Vanguard Patch Notes Update #1

[Bongk]

what confuses me the most is that my auto attack does as much damage as my specials now that cost me end to use.

Someone at sigil is a true fucking moron...

[Ayeshala]

Some people are reporting crashes in the new areas and getting locked out of characters because of this, no new content being visible as far as people can see, clr and dsc dps/2, Themwar's Shield geometry is MIA for some players, memory is still leaking, 8800s still seemingly worse off than lower capacity GPUs, lots of weapons not showing up anymore, using a macro with more than 2 skills freezes the game for 2 seconds, people can walk through rocks and get stuck in them.

Patch needs a patch, preferably before I get home.

[Broham]

You should've just waited till August when the game's a little more stable imo. There's going to be loads of "fixes" in the early days. Surprises me that people still don't grasp this concept.

[Twobit Whore]

Originally Posted by Broham

You should've just waited till August when the game's a little more stable imo. There's going to be loads of "fixes" in the early days. Surprises me that people still don't grasp this concept.

What amazes me is that these are some of the same people that said it would be worth putting up with the early days just for the chance to be there from the start. Frankly if you knew what you were getting into, and anyone on ths board knew damn well what was to come, then you have little room to gripe about it.

[Camerous]

Another thing I have seen this patch that I hope is a bug is exp.

(These are all 2 dots btw) Killing a same lvl mob nets me 4 exp. Killing a +3 lvl mob nets me 7 exp. Killing a +5 lvl mob still only gets me 7. Killing a +7 lvl mob, according to a ranger in my guild who can solo them... yeah rangers can't solo at all right?, the exp drops to 1. WTF? Since when are we penalized for achievements? Hopefully this is a bug and will be fixed ASAP.

Also.. where are the new animations? All the skills on the list that said they were getting new animations look the exact same to me.

What amazes me is fucktards like you coming into every thread saying the same shit over and over again. Get a life and move on?

[Nino]

So

I would like to start a fund. It will be called the 'Bail Nino out of jail fund'.

You see, I am going to kill people here at work today.

If we are being misleading in our patch notes, or if the latest patch, that SHOULD have had some level of testing, is fubar I may not be able to hold back.

[Zehn - Vhex]

Originally Posted by Bongk

hat3rs ...

No. Just no. There is absolutely no reason to ever use leetspeak unless you're mocking someone else who is using it. You just lose all credibility. Kinda like people who don't use proper grammar and punctuation. We all make mistakes and it's okay if you don't proof-read yourself....and if you're kasey you get a special pass because your balls-crazy anyways.

So...please...just no.

Anyways!

VG's greatest potential is in the whole diplomacy sphere. I'll have to say I was pleasantly surpised at the twist that took. They may have fucked up adventuring completely and their tradeskill system still lacks creativity (Hit me up Brad, for the cost of a steak dinner I'll give you the most awesome and addictive tradeskill system possible) but diplomacy will continue to have distinct possibilities for awesomeness.

Now if only I could pay 5 bucks a month just for diplomacy. 8(

[Kuro]

Diplomacy is, indeed utter win. Started character's on different continents just to see different diplomacy quests...my highest adventure level is still only 20 thanks to Diplomacy lol.

[kcxiv]

Yep, i have no weapon graphic. I am pretty cool guy, and i wont go saying i will quit cuase they suck at patches or whatever. Anyways, just get it fixed. Hopefully they bring down the servers again and do a emergency patch. I be back in a few hours to see what progress has been made.

[Gaereth]

I do rather enjoy Nino. It is refreshing to see someone move into the position he has and refrain from the company speak. He obviously loves what he is doing and his project yet remains brutally honest at times about any issues that come up.

This is actually something I wish we saw more of because it would go a long ways towards people having a good attitude even when a game is having issues.

The man is acting like us while being part of them. Big thumbs up.

[Kolle]

yeah i agree

Some problems with this patch obviously...the worst I've heard of is bug with some certain repeatable quests that are allowing people to level too fast in the mid 40s.

Personally the only problem I've had is an animation glitch when I press a special attack. Nothing game breaking, but it is a bit annoying.

[Rezz]

Hah, Rangers are doing about half dps apparently, cleric in my guild says he's doing double dps (he's a cleric who thinks he's a tank, wears warrior plate instead of shit with energy and wis/int/whathave you) and is killing level 40 3 dot mobs at 37 with no risk in about a minute. No joke or exaggeration. And still Scythe of Doom hasn't been put back to 100% lifetap damage, but it's damage was halfed with teh patch. at 31 it does 110ish damage, drains back 25-27hp and costs 37 end to do that. You know, when DKs have 3600+ HP.

Apparently, overall shaman dps was lowered as well as their mitigation. Talk about changing the landscape. If these changes are intended, I forsee some pretty humongous flames.

PS, who's balancing clerics? That guy needs to be slapped in the mouth for making them do even -more- damage this patch. Seriously, wtf.

[Bolero]

Blood Mages can't harvest symbiotes any more. We use those to cast our buffs. Ouch. I'm running low on plated symbiotes! This patch is certainly amusing in a "what the hell is going on" way.

Re: Diplomacy. Yes it is damn awesome. I love strategy card games and it's a lot of fun. Very incomplete though. It goes nowhere right now.

[Chaotic]

Well, my skills don't refresh, i have no backround on anything (options, char select) I have no weapon.

I quit until this is fixed.

[Chaotic]

oh, and thats just what i found out in the 5 minutes i logged in. Who knows what else i'd stumble upon.