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| Vanguard Producer’s Letter |
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Jul 07, 2008 - 8:48 PM - by Aredhel
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In case you missed it:
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Hey all,
It’s been a while since we had one of these, so we figured it was about time to give everyone a little more insight into what exactly is going on with Vanguard now and what will be happening over the course of the next couple of months. So… let’s get right to it then!
State of the Game
As most folks probably already know, we’ve just recently started what we internally call a “win back program”. As one might assume from the name, the goal is to bring back former players who for whatever reason quit the game. To that end, we’ve turned on all cancelled or closed accounts this month to let those players come back and see everything that has changed in Vanguard over the course of the last year and a half.
So far we’ve been really happy by the results and for anyone who has spent time in game lately, especially around one of the starting cities you’ll likely notice a lot more new faces popping up. With all the bug fixing, performance increases, new features (like flying and racial mounts) and just general polish that has been done over the last year, we’re expecting good things from this campaign to get folks to give Vanguard another look.
Additionally, we’re also hard at work on three big new items right now – the Isle of Dawn (Trial Island), Game Update six and the second phase of the character model revamp. The plan was always to release them all when they were ready, and we are working on each as a separate entity unto itself. However, with the way things are shaping up it is looking like rather than having to space them out and keep folks waiting we will actually be able to launch them all at the same time. So depending on how you’d like to look at it, Game Update six could be considered a mega-update of sorts.
We know folks are going to want to know what date this stuff will be launching, and while we like to avoid setting exact dates in stone this far out we can say that you can expect all three things very shortly after the Las Vegas Fan Faire (which takes place on August 14-17th – and you’re all coming, right!?).
Now, we realize that is about six weeks away still but these are some pretty significant updates and we want to make sure we take the time to get them right before sending it live for you guys. For anyone who is interested, some of this stuff will start popping up on the test server in the very near future (and we will give updates on that as it happens).
We also realize that now that we’ve got everyone excited about this stuff that making everyone wait is kind of a mean thing to do. So we’re also going to be doing a much smaller update sometime between now and then that will add some smaller new stuff (like factional armor rewards among other things). More details on that will be coming shortly.
So with that, let’s get in to a little more detail…
Isle of Dawn
As most folks already know, the Isle of Dawn will not only serve as a trial for new Vanguard players (with content that runs through the first ten levels of the game in all three spheres) but it will also serve as a new starting city for existing players.
Everyone will still get to select to start in their own racial city if they’d like to, but the option to begin your adventures on the Isle of Dawn will also be present. The Isle will represent the new standard to which we hold content coming into the game and should raise the bar significantly. Even if you happen to love a particular starting city already, we’d highly recommend running through the Isle of Dawn at least once.
One question a lot of folks have about the Isle though is what benefit it gives existing players. Sure, it’ll be very helpful to newer players coming back to the game but what will it do for people already here? Well, aside of the obvious in offering a brand new starting city it’s also going to not only be introducing a lot more people (and potential group or guild mates) into the game but it will be putting them on a more guided path through Telon once they leave the island.
Players will always be able to choose wherever they go, of course, but we’re also going to be revamping each of the three possible locations you can depart trial island to (one on each continent) and as a part of those revamps giving players a much better idea of which directions they could be headed in, instead of just sort of spinning them around and then giving them a shove.
Finally, here’s a little bit of what to expect as far as storyline goes:
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| More Gnome Mail! |
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Jun 26, 2008 - 11:13 PM - by Aredhel
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This was in my box 2 hours ago. If I wasn't packing to leave tomorrow, I would have had it up sooner. Sorry about that, but we have a mission, should you chose to accept it.
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Those of you who have opted to receive newsletters and promotions from SOE may already be experiencing glee over the recent announcement that Vanguard is welcoming players back to the game, and letting them experience first-hand all the great changes and performance enhancements that have been made!
Vanguard has been experiencing some much-deserved positive buzz, which is not only the result of improvements to the game, but also a testament to our amazing community who certainly do their part to get the word out!
Here’s our part! FREE game time! Those who had previously played Vanguard, but cancelled for whatever reason, should find their accounts reactivated from June 26th, 2008 until July 31st 2008. (You can find a copy of the email with all the legal details here: http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/im...lcomeback.html )
Isle of Dawn, the smaller download version of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, should be available at the end of the Summer, but we’re ready to show off our stuff now by offering some free play time and a unique mount to previous players!
We haven’t forgotten our existing players – not only will they have more people to group with during this period, but they will receive a special mount as well once the promotion ends!
Thanks for helping us get the word out!
Julie "Ellyra" Burness
Vanguard Community Representative
Sony Online Entertainment LLC
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| Gnome mail! |
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Jun 21, 2008 - 10:35 AM - by Aredhel
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Did you get one?
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Get Ready for MEST!
The Gnomes of Mekalia are out to prove that smaller is most certainly better! While here in the States we’re getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, Telonains will have a chance to participate in the Mekalian Extravaganza of Science of Technology (known to most as MEST).
This celebration promises to be entertaining for “soloers”, groups, and even raiders, with various quest lines designed for each type of player. These tasks will let players earn unique rewards designed to help everyone celebrate MEST! In addition, all quests offer Ancient Platinum Coins as well, which can be traded in to receive faction coins from any city!
Heralds of Telon have traveled to New Targonor, Khal, Ahgram, and Tanvu to shout the news of MEST! Seek them out and receive a special bag that will help hold all the goodies you’ll collect while completing the various fun tasks offered to you during the Mekalian Extravaganza of Science and Technology!
Be sure to log in and help us celebrate MEST next week. The events will continue for a few weeks, but not all of the excitement will last forever, so be sure to take part in MEST while you can!
For more information, you can visit the VGPlayers site!
I’ll have information and additional screenshots posted in the afternoon.
Julie "Ellyra" Burness
Vanguard Community Representative
Sony Online Entertainment LLC
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Here's the link for more info. This ought to be interesting, don'cha know!! 
See ya there.
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