Quick starter FAQ:
>How do I get to the server after installing the game?
Launch ThwargLauncher -> open the Browse Servers window (if it's not open already) -> find InfiniteLeaftide -> click "Add server" -> click InfiniteLeaftide on the main ThwargLauncher window -> type whatever Username/Password you want to use -> click Launch
You only have to go through the whole process once, fortunately.

>Don't I have to make an account somewhere first?
Server accounts are made via ThwargLauncher, so just pretending you already have an account will make that account for you.

>The game launches in fullscreen 640x480, and I can't see shit
Alt+Enter upon starting up, and it'll change the client to be windowed. The game's resolution can be changed in the options thereafter.

>I'm stuck on some weird "Connecting to Server" screen when launching the game
Close the client and relaunch it. Sometimes that just happens, should be fine after a restart.

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fishing loicense acquired

>>2944537
>burden 130%
sell your stuff, hoarder-kun

>>2944540
I don't know if it's even possible to get your burden reasonably low if you are wearing a full set of gear. Maybe if you have max str.

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Don't forget to level your loyalty skill today, my little minions!

>>2944601
what

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mobs respawn way too fast

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solo self found btw

inventory sort plugin, as requested.
https://github.com/mudzereli/mudsort

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new crib

anyone online that's able to invite? nick is xCallladx

Why do old MMOs have so much soul despite the jank?

>>2944793
because they were seeking to create online fantasy worlds

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Check it out, stumbled across a fully-functional chessboard just outside of Holtberg!
You'd think something like this would be guarded in town, but nope, it's placed right in the center of the woods leading to that specific village. How lovely.

Double-clicking on it summons what appears to be the enemy's side of the board and opens a special menu keeping tabs on the match in-progress, meaning you'll need two people to partake in a match. No built-in Chessmaster A.I. here - it's a pure PvP experience, as one would expect.
Sadly wasn't able to match wits at the time, as everyone else was rather busy with other matters. Definitely someplace worth revisiting for Saturday's photoshoot all the same. Really have to get a better outfit by then, these random mismatched armor pieces look hideous.

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>>2945095
Imagine turning the corner, and seeing THIS absolute mountain of an Empyrean flexing his absurdly chiseled form straight at you.
Are all Empyreans so red? This one might've been out in the Yaraq sun for too long, perhaps.

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>>2945098
May as well dump some random tidbits I've come across up to this point.
Most of these are pretty painfully new-player stuff (and are likely known to you 'lot by now), but they're still easy to miss with the way this game throws you into the deep end when starting out.

- Your Ust tool opens the Salvage menu, breaking down most equipment gained from defeated enemies.

- Different NPCs accept different things in their sell menu, generally themed around what they themselves offer. You cannot resell anything those NPCs sell back to them, unfortunately.

- Certain magic vendor NPCs sell Warp Crystals to various towns. Stock-up on crystals for the place you're frequenting to lessen your time going back-and-forth from the Town Network.

- /ls to return to your current Lifestone.

- /b for your bank, which only stores currencies. Format for depositing/withdrawing is: "/b [deposit/withdraw] [currency name] [amount]".
For example, "/b w p 1000" would withdraw 1,000 Pyreals from your corporeal bank. Joker modifiers are allowed, so something like "/b d" will deposit all currencies currently in your inventory, et cetera.

- Garbage Barrels are located at the Marketplace, to delete unwanted duplicates of quest items and otherwise unsellable/undroppable things, such as your tutorial gear.

Drop more knowledge (You) come across in the thread. Not very easy to track who's online outside of adding everyone to your personal Friends List, so notable discoveries may go unheard if not mentioned here.

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>>2945105
A small snippet to close out the morning with, admiring a random banner in the steppe settlement of Ayan Baqur.

There's such a charm to this title's aesthetics.
Being a game from '99, they're beyond ancient by today's standards, obviously. Even the former oldest of MMOs we've played previously in this project this runs circles around this title's general fidelity. Yet there's something strangely captivating about stepping this far back in time. What once floored audiences the world over in visual splendor, soon sat as positively quaint as the late 90s marched on into the 2000s, much less when viewed through the lens of the modern-day.
It's a unique novelty to witness firsthand, all these years later.

>>2945113
>There's such a charm to this title's aesthetics.
I'm really not seeing it, maybe its due to being stretched out on my monitor but its an ugly little game with a bland boring overworld that feels procgenned even though it isn't and dungeons that are a pain in the ass to navigate.
Granted it could be because the desert starting town is in a desert...

>>2945105
>- Your Ust tool opens the Salvage menu, breaking down most equipment gained from defeated enemies.
Have you guys figured out more about the salvage system? I tried using one of the upgrade items I got from salvaging but only got some error out of it.

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do not open this door.

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Lookin for an invite, near old man willow in soushi

what kinda plugins are you all running?

>>2946156
none, im rawdogging this shit

>>2946156
Mudsort since I don't wanna inspect the 200 pieces of trash in my inventory, Defective for a simple hotbar
I'll probably grab VirindiTank once I get bored/filtered by the combat

>>2946279
whats the point in playing

>>2945626
Did someone invite this guy?

is there a loot all button in this game?

>>2946375
Yeah

>>2946375
No, still waiting

>>2946382
>>2946383
which one is it

kinda wish I just made a melee character instead of a mage
a fucking bizarre thought process but it is what it is

>>2946377
maybe this plugin that's part of utilitybelt?
https://utilitybelt.gitlab.io/docs/tools/looter/

Can't check it because my game crashes when I try to enable this plugin, but people in the server said it was working properly for them. I tried both the main branch plugin and the ILT branch (which is customized for InfiniteLeaftide)

Anyone get the dungeon maps to work with goarrow?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=H9CMCrCqeKc
Us right now

I think I'm too dumb to get decal 3.0 to work.
Do I need to open it while the game is running or have it open beforehand?

>>2947391
>even gramps were multiboxing this piece of crap

>>2947426
beforehand

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>>2947309
Seems you're not the only one having that issue. Works just fine for me, strangely, with the dungeon map automatically appearing upon stepping foot in one (including the Town Network).
Here's a snippet of my currently-running Decal plugins. Most of what's here is just the default setup, and some of these could be culled (a lot of the Virindi ones, honestly), but maybe replicating something similar to loadout would work for you.

>>2947426
This >>2947435, and also be sure to have the "Decal Injection" box ticked in ThwargLauncher before starting.
If you can't load-in to your character, back out and double check you have your Network Filters and Services boxes all correctly ticked. Some plugins are also dependent on one another, as I believe UtilityBelt needs at least Virindi Tank and its respective Filters/Services loaded to work properly (though don't quote me on that).

>>2947481
>I believe UtilityBelt needs at least Virindi Tank and its respective Filters/Services loaded to work properly
damn, maybe that's why my game was crashing >>2947292

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There's an undeniable appeal in being let loose into the world, and being told to go wild. Yet that same unbridled freedom could very well come off as directionless and annoying to those wanting more guidance whilst they get their feet wet with this one. And boy is there ever a lot to take in when you're starting out, whew.

This title absolutely can be played as the largely-freeform experience that it is, and there certainly aren't many other MMOs out there which invoke that kind of feeling these days. But if (You) are the type who expects a bit more in the way of actual direction with your MMOs, there's no shame in consulting the server's wiki if you're up for some research:
https://www.leaftidewiki.com/Home
Titles of this vintage were built around players sharing knowledge with one another; first on fansites and fan-ran fourms, and later, wikis. Leaning on resources of this manner for a game this old is just part of the expected experience, really.

For new players in specific, here's a pairing of starter guides to get you sorted:
https://leaftidewiki.com/Starter_Guide
https://leaftidewiki.com/500_by_50
Inconveniently, you'll have to whip-up an account to see 'em (and everything else on this wiki for that matter), but that's nothing a quick throwaway e-mail can't fix. Do suggest making one, as having a knowledge-base to draw from can be invaluable in titles such as these.

>>2947521
>Log in required
yeah nah

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Is he okay

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https://asheron.fandom.com/wiki/Emotes
>All Point Up emotes were removed during the Fever Dreams event, after many players complained that a line of people pointing up would make it appear reminiscent to the Nazi salute.
Asheron's Chuds...

>>2947633
What the fuck? I can't decide if that's funny or just sad.

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>Delve into the Stone Cathedral outside of Shoushi to retrieve some specialty wine and cheese for some guy taking care of a young Drudge
>Assaulted by slightly older Drudge all the while
>They're largely just minding their own business near stonework furniture, lit and maintained fireplaces, even beside several shelves worth of books to read
Why am I having to kill these things again? They're clearly cultured, albeit hideous, beastkin relative to most of what's tried to kill me so far.
They DO sound incredibly annoying with their shrill shrieks, however, so perhaps that's reason enough to justify carving through them. Or they just ran-out whoever lived here previously.

>>2947716
>Or they just ran-out whoever lived here previously.
That one probably. They also seem to be the thieving sort which would be my guess as to why they are hunted.

>>2947716
>head into nearby dungeon
>drudge aggro me instantly from 4 floors up
>swarm over ledge and drop down
>mobs take fall damage and die
> cacophany of WEHH WEHH WEHH WEHHH

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I like the randomized armor colors

I need an invite, where's a good place to meet?

I miss old MMOs like this, as janky as they are, where it was a world, and the world was the main character, and the adventures you went on was like some sort of D&D tabletop experience. Truly a golden age of MMOs.

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we found the guy
>beyond your fifth enlightenment
so the item's useless, cool

>>2948033
The Town Network is the most-convenient place to meet face-to-face.
There's a portal to it in every major town. Will head there in just a moment, name's Allegreza.

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>>2948033
you're a big guy

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Asking the locals are few things in General Chat caught the attention of one of the Admins, who not only cleaned-up the absolutely impenetrable swarm of ultra high-level Mites surrounding Shoushi (thankfully), but also began a little GM Event in honor of actual newbloods trying their beloved title: Hide-and-Seek!
A mysterious friendly NPC was summoned in a random dungeon near Shoushi, and it was our task (along with the rest of the server) to uncover his whereabouts. Started a clockwise sweep of potential locations around the area, eventually leading to the rather bluntly-named "Rat Cave" to the north.
There were rats. LOTS of rats. Even the Rat King himself came in for a bite...! Was kind of unsettling, to be honest.

No hide-and-seek NPC here, but would you be at all surprised to learn that the pack of rats was hording the town's supply of cheese wheels and leftover meat in the back of their cave? No, of course you wouldn't.

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>>2948196
Next stop was the Shreth Hive on the hunt for this mystery NPC. Also had to nab four barely-visible Stones around this labyrinth as well - no sense passing up another +2% EXP from the Quest Bonuses.
Still no luck with the hide-and-seek guy, but to anyone who comes here for the "500 by 50" route: There's a stone on each "tier" of the complex. One on the highest rafters, one in the "drainage" room with all the grates, one on a ledge in the main cathedral-type area, and one in the pile of chests at the end.

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>>2948200
Success. Got tipped-off by a kindly local to check the Mossy Cave near Shoushi, and indeed, there he was. Looking rather worse for wear, but evidently it was just a spirit anyway.
Granted an Enlightenment Token for our troubles. Apparently after 20(?) coins, they start dealing in Event Tokens, which can be traded somewhere else for major rewards.
Always love seeing GMs and Admins actually interacting with their playerbase in-game, running pop-up events and keeping things lively. It's something you don't often see in general, even on the private server circuit.

This round's hide-and-seek NPC will still be at the Mossy Cave near Shoushi for about ~8 more hours, so if you haven't found him yet, go tag the guy to get a free Enlightenment Token. Who knows if we'll actually use them in time during our two-week stay here, but we may as well stock-up while we can.

>>2948196
>>2948202
soul

>>2948196
>would you be at all surprised to learn that the pack of rats was hording the town's supply of cheese wheels and leftover meat in the back of their cave?
I like how this game has some whacky stuff, like the pancake dungeon, or the pumpkin king. It's not too silly but its also not all grim and dire times

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Ulgrim's got some sick kicks

>>2948328
>they're so big! I'll show em.
>impregnability self has expired
I might have misread that.

>>2948328
does that arrow point the way to quest objectives?

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>>2948374
yup. Amazing plugin if you don't mind it spoiling the exploration a bit.

Speaking of plugins, anything that showcases nearby items on the ground or gives them a slight glow or some shit?
>a bunch of bottles on the ground
>most of them are non intractable, just scenery
>there's one amongst them that is, and it's a quest item
>uses the damned same model as the regular world objects

These dungeons that expect you to go back and forth unlocking doors to progress further fucking suck

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spooky!!!

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sneedsow

>>2950014
I think its because its a very early MMO. Dungeon running wasnt really a main attraction back then.

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This piece of shit little sidebar is driving me insane. Anyone know if there's a way to get rid of it?

>>2950935
Yeah I know its annoying. If you hold ctrl you can move your vvs bar out of the way to get that thing back on the right side. Dont know how to get rid of it yet.

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Violence
It's for a quest - entirely above board, honest.

>>2950906
Yeah I see the DNA of the pure essence of MMOs in AC, they've just been refined through the years for better or worse.

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Well for some reason during the tutorial I got sent to a room full of portals, but I guess I'm in Shoushi?
I have no fucking idea what I'm doing

>>2951992
Pesky sand "lurkers". Ill swing by soushi, I could use a vassal

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Are undeads just cucked out of any dialogue?
Everyone in town answers the same way

>>2952026
lmao, that's pretty good

>>2952026
Are you wearing your mask?

>>2952026
That's the dialog the bug people PvPers get, did you accidentally toggle pvp or something?

>>2952124
They did call me a Olthoi or something so I guess I did?
I'll just reroll I guess...

>>2952266
Yeah the baby Olthoi are calling you daddy so you somehow became a PVP bug

>>2952266
post again if you reroll and need an allegiance invite

>>2952026
kek he drank from the pool of the ollthoi goop in the tutorial that stated
>THIS WILL TURN YOU INTO A PVP CHARACTER PERMANENTLY ARE YOU SURE

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>>2952589
>he drank ze bugs

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I did indeed drink the bug juice.
It's behind that door, if you interact with it you are teleported and I guess recruited to the bugs...

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Now that I can read npcs dialogue, would anyone kindly invite me? I'm in Shoushi

Just bought a book titled "The D00dz" from the library.

Yesterday I realize that you can just hand other people the quest items and still get the EXP near the hub btw, so if anyone is feeling STRENGTHMAXXED enough to waddle around with 5000 tons of garbage to boost newbies up with, there's that option.

>>2952777
Do you get the stamp for that though?

>>2952787
You get both the stamp for talking to the warden and giving the item in, but you're going to be missing some NPC talks for certain quests, chest openings or item combinations.

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>>2952756

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>>2952837

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>>2952852

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bayiy6a9ug

FFFFFFFUCK COLIER MINE

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I made it to the top of the tower and delivered my RP letter.

And I wouldn't have made it without the Fellowship Of The Head.

>>2952756
>>2952837
>>2952852
>>2952864
Holy early 2000s memes

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The game is chock full of jank and extremely annoying interface/control flaws, but I've got to admit that it's reeled me in enough that I want to keep going to see what's around the corner or hill.

>>2954036
Is that a helmet with a axe stuck in it?

I got fed up with how the aggro works or doesn't in dungeons. Tried playing without the buffs but at that power level I couldn't deal with the mob stacks I'd sometimes pull through walls and floors.

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>>2954127
>Is that a helmet with a axe stuck in it?
Yeah, a fitting reward for a fitting quest.
>Tried playing without the buffs but at that power level I couldn't deal with the mob stacks I'd sometimes pull through walls and floors.
I'm gonna be honest, the buffs are blatantly overpowered but the entire game is basically balanced around having at minimum a lower version of them.
You can get away with not having any up to around 40~ if you allocate your points intelligently with some foresight, carry enough bandages and make sure you don't get mobbed too hard, but after that point you're basically forced to at minimum find natural armor+blunt/piercing buffed armor or life + item/creature enchants from either self buffing/a buddy.

Even going further than that, the mobs around 80+ are designed with you having an onslaught of medium to high tier of buffs of all types in mind, otherwise you're going to get skewered by a random lighting bolt cast.

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>>2954036
Very much get the same sort of vibe with this one.
The game is excruciatingly a product of its time in so many ways. Yet there's an ambition on clear display here which I just can't help but admire all the same, as someone who's hopped around MMOs for the better part of 25+ years now.
It's super interesting to see what these devs were attempting to bring into form, during a time where the very concept of a 3D MMO was entirely uncharted territory. There's stuff here which even entries in the genre several decades later wouldn't dare attempt. Real-time missile/projectile tracking, CRPG-style stat/skill progression, an overworld truly as massive in scale as advertised rather than merely implied to be huge, actual platforming in an MMO from 1999 (remedial though it may be)...

Would suspect a good amount of the upfront majesty of this title would be worn away once you've become more familiar with it, granted. Yet as a wide-eyed newblood to AC in general, I'm getting a real kick out of how much of a fascinatingly experimental MMORPG this ended up being, relative to what would follow in its wake just a few short years later.
Perhaps not a title winning any awards for its raw moment-to-moment gameplay by any means, but a compelling historical piece to admire during our stay here.

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>>2954556
Also, have more geddan.
Maybe someday I'll figure out why this keeps happening.

This game is janky as fuck, is showing its age, has aged pretty badly, and I have a ton of problems with it. Yet I really like it and I keep playing. Is this the power of SOUL?

>>2954854
A sprinkle of soul goes a long way.

>>2954854
Little known fact: not a single jew was involved in the creation of Asheron's Call. This small difference can make more of a difference than you might think!

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A pretty obscure reference.

>>2956450
>cow level
>obscure reference
next up you're gonna tell me the arrow in the knee reference in the market is obscure

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>>2956490
Don't talk like that to me, my son or my sons pet ever again.

God I wish we played this any other time, I'm so busy but I keep wanting to hop on and do a little quest.

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>>2958287
I vill shill Daralet when it's out of beta
you vill play it with me, and you vill enjoy it

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Okay, so I've been doing some testing around with fellowship/partying and the server is generally really good for it for starters:
>EXP sharing doesn't matter on level, might be lowered if the level difference is too big but you'll still be getting some even if you're afking in a corner as a level 1
>EXP amount is always a boon, rather than the usual 2 players -> 75% both, 3 -> 60% etc etc
>party player limit has been increased to 30 from 9, doubt we'll ever get 9 people in one, but something to consider
>quests progression is shared, kill 10 rabbits means that the party has to kill 10 rabbits
aka partying good
the bad thing is that it'll take to about level 70~100 content until partying actually becomes meaningful, because anything below that is a oneshot cakewalk fiesta as long as you've been picking up SOME gear every now and then and upping your defense skills.

>>2948200
how do i get a big inventory like that

>>2958337
nevermind you just stretch it teehee :3

im just walking around shooting things, the map seems huge

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There are some quests for a gear set that can be equipped starting at 40+ that seems to be solid. Each item has an armor level of 480 if you keep its mana charged. Search Exploration Society Letters on the wiki.

First part is getting 6 specific town stamps from very small dungeons.

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Second part is finding the Lucky Gold Letters which drop from any monster that is Level 80. Best choice is the Tusker Guard because of the insane spawn rate and it also has a 500 kill quest you pick up in Lin from Shoishi which gives 20m before QB.

You'll need 17 letters to make the entire set and when you get them you use this chart to stamp the letter with the corresponding town for the item you want.

When you do run Tusker Barracks I would strongly suggest setting up your loot macro as you wont have time to manually click each mob. They also sometimes drop Greater Mana Stones which I would suggest grabbing as well for future equipment charges

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You give the properly stamped letters to the same npcs in the first part in exchange for the equipment.

Also forgot to mention the Old Man Willow in Shoushi has a short a questline to get a great tusker killer weapon for this.

sittin at shoushi, invite pwease

is anyone even playing this

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>>2960776
there's at least two of us

>>2960776
do you need an invite?

>>2960843
yeah im at shoussoushi

>>2960776
yeah there's a handful, unfortunately nobody talks in the thread much anymore so the threads are dead

>>2960900
nonnies need to post their adventures in the threads more 4 sure

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You can get a 10% health boost for 30 minutes by talking to this memorial statue in the marketplace.

>>2960900
People got drove off from the threads a bit.

>>2961127
Dont be a fag

what level is everyone!

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Want to take some group pictures at 9:15 pm UTC, Saturday?
>Time Zone Converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Asheron%27s+Call+-+Group+Photos&iso=20260919T2115&p1=1440

>>2961905
I'm just about 45

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>Enter the Red Rat Lair
>Immediately run into a lone Brown Rat locked up in a jail cell
Why'd he do it, bros

>>2961905
43, although I've missed out on a few nights' worth of questing, so I'm definitely behind-the-curve compared to most other Anon who started on day one.
Mostly been prioritizing the 500-by-50 path as highlighted previously (>>2947521), which is pretty minimal as far as EXP earning are concerned, as some quests cannot be started above a certain level threshold (apparently). Although if you do get level-locked out of certain quests, it's not a huge deal to just throw together a quick alt to snap 'em up, since Quest Bonus is account-wide on this server.

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>decided to see how bad the buffing experience is
>3 minutes of nonstop buffing to give basically every relevant buff
>would've been 7 if it was EVERY buff
>it lasts for 60 minutes at tier VII so it's basically a one and done ordeal
I'm assuming these used to last a lot less longer back when the "spell economy" existed

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panik

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In messing with the keyboard camera controls, I've found that quickly tapping [NUM4] or [NUM6] for a very short time when the camera is directly behind you can produce this neat off-center effect.
Sure, it's not exactly viable for actual gameplay most of the time, but I'll take anything resembling camera offsets I can get after dozens upon dozens of MMOs with cameras firmly locked upon your character.

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>>2962783
Leads to some nice looking 'shots as well, with the right scenery in mind.
Shame there doesn't appear to be a way to outright disable the UI, however. Guess the idea of players wanting a clear view of the action for their screenshots was still a few years out from this title's release.
Will be sure to swing by for the photoshoot later today! I'll disable most of my add-ons so they aren't cluttering up the screen quite so much when it's time.

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case closed

>>2962855
all the business suit and tie NPCs in this high fantasy world are really funny to me

>>2954556
It had even more soul in the classic version that didn't have gay shit like the town network (you had to actually learn the portal routes and *gasp* run through the world sometimes). Check out the Seedsow server when you fags are done with this if you're interesting in experiencing a taste of that. There is no truly classic AC server, but Seedsow is close enough.

>>2962855
SEX WITH FEMALE DETECTIVES

>>2963001
>town network
I meant portal hub.

I think an interesting part of the game is all the old school internet and meme and pop culture references. It goes to show how putting those things in the game only really work in the moment and become dated very quick. And then in later years, become quite jarring or confusing unless you specific remember that internet reference. I have the same thing with WoW, even more so actually because for a good while like TBC - Cataclysm, they loved adding internet references. So early game is full of 2000s memes.

>>2963001
>There is no truly classic AC server
I think aetherium.ac is trying to be that

>>2963070
Oh shit, I didn't know about this. Thanks, anon.

>>2963013
I find it charming because it's more innocent than the quirky chungus <current thing> references we get in modern media that are inserted to please a specified demographic.
Basically before the jews ruined media via focus groups and lazy pandering. Us nerds, amirite?

>>2963483
>>>/pol/

>>2963002
anon that's a man
women get a dress

>>2963489
shouldn't you be playing the new WoW beta instead of posting here?

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Name my band, /b/

here's some baby tier fellowship quests in case we ever wanna party up https://pastebin.com/tXrbhbkG

>>2963697
i make this joke too often

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viewing this chess game per satellite

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>>2964044
wawaweewoowoo
https://streamable.com/4tklmo

>>2963483
Nah anon, it's the same fucking thing, the difference is that you grew with some memes, so you look at them more fondly.

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Another photoshoot for the archives, and a respectable turnout to-boot. Always love to see it.
While I did have to scale my usual 4k image down to a lower resolution for this title, and lacked a way to fully clean my screen for showtime as you'd usually see elsewhere, I'd still say what 'shots were taken turned out pretty alright given the circumstances. It's period-appropriate to have ones' UI showing whilst taking screencaps for an MMO of this vintage anyway.

Out of /226/ photos taken, I've narrowed them down to just a scant TEN (10) for this batch of uploads.
As ever, each one will be labeled appropriately, with little flavor text accompanying them unless otherwise necessary. Surely you know the drill by now.
With that, lettuce begin.
[1/10]

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>>2964339
[2/10]

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[3/10]

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>>2964352
[5/10]

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>>2964355
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>>2964359
[7/10]

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>>2964363
[8/10]

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>>2964368
[9/10]

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>>2964372
And that'd be that. A nice set to round our first week off with, I'd say.

Really is heartening to see so many of (You) give this utterly ancient title a chance. While it may not be the easiest to get into compared to some of our usual fare, there's a certain spark to be found with this one which doesn't come around often across the wider MMO circuit.
Old entries in the genre are our stock-and-trade, sure, and we've seen plenty of them in our travels thus far, but this one's carved-out its own unique niche among throwbacks from decades past.

The latter-half of our stay awaits...!
[10/10]

>>2964263
Modern games will pack the reference into a gacha lootbox and sell it to you, Funko Pop style. It's the commercialization of culture that I'm fed up with. It's all just bait and emotional manipulation to sell a product instead of earnest references which are added just for fun and to get a chuckle out of you.

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>>2964378
I won btw, +25 to my chess ELO
the devs really have some sort of obsession with green instead of any black color, even for lightning there's a greenish tone

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So I noticed this under the QoL updates on the wiki

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and I went to an apartment district and bought the cheapest one.

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Turns out dwellings dont get wiped when the owner disappears. The apartment still had decorations and a near full storage chest.

There has to be a shitload of abandoned loot for the taking. Storage Wars MMOD.

>>2964733
Yoooo that's a dye bowl

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This is fine.

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TTD

>>2964398
Yeah this
>OHHHH I MUST PAY 100 DOLLARS TO GET THIS PICTURE OF CAPTAIN AMERICA

>>2964339
>>2964378
Considering the low turnout of the last few games, are Eastern/Asian MMOs just a hard sell these days?

>>2966198
Tusker Barracks might just be the most frequent (and almost only) party location everyone has sat in so far.

more ashie's call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_miMgze7xHg

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>>2966379
AC isn't an Eastern/Asian MMO, it's a western-developed one.
More to your point, the past few titles we've played all have semi-reasonable excuses for them to have seen relatively a modest turnout. In reverse chronological order...

- Asheron's Call is just plain old (it came out in '99 after all), and the inherent clunkiness which comes from a title of this vintage isn't for everyone. Plus its aesthetics obviously trend more DnD-inspired over animuesque, which isn't a bad thing, just appeals to a smaller audience on this site.
- Priston Tale was a nearly-as-old, janky and relentless Diablo style ARPG, which is already a love-it-or-hate-it style of genre for some. The odd splitting of Anon between servers also lead to comparatively lower total active players by nature. People don't want to choose the "wrong" server and thus decide to stay out of it entirely, hence part of the reason why committing to a single server choice is so important for us.
- Much of Aion's leveling climb followed a standard, quest-by-quest themepark structure, which is divisive amount MMOD-goers. Plus its appeal was further spoiled by choosing the most conservative possible server for it despite previous research strongly suggesting other options, leading to sluggish leveling (1x rates) and a dead atmosphere due to virtually zero natives.

Additionally, comparing anything we play to our previous peak, City of Heroes, isn't exactly fair, as CoH marked one of our most active periods in a long while. (Just don't look at what became of the thread we left behind. Thank goodness we dodged that mess by choosing a solid server during our stay).
Truthfully, I'm both surprised and relieved we managed to draw even this many Anon towards giving the ancient Asheron's Call a shot, alongside hearing generally positive sentiment from those who've tried it out (barring the game's aforementioned age-related clunk).

Getting this noir quest to progress without bugging out is a pain in the ass, I'm at the 4th attempt and I think I might be locked out for 20 hours now. I just want to read the cheesy writing, reee.

>>2966967
>AC isn't an Eastern/Asian MMO, it's a western-developed one.
Thats what I mean. The past three before AC were all Asian, and had like 3 - 5 people on photo nights. AC is Western and has double that, despite the doomposting in the main thread.

Thwargle ported AC to the Unreal engine and it works on existing servers. This is amazing. https://youtu.be/8Yc0Um1f6sk

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>>2967199
Oh whoops, misread your post then, apologies.
KMMOs/CMMOs do have something of a reputation (and not an unwarranted one), but we've seen plenty of success with various entries in that subgenre before, so it could just be a general lull of activity overall.
(Also doubt anyone really anticipated the beta of WoW Forever arriving so soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if a few of our regulars were dabbling in that side of things while it's available. Not my thing, personally, but I do get the appeal).

>>2967322
Based Thwargle. Super cool to see the fan-communities of these ancient MMOs push their beloved games well past the original devs' limitations and expectations.
Pretty surreal to see modern lighting and shadow effects applied to such comically low-fidelity models by comparison, but I'd have to imagine this is a major project to watch among the AC 'scene.

Is it really all letter stamping after the facility hub quests? I don't really want to mob grind.

>>2967322
this would have been cool to have when we started

It's crazy that some quests used to have a 14 day cooldown, MMOs really were built different back then.

Also I had a realisation when playing earlier that the game doesn't really fall back on the same tropes. There's no dwarves, elves, orcs, dragons. All the playable races are their own thing, even if a bit basic.

>>2969273
In the golden age you could only play as humans. The non-Isparian races are an abomination.

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Been a bit, so may as well post some (not especially great) photos to the thread.
Finally arrived at the infamous "Runaround" step of the 500-by-50 guide, requiring a whole heaping helping of hopping from village-to-village, snagging whatever quests you can find to rack-up even more of that all-important Quest Bonus.
Had a minor scare when starting out, however, due to said guide strongly implying all quests pertaining to its "Runaround" portion were level-restricted to 50 and below, while I'd most certainly shot past that due to EXP-Share from the Allegiance system. Fortunately, all of these quests (barring one or two) up to where I stopped for the morning were able to be grabbed, even at Level 61. Phew.

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>>2970039
Not a very glamorous 'shot, but moreso an informative one.

If you've been following the 500-by-50 guide to pump up your Quest Bonus, it's entirely possible you've missed this pack of NPCs just outside of Arwic entirely.
Every single monster starts a Slaying task for one Quest Stamp each, and speaking with Hob the Storyteller (and waiting for him to slowly tell his stories) awards a total of 15 Quest Stamps for zero effort. Totals-up to 27 QB for about ~3-4 minutes worth of talking - hell of a nice boost for anyone who hasn't swung by this place yet.

Appears each monster is named after a former player of the server, and Hob the Storyteller recounts past major (seasonal?) events to the player. Pretty neat for the community of this place to have left its own little mark on it.

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>>2970044
Stumbled across this conspicuous, invisible NPC in Arwic. All caps name, Level 6666, 3spooky. Didn't dare attack it, as I'd rather not be reduced to atoms.
Wonder if this is AC's version of an "invisible bunny" NPC, handling miscellaneous scripting tasks beyond the player's normal view.

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>>2970049
>Warp to Fort Tethana
>Perimeter is crawling with Level 100 monsters
>Frantically wave down the gate guard to let me through
>Barely survive the onslaught as the doors close
>Skies above the fort are swarming with giga-sized Olthoi Hive Scouts
>NPCs are so unfathomably deep in denial that none of them remark on any of this
A blight on the map, this horrible region is.

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>>2970052
Bit of Tusker hunting to close the morning out. Not proper farming, merely rolling through yet more quests.
With seemingly zero native cleave to its name, I have to imagine ranged weaponry becomes rather niche later on, barring instances where its damage type is required to pierce through enemy armor. Outside of the occasional proc from my Tusker Hater's Bow, I haven't a lick of AoE to my name thus far.
Being able to snipe things from a mile off is quite nice, and certainly not something to downplay. Yet the benefits of range don't exactly mean much once you're surrounded so thoroughly, as is common when delving through dungeons.

>>2969273
Dark Age of Camelot is kind of like that race wise too. They're based on Nordic and Celtic mythology so while Dwarves and Elves were added they're pretty different from the Tokleinesk ones.

https://www.darkageofcamelot.com/classes-races/

any nude mods for this?

type of nigga that cranks his hog to lego porn

I hate gooners so much bros

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Short morning, but still managed to take a few photos whilst climbing through the usual route, starting with a welcome moment of calm at Redspire before the droning storm to come.
The people here weren't very polite, but at least the mountain air was nice and crisp to soak in.

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>>2973471
Part of the 500-by-50 route takes you through various Tusker and Olthoi tasks, leaving plenty of runway for completion of those sectors on ones' own time. Included in that batch are an optional quartet of excursions to the four Matron Hives, horrifying strongholds of the Olthoi menace.
In making short work of the opening two quest chains, I figured Matron Hive South, flagged as a Level 40 dungeon, wouldn't be too terrible. Big mistake. Evidently, just because a dungeon is flagged a certain level, doesn't mean the enemies inside will correspond to it.

Absolutely ceaseless swarms of Level 50-60 Grubs, Nymphs, and Drones choked the hallways of this horrendous hive, all serving their Level 80 Queen deep within the writhing complex.
The small-fry weren't too much of an issue, barring their overwhelming numbers and my complete lack of AoE. But the Queen was simply too much for me to handle while surrounded on all sides, forcing my retreat once completely exhausted of Stamina with a panic-stricken use of my Abandoned Mine crystal.

This whole bug infestation can - and will - burn in due time.

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>>2973474
Cutting through the thick overgrowth of Aphus Lassel, en route towards turning-in some choice tusk-related tasks.
There are several reasons why it's best to find individual pieces of armor rather than opt for ones which cover multiple slots, but foremost concern for me is where the hell my shoulders have ran-off to while wearing this chainmail top. Never neglect a nice-looking pair of pauldrons if you find one, 'lest your body begin to turn Raymanian on you.

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>>2973476
A proper shoot-out, this turned out to be!
The ogre-like Monouga were holed-up in this desert settlement, taking sniper positions and harassing anyone which came their way. Was only there to grab a specific Axe from the courtyard, but certainly appreciated the change in scenery after running around endless forests and caverns. Fighting on rooftops always has its appeal.
Obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uia5Nr_lFy4

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>>2973479
Finally, a new and exciting locale for an unexpected lunar visitor to make his appearance.
This kid's looking a lot less friendly than advertised, although I'd be beaten-down too if I had to put up with living in a world like this, to be fair.

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Found a letter written by Alle.

Have we gotten a Mansion or Villa yet?

holy fuck melee sucks
do NOT waste your time with dual wield or light weapons

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>tfw missed an entire night
Surely I'll clear most of the 500-by-50 before our time here is up. Only have ~13-16 more locales to visit. That's still doable in three days, right? Right?

>>2975701
Hey now, my letters aren't THAT blunt. Usually.
Also only tend to use one hyphen when wanting to breathlessly extend my sentences for no good reason. Shoehorning in "behoove" somewhere when trying to convince someone to do something is accurate, however.

>>2977298
What's the deal with it?
Have read Heavy Weapons are the preferred choice when leveling due to their increased cleave, but half-considered trying out dual wielded Claws at some point (which are Finesse Weapons, so maybe they sidestep whatever issues Light Weapons might have).

I'm going to miss AC once we move on from it, it really does capture that old D&D dungeon delving spirit

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Thread's dead but I'm still having fun with the game. Anyone interested in me blogposting about my adventures for the last few days? I found this insanely high level spawn right outside of Glenden Wood that killed me in two hits. Had to snag him against terrain to get my stuff back.

>>2979855
>Anyone interested in me blogposting about my adventures for the last few days?
More people need to blogpost, go ahead

>>2979855
I didn't think the server we played on had penalties for death, have I been playing wrong all this time?

>>2980174
If you die you temporarily lose a % of your skills and attributes until you gain enough experience, at which point it'll go back to norrmal.
Also at higher levels, you'll start dropping some of your items on your corpse.

Yes, that includes things you have equipped, so death runs became a real issue later on.

>>2980174
>>2980259
it's your rarest shit too that drops first, it's really harsh. I like it, but turning a curner to get ran down by a stray lvl 265 mob can suck. It made me paranoid about new monster names, I always inspect everything that I come across.

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>finally did some party content
>it's just me and another anon 1shotting things while taking no damage or like 3 at worst despite the mobs being double our level
>aside from that i've just been running quests alone
>the quests themselves are just kind of boring, like early age runescape quests without the fun puzzles
>rest of the gameplay is just an old traditional roguelike if the turns were realtime, both gameplay and dungeon designs
it's not bad enough to quit but it's not good enough to cheer about
probably the most lukewarm bland one so far, although I guess it doesn't help much that this is based off of the retail version where all the crazy batshit insane design choices were mellowed down over the years.

I agree! Though, having those free server buffs absolutely did not help with feeling overpowered

>>2980507
I disagree, this is one of the better games the project has ever seen, but its not for grindslop party purists

>>2980559
That's the thing, I DON'T use the buffer.
I've entirely been running off of things that dropped from the mobs, quest gears and later on at 80 started self buffing myself because I had an ample amount of Skill Credits with nothing of value to spend them on.

The only real challenge was making sure I kept my mana up so I wouldn't lose the equipment buffs.

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Do NOT go to Rithwic, there's about 5 packs of these and you WILL aggro them even before you see them.

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They added a breeding system to the server yesterday, and it's a two person activity in a shady motel.
Huh.

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Even shorter morning than the last (whew boy), but managed to make it to Ayan Baqur for a few more Quest Bonus stamps before needing to hop off.
Coming to terms with not being able to complete the 500-by-50 route during our stay here, if only due to the frustratingly limited hours I've been able to afford this title throughout its second week. Still, its region-hopping guidance makes for a decent way to tour part of the wider realm, if nothing else.

Stumbled across what appears to be this player-housing district, known as the "Sharvale Settlement". Quite a respectable variety of home on-offer here, and in a lovely part of the woods relatively near the village of Zaikhal.
Granted, living in ANY location not protected by well-fortified stone walls is just asking to get your dream home ransacked by ravenous wildlife, but still. In this brief, quiet moment, it was quite nice.

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>>2981017
Decided to stop on a hilly rise and survey the lay of the land before moving forward.
Neither hound nor wolf to be found baying at these twin moons, enticing all to bask in their lunar radiance. For the best on a night like this, honestly, as there's far more than enough ready to run you through in this part of the continent.

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>>2981022
>Come across a settlement tent
>Sign outside says "A Human Archmage"
>Go in
>See this
That's just false advertising right there. Was still quite amenable for a ghastly spirit, at least.

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>>2981028
Just on the outskirts of Ayan Baqur was this curiously cordoned-off patch of land.
Thought it was a jousting site at first, but turns out it's a betting track for some sort of underground racing circuit. Some bookie was prowling the grounds, asking me if I wanted to dump FIVE(!) whole MMDs into the next race. What "race"? There's nobody here!
The hustle some people try to pull, I swear.

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>>2981032
At last, Ayan Baqur proper...!
Deftly evaded piles of prismatic golems, horrifying Olthoi scouts, and bloodthirsty packs of Dredge - all Level 100 or above - to make it here, just for a few snippets of Quest Bonus to add to my totals.
Only after all of this hiking was it revealed to me that Ayan Baqur can be reached in less than 30 seconds by way of the Subway. Whoops. Oh well, made for decent photo fodder on the way here.

>>2980870
Jesus Christ, how horrifying.

>>2981012
W-wew.
Wonder if that'll make all of the random monster summon drops we've been finding in droves worth keeping? Neat mechanic for a game of this vintage, even if the pathfinding for said monsters is virtually nonexistent.

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send help

>>2981663
Can you even move?

>>2981680
I was expecting to explode and die from the weight after 100%, but yeah, it just stops you from running/jumping/defending.
You can still walk around.

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I thought about replying directly but if they're reading the thread, it's funnier to reply this way.

Also that way the people who actually contribute to the thread are notified of the enjoyment they've delivered.

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I found this lonely towel on the last golem kingpin I killed. I turned it in at Lytelthorpe to get a small cosmetic reward that I'll never use because of my race.
>>2980870
These fuckers jumpscared me the first time I portaled to Rithwic. I had to jump off the bridge in town to keep them from spawncamping my corpse. This server seems to really enjoy putting superbosses right next to town entrances.
>>2981037
I've been trying to walk to every town in game the first time that I need to go there for flavor purposes. My headcanon is that walking there unlocks portaling there for future trips. This game really is more about the journey instead of the destination. Picking up quest tips in bars/libraries is a fairly immersive way of finding new adventures. I'd imagine that towns felt a lot more alive when this game was in its heyday though.

Pretty sure we can scrape 10m together to buy a Mansion for Pic day, lets get it in the morning

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I have found something worse than death

>>2944491
am I not able to play this on linux?

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Some notable events in the recent adventures of Anon (Quixote):
>Found an infinity stone in a windmill for my Atlan Bow.
This marks the 4th windmill I've encountered in my time adventuring in this land. It's surprisingly ludo that this is the first upgrade that I've found for this weapon considering my namesake. I was also able to free up inventory space after writing down the locations of the other stone rumor tips. This kind of customizable weapon system feels like the distant ancestor of a lot of RPGs today.

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>Stumbled upon a village of hostile snowmen and a Christmas(?) Themed dungeon
This village had snowmen enemies mixed in with NPCs for some sort of holiday themed dungeon. I picked up some materials to build snowmen decorations but was eventually chased away by a horde of angry snow people.

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From the outside of the village:

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>Experienced the IHOP of infinite suffering
A restaurant themed dungeon in Shoushi harbored a terrible secret. Underneath the sweet facade of edible enemies I encountered the chamber of a thief who had become trapped inside. In an attempt to get rich quick, the young thief stole some cooking supplies to use in a magical ritual. The ritual must have gone horribly wrong, as he was now confined to a tiny room and repeatedly killed by adventurers sent by the cook he had stolen from. Attached is a note detailing his situation. The cow themed parking lot was a nice touch and the food wasn't bad either. 4/5 stars.

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The note in question:

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>Became an honorable Bunny Master
I followed a quest tip originating in Lytelthorpe to Farmer Larry, who had what appeared to be a fairly mundane problem of rabbit overpopulation in his garden. I agreed to take care of the problem for him, and was teleported to his garden in exchange for a single Pyreal. Much to my surprise, I found the dungeon was populated by colorful rabbits made out of candy. The rabbits weren't very powerful, but took a while to clear out due to their massive numbers. I took some lucky rabbit feet back to the Farmer, and was rewarded with the title "Bunny Master" but no QB Stamps.

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>Explored the Eastern Coast of Dereth
Off the coast of Dereth I noticed two sets of islands that require further exploration. The first is the titular Asheron's Island, where I assume the famous wizard lives, just off the coast of Eastham. The second was Aphus Lassel, a banana shaped island that is said to be home to a wide variety of Tuskers. I end this adventurer's log in the small nearby Fortress Settlement of Dryreach, who seem to be constantly at war with the local Tumerok population. I finally found a use for the Dryreach Key that I purchased at the start of my journey, so even more inventory space saved! Anon Quixote, signing off.

>>2982257
>small reference that seems a bit silly but not massively out of place
A lost art...

>>2982653
That's some terrifying shit

>>2982643
tfw no 50 cooking skill

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>go in Dark Monolith Caverns
>drain health spamming mobs KO me through the wall
>lose half of my equips
>gem simply will not drop again
That rotting corpse is gonna stay there for a LOOONG time
I'd wager off ever using these again but there's some ones that do take you to neat places.

>>2985403
It's cool that your corpse will stay as long as nobody comes around. I died yesterday and I found it again today. Wiki even said it could stay years if it was remote enough.

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Group pictures at 9:15 pm UTC, Saturday.
>Time Zone Converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Asheron%27s+Call+-+Group+Photos&iso=20260926T2115&p1=1440

>wake up
>first thing to come to mind is that we could use the force death command to make a corpse swastika that'll probably remain long after we quit
I'm like the jonkler

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I won't make it for group pictures so I'm going to call it here. Wish AC had been any other fortnight but this one, I've been so busy I didn't get online to enjoy it much at all rip

same I can't be there for pics, whoops

is it too late to join this game? is it fun?

>>2992082
The game has almost 0 party relevance at any point early in the game so yeah, doesn't really matter how many people from here are still on.
>is it fun?
meh, it's ok, personally not for me
lack of an OST is a real hard fuckup, having a watered down baldurs gate OST or diablo 2-ish OST in the snowy areas would've hit so hard

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Hell of an interesting ride, this title turned out to be...!

A day late in uploading these (whoops), but here are the curated results of our Week Two "Farewell" Photoshoot event.
Out of 152 photos taken, these NINE (9) takes represent the best of the bunch; and with two alts amongst them, that's seven unique locales visited during the somewhat whirlwind tour just before the end.
As ever, each photo will be labeled and every post accompanying them (barring the first and last of the set) will be largely void of flavor text, barring a chronology tracker. It's this old song-and-dance again, as I'm sure you're well aware.

With that, lettuce begin.
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>>2994872
And thus concludes our stay in in these harsh and unforgiving lands.

What a game this ended up being. So much ambition on clear display to create a proper, fully 3D CRPG-style experience of the era, brought forth into the then wild and still largely untamed realm of the Internet.
Even if all of its parts don't necessarily work the smoothest with one another - any title of this vintage is bound to have a healthy share of jank to it - it's nonetheless easy to admire just how grand a goal this title was aiming to accomplish, in a time where the rules for what an MMORPG should be were anything but set in stone.

Asheron's Call might not have been the smoothest thing we've played for this project so far by any stretch, but it was certainly one of the most uniquely memorable entries in the genre we've encountered so far. Strongly suspect we won't be coming across anything quite like it for a long while to come.
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bump

About to play this for the first time today

This game sucks

>>2994877
Thanks for the dose, what are some things this game did that were unique? Seems like Guild Wars refined this type of combat at least.