Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

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Get Ready for Game Update 6!

As early as next week, Game Update 6 will be hitting the Live server! The final changes have been made in response to the valued player feedback, and we're just about ready to release GU6 which will include thousands of bug fixes, the long awaited character model revamp, and our highly anticipated trial version of Vanguard, Isle of Dawn !

Isle of Dawn

We're introducing a brand new starting area which will showcase all the best that Vanguard has to offer. New players will be able to experience the world of Telon on a trial basis while exploring the Isle of Dawn. Existing players can choose to start their new characters in their selected Race's standard starting area, or begin their adventures on the Isle of Dawn and enjoy new content up to level 10!

^{The Isle of Dawn was separated from the continent of Kojan during the cataclysm. A village of battle hardened humans and a band of zealot hobgoblins have warred against each other for centuries on the Isle. Their mutual hatred for one another runs deep and even now they are locked in an ongoing struggle. Recently though, increasing numbers of ulvari have begun to surface on the island – much to the dismay of both the humans and the hobgoblins.}

^{Weakened by their perpetual war, the humans aren't able to capably defend themselves. Even now, their villages burn as they frantically seek aid. The isle is in desperate need of heroes.}

Thousands of Bug Fixes!

Putting polish on the game is an ongoing effort! Although we've always been dedicated to making Vanguard play as smoothly as possible, this Game Update you can expect to see a great number of bug fixes – over a dozen pages of patch notes, to be exact!

Character Model Revamp

We've given Vanguard's character models a makeover, beefing up the men while enhancing the feminine features of our females. Not only have their bodies been given a revamp, but most of the facial customization that was available at launch has returned! You'll now have dozens of ways to make your character unique in appearance, all while increasing performance!

Players will also have more options when it comes to armor. Each race now comes equipped with their own unique undergarments, which will be an optional replacement to the traditional clothing that currently covers the bare models.

This is my fall back game, when all gets boring on a new game I head back to VG, good game if you like Old Eq1 style

yay trial island.. played at the end of the open beta and it was simply awful.. lets see what they have done in a year or is it 2.. I forget now =D

Bragging about 1000's of bug fixes in a patch when the game has been out for almost 2 years is amusing.  1000's huh?  Good, thanks for finally getting around to fixing those 1000's of bugs.  Do the PR guys even know how embarrassed they should be?

Of course, this is the reason I have been waiting for GU6 to go live before I even install my copy of VG. 

Originally posted by coffee

yay trial island.. played at the end of the open beta and it was simply awful.. lets see what they have done in a year or is it 2.. I forget now =D

even if gameplay is improved.

the toon models are too ugly for me.

The trial island (Isle of Dawn) is really a masterpiece of quest design, both adventure and diplo quests. Also IMO the models now are quite ok. No killers, but definitely good. If any of the hyped MMos like WAR, WOW or whatever arent your piece of pie, you might wanna try this game now.

Originally posted by indiramourn

Bragging about 1000's of bug fixes in a patch when the game has been out for almost 2 years is amusing.  1000's huh?  Good, thanks for finally getting around to fixing those 1000's of bugs.  Do the PR guys even know how embarrassed they should be?

Of course, this is the reason I have been waiting for GU6 to go live before I even install my copy of VG. 

There is no PR. The person who wrote the text is probably the same person who painted a few textures ;) VG is running on an very small dev team. Its not bragging, the devs are quite realistic. They just try to get the best out of it.

Been on test and liked the isle so far.

Originally posted by SgtFrog

Originally posted by coffee

yay trial island.. played at the end of the open beta and it was simply awful.. lets see what they have done in a year or is it 2.. I forget now =D

 

even if gameplay is improved.

the toon models are too ugly for me.

Correct me if im wrong but aren't the new character models coming with GU6?

Originally posted by Kilrain

Originally posted by SgtFrog

Originally posted by coffee

yay trial island.. played at the end of the open beta and it was simply awful.. lets see what they have done in a year or is it 2.. I forget now =D

 

even if gameplay is improved.

the toon models are too ugly for me.

Correct me if im wrong but aren't the new character models coming with GU6?

They are the same models with revamped bones and a bit more athletic appearance. The biggest win is the reduced lag in crowded (PC and NPC) camps.