Friday, March 2, 2007

First Vanguard Game Update Coming Tuesday

For those of you playing Vanguard right now, Sony Online has announced that the first game update will go live this Tuesday. More information here:

  • Dozens of new weapon models
  • Six brand new NPC races to battle: Djinn, Mnalus, Mudmen, Sand Giants, Ichtakhta and Xennu
  • Two new mid to high level adventuring areas: Deep Swamp and Gorgalog
  • Nine dungeons with revamped art and/or lighting such as: Kalendra’s Coven, Nusibe Necropolis and Vol Tuniel

For the full update notes visit www.vgplayers.com

Double Adventuring Kill Experience will be awarded to players from Saturday, March 3rd, 5:00am PST (Friday, March 2nd, 8:00pm PST for Europeans) until Monday, March 5th, 5:00am PST (Sunday, March 4th, 8:00pm PST for Europeans)

A Founder’s reward, in the form of an in-game title, will be granted to players who have purchased a copy of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes between launch (January 30, 2007) and March 31, 2007, and successfully registered an account. This title can be applied to each character created on a qualifying account now or in the future. In order to qualify a player will need to have consumed the account key that comes in the box (if purchased at retail), from a Web site (if purchased digitally) or successfully completed a purchase on the Station Store by the March 31st cut off date (11:59pm PST). The title is scheduled to be awarded in early April. More details regarding a full Veteran Rewards program will be announced in the coming months.

I tell you what, if the Vanguard team provides game updates as solidly and quickly as the EQ2 team has, Vanguard could get really good.

2 comments:

Destructor said...

Interesting that they're doing this pretty much exactly one month after the game launched (right after the free month gameplay expires). I guess they're desperately trying to find a way to keep players (as I for one have canceled for now).

ZarkonGT said...

Well, every MMO worries about the first month drop offs, really. I won't bother with Vanguard until I have a machine worth playing it on, myself. :)