Asheron's Call 2 Closing - Blue's News Comments

Asheron's Call 2 Closing
[Aug 25, 2005, 6:13 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

A post on the Asheron's Call 2 Website (thanks WarCry) has word from Turbine CEO Jeffrey Anderson that their MMORPG sequel is shutting down:

Closing Asheron's Call 2

Dear AC2 subscribers,

In spite of our hard work and the launch of Legions, AC2 has reached the point where it no longer makes sense to continue the service. We will be officially closing the Asheron's Call 2 service on 12/30/05. Until then, we plan to run live events, but we will not be adding any content or features.

We deeply appreciate the many dedicated fans of AC2 who have stood by us over the years. You have our sincerest gratitude.

Best regards,

Jeffrey Anderson
CEO, Turbine

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Bad programming model
Aug 25, 2005, 18:53

UnderLord

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Bad programming model Aug 25, 2005, 18:53

Aug 25, 2005, 18:53

UnderLord

The thing is, there's 15,000 people who like the game, you've got to feel sorry for them.
I think what has to happen is that MMOGs go the P2P way with a distributed and self-updating map kept on each players PC. I can't believe the map data is too big for modern PC storage, and when the program keeps communications to only between the members of groups interacting, bandwidth shouldn't be a problem.
Too bad there won't be a fortune in fees in it for the company, just the game sale, but you'll never have to burn the people who are supporting you to the bitter end.