Vanguard Update #1 + First Test Server Patch Notes

[Nino]

Originally Posted by Jedite

Nino if you read this..

Were are the helmets man? hehe


1 other thing, has there been any discussion as far as re evaluating the Paladin Virtue stuff? If you go over the paladin boards at the affiliate paladin site, its pretty much a concensus that as of right now Virtues are hardly ever used for the exeption of LoH due to the high point cost, and the really HORRIBLE method to ataining virtue points..


For example right now its either wait 72min for 3 points, or get points by using rescues, but only when you rescue someone and you yourself are below 20% health which NEVER freaking happens in any type of group situation, basically u get lucky if you get a virtue point when you rescue given as to how healing right now works were basically if you the tank lose agro you are probably getting healed anyhow so u wont get to 20%, and if you are not the main tank then pretty much forget about losing health.

The virtue system needs a HUGE revamp, specially since really most of the virtue talents are next to worthless given the current implementation of the system.

I will talk to the class guys about virtue points and see if there is something we can do.

Helmets are unknown at this point sadly.

[Faille]

They should make the Test Server free to play, I would definitely partake in that!

[Jedite]

Originally Posted by Nino

I will talk to the class guys about virtue points and see if there is something we can do.

Helmets are unknown at this point sadly.

Thanks for the quick response Nino =)

too bad about the helmets though..

Anyhow theres a big thread on the Paladin Affiliate site about the Virtue points ect.

Edit to add a link to the Virtue discussion on the paladin board.

Gifts of virtue discussion... - Paladins of Telon Forums

[CylusSoulreaver]

Originally Posted by Ham n Cheese

my monk 'epic' is still a sword I can't use I'm officially rerolling.

Details?

[MinionOfCthulhu]

I enjoy the rather blatent Illithid ripoff monster.

[Kolle]

kick ass update



...and I'll second the desire for a revamped virtue system. It could be something as simple as having point gains every 15 or 20 minutes instead of 72 and I'd be happy.

[Ham n Cheese]

Originally Posted by CylusSoulreaver

Details?

Unless there's a change I missed, the patch where the monk 'epic' was fixed didn't actually do the trick. The npcs still refer to you as a monk and shit, and once you switch over from the Dekar (sp?) to the Kel'Dekkar quest line and finish it (thank god the quest bugged for a guildie where we could spawn the mobs over and over again because my fucking runestone was eaten on the last stage by the quest npcs [happened to a lot of people] and I never even got a response from the GMs about it) and you run to the crashed pirate ships to turn it in you just get the sword (basically a second version of the gloom blade, why there would even be an option for two different 1hs 'epics is beyond me though. Before Tad vanished I talked to him about it and he was pretty pissed about it still going on to. I petitioned the other day to see if there was another npc or stage added so I'm not bagging this 26 dps weapon forever but no response there either.

[Faltigoth]

Thri-Kreen and Illithids, oh my!

I hope some of those big-ass Sand Giants are running around like Jharru Flats or Ksavari Gulch, it would just be like old times.

[Big W Powah!]

Vanguard vs Scientology, Round 1.

[Faelor]

Originally Posted by Big W Powah!

Vanguard vs Scientology, Round 1.

This isn't the first reference made in the game

[Big W Powah!]

No, but its the first "heh, fuck ya'll" I've seen in mass Media since South Park. Makes me happy, happy in my pants.

[Senen]

Probly be the first MMO in history for people to be hitting lvl 50 and not have Helmet Graphics in probly my biggest pet peave.

[MetalNeo]

Originally Posted by Nino

I talked to the class guys about this yesterday and the ranger spells have been fixed. You CAN get your spell school skill ups by using those spells on low level NPCs. I know it sucks, but the option is there. If you skill is like 84 go cast on level 8 NPCs and this should begin to go up rapidly.

So its fixed on the test server or its currently in game as of the last patch?

[Aethn Anvel]

Nino,

Promise me one thing, run Test Server like a Test Server, not the white elephant low population play server that wont test jack and diddly this same crew left on EQ1.

You were there in EQ1 from the beginning just like us, you know just how shitty the patches were that came out of Test Server EQ1 for the last 8 years because casual players created some shitty fake community and never tested anything unless forced too.

Dont let the same thing happen on VG:SOH Test Server. Run it like a real Test Server. Copy people regularly, Test patches as a team, dont sacrafice quality Testing so Joe Blow and Jane Lame can have a family guild and farm leather padding while Coding is strrugling to find 2 people on the server willing to test pathing in some dungeon they fixed.

Dont let history repeat itself !!

[Vaxxx]

Originally Posted by Nino

I will talk to the class guys about virtue points and see if there is something we can do.

Please do something, paladins are great fun to play EXCEPT for the Virtue point aspect. If this can be tweaked by changing spells H2U "Dictum of Vallus" and revamping the ability to gain Virtue points, then you guys will have really made a paladin class that is well rounded and fun to play.

Other than that, I'm staggered by the amount of content in the game and the continual fix of bugs. No more mob warping is very very nice.