Asheron's Call
3 entries. 1,411 words.
2013-12
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Slumming in EQ and AC.
2013-12-10.
I did something odd over one weekend. I installed and played both Everquest and Asheron’s Call for a little while.
Everquest is free-to-play now, if you didn’t know. You can download the client and log right on in there, and there are a surprising number of people who apparently do just that. The little newbie cave must have had a dozen people in it wandering around trying to figure out how to play.
- MMORPG
2015-01
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Comparing Played Times.
2015-01-21.
I found an old, old screenshot of my main Asheron’s Call character from near the end of my playing time:
What MMORPGs looked like when they were more work than fun.
There’s some interesting things to note there. First of all, my /played time was 17d 11h 26m 22s. I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing that game… it seemed like my entire life was spent in that game for about a year.
- MMORPG
- Musings
2016-12
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LotRO, DDO, Turbine, Standing Stone Games.
2016-12-20.
Did I get all the keywords in there?
Random LotRO image from my hard drive
I’m sure you’ve heard that LotRO and DDO will be leaving Turbine for a studio called Standing Stone Games. The fate of Asheron’s Call is uncertain, but I tend to agree with Wilhelm that we won’t be seeing it much longer, which is a major bummer to me personally since it was the first MMORPG to make a real impact on me, and I think its character development system (skill-based) has yet to be matched.
- MMORPG