Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

Ive been wanting to get the game for a long time and lately i've seen in the forums that vanguard has fixed tons of things. And thats its a great game know. Im gonna buy i today!

Anyone else think Vanguard Can rise to sucess?

It is developing to become a great game, but you only get one chance to really impress, and Sigil/SOE blew that.

I have noticed in the past couple if weeks the popularity of V:SOH to raise. I myself was not interested in it, but with all the posts about how it has dramatically improve it is becoming a must see for many people.

Those who were disappointed by AoC have also began to take an interest in this game considering that their AoC ready system is also now more then capable of handling the requirements for V:SOH.

Can it rise to success? Well if those that are playing decide to stick around and bring their friends in, word of mouth can be a very powerful thing. Especially for a game like V:SOH in which there is no where to go but up.

I voted yes because I think it will.  If people are stubborn and hard headed enough to try something once and give up on it for life, we all better just quit now. 

It's come a long way and is moving along at a solid pace.  Perhaps it will never equal WoW's population, but I believe the trial will open eyes and make people realize just how good the game is. 

I don't want any game to fail and I don't play these silly little "my game is better and it will kill yours/it's better than yours" antics that FLOOD these forums, but I believe there are enough people out there looking for something different and I think the option to try VG out on a trial will go along way in "relaunching" Vanguard.

*Everything stated above is my opinion and should be taken that way*

I voted yes, but it all depends on how well the trial island does when it's released.  At the moment SOE management is the ball and chain around VG's feet.  The devs have done an amazing job with the limited resources on offer, but more resources are need, i.e money and extra devs to give the game the polish and higher level content thats needed. If the trial island is successful and subs increase hopefully SOE will release the much needed resources to change VG from a good game to a great game.

I think that "success" should be defined.  Do you define success only in terms of, "Is the game profitable?"

I highly doubt it. First impressions mean a lot when it comes to MMOs, just look at EQ2. 

Originally posted by deaddeath

I highly doubt it. First impressions mean a lot when it comes to MMOs, just look at EQ2. 

Look at EQ2. . . looking. Active player base. Expansions being released regularly and selling pretty well. I guess that spells failure.

I voted yes but it will take a lot of word of mouth, as Sony does not seem to be interested in putting some money behind marketing this game atm.

Is the game worth a second look , most definitely YES!! I have been playing the game since prelease and do not plan on leaving anytime soon, as the game keeps getting better every game update.

Good luck and Peace!!

I think the potential is there -- as stated previously, I think AoC can be a gateway to people checking out vanguard.  If the game is really shaping up (I don't know, ordered a a copy online for cheap but am still waiting for it) then SOE should try and push for a re-release between now but not too close to Warhammer.  Heck, the idea of a trial island could potentially turn off the AoC folks ( ' ;