Looks like Vanguard Game Update #2 was patched to live servers about a week ago. It’s the first patch since SOE took over Sigil and fired more than half of the staff. After reading the patch notes, I’m glad I cancelled my subscription. What a letdown. Let’s have a look at the major changes and new [...]
0 Comments »I cancelled my Vanguard subscription a few days ago, I’ve rarely been playing in recent months anyway. Despite the flaws, Vanguard had kept me entertained for for about four months of intensive gaming and then some, which is more than the combined time I spent during my three stints in EQ2 and about half the time WoW managed to keep me interested. [...]
0 Comments »Tehatamani is a level 45+ zone with an ancient Egypt style theme. It’s one of the three or so areas that currently pass for high-end content in Vanguard. Some really cool stuff is going on there, but it too makes use of one of Vanguard’s most overused time sinks: the faction grind.
The associated quest line revolves around gaining rank with the [...]
I’m not going to bullshit you with worthless phrases like “the game has potential”. I don’t care about Vanguard’s potential, you don’t care about it, nobody cares. A game is either worth wasting your time on or it isn’t. It’s binary like that. Besides, whatever potential Vanguard might have, it’s going to take a whole hell of a [...]
0 Comments »I usually try to avoid commenting on stuff written by other people. It’s lame and a sorry excuse for not coming up with content of your own. Yet, I’m doing it for the third time within one week, simply because these things are too relevant to be ignored. So here it goes:
F13.net has posted an interview with the [...]