Asherons Call: October Billing Update

October Billing Update
Last month we let you know of our plans to split the launch of Turbine Billing into two phases. The first phase would be for brand new accounts only, and the second phase would be the migration of existing accounts off of Microsoft's billing and onto Turbine's new system.

Currently the first phase - new accounts only - is in the final rounds of testing. The servers are running, the game worlds have the new authentication code, and the new installers and launchers are ready to go. Our Quality Assurance and NetOps personnel are running through the last tests to ensure that brand new accounts will be able to be created and log in successfully.

We expect to be able to announce that new accounts can be created on Turbine Billing very soon.

Here's where it can be confusing so please read this through carefully:

To create an account on Turbine' new billing system, you will need a Turbine Product Key and the new launcher. When our billing system first goes live, Turbine Product Keys will only be available from the Turbine Store. Products purchased from our partner sites (for example, GameSpy) will still work but you'll have to follow the existing process of creating accounts with Microsoft. We will make the new installers and Product Keys available on our partner sites in the near future.

So, if you've already made a purchase, don't fret. You'll still be able to use it. And, you can feel free to purchase from either the Turbine Store or our partner sites as we've made sure that both methods for account sign-up will work.

Again, it is important to stress that this is only for brand-new accounts. Existing Asheron's Call Dark Majesty and Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings accounts will be able to be migrated at a later date, and more information on this will be forthcoming.