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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Vanguard's dead horses and phoenix ashes]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/forums/" rel="tag">Forums</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/" rel="tag">Vanguard</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&amp;func=display&amp;ceid=932"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/deadhorses.jpg" /></a>A lot of <a href="http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&amp;func=display&amp;ceid=932">hot topics come up again and again</a> on the <a href="http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/"><em>Vanguard</em></a> forums. Will the <a href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=27292">rumored <em>Vanguard</em> free trial</a> replace the existing racial homelands? Will <a href="http://www.ageofconan.com/"><em>Age of Conan</em></a> and other <a href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=27085">upcoming games kill <em>Vanguard</em>?</a> Is SOE going to <a href="http://forums.tentonhammer.com/showthread.php?t=24383">make a "hardcore" server for the trufans</a>, and what will that do to normal servers if they do? <a href="http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/">Ten Ton Hammer</a>'s Dalmarus says, enough with these dead horses. The free trial won't avoid the traditional starting areas. Players don't seem to be flocking to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/"><em>Age of Conan</em></a>. There is no hardcore server in the works. All dead horses who have been beaten long enough, and deserve a rest.<br /><br />But there's better news, a sort of bright light coming from that heap of ashes over there. New players are coming to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/"><em>Vanguard</em></a>; old players are returning. Server populations are increasing, and the game is finding its place in the world. Why focus on dead horses when there's live ones standing all around? Dalmarus makes excellent points. <em>Vanguard</em> has had troubles, but it's far from dead.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/">Vanguard's dead horses and phoenix ashes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://vanguard.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&amp;func=display&amp;ceid=932>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1200129/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/20/vanguards-dead-horses-and-phoenix-ashes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>aoc</category><category>dalmarus</category><category>fantasy</category><category>forums</category><category>opinion</category><category>pvp</category><category>rumors</category><category>soe</category><category>ten-ton-hammer</category><category>vanguard</category><category>vanguard-saga-of-heroes</category><category>vsoh</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brenda Holloway]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
