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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEmarch02teaser1.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEmarch02teaser1.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 8, 2002		\| Date = March 8, 2002
	\| Title = Persuasion		\| Title = Persuasion
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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEeventrollout.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEeventrollout.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 13, 2002		\| Date = March 13, 2002
	\| Title = Persuasion		\| Title = Persuasion
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	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEeventbuild.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEeventbuild.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 13, 2002		\| Date = March 13, 2002
	\| Title = Developer's Notes		\| Title = Developer's Notes
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	\| Link = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletter0302.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletter0302.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 13, 2002		\| Date = March 13, 2002
	\| Title = Letter to the Players		\| Title = Letter to the Players
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	\| Link = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletter0302-2.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletter0302-2.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 14, 2002		\| Date = March 14, 2002
	\| Title = Letter to the Players		\| Title = Letter to the Players

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	The voice was blessedly silent. Martine resumed finalizing his plans for this new dungeon structure. And thinking about flaxen-blonde tresses draped softly over silken pillows.		The voice was blessedly silent. Martine resumed finalizing his plans for this new dungeon structure. And thinking about flaxen-blonde tresses draped softly over silken pillows.
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	'''Unlike any other gaming experience, the world of Asheron's Call continues to evolve. Last month saw the return of the Hoary Mattekar and Shadowhunter Armor. For March, the changes and additions taking place will all soon be revealed. Join us when the Persuasion event opens. Be sure to continue your part in this incredible ongoing story, and we'll see you in Dereth!		'''Unlike any other gaming experience, the world of Asheron's Call continues to evolve. Last month saw the return of the Hoary Mattekar and Shadowhunter Armor. For March, the changes and additions taking place will all soon be revealed. Join us when the ''Persuasion'' event opens. Be sure to continue your part in this incredible ongoing story, and we'll see you in Dereth!
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	:* Items found by way of the treasure system now have a greater chance of being better quality overall.		:* Items found by way of the treasure system now have a greater chance of being better quality overall.
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	''Be sure to check the [[~~Build Notes~~ - 2002/03~~/13~~ \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Developer's Notes for March</font>]], the State of the Code, and the [[A Letter to the Players ~~- 2002/03/13~~ \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Letter to the Players</font>]], to learn more details of the Persuasion event. Join us as we continue the ongoing saga of Asheron's Call, and we'll see you in Dereth!		''Be sure to check the [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Release Notes \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Developer's Notes for March</font>]], the State of the Code, and the [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Letter to the Players 1 \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Letter to the Players</font>]], to learn more details of the ''Persuasion event''. Join us as we continue the ongoing saga of Asheron's Call, and we'll see you in Dereth!
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	<br><br><br><br>Here are just some of the additions made in the March 13 game update, Persuasion. The following list is comprised of detailed notes straight from the developers themselves. For a summary of things of interest, be sure to consult the official event article, [[~~Rollout~~ - 2002/03~~/13~~ \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Persuasion</font>]].		<br><br><br><br>Here are just some of the additions made in the March 13 game update, Persuasion. The following list is comprised of detailed notes straight from the developers themselves. For a summary of things of interest, be sure to consult the official event article, [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Rollout Article \| <font color=#FFFFCC>Persuasion</font>]].
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	We appreciate your feedback and bug reports in helping to ensure that the world of Dereth is a stable and fun place to be. Please submit any such bug reports to http://bugs.zone.com.		We appreciate your feedback and bug reports in helping to ensure that the world of Dereth is a stable and fun place to be. Please submit any such bug reports to <font color=#FFFFCC><nowiki>http://bugs.zone.com</nowiki></font>.
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	<font color=#FFFFFF>'''New Functionality and Content'''</font>		<font color=#FFFFFF>'''New Functionality and Content'''</font>

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Letter to the Players 1

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	First, the weapons. While I know many of you will miss the acid javelins being spawned so often from SIK chests and Singularity Troves, our goal was to make sure that the weapons people are most likely to use at the high levels for a given skill are indeed the weapons actually being spawned. This meant fewer shou-onos and light crossbows, and more longbows and morningstars.		First, the weapons. While I know many of you will miss the acid javelins being spawned so often from SIK chests and Singularity Troves, our goal was to make sure that the weapons people are most likely to use at the high levels for a given skill are indeed the weapons actually being spawned. This meant fewer shou-onos and light crossbows, and more longbows and morningstars.
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	We also seized this opportunity to balance out which types of weapons were being spawned. One of the more egregious imbalances of the system was the rate at which unarmed weapons were spawned at the high levels--roughly 2% of the time. This has been boosted to 8%. The snippet in the developers' notes covers the high level issues, but the basic idea is that the availability of the weapons are loosely tied to their skill costs.		We also seized this opportunity to balance out which types of weapons were being spawned. One of the more egregious imbalances of the system was the rate at which unarmed weapons were spawned at the high levels--roughly 2% of the time. This has been boosted to 8%. The snippet in the [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>developers' notes</font>]] covers the high level issues, but the basic idea is that the availability of the weapons are loosely tied to their skill costs.
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	As for jewelry, we noticed that the rate at which useful multiple-spell jewelry was being found and used was a little low. To address this, we both upped the chance that multi-spell jewelry would be found, and made it more likely for “useful” spells to be found on the jewelry. While it may have made sense initially for Armor to appear 30% of the time as the spell on a piece of jewelry, it no longer makes quite as much sense some 2 years into the game. We expect to make a change in the next couple of months that will make this dynamic available to even more players, at all levels.		As for jewelry, we noticed that the rate at which useful multiple-spell jewelry was being found and used was a little low. To address this, we both upped the chance that multi-spell jewelry would be found, and made it more likely for “useful” spells to be found on the jewelry. While it may have made sense initially for Armor to appear 30% of the time as the spell on a piece of jewelry, it no longer makes quite as much sense some 2 years into the game. We expect to make a change in the next couple of months that will make this dynamic available to even more players, at all levels.
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	<font color=#FFFFFF>'''Next Month and Beyond'''</font><br>		<font color=#FFFFFF>'''Next Month and Beyond'''</font><br>
	As you saw in the March developers' notes, we fixed a longstanding bug in which players who had never entered a tieable portal could portal recall to their logout spot. Along those same lines prepare for further changes next month to many of our portal/transportation dynamics.		As you saw in the March [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>developers' notes</font>]], we fixed a longstanding bug in which players who had never entered a tieable portal could portal recall to their logout spot. Along those same lines prepare for further changes next month to many of our portal/transportation dynamics.
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	<font color=#FFFFFF>'''Some of the highlights:'''</font><br>		<font color=#FFFFFF>'''Some of the highlights:'''</font><br>