Asheron's Call Official Trailer (1999, Microsoft/Turbine)
Asheron's Call (AC) is a fantasy MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) for Microsoft Windows-based PCs developed and published by Turbine Entertainment. Though it was developed by the Turbine team (with Microsoft's extensive assistance), it was published as a Microsoft title until 2004. Asheron's Call is set on the island continent of Dereth and several surrounding smaller islands and archipelagos on the fictional planet of Auberean. The game is played in a large, seamless 3D virtual world which can host thousands of players' characters (or avatars) at a time.
Released on November 2, 1999, it was the third major MMORPG to be released and was developed at the same time as Ultima Online and Everquest. After initial success its subscription numbers dropped as newer MMORPGs moved into the market. All of its host servers are still online over 20 years after the game's original launch.
A first expansion, Dark Majesty, was released in 2001. In 2002 the full-fledged sequel Asheron's Call 2 was released, which would be closed in 2005 but then reactivated in 2012. In December 2003, Turbine purchased the rights to the Asheron's Call franchise from Microsoft and assumed full responsibility for content development, customer service, billing and marketing in 2004. A second expansion, Throne of Destiny, which includes a graphics upgrade, new player race and new landmass was released on July 18, 2005. In addition to the expansion packs, the in-game story is advanced by monthly updates, which introduce new quests and gameplay dynamics as part of the subscription package.[20] Both expansions include the full version of the game. The Asheron's Call franchise was unique in providing complimentary monthly content updates and "Events" that added new quests, skills, landmasses, monsters, gameplay dynamics and bug fixes for all subscribers. Storylines link multiple episodes to form distinct "story arcs".
Asheron's Call originally charged a monthly subscription fee, which was eventually discontinued. The title is now free to play and in maintenance mode. No further content will be released and there are plans to provide players with the ability to host their own servers. In February 2014 Turbine announced that the last content patch would be released in March 4, 2014, and after that the patches would be limited to maintenance and bug fixes.
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