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Today's One Shots comes to us from Ryan N, who has recently rediscovered Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. He sent along a nice long description, so we'll let Ryan take the floor: I re-activated my Vanguard account over the long weekend after I found a spare SOE timecard lying around my closet (sweet find, eh?) and forgot just how amazing the game looks. This screenshot is of my young level 8 Pally looking over the starting village of Tursh at dusk.

My new PC can run the game at max settings and I've concluded that there is no other game on the market (not even Conan) that can compete with Vanguard in terms of visual design and sheer graphical technology. The recent patches have improved an already underrated gaming experience by leaps and bounds. Let's hope Sony pushes the free trial out of the door soon so more people can experience it.

Free time-card finds are always sweet, but free trials are tasty too! We'll second the hope that SOE will open up Vanguard for a trial, considering how well the Living Legacy promotion seems to have gone. Even so, we're glad to see games that we don't often see. If you play a game we don't often see, why not send those in to us here at oneshots AT massively.com. All MMOs are welcome!
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Vanguard holding Best of the Best tourney

Get ready for a rollicking good time, as Vanguard: Saga of Heroes' Customer Service team is gearing up for a Best of the Best-style tourney open to all classes from all of the game's servers.

The Bard class gets to kick off the tournament. Shortly before the event starts, a GM will make a world broadcast asking for the names of those who wish to join in. The overall winner will get 1 platinum, a special "Tournament Champion" title, and a /broadcast to the server announcing his or her victory. Here's the schedule:

• Halgar - Noon Pacific Time on Thursday 24th January 2008.
• Xeth - 5pm Pacific Time on Thursday 24th January 2008.
• Seradon - Noon Pacific Time on Saturday 26th January 2008.
• Sartok - 5pm Pacific Time on Saturday 26th January 2008.

Of course, there are rules. In order to take part in the tourney, you must be at level 50 and have a clean record. That means you must not have broken any of the game's rules and policies. Also, no mounts are allowed during the fight. You're also given a specific duel area. Ring outs mean disqualification.

Click on the via link below for more information.