Vanguard: Saga of Heroes restrictions removed on F2P

[citizen1080]

le sigh...they did not remove all item restrictions...my bard cant wear half her gear. Damn you Sony!

[smokemon]

Made a necro that just wrecks face already, still a lot of glitches though =/

[Millburn]

Originally Posted by Grahm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yo millburn been really busy at work so havent logged on. Try not to poopsock levels tonight lol. Dunno how lvling work but am level 10 so hope to grp with you all tomorrow

I haven't played since FFXIV beta weekend started up again. I'm currently level 17 but dunno how long I'll sit on that. I have a level 12 DK sitting around anyway so no harm no foul.

[Rhambuk]

Where are people going after the isle?

I used to go to veskals exchange but theyve changed things around and im not such a big fan of themnwars shield [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Millburn]

I've been going to Tomb of Lord Tsang then immediately porting over to blighted lands to bind as there are full vendors and full trainers sitting there. I then do all the Tomb of Lord Tsang quests to get about 3 levels or so and then pop over between the other lvl 10 zones to get up to 14 or 15 before heading back to Blighted Lands to do those quests.

When it's all said and done it doesn't really matter where you choose to go from the island you can port around between all those options for like 20 copper or port to the hub cities for free.

[citizen1080]

Just make sure you end up north doing the Hunters League questline around lvl 20. Will get you to almost 30 and in orange gear when done. (Tho you might not be able to wear it as f2p)

[Danth]

I play Vanguard on occasion; for various reasons I prefer making "alternate" characters there than on EQ-emulator. I use Vanguard strictly as a free player and have no intention of ever spending anything on it.

First off, if you're free-play, put your lockboxes (even bronze) up on the broker; don't vendor them. As you level they WILL fund things like flying mounts for you. Also, don't bother wasting money/gold on item unlocks at least until level 40 or so. Prior to then items don't last very long and you level so quickly that it's a waste. If you want to be a bit stingy, wait for level 48 gear or therabout.

Due to the plethora of relatively cheap flying mounts, ships are largely obsolete now. Don't waste money on one unless you have money to spare. Player-owned houses are generally obsolete as well on account of harvested materials stacking to 100 now. Crafting in general serves little purpose unless you take it all the way to very high levels; either craft because you enjoy it, or don't bother.

Bring a large dose of bug tolerance. Vanguard remains an exceedingly glitchy game--much moreso than P1999 even--and the unrelenting stream of glitches eventually wears most people down. It's the video game equivalent of death by a thousand cuts.

The miniscule community still playing Vanguard (less than on P1999 at any given time) exhibits a strange tendency towards denial with respect to the game's myriad faults. These people often discuss how Vanguard isn't really buggy, or how the population's climbing fast, or how it's the greatest MOG ever made and how only Sony conspires to keep it down, or any of a dozen other delusional claims. When these folks start up, it's best to politely ignore them; you won't change their minds any more than you can argue with a religious fanatic and most the folks there are plenty nice otherwise.

Danth

[Faerie]

Is there still no pvp server?

[Millburn]

Originally Posted by Faerie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is there still no pvp server?

No but god damn would I love for there to be one. My Disciple right now trucks with absolute impunity.

[Faerie]

I played on the FFA server when the game released, up until the merge of all pvp servers together. Vanguard really had the potential to be the best MMO of all time, and EQ's spiritual successor; but the bugs really made it difficult to play at times. Microsoft (and then SOE) pushed Sigil to release an unfinished project, and I think that's what killed the game before it even began.

The classes were so unique and interesting that I really wanted the game to work. I was bard and blood mage, arguably two of the coolest classes ever. The way bards composed their own songs was magical, as was the interesting implementation of a cloth DPS/healer class. Blood mage had organic symbiotic creatures/items, that were applied and worked as buffs. So cool.