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Happy 14th Anniversary AC !
Arakane
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Grats, and many thanks, to turbine for 14 years of Asheron's Call, keep it coming folks !
Arakane
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14 years and still one of the best out there.
Interesting to think how many MMOs have come and gone in that span of time.
So true, bro !
Arakane
There doesn't need to be a modern game like it because it is still running after 14 years!
Don't confuse graphics with gameplay. Most of those new shiny looking MMOs are bland and boring. Jump back into the land of Dereth and have a blast.
I just realized today that AC has only 7,647 likes on facebook. Doesn't a classic and innovator of the MMO genre deserve more than that?
It should be at least 14k to celebrate this 14th anniversary. Let's get the word out and get that page some likes! Even if you don't play it anymore it deserves some likes for all of its years and what it did for MMOs.
sounds like a nice anniversary present. I do follow them on twitter,not sure how many do without looking,but yes,would be a nice gesture from us fans, past and/or present to do that.
Arakane
happy anniversary AC
altho there's no mention of it on their own site
http://www.asheronscall.com/en/news
EQ2 fan sites
actually there is mention of it on their own site in today's patch notes concerning 14th anniversary shirts.
Arakane
Up to 7680 so I guess that is something. Still think it should be a lot higher, but for most I guess it is out of sight out of mind.
Don't confuse graphics with gameplay. Most of those new shiny looking MMOs are bland and boring. Jump back into the land of Dereth and have a blast.
Pretty much no way I'll pay a sub fee for a 14 year old game. They would need to come up with a better payment method.
The only thing hurting AC currently is the DEV team and WB/Turbine.
The game is 14 yrs old now and I played it off and on since release. I quit about 2 years ago now and we had a server average of 200 online for the top server. Some nights the server would be so bare it would be hard to find things to do with other people.
The biggest problem with AC is almost all current subscribers hold 2 or more account subscriptions which doesn't allow for an accurate detail of the servers health. When I played I had 4 account subscriptions just to be able to hold all the loot the game has.
If they made it free to play with an external link to a item mall and in game NPC that delivers the item/items to you then that would help with the low population. In order for this method to work they would have to make an item mall and items. Then code an NPC that when you went up to it would open up a window like a vendor window displaying any items you purchased and then you could take them by clicking accept items. The items then go to your backpack. It is easily doable, but the DEVS wont listen to suggestions like this.
14 years old and about $13 a month doesn't help to bring new players in. The ones you do see only last to mid level 40's or so after Hub quests then quit because of lack of motivation from playing solo.
Imho, AC, at 14 yrs. on,does "not" need an item mall,store,or anything of the kind. More players would of course be a good thing
I don't see how they could draw in new players though as it is def. a niche game but even though it is old for a game of this type I still find it to be great fun. Rock On, AC !