Asherons Call: Frelorn's Weekly Update

Hello there everyone. I hope we all had a great Holiday Season, and a Happy New Year. Here is our latest installment of the weekly updates. So without further delay, lets get right to this weeks questions

1) Are there plans to try attracting new players?

We are always trying to find new ways to attract players to the game. However, we do have some limitations on what we can do at this point. We all love AC here, but it is not really very easy for us to market a 6 year old game to an audience of people who all want the next big thing or the new shiny that just came out.

There are plans to make it easier for new people to get the game. When I can give you more details, I will.

2) What is the team's vision for AC?

Our vision is and always has been to make the best game we can and to move the world of Dereth forward. We will also be publishing our Producer's vision statement very soon, which will get into more detail about what the future holds for Asheron's Call.

3) Are there plans for an end game?

The Land Control plan that we publicized in the early days of Throne of Destiny planning is officially off the table. I know that keeps coming up on the boards, so let's please just put the matter to rest. There are no current plans to implement that Land Control system. This is not to say that the team has given up on developing some kind of elder game system, but it is going to have to be something that we can do on off time or extra time, because it's just not built in to our development schedule. If this changes, we will let you know.

4) Are there any plans for non-hunting means of advancement?

We are always looking for ways that we can help those of you who have dedicated crafters. The problem is with those select few who will try to find a way to abuse whatever system we put in. To counteract these people, it takes us a lot longer to do some things that might otherwise be very simple.

5) The third party app API that Zyrca was working on: will we ever see it?

The API that Zyrca was working on was for Dark Majesty. When Throne of Destiny was made and released the API effectively became useless. I can't say for sure if we are going to try and make a version for ToD, but there are no plans for one right now.

What we are working on right now.
This week we are in the stage of the month where things are being tested and fixed for the January event. At the same time we have already begun the planning for February.

That's about it for now. Everyone have a great week and see you all in Dereth!