This was taken from a german site, well it looked german, hmm or maybe denmark either way link below just trans with google...
http://www.buffed.de/Vanguard-Saga-of-Heroes-PC-91000/News/Vanguard-Free2Play-883574/Vanguard: Update rewarding loyal players before the change Free2Play
14/05/2012 14:15 clock| 162 ° |0
Vanguard changes before the summer to Free2Play system, donated developer Sony Online Entertainment to the remaining subscribers a few presents for their faithfulness.
In summer, Vanguard to free-to-play titles. Sony sweetens the remaining subscribers to exclusive last hours of play.
In the summer of 2012, the payment model of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes on a Free2Play offer changed. Despite the adjustments Sony Online Entertainment's online role-playing game so far is still receiving updates. And obviously we want to keep the remaining players with gifts, the last months before the transition from the old to the new subscription model Free2Play System or in the bar and they give presents for their faithfulness in the past few years: The latest patch includes Vanguard not only bug fixes but also so-called "Loyalty Rewards" - rewards for the loyalty of the players.
Who are the world of Telon Vanguard calls his second home, can look forward to other than a ship, a horse armor, or the "camlet Overland Onslaught Life-Sustaining exo-skeleton" mount, short Koole. All the new features of the update can be found on the official website of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.