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Dont buy it!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

There is nearly no one online!
Dont waste 30 Bucks for this game, its really not worth it. Yes, it has nice grafics but thats it. Go for Star Wars Galaxies, UO or EQ.

Most Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is by far the best Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Game ever created. I imagine it will be 15 years before anyone tops this classic effort by Turbine. It has everything a game could ever need.

In essence it is the perfect MMORPG!

The perfect MMORPG:
1. Would be as stable as DAOC
2. Have as much content as UO
3. Have graphics as nice as AC2
4. And have a justice system like MUME

This is Asheron's Call 2, in a nutshell. Buy this game as soon as possible. You will not be disappointed.

ASHERON'S CALL II TAKES MMP GAMING TO A NEW LEVEL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Those that enjoyed Asheron's Call will find some of the creature's names familiar, but that is about it. Asheron's Call II combines the best of Asheron's Call and other popular massively multiplayer online games. The graphics are incredible and the environment truly comes to life, as each component seems to move independently. Game play is considerably different than the original. For example, hunting will require new strategies and tactics to account for a much-improved monster AI. The land mass is smaller than the original Dereth, however traversing the continent will keep even the most adventurous on their toes and prove much more challenging than Asheron's Call. Although solo adventuring is possible (and enjoyable), character interaction in this game is required to fully appreciate all of the aspects. Player interaction drives much of this game - from purchasing goods and services to developing towns. Again "grouping" will not be required to enjoy the game, however it should be noted that over time characters of power would be able to affect the very landscape. I highly recommend this adventure to anyone familiar with online gaming and caution those who pick this up as their first - other games will only disappoint.

L....a.....a.....a.....g

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a big MMORPG fan. I've played most of them. I have a cable broadband internet connection and I have not experienced this much lag since the initial release of Ultima Online back in the stone ages of online gaming.

Great and Getting Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've been beta testing for 2 months now and have seen this game go from rough outline to contender. Great concepts, breathtaking visuals, an easily expandable world, original creatures, nuanced combat, and a new storyline help Asheron's Call 2 stand out amongst the rest of the 2nd Generation of Multiplayer Online Games. Once this thing takes off in November, there's no limit to where it can take you. Enjoy.

Most disapointing sequel of any genre of anything.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Vapid, redundant, glitchy, and disappointing. I liked absolutely nothing about this game, whereas I loved AC1 and played it for two years straight.

Do not buy this second-rate piece of trash.

I'm sorry that Turbine effectively destroyed the AC universe, but buying this game won't resurrect it, no matter how much you'd like it to.

Great game =D

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game is Amazing!
Amazing Graphics
Amazing Game play
Amazing PvP
Amazing Exploration
Amazing Quests
Amazing Events
Amazing Combat system
Amazing Chat system
Amazing Allegence system
Amazing Effects
Amazing Monsters
Amazing Story
Amazing Music system
Amazing Skill system
Amazing Character Avatars
Amazing Movies
Amazing Crafting system
Amazing Content
Amazing Features
Amazing Player base
Amazing Company
Amazing Beta
Amazing Game!
AMAZING!

Most people's complaints are already obsoleted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The first patch came out two weeks ago, and tackled people's biggest complaints. NPCs were added, an epic quest was added, fellowship looting options were added, and there are a lot of new things to do and see. There aren't many legitimate complaints left.

Most people who are still comlaining about the game are AC1 fans who wanted this game to be just like AC1, but it isn't. It's an entirely new game. It's easier to learn, which makes people call it "dumbed down". Sorry, but I don't consider easy-to-use user-interfaces to be a bad thing. These people are used to interfaces with hundreds of pointless buttons and complex interfaces that you must read the manual to understand. The complexity in AC2 is in how you use things, not in which button you press. It has the same level of overall complexity, but you can work into it gradually rather than being bombarded by things the first minute you start.

So what major complaints are still left? The game is still a resource hog -- even a top-end machine will probably need to play on "Medium" setting. But it looks mighty nice on Medium or even Low setting, so no big loss. The other thing is that there are still not enough high-end quests to keep me happy. But each monthly update brings a big batch of new things to do, so by the time you read this, there may already be a bunch of new quests in place.

Anyway, this is an addictive, beautiful, accessible game. Don't let the whiners convince you otherwise.

You are all stupid

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: October 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you ever played AC1 and played beta of AC@ and dissed it, then you must have your head up your you know what. The unique thing about AC1 was the evolving story, no one played AC1 for the graphics, or the leveling, xp, or anything else, other then the fact that hey one morning you wake up and the world went to a complete chaos, then after fighting the new quest and winning you actually CHANGED!!!! something in the game. AC2 if run like AC1 will be a unique game, with amazing graphics. I've been playing the beta hard core, and at first it was boring, but the patch yesterday, where they made it to be "almost" like retail, cleaned it up incredibly. I'm now questing, and figuring out the story, and when Turbine starts changing the world, and adding to it, it's going to be one new game every update.

AC2 is currently the best MMORPG out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Back in the early days Asheron's Call was one of the best online RPGs becasue the team at Turbine updated and changed the world every 3 or 4 weeks and was always adding new stuff. The only things holding it back were its poor graphics and lack of any other races with any real diversity.

Asherons Call 2 addresses all these issues. There are now 3 races that are each incredibly different. You progress through the game using skill trees and each races' trees have totally different skills. Whats even better is if you choose a skill that you dont like you can untrain it at no penalty whatsoever.

There are also some other new features like crafting which is tight. I thought I wouldnt like the fact that there are no NPC's in the game and would never go to a town again but I found that to be untrue. Towns can give your crafting a bonus and so I always head there after some good looting.

The game is still based on killing stuff so if that isnt your thing stay away, but if you do then you should give their new PVP and Kingdom vs Kingdom a try. This is a great game and it isnt even out of beta yet.

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