*sigh*
Vanguard also has a free trial:

Vanguard Trial

Let me save you the time and give it a PVP rating now: 1 out of 5.
VG is deliberately designed as a PVE game - while there's a small, persistent PVP community, truth is the devs give them no joy... which is a pity because they seem convinced it could be an excellent PVP game with only a little effort.
However, such is life!

Thanks Oxy - that was the site I was thinking of.
I could be wrong, but my reading of the permissions over there is that you're free to use it for Flash creations (with credits). Otherwise I would assume permission is needed first...

As to Nathan - he is a genius, but surely he's rushed off his feet these days? Seem to see him in the credits of every second machinima I watch... (That may be a slight exaggeration ;).

Hi all,
Can anyone remember the URL for a website Oxhorn mentioned in one of the competitions last year for a website where musicians offered up their music and could be asked for permission to use their stuff in machinima etc?

Can't for the life of me remember the name of the site....

And the prize goes to Fudgewartz :) Perhaps a couple of pictures will clarify things...




Not a perfect resemblance, I will admit, but still sus ;)

Just browsing the Vanguard forums and came across some pictures that seemed strikingly familiar:
(look about halfway down the thread for the big colourful pictures):

Big Boss

You don't think someone used Oxhorn as the model for creating a monster, do you?
Surely not....
:)

Depends what kind of MMO you like - especially PVP vs PVE.
PVP I know nothing about - but lots of people are making noises about Darkfall at the moment.
PVE - Have played LotRO, and while it was a real thrill to visit Bag End , The Prancing Pony, etc... overall I found it too small and limiting - and "Lore" which is much loved by many, I felt like I was being lead around by the nose...

My personal Favourite (and the best kept secret out there in PVE land) is "Vanguard: Saga of Heros". Despite a really crappy launch, and the most recent drama - introduction of real world cash shop for in-game items (as I understand it), I still find myself with too many things to do and not enough time to do them in even after two years of playing it. You can try out a free trial for it at the link below - beware though, it requires a really good graphics system to take full advantage of it:
Vanguard Free Trial
Seradon's the best server... but that's just my opinion :)

Good - thanks Bill.
Sorta what I would have expected, but good to hear it confirmed.
Seems like a reasonable line to take.

May as well keep this thread going :)
I've only played a limited number of MMOs, and I definitely prefer PVE and complexity of play - therefore my favourite is :
* Vanguard, Saga of Heroes (despite a rocky birth, has progressed to greatness, if small :)
* Second place - LOtRO - even though I'm going to cancel my susbscription (world is too small and limiting compared to VG), they did damn good
* WoW - which I only took up after watching Oxhorn movies, I will admit it's good for a quick laugh :)