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This is the Best Multiplayer game EVER.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be the best multiplayer game of all time. I have played EverQuest, and I didn't get why anyone would play a massivly MP game. I randomly grabbed AC the other day, and now I know.

As soon as I entered the enormous world of Dereth, I knew that I was gonna love it. The graphics were amazing and still caused no lag. In fat, all lag is minimal, and the game is still amazing. The best part is that it is all original. No elves, dwarfes or Orcs anywhere. I battled Drudges as opposed to goblins, and epic battles with gromnies replace the ubiquitous dragon. I was astounded by the way it was so easy to start, but still managed to get you thinking. I often leave the screen with tales of chivalry on my part.

This game is a great way to meet people. Other players are always helpful, and are usually willing to help a new player with a gift of pyreals, the currency used in the game. For the competitive PvP is available.

Anyone who does not get this game is really missing out.

Addictive!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Be warned that once you start playing, you won't be able to stop! I have lost many a nights sleep in this game! Have tried UO and EQ... they don't compare to it! Buy this game and have a great time!

Ok... What do I do know?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: March 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Asheron's Call is a basic RPG played online. You create your character from three different races of humans (basically English, Arabian or Japanese) and then assign skills and stats to customize your character. And then you're launched into the world of Asheron's Call.

The first thing that strikes you is the scale of the game. It's huge. The second thing is the unavoidable question: What do I do know? Now here's what I did: After entering the game I wandered around for an hour or two trying to make scense of it all. I was then asked by another player if I wanted to swear allegiance to him (which meant that he would be my patron and help me get started with my char.). So I then followed my patron around for a few hours and did what he told me to do. I killed a lot of monsters and was given a lot of equipment. This quickly became boring and I quit playing and traded the game in at my local games store for a copy of "Sacrifice" (which was much more exciting).

The main problem with an online RPG is, in my opinion, the lack of meaning or a goal. At least in the beginning. You just wander around and kill things. There's no quests. There's no nothing. Just wandering around in this huge (note: to get an idea of how huge it really is, read Douglas Adam's description of infinity in "The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy") world. Another things that really bothers me, is the fact that you have to pay a monthly fee ($... in this case) to play a game you initially paid a fair sum of money for (in my case, $...). Why is this? I'm sure there are some expences in keeping the servers going, but not $... a month for each player. On Microsoft's webpages, it said that there were over 200k people playing the game. Multiply that number by $... and you get the staggering amount of $... a month (no way it costs that much to maintain the servers). Capitalism rules, I guess.

Its a bunch of fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is game is pure fun. Its addictive. Im not writing much because i just got odne writing why not to buy ac2. Not kidding. Look for my other post for alot of info on ac1. Its under ac2 reveiws. Name -- doesn't cut it -- AC1 has alot of landscpae, lvls, ppl, skills, and jsut alot of other things, tkae my word for it, ITS AN AWSOME GAME.

Not Bad...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It is not surprising to see all these excited reviews about the game. Obviously most of these reviewers have not had any experience with Everquest or Ultima Online. AC keeps many of the characteristics brought to online gaming by the other two. So many of the exciting things you can see in Dereth can also be seen in Britania or Norrath. And it certainly falls behind Everquest in the virtual social life. You can survive alone in this game and in my opinion it is not a plus. What makes online games different is the opportunity to cooperate and compete with others. ÝF you can live in a game all by yourself, then why play it online? On the positive side, the game has a uniqe group of monsters and lands to explore. Many things to see, long roads to run. If you are a diehard online gamer, give it a try. Otherwise go directly to Everquest.

This game is awesom!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is awesom, i like the vast landscape. The game is massive, would you belive it takes a full 8 hours to run the entire of dereth with a 100 run skill, and there are over 350 spells! Also the fact that the game updates every month provides a new chalange. More than 20,000 people play the game so there is always someone to chat to when you aren't hunting or doing quests. Also there is sooo much armor and weapons that you are constantly searching for new stuff. The game is really cool, I know atleast 15 people who play it in real life.... Also with the expansion pack peeps are going to be able to get their own houses!...

The Greatest Role Playing Game Every

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

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.

Very nice game but some flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

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.

The most addictive game ever.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Very stylish. Very engrossing. This game is a divorce in a box, I tell ya.

I recently found myself staying up and playing this game from 9PM until 7AM. Does this mean that it is a great game, or does it mean that I am insane?

I don't know the answer to that.

UPDATE:

I've changed my mind. After playing this gems for a few months, I realized that it had turned out to be nothing more than a race to get more items, complete more quests, and build a better character than the next guy.

It's not the game developers' fault, though. It's the virtual community that has come to call the game home. The place became so full of "power-gamers", that there was no place left for people who just wanted to explore, interact, and role-play. It's disappointing, because this could have been a truly GREAT game. But the players ruined it.

This game is just plain boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 17
Date: February 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Even though this game has a HUGE map, great graphics, and everything you need to make the perfect RPG, it still stinks. I know this may sound crazy but it really isint. The main problem is combat. You select where you want to attack (high, medium, or low) and the computer does the rest. Also you have to pay 10.00 a month to play it. There are many other reasons why this game is absolutely no fun to play but trust me it is no fun at all. Remember, great graphics does not make a game, gameplay does.

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