Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

I recently purchased a monthly PC Gamer Magazine and got a small freeby mag called "What MMO". Inside is a load or bumph about various MMOs due for release etc. My horror cam at the centre spred which read...

WHAT MMO?

Working out which online universe is for you can be a grind. To make your decision that little bit easier, here's out round up of the biggests MMOs around.

I won't spell out the whole article but here is the list.

AOCM, ARCHLORD, AIR RIVALS, ASHERON'S CALL, BOUNTY BAY ONLINE, CITY OF HEROES, DAoC, D&D ONLINE, EVE ONLINE, EQ2, FF XI, FURY, GUILD WARS, LINEAGE 2, LotR Online, Matrix, RF Online, SWG, Sword of the new World, Tabula Rasa, A tale in the Desert, Ultima Online, WoW, World War 2 Online.

I don't doubt that some of these games are great MMOs, but others I don't care to mention are downright rubbish, and I can't for the life of me understand why they have been included ahead of VG. I like VG and want it to succeed, but if it can't get so much as a mention in "WHAT MMO?", its chances are slim.

As I see it, problem is SOE has done quiet a bit to fix VG and, I think, it's now a decent/good MMO. Problem is...they aren't doing a lot to put it out there.

The population on Vanguards servers are riseing tough. Mostly due to the fact that there are a lot of people unsatisfied by AoC and WAR, and they want something a little more imersive. SOE have also released the free noob trail area of Isle of Dawn, which have a really dense pop. (at least on the Halgar EU server).

For now, word of mouth seems to be doing well for Vanguard.  But Sony needs to do a better job doing at least some marketing.  And if I remember correctly, PCGamer had a decent review of Vanguard and an OK rating upon release.

Seems like an ill-informed article. Isn't Fury dead now? I wouldn't read too much into it.

I started playing VG the other day. I'm still getting to grips with it, but I'm enjoying it which is the main thing.

Yeah i have to say since VG released and didn't do too hot I haven't really heard much about it anywhere. I thought it might have been dead or something. The thing is most games when released can make a huge nose dive like VG did if things aren't working perfectly. My question is how populated is this game these days? Are new people starting to join now that things are apparently fixed or because people can finally afford a pc that can play it?

Originally posted by blackmaiden

I recently purchased a monthly PC Gamer Magazine and got a small freeby mag called "What MMO". Inside is a load or bumph about various MMOs due for release etc. My horror cam at the centre spred which read...

 

WHAT MMO?

Working out which online universe is for you can be a grind. To make your decision that little bit easier, here's out round up of the biggests MMOs around.

I won't spell out the whole article but here is the list.

AOCM, ARCHLORD, AIR RIVALS, ASHERON'S CALL, BOUNTY BAY ONLINE, CITY OF HEROES, DAoC, D&D ONLINE, EVE ONLINE, EQ2, FF XI, FURY, GUILD WARS, LINEAGE 2, LotR Online, Matrix, RF Online, SWG, Sword of the new World, Tabula Rasa, A tale in the Desert, Ultima Online, WoW, World War 2 Online.

I don't doubt that some of these games are great MMOs, but others I don't care to mention are downright rubbish, and I can't for the life of me understand why they have been included ahead of VG. I like VG and want it to succeed, but if it can't get so much as a mention in "WHAT MMO?", its chances are slim.

 

Basing a games chances of success on mention or lack thereof in a freebie, most likely barely researched throw in is not exactly scientific. Looks to me like they grabbed a few names at random and called them some of the biggest out there.
 

I suppose it isn't scientific taking one magazine(a freebee at that), so lets take another. The Magazine it came with for example.

PCG Big Game Hunt  (The Best Games on PC)

Genre - Massively Multiplayer

Modern Great - World of Warcraft.  Alternative - Eve Online.  Genre Classic - City of Heroes.

Also recommended - LotR Online, SWG, DAoC, AoC, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars, Second Life, City of Villains.

So as you can see, still no mention of Vanguard, and I bet you a pound to a penny it's the same in PC Zone.

I am not basing the game's success on just these two magazines. I am merely saying it cannott be a "Modern Great" by word of mouth alone. I mean for Pete's sake, half the people I talk to think Vanguard is a nuclear class submarine.

Originally posted by blackmaiden

I suppose it isn't scientific taking one magazine(a freebee at that), so lets take another. The Magazine it came with for example.

PCG Big Game Hunt  (The Best Games on PC)

Genre - Massively Multiplayer

Modern Great - World of Warcraft.  Alternative - Eve Online.  Genre Classic - City of Heroes.

Also recommended - LotR Online, SWG, DAoC, AoC, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars, Second Life, City of Villains.

So as you can see, still no mention of Vanguard, and I bet you a pound to a penny it's the same in PC Zone.

I am not basing the game's success on just these two magazines. I am merely saying it cannott be a "Modern Great" by word of mouth alone. I mean for Pete's sake, half the people I talk to think Vanguard is a nuclear class submarine.

Ahah .... Ahahahah .... Bahahhahahaha

Genre Classic and they dont mention Everquest or even Everquest II , and instead they pick City of Heroes ... bahahahhahahahhahaha

What a shitty magazine that is mate .