For me, i was sooo excited for Vangaurd to come out.., i followed its development from rumor to launch. It was going to be the real "EQ2", but the beta and launch were so horrific that i never went back. It would be the first of many MMOs that were over hyped and failed hard on launch. Much of which are better games today ( AO, Conan etc..), but too little too late. First impressions are vital to MMOs becoming the next big thing, and staying that way..IMO.