Comments on: Happy 3rd Anniversary Vanguard

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[...] Stargrace celebrates the 3rd anniversary of Vanguard (that’s still around? huh!) [...]

By: Brian Inman

Brian Inman — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:48:12 +0000

I played VG the first few months. I thought the game was pretty fun except the grind was EQ1, and Aion style. The game was just a little ahead of its time for everyones computers at the time. If the game came out today they probably would have had a better launch. Instead they launched it 3 years ago, and most people were getting less than 10 fps. The other big mistake they made was trying to launch the same time as the first expansion from WoW.

By: xXJayeDuBXx

xXJayeDuBXx — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:04:34 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe it’s already been three years. From what I have read the game has come along way since release.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:49:53 +0000

The thought of losing Vanguard really saddens me. There is just something about its art direction that really appeals to me. Wonderful scenery and some of the best music I have ever heard in an MMO. Still, we vote with our dollars and the only way I ever play it is through Station Access. That being said though, Vanguard IS a major factor in convincing me to go with station access. It usually goes like this: I miss EQ2 and re-subscribe. The lore gets to me and I begin having nostalgic flashbacks of EQ1. However, I usually decide to stick with EQ2 and focus on it. Then eventually I catch a glance of that Vanguard button and I remember how much I haven’t seen in the game and this is when my resolve cracks. I drop the $30 telling myself that I can also see how SWG or EQOA are doing.

If SoE dropped Vanguard I don’t know if I would be nearly as quick to go with station access. They are adding The Agency and DCUO eventually, but the jury is still out on whether or not they will pull me in enough to make that leap.

By: stargrace

stargrace — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:40:14 +0000

They’ve had 4 servers for so long now, I don’t even figure that into the equation of lifespan – Realistically? I’d give it another year or two at max. For no other reason then I think SOE has moved on to their other games. They keep spreading developers around, pulling them off of “old” projects and moving them to newer prospects. A game can’t survive that way, when even the developers can’t hold onto it, let alone the players.

By: Petter

Petter — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:38 +0000

Wow, it’s only 3 years old? It feels older somehow. But here’s hoping for a great future for Vanguard and that it will somehow – be it through great content, new marketing, word-of-mouth or going F2P DDO:U-style – pick up the pace again. It’s a great game and people should give it a shot if they haven’t already. Telon is a really cool place, the crafting is cool, diplomacy is awesome and the world, as you say, feels like a world.

Happy birthday, Vanguard! Good luck and a lot of love to the team.

By: Wiqd

Wiqd — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:32:19 +0000

How much time would you actually give Vanguard before they close up shop? 4 servers doesn’t sound too promising, lifespan wise.