Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

Saw this post from Silias on the official forums and thought people might be interested.

Hey all, I wanted to take some time to update you guys on what is coming down the line for the rest of the year. We have been pretty hard at work on a lot of things in the background while moving forward on Pantheon and the fabled level increase. Following is a list of things that we will be pushing to test between now and Monday.

Christmas update (note this is a preview, if we are not able to complete these things in time some of them will be pushed to the next update)

Gloriann Festival returns

1. Randolph the reindeer’s magic has been steadily returning as we get closer to the holiday season. Please buckle your seatbelts and make sure your saddle is in a full upright position.
2. The cities of Telon will once again shine with the spirit of the season. Make your way there and make sure to get your present.
3. Finch and Ghalnn are envious of Gloriann’s Festival and are looking to stir up trouble. They’ve created three monstrosities and set them loose on the good people of Telon. It’s up to the adventurers to slay them and recover the stolen presents.

Bridge of Destiny

The Jharru have been trying to keep this place protected in order to prevent the world eater Garuzamut from returning. They have recently summoned some elemental constructs to act as wardens for the area. Do you have what it takes to defeat these elementals and find out what is happening on Garuzamut island?

1. 6 man content with some 12 man encounters.
2. Collect the pieces to build two might weapons as you progress.

Garuzamut Island

The bridge of destiny is just a taste of what awaits. The Jharuu’s most powerful constructs have been seen roaming around this area. They are there to serve as a warning to those who would try to mess with powers they cannot control.

1. 24 man raid content.
2. Make the final additions to the mighty weapons built on the bridge of destiny.

Item enchantment slots

Is your armor losing its shine? Your sword just not as powerful as you wanted it to be? Fear not adventurer because there are a new set of items that can be augmented and made more powerful by adding enchantments to them.

1. Some items from KDQ island, Garuzamut, Bridge of Destiny, APW, and factional armor now have enhancement sockets on them.
2. Enhancements come in various different types and offer many different stat mods.

Coliseum of Games

A grand coliseum has appeared over Tehatamani coast and only those wanting to prove their worth need apply. The members of Kamelott Inc. and a new group of goblins known as the Finch’s Finks have opened up shop and are offering various prizes for those who compete.

1. A FFA PVP arena on all servers.
2. Gain infamy, challenge the arena combatant, and gain the keys to the chest all while watching your back and keeping other players from killing you before you can kill it.
3. Trade in infamy for chests and unlock them for various prizes including socketed items and enchantments you can only get in the arena.

Fishing

The waters of Telon are filled with a bounty of wonderful fish just waiting to be caught. Cast your line and see what happens. But be warned there are more then fish that swim in these waters and if you die alone there will be no one to tell your tale.

1. Participate in a unique fishing system that is both interactive and casual.
2. Purchase bait and fishing poles while tracking what fish you have caught and what they like/dislike.

Galleons

Sometimes you like to fly, sometimes you like to rift, and sometimes you just want to get on a gigantic boat, sail out to middle of nowhere and cast a line off the side. Well for those of you who like to do that Galleons are coming.

1. Download the schematics for the three galleons.
2. Build your mighty ship and sail away on a lovely cruise. (Warning none of these boats comes with an Isaac or Gopher)

New Race Class combos

Some races will be receiving a new class combo. Exactly which ones is still being determined.

We will also be doing a patch next week to address some issues including the following:

* Overland raid mobs persistant respawn timers will be adjusted to reintroduce lockout timers.
* Sending Guar back to walking school so he will understand that mountains were not made for walking through.
* Core processor crash issue resolved.
* Rez sickness will no longer apply when getting rezzed after revive effects have worn off. You should only get rez sickness when being rezzed from death.
* Fix for halloween costume items.

That’s about all for now. Please keep an eye on test server and log on when you can. We already have some of this stuff there and Pantheon is up and waiting on adventurers to run through it.

Everything is now right in the (Vanguard) world. We finally have fishing...

... oh yeah, and Arena PvP.

about time galleons are coming ... Ive had my T5 plank manual in my bank for over a year.

Originally posted by drolkrad666

about time galleons are coming ... Ive had my T5 plank manual in my bank for over a year.

Any 'growth' on your investment?

cant wait !!

Wow, that's pretty cool. Can you actually control the galleon and cruise around in it?? That would be awesome. Is it strictly for travel (which is very cool in itself) or can it be used to attack things too?

Originally posted by levsix

Wow, that's pretty cool. Can you actually control the galleon and cruise around in it?? That would be awesome. Is it strictly for travel (which is very cool in itself) or can it be used to attack things too?

The galleon will be the largest of 3 size ships you can own.  You can own them and drive them on the oceans although the bigger the ship the deeper it can go.  Currently they only allow for transportation no fighting.  Soon they will tie into the fishing thing but it isn't known yet how that will work other then it is supposed to be something that will make ships useful for more then travel.

Still, very cool! I like it.

That's it I'm coming back to Telon, only been 4 months but long 4 months lol.