Vanguard Collector's Edition

by Sony

Product Features

• A vast and detailed world: Explore two large continents and an archipelago riddled with dungeons and adventures.
• Create and customize your character: In a world of thousands, carve your own unique destiny and appearance choosing one of 19 different races from Orcs and Goblins to Dwarves and Elves.
• 15 professions to choose from: Choose from one of 15 exciting professions including Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Psionicist, Bard, and Rogue.
• Dynamic reactive combat system: Build chains of special attacks and reactions with Openers, Bridges, and powerful Finishing moves
• Dozens of unique mounts: With dozens of unique mounts to collect, you can race into battle on your warhorse, command the skies on the back of your dragon or join friends and embark on a sea-based adventure to discover faraway lands.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JLMZRQ
• Item Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 29, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,148 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Format: Box
Age: 17+
Platform: Windows

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Product Information

Welcome to Telon, land of a thousand kingdoms, where vast and ancient civilizations have crumbled under war and the relentless march of time.  As the people struggle to rebuild their once-great cities, legendary, age-old magics are reawakening to threaten the world.  Telon is in desperate need of heroes.  Stake your claim - and forge your destiny.

Includes

• Exclusive Art Book
• Soundtrack CD
• Cloth Map of Telon
• In-game item - your choice of a magic wand or horseshoes
• 1 of 3 collectible Hero Cards each granting an exclusive in-game item
• Guild Kit including ten 10-day buddy keys and a Guild Trophy (upon owning a Guild House)
• Includes a 90-day subscription to Vanguard: Saga Heroes Station Players!  (with active game subscription)  Station Players merges the game world with the World Wide Web to give players incredible access to their characters, guilds and items. (Internet connection required)`

Product Features

• Join thousands online in epic adventures spanning three massive continents in a persistent world.
• Play your way: fight, craft or use diplomacy to gain power and riches.
• Explore a seamless and immersive world free of zoning and instances.
• Experience reactive, Synergistic Combat that relies on teamwork for colossal damage.
• Travel on a variety of unique mounts, from horses and unicorns to ships and winged dragons.
• Build and command your own ships, navigating treacherous tides and dangerous storms.
• Establish a formidable reputation by challenging other players in fierce PVP act

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A note about subscription, February 3, 2007

By 

Anthony Quinn (Strafford, VT) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vanguard Collector's Edition (CD-ROM)

I preordered this from another provider with the assumption that the collectors edition came with 3 months subscription to the GAME, infact it comes with 3 months subscription only to SOE's premium web site features, and just one month to the game like many other titals. You need to ask yourself if the extra 40 bucks is worth it for the art book, soundtrack, map and in game hero cards.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Played from Beta to Live and Still playing, January 30, 2007

By 

Spikie "fan of mmog's" (Reston, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Vanguard Collector's Edition (CD-ROM)

This is NOT just an amalgum of other SoE games, and I'd like to point out that SoE does not have all of the rights to change the game like they do for other titles. SoE is only the distributor for the game, not the owner of the game. The owner and creator of the game is Sigil, and they are doing all of the updating and tweaking and creating, NOT SoE.

Vanguard is visually RICH. Low-end or value systems will have to run it in it's lowest settings, though game sites like 10TonHammer already have a guide out on how to tweak it so it still looks good. I have a higher-end system and can turn up the graphics, and they are very nice.

Jumping right in and starting to play the game is easy for people who've played World of Warcraft (since the User Interface takes quite a bit from WoW's), and it's intuitive enough to pick up quickly for players of similar games. While there's a couple other small similarities to WoW, they mostly end at the UI. Where WoW looks like a playable comic, this game is visually intense enough to keep you staring at the scenery half your playing time. Combat is fast-paced, including reactions and abilities that can be chained together to perform special moves. The quest system is detailed, and meshes with the game's storyline very well.

You've got 18 playable races to choose from, and 15 adventuring classes. There are quite a few options for making your character look different. There are intense crafting and diplomatic professions to pick up, and you can advance along the game gaining titles and gear from these without adventuring a bit if you wish. The world is large already, spread over three main continents, and at launch there are STILL realms present in the game which you can see, yet are locked for future content. Playing your character's class to the fullest and utilizing all it can do takes a little extra skill, which may be intimidating for some players (since you need to do a little more than mash buttons), but it keeps you glued to the screen.

Overall, an enjoyable game, and nice in that it is NOT like playing other games out there.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still buggy, but what a complete experience!, July 22, 2008

By 

P. Exter (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Vanguard Collector's Edition (CD-ROM)

I avoided this game when it was released, like so many people, due to the widespread reports of near unplayability due to bugs and incomplete features. Now, over a year later, the game is having a renaissance. All of the major bugs have been fixed, all of the major features are in, and the game is such a complete experience.

Few MMOs have as many classes as this game while still maintaining class (and race) balance. Every class is fun and unique to play. When you don't feel like adventuring, you can do some diplomacy, which is a (fully optional) card game within the game, complete with its own set of levels and quests. Crafting is also a very complete third option, with crafting quests and levels as well. You can play the game for hours without killing a single monster and without getting bored.

Honestly, if you're bored of the other MMO's out there, I would strongly recommend giving Vanguard a look. The game has really shaped up to be the revolutionary experience they promised us pre-release.