release date

[Pirotess]

Originally Posted by Greymain

There is no reason to delay Vanguard until 2007 unless there is a real deep and fundamental problem with the game. otherwise it is down to what feature set will be available at launch.

I dont know Greymain. Brad has already started managing expectations of features we wont see or will only see partially because they wont have time to get them done before release. Some of those features are things that make Vanguard stand out from the crowd and would be great selling points if they were done well. I'd rather see them delay a few additional months to get them finished instead of half them in "half-assed" so to speak or not at all and end up with mediocre response from the players because of it.

You only get one launch so lets hope Sigil takes advantage of theirs.

[Taronn Anvilmarr]

Originally Posted by Pirotess

...I'd rather see them delay a few additional months to get them finished instead of half them in "half-assed" so to speak or not at all and end up with mediocre response from the players because of it.

You only get one launch so lets hope Sigil takes advantage of theirs.

I so agree. I am so sick of reading all the posts of people ragging on anyone in sight because they are upset (or even just a little cranky) about something they didnt like. If Sigil can deliver a superior product that was possible because they took a few more months to fine tune lol or even threw out sections and did em over then more power to them. Everything i read about Vanguard on all the different sites are just wetting my appetite to play the game. If waiting longer is the price then i will pay gladly. I am not hoping for an extension but if it occurs then sobeit. I played uo for 7+ years and have not found a game worth such a investment as of yet. I am seriously hoping that Vanguard lives up to the hype.

[Greymain]

As one who was there at the launch of AC2 and Horizons I am all in favour of a rock solid game and personally would be prepared to wait.

I dont think Brad has that option any longer. He has commited to this year and by now the launch is already underway. By this I mean production of manuals, marketing material, box designs and so on. Costs are growing daily and to delay beyond the end of this year would be a marketing and financial disaster. I am happy to have some features patched in over the first few months if the game is solid rather that than it gets dumped.

[froma]

I thought the only thing Brad has committed to is releasing the best game possible...

[Greymain]

The critical word there is "possible"

[froma]

And that word isn't lost in a push back from late '06 to early/mid '07. I would imagine the developers know when they're splitting hairs as opposed to improving their game.

[Pirotess]

Only time will tell either way. Lets hope things go well for them and they end up being able to get the content in even though they didnt think they could.

[Xanoth]

... like Inquisitors :P

[Siencyn]

I second that xanoth. . .

[phantomstar]

I wouldn't be terribly surpised to see Vanguard in early 2007, but I'm expecting it by at least December 2006. I of course will end up being wrong.. lol