12-13-2005, 05:38 AM
First off, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
Vanguard is an MMO created by Sigil, a brand new (2002) game company. It was started by Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, two of the big guys in the creation of EQ1. Vanguard looks to be everything EQ1 was and more. I never played EQ1 but I have friends who were hardcore in it so I have an idea. I always questioned why they hated WoW so much until I started reading about Vanguard. I see now. WoW seems so shallow and unrewarding when compared to what Vanguard promises to be and what EQ1 was. WoW end-game is focused on raids. Vanguard has three distinct spheres - adventuring, crafting and diplomacy. You essentially are leveling 3 characters because each sphere has an independant level from the others. End-game will be so much more then LFGing in IF or Orgrimmar or logging on 3 times a week to go run MC. It's not that I dislike raiding, but I want something to do while I'm not raiding.
I remember during WoW stress test/open beta/release time when there was so much to explore. The next zone was always a huge unknown and it made the game so much cooler then anything I had ever played. Within 6 months, that feeling was gone. I was level 60 and doing the end-game. With Vanguard, this is what they don't want to happen. With the normal time to max level being around 1.5-2 years for average folks, as opposed to 3-4 months on WoW, this could be a good possibility. The level of content is supposed to be massive so you're not grinding the same area for 3 months just to move on to the next zone.
Well, this turned into a comparison to WoW which I didn't really want to do but WoW is my only MMO so it's my basis for everything related to Vanguard. Plus, over the course of this weekend I went from loving WoW to really losing interest and becoming completely psyched about Vanguard just from sitting down and reading about Vanguard for a few hours. Anywho, check out the site, read the FAQ and even sign up on the forums for a chance in the first beta.
I kind of lost my focus as I wrote this post ... I think it's original purpose was to just see who else is looking at Vanguard. Oops :P
Vanguard is an MMO created by Sigil, a brand new (2002) game company. It was started by Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, two of the big guys in the creation of EQ1. Vanguard looks to be everything EQ1 was and more. I never played EQ1 but I have friends who were hardcore in it so I have an idea. I always questioned why they hated WoW so much until I started reading about Vanguard. I see now. WoW seems so shallow and unrewarding when compared to what Vanguard promises to be and what EQ1 was. WoW end-game is focused on raids. Vanguard has three distinct spheres - adventuring, crafting and diplomacy. You essentially are leveling 3 characters because each sphere has an independant level from the others. End-game will be so much more then LFGing in IF or Orgrimmar or logging on 3 times a week to go run MC. It's not that I dislike raiding, but I want something to do while I'm not raiding.
I remember during WoW stress test/open beta/release time when there was so much to explore. The next zone was always a huge unknown and it made the game so much cooler then anything I had ever played. Within 6 months, that feeling was gone. I was level 60 and doing the end-game. With Vanguard, this is what they don't want to happen. With the normal time to max level being around 1.5-2 years for average folks, as opposed to 3-4 months on WoW, this could be a good possibility. The level of content is supposed to be massive so you're not grinding the same area for 3 months just to move on to the next zone.
Well, this turned into a comparison to WoW which I didn't really want to do but WoW is my only MMO so it's my basis for everything related to Vanguard. Plus, over the course of this weekend I went from loving WoW to really losing interest and becoming completely psyched about Vanguard just from sitting down and reading about Vanguard for a few hours. Anywho, check out the site, read the FAQ and even sign up on the forums for a chance in the first beta.
I kind of lost my focus as I wrote this post ... I think it's original purpose was to just see who else is looking at Vanguard. Oops :P
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