I really wanted this game to succeed. I remember years ago first reading about it in a gaming mag and thinking "Wow this sounds like a cool game, can't wait!" However, once I got into closed beta, my dreams were shatter (a bit dramatic but you get the idea ). Even with the bad closed beta, I still bought the game and played it up to lvl 25ish before I couldn't take anymore. I would really love to give it another shot, and actually had it downloaded the other day, but after playing the Age of Conan PVP weekend I just couldn't bring myself to spend $15 on a month test of Vanguard and instead invested that money into a AoC pre order. It's too bad, could have been a really fun game, life goes on though.