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== Asheron's Call ==
== Asheron's Call ==
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== History of Asheron's Call ==
== History of Asheron's Call ==
=== 1996 - 1999 ===
==== Game Development ====
* Development of Asheron's Call began in 1996 and 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.
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=== 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, <nowiki>http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call</nowiki>, goes live.
*** See the ACCWiki's [[Zogblaster Archive]] to take a look back at the site.
** Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, <nowiki>http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/</nowiki>, goes live.
*** See the ACCWiki's [[Microsoft Games Archive]] to take a look back at the site.
* 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 - Present ===
==== Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back ====
Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003 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.
=== History Articles ===
=== History Articles ===
* [http://www.mit.edu/~jonmon/Business/Turbine/ The Turbine Story] - In depth history written by the founder of Turbine Entertainment, [[Turbine Developers#Jon Monsarrat|Jon Monsarrat]].
* [http://www.mit.edu/~jonmon/Business/Turbine/ The Turbine Story] - In depth history written by the founder of Turbine Entertainment, [[Turbine Developers#Jon Monsarrat|Jon Monsarrat]].
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=== Gaming Website Articles ===
=== Gaming Website Articles ===
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==== Reviews ====
==== Reviews ====
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/asheron_a.shtm GameSpy - 84%]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/asheron_a.shtm GameSpy - 84%]
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=== Developer Diaries ===
=== Developer Diaries ===
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/november00/acevent1/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 1]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/november00/acevent1/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 1]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent2/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 2]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent2/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 2]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/january01/acevent5/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 5]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/january01/acevent5/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 5]


=== Archives ===
== Archives ==
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* [[:Category:Turbine]]
* [[:Category:Turbine]]


==== Microsoft Archives ====
=== Microsoft Archives ===
* [[Microsoft Games Archive]]
* [[Microsoft Games Archive]]
* [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]
* [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]


==== Turbine Archives ====
=== Turbine Archives ===
* [[Zogblaster Archive]]
* [[Zogblaster Archive]]


===== Patch Announcements =====
=== Patch Announcements ===
* [[:Category:Patch Announcements]]
* [[:Category:Patch Announcements]]


===== Turbine Archive Index =====
=== Turbine Archive Index ===
Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website
Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website
*[[Index of Turbine Pages 1-300]]
*[[Index of Turbine Pages 1-300]]
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*[[Index of Turbine Pages 601-900]]
*[[Index of Turbine Pages 601-900]]


===== Developer Chats =====
=== Developer Chats ===
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==== AC News Archives ====
=== AC News Archives ===
* [[News Archive - 2007]]
* [[News Archive - 2007]]
* [[News Archive - 2008]]
* [[News Archive - 2008]]
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* [[News Archive - 2011]]
* [[News Archive - 2011]]


=== Images ===
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Revision as of 16:06, 1 August 2012

Related topics: Asheron's Call, New Player Guide, Returning Player Guide, Turbine


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.

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Game Info

Major Updates and Expansions

See Patches for a list of all the regular updates made to Asheron's Call.

Early Game Development and Testing

1999
Asheron's Call Beta

Game Release and Expansions

1999
Release 		2001
Dark Majesty 		2005
Throne of Destiny

Major Updates

2008: 100th Update
Ancient Powers 		2009: 10th Anniversary Update
Gears of Change 		2012: Skill System Overhaul
Master of Arms

Rules

By playing Asheron's Call, all players agree to the following documents:

History of Asheron's Call

1996 - 1999

Game Development

  • Development of Asheron's Call began in 1996 and 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.

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.
  • Other important events that occured before and during beta testing:
    • Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, goes live.
    • Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/, 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

2003 - Present

Turbine buys Asheron's Call license back

Turbine bought back all franchise rights from Microsoft in 2003 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.

History Articles

Game Awards

Related Articles

Gaming Website Articles

Reviews

  • Computer Games Online - 4.5/5

Previews

Interviews

Other

Developer Diaries

Archives

Microsoft Archives

Turbine Archives

Patch Announcements

Turbine Archive Index

Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website

Developer Chats

AC News Archives

Images

Click image for full size version.

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