Keep up with what's going on in the Vanguard community! Be sure to check out the recent interview with Vanguard Producer, Thom "Phathom" Terrazas as well as Dalmarus' Weekly Vanguard Chronicles!

The folks at Allakhazam recently had the chance to chat up Vanguard Producer, Thom "Phathom" Terrazas. In this exclusive interview, Thom offers some insight on the state of the game, where it's headed, and the buzz surrounding the most recent Game Update!

You can read the full interview here!

This tale was taken from the dusty pages within the Anthology of Telonian Lore . Follow the ongoing tale of one Dwarf named Therdon, who seems to cheat death, only to live a lonely life unlike anything he could have expected.

Official SOE Podcast #35 is live!!!  Hear from Linda "Brasse" Carlson from thebrasse.com, we also would like to re-release our interview with Laralyn McWilliams from the Free Realms team.  We chat about our ION Conference trip and EQII's Update 45.  Jason Ryan's news gives us all of the info from many of the SOE titles, unfortunately some of the info from this Podcast is a tad outdated... Ashlanne loses her gamer card - stick to the forums to find out how you can help her get it back!

So tune in!  You can get your Podcast goodness two different ways: Head over to the Podcast's official site, and click on your preferred bandwidth - or if you have iTunes installed, select iTunes store, type SOE into the search box, and click Subscribe!  Your feedback is always welcome either on the Station forums or via email!

This week Rufin of the Seradon server is in the Spotlight! The High Elf Paladin is played by Luke, who hails originally from London, but now spends his time playing Vanguard with his family in North Carolina. Along with nine of his guildmates from MERCS, he took out Malfunctioning X-77 in APW! Read on to find out more about your fellow player.

This tale was taken from the dusty pages within the Anthology of Telonian Lore . Find out the fate of two Dwarven friends who uncover a mysterious coin, and how this ancient finding will drastically change the course of one of their lives.

This week's screenshot is courtesy of Hcura Magnus, the level 30 Warrior hailing from the Xeth server. Early into his travels, he ventured into Tsang's Tomb in search of Dakkar, The Gloom Blade and took this great screenshot that captures the eeriness of the cold and haunting Tomb.

We're always looking to feature special screenshots and original fanart on VGPlayers! If you have any amazing screenshots from your travels in Telon, an image that will surely make everyone laugh, or want to show off your decorating skills, please send your submissions to SOEFanArt!

We recently announced that there would be two more (and final) opportunities for eligible players to transfer servers. We're relaxing the rules a little bit and are now allowing anyone to request a transfer to a PvE server! Character creation before the server merge is no longer a requirement. If you have moved before, you are welcome to move again! This is the perfect time to get your friends back in the game and on your server!

The first move is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 13 th . The second will come sometime the following week.

Still keep in mind:

• You should pack up all broker items, collect all tombstones, and collect any items inside your house. You do not need to tear down your house.
• You cannot move to Sartok, but are free to move to any other server.
• If you would like to take advantage of this server transfer, please /petition in game and include the names of all the characters on your account you would like moved, and the server you want them to be transferred to.

Keep up with what's going on in the Vanguard community! Bloggers have been busy this week recounting their tales from Telon, while Dalmarus continues to open up discussion for many hot topics relating to the game!

This tale was taken from the dusty pages within the Anthology of Telonian Lore. Discover the tale behind Therdon the beardless Dwarf, and the secret behind his mysterious long life of solitude.

Server restarts will begin tonight (8:00 pm PDT/ 05:00 CET) for the Halgar server and tomorrow morning (5:00 am PDT) for the remaining US servers. The downtime should be brief with the serves expected to be up within an hour.

This week Vanguard player Teagan is in the spotlight! Hailing from Australia , Teagan explores Telon on a variety of characters, though her main is a Varanthari Druid. She splits her gaming time between the three spheres, but remembers her most memorable times were completing a variety of quests with guildmates. Read on to find out more about your fellow player!

If you (or your guild) would like to be featured in the weekly spotlight, just head on over to the Official Forums to fill out the questions, and then send your submission along with plenty of screenshots to Ellyra.

This week's screenshots come from Diaz, the Blood Mage playing on the Halgar server! Diaz had some very nice things to say about the game, and was nice enough to share some shots of the places in Telon that he thinks are visually amazing.

 

This Friday, May 2nd SOE Phone Support will be closed for a few hours from 10am - 12:30pm Pacific Time.  Phone Support will resume operation from 12:30pm - 7pm Pacific Time.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

SOE Customer Support Team

Weekly server restarts will be taking place this evening for Halgar, and tomorrow (4/29) morning for the remaining US servers. Downtime should be brief, with the servers expected to be up within the hour.

Halgar: 8:00 PM PDT (05:00 CET) – 4/28/08
Sartok, Seradon, Xeth: 5:00 AM PDT – 4/29/08