Vanguard Saga of heroes

[Rhambuk]

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No more scifi mmo's please...

anyway vanguard was great but there is no playerbase, if you get to max level there are a couple of guilds that do stuff but you have to solo to the end which is hard depending on your class. Think of getting to endgame in eq with no groups or other players, fine for a necro/shaman/druid. nearly impossible for a war rog etc

[Dullah]

Originally Posted by Rhambuk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No more scifi mmo's please...

anyway vanguard was great but there is no playerbase, if you get to max level there are a couple of guilds that do stuff but you have to solo to the end which is hard depending on your class. Think of getting to endgame in eq with no groups or other players, fine for a necro/shaman/druid. nearly impossible for a war rog etc

Pretty much this.

I have to say, Vanguard was my favorite MMO outside of EQ, and would have beaten out EQ had it been working and not full of bugs and exploits back when people actually played it. Its an amazing game today, but because of the failed launch nothing they could possibly do will revive it. Just the way the industry works.

Everything from the graphics to the music and world look and feel amazing. The classes in Vanguard are like EQ on steroids. By far the best classes ever seen in an MMO hands down (loved my disciple). As far as the way it plays and looks, its actually stood the test of time better than any game 7 years after launch. If Vanguard launched brand new today in its current state, it would be a hit as it was way before its time (would shit all over ffxiv).

All the servers have been merged, including the resent merge of the EU and US server. There are enough people playing to find groups if you just want to experience it, but for a game that feels so grand, its disappointingly barren.

[rusty81]

Vanguard is still one of the best MMO's to date. Of course player base is a problem and the lack of pvp kills me too.

I hear they re-hired Brad McQuaid though?

[Buellen]

Played it when it launch buggy etc etc


Decided to try it again about 2 months ago was a very nice experience.

You no longer start it your races starting city. You can choose to start in their newby island (HIGHLY recommend you do this if you trying out the game) or you can start in your races continent at a central location. any race can play any of the classes available in game and no one starts kos with other races in the game like before. You can make yourself kos with certain quests but take some effort.

The classes are more powerful than EQ class equivalent. You have lot of abilities you gain as you level. Everyone can solo just some classes can do it much better.

The game world is HUGE and roughly designed around 3 cultures of human history.

1) dark age Europe your classical fantasy setting

2) Feudal japan

3) Persian culture Arabian nights style with lots of undead thrown in.

You can level though grinding or quests. You level adventuring , crafting and diplomacy.

Diplomacy is an interesting if time consuming aspect of the game where you can generate <chunk > zone wide buffs for everyone in that zone<chunk>. diplomacy battles are through a card game.

Crafting in Vanguard is by far more interesting than EQ. It is one aspect of the game I am totally addicted too.

Repeatable quest hubs exist through the world in outposts which you can complete to gain gear and nice chunk of experience. you can also complete regular quest line though most of the zones.


The game word is HUGE you can easily out level some quests. The game world is gorgeous and you can easily loose yourself in just exploring.

Overall if love everquest you will have a lot of fun in vanguard.


Garue 49th level Half elf Warrior // Buskier 34th Level Human Cleric