Editing Vanguard

Vanguard was a private test server, where players (selected by Turbine) tested content prior to public release.<ref name="BackstageAtAC">2000/12 - [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]: [[Microsoft Zone Archive/News & Events/Backstage at Asheron's Call|Backstage at Asheron's Call]]</ref>

== History ==
The  Vanguard server existed by December 2000.<ref name="BackstageAtAC" /> In 2012, Turbine publicly asked for applications, once in May<ref>2012/05 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170130001837/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?55434-Dereth-needs-you!!! Dereth needs you!!!]</ref> and again in October<ref>2012/10 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170130001837/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?56829-Open-Application-to-the-Private-Test-Program Open Application to the Private Test Program]</ref>. Turbine again asked for applications in 2013, in April,<ref>2013/04 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170126165930/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?59944-Private-Test-Program-Open-Application Private Test Program Open Application]</ref> August,<ref>2013/08 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170126165930/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?61197-Private-Test-Program-Open-Application Private Test Program Open Application]</ref> and December.
<ref>2013/12 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170126165930/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?62278-Private-Test-Program-Open-Application Private Test Program Open Application]</ref>

Presumably, vanguard existed at release, and existed through the entirety of retail.

== Testing Content ==
The following content comes from the cache data and/or the [[Shadowfell]] test server.

== Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Golem
 | Baby Wood Golem
}}

{{Creature Class|Mosswart
 | Mosswart Baby
}}

{{Creature Class|Olthoi
 | Baby Olthoi
}}

== Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=Armor
 | Low Balance Testing Coat
 | Low Balance Testing Gauntlets
 | Low Balance Testing Helm
 | Low Balance Testing Leggings
 | Low Balance Testing Sollerets

 | Mid Balance Testing Coat
 | Mid Balance Testing Gauntlets
 | Mid Balance Testing Helm
 | Mid Balance Testing Leggings
 | Mid Balance Testing Sollerets

 | High Balance Testing Coat
 | High Balance Testing Gauntlets
 | High Balance Testing Helm
 | High Balance Testing Leggings
 | High Balance Testing Sollerets

 | Extreme Balance Testing Coat
 | Extreme Balance Testing Gauntlets
 | Extreme Balance Testing Helm
 | Extreme Balance Testing Leggings
 | Extreme Balance Testing Raiment

 | Uber Balance Testing Coat
 | Uber Balance Testing Gauntlets
 | Uber Balance Testing Helm
 | Uber Balance Testing Leggings
 | Uber Balance Testing Sollerets

 | Uber Balance Testing Raiment
 | Shield of Balance
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=Weapons
 | Prickly Orb
 | Slicing Orb
 | Smashing Orb
 | Searing Orb
 | Zapping Orb
 | Flaming Orb
 | Freezing Orb
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=Jewelry
 | Bracelet of Creature Enchantments
 | Bracelet of Creature Enchantments
 | Ring of Life Magic Protections
 | Ring of Life Magic Protections
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=Misc
 | Banyan Talisman
}}

== Locations ==
* [[Hotel Swank]]

== NPCs ==
* [[Austin]]
* [[Jeeves]]
* [[Master Yado]]
* [[Swank Armorer]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Server]]
[[Category:Testing Content]]