With Vanguard's recent free to play conversion, many former players are revisiting their old friend. The Tourist is no exception. See what he discovered on reentering the game and then tell us of your own experiences in the comments.
Reported on May 09, 2013The Vanguard: Saga of Heroes site has been updated with the news that servers will be merging into a single large server for all players. The merger process will begin on April 4th and the Halgar server will cease operations on April 9th.
Reported on Mar 27, 2013Vanguard: Saga of Heroes recently went with a hybrid subscription-free to play revenue model. Since then, the team has been working hard to give players lots to experience and look forward to in the future. We had the opportunity to check out Vanguard's new look in a couple of areas and to talk with Producer Harvey Burgess and Game Designer Corey LeFever. See what we discovered and then relate your experiences in the comments.
Reported on Jan 31, 2013With Vanguard: Saga of Heroes' recent transition from a subscription based title to a hybrid F2P-subscription revenue generator, interest has been renewed in the game. We've put the F2P version of Vanguard to the test to see how it fares. Read our review and then let us know what you think.
Reported on Oct 01, 2012Vanguard has reached a venerated age of "seasoned MMORPG". In a new retrospective article, we take a look at the history of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes from its earliest days to today. Check it out!
Reported on Sep 30, 2012Continuing our look back at MMOs Rob "Grakulen" Lashley adventures through Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Check out Rob's experiences below.
Reported on Sep 05, 2012Yesterday, one of Sony Online Entertainment's venerable titles, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, began utilizing a hybrid free to play-subscription model. We had the opportunity to sit down with Creative Director Salim Grant and Director of Development Andy Sites to talk about Vanguard and what the future holds for the game. Keep reading!
Reported on Aug 14, 2012Today marks the official launch of the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes hybrid subscription-free to play version. Players can now check out much of the game without any monthly subscription.
Reported on Aug 14, 2012Sony Online Entertainment and the Vanguard team have posted a new blog on the official site laying out some of the details for the upcoming F2P-hybrid subscription model of the game. Included in the news is the announcement that the new version will officially kick off on August 14th.
Reported on Aug 04, 2012Want to know how SOE plans on making the transition to free-to-play with Vanguard: Saga of Heroes? You're in luck! SOE's Linda "Brasse" Carlson sat down with Vanguard's Andy Sites and Salim Grant for the game's inaugural webcast to discuss just that and more!
Reported on Jul 23, 2012Vanguard: Saga of Heroes players past and present will undoubtedly know the name of Brad McQuaid, one of the original creators of the game. According to a new interview on the Vanguard site, McQuaid rejoined Sony Online Entertainment in February.
Reported on Jul 06, 2012The latest edition of the Vanguard Producer's Letter will strike joy into the hearts of fans of the game as it deals mostly with the transition from a subscription title to a hybrid subscription-F2P title. The letter comes complete with a handy membership matrix and an FAQ.
Reported on Jul 03, 2012Sony Online Entertainment recently announced that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes would be going free to play sometime this summer. In today's Devil's Advocate, we take a look at that announcement and offer a few thoughts. See what you think before heading into the comments to leave your thoughts.
Reported on Jun 19, 2012With the success of Sony Online Entertainment's F2P move for most of its stable of MMOs, it will come as no surprise that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will be hitting the F2P market this summer. In addition, the producer's letter indicates that the development team is being buffed up and that several familiar faces will be rejoining the team.
Reported on Mar 21, 2012The Vanguard team has announced that from Wednesday, November 23rd through Saturday, November 26th, players will be treated to holiday XP gains.
Reported on Nov 23, 2011The Vanguard team has announced that a new dungeon will be included when the next game patch deploys. Called "City of Brass", the dungeon is considered a 'progressive dungeon' that will feature thirteen bosses.
Reported on Nov 18, 2011In our continuing effort to look at games that are considered to be 'aging' yet are still healthy and viable, MMORPG.com's Som Pourfarzaneh takes another look at Vanguard in our re-review. Som opines that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is a 'gem of a game that could use a little developer love'. Check out Som's re-review and then let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Reported on Sep 11, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the "Bug Bash" patch for Vanguard has been successfully deployed. The patch contains a number of important bug fixes for items, classes and adventuring and was released on August 24th.
Reported on Aug 25, 2011SOE's Salim "Silius" Grant spoke to the folks over at Massively during this year's Fan Faire to discuss the future of SOE's high-fantasy MMORPG Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
Reported on Jul 11, 2011The folks over at Vanguard are in the midst of a Bonus XP weekend lasting until this coming Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:15 AM, PST. If you play Vanguard, now would be the time to hop in there and get back to the grind!
Reported on Feb 20, 2011