Vanguard: Dang! Honestly, I haven't known what to think about this game over the last two years, mostly because we never saw more than pretty, empty environments. But now that the game has become a game, I admit I was pleasantly surprise. Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, the original EverQuest designers, have a LOT on their plate here as they attempt to reassert their place in the post-WoW world, and, I gotta say, they have some very good ideas here (such as flying mounted combat!) They also made the first-ever, for me, good case as to why owning a house in an MMO might be something worth having. I'll write more later, but here's another thumbs up for a couple of the hardest-working and nicest guys in the biz, who have an incredible challenge on their hands but, with four years and counting of development, seem to be making real progress here.