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Lepidus  4/01/06 5:57:30 PM
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The GDC Previews are not done yet. Today, we take a peek under the hood of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. April Jones, the new PR Queen at Sigil Games met with us at E3 and let us in on a few secrets.

“Adventurers are going to need diplomats,” explained Jones, citing an example where a group finds a dungeon that is simply too well defended to enter by brute force.

This ties into a theme of interdependencies in Vanguard. It opens up a range of new ideas that require players to work together to achieve goals. Adventurers may find they need a diplomat to get into the dungeon, then a crafter to fully harvest the rewards at the bottom.

“[Non combat classes are] a lot more integrated with what players need and use than other games I’ve played,” said Jones.

You can read the full article here.
 
Holyavenger1  4/01/06 6:08:48 PM
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Harafnir  4/01/06 7:51:19 PM
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Starting to look real old by now...

"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force"
thuvia  4/02/06 3:27:23 AM
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a lot of PvPers are going to be unhappy if there are no PvP servers at launch.  personally, i think the game will better for it. 
 
Amathe  4/02/06 7:15:20 AM
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"If all you do is solo, then it may be best to look elsewhere."

kk. I soloed often in EQ and had a great time.

 
Pwynn  4/02/06 10:55:13 AM
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Niche product, no pvp, limited solo content, more or less forced grouping.
NO thanks i have had enough of that with DDO.
 
n2sooners  4/02/06 12:30:16 PM
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The more I hear about Vanguard, the more I can't wait to play it.

Anofalye  4/02/06 1:36:14 PM
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The enemy is so dumb! They believe that WE are the enemy! - A famous orc commander.

Diplomats...good idea...

But how exactly are you going to make the diplomats useful and interesting in that raiding concept.  I hate the raiding myself, but I see this new diplomat thingy as problematic with raiding.  Are you going to need 3 diplomats to actually make diplomacy while you raid?

That is a...slippery road to say the least!  And since all the best rewards are in the raiding aspect of the game, you will have many diplomats wanting to acquire their stuff, which mean wanting to raid...

*grin evilly*

Me I will go back to hack and slash some mobs in the meanwhile!  Later.

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ste2000  4/02/06 3:31:07 PM
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Originally posted by Harafnir
Starting to look real old by now...


What exactly looks old mate? Can you elaborate a bit.

Better, can you actually tell us which game in developement looks like a breath of fresh air, compared to vanguard.

I don't know if you read all the features Vanguard has to offer.
Compared to previous MMOs not only it looks better than older games, but I can't see any future game with better concept of those offered by Vanguard.
The diplomacy sphere itself  it's something that no other game has even thought to implement, and will give a little bit more depth to the usual hack and slash system, where every advancement is dictated by how big your sword is rather than your IQ.

Whether those features will be implemented properly or not, it s something we will see in few months but the ideas are not old by any means.


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Malakai  4/02/06 6:59:56 PM
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This has been my #1 most anticipated mmorpg since I first started following it.  And I must say the more  I hear about the features, the more impressed I am.  Brad Mcquaid and Co. are truly at the head of the class with all their well thought out and innovative ideas.  It will be refreshing to have a great game come out that is not stuck on "easy" mode.


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Jadar  4/02/06 10:52:54 PM
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