I’ve been keeping an eye open for a good MMORPG to become addicted to again. I think that I’ve found the right one in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Basically, it’s made by the core group of people who made EQ, and promises to be more ‘hardcore’ than World of Warcraft and Everquest II.
I really do miss the sense of community that I had in the original Everquest. I miss being the bad-ass Mage with all the toys to envy, less powerful than only two others on a server. I miss the constant raiding, the trash talking, the sense of accomplishment. I never really felt that in WOW.
WOW, and EQII, were just basically diversions. I mean, I maxed out two toon in WOW, had fun, made a handful of friends, but it just wasn’t the same as Everquest. In Vanguard, I have the chance to start at the ground-floor of a new game, invest as much time and effort into it as I want, and hope that it can replace the original Everquest as the kick-ass-game-I-remember-so-much.
Vanguard comes out January 30th, which is only two weeks away. I’m already counting down the days, and I think I might just ask for the 30th and the 31st off from work, so I can play a little bit .
