Forum explosion!

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Well if last week was unusually slow, at least we have a ton of new posts by the devs on the official forums this week. I still cant help but feel that we're in the calm before the storm though and that big news is on the horizon. It was rumored on the official forums back during Fanguard that Beta 1 might hit around the first part of September...

In any case we have alot of new posts to talk about this morning. First off lets start with the PAX coverage that came in over the weekend. Cobalt Katze one of the PAX attendees had this to say about the game.

Originally Posted by Cobalt Katze

In general, I was pleased with the combat shown. Though still at a low level, it looks reactive and pleasing enough to keep someone interested. The sorcerer UI in particular looks quite interesting. In contrast to a warrior's linear stance selection, a sorcerer gets a magical elemental wheel of sorts that lets them manage their elemental stances. At level 4, only Water and Fire were filled in at the North and West positions respectively, but there were blank spots for the other 2 base elements at East and South, as well as the complex elements at NW, SE, etc. It's much more pleasing and arcane than a simple list or line of icons. I also got to see behind the scenes of a psionicist, perhaps still under revision in the UI department. Their class-specific window had a bar with various brightly-colored sections marked off to indicate what was taken up by maintained spells and whatnot. It could probably use a bit lighter of a palette and better blended with the rest of the UI as opposed to a bright solid color.

The full post can be found here. Great writeup CK.

Next Silky Venom has published an interview with Aaron Lewis, owner of the Guild Portal establishment. In the article Lady Sirse and Aaron discuss the battle against IGE and their new partnership with each other.

Finally Genda over at Vanguard Crafters has posted an article about the future of MMO gaming and why it may not be all that we are hoping it to be. Genda makes the observation that the market is maturing and changing and its unlikely the good ole days many of us remember so fondly from Ultima Online and Everquest will ever return. Enjoy the rest of the article.

Todays forum debrief is pretty huge as Brad went on a posting spree this weekend. Please be sure to click the read more link below to see the full debrief in all its massive glory.

Forum Debrief:

• Abigale hawks Sigil T-shirts from PAX! - Full thread
  
• Aradune alludes to DX9+ requirement - Full thread
  
• Aradune makes a huge post about MMO vs FPS graphics - Full thread
  
• Aradune discusses DX10 - Full thread
  
• Aradune chimes in on combat speed - Full thread
  
• Aradune explains what we'll see in the upcoming Vanguard movie - Full thread
  
• Aradune explains Sigils budgeting - Full thread
  
• Aradune confirms the upcoming movie will be real-time rather than CG - Full thread
  
• Aradune issues an RFC on the consider system - Full thread
  
• Aradune sets expecations for what we'll find on the continents of Telon... - Full thread
  
• ...And discusses points of interest... - Full thread
  
• ...And gives us a time reference for travel... - Full thread
  
• ...And discusses alternative modes of transport... - Full thread
  
• ...And talks about the Outposts role in tying Telon together... - Full thread
  
• ...And talks a little more about Telons size again... - Full thread
  
• ...And lets us know horses will be common... - Full thread
  
• ...And that they arent in game yet... - Full thread
  
• ...And explained some of the Beta 0 client features for GMs... - Full thread
  
• ...And that he actually plays Vanguard and regrets not being able to do the same for EQ - Full thread
  
  ****Pant, Pant, Pant.....Slow down Brad!!!!****
  
  
• DeNaut further details the size of Telon - Full thread
  
• Aradune confirms there will be areas to explore in relative safety - Full thread
  
• Artois discusses firewall ports - Full thread
  
• Aradune discusses his hopes for the future Vanguard community - Full thread
  
• L-train further clarifies the Sigil/MS relationship - Full thread
  
• L-train refutes MGS's track record - Full thread
  
• Aradune explains the advantages of working with MSFT - Full thread
  
• Aradune discusses downtime... - Full thread
  
• ...And confirms there will not be a rest state in Vanguard - Full thread...
  
• ...And apologizes for not updating the FAQ - Full thread
  
• L-train talks about the Vanguard login process... - Full thread
  
• ...And what software requirements Vanguard will have - Full thread