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Helmed Heroes or
Helmed Horrors?
By Dalmarus
style="font-style: italic;">February 22nd, 2008
This
week's poll is all about the upcoming addition of helmets! If you
don't understand a term
or abbreviation I use here, please check our href="http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=135&meid=109">Game
Terms 101.
For a majority of the game's current lifespan, the player community has
called upon the developers of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes to provide their
characters with visible helmets. In that aspect, at least from the
pictures we've seen from the Test Server (see href="http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=27701"> style="font-weight: bold;">here), the
developers
have delivered in spades, giving us a far more in terms of variety and
detail than many players expected.
When the developers first mentioned they were moving forward with a
plan to accomplish this feat for us, they mentioned that some of the
character customization sliders would be tweaked or removed. In truth,
there are a number of sliders that have a barely visible effect (or no
effect at all) on our character faces. What was unexpected however, was
just how drastic some of these changes were.
In light of the recent uproar from the community, and the talk from the
developers to go back and at least look at the issues, I thought it
would be interesting to see how much the helmets mean to you, so here
we go.
How Much Are The Helmets Worth To You?
I'd rather have all my character customization options
instead.
There are a number of players that will choose not to show a helmet on
their characters (if this is an option like the "Hide Hood" cloak
option). For these characters alone, the lack of facial customization
options would be a big impact. Aside from these characters, there are
also a number of helmets that cover the head while leaving the full
facial area of a character completely open.
The current loss of customization is an acceptable cost to
have my helmet.
For those players that feel the current loss of character customization
options is fine in exchange for the helmets they have been given, this
option is for you. A
large number of the helmets seen so far cover a majority of
the face. The lack of facial customization options would have a very
minimal visual impact for characters wearing these helmets.
I should be able to have both.
This option is for the players that insist there's no reason they can't
have both. They feel the development team should take the time to
figure out a way for Vanguard to have the helmets they want while not
taking any performance hit from the multiple customization options that
have been removed.
It doesn't matter either way to me.
For the player that feels like this is something not worth fighting
about. They could care less whether we get helmets or not. If they do
get them, they don't really worry about what the customizations costs
are as long as the helmets look good.
Now it's your turn
to let us know what you think!
style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);"> style="font-weight: bold;">VOTE
IN OUR POLL!
How Much Are The Helmets Worth To You?
- I'd
rather have all my character customization options instead. - The
current loss of customization is an acceptable cost to have my helmet. - I
should be able to have both. - It
doesn't matter either way to me.
HERE
(this poll is always open)
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