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* New to Asheron's Call? Check out the [[New Player Guide]]. | * New to Asheron's Call? Check out the [[New Player Guide]]. | ||
* See the [[Returning Player Guide]] if you have to decided to come back. | * See the [[Returning Player Guide]] if you have to decided to come back. | ||
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=== Game Info === | === Game Info === | ||
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* [[http://acpedia.org/wiki/Loot#Tier_8 Tier 8 Loot]] Introduced | * [[http://acpedia.org/wiki/Loot#Tier_8 Tier 8 Loot]] Introduced | ||
* Creature Loot Tiers adjusted | * Creature Loot Tiers adjusted | ||
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| ''' | | '''August 2013: "Tier 8 Loot and Weapon Tailoring"''' | ||
* New Tier 8 Loot Hunting Area Introduced - [[Rynthid Infested Plains]] | * New Tier 8 Loot Hunting Area Introduced - [[Rynthid Infested Plains]] | ||
* [[Tailoring#Weapon_Tailoring|Weapon Tailoring]] | * [[Tailoring#Weapon_Tailoring|Weapon Tailoring]] | ||
* [[Black Market]]s were updated. | * [[Black Market]]s were updated. | ||
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| '''January 2014: "Tier 8 Area Released"''' | |||
* [[Viridian Rise]] - New High Level Hunting Ground Released | |||
* New level VIII Ring Spells Released - [[Infused_Amber_Collection#Items|New Ring Spells]] | |||
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| [[File:Spring 2014 Splash Screen 1.jpg|250px|link=Spring 2014]] | |||
| '''February 2014: "Spring 2014"''' | |||
This as indicated by Turbine will be the last Patch for Asherons Call. | |||
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* [[Enlightenment]] - A system designed for our most dedicated players, Enlightenment allows a character who has reached the pinnacle of levels and Luminance to let it all go and start over. The process of Enlightenment is certainly not for the faint of heart, but enlightenment will provide an avenue for players to prove that they are some of the most hardcore players of the game. | |||
* [[Gauntlet]] - A brand new coliseum to challenge players and top end characters has been added. | |||
* [[Paragon Weapons]] - A weapon upgrade system that creates Paragon weapons has been added to the game. Characters can slowly enhance their favorite weapons by forging them into Paragon weapons. | |||
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==== Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe ==== | ==== Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe ==== | ||
Turbine Entertainment Software Corp., a premier provider of online subscription entertainment, announced today that it signed a deal with Jolt Online Gaming Ltd., Europe's largest independent online gaming network, to operate the company's critically acclaimed Asheron's Call® franchise games in Europe.<ref>08/30/2004 Turbine Games - [http://web.archive.org/web/20041016101748/http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=37&pagebuilder%5Bmodule%5D=article&pagebuilder%5Bdisplay_item%5D=150 Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe]</ref> | Turbine Entertainment Software Corp., a premier provider of online subscription entertainment, announced today that it signed a deal with Jolt Online Gaming Ltd., Europe's largest independent online gaming network, to operate the company's critically acclaimed Asheron's Call® franchise games in Europe.<ref>08/30/2004 Turbine Games - [http://web.archive.org/web/20041016101748/http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=37&pagebuilder%5Bmodule%5D=article&pagebuilder%5Bdisplay_item%5D=150 Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe]</ref> | ||
=== 2014 === | |||
==== Turbine ends updates to Asheron's Call and Announces F2P ==== | |||
Once this next update is in the hands of the players, the updates to Asheron’s Call will be limited. We intend to fix critical bugs and continue maintenance and support on the game. While there is always a chance we will put out a small update if time permits, players should have the expectation that updates will be limited to maintenance, bug fixes, and perhaps balance iterations of February content such as the new Coliseum. | |||
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Let me reiterate that we have no plans to close Asheron’s Call. We plan to keep the game open and the servers running. | |||
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Although this change of focus is necessary for our company, we love the Asheron’s Call games and we want them to live forever. We understand that players who have been enjoying our monthly updates will be disappointed at the change to Asheron’s Call. Our long term plan is to make the game free to all active accounts. We are working on a date in the not-to-distant future where all active accounts will be able to play the game for free. Asheron’s Call and Asheron’s Call 2 will be a gift to our loyal players.<br> | |||
[https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?62779-News-about-the-next-update Link to Original Article]<br> | |||
[https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/member.php?14917-Severlin Severlin] - <font color=red>Producer</font> | |||
=== History Articles === | === History Articles === | ||
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=== AC News Archives === | === AC News Archives === | ||
* [[News Archive - 2014]] | |||
* [[News Archive - 2013]] | * [[News Archive - 2013]] | ||
* [[News Archive - 2012]] | * [[News Archive - 2012]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 5 March 2014
Main game topics: | Getting Started | Gameplay | Player Character | Items | World | Patches | Live Events |
Sub-topics: | Asheron's Call | Player Guides: New Players, Returning Players | Character Creation | User Interface | Glossary | FAQ |
Asheron's Call
Asheron's Call (AC) is a fantasy Massively multiplayer online role-playing game delevoped by Turbine, Inc. released on November 2, 1999.
- Please visit our Home Page to explore everything our wiki has available.
- New to Asheron's Call? Check out the New Player Guide.
- See the Returning Player Guide if you have to decided to come back.
Game Info
See also: List of Categories
The following list is not exhaustive.
- Dereth
- Gameplay
- Player Characters
Asheron's Call Updates
Game Release and Expansions
1999 Release |
2001 Dark Majesty |
2005 Throne of Destiny |
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Major Monthly Updates
- See Patches for a list of all the regular monthly updates made to Asheron's Call.
Event | Main Content/Features |
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August 2008: 100th Update | |
October 2009: 10th Anniversary Update | |
April 2010: "Big" Update
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December 2010: "Big" Update
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May 2011: "Big" Update
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February 2012: Skill System Overhaul | |
August 2012: "Big" Update
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February 2013: "Tier 8 Loot and a New UI"
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August 2013: "Tier 8 Loot and Weapon Tailoring"
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January 2014: "Tier 8 Area Released"
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February 2014: "Spring 2014"
This as indicated by Turbine will be the last Patch for Asherons Call.
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Rules
By playing Asheron's Call, all players agree to the following documents:
- Asheron's Call Code of Conduct (CoC)
- Asheron's Call End User License Agreement (EULA)
- Turbine Terms of Service (ToS)
History of Asheron's Call
1995 - 1999
Game Development
- Development of Asheron's Call began in 1995 after Turbine and Microsoft had entered into a developer/publisher agreement where legal ownership of the property and subsequently-developed properties were owned by Microsoft.
- All of the games Servers and the initial beta testing were also hosted on Zone.msn.com as part of the publishing agreement with Microsoft.
- "Empyrean" was the code name Microsoft used to refer to Asheron's Call in 1997 when the game was still in development. [1]
Click image for full size version.
1999
Beta Testing and Release
- The AC Beta consisted of three phases which spanned from May until October of 1999.
- See the Asheron's Call Beta page for full details and links.
- Other important events that occured before and during beta testing:
- Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, goes live.
- See the ACCWiki's Zogblaster Archive to take a look back at the site.
- Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/, goes live.
- See the ACCWiki's Microsoft Games Archive to take a look back at the site.
- Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, goes live.
- November 2, 1999 - AC goes retail, it is the third major MMORPG to be released at this time.
2000 - 2003
Microsoft Gaming Zone
- In addition to the hosting of the game Servers, all AC announcements including patch teasers, rollout articles, letters to the players and patch notes were released onto the AC section of the Microsoft Gaming Zone.
- See the ACCWiki's Microsoft Zone Archive to take a look back at the site.
- See also Category:Microsoft Zone Archive and Category:Patch Announcements.
2003
Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back
Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003[2] and consequently took responsibility for server hosting. The servers remained at a facility in Washington State until 2008 when all server hardware was replaced and relocated to a facility in Massachusetts near Turbine headquarters. Due to various quality of service issues that caused extended downtime the servers were moved to a new facility on March 30th, 2009.
2004
Turbine unlocks Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty for all AC subscribers
Turbine announces that all Dark Majesty content will be available to every subscriber regardless of whether they have purchased the expansion pack in the past or not. [3]
Turbine Green Lights AC Expansion Pack
An announcement is made that fans of the award-winning online role playing game Asheron’s Call® will receive a new expansion pack (Throne of Destiny) in early 2005.[4]
Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe
Turbine Entertainment Software Corp., a premier provider of online subscription entertainment, announced today that it signed a deal with Jolt Online Gaming Ltd., Europe's largest independent online gaming network, to operate the company's critically acclaimed Asheron's Call® franchise games in Europe.[5]
2014
Turbine ends updates to Asheron's Call and Announces F2P
Once this next update is in the hands of the players, the updates to Asheron’s Call will be limited. We intend to fix critical bugs and continue maintenance and support on the game. While there is always a chance we will put out a small update if time permits, players should have the expectation that updates will be limited to maintenance, bug fixes, and perhaps balance iterations of February content such as the new Coliseum.
Let me reiterate that we have no plans to close Asheron’s Call. We plan to keep the game open and the servers running.
Although this change of focus is necessary for our company, we love the Asheron’s Call games and we want them to live forever. We understand that players who have been enjoying our monthly updates will be disappointed at the change to Asheron’s Call. Our long term plan is to make the game free to all active accounts. We are working on a date in the not-to-distant future where all active accounts will be able to play the game for free. Asheron’s Call and Asheron’s Call 2 will be a gift to our loyal players.
Link to Original Article
Severlin - Producer
History Articles
- The Turbine Story - In depth history written by the founder of Turbine Entertainment, Jon Monsarrat.
- Postmortem: Turbine Entertainment's Asheron's Call - Behind the scenes account of what went right, what went wrong. Written by Toby Ragaini, one of the original developers.
Game Awards
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1999 - Game Industry News' Game of the Year
Related Articles
- 2001 AIAS Awards - Asheron's Call scores two nominations -- including "PC Game of the Year"!
- Asheron's Call Wins Gaming's Equivalent of the Oscar - At this year's E3 convention, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences dubbed Asheron's Call the Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year. Awards from the AIAS are among the highest honors bestowed in the gaming industry.
- Best-of-the-Year Awards - Gamezilla joins Gamecenter and Gameindustry.com in giving AC top honors.
- More Rave Reviews for Asheron's Call - Gameindustry.com gave AC their 1999 Best Overall Game of the Year award, and several other sites have recently queued up with accolades, too.
- Stellar Review from Computer Games Online - Cindy Vanous gives Asheron's Call 4 ½ out of 5 stars and a detailed critique.
Gaming Website Articles
Reviews
- Computer Games Online - 4.5/5
Previews
- July, 1997 - ZDNet
- July, 1998 - Gamespot
Interviews
Other
- RPG Vault - Special Report with AC Producer Scott Herrington
- Asheron's Call Dark Majesty hits #1 in PC Games Sales
- GameSpy - Top 10 Asheron's Call Items
Developer Diaries
- GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 1
- GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 2
- GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 3
- GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 4
- GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 5
Archives
Microsoft Archives
Turbine Archives
Patch Announcements
Turbine Archive Index
Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website
Developer Chats
AC News Archives
- News Archive - 2014
- News Archive - 2013
- News Archive - 2012
- News Archive - 2011
- News Archive - 2010
- News Archive - 2009
- News Archive - 2008
- News Archive - 2007
Images
Click image for full size version.
References
- ↑ 1997/07 ZDNet - Let the Online Games Begin
- ↑ 12/17/2003 Turbine Games - TURBINE TO BUY ASHERON’S CALL FRANCHISE FROM MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS
- ↑ 02/04/2004 Turbine Games - TURBINE UNLOCKS ASHERON’S CALL: DARK MAJESTY® FOR ALL AC1 SUBSCRIBERS
- ↑ 04/13/2004 Turbine Games - Turbine Green Lights AC Expansion Pack
- ↑ 08/30/2004 Turbine Games - Turbine Jolts Asheron's Call® and AC2: Fallen Kings® in Europe