Checking Up on Asheron’s Call
This month, Turbine’s Asheron’s Call is keeping the pace with modern MMOs by putting out several skill, item, and quest updates. Notable additions include a revamped Monthly “Kill Task”, a shiny new armor set, and a veritable laundry list of updated quest rewards.
July has proven to be a busy month for Turbine. In addition to the aforementioned content patches, Asheron’s Call played host to in-game event, simply titled, “July Event”. A handful of vibrant screenshots were posted, though I am still unsure as to what people were doing… Regardless, the event was more than just an in-game forest romp; game lore was also written to accompany the celebration. Not many games do this as much as they should, and creating additional storylines to go along with existing fiction is a great way to flesh out a game universe.
From “Filling in the Blanks”:
Asheron had spent weeks in his sanctuary, working on ways to both stabilize Portalspace and to isolate the threat that had attacked his earlier efforts at freeing the small pocket of his people Claude had directed him to. A small army of Emissaries and Golems swarmed through the sanctuary, rushing the construction of the three devices he’d need to make more permanent corrections to the destabilized area in Portalspace.
Information on the July Event, including screenshots and fiction, can be found here.
