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VSoH is really comming along nicely...i'm enjoying beta
the beta server seems to never have less than 700+ people on all of the time.
GM's have a strong presence; i see them on every day chatting with players in world chat. They hold testing events as well that are pretty cool.
If anyone gets into beta and would like to roll with some people from EQ/Veeshan you can look us up at http://www.pdguild.org
couple of downsides: 1) its still beta, you have bugs, crashes, etc etc. 2) server stability; though this has greatly improved 3) performance; you need a monster machine to run this at highest detail levels...i run at medium settings at 1920x1200 resolution and it looks great. though performance at time chugs, they have made vast improvements in this area since previous beta phases and every patch(weekly) they are making more noticeable improvements.
the beta server seems to never have less than 700+ people on all of the time.
GM's have a strong presence; i see them on every day chatting with players in world chat. They hold testing events as well that are pretty cool.
If anyone gets into beta and would like to roll with some people from EQ/Veeshan you can look us up at http://www.pdguild.org
couple of downsides: 1) its still beta, you have bugs, crashes, etc etc. 2) server stability; though this has greatly improved 3) performance; you need a monster machine to run this at highest detail levels...i run at medium settings at 1920x1200 resolution and it looks great. though performance at time chugs, they have made vast improvements in this area since previous beta phases and every patch(weekly) they are making more noticeable improvements.
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I got in, and admittedly haven't played much at all, but I found the graphics extremely disappointing. It felt like I was playing EQ2.
I know that excellent graphics does not a good game make, but I would have thought they'd be a little bit better.
I know that excellent graphics does not a good game make, but I would have thought they'd be a little bit better.
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Really good review: http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/index. ... y&ceid=429
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My machine chugs ever since I upgraded to the Dell 2407, even on very low graphics settings. It used to be fine on medium settings at 1024x768, but I'll be damned if I'm hooking my old ass 19" CRT up to beta a game.
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Why not just use the 1:1 fixed pixel setting on your 1207 and lower the res? It will be a smaller window but should look good and not stretched.masteen wrote:My machine chugs ever since I upgraded to the Dell 2407, even on very low graphics settings. It used to be fine on medium settings at 1024x768, but I'll be damned if I'm hooking my old ass 19" CRT up to beta a game.
I tried that for the PS2 and FFXII but 480 lines is so tiny on the 2405, you could fit nine full res PS2 screens on it. I do it all the time though for game that use 1600X1200 or 1280X1024.
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I have no idea how to do what you're talking about.
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Click the middle of the five settings buttons on the front of your 2407 (if it's the same as 2405)masteen wrote:I have no idea how to do what you're talking about.
Click the "-" button twice
Click the middle button again (selecting the "Image Settings" menu option)
Click the "-" button again until you get down to "Scaling"
Options: 1:1, Fill, Aspect
Choose 1:1
There was a bug with the 2405's where you had to not be in 1920X1200 in order to change the setting initially...so if that's still the case, you need to change resolutions in order to select the 1:1 option the first time. Hopefully they fixed that with the 2407.
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Ahh, so I end up with the black bars on either side of the screen and the 4:3 resolution in the middle?
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You end up with the exact pixel count of the resolution you're using with black bars on all sides as filler. That way the picture looks as good as it can without any stretching/interpolation necessary.masteen wrote:Ahh, so I end up with the black bars on either side of the screen and the 4:3 resolution in the middle?
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lol @ those character models
If that's the newbie spot where you pop into the world for the first time, I think my journey would end right there.
There's going to be a lot of bald people in this game because that hair just stole the "worst play-doh hair award" from EQ2.
Seriously, look at that picture. 100+ rivets on a piece of armor does not make it any more next gen.
You've slain The Goblin Lord: Loot: 100 Rivet Breast Plate, 250 Rivet leggings
You'd think that fellow in the yellow armor on the left might have some special armor with it being so colorful and all but count the rivets...no more than 10 or so... Newb! I wouldn't want to mess with those two characters on the right though that look like they wouldn't even make the cut in an EA Sports title.
If that's the newbie spot where you pop into the world for the first time, I think my journey would end right there.
There's going to be a lot of bald people in this game because that hair just stole the "worst play-doh hair award" from EQ2.
Seriously, look at that picture. 100+ rivets on a piece of armor does not make it any more next gen.
You've slain The Goblin Lord: Loot: 100 Rivet Breast Plate, 250 Rivet leggings
You'd think that fellow in the yellow armor on the left might have some special armor with it being so colorful and all but count the rivets...no more than 10 or so... Newb! I wouldn't want to mess with those two characters on the right though that look like they wouldn't even make the cut in an EA Sports title.
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the newest game you just compared those models to is 2 years old some are 7 and 8 years old.Siji wrote:Because the models in EQ, EQ2, DAoC, WoW, etc are so much better..
and I would consider those models to be artistically and technically a step backwards from just about anything taking into consideration their age,
here's some screenshots I took of a MMORPG released in April 2005 which will be almost two years before Vanguard gets off the ground.
Strictly speaking visual eye candy, there's no comparison. I don't care how many shaders Vanguard uses if they aren't used well.
I don't know...the hair looks like...hair? The armor...varied? The scenery...spectacular compared to Vanguard.
Two years ago...and the stiff clay models posted above are all Sigil could come up with...and look how empty that background is compared to the images I just posted.
Games need to move forward not backward.
I could have posted images from CoH/CoV or Lineage 2 among others.
As for gameplay, who knows but it doesn't sound like it will make you forget what you're looking at compared other games that the designers had an opportunity to look at while creating this.
Strictly speaking visual eye candy, there's no comparison. I don't care how many shaders Vanguard uses if they aren't used well.
I don't know...the hair looks like...hair? The armor...varied? The scenery...spectacular compared to Vanguard.
Two years ago...and the stiff clay models posted above are all Sigil could come up with...and look how empty that background is compared to the images I just posted.
Games need to move forward not backward.
I could have posted images from CoH/CoV or Lineage 2 among others.
As for gameplay, who knows but it doesn't sound like it will make you forget what you're looking at compared other games that the designers had an opportunity to look at while creating this.
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