12-14-2005, 02:07 AM
Well, it depends. The thing WoW was great for was the learning curve. Blizz did a really kick ass job on making it noob friendly and having the starting areas act like a teaching zone. I went a played EQ2 for a few days (on a friends account) after playing WoW for about 10 months and I was completely lost. I can imagine what a first time MMO player would feel. If Vanguard can make itself approachable, it could get quite an audience. Brad has also said that if he was to keep a population 500,000 for 2 years, he would be ecstatic. Vanguard is not trying to be WoW.
The thing (as I understand it) that makes/will make EQ and Vanguard so "hardcore" is the leveling time. To hit max level, you have to put in 2 years of your life. However, if what they say is true, those two years will be a lot of fun. As one person said on the Vanguard forums:
VG is more for those that think the journey is more important than the destination.
The thing (as I understand it) that makes/will make EQ and Vanguard so "hardcore" is the leveling time. To hit max level, you have to put in 2 years of your life. However, if what they say is true, those two years will be a lot of fun. As one person said on the Vanguard forums:
VG is more for those that think the journey is more important than the destination.
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