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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes: Vanguard Re-Review
Jan 30th
New MMORPG.com Reviewer Stephanie Morrow writes this long in the waiting re-review of SOE’s Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
It’s closing in on two years since Vanguard:SOH was released, and as most people probably remember it was an epic fail of a launch. There was unfinished content along with huge performance issues that ranged from graphic glitches to high system requirements. Very few good things were spoken about the game at the time. A lot can change in two years, especially when you have a team of dedicated developers working on it and a community that is willing to stand by no matter what happens.
Needless to say, Vanguard is not the game it once was at release. While it is certainly not perfect, countless issues have been addressed. Content has been added, bugs have been fixed. The community may have shrunk since the initial first few months, but the passion that everyone displays for ‘their’ game is astounding. Galleons and fishing have made their way into the game, something players have been clamoring about for quite some time now, as well as numerous other additions which I’ll get into more detail about further along.
Read the Vanguard Re-Review
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes: It Takes Two 2nd Anniversary Contest
Jan 29th
The folks at Vanguard will be holding an art contest to mark the second anniversary of the launch of the game.
To celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Vanguard Saga of Heroes™, the Vanguard Team is hosting the “It Takes Two” contest.
Contest:
From Thursday, January 29, 2009 (12:01 am, US Pacific Time) through Sunday, March 1, 2009 at (11:59 pm, US Pacific Time), the Vanguard Team will be hosting the "It Takes Two" contest.
Using live photography (real life pictures), in-game imagery through screenshots or modified screenshots, original artwork, and their special skills, Vanguard community members have this opportunity to depict a visual representation of two Vanguard characters or Non-Player Characters (NPCs) or a mixture of both within heroic scene in the world of Telon, by participating in this official Vanguard contest. Both characters must be depicted together in the Artwork as one image.
Winners will be announced on or about March 13, 2009.
Read more here.
Entrevista a Craig Morrison en Gamespy – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 29th
Entrevista a Craig Morrison en Gamespy
La gente de Gamespy ha entrevistado a Craig Morrison, Director de Juego y Productor para Age of Conan.
Podéis leer la entrevista, en inglés, en Gamespy.
Artículos recientes
- [10.11.2009] – ¡Ofertas especiales de suscripción y doble PX en noviembre!
- [30.10.2009] – Carta del Director de Juego – Octubre 2009
- [26.10.2009] – Newsletter: Las noches de las almas perdidas
- [25.10.2009] – Nuevos precios de suscripción para Age of Conan
- [16.10.2009] – La Noche de las Almas Perdidas
Charging Forward with Age of Conan! – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 29th
Charging Forward with Age of Conan!
Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison calls "No retreat, no surrender!" as Age of Conan charges into the future. Gamespy takes some time to discuss the current state and the future for our barbaric MMO Age of Conan.
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"Everybody" knows that MMO launches quickly followed by server merges are often the kiss of death. MMOs are expensive, after all. If a game has so few players that hardware is gathering dust, it makes sense in a for-profit company to pull the plug. The problem with things that "everybody knows," of course, is that they often turn out to be untrue. In at least two high-profile examples — Anarchy Online and EVE Online — bad starts followed by player defections were followed by retrenching, retooling and growing positive word-of-mouth that turned those products around. Those are the examples that Craig Morrison, the new Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Game Director, is looking to now as he and his team continue to work on the barbarian-themed MMO, which debuted in May 2008…" –Gamespy
Check out the full article here.
Community Team Podcast Ausgabe 9 – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 28th
Community Team Podcast Ausgabe 9
Eine eher ruhige Woche, aber absolut kein ruhiger Podcast erwartet euch!
Der Servermerge ist durch und auch die Charaktere wurden fleißig von einem zum anderen Server verschoben. Was Oslo mit gebrochenen Zehen zu tun hat, das erfahrt ihr natürlich im dieswöchigen Podcast!
Die Themen diese Woche:
- Brief des Game Directors
- Die Nachwehen des Servermerge
- Sammelband 4 der Conan Comics
- Communityfragen
- Zweiter Teil von "The Phoenix on the Sword"
Der ehemalige Host des AoC-Radio Sunrise-FM ist auch weiterhin unser zuhause und der Moderator Lenny wird uns durch den Podcast begleiten und uns Verschnaufpause geben, indem er euch mit guter Rockmusik versorgt. Der Podcast wird jede zweite Woche am Donnerstag startend von 18 Uhr ab live aufgezeichnet und danach zum Download im Podcastfeed bereit gestellt.
Letzte Beiträge
- [17.12.2009] – CROMCAST #17 – Der Barbar mit dem weißen Bart kommt
- [15.12.2009] – Einzigartige Belohnung über die Feiertage: Unbefristete kostenlose Testversion
- [11.12.2009] – Exklusives Entwickler-Videotagebuch auf Buffed
- [04.12.2009] – Buffed berichtet über Neuerungen in Update 6
- [03.12.2009] – CROMCAST #16 – Hohoho hammer noch nich…
Runescape: Magic Interface Additions
Jan 27th
Continuing their year of the upgrade, the folks at Runescape have posted about a number of minor but helpful changes to the magic interface as well as a few other modifications.
Have you ever wanted to teleport to a location you haven’t been to for a while, only to find yourself looking through every icon to find the one you need? Our latest upgrade will put an end to this. The magic interface has a new feature that will enable you arrange your spells by category, and display either combat spells or teleport spells at the top of the interface. The default order will be the current, level-based one. This applies to all magic spell books.
The "you are here" button will now mark where you are on the world map, which you can open by clicking on the globe next to the minimap in the top-right-hand corner. This should make it easier for you to plan your journeys, as you’ll have a much clearer idea of your starting point.
Read more here.
Dofus: Iop Class Overview
Jan 27th
MMORPG.com Dofus Correspondent Christy Bazell writes this overview of the Iop class in the Ankama MMO.
So you want to be an Iop, be ready to eat a lot of bread. Iops are close combat fighters. They wield a sword like a super hero striking fear in both monsters and players. The most common Iop builds are strength, intelligence and agility. However a pure agility Iop is much harder to play since they have a limited spell arsenal.
Read the Iop Class Overview
El Camino a Valhalla #3 – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 27th
El Camino a Valhalla #3
El responsable de la comunidad española, Gungnir, ha actualizado su blog ’El Camino de Valhalla’.
En su blog podreis conocer sus impresiones sobre el proceso de transferencias de personajes y la actualizacion del estado actual de los diferentes eventos para la comunidad española.
Descubrid más en ’El Camino de Valhalla’.
Artículos recientes
- [10.11.2009] – ¡Ofertas especiales de suscripción y doble PX en noviembre!
- [30.10.2009] – Carta del Director de Juego – Octubre 2009
- [26.10.2009] – Newsletter: Las noches de las almas perdidas
- [25.10.2009] – Nuevos precios de suscripción para Age of Conan
- [16.10.2009] – La Noche de las Almas Perdidas
Carta del Director de Juego #6 - Enero 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 23rd
Carta del Director de Juego #6 – Enero 2009
Aquí tenéis la nueva carta a la comunidad de Craig Morrison, Director de Juego y Productor para Age of Conan.
Ahora que hemos finalizado la fusión de servidores y que las nuevas comunidades empiezan a juntarse para formar nuevas alianzas o para combatir a nuevos enemigos, me gustaría aprovechar este momento para comentar algunas de las novedades que podréis ver muy pronto en el juego.
La primera es la próxima actualización importante, que incluye nueva jugabilidad, mejoras en la jugabilidad existente y nuevas características. La actualización está disponible actualmente en los servidores de pruebas y estamos haciendo buenos progresos en tenerla pulida y lista para los servidores de juego.
Durante las últimas semanas me he divertido mucho jugando en la nueva mazmorra, Xibaluku, junto al equipo de desarrollo y quiero comentaros lo que os encontrareis cuando esté disponible en los servidores activos. Xibaluku es una instancia de seis personas para jugadores de nivel 80 situado en el Río Trueno. Muy bien, esto ya lo sabíamos pero, ¿cómo es la jugabilidad?
En Xibaluku planteamos a los desarrolladores el reto de hacer de la mazmorra un encuentro mucho más dinámico, interactivo y desafiante para los More >
Lettre du Game Director - janvier 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Jan 23rd
Lettre du Game Director – janvier 2009
Maintenant que les fusions de serveurs sont terminées et que les nouvelles communautés se constituent, en se découvrant de nouveaux alliés ou, parfois, de nouveaux ennemis, je tenais à vous parler de ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre dans un avenir immédiat.
Commençons par la prochaine mise à jour importante, qui comprend de nombreuses nouveautés et fonctionnalités, ainsi que des mises à jour du contenu existant. Elle est actuellement disponible sur le serveur de test, et son peaufinage est presque terminé, de sorte qu’elle sera bientôt intégrée aux serveurs de jeu.
J’ai pris grand plaisir à explorer le nouveau donjon de Xibaluku avec l’équipe des développeurs au cours des dernières semaines et je vais vous parler un peu de ce que vous découvrirez quand il sera ajouté aux serveurs de jeu. Xibaluku est une instance pour six joueurs de niveau 80, dans la région du Fleuve du Tonnerre. Vous le saviez sans doute déjà, vu que nous vous avions déjà communiqué cette information, aussi ce qui vous intéresse sans doute davantage, c’est de savoir ce qu’elle ajoute au jeu.
Pour Xibaluku, nous avons demandé aux développeurs de rendre le donjon encore plus dynamique, interactif More >