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Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes Q&A


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Written by DM on Wednesday, October 25 2006

We were able to get some questions answered by Nick Parkinson, Sigil’s Community Manager. Vanguard: SOH is stil slated for release in Q1 2007, but maybe this will help hold you impatient gamers over!

1. For those of our readers who are unfamiliar with Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes can you give us a brief summary of the story behind the game?

The official description is this:

“Welcome to Telon, a vast and magical world teeming with riches and danger.

Vast and ancient civilizations have crumbled under the strain of internal strife and the relentless march of time. Even as the people struggle to reclaim their land and rebuild their once great cities, quarreling fiefdoms have emerged to struggle for control of the empire’s remains.

Now a new threat looms large as the age-old magics that once existed only in legend, reawaken and threaten the diverse races and kingdoms of Telon. With the lands now set upon by rapacious and ominous forces, the warring factions have struck an uneasy alliance to stand against the greater danger that threatens them all. In Thestra, the sprawling green hills and serene glades are plagued by a relentless undead menace. Qalia’s windswept deserts and hidden valleys are filled with the whispers and rumblings about the dark power beginning to emanate from the great Mount Stirhad. The chaotic jungles and mystical ruins of the Kojani Archipelago are overrun with fiendish spirits from a time long since past.

Adventure, intrigue, and fortune await any hero hardy enough to brave the challenges of these untamed realms.”

Players have the option to start on Thestra (European themed), Qalia (Arabian themed) or Kojan (Asian themed). Each continent is currently battling some strange, otherworldly invading force – and nobody is quite sure why they are invading or what they want. Maybe you’ll be the one to find out. :-)

2. Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes was only recently brought under the SOE banner. Can you tell us what brought this about and how it will affect the game?

Sony Online Entertainment will serve as co-publisher for Vanguard. They will be helping us market the game and get the game into the stores, as well as helping out with backend things like hosting servers. Beyond that, pretty much everything else is up to us. So what that means for the game is that we (Sigil) have much more control over how Vanguard will turn out.

In terms of why we split with Microsoft, it was just that – more control. I do want to note though that the spit was amicable and we’re still very friendly with the folks up at Microsoft.




3. How is the game’s beta testing phase coming along?

We recently entered into phase 3 of beta and we’re pretty excited. With beta 3 we opened a new continent, Qalia and now we’re polishing Thestra based on player feedback we’ve had there for both content and art. We’ve still got a lot of work to do but the game is really coming along nicely and we’re looking forward to launch. You work at something like this for years and years and it really only isn’t until towards the end that it starts to come together and you can take a step back and look at all that you’ve accomplished. It’s a great feeling and we can’t wait to see the reactions as more and more people get the chance to play.

4. Can you tell us about the races that will be available to players in VSOH?

You can choose from a number of races in Vanguard. Players can select from:
Human (Thestran)
Human (Qalian)
Human (Mordebi)
Human (Kojani)
Barbarian (Thestran)
Barbarian (Qalian)
Halfling
Dwarf
High Elf
Vulmane (wolf/human)
Lesser Giant
Gnome
Kurashasa (feline/human)
Dark Elves
Wood Elves
Half Elves
Raki (fox/human)
Orcs
Goblins

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