If there's one game i'm interested a lot on short term, It's Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes
Yes It's just another mmorpg with few unique features, but it's those few unique features of V:SOH that really appeal to me:
- 19 races
- 17 classes
A lot hard choices to make to say the least
- Complex crafting, from what I've read, since there is still not to much known, game only got released a week ago.. It seems that crafting items can be good fun. You'll do the whole crafting process, need tools, workbenches and materials. No rubbing hands and viola a Plate armor as in WoW. The quality of your crafted depends on the materials used, the unforseen problems (such as muscle strain injuries <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> ) and your crafting level. So I'm expecting some quite cool items "invented" by players.
- Diplomacy, another big part of the game is diplomacy, the art of communication, wich has its own diplomacy level. Diplomacy atm is interaction with NPC's where you try to "win" a conversation by choosing not only the right statements but the right bodylanguage. Talk your way to the top, a good alternative to grinding.
- Mounts, will be avaible early in the game, lvl10-ish. There is a wide range of mounts even flying ones. Mounts can be upgraded and equiped. Or you can buy better ones. Mounts are not only your transportation but do also function as extra storage for your equipment, you'll even be able to buy packing mules.
- Ships, similar as mounts you'll be able to buy ships to cross the oceans etc.;
- Housing, that's right, you can buy a house, or a lot and build a house. Wich I remember beeing suggested a lot for Larian's Next Gen Game.
- Character costumisation, not quite as much as in Second Life. But very statisfactory for those who love beeing unique.
Other than that the regular features like gigantic world, massive amount of items, dungeons, events and more.
If there's one small problem, i'ts not avaible on dvd yet in the benelux, and there are no prepaid cards. Wich makes some of us go trough extra lengths to play the game. Altho it could also mean less 1337-kiddies.
