It might show its age a little, but Asheron's Call is one of the oldest MMOs still running, and it continues receiving regular content updates from the fine team at Turbine. June has brought with it another huge influx of new content, starting with the inclusion of an entirely new race known as Gear Knights. These clockwork entities interact with gear in unique ways, requiring them to integrate their armor directly into their being. The addition of a new race carries with it a free extra character slot, as well as some introductory fiction explaining these new arrivals.
Not content to simply add a new race for free, however, Turbine has also put the Town Portal Network into play, updated the landscape textures, and added several other improved touches to the game. The full hub for June updates is located here, and the full patch notes can be read here. Amidst everything else going on at the studio, it's good to see that Asheron's Call is still high enough on the priority list for some impressive upgrades.
[Thanks to Greg for the tip!]
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Jun 10th 2010 11:23PM Azimn said
While I do not play this game I love seeing the old games getting some love. I tried EQ but I could not play it because the mechanics were too out dated. I did like EQ2 and if AC ever goes F2P, I will be giving it a try.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 1:18AM Greeen said
Sounds interesting. A bit steam-punkish.
I also wonder why they aren't going f2p with this title. Unless it's because the mechanics are not what people are used to from modern mmos and turbine doesn't want to deal with whiners about things which have worked for 10 years.
I also wonder why they aren't going f2p with this title. Unless it's because the mechanics are not what people are used to from modern mmos and turbine doesn't want to deal with whiners about things which have worked for 10 years.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 6:03AM (Unverified) said
So, now that turbine has DDO, they can now make a ripoff of the warforged race that they have including the same use of integrating gears. Amazing.
Howabout a graphics update and content update?
Howabout a graphics update and content update?









