Weekly Newsletter 07_21_08: Back to Work

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Updated Fri, Jan 02, 2009 by Dalmarus

Back to Work

July 21st, 2008 - By Dalmarus

Even though I was on vacation last week, the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes team was still hard at work and slaving away while I was enjoying some fun in the sun. Since I've been gone and haven't been able to play for the last week, you all finally get a brief respite from me regaling you with tales of my adventures within the world of Telon. Don't get too excited though, because this just means I have to go off on a different tangent this week.

As I type this, I'm currently patching my Test Server client to check out the Isle of Dawn the Vanguard team was kind enough to push out last week. For those that may not know, you can log into the Test Server by going into your command line, getting to the folder your Vanguard client resides in, and typing "vangaurd.exe /testserver" (without the quotes). I'm sure there are other ways, some of which may be easier, but that's the method I use and it works well.

The recent reactivation of previously cancelled accounts has had a very noticeable effect on the population levels of the servers. I think the Isle of Dawn trial client (when it's ready to go live) will do the same for Vanguard, if not even more. Many of us have taken note of the massive increase in buddy key requests floating around the various forums. Gamers are virtually begging for a trial version to try out and when that day finally comes, get ready for the flood. It's an exciting time and as that day draws closer, I can't wait to see it come to fruition.

While I've been downloading the Test Server patches, it's pretty obvious from the notes that the Disciple class and diplomats have a lot of developer love coming their way. I've mentioned it before, but I'll take this opportunity to say it again since it bears repeating. If you are concerned in any way about the changes that are currently on the Test Server, you need to log in there and try them out. If you do log onto the Test Server, you also need to be sure to /bug anything you feel isn't working as it should, and to provide feedback for the issues you feel need to be altered by going to the Test Server section of the official forums. If you do not take the time to try these changes out and provide feedback for the development team, then I will tell you now there will not be a single ounce of sympathy given to you if a change you hate goes through to live. There will be no room for you to complain and any complaints you do make will fall on deaf ears. For those that take the time to go test and provide feedback, you are to be applauded.

Before I hop off of here this week, I want to remind everyone that the early Fan Faire registration is coming to a close in less than two weeks from now. If you want the full VIP treatment for $89, you need to get cracking and make it happen. I'll be there this year and can't wait to meet everyone that manages to make it!

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