Vanguard_tags News List

Waaah....Waaah... I'm The Penguin.
2009-09-22 00:00:00
on its promises. Tonight's quest may be only Level 3, but it's very tough. It will take the skilled work of a party in sync to succeed at this mission at Level 3. Think glass spiders--lots of glass spiders! That's right; it's Redfang the Unruled! "
EverQuest 2: New And Improved Antonica Guide"Good ole Antonica! Whether you are new to the game and need a little bit of guidance, or you have rolled alt #46892386 and need a refresher course, this great guide (originally written by Ethec) has gotten some updating to keep up with the times. "
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Crafting Guide: The Art Of Pricing"Imagine yourself in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes' world of Telon. Now imagine you've crafted your first batch of cool stuff and you're ready to sell it to the yearning masses. What prices are you going to put on those lovely items? Confused? Just consult Charabis's handy guide to pricing your wares and you'll be prepared when Vanguard launches this winter. "
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Acclaim CEO Howard Marks and Free-to-Play MMOs
2009-09-10 00:00:00
9Dragons<br />For game analysts, journalists and fans, companies like Acclaim are often hard to get a handle on. Since the company's rebirth in 2005, CEO Howard Marks has set out to bring a traditionally Eastern vision of MMORPG business practices to the Western market. He's on the vanguard of a new trend in the genre, but one that eschews the traditional measures of success. People can't count box sales, Acclaim's games don't sit in Wal-Mart and there are no subscription numbers to speak of, the games are not only free to download, but free to play. Yet, despite their lack of press and sexy statistics, Acclaim and a half dozen other companies have carved out extremely profitable games that reach far more players than the average MMO people see on the shelf at GameStop.<br />CEO Howard Marks recently took the time to talk to us about his company, its four games and how they've helped bring variety to the business of MMOs in North America and Europe.<br />"[Our business model] is not yet, I would say, mainstream," Marks said. His games all follow a single motto, they're free-to-play. It's a marketing buzz word that sounds great, but obviously doesn't mean Acclaim runs a charity organization. <br />"In general, people get the concep...

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2009-03-10 00:00:00
pieces of gear that are of interest to Rogues: weapons and armor. The first two factions we'll explore are the Horde Expedition and Alliance Vanguard. Blizzard has thankfully revived the blood feud between the two main factions of Azeroth, even splitting Dalaran into sections for each. I hated the Scryer vs Aldor motif of TBC; it just didn't feel epic or like I was really a part of something greater than myse...