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Vanguard: SoH
Hey all,
I recently had the itch to look into Vanguard some and to my surprise, I found an emu. Seeing as this game, in my opinion, had the potential to be one of the best MMOs of all time and if holds a very fond place in my heart, I gave the emu a shot. It’s definitely a work in progress, but some of the starter areas are refined and all of the classes work decently well. If nothing else, it’s great to play through for a trip down memory lane. What does p1999 think of VG? If developers were able to obtain the source code and then go on to iron out the kinks the game had and finish content, would you play again? | ||
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Wasn't it like an incomplete game on release? I never played it, but did it get more complete by the time it died, or did it die incomplete?
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TLDR: Doesn't have that certain something. | |||
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The emulator has been in the works for a long time, pretty much since VG shut down. It's not a great game for emulation: In addition to the many client problems that aren't going to be fixed, the game's scope is utterly massive and it's simply too much work for a modest-size volunteer team to get everything implemented within a decent timespan (case in point, it's been 6 or 7 years now and it's only partially functional). In some cases data is also lacking making the task even harder. I liked Vanguard well enough for what it was, but what it was proved a pale shell of what it could and should have been. It's a case study in poor project management and lack of production discipline. I don't think Vanguard ever would have been hugely popular--it was the wrong game at the wrong time, trying to push out during the height of Warcraft's popularity--but with better production I think it could have carved a decent niche for itself, and that would've been good enough. Danth | |||
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Even then, I still yearn for a game like it. Although flawed, it had absolutely massive potential and was a game I enjoyed many, many hours on... regardless of its flaws. We are all anticipating Pantheon but at this pace, it looks like we won’t see it until 2024 or longer, which is disappointing but understandable given it’s development situation. I really do hope that it’s an amalgamation of EQ, new stuff, and the best from Vanguard. Although niche, I think it has a lot of potential if it follows the proper formula. Nonetheless, I’ll still adventure and explore and test the emu... even if it’s unfinished, flawed, and will likely never complete. | |||
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I keep one eye on Pantheon but I don't follow it all that closely. I check up on it a couple times a year or so. Not only is it a long ways off but many of its features are still in a state of flux. It's hard to develop much anticipation for something when it's subject to change. At this stage of my life it might be a moot point; I'm not sure I have the time or inclination to put a lot of effort into starting over on these types of games anymore. I fizzled out on P1999-green (even though I enjoy my established character on "Blue") for much that reason. | |||
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