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Summary: DON'T BUY THIS
Review: I regret the day I bought this game for my teenager. It isn't reality, it isn't even three times removed from reality. Make your teenager go outside or read a book or do chores or get a hobby. Turn the computer off, it's only wasting his life.
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Summary: Very nice game but some flaws.
Review: The game is very nicely done. Unlike other MMORPG's out there they update thier content (dungeons, items, quests, etc) every month. If you like exploring and doing quests then your going to love the game. However combat in it with monsters is mediocre once you understand how the monsters will react to a situation. Another problem to the game is powergaming. If all your intrested in is getting to a high level really fast then you will find the game annoying and boring a lot quicker. I am not kidding but there are people who camp in certain dungeons and have never actually seen any of the low-mid level content. The PK server (Darktide) is good fun too, once you realise you will be killed by other people. However there are a large number of cheaters and a couple of high level guilds exploiting by hacking the client. Turbine are banning people, but they aren't really going far enough. As it stands to get anywhere on DT you have compete against people with hacked clients.
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Summary: Very fun and addicting game
Review: When first starting asherons you create a character from 3 races of humans. You can actually design the facial features of you character so no two characters look alike. In the begining you feel very weak and you should because the world of Dereth is a very dangeouse place for newbies, luckly you have only to make a short run to a town and you can swear into a allegaince of over 1000 people all of witch are ready and willing to help you along. As you get through the newbie age a whole new world opens up to. You dicover new dungeons, new monsters, new weapons, all of witch you never knew were avalible as a newbie. One of the most appealing aspects of the game is with each new lv you gain another part of the world opens up to you. You can also become a patron to a newbie and help guide him through the game as your patron did for you. The higher lv you get the more you understand and apriciate magic also. The only bad things about the game is it is some what unbalanced in some classes such as sword and bow are favored in the game leaving the mages and other weapons classes shorted. Another thing I enjoy about Asherons Call opposed to the other Multiplayer RPGS is the fact that although the world is huge and Dereth has vast history and lore it does not make you feel like you are overwhelmed and lost. Your character is not just another person, you actually make an impact on the world and events transpiring in it. Every month there is a free update to the game you download, the update keeps up the storyline as well as improves and adds new quests and monsters into the game. A major and memeroble event were the Shadow Wars were the new monsters (Shadows) attacked the towns. The event also included a extremly powerfull monster that was controled by one of the developers of the game, it also brought back Asheron himself (also developer controled). The event introduced a maryiad of new weapons and quests along with a huge storyline that everyone from the lv 1 to lv 100 made a impact in. Some technical terms of Asherons Call are the exillent graphics, provided you have a 3D accelerator, and fantastic charcater Emotes. For example you can type *angry* and in the game your character will shake his fist up and down. There are also different trade skills such as alcamey and fletching instead of just fighting. Another thing about Asherons Call is you never truly die, your spirt is attuned to lifestone witch you can change at any time and upon death you are portaled back to the lifestone. Asherons Call is a social game, although it can be played solo, it is much more fun to join allegainces and go on group hunts or quests. The econamy in Dereth is not just the for of money (pyreals), but is based on a everchangeing trade syestem. There are meeting halls and festival areas for tradeing and allegaince groupings. Recently added are casinos and reported to be adding in the upcomeing expansion pack Dark Majesty a character can buy and own houses. Once you get the hang of Asherons Call you will quickly become a familiar with everything said above. It is impossible to tell everything about the game and it would take the fun out of exploring it yourself so i will stop here. The game has a $10 a month fee but is well worth it. I hope I see you in Dereth =)
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Summary: asherons call is the best
Review: asherons call is the best game out there right now, it takes the fighting style of zelda, the leveling and equipping of the final fantasys and creative monsters to cover the globe, thats just some of it, you can interact and have buddy lists like AOL instant messanger, you can belong to clans and go to their meetings, you can also entirely customize your charachter to look like yourself or whatever you want to look like, also the monthly updates and patches that change with the seasons make it extreemly hard to tear yourself away, i gave it a 5!!
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Summary: Asheron's Call is awsome
Review: This game is easy to learn, aways exiting, and hard to turn off. there are always new things happening and new things to expierence. This game should have a surgeon generals warning: Very addictive. lol. This game is a must for all RPG fans
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Summary: Asheron's Call the best game ever no mater how long you play
Review: Asheron's Call the best game ever no mater how long you play it still has more new adventures for you. This game will never end kinda like the show The Neverending Story, this is The Never Ending Game. Check it out and you will be addicted...
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Summary: The Greatest Role Playing Game Every
Review: I've never seen a game with the number of possibilities this one has. I've built mages, melle chaacters and cook/alchemists in this game. And the patronage/ alliance system adds a great dememsion.
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Summary: Not recommended for those with a life
Review: This is bound to be an unpopular review. Ever notice that panning a product is not considered helpful by most people? Once you get this far, you're hoping that the reviewers will ratify your purchase decision.Well, this is a great game, I imagine, if you're a gaming addict with nothing else to do. On the other hand, if you have other responsibilities and interests that will prevent you from investing many hours daily in this game, you should skip it altogether. It's way to complicated, and the other players are way too immersed in it, for you to have any fun with anything less than an all out effort. You simply cannot dip into this game for a half hour here and there and expect to glean anything but frustration. I played it for a couple of weeks, saw the writing on the wall, and cancelled my account.
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Summary: Asheron's Call is addictive but getting boring.
Review: I have played this game for about one year. I gave it five stars because the game is incredible. I am ready for a new version of the game. I have many characters that are high level and they pretty much do the same routines for leveling. The game is great for a nOOb but for an old timer it gets routine. I hope that the AC team soon learns that NEW ideas need to be infused into the game. With the coming of the expension I hope that the new ideas make the game as magical as it was when I first started playing.
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Summary: A game that lasts
Review: I started playing AC when it first came out and yes I was addicted, but I was addicted when the internet first came out as well. If you have an addictive personality be forewarned this game is for you!!! LOL The graphics are truly wonderful, and though I have not played any other on-line RP games I have played game such as Diablo II and the graphics are comparible. I also stopped playing for about 6 months and came back to the game without any hassles. You don't have options as to what kind of a being you will be, for you will be human. But you can choose to be a sorceror or a swordsmaster etc... I really enjoy this game, I feel it is worth $10 a month. Most people are enjoyable and there is no other game that you will be able to role play and just sit around and chat for so long and in such an desirable place. Enjoy!!!!
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