Here is one headline that I never thought I would see. Asheron’s Call 2 is back from the dead. In a post on the Asheron’s Call forums, Turbine has announced that the game is freely accessible (in beta) to current subscribers of Asheron’s Call.
Asheron’s Call 2 has returned! We have opened up a new server for anyone who has an active Asheron’s Call subscription to play Asheron’s Call 2 for free! Although we would have loved to revisit some of our old characters with you, we were not able to bring over any of your old characters. We do, however, present this new Asheron’s Call 2 server, Dawnsong, to all active Asheron’s Call players with a paid subscription or who purchase an ACTD retail key and subscribe.
Asheron’s Call 2 released in 2002 and was met with a lack of interest by the fan base and outside customers. As a result, Asheron’s Call 2 became something of the sequel that never happened, and shut down in 2005 despite Asheron’s Call still running (and doing so quite healthy) to this day. The resurrection is likely to gauge possible interest in bringing the game back entirely.
(Source: Asheron’s Call Forums)
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