at the sunset, and then anyone who wants to set up a server can do so with whatever rule sets they want (FFA PvP) etc. That being said, we are always receptive to reverting changes that made the game less fun and unique. For instance, currently we have default faction levels that make you KOS to other races, as it was when the game released, and its already been mentioned that we are fixing some abilities. Also, we put in a global chat channel that was requested frequently on live but never implemented for some reason.
If you have anything specific you would like to discuss regarding changes, please do visit our forums and post your thoughts!
The only thing that will make this game playable is to change the font the game uses because it's awful.
Szeth
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It's not rocket surgery guys.
Edit: really would love to see this server happen - I missed the VG boat and I have been itching for a good game to play.
Lunis
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Chukzombi
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Moorgard!!!!!!!!! Please tell us SOE is going to announce a Vanguard revival at SOE Live '15!
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Moorgard! How about you, like, leak us some of those VG files so we can get this done faster. <3
Faux
Lord Nagafen Raider
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I'd like to...but I also like not being fired. So unfortunately you'll have to settle for my good wishes in lieu of the files on my hard drive.
Chaos Volley used to ramp up in damage and also damage done to the sorc; if you didn't cast after a certain period of time the ramp up restarted. As it continued to go higher you basically 1 shot yourself and died so the difference between average and good sorc's was maximing damage and coordinating with healers for mass heals/invuls etc. I ran my own 2 box healers for additional assistance when Turbo the sorc went into overdrive and liked to 1 shot himself....my fondest early game memory was I think the server first kill on prince in the low 40's sky fortress (fucking name escapes me now sad face). I had 2 shaman's with timing invul's on me so I was melting him so bad, I think my last hit on him stayed the top damage reported for a long time until more people caught on to how insane you could get with well coordinated efforts. More often then not though sorc's died so much because of this spell haha,
Oh god VG had the best classes of any MMO bar none. Also if I have to kite another SoD group ever again I may slit my wrists....
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How about we just say we had "break through"? J/KI'd like to...but I also like not being fired. So unfortunately you'll have to settle for my good wishes in lieu of the files on my hard drive.
Thanks for wishes. It means a lot.
Is there any way we could get you in for some chatting or questions some time?
My responses would probably disappoint you greatly.
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Any answer is better than none.My responses would probably disappoint you greatly.I wasn't on the game that long, and have been off it for nearly two years, so I've probably forgotten most of what I knew. But you can always PM me and give it a shot.