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MAY 2007

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The quest for the spell "Bane Expurgation"

The quest for the spell "Bane Expurgation"

Submitted by lifebane on May 30th, 2007

When you travel to the Nusibe Necropolis you will find out rather quickly that the place can be quite deadly. If not by Traps then by the random curses being thrown onto you and your party members simply for being inside the necropolis. The debuff's in particular can be very annoying and debilitating. Never fear though, if you get a certain item and you do a certain thing... you will be able to cast a cure spell for these ailments that will save you and your party a whole bunch of... [read more]

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The Riftway Network - the who and how of it

The Riftway Network - the who and how of it

Submitted by lifebane on May 28th, 2007

Greetings fellow necromancers. The folks at SOE recently posted about the in game teleporter / travel system of theirs called the Riftway Network. The information is good enough and should let anyone who reads it understand hwo to use the Riftway Network so I figured i"d plug it here for our community members to find it easily. The post went as follows:

"A forgotten power has returned to Telon. Ancient riftstones have come to life with their potent magic having been... [read more]

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WOWZER!  Station Access Bonus Content!

WOWZER! Station Access Bonus Content!

Submitted by lifebane on May 24th, 2007

Greetings my necro brothers and sisters once more.  It seems that the marketing gurus over at SOE have found an ingenious method of making us all want to subscribe to the Station All Access Pass!  You can sign up for your all access pass, and yes.. you will be able to.... this is so exciting... wait for it... you ready ??  You will have access to....  not one... but TWO... ONLINE TRADING CARD GAMES!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!

Read the below for the official... [read more]

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Elrar Out, Elionia in... new Community Manager for Vanguard

Elrar Out, Elionia in... new Community Manager for Vanguard

Submitted by lifebane on May 24th, 2007

Greetinsg fellow delvers into the dark arts of Telon.  It seems that after a week or so of silence, the new Community Manager has been announced.  Check out the official announcement below:

 "Introduction to the new Community Manager for Vanguard!

Michelle Butler joins SOE as Vanguard Community Manager

Greetings Fellow Vanguard Players!

Some of you might be familiar with... [read more]

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Vanguard Patch Notes 5/22/2007

Vanguard Patch Notes 5/22/2007

Submitted by lifebane on May 22nd, 2007

While in no way a necro friendly patch, at least we can go flap around with the birds.. for a fee of course... just visit your local Mount Master and go for a spin.. or a splat as it were. On with the Patch notes! ---

 

GAMEPLAY NOTES
- Mount masters have found a home near all rift way points. These masters will allow you to rent one of three flying mounts based on continent for a fee of 20 silver. You can use the... [read more]

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Hasta La Vista, Baby or Affiliates, take your pic!

Hasta La Vista, Baby or Affiliates, take your pic!

Submitted by lifebane on May 21st, 2007

Well my fellow necromancers, it seems that the end of an era has come.... bid a fond farewell to the "Official Vanguard Necromancer Affiliate Site". it was a good run and much fun but Alas, the powers that be have deemed it necessary to scrub the Affiliate program despite all the hours and days of hard work that the various fan sites have put into supporting the Sigil Vanguard Community.

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The Big news..SOE Acquires Sigil

The Big news..SOE Acquires Sigil

Submitted by lifebane on May 15th, 2007

Greetings once again fellow necromancers.   Smed posted the much awaited update today about the SOE / Sigil deal over on the Official SOE Forums .  Here is what he had to say:

"Hello Everyone,

Today I would like to formally announce that SOE has acquired the assets of Sigil Games Online, including Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. As a part of this acquisition, we are bringing... [read more]

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New sub lvl 50 spell drop stress and Avair's reply!

New sub lvl 50 spell drop stress and Avair's reply!

Submitted by lifebane on May 14th, 2007

Greetings fellow necromancers. TLC and dropped lower level sspells has been a recent subject of debate and stress for many of us who were over the optimal level to obtain these spells in the dungeons where they are dropping.

TLC concerns have been the buzz over this recent reintroduction of these spells. Avair stopped by the forums to clarify how this should be working and had the following to say:

"The way it is supposed to work is this:
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LIVE Patch!  Vanguard Patch Notes 5/11/2007

LIVE Patch! Vanguard Patch Notes 5/11/2007

Submitted by lifebane on May 11th, 2007

GAMEPLAY NOTES
- Item Power Rescale - Items have undergone some power rescaling. This was to address problems related to item usefulness -- these adjustments will make all higher-level items (post level 20) in Vanguard more viable for use.

When comparing the “goodness” of items of different rarity the disparity between the rarity levels became much too large at higher levels. This problem had many... [read more]

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Vgnecro looking for slav....err.. staff, I mean staff!

Vgnecro looking for slav....err.. staff, I mean staff!

Submitted by lifebane on May 10th, 2007

It's that time again dark brothers and sisters...  VGNECRO Wants you!!! 

 

So you like to play Vanguard do you? A necromancer no less?! Oh yes and you think you know so very much about the class huh, more than many? Well then you obviously need to become a part of the VGnecro Contributor Staff and help out your fellow necros in the vgnecro community!

Vgnecro.com is currently looking for knowledgeable... [read more]

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What is the deal with server restarts you say?

What is the deal with server restarts you say?

Submitted by lifebane on May 9th, 2007

Greetings fellow necromancers.  For those of you that have noticed that the daily server restarts have not been happening for the last week or so and you have been wondering why.,.. behold an explanation!

James "Elrar" Nichols advised us of the following information: 

"There will be no daily restarts until further notice while we work to improve performance and stability all around."

Of course there are the... [read more]

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Looking for "RAID" Testers

Looking for "RAID" Testers

Submitted by lifebane on May 7th, 2007

For those that may be interested:
 
 
Test Your Might – Raid Test Signups!

If the call of battle and glory thunders in your ears gather your allies and prepare to face mightiest of ... [read more]

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Vanguard launches yet another article series.. featured creatures!

Vanguard launches yet another article series.. featured creatures!

Submitted by lifebane on May 4th, 2007

Greetings dark brothers and sisters.  It would seem that the little imps over at Sigil have been busy little writers this week, yet another article series appears to have been launched.  This new series is the Featured Creature articles and the first is the Ulvari. 

The Ulvari look like something that stepped out of a samurai movie or maybe even escapees from the cast of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".  Quite mean looking to be certain and found in and... [read more]

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Vanguard offers custom title to fellowship breakers!

Vanguard offers custom title to fellowship breakers!

Submitted by lifebane on May 3rd, 2007

Greetings once again brothers and sisters of the darker arts of Telon. We seem to have a double dose of news from the Vanguard Players site this day. First the Featured Dungeon articles and now news of a contest of sorts.

Apparently Sigil has gotten around to fixing up the fellowship system and now has it on the test server. What is this fellowship thing you babble about Lifebane? ahh yes, glad you asked. The quick and dirty version of it is as follows:

A fellowship is a... [read more]

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Vanguard Players new Featured Dungeon thingy

Vanguard Players new Featured Dungeon thingy

Submitted by lifebane on May 3rd, 2007

Greetings fellow Necromancers. The fine folk over at Vanguard appear to have started up a new news article series that will feature the Dungeons of Telon. The information is basic and includes a few screenshots as well as a general idea where to find said dungeon and of course, the level range.

The debut of this article series covers Rakhasa Citadel in the continent of Qalia.

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