Recently, we started a static group for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes , and since then we have made our way off of the Isle of the Dawn , the newbie zone.
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Massively’s Vanguard group smushes spiders, moves on to bigger things
With the news out yesterday that EverQuest II is going to offer a F2P version , there are many who turned to look at the other SOE games wondering if we might see a shift for them as well.
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One Shots: I’m on a boat!
Filed under: Fantasy , EverQuest II , MMO industry , The Agency , News items , Vanguard Layoffs in any industry are never pleasant, and in a smallish community like that of the professional game developer, they can be even more trying. As we reported yesterday , Sony Online Entertainment recently announced the decision to serve 35 employees with their walking papers, and speculation has run rampant in the absence of official information. Two of the developers now looking for work checked in on the EQ2Flames forum to confirm the news and thank the community for their support.
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SOE layoffs detailed, EQII and Vanguard affected
Late at night, with only a waxing moon to keep him company, we find Shanert riding his brand new mount across a sandy expanse in Vanguard . Sadly, we’re not entirely sure where this location is, but we’re glad to see today’s screenshot nonetheless. Why?
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One Shots: Been through the desert on a horse with no name
Filed under: Fantasy , Events, real-world , News items , Vanguard It’s been a rough ride for players of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes over the past few months, with the dreaded ” maintenance letter ” back in December that left players uncertain about the game’s future. That uncertainty wasn’t helped when rumors began circling that the game would be merging servers, followed by a confirmation of same . As of now, the server merge is complete , with the game’s population all concentrated on a single server dubbed Telon.
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Vanguard US server merge complete [Update]
While Star Wars Galaxies is currently tearing up the Choose my Adventure voting by mobilizing their forum community, there was another SOE game in the mix that was doing very well at the beginning of voting — Vanguard ! With Vanguard having grand vistas like this, and the ability to fly around on pegasi, we can understand why folks might be curious to see more of this game. Still, we do have today’s lovely One Shots that comes to us from Солнцев А., who writes in to tell us more about it: ” Here my Wood Elf ranger Antalisia on Halgar (EU) server (The Third Sun guild) wanted to show you one of a many spectacular places in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes .
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One Shots: You are not cleared to buzz the tower
Darkspawn Chronicles turns the story of Dragon Age: Origins on its head, having you play as the eponymous bad guys in “a world without a hero,” says lead designer Rob Bartel. Unlike the previous Dragon Age downloadable content and the sizeable Awakening expansion, Darkspawn Chronicles neither fits into nor builds on what has gone before
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Dragon Age: Origins – Darkspawn Chronicles Hands-On
Server merges are a fairly touchy subject with just about any MMO community. For some, they’re a sign that a company is putting a game on life support
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Rumor: Server merge may be in the cards for Vanguard
Filed under: EverQuest , EverQuest II , PlanetSide , Events, real-world , The Agency , News items , Star Wars Galaxies , Vanguard , Everquest Online Adventures , Free Realms , DC Universe Online , PoxNora For fans of Sony Online Entertainment’ s stable of MMO titles, the time has come once again to start making plans for Fan Faire .
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SOE announces dates for Fan Faire 2010
It’s been over three years since Vanguard: Saga of Heroes launched to a very rocky start. Many didn’t think the game would last far beyond one, but here we are, celebrating the third anniversary of Telon! The last three years have seen many improvements to Vanguard, from new dungeons , to performance enhancements , to even letting the players choose which bugs the developers should fix. Sure, the game’s future may be a little cloudy , but let’s live in the here and now! Enjoy the things we have while we have them! The game has survived for a third year, which is three more years than most gamers gave it credit for
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Vanguard celebrates three years of Telon
