I’ve rushed home each night to log on and get a few hours in on Vanguard. It’s really amazing how entertaining this new game is! I wasn’t even this excited back in the day when Everquest was my Evercrack.
Today though, I mostly solo’ed. I think I found a pretty good camp, with some named mobs that spawn every so often, so hopefully if I can sell these items that I got tonight for what I want, I should have 2 gold or so in a few days. That should go a long, long way into helping me be ‘financially seccure’ in this game.
Playing as a ranger has been pretty badass. For instance, yesterday I bought new swords, and my damage increased roughly 30%. I can almost killl mobs with a bow before they get to me! In group, I’m even more kick ass, as long as I have a tank who can hold agro for me.
Speaking of, there’s a lot of crappy tanks out there. Some can’t hold agro, so we ping-pong back and forth until the mob is dead. Others, like Everere, can’t tank. I assembled a late night group to raid KE (a mid-teen level dungeon) and this warrior I found said he couldn’t tank in there. So little, paper-ranger me, steps up, kills mobs, holds agro, and basically does a stellar job.
I really can’t wait to see what the end game of Vanguard will be like. Hopefully there will be tons of interesting, challening stuff, and hopefully it’s completed. I remember back in Everquest after Gates of Discord came out, hearing a rumor about a guild raid zoning in to this uber zone, and finding nothing but gray. If you didn’t know, if you fell through the world in Everquest, you’d find yourself in a world with gray walls and floors. Hopefully Sigil hasn’t cheated us like this.
