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Originally posted by Cik_Asalin
1.detailed world of swords and sorcery, of dragons and knights

Swords and sorcery is not unique to mmorpgs....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

2.chests overflowing with treasure

Treasure and loot is not unique to mmorpgs....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

3.own buildings and vehicles

Building management or ownership as well as travelling horses are not unique to mmorpgs....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

4.Players will experience settings ranging from enjoying a drink in a tavern to walking through the streets of a bustling city

Tavern talk and settings or villages and cities are not unique to mmorpgs....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

5.They will travel with trade caravans across deserts and they will fight pirates on the high seas

Travel is not unique to mmorpgs nor is combat against computer controlled mobs and creatures....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

6.They will ascend the highest peak in the land and also explore the depths of eerie dungeons...

Adventuring on land, sea, or in dungeons is not unique to mmorpgs....not an interesting draw but a standard expectation...holds no longevity of game-play fun.

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Originally posted by stickm

Ok firstly... the runescape combat pking system is very complex... anyone who says otherwise obviously has never played the game or never got members. Seriously I dont even want to bother trying to convince you if you have this mindset because you obviously have not played the game or quit while on a free server before you reached lvl 20.

What exacly is easy about managing your food, prayer and constantly micro-managing between you magic skills and your melee and ranged weapons ... its not easly at all... actually its so hard that their arn't very many people good at it and it takes along time to master... you put on anti-ranged prayer they switch to mage gear then blast u with a spell... if you eat at the wrong time it can cost you 1/2 a swing and give the edge to your opponent... You use melee attack... your opponent freezes/entagles you and steps back out of range... you use magic he switches to anti-magic prayer/gear. its a constant dance of outthinking your opponent and reacting faster then them. 

As for community... well if we are going to judge a game based on a bunch of retards in a newbie zone then EVE and WOW are just as bad... im mean during my EVE trail my manditory corp chat was filled with people who talked no stop about cybering and jerking off.

Please name a game where I can take 100 people from my clan on weeknights an walk aroudn in a pk zone and run into other clans who probably also has 100+ people  and have an hour long fights... Runescape is the only game I can think of that actually has massive and very active pk/clan community. I mean their are even organized tournaments between all the major clans... but whatever... you can dismiss the greatest clan communities in any mmorpg today based on interactions with a few noobs...

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Originally posted by metalcore

I think its still open for discussion, no final decision on server amounts.

I would guess they have stated a number to get feed back.

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October 17th  2006 – Stratics Vanguard Coverage

Before I get in to the specific continents let me just drop the fact that the map of Telon is over 6,000 square kilometers! Most of this space is currently occupied by water, but it will eventually be expansion content and a lot of it is already ready for sea exploration. Those areas designated for future content will be inaccessible at launch. All of the land currently in the game occupies less then 500 square kilometers, so you know Sigil means it when they say that they’ve got Vanguard planned up to 7 years ahead.

Qalia

Kojan

To conclude my Vanguard Gamer Day report I’ve compiled a list of various other facts and tidbits that I learned along the way:

• Vanguard will be released in Q1 2007
• The European launch will as soon after the North American launch as possible (localization takes time)
• Players from anywhere in the world can play on any server regardless of the server’s geographical location
• Vanguard will not be released on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3
• The adventuring classes of Berserker and Inquisitor will not be in at launch (per Darrin McPherson)
• The crafting class of Alchemist will not be in at launch (per Salim Grant)
• A single character can be an adventurer, crafter, and diplomat
• The amount of characters per server/account has not yet been defined
• Server capacity will be between 3,000 and 5,000
• Expansions will be released every 9-12 months
• Free content pushes are targeted for release on a monthly basis
• Approximately 10,000 people have currently been invited to beta
• Beta testers will receive recognition for their contributions with an in-game item at launch
• Vanguard’s foundation has been laid and now Sigil is working on completing the content drive and polishing up the game