e3 MMOG vids [VANGUARD!]

Snagglepuss · 05-23-2005, 12:26 PM

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vanguard -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...ardPlay_E3.zip

tabula rasa -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...ulaPlay_E3.zip

imperator -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...perator_E3.zip
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...ratorPV_E3.zip

age of conan -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...OfConan_E3.zip

DnD online -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...DOnline_E3.zip

city of villains -
http://download.bbgames.jp/4gamer/e3...vie/CoV_E3.zip

altho vanguard looks early, still looks rad.
tabula rasa looks like planetside or something
imperator looks just as shitty as daoc
conan and dnd i have no feelings
cov looks cool. hopefully there will be pvp death penalties.

edit: fixed links

Jooka · 05-23-2005, 12:41 PM

vanguard

looked good, extremely boring pace from what I saw tho, attack and afk pace.

DnDO

Gimme beta !!

45th Parallel · 05-23-2005, 12:54 PM

Just as I suspected, the Vanguard animations look like fucktarded luclin shit.

edit: Wow, after repeated watching, it looks even shittier. I mean wtf, it's like the animators only animated half the sword swing, then played it in reverse and the sword goes nicely back to starting position. The axe on the tree anim is the same way. The return stroke is an exact mirror of the swing.

Ravensign · 05-23-2005, 12:56 PM

Vanguard animations didnt bowl me over, but they are definately not eq2 awful.

Kaxmax · 05-23-2005, 01:05 PM

The graphics look pretty good, and the lighting looks fantastic (esp in the area with the beetles). Unfortunately, the lighting is probably the first thing that will get turned off in a raid setting due to performance issues.

Animations weren't anything spectacular, and combat looked really slow paced/boring. It's still early in development though, so that could change. I really hope the pace of combat picks up, the fast paced combat is one of my favorite things about WoW.

Mkopec1 · 05-23-2005, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by Kaxmax

Animations weren't anything spectacular, and combat looked really slow paced/boring.

You can always run 4 more bots for some fast paced action, ala EQ.

Kaxmax · 05-23-2005, 01:11 PM

I suppose that's true, the most I ever had going at once in EQ was 3

FuckYou · 05-23-2005, 01:13 PM

who's the joker that cut the vanguard video down to half speed?

no really, that scorpion battle was about as interesting as toe lint. i was also disturbed to see the demo char running around in the same set of armor that has been featured in every single screen shot so far.

Zhakran · 05-23-2005, 01:15 PM

I'm so horribly disappointed....

Yes, the graphics look fine, but the combat and combat animations look like EQ, just nicer. The animations look pretty awful to be honest.

It could still be a great game, I'll probably still pick it up and play it, but let's be honest, there are plenty of people who WONT, because it DOESN'T look as good or as fluid to play as say WoW. Sure it looks better standing still, if you like that art style, but WoW, for all it's MANY problems, it feels and looks excellent, the animation is absolutely superb, and it is easy to get into because of how fluidly combat plays out.

Vanguard so far looks clunky and EQish. I have to say, for the NEXT GENERATION OF MMOs, I was expecting to be woah'ed. That video was anything but awe-inspiring. In fact it really kind of makes me appreciate just how great the WoW art style and animation is.

Hopefully the GAME will still be good, but this doesn't really inspire confidence.

Mkopec1 · 05-23-2005, 01:16 PM

But, but, but.....Its still in ALPHA!

Chantado · 05-23-2005, 01:18 PM

Wow. Let's hope that that video doesn't illustrate the direction the game is heading as far as combat because it looks about as fun as when I was soloing those big cactus things, tigresses, and rhinos or whatever the fuck in the Overthere about 3 years ago.

If it is the direction it's going, I hate the game already.

Zhakran · 05-23-2005, 01:21 PM

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But, but, but.....Its still in ALPHA!

Yeah, but somehow I don't think they're redesigning their entire game engine and model animations at this point...I could be wrong, I'm in no way an expert on video game development, but it doesn't seem likely. It seems like that is pretty much what we're gonna get. I guess they can spruce it up some, but I certainly wouldn't expect anything ground breaking.

Please if I'm wrong to assume that, someone correct me, I'd love to still have hope that there is room for improvement animation wise, because the more I watch that video, the more depressed it makes me :P

Ravensign · 05-23-2005, 01:21 PM

I agree that there was definately a dissapointment aspect to the movie. Force yourself to watch it twice, and the Paint-Dry(tm) combat system really starts to make ya nervous.

For the great deliverer, heck, for the game that is supposed to be "next after WoW", it did not grab me.

Here's hoping the game mechanics are absolutely ass kicking.

Itzena · 05-23-2005, 01:21 PM

Anyone else surprised by how decent D&DO is looking?

Kaxmax · 05-23-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by Itzena
Anyone else surprised by how decent D&DO is looking?

The actual gameworld looks pretty cool. Combat mechanics it was tough to tell, just looked like auto-attack on those three things in the beginning. Looks like it has potential though.

05-23-2005, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jooka Incidents Happen Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 957 -41 Internets	vanguard looked good, extremely boring pace from what I saw tho, attack and afk pace. DnDO Gimme beta !! Last edited by Jooka : 05-23-2005 at 01:03 PM.

05-23-2005, 12:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
45th Parallel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 48 -1 Internets	Just as I suspected, the Vanguard animations look like fucktarded luclin shit. edit: Wow, after repeated watching, it looks even shittier. I mean wtf, it's like the animators only animated half the sword swing, then played it in reverse and the sword goes nicely back to starting position. The axe on the tree anim is the same way. The return stroke is an exact mirror of the swing. Last edited by 45th Parallel : 05-23-2005 at 01:01 PM.

05-23-2005, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zhakran Fires of Heaven Combine Server Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: TN Posts: 367 +4 Internets	I'm so horribly disappointed.... Yes, the graphics look fine, but the combat and combat animations look like EQ, just nicer. The animations look pretty awful to be honest. It could still be a great game, I'll probably still pick it up and play it, but let's be honest, there are plenty of people who WONT, because it DOESN'T look as good or as fluid to play as say WoW. Sure it looks better standing still, if you like that art style, but WoW, for all it's MANY problems, it feels and looks excellent, the animation is absolutely superb, and it is easy to get into because of how fluidly combat plays out. Vanguard so far looks clunky and EQish. I have to say, for the NEXT GENERATION OF MMOs, I was expecting to be woah'ed. That video was anything but awe-inspiring. In fact it really kind of makes me appreciate just how great the WoW art style and animation is. Hopefully the GAME will still be good, but this doesn't really inspire confidence. __________________ Zhakran (retired)

05-23-2005, 01:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mkopec1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 5,104	But, but, but.....Its still in ALPHA! __________________ When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

05-23-2005, 01:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chantado Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 198 +0 Internets	Wow. Let's hope that that video doesn't illustrate the direction the game is heading as far as combat because it looks about as fun as when I was soloing those big cactus things, tigresses, and rhinos or whatever the fuck in the Overthere about 3 years ago. If it is the direction it's going, I hate the game already. Last edited by Chantado : 05-23-2005 at 01:21 PM.

05-23-2005, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ravensign misses Sand Giants and shit like that Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Derv 2 Posts: 751 -1 Internets	Vanguard animations didnt bowl me over, but they are definately not eq2 awful.

05-23-2005, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kaxmax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,981 +0 Internets	The graphics look pretty good, and the lighting looks fantastic (esp in the area with the beetles). Unfortunately, the lighting is probably the first thing that will get turned off in a raid setting due to performance issues. Animations weren't anything spectacular, and combat looked really slow paced/boring. It's still early in development though, so that could change. I really hope the pace of combat picks up, the fast paced combat is one of my favorite things about WoW.

05-23-2005, 01:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kaxmax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,981 +0 Internets	I suppose that's true, the most I ever had going at once in EQ was 3

05-23-2005, 01:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ravensign misses Sand Giants and shit like that Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Derv 2 Posts: 751 -1 Internets	I agree that there was definately a dissapointment aspect to the movie. Force yourself to watch it twice, and the Paint-Dry(tm) combat system really starts to make ya nervous. For the great deliverer, heck, for the game that is supposed to be "next after WoW", it did not grab me. Here's hoping the game mechanics are absolutely ass kicking.

05-23-2005, 01:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Itzena SOS-dan #76564674 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Near a big fucking castle, the UK Posts: 6,034 -18 Internets	Anyone else surprised by how decent D&DO is looking? __________________

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