Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

I was able to pick up the collectors edition for $16 shipped from eBay, so I figured I should try it out.  I played or at least tried to play the beta but between performance issues and lag, I just couldn't do it.

Installation was "fun". 17 gigs installed from the 2 DVDs and then 7 hrs of patches that kept quitting every 20 mins or so.  I finally used the Station Access beta launcher and that skipped "problem" files and downloaded the bulk of the patches. One more restart of the launcher managed to download the files that were skipped the first time around.  Fantastic I think. I hit the play button and the computer reboots. (Great!) It turns out that I needed updated Soundblaster drivers. Finally, the game starts.

Now I don't have a cutting edge computer: 2.8GHz Intel, 1.5Gigs memory and a Nvida AGP 7600 video card with 512 memory, so I was not certain the game would run ok. But on balanced settings the game runs fine in the starter areas and looks good. No lag so far.

I made several toons just to look at the various starter areas, starter quests and how various classes play: disciple, monk, paladin, ranger and druid.  I only have these toons up to lvl 3 or 4, but so far I like playing the disciple and monk the best.

My first impressions are very positive. This game is nothing like the beta. If you have been thinking about trying it, I say go for it and see if you like it.  That said, I have 10 buddy keys waiting for someone.

Yeah it's a damn good game if you can get it to run well. I love the look of the game and the world. Graphics are great, and along with the music and atmosphere, it's the first MMO for me which feels like a real constant adventure. Just wish there were more players. Im just really struggling deciding which game I should play all the time. I love this and EQ2. They both rock and im caught between the two haha. Yeah not cool I know heh. Glad your enjoying the game buddy. Hopefully seeya in game soon! :)

Id love a buddy key, never played Vanguard and currently MMORPG'les and looking for a sandbox type game.

I just never feel like buying a MMORPG before trying one :)

I am aching for a buddy key if you still have one left and I would really appreciate it. I have been following the progress of the game since launch and I really want to give it a try instead of listening to all the nay sayers. Thanks in advance.

My email is: nobodycool@gmail.com.

I agree with the above poster... I mean there are a lot of negatives posted about this game, but it just seems to be bias from day one... although this is understandable from what I understand about launch, this game has made some significant progress, I would really love to try out this game if you could send me a buddy key, either PM or email is fine. Thanks so much in advance :)

btimur@gmail.com

would you please send me one buddy key?

got mine, thanks alkeo!

Tried out this game during public beta as well, and even tho it was laggy and suffering from bad optimisation and high latency. It was still a damn good game.

-Plenty of classes and races to choose from.

-A huge world with lots of quests and monsters.

-Good crafting and the diplomacy feature was nice as well.

Just to name a few.

I'm close to buying a copy, but i would like to test the game in it's current state first.

How it runs, changes made, population etc. If it's easy to get groups for quests and so on.

So, if you still have a buddy key to spare, i would love to get one.

My email is: sponge.supernova AT gmail DOT com

Thanks!

btw: I know i replied to official buddy key request thread, and if i get a key there as well. i will pass it on to another poster. No point having two.

Originally posted by Psychomarius

Tried out this game during public beta as well, and even tho it was laggy and suffering from bad optimisation and high latency. It was still a damn good game.

-Plenty of classes and races to choose from.

-A huge world with lots of quests and monsters.

-Good crafting and the diplomacy feature was nice as well.

Just to name a few.

I'm close to buying a copy, but i would like to test the game in it's current state first.

How it runs, changes made, population etc. If it's easy to get groups for quests and so on.

So, if you still have a buddy key to spare, i would love to get one.

 

My email is: sponge.supernova AT gmail DOT com

Thanks!

 

btw: I know i replied to official buddy key request thread, and if i get a key there as well. i will pass it on to another poster. No point having two.

I just got a copy of the collector's edition off eBay for $10.55 shipped. Might as well get it that way instead of waiting for a buddy key.

I'd love a buddy key! For a friend at least, email is aarongill@gmail.com !  Thanks!

I would love a BUDDY KEY... please please!!!

email is:        sarayboy@comcast.net