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A new reign begins on the GW Amp site today. A new herald of the Site Manager title has been chosen and his name is Wyat_Hawke.
For those unaware, outstanding staffer/member Kanna recently stepped down as Site Manager for the site. In his departure, a new SM was sought to fill in the void. Kanna will be missed as staffer but I am pretty sure he isn't completely leaving the site. I would like to be one of the first to thank him for his time and effort he placed into the site on a daily basis. Also please give congratulations to Wyat in his new position for the site.
With Wyat taking over as SM, we are considering opening up to take on new staffers. Stay tuned for news on seeking out site assistance. If anyone has any questions feel free to contact Wyat or myself.
Stay tuned to Gameamp.com for more news on Guild Wars.
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First the good(s):
6 Month Veteran Rewards:
* The Venerable title
* Wolf Cub Pet
* Martok Furniture Set
8 Month Veteran Rewards:
* Hasty Retreat
* Experience Potion x 5
* Leth Nurae Furniture Set
10 Month Veteran Rewards
* Champion title
* Chicken Pet
* Mekalia Furniture Set
12 Month Veteran Rewards:
* Fireworks
* Experience Potion x5 x 2
* Repair Kit x 5
* Cae'il Brael Furniture Set
Now the how:
To claim these very special items, simply type "/claim" in the chat window, and the menu where you'll be able to take your pick will soon appear. After you've made your choice, the chosen item will be placed in your backpack.
In closing, the Bad
As is common for Vanguard, effort was spared on programming this feature in. As a result /claimed rewards are gone after your character claimed them. Meaning, you have to be really sure you want this character to have that Wolf Cub or Furniture Set. Also, with all the ridiculous XP gain increases spammed over the last year, what a 12 month veteran needs an XP potion for is anyone's guess.
Still, a little wolf cub is a darn cute fluff reward I bet...
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To anyone not playing this game full of yet to be fulfilled potential this may seem like 'meh' news, but for the Vanguard diehard this is what they've been waiting for and what was promised to be in-game on the box they bought.
Fly the Skies
By means of yet another mindn-umbingly dull grind-quest, requiring you to group with others, you will be able to get that personal flying-mount sported on the game-box cover.
Players should head to Southwatch to begin the griffon quest and to Ancient Port Warehouse for the wyvern.
Finally, you can has Helms!
After one year, visible helmets are making their long awaited debut, and thanks to the hard work of the amazingly downsized art team, you'll have dozens of different models available. There's a variety of helmets that will compliment almost any armor set.
Get Rewarded
The Veteran Reward system has been added to the game! Players who have had an active account for six months or more will be able to redeem their rewards through the /claim window. From prestigious titles and furniture sets, to specialty items and vanity pets – there will be unique rewards for reaching certain milestones. {i]Lets hope that these rewards will be permanent, unlike the ones from the Collector's Edition...[/i]
Read the (uncompleted) official article here.
It has pictures!
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The Development team behind Vanguard has released information on its next major game update which they say is sure to please some players and also be a bit controversial.
The game update will shed light on many things including looking for groups. There will now be a button on the left side of the screen where players can look for groups or look for more people. The new update will also discuss changes to:
-Guild Halls
-The Brotherhood System
-Bind on Equip
-LFG Improvements
-Rest Experience
-Level based Diplomacy
-Diplomacy UI
-Deconstruction
-Item Level Requirements
-PvP bug fixes
-Crash to desktop fixes and Optimizations
-Quest Journal and Quest Tracking improvements
-Item UI
-Scrolling Combat Text
| QUOTE | | The Update will be pushed to test very soon. We need as many people as we can to bang on it while it’s on test. QA has done a great job finding most of the major bugs, but we really need the players to put Update 2 through its paces before we can push it to Live. |
To read about Update #2 and how it will affect game play and your overall experiences please click the HERE
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Do you really want to visit a site that SPAMS YOU to advertise?
I didn't think so....There has been a recent rash of users spam PMing Ampers. Some of them have sent out over 500 PMs...yep I looked before I banned...sick huh? So PLEASE PM me and let me know who these people are. They are annoying to you, me and the devs.
If you get any PMs with a link to another site, DO NOT CLICK! as normal, you could get a virus, it could be gold spam, it could be content ripped off from other sites that isnt worth your time, so please start PMing me with the USERNAME of the person and quote what they sent to you I need to know so I can tell the GameAmp senior partners and lawyers if it comes to that.
So the sites in question are okGame8, this site has VIRUSES! They have spammed our forums REPEATEDLY over the past few weeks and continue to do so, DO NOT click! It looks to be a free download, and it is, OF A VIRUS!
Here is an example of the spam I am looking for:
| QUOTE | Hey. I don't know why you felt that way from the PM you sent me but you know my opinion. I've posted it in my blog too here LINK TO CP HERE
Vanguard will be stepping up to the plate imo. I know of bunch of people on CharacterPlanet that back me up on this too.
And even if you don't like Vanguard I'd still appreciate the vote on my blog for some support on it. Thanks |
I have seen over 2000 of these with different game names (WOW, Vanguard, LOTRO, Etc.) sent out in total now on our network, PLEASE keep reporting them!
Please continue to let me know so I can keep banning them, spam is unacceptable on PM AND forums! I, your forum moderators and site managers are taking care of it!
Thank you guys!
Drucila
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A post on the Vanguard Website by Hasium tells gamers that server merges are taking longer then expected but they only have one shot at it so they must make sure it is done right.
| QUOTE | | 'Do I dare give an ETA? I can say we have at least two weeks of work and testing to be done still." |
Hasium explains there will be 2 US PVE, 1 EU PVE and 1 US PVP server.
Xeth PVE US
Seradon PVE US
Halgar PVE EU
Sartok PVP US FFA
-All existing servers will go away and everyone will be†moved to new servers.
-Each character will get one free server move after the merge.
-PVP players will be able to move to PVP OR PVE servers.
-PVE players will only be able to move to PVE servers.
-PVP rule set will be FFA.
Phedre_D adds:
The new server list is as follows:
* Xeth PVE US : 1. Thunderaxe 2. Woefeather 3. Gulgrethor 4. Hilsbury
* Seradon PVE US: 1. Targonor 2. Florendyl 3. Flamehammer 4. Shidreth
* Halgar PVE EU: 1. Gelenia 2. Infineum
* Sartok PVP US FFA: 1. Tharridon 2. Varking 3. Frengrot
To read more about server merges and find out how it will affect Character Naming, Housing, boats, mail and friends lists click HERE to read the Full post.
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The Vanguard team has put a post on its website talking about its milestone goals so you the player knows whats coming up and what is being worked on.
discussed are topics such as:
-SOE commitment
-Milestone goals
-patches
-performance/optimization increase
-bugs
-raid content
and
| QUOTE | | Finish features that were almost complete before the SOE acquisition occurred. |
One of the best announcements is perhaps the CONSISTENT patch schedule! They state that approximately every 6 weeks there will be a push of a new game update. This patch will have NEW Content, Features, and art as well as performance upgrades! They will finally finish what they started!
The bug team will also be in place to work on what else but bugs? They are going to first focus on broken quests and abilities and from there go to minor things like typos and missing text. They state there there should be a "noticeable reduction in bugs." We shall see!
To read about this news click MileStone Goals
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Ampy Biography Contest
Who is your main character? Ampy wants to know. I thought it would be a fun Idea to have a little biography contest to see what you Ampers can come up with. Ampy wants you to write an autobiography for your character letting us know who they are from the point of view of your character. We are looking for edgy stories of how your characters came to be and why they chose to be either good or evil. If they have powers how they got them (where they born with them or were they gained from another means) and how do they use them (for good or evil). Did some dramatic event make them choose to go to the dark side or stand in the light? We want to know.
Prizes: Along with the 25pt credit, you will receive for your entry you will also get:
Grand Prize: Free Tee-shirt from the Gameamp Shop and 200pts Credit
Second Place 150pts Credit
Third Place: 100pts Credit
To learn more about this contest click Here
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There is a new opportunity available here at the Vanguard SoH Gameamp Site! We are in need a new staffer for forum Moderation duties. The job entails answering posts, deleting goldspam, and any other spam for that matter, banning IPs of gold spammers and notifying me (Drucila) or Grifter of them. If you want to be part of one of the fastest growing gaming sites please apply. They are currently volunteer positions but who knows what the future may bring!
It is good experience to put on a resume, it will show good written communication and self motivation. Qualifications are listed below.
MUST:- have access to Microsoft Word, office suite prefered.
- have a basic understanding of HTML
- intend to be on staff for no less than 4 months
- do not mind helping with data entry and complettion of
- assigned tasks
OPTIONAL:- have access to Adobe Photoshop
- have access to Paint Shop Pro
- comfortable with resizing images
- have previously worked on a fan site administration team
- over 22 years of age
- devote more than 1 hour a day to administrative duties
- updated your GameAmp profile prior to applying for staff
Fill out an application under the Becoming Staff link, We will be accepting applications to fill this position and other positions on the network as soon as possible.
The administration will be reviewing applications as they come in and filling the position; so the earlier the better!
Applications are always being taken on the network for any of our sites but for this paticular posting I am taking them for the next few weeks, so get them in people!
Thanks
Drucila - WoW Site Manager
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In an interview today with Gamespot John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment announces that they officially have taken over Sigil studios, makers of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. He talks about future plans for the game and layoffs at the company.
Parts of the Gamespot interview are quoted below, For the exclusive warcry interview Warcry Interview on SoE purchase of Sigil
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GameSpot: The big news is that SOE is acquiring Sigil, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes along with it. In your own words, why?
John Smedley: We feel like it's an excellent time and place to do this. We like the people over at Sigil, and we respect the creative work they've done on [the game].
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GS: Brad McQuaid has been quoted on public message boards admitting that the game shipped in a nonideal, incomplete state. How will Vanguard's upkeep be handled once the acquisition is complete? Will development on the game continue, or will it be immediately shuffled onto SOE Station as part of a subbion package?
: The game is already on Station Access, and since January, many of the bugs and issues in the game have been addressed, and the rest will be as well. Vanguard is an SOE product and we're going to make sure it gets taken care of. As for the state of the release, well, Sigil only had a certain level of funding, and we contributed as well. But the game is in good shape now. We sold 200,000 copies...I'm not sure many people realize that. It's actually a very healthy game.
GS: What are the longer-term plans for the game? Was there other content planned and in development for the game, or expansion packs?
: Absolutely. First and foremost, we have a lot of updates in the works to enhance the existing game and put in new content. Very shortly, a new content release schedule will be posted with more details. The idea is to make the game even better and make the customers happy.
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GS: Is there anything else to add about Vanguard or the Sigil acquisition?
: Obviously, I'd like to comment on the fact that some Sigil people lost their jobs. We at SOE did our best to keep as many people employed as physically possible. We went out of our way to hire as many people as possible, in some cases, more than budgetary constraints allowed. I'm hoping people feel like they were treated fairly.
GS: One last question: This isn't the first time SOE has "rescued" an online game in a flagging state. Some time ago, SOE picked up The Matrix Online, which seemed to be in a similar situation. Is this sort of thing also a part of SOE's overall strategy, or are they just chance occurrences?
: Here's the thing: In many parts of the industry, you're seeing layoffs. In our company, you see growth. We do what we do because of talent, because of people who are good at what they do. You may see games that aren't as successful as [the developers would] like [them] to be, but to us, what are most valuable are the people and the talent.
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GameAmp and Guild Wars
GameAmp would like to say thank you to all of our staff who have made this site possible. As the information is publically released we will be
adding additional sections of the site that will contain information pertaining to Guild Wars. We will have all of the calender,
song requester, contest schedule and everything else to you as soon as possible. We are currently working
on a solution that will allow for easier readability and navigation than the current systems available on some sites. Since
this entire site is built upon a custom foundation of code we are able to add and deploy sections rapidly to bring you new content
as soon as it's available. For now, make sure you signup for an account so you can begin posting and contributing content to the
sites. If you think of anything you'd like to see then feel free to send a message to the site administrator. He is in direct
contact with the development team and, if he sees fit, can have custom areas developed for all you Guild Wars fans out there.
Thanks for visiting!
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Welcome to the GameAmp Network
Congratulations of finding your way to the GameAmp video game network. GameAmp is a unique gaming network which focuses on promoting the users through a credibility system. Each site on the GameAmp network is devoted to a different video game. Located on the bottom right hand side of each site is a list of games which will take you to the site on the GameAmp network which is devoted to that video game. Once you have created and account on the network you may use that same account for all of the video games that GameAmp covers. Each site however has its own credibility points so if you want to become known for being a top contributing member, you’ll need to contribute to each video game site separately. You can, of course, always focus on your favorite game and you will still have access to all of the content located on the other gaming sites within the GameAmp network.
For instance, if your favorite game is Vanguard: Saga of Heroes then you’ve already come to the right place! The GameAmp Vanguard: Saga of Heroes site has all the latest information to get you started playing Vanguard: Saga of Heroes or to help you improve your Vanguard: Saga of Heroes knowledge and skills. With thousands of pages of information all devoted to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes you should have no trouble finding what you need. If you see something that’s not mentioned that is related to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, then by all means post it! We’ll give you credibility for almost anything you post as long as it pertains to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes and a site administrator approves it. If you have trouble posting Vanguard: Saga of Heroes news or media, then please feel free to contact one of your Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Site administrators. You can find a list located HERE. Each site has its own staff dedicated to bringing you the latest Vanguard: Saga of Heroes news, Vanguard: Saga of Heroesarticles, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes guides and more. All of the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes staff members actively play Vanguard: Saga of Heroes and have a deep love for the game. Not only will you find staff posted Vanguard: Saga of Heroes information however, you will also find tons of content submitted from Vanguard: Saga of Heroes fans, just like you. GameAmp sincerely appreciates the time our staff and visitors spend on our Vanguard: Saga of Heroes site and we that you will find the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes information available on our site both useful and entertaining. Thanks again for visiting the GameAmp Vanguard: Saga of Heroes site and we hope to see you in our members list!
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