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

Asheron's Call 2 Closing
[Aug 25, 2005, 5:13 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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Aug 26, 2005, 15:17

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Aug 26, 2005, 15:17

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We, the fans, expected AC2 to be AC1 with gameplay improvements and better graphics. AC2 is NOT, and NEVER has been seen as part of the Asheron's Call universe, and that's the reason for its demise. I knew this day would come and frankly the announcement doesn't surprize me.

I think what Turbine should do now is take EVERYTHING from AC1 (and when I say everything, I mean everything) and move it into the AC2 engine. All the creatures, locales, dereth landscape, dungeons, playable races, armor, weaponry, EVERYTHING... exactly as it appears in AC1 and wash it over with AC2's lush graphics. And while their porting the game to the new engine work on enhancing gameplay and make lots of revisions to relieve the grind. Give the fans what we originally thought AC2 would be. If they do this I guarentee Turbine would probably keep and add new subscribers. I sure as hell would resubscribe.