CORE players

[Greymain]

When I first joined Vanguard Boards nearly 2 years ago part of the attraction was that it would be aimed at players like me. I have a life and responsibilities outside playing games. I do consider MMORPGS to be my Hobby and I take the game seriously. I have made more friends online than in real life.

Since joining the Vanguard boards appeared to be taken over by a group of MMORPG Enthusiasts looking for a niche hardcore game and that Vanguard was going to be that game.

My friends from my old guild were put off by this elitist attitude and Vanguard has gained a Hardcore reputation.

Now Brad during Vanguard reiterated that the target client base was those that played a few hours most days and sometimes longer during weekends and I guess Holidays.

How does this positioning of Vanguard affect your attitude to the game?

[Murga]

Considering I work 8 hours a day, I will only have about 4 hours a night to play. And that is only if I can convince my wife to stop playng our current game and play this one. Weekends are busy during the summer, so this will be fine with me also. Either way, I play to have fun, and if I have fun playing this game then I will continue until it is no longer fun.

[Pirotess]

Originally Posted by Greymain

Now Brad during Vanguard reiterated that the target client base was those that played a few hours most days and sometimes longer during weekends and I guess Holidays.

How does this positioning of Vanguard affect your attitude to the game?

Brads description fits my playtime pretty well. My weekend playtime has diminished quite a bit since I got engaged and bought a house and I imagine once I have children, my playtime as a whole will further diminish.

However I feel that Vanguard regardless of how hardcore/software whatever core has enough innovation that it will keep my interest. If Vanguard is indeed generally considered 'hardcore' that suits me all the better since it means some of the less desireable players from games who made the MMO genre easy wont follow me when I move over.

Good poll. Glad to see the polling feature being used well.

[Arctic_Slicer]

Well far as I can tell the target audience is the same as it always has been. Besides a few hours a day or so equal 3+ and if you are playing more on the weekends you are up to at least 25 hours. So really the target audience are going to be people who play 25+ hours a week. That isn't so bad and just because the target time might be a little low it doesn't make an easier game. We can't forget the fact that this game has 3 different spheres of advancement as well as regional currencies, no instancing, and no instant travel. These thing should allow the game to be challenging enough enough to keep players entertained for years to come.

[Cobalt Katze]

I am very much a happy katze. Core gamer applies to me quite well, unless I'm under the pressure of several life-or-death projects

[Flagg]

I never understood the whole more hours = better player menality. I do understand an agree that more hours=better rewards. This game sounds like it might be hard because of the ai as apposed to hard becuase you have to camp 72 hours striaght just for a chance at uber rare drop number 4. Also they have stated there will be raiding and some hardcore elements: honestly this is the amount of time I was thinking about when I first latched onto this game. The core gamer as brad has desribed it seems to fit me to a T. There are going to be times that I play a bit more, but there are also going to be times when I play a bit less.

[Trevis]

Less time with great game plays, such as getting into some fun group who knows how to play well. It would be boring to stuck in group that grinds exp and have low skills and boring personality.

[Strokke]

This game is definitely going to be more challenging than any other mainstream MMO. I want it to be hard, but then again I dont want to play on a server of 20 people. I think they are taking the correct approach.

[Pirotess]

Originally Posted by Flagg

I never understood the whole more hours = better player menality.

Its along the same lines as the old "Practice makes perfect" adage. The more time you spend practicing the better you get at doing it.

[Strokke]

I think a more appropriate equation would be more hours = more subscriptions = reward for customer (loot/skills) = better player.