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Asheron's Call

What makes Asheron's Call Unique? - New Player Guide - Returning Player Guide

Related topics: Turbine, ACCWiki History

A place for history of the game itself. Major updates, important dates, Beta and launch information, Microsoft days, Turbine Takeover, and old articles and dev chats.

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.

Major Updates and Expansions

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

Rules

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

History of Asheron's Call

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.
Asheron's Call Dark Majesty hits #1 in PC Games Sales

Game Awards

Gaming Website Articles

Reviews

GameSpy - 84%

Adrenaline Vault - 4/5

Computer Games Online - 4.5/5

Daily Radar - Hit

Eurogamer - 8/10

Eurogamer - 9/10

Firing Squad - 4/5

Gamecenter - 8/10

Games Domain

GameSpot - 8.6/10

Happy Puppy - 9/10

IGN PC - 6.4/10

RPG Vault - Special Report

Previews

GameSpy - Should the Stars Fall "Dream Event"

Gamespy - Twilight's Gleaming Event

Daily Radar

Desslock's RPG News

Firing Squad

GA-RPG

Gamecenter

RPG Vault

July, 1997 - ZDNet

July, 1998 - Gamespot

Interviews

GameSpy - Sean Huxter, Art Director

Crossroads of Dereth - Chris L'etoile

ActiveWin - Scott Herrington

Computer Games Online - Jon Grande and Jeremy Gaffney

Dr. Twister - Jason Booth

Eurogamer - Scott Herrington, Producer

IGN PC - Toby Ragaini, Lead Game Designer

RPG Vault - Patricia Pizer, Lead Designer

RPG Vault - Eri Izawa, Designer

Other

GameSpy - Top 10 Asheron's Call Items

Developer Diaries

Developer Chats

Microsoft Archives

AC News Archives (ACC Wiki)

Turbine Archive Index

Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website

Images

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-=== Asheron's Call ===
+A place for history of the game itself. Major updates, important dates, Beta and launch information, Microsoft days, Turbine Takeover, and old articles and dev chats.
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-New to Asheron's Call? Check out the [[New Player Guide]].
-See the [[Returning Player Guide]] if you have to decided to come back.
-=== History ===
+== Asheron's Call ==
-----
 Asheron's Call (AC) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy fantasy] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game] delevoped by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine,_Inc. Turbine, Inc.] released on November 2, 1999. Please visit our [[Home|Home Page]] to explore everything our wiki has available.
-See [[History of Asheron's Call]] for a list of past reviews, interviews, developer chats and more.
 === Major Updates and Expansions ===
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 ''See [[Patches]] for a list of all the regular updates made to Asheron's Call.''
 ==== 1999 - Early Development and Beta Testing ====
 * [[Asheron's Call Beta]]
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 * See also [[Asheron's Call 10th Anniversary Event Preview]]
+=== Rules ===
+----
+By playing Asheron's Call, all players agree to the following documents:
+*[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=463 Asheron's Call Code of Conduct (CoC)]
+*[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=481 Asheron's Call End User License Agreement (EULA)]
+*[http://www.turbine.com/news/56 Turbine Terms of Service (ToS)]
+== History of Asheron's Call ==
+=== 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://web.archive.org/web/20001202123100/http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000525/ragaini_01.htm Postmortem: Turbine Entertainment's Asheron's Call] - Behind the scenes account of what went right, what went wrong. Written by [[Turbine Developers#Toby Ragaini|Toby Ragaini]], one of the original developers.
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011222011642/gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2823435,00.htm Asheron's Call Dark Majesty hits #1 in PC Games Sales]
 === Game Awards ===
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 * [[Stellar Review from Computer Games Online]] - Cindy Vanous gives Asheron's Call 4 ½ out of 5 stars and a detailed critique.
-=== Game Features ===
+=== Gaming Website Articles ===
 ----
-* See also [[Game Mechanics]]
+==== Reviews ====
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/asheron_a.shtm GameSpy - 84%]
-==== Character System ====
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=ashcall Adrenaline Vault - 4/5]
-* [[User Interface]]
-* [[Character Creation]]
-* [[Character Templates]]
-* [[Skills]]
-* [[Attributes]]
-==== World ====
+* Computer Games Online - 4.5/5
-* [[Locations]]
-==== Story ====
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_389.html Daily Radar - Hit]
-* [[Lore]]
-=== Rules ===
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/asheron Eurogamer - 8/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/asheronr Eurogamer - 9/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/asheronscall/ Firing Squad - 4/5]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20000303135636/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3437,00.html Gamecenter - 8/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/dec99/ashcall.html Games Domain]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,188393,00.html GameSpot - 8.6/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.happypuppy.com/win/reviews/asheronsca%2Dwin%2D1.html Happy Puppy - 9/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://pc.ign.com/reviews/11330.html IGN PC - 6.4/10]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/reviews/ac.shtml RPG Vault - Special Report]
+==== Previews ====
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/november00/acevent/ GameSpy - Should the Stars Fall "Dream Event"]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20020131012014/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/september00/acevent/index.shtm Gamespy - Twilight's Gleaming Event]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://dailyradar.com/previews/game_preview_11.html Daily Radar]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://desslock.gamespot.com/features/asheronscall/index.html Desslock's RPG News]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/asheronpreview/ Firing Squad]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.ga-rpg.com/previews/asheronscall/ GA-RPG]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20000201150133/http://www.gamecenter.com/Peeks/Asheron/? Gamecenter]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/previews/asheron.shtml RPG Vault]
+* July, 1997 - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990921232852/http://www1.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html ZDNet]
+* July, 1998 - [http://www.gamespot.com/features/rpg98/ash.html Gamespot]
+==== Interviews ====
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/interviews/february01/aog14/ GameSpy - Sean Huxter, Art Director]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://ac.xrgaming.net/index.php3?library=logs/letoile1 Crossroads of Dereth - Chris L'etoile]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.activewin.com/interviews/microsoft/2.shtml ActiveWin - Scott Herrington]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/009/067/asherons_call_interview.html Computer Games Online - Jon Grande and Jeremy Gaffney]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://ac.drtwister.com/diary/dia-booth-061500.shtml Dr. Twister - Jason Booth]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/features.php3?name=i_scotth Eurogamer - Scott Herrington, Producer]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://pc.ign.com/news/8014.html IGN PC - Toby Ragaini, Lead Game Designer]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/interviews/ppizer.shtml RPG Vault - Patricia Pizer, Lead Designer]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/mini/eri1.shtml RPG Vault - Eri Izawa, Designer]
+==== Other ====
+* [http://www.gamespy.com/top10/november00/acitems/ GameSpy - Top 10 Asheron's Call Items]
+=== Developer Diaries ===
+----
+* [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/acevent3/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 3]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent4/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 4]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/january01/acevent5/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 5]
+=== Developer Chats ===
+----
+{|border=0 cellpadding=10
+|-valign=top
+|
+* [[Developer Chat - 1999/08/06]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 1999/11/03]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 1999/12/01]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/02/03]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/03/14]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/04/12]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/05/10]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/06/15]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/07/18]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/09/20]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/10/18]]
+|
+* [[Developer Chat - 2000/11/21]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2001/01/17]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2001/05/07]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2001/07/05]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2001/07/17]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2001/09]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2002/03/12]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2002/05/01]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2002/06/06]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2002/06/20]]
+* [[Developer Chat - 2008/09/30]]
+|}
+=== Microsoft Archives ===
+----
+* [[:Category:Microsoft Games Article|Microsoft Games Articles]]
+* [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]
+=== AC News Archives (ACC Wiki) ===
+----
+* [[News Archive - 2007]]
+* [[News Archive - 2008]]
+* [[News Archive - 2009]]
+* [[News Archive - 2010]]
+* [[News Archive - 2011]]
+=== Turbine Archive Index ===
 ----
-By playing Asheron's Call, all players agree to the following documents:
+Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website
-*[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=463 Asheron's Call Code of Conduct (CoC)]
+*[[Index of Turbine Pages 1-300]]
-*[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=481 Asheron's Call End User License Agreement (EULA)]
+*[[Index of Turbine Pages 301-600]]
-*[http://www.turbine.com/news/56 Turbine Terms of Service (ToS)]
+*[[Index of Turbine Pages 601-900]]
-== Images ==
+=== Images ===
+----
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Asheron's Call: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Asheron's Call

Major Updates and Expansions

1999 - Early Development and Beta Testing

1999 - Release

2001 - Dark Majesty

2005 - Throne of Destiny

2008 - 100th Update

2009 - 10th Anniversary Update

Rules

History of Asheron's Call

History Articles

Game Awards

Related Articles

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Interviews

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