Vanguard is currently gauging interest in the Free to Play Action RPG Dauntless, developed by Phoenix Labs and published by Epic Games. Epic Games are the creators and masterminds of titles like Fortnite and the Gears of War series which was my go-to back in my console days. The top selling points for this game are that it is free to play, it's cross platform meaning you can play it with all of your buddies, regardless of the platform you are playing it on (to soon include Nintendo Switch AND Mobile devices)! Also they have brought in Trials where you can compete each week for fastest kill to be put up on the wall of champions for all the world to see!.
Zephyr Strike
Zephyr Strike has brightened Ramsgate’s horizons with neon hair tints, our first-ever Faction Fight, and fifty new levels of Hunt Pass prizes! This update also improves the Patrol Chest system and introduces a new breed of Trials fauna: styxians.
Faction Fight
Endurance Squad takes on Defiance Squad in our first-ever Dauntless #FactionFight! Choose a side, equip a sigil, and earn points for your team with every hunt. At the end of two weeks, the winning faction’s lantern will be added to the store … for free.
PATROL CHESTS 2.0
When we first introduced Patrol Chests to Dauntless, it was with the hopes that they would be a nice reward for Slayers who played regularly – a bit of bonus loot to help you level up your gear. Instead, they became a point of confusion. What were Patrol Chests? How were you supposed earn them? What was the Boost for? And how did you know if you were boosted or not?
Many customer support tickets later, we’ve decided to revisit the Patrol Chest system. Here’s what you need to know in the post-0.9.2 world.
WHAT IS A PATROL CHEST?
A Patrol Chest is basically a stash of bonus loot. If you have a chest available and you complete a patrol, you can open the chest to get bonus rewards. You can see how many chests you own by opening up the in-game map.
STYXIANS
The newest fold in the fabric of Trials is the fast and fearsome styxian. We started off calling these “shark cats” internally, but they quickly earned their more ominous name.
Character Customization
Dauntless has brought amazing Character customizations into the game in the form of weapon and armor transmogs as well as many updates to facial features and hairstyles! Here are a few screenshots provided by JmagLive of his character!
They have a host of many different colors to choose From Premium colors you have to pay for to free ones you can unlock from battling heroic monsters to even ones you get from twitch prime!
They have different Armor transmogs as you see below! Each armor slot (Helmet, Body, Gauntlets, Boots, and Lanterns) All have their own Dedicated page for different transmogs!
Below is JmagLives Character. He has done a mix of 3 different armors. His helmet Transmog is received through the Faction Fight as he picked the green team ! His body transmog is a premium paid transmog bought through the store from the Ostian Admiral Set! For his gauntlets and boots he chose to go with the simple studded look that is offered to everyone from the Recruit Set which every player receives once they start the game! And finally for his Repeater transmog he went with the ZVR-84 “Last Days” Transmog that coincides with his team for the faction Fight!
If you are interested in seeing this game come to TAW and want to help with that process please fill out an interest for by following this link here.
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VG PIA
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Greetings TAW and welcome to another iteration of On the Horizon. The purpose of this particular series of blog posts is to bring light to the current Horizon Teams as well as potential games that Vanguard is considering bringing into the fold.
As PIA it is my privelage to provide information on these teams and be a pseudo spokesman for them. Some of the information will include how to get involved with these teams, who to contact, and when they typically gather for their mandatory events.
Current Horizon Teams
-Minecraft-
SUL: Xylem
Mandatory Times:
NA = Sunday 7:15pm CST/CDT
EU & Asia Mandatory = Sunday 8PM BST (5PM GMT+1)
Minecraft is a sandbox video game created by Swedish game developer Markus Persson and released by Mojang in 2011. The game allows players to build with a variety of different blocks in a 3D procedurally generated world, requiring creativity from players. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.
-Albion Online-
SUL: Bombrabbit
Mandatory Time:
NA/EU = Sunday 11am EST
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
-Diablo 3-
SUL: DeathereX
NA = TBD
EU = TBD
Diablo III is a dungeon crawler hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo franchise.
-World of Warcraft Classic-
SUL: Tipplit
EU = Monday 3pm EST
World of Warcraft Classic is a server option for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Running alongside the main version of the game, Classic recreates the game in the state it was in before the release of the first expansion, The Burning Crusade.
The team over at World of Warcraft Classic spin-up division has now picked a server for all of you to join. The Realm (server) is ‘Mograine’ (PVP) for all the EU (BST) people, while NA (Eastern Time) is on ‘Incendius’ (PVP). Both NA and EU will be playing Horde. Additional new realms will also open on Monday, August 26 at 100 a.m. PDT as follows. On release day, one hour before the server releases, we would like you to join us; we are going to make small parties of 5, so that we might have a more interesting and fun experience at launch.
-DayZ-
SUL: Nightkill
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?
Potential New Games
-Destiny 2-
Humanity's last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. He has stripped the city's Guardians of their power, and forced the survivors to flee.
-Final Fantasy XIV-
Final Fantasy XIV is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows personal computers, developed and published by Square Enix in 2010. It is the fourteenth entry in the main Final Fantasy series and the second MMORPG in the series after Final Fantasy XI.
-Last Oasis-
Keep moving, the world is dying in this Nomadic Survival MMO. Build walking mobile bases and travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
-Borderlands 3-
Some time after Handsome Jack's death and the fall of Hyperion, the game's antagonists Troy and Tyreen Calypso learn of other Vaults beyond the planet Pandora, and form a violent cult named the "Children of the Vault" to gain possession of them. Lilith, one of the player characters from the first Borderlands game, recruits the player's new "Vault Hunter" character to help stop the Calypso twins. Many characters from previous Borderlands games are set to return, including those from the spin-off game Tales from the Borderlands.
-Ghost Recon Breakpoint-
Faced with mounting evidence that its products are falling into the hands of corrupt regimes, Skell Technology starts coming under increased public scrutiny. When the company is implicated in an assassination, the United States government decides to investigate further only for Auroa to cut itself off from the outside world. After the deaths of squadmates Midas and Weaver, as well as Holt being hospitalized for severe injuries; Nomad, the leader of a Ghost Recon fireteam deployed to Auroa, finds that former Ghost Cole D. Walker has gone rogue. A private military contractor named Sentinel has occupied the island under Walker's command while Walker himself is leading a team of soldiers calling themselves the "Wolves". Armed with cutting-edge weapons and equipment, the Wolves have commandeered Skell Technology's drone production as part of a self-appointed mission to safeguard the future of warfare.
-Rust-
The only aim in Rust is to survive. To do this you will need to overcome struggles such as hunger, thirst and cold. Build a fire. Build a shelter. Kill animals for meat. Protect yourself from other players, and kill them for meat. Create alliances with other players and form a town. Do whatever it takes to survive.
As always if you would like to see these games join our ranks please go to the following link and fill out our Interest Form!
Greetings to our brothers and sisters of TAW. The Vanguard Team is proud to announce that Conqueror's Blade has reached Tier 2 status. Join us in congratulating the CB Team in a job well done and encourage them to keep fighting the good fight. They have been working hard to get this game going and get it into Army.
Now that this game has hit Tier 2 that means that they will be open to internal transfers within TAW plus a few other bonuses like their own blog and forum sections on the website. Once again congrats to Zenmire and crew and keep up the good work.
TAW Interest for World of Warcraft - Classic
The drums of war thunder once again… Return to a lost era of Azeroth and experience the timeless stories that defined this world at war.World of Warcraft Classic is a faithful recreation of the original World of Warcraft—it runs a bit smoother on today’s computers, but the game still looks and feels like you’re playing World of Warcraft from 2006. Combat mechanics, original character models and skill trees all contribute to a truly authentic experience, as do your interactions with other players. Your reliance on others to take on the world was at the heart of the original WoW and is at the heart of World of Warcraft Classic.
Blizzard first said WoW Classic will launch sometime this summer, and now we have a date. WoW Classic releases August 27.
Blizzard is letting folk into the character creation for WoW classic ahead of official release, starting August 12.
Those with an active subscription can create and reserve up to three characters per account.
TAW
As some might have heard, Blizzard is going back to it's roots this fall with the release of World of Warcraft: Classic!
Obviously Vanguard would be excited to establish ourselves in TAW with a game that brought so many joy over the years! Now that is going back to where it all started, who is with us?!
If interested in the game just get yourself a renewal of your old Wow subscription and you are set to go!
Greetings TAW! Vanguard is gauging interest in Diablo 3 to see if it has what it takes to join our ranks! Diablo III is a dungeon crawler hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo franchise.Twenty years have passed since the Prime Evils were defeated and banished from the world of Sanctuary. Now, you must return to where it all began – the town of Tristram – and investigate rumors of a fallen star, for this is the first sign of evil’s rebirth, and an omen that the End Times have begun.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Most widely known for franchises such as Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch
If interested in the game you can get it HERE and as always if you would like to see this game in TAW please fill out the following FORM.
Welcome everyone to the Vanguard Monthly Newsletter. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by and check in on how we are doing this time around. As always if you have any interest in any of the teams below or if there is a game you would like to see in TAW please fill out the form HERE.
As for a layout of the newsletter, teams that provided me with an update ar going to be at the top of the newsletter. Teams that did not have an update for me will be listed below with general contact information as well as info about their scheduled events so that you can join them.
Now for your scheduled update on the teams, starting with the Recruiting Division, yah that's right, they're with us. However they are always open to help your team out, Vanguard or not, so get in touch if you need a little extra help.
-Recruiting Division-
DC: Caaran
June and July where busy months for RD. First, we are happy to announce two new members that
joined our ranks, Venidis and Zwoggy. We are excited on the energy they have and what they will
bring to our division.
With more and more CC and TFO’s finding their way up to Vanguard to visit us or just email us with
the question if we are willing to help and assist their division. At the moment we are assisting 6 army division and all vanguard games with their recruitment
efforts.
If you think your corps/division needs any survey on its recruitment efforts - fill in this Meeting Form
and we will get in contact with you to schedule in a meeting!
-Apex Legends - Tier 2
SUL: Himscar
NA = Saturday 9pm EST
EU = Friday 3pm EST and Sunday 2pm EST
Apex Legends have had a lot of movement on their roster and would like to give a shoutout to the following folks that have been promoted as well as to those that have stepped up and accepted critical roles within the team.
KingTamotsu stepped up to Executive Officer
Jackel stepped up to Head Drill Instructor
Lycanthrope stepped up to Drill Instructor
Challice stepped up to Drill Instructor
DehLucks came back and stepped up to Staff Officer
The following members on their team have been promoted to Private First Class:
BRLando, Chozoman, DakuHollow, Dahpool, Deluriel, Ferdus, FrozenPandaFeet, InvertedComms, RandomDude, and Xarioz
The team also finished their first TAW EU Season Tournament and have 3 players that are worth mentioning.
FalconRuby - In house Champion (Most wins in Season 1)
Jackel - MVP (Most kills per game)
Slurm - Best Support (Most revives)
Some other medals were given out to Wewjet, Jackel, JuicySarah for being with us for 1 year and wewjet also got his second year with us. Congrats to these guys for being TAWsome. The team would also like to announce their first ever Gump Medal Awardee, Lycanthrope while doing a bootcamp and explaining how to generate a TS token clicked on it himself. For those of you not aware if you do that you will be kicked out of Teamspeak. Well done Lycanthrope and congratulations.
-Elder Scrolls Online - Tier 2
SUL: RowanRainsong (Acting SUL)
EU = Saturday 7pm GMT
Shout out to their PIA Rekon for setting up an awesome newsletter. You can find it by following the link HERE.
-Conquerors Blade - Tier 3
SUL: Zenmire
The Team Leadership of Conquerors Blade has put together a very incentivized recruitment drive for their team. It is open to everyone in TAW to participate in and possibly win some very excellent prizes. Who doesn't want some free computer parts amirite? You can check out the details HERE and I wish everyone the best of luck in obtaining some very cool loot.
-Foxhole - Tier 1
SUL: Tirean
EU = Saturday 8pm BST
-Insurgency Sandstorm - Tier 2
DC: StuffedShark
NA = Sundays and Tuesdays 9pm EST
EU = Sundays and Tuesdays 8pm GMT+1
-Star Citizen - Tier 2
SUL: EdibleCrab
NA = Sunday 2:30pm EST
EU = Sunday 2:30pm EST
-EVE Online - Tier 2
SUL: Avguste
NA = Friday 10pm EST
EU = Friday 5pm EST
Joint Operations = Sunday 5pm EST
-The Division 2 - Tier 2
SUL: Balan
-Hell Let Loose - Tier 2
SUL: Kpak
Joint Mandatory Time:
Sundays 8:30pm BST (3:30pm EDT/EST)
-Minecraft - Tier 3
EU & Asia Mandatory = Sunday 8PM BST (17:00 GMT+1)
-Albion Online - Tier 3