Re:Early? Yes. Bad? No. (Score 1)

This was not a review of the game, more a review of Sigil and SOE's policies. I was very much looking forward to Vanguard, as an old UO player I am still looking for a similar experience but with a bit more gloss. I was very active in the forums for over a year (under a different name) but when it came time to buy my pre-ordered collector's edition I didn't have to think twice, Vanguard, in it's current condition is not worth the price of a standard edition. I still have high hopes for the game but, as many of us believed, when SOE stepped in there was going to be a high price to pay and this is it. But, to be clear, Vanguard is not the first MMOG to trip over the first step. Many of the MMOGs I played and tested have had horrible launches, I believe Anarchy Online and World War II Online are tied for the worst launch. In fact I can only think of one game, Dark Ages of Camelot, that had a fairly good launch, although some higher level elements were patched in (I have not played EQ2 or FFXI). If Vanguard had followed Half Life 2 Ep:2 and Spore and pushed back launch until Q3 2007 I believe it would have been more than what I expected.