'''''Asheron's Call''''' (AC) is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs released in late 1999. It features a vast, near-seamless 3D world occupied by thousands of players and strange creatures. Gameplay involves earning experience points through a variety of activities, including engaging monsters in combat and fulfilling quests. The earned experience can be invested to improve the character's abilities by spending it in such areas as 'Unarmed Combat', 'War Magic' and 'Melee Defense', among many others. Besides experience points, questing and combat also yield equipment such as armor, weapons, health potions and spell scrolls. Many types of loot can be improved or imbued with special spells and effects via ''Asheron's Call'''s crafting system, known as tinkering. Unlike most other games of this type, ''Asheron's Call'' rarely uses typical fantasy fiction to draw ideas from and creates its own creatures instead of elf and goblins — a large majority of the monsters in ''Asheron's Call'' are unique to the series. Examples include insect-like Olthoi, the cat-like humanoid Drudges and reptilian Sclavus. The in-game story is advanced by monthly updates, which introduce new quests and gameplay dynamics as part of the subscription package. It was developed by Turbine Inc and published by Microsoft. One expansion, ''Dark Majesty'', was released in 2001. A second expansion, ''Throne of Destiny,'' is currently in development, and will include a graphics upgrade, new player race and new landmass. It is slated for a July 18, 2005 release. Neither Turbine nor Microsoft have been forthcoming in releasing exact subscription counts, but AC is believed to have peaked in popularity in early 2002 at about 120,000 accounts [http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart3.html]. A sequel, ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings'' was released on November 22, 2002. ''Asheron's Call'' is known for its friendly stance toward third-party software, particularly Decal(Software), which allows the creation of gameplay-enhancing plugin. In December 2003, Turbine purchased the rights to the ''Asheron's Call'' franchise from Microsoft and will assume full responsibility for content development, customer service, billing and marketing in 2004. Many unique races and creatures from ''Asheron's Call'' can be seen in Wikipedia's list of species in fantasy fiction. ==External links== *[http://ac.turbinegames.com Asheron's Call official website] *[http://www.acvault.com Asheron's Call Vault] *[http://ac.warcry.com Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth] *[http://www.thejackcat.com/AC Maggie the Jackcat's Kick-Ass Fabulous AC Site] *[http://ac.mystics.de AC Mystics] *[http://lastdynasty.org/archive Nakamuro Zataki's Archive] *[http://www.loresraat.com The Loresraat's Ultimate AC Resource Site] 1999 computer and video games Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Windows games
==expansion== this is the 3rd time someone added some info saying there will be an expansion, if you read a little better you will notice the info is already there. so unless you want to make a section of it then it isn't needed to keep adding that info. User:Boneyard 18:11, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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'''''Asheron's Call''''' (AC) is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs released in late 1999. It features a vast, near-seamless 3D world occupied by thousands of players and strange creatures. Gameplay involves earning experience points through a variety of activities, including engaging monsters in combat and fulfilling quests. The earned experience can be invested to improve the character's abilities by spending it in such areas as 'Unarmed Combat', 'War Magic' and 'Melee Defense', among many others. Besides experience points, questing and combat also yield equipment such as armor, weapons, health potions and spell scrolls. Many types of loot can be improved or imbued with special spells and effects via ''Asheron's Call'''s crafting system, known as tinkering. Unlike most other games of this type, ''Asheron's Call'' rarely uses typical fantasy fiction to draw ideas from and creates its own creatures instead of elf and goblins — a large majority of the monsters in ''Asheron's Call'' are unique to the series. Examples include insect-like Olthoi, the cat-like humanoid Drudges and reptilian Sclavus. The in-game story is advanced by monthly updates, which introduce new quests and gameplay dynamics as part of the subscription package. It was developed by Turbine Inc and published by Microsoft. One expansion, ''Dark Majesty'', was released in 2001. A second expansion, ''Throne of Destiny,'' is currently in development, and will include a graphics upgrade, new player race and new landmass. It is slated for a July 18, 2005 release. Neither Turbine nor Microsoft have been forthcoming in releasing exact subscription counts, but AC is believed to have peaked in popularity in early 2002 at about 120,000 accounts [http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart3.html]. A sequel, ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings'' was released on November 22, 2002. ''Asheron's Call'' is known for its friendly stance toward third-party software, particularly Decal(Software), which allows the creation of gameplay-enhancing plugin. In December 2003, Turbine purchased the rights to the ''Asheron's Call'' franchise from Microsoft and will assume full responsibility for content development, customer service, billing and marketing in 2004. Many unique races and creatures from ''Asheron's Call'' can be seen in Wikipedia's list of species in fantasy fiction. ==External links== *[http://ac.turbinegames.com Asheron's Call official website] *[http://www.acvault.com Asheron's Call Vault] *[http://ac.warcry.com Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth] *[http://www.thejackcat.com/AC Maggie the Jackcat's Kick-Ass Fabulous AC Site] *[http://ac.mystics.de AC Mystics] *[http://lastdynasty.org/archive Nakamuro Zataki's Archive] *[http://www.loresraat.com The Loresraat's Ultimate AC Resource Site] 1999 computer and video games Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Windows games
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==expansion== this is the 3rd time someone added some info saying there will be an expansion, if you read a little better you will notice the info is already there. so unless you want to make a section of it then it isn't needed to keep adding that info. User:Boneyard 18:11, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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