Vanguard: Player Interview
Real life first name: Tom
Main Character name: Strykir
Server: Targonor
Guild: Black Sun
Where in the real life world do you live? (city & state or equivalent only please!) Salinas, Calif
How long have you played VG?? Since Beta 2
What other MMOs have you played? Ultima online for 6 yrs and swg for 3 yrs.
What type of work do you do? General Building Contractor
How long is your typical gaming session when playing VG? Usually about 4 hours
What does a typical VG day consist of for you? I'm the guild leader, so
first thing is chat a bit with guildies and try to make sure everyone
is busy and take care of any problems. I'm really trying to level up my
Carpenter, so during the week I grind craft, on weekends we try to form
large groups and quest together.
What as the race and class of your very first character? Always have played Humans
What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most?
The ultima series really steered me towards gaming, from the very first
one, which was Aklabeth all the way to Ultima Online. I've always
enjoyed the fantasy line of games and Vanguard really filled a void for
me after UO.
What other hobbies or activities do you take part
in, other then playing Vanguard? I have a worshop where I make replica
Medieval Plate Armor, I sell most of it and have a small collection I
keep which I take to schools and demonstrate their use and manufacture.
I also enjoy sailing and anything to do with Lake Tahoe.
What is your highest level in VG? My main toon is level 22 Rogue and is level 30 Carpenter.
What race and class is your main character? Human Rogue
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main
character? I always enjoyed the RP part of having a Rogue and my main
is the subject of an ongoing story I'm writing and is available to read
on our Guild website (www.blacksun.vg).
How did you choose your
main character's name? To be honest I have no idea, I've used the name
for many years and have since forgotten.
Which classes in VG have you NOT played? Shaman and Blood Mage, I've never been much into casters.
Do you participate in crafting or diplomacy? Yes, crafting quite alot
since my goal is to start building Caravels for my guild. Diplomacy
I've played a bit but my main focus right now is crafting.
What is your favorite zone? I've stayed mostly in Thestra and traveled very little.
What is your favorite npc? I liked the quest for the wizard near 3
Rivers, where ya have to kidnap the 3 different NPC's to be his slaves
and end up dumping their bodies in the river. I get tired of playing a
good guy all the time, It's good to be bad.
Which zone do you like the least? Qalia, all that dang sand, takes weeks to wash all that off.
Which npc do you like the least? The taskmasters for crafting in Tursh,
they always seem to be stuck in the walls of that blasted barn.
What is the most money you have ever spent on purchasing a single item
for one of your characters? Has to be the 10 gold I spent on a new
mount for my main, most other stuff I have has been given to me or
looted.
Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for
nostalgic reasons? If so what is it and why do you keep it? I still use
it but it would have to be my Sloop, soon it will be replaced with a
new Caravel, but that Sloop was my first boat I made.
What do you
like best about Vanguard? The graphics and sound are awesome, but its
really my friends in my guild that make the game what it is to me, I
cant imagine playing without them.
What do you get out of playing
Vanguard? I really enjoy the social interaction and tend to chat alot
in guild chat. I'ts great having so many that share the same interests
and enjoy the game as much as I do.
Describe your best experience
from playing Vanguard? After I completed my first Sloop, I went sailing
around Thestra. I saw some incredible areas where I took numerous
screen shots. I never stop being amazed at how much work went into the
game graphics. The architecture of some areas are really a credit to
the devs and artists who created them.
Do you run or work for an Vanguard Fan Site? (if so provide the web address too!) Well only our guild web site www.blacksun.vg |
