The Abandoned Soldier - Part 2 revealed

[Amoonsinas]

The second part to The Abandoned Soldier lore has been revealed. Try and decipher this tidbit, but if you have problems you can always go to the OVF and find the answer to the puzzle.

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New music surfaces as well from Sigil as well just before the lore piece was revealed. The piece named Bordinar's Cleft can be played by clicking on the name.

Vanguard Gate hosts another Game Master Profile, this time putting the spotlight on Rachel David. This Seattle native is still trying to get used to letting the sunshine in, now living in Southern California. But, still has time to do her job and spend a lot of her time playing online games!

Darren Bridle from MMORPG.com interviews Brad McQuaid about Vanguard:Saga of Heroes. To read the Interview, just click here. There's a bit of new information and some awesome screenshots to see!

The Drunken Dwarf from Vanguard Fighters writes an editorial this week called The Raiding Warrior. This piece examines the role of the warrior and how their presence in raids and groups may change for the good in V:SoH.

The Safehouse has gotten a treat as well this week, showing off the two new screenshots that they recieved from Glip. These two are Ogre heavy, so I hope you have a strong monitor support! You can view them here and here. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Are you a good grouper? Do you enjoy meeting new people and adventuring through the vast new worlds together? Or would you rather be a loner and explore places yourself? Don't know how to find a group of people that have the same interests? Penthesileia discusses the way to a good group and how to find one in game.

Eliana Evensong at Ten Ton Hammer discusses fashion sense in an MMORPG. Whether you're an Orc in World of Warcraft, a Barbarian in Everquest, or a shiny new Paladin in Vanguard:Saga of Heroes, fashion plays a very important part in the design of gaming as a whole. See What the Well-Dressed Ogre Wears and sneak a peek at this article.

[Arctic_Slicer]

That interveiw with Brad McQuaid was a really good read. Don't think I have heard any mention of the "rumor" system before then.

[Cobalt Katze]

Yeah, indeed. I like the idea that there are things going on that people won't just extrovertedly say "Oh guess what here's a quest", but things that may or may not be true that you can investigate deeper about to get to the real potentiality.