Asherons Call: New Turbine Article - "Changes in the Air"

[b]Changes in the Air

The Expansion Pack
We're thrilled to be able to formally announce production of the next Asheron's Call expansion pack. We're also excited to announce that Srand will be leaving her position as Live Team Producer and Lead Engineer to take the role of Lead Engineer on the expansion pack. While we on the Live Team will miss her, we know that her expertise - both in engineering and game design - will be extremely valuable to the expansion pack team.

The Live Team
We're also excited to announce that Mirin, currently Lead Designer for the AC1 Live Team, will be taking over as Live Team Producer. Mirin has a long history with AC1, having started as a Designer on Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty.

Later today, Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth will be publishing an interview with Mirin in which she describes her past experience with Asheron's Call and her goals as the new Producer of the AC1 Live Team. While you may not recognize her current handle, we're sure you'll recognize the content that she's added to the game.

The spot of Lead Designer is being filled by Orion, who has been a Designer on the AC1 Live Team for the past two and a half years. Many of you are familiar with Orion from his presence in the Asheron's Call community as well as from his epic content such as the Gaerlan Quest. Orion is also currently the writer at the helm of AC1's lore and backstory.

A New World
As we announced in January, we plan to bring a new Asheron's Call world online later this Spring. We're now ready to announce both the name of this new world and the date it will be available.

The next Asheron's Call world will be named Verdantine and will be brought online on the same day as the May event, currently scheduled for May 12.

Gifts for our Players
As further thanks to our loyal players for staying with us during this transition, we'll be giving you two free gifts in the April and June events.

After the April event, existing characters will be able to obtain a new Raiment from an NPC in Al-Arqas.

With the June event comes an even bigger gift: All existing Asheron's Call accounts will be given a sixth character slot on all worlds. This gift is only for existing accounts - new accounts after the June event will still have only five character slots.

Thank you again for being our customers! We're very excited about the future of Asheron's Call and we hope you are too!