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If you're a Vanguard: Saga of Heroes player and you're in the queue for a character transfer, then you'd best be warned now. You can expect to experience some downtime in a couple of hours as technicians from SOE move the characters to their new homes and shut down the holiday content they put up previously.

According to the post, instead of having their weekly server restarts on Tuesday, SOE decided to minimize the downtime people would experience by making the server transfers and removal of holiday content coincide later today, Wednesday, at 5:00 a.m. PST.

They did note something of interest to players, which is that the holiday spirit won't completely disappear. As noted in their post,

Randolph the reindeer mount will remain in game, though unable to fly since the Festival of Gloriann has passed. All house and hall items should remain in game, as well as player goodies such as treats and snowballs.

SOE giving out in-game bags for Vanguard anniversary
On January 30, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will be celebrating its first anniversary. For the lore of the world, it might not mean much, but to players, it means one important thing: freebies. That's right! Sony Online Entertainment has seen fit to give the denizens of the world of Telon a special treat, and it comes in the form of one of three equippable bags.

Here are the three bags for your perusal:

• Avarem's Messenger Bag
• This is the bag of Avarem, famed messenger of Telon. His swift feet made him a legend in the realm of delivery.
• Equipping this bag will increase your run speed.
  

• Silius' Enchanted Utility Pouch
• A bag used by the master crafter Silius. Said to be a sadist, Silius' insatiable hunger for crafting made him a legend in the world of Telon. Some even say this bag is made from the skin of crafters which is why it seems to enhance the base attributes of the person wearing it.
• Equipping this pouch will increase your crafting attributes.

• Jansan's Valise of Ages
• This valise was used by the great diplomat known as Jansan. His accomplishments have been lost in the winds and nowadays are nothing more than fairy tales told to aspiring diplomats. Of these stories there is one about a valise that granted him great presence and held an endless amount of information.
• Equipping this valise will grant you 40 presence.

While you can only pick one bag per account, these bags certainly look like they have their uses. We're sure you can find something to do in Telon while waiting for these freebies to come out. As for us, we'll be covering the latest news and info in the world of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.

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