Great game, worth revisiting! I'll explain why inside!
Truth is, the game was horrible, unbalanced, bugged to all hell; fun in the least bit, pretty, but down-right bad overall. I was surprised to view Gamespot's merciful review! However, when it seemed like I had been another casualty to the world by the wrath of World of Warcraft's cartoony addictiveness, it wasn't long before I realized how venomous it was to intellectualism, even on a less than moderate mind. Dragging me down deeper and deeper into a sense of wasting away all the high standards I once had for games like Vanguard.
So I guess Vanguard pulled me back in, simply due to my craving for a more adult mmo. Where levels mean something, the mobs are handled with meticulousness. The macro-picky strategist could find honorable baring in a PvP world like Sartok. That much has never changed. What did was all that needed to be.
I jumped back into the game, not expecting much. Figuring I would play until I couldn't stand it again. I would soak up the world around me, have fun with it for about a week, spam the bug report button and quit. Frustrated, tired, and helpless. I couldn't have been more surprised! The game was clean, polished to a shine! Graphical optimizations were well implemented, now running everything on max, I can't help but be truly amazed at the artistic beauty! Oh man is this something to be seen! The bugs were worked out, quests are more intricate and error free, the classes have wondered well into balanced state, of course not yet perfect if ever they will be. I really can't help but dream about the lore at night, and anticipate in distress the end of my work day, to hurry home and log in! It really has become the amazing game it was destined to be, and it has been the best $14.99 I have ever spent. The only thing it's lacking, is you. We need players, more people means more content!
The developers, or what remains of the original bunch, really did hold true to their promise of making sure Vanguard became what it was meant to be. I see now that they have been hard at work, while I griped in the corner, missing out on all the fun. I'm here now, and I'm happy to promote the game the way it should be. Check it out! You won't be disappointed!