News Archive - 2012

Decal, Decal Plugin and Decal Tool Updates for December 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4135 (Dec 2012 Patch)
Decal;
None
Decal Plugins;
* CharInfo, v2.0.0.0 - - Updated - 24th Dec, 2012
* Mudsort, v1.3.0 - Updated - 19th Dec, 2012
* Gleaner, v1.0.5.3 - Updated - 19th Dec, 2012
Standalone Programs;
* ACSkillCalc, v1.1.0 - New - 18th Dec, 2012
--Sucamarto 9:08am, 25th Dec, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Big Map of Dereth was Updated for December 2012 - Link
Lothnar has again updated the Big Map of Dereth with the December 2012 updates, it can be viewed here The Big Map of Dereth
Lothnar
--Sucamarto 8:17am, 16th December, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Turbine Maintenance Downtime Wednesday, December 19 6:00 - 8:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) Link
The Turbine Account Maintenance site at [http://myaccount.turbine.com] will be brought down for maintenance on Wednesday, December 19 from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT). During this time, players will be unable to log into either game or make changes to their accounts. Players already in the games when the site is brought down will be unaffected unless they log out or are disconnected.
Tolero - Senior Community Specialist
--Sucamarto 3:44pm, 17th Dec, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The December Event Page is now live! Link
The December event, A Growing Twilight is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, December 18th. On that day all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern. Click here for the December event page and release notes!
Tolero - Senior Community Specialist
Or checkout the A Growing Twilight announcements page here on the ACC Wiki.
--Sucamarto 9:08am, 14th Dec, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Welcome to the return of Asheron's Call 2! Link
Greetings!
Asheron’s Call 2 has returned! We have opened up a new server for anyone who has an active Asheron’s Call subscription to play Asheron’s Call 2 for free! Although we would have loved to revisit some of our old characters with you, we were not able to bring over any of your old characters. We do, however, present this new Asheron’s Call 2 server, Dawnsong, to all active Asheron’s Call players with a paid subscription or who purchase an ACTD retail key and subscribe. 
http://ac.turbine.com/clientdl/ac2/AC2Install.zip
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:19am, 14th Dec, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, December 10th Link
The AC Game Servers and [http://myaccount.turbine.com] be offline for maintenance on Monday, December 10th from 6:00 to 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT). The forums will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon! 
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 10:19pm, 10th Dec, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Decal, Decal Plugin and Decal Tool Updates for November 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4130 (Nov 2012 Patch)
Decal;
None
Decal Plugins;
* Gleaner, v1.0.5.0 - Updated - 25th Nov, 2012
* Alinco3, v2.0.5.6 - Updated - 25th Nov, 2012
* Leader, v1.0.0.4 - New - 18th Nov, 2012
Standalone Programs;
None
--Sucamarto 9:54pm, 25th Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Forum Status Update Link
Recently, we were made aware of an issue with the security of our LOTRO community web applications. We take all potential issues seriously and as a precaution we took all of our forums offline while we investigated and resolved the issue. The forums are now open for normal use.
Please note that we will continue to perform maintenance on our community websites over the coming days and some features may be unavailable from time to time. Game services are not impacted and will continue to operate on a normal schedule.
If you also have a LOTRO account or just want more information, you can read our FAQ by clicking here.
Thank you for your patience!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 11:54am, 22nd Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Big Map of Dereth was Updated for November 2012 - Link
Lothnar has again updated the Big Map of Dereth with the November 2012 updates, it can be viewed here The Big Map of Dereth
Lothnar
--Sucamarto 9:15am, 14th November, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The November Event Page is now live! Link
The November event, The Reaping is scheduled to go live on Tuesday November 13th. On that day all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern. Make sure you check out the November Event page.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
Or checkout the The Reaping announcements page here on the ACC Wiki.
--Sucamarto 10:21am, 13th Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, November 5th Link
The AC Game Servers and [http://myaccount.turbine.com] will be offline for maintenance on Monday, November 5th from 6:00 to 12:00 Eastern (-5 GMT). The forums will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:21am, 13th Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Happy Anniversary! Link
On November 2nd, 1999 a little known game company launched what was then a dream for all those involved. A game where friends could play with or against each other in the ever evolving land of Dereth. Many years later this world is still alive and thriving with thousands of players from all over the world.
Happy Anniversary Asheron's Call!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:21am, 13th Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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 Turbine Pumpkin Carving Contest 2012 Link
It’s that time of year again: the weather turns colder, the leaves turn colorful, and spooky fun turns up everywhere. It also means it’s the perfect time for a pumpkin carving contest!
Read more about this year's pumpkin carving contest!
Celestrata - Turbine Community Specialist.
--Sucamarto 8:21am, 13th Nov, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, October 29th Link
The AC Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, October 29th from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). The forums and wikis will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Celestrata - Turbine Community Specialist.
--Sucamarto 9:25am, 22nd October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Layoffs at Turbine - Link
"As part of the continual review of our business operations and fluctuating market conditions, we have had to make reductions in our Turbine workforce," Remi Sklar, spokeswoman for Warner Bros. Entertainment Group, said in an e-mail to The Boston Globe. 
It is unknown at this point if anyone from the Asheron's Call staff was let go.
--An Adventurer 00:44, 27 October 2012 (EST)
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Turbine Pumpkin Carving Contest 2012 Link
It’s that time of year again: the weather turns colder, the leaves turn colorful, and spooky fun turns up everywhere. It also means it’s the perfect time for a pumpkin carving contest!
Read more about this year's pumpkin carving contest!
Celestrata - Turbine Community Specialist.
--Sucamarto 9:25am, 22nd October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Open Application to the Private Test Program Link
Hear ye! Hear ye!
Dereth is undergoing some dark times with Evil Hoshino Kei, and New Aluvia needs brave scholars and activists to volunteer in testing what the future holds. If you would like to contribute to improving the quality of life on Dereth, then step up to the challenge.
Beezle - Turbine Inc.
--Sucamarto 9:21am, 19th October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Decal, Decal Plugin and Decal Tool Updates for October 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for October 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4125 (October 2012 Patch)
Decal;
* Decal, v2.9.7.0 - Updated 5th Oct, 2012
Decal Plugins;
* Quests, v1.0.0.21 - Updated 21st Oct, 2012
* Leader, v1.0.0.3 - Released 16th Oct, 2012
* Mishna Auto-Inventory Plugin, v1.0.0.52 - Released 12th Oct, 2012
* Virindi Chat System 5, v5.0.0.5 - Updated 10th Oct, 2012
* CharStats, v1.0.5.3 - Released 4th Oct, 2012
Standalone Programs;
* Mag-SuitBuilder, v1.0.3 - Updated 1st Oct, 2012
Abandoned and Discontinued Plugins;
Gouru's Decal Plugin Home Page www.asheronstoybox.com is now a Dead Site, as a result the following plugins are now Abandoned as of the 3rd Oct, 2012.
Call It! v1.0.0, Cast It! v1.0.2, Catch It! v1.2.0.0, Find It! v2.9.7, Make It! v5.9.7, Make It! (VVS Edition) v1.0.0.0, Mule Trade It! v0.0.368, Sort It! v5.9.6
--Sucamarto 2:34pm, 18th Oct, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Server Downtime: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) October 11th, 2012 Link
On Thursday October 11th all worlds will be down from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for the October event, Seeds of Hope.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 10:48pm, 10th October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The October Event Page is now live! Link
Check out what is coming in the October event by clicking here!.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
Or checkout the Seeds of Hope announcements page here on the ACC Wiki.
--Sucamarto 9:21am, 8th October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled maintenance Monday October 8th 6:00am - 11:00am eastern Link
The AC Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, October 8th from 6:00 AM to 11:00AM Eastern (-4 GMT). The forums and wikis will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:10am, 8th October, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Missile/Magic Defense Formulas Link
We are reconsidering the idea of rebalancing the Missile/Magic Defense Formulas to match the math of the offensive skills for the upcoming February patch.
The goal of this is to make these defense skills an actual choice for PvP use.
NoWorries - AC Associate Designer
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 25th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Decal, Decal Plugin and Decal Tool Updates for Sept 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for September 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4122 (Sept 2012 Patch)
Decal;
* Decal, v2.9.6.9 beta - Updated 29th Sept, 2012
Decal Plugins;
* Virindi Tank, v0.3.1.121 - Updated 30th Sept, 2012
* Virindi Sense, v1.0.0.1 - Updated 30th Sept, 2012
* Castaway, v1.8.0.3 beta - Updated 29th Sept, 2012
* Alinco3, v2.0.5.4 - Updated 24th Sept, 2012
* SpellsToFile, v1.0.0.0 - Released 20th Sept, 2012
* Virindi Hotkey System, v1.0.0.6 - Updated 20th Sept, 2012
* Virindi HUDs, v1.0.0.9 - Updated 20th Sept, 2012
* Virindi Item Tool, v1.0.0.10 - Updated 20th Sept, 2012
* Garage Sale, v0.5.4 - Released 6th Sept, 2012 (Requires Skunkworks)
Standalone Programs;
* Mag-SuitBuilder, v1.0.1 - Updated 14th Sept, 2012
--Sucamarto 2:34pm, 30th Sep, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Missile/Magic Defense Formulas Link
We are reconsidering the idea of rebalancing the Missile/Magic Defense Formulas to match the math of the offensive skills for the upcoming February patch.
The goal of this is to make these defense skills an actual choice for PvP use.
NoWorries - AC Associate Designer
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 25th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, Sept 24 from 06:00 to 10:00 Eastern (-4 GMT) Link
This maintenance has been canceled!
Cordovan - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:47am, 24th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Quest Updates Round Two Link
We are looking for feedback as to which quests players are the most interested in seeing updated.
NoWorries - AC Associate Designer
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 22nd Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Server Downtime 9/12/12 1:15pm Eastern Link
Update 2:10pm Eastern: All worlds are now open. We appreciate your patience. 
All worlds will be brought down today 9/12/12 at 1:15pm Eastern for a hotfix. We apologize for the short notice, but we felt it best to get this update done as quickly as possible. We will have the worlds back up as soon as possible.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 11:43am, 12th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Server Downtime: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) Sept 11th, 2012 Link
On Tuesday Sept 11th all worlds will be down from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for the Sept event, Lessons from the Past.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 10th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Sept 2012 Patch Notes are now Released Link
Make sure you check out the Release Notes, Screenshots and Event Fiction for this this month. You can check them out by clicking here.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 10:43am, 9th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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February Update: Buff One Thing Link
We are already working on our big February update and we are looking for feedback from players on skills, abilities and aspects of the game that they feel are under performing and could use a buff. Ideally the buff would be something small that could be developed with a day of dev's time.
The rules:
~ Your suggestion should take no more than a day of dev's time. We won't be able to implement suggestions that take a month or more. (Weapon auras I am looking at you.)
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 4:21pm, 78th Sept, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for August 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for August 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4116 (August 2012 Patch)
Decal Plugins;
* Alinco3, v2.0.1.2 - Updated 23rd August, 2012
* FelscudasNotes, v0.7.2.0 - Updated 19th August, 2012
* Tings, v1.0.0.440 - Updated 4th August, 2012
Standalone Programs;
* Endy's Tinkering Calculator, v2.3.1 - Updated 12th August, 2012
--Sucamarto 9:37am, 23rd August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Myaccount.turbine.com Scheduled Downtime: Thursday, August 30th Link
The Turbine Account Maintenance site at http://myaccount.turbine.com will be brought down for maintenance on Thursday, August 30th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Celestrata -- Turbine Community Specialist
--Sucamarto 4:45pm, 30th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Water of Stasis and Weapon Auras feedback Link
In order to finish up weapon auras we are considering doing away with Water of Stasis. Weapon auras completely break weapons with Water of Stasis. The plan would be that this effect is removed from all loot weapons by the patch and can no longer be applied to melee and missile weapons....
We wanted feedback from the PvP community on this change.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 9:21am, 28th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Big Map of Dereth was Updated for August 2012 - Link
Lothnar has again updated the Big Map of Dereth with the August 2012 updates, it can be viewed here The Big Map of Dereth
Lothnar
--Sucamarto 2:15pm, 25th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Server Downtime: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) August 15th, 2012 Link
The Asheron's Call Game Servers will be brought down on Wednesday, August 15th from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for a hotfix. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Shrewby - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 2:36pm, 14th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Investigating an Exploit Link
We have evidence that players are exploiting some features of this patch. We will be implementing waves of bans during the week for players caught cheating.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 9:21am, 14th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The August 2012 Patch Date is now Released Link
The August event The Risen Princess, is set to go live on Tuesday August 14th. On that day, all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern. You can check out the event page for all the latest information about the update.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 11th August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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In the coming days... - Link
I would expect carnage to appear on some servers in the form of live events.
Thistledown, Frostfell, Solclaim, Leafcull. Not for the faint of heart. Certain recently deceased personages might be taking their rage out on Dereth. I'll start Thursday night and continue Saturday afternoon. Times subject to change, I might have to bump Saturday to Sunday depending on the weather. I apologize in advance, long story.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 9:35am, 2nd August, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Bonus Weekend set for August 3rd. - Link
It's time again for a bonus quest weekend!
On August 3rd we will be providing a 50% bonus to quest rewards for both experience and luminance. The bonus will be starting Friday evening and will last all the way through Monday. Monday is included for players that have trouble playing on the weekend due to work or other commitments. Sharpen your weapons and fine tune your spells.
Severlin - Producer
--Atarax 04:23, 26 July 2012 (EST)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for July 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for July 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4112 (July 2012 Patch)
Decal Plugins;
* LockesArmyKnife, v1.5.4.0 - Updated 31st July, 2012
* Mag-Tools, v1.0.8.19 - Updated 25th July, 2012
* Silence, Beta v1.0.0 - Released 8th July, 2012
* FelscudasNotes, v0.7.1.0 - Updated 3rd July, 2012
* MuleThis, v1.3.1.0 - Updated 3rd July, 2012
* StuffExchanger, v1.1.0.0 - Updated 3rd July, 2012
Standalone Programs;
* Mag-SuitBuilder, v1.0.0.10 - Updated 13th July, 2012
--Sucamarto 9:01am, 31st July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Bonus Weekend set for August 3rd. - Link
It's time again for a bonus quest weekend!
On August 3rd we will be providing a 50% bonus to quest rewards for both experience and luminance. The bonus will be starting Friday evening and will last all the way through Monday. Monday is included for players that have trouble playing on the weekend due to work or other commitments. Sharpen your weapons and fine tune your spells.
Severlin - Producer
--Atarax 04:23, 26 July 2012 (EST)
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Tuesday July 24th's Downtime - Link
The Hotfix update addressed the creature wield issue as well as the bug that was blocking some players from inscribing items.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:35am, 25th July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Downtime: Tuesday, July 24th - Link
On Tuesday July 24th, all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern for a small update to the game.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:35am, 24th July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Big Map of Dereth was Updated for July 2012 - Link
Lothnar has undertaken the updating of Gawa's original Big Map of Dereth with the July 2012 updates, it can be viewed here The Big Map of Dereth
Lothnar
--Sucamarto 10:15pm, 23rd July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The July 2012 Patch Date is now Released Link
The July Event Soulless Sisters, is set to go live on Wednesday July 18th! On that day, all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern while we deploy the event. You can view the Event page by clicking here.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:43am, 16th July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, July 16 - Link
The Asheron's Call Game Servers, http://myaccount.turbine.com, and the Asheron's Call Official Forums will be offline for maintenance on Monday, July 16th from 3:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). For updates during the downtime, you can follow us on Twitter or like Asheron's Call on Facebook. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 6:45am, 14th July, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday 6/11/12 - Link
The Asheron's Call Game Servers, http://myaccount.turbine.com, and website will be offline for maintenance on Monday, June 11th from 6:00 to 11:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT). The websites should be available at 9:00 AM, while the Asheron's Call Game Servers will remain unavailable for the full duration of the maintenance. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon! 
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 7:45am, 9th June, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Morningthaw Server Maintenance - Link
On Tuesday June 5th The Morningthaw Server will be down from 8:00am - 9:00am Eastern for maintenance. This is in direct relation to issues we had over this past weekend with this server.
Morningthaw Server Down...
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 11:15am, 6th June, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The June 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
The June event Noble Sacrifice is set to go live on Tuesday June 12th. On that day all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern. You can view the Event page by clicking here.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 7:55am, 5th June, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Quest Updates for August - Results - Link
We have read though and discussed the many suggestions in the Quest Updates for August thread and have picked the top ten quests we are going to look at for updates.
Read more here...
NoWorries - AC Associate Designer
--Sucamarto 1:46pm, 25th May, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for May 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for May 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4100 (May 2012 Patch)
Decal;
* Decal, v2.9.6.7 (beta) - Updated 16th May, 2012
Decal Plugins;
* Castaway, v1.8.0.2 - Updated 29th May, 2012
* Lifetank 2012, v12.0.3 - Updated 26th May, 2012
* Virindi Tank, v0.3.1.115 - Updated 22nd May, 2012
* Virindi Integrator2, v1.0.1.11 - Updated 22nd May, 2012
* Defective, v1.0.1.4 (beta) - Updated 16th May, 2012
Standalone Tools;
* Drakier's Dual Client v7.2.2.1 (beta) - Updated 16th May, 2012
Discontinued or Abandoned Plugins;
* Nil
--Sucamarto 9:32am, 22nd May, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Wiki quest name updates
In order to bring our quest guides in line with Turbine's names released to us via contracts, we are renaming all quests (and associated links) that do not meet these names with exception to kill tasks. Do not fret, all old names will still be searchable, and redirect to the proper page. See the list of renamed quest guides here to get familiar with them. 
--Immortalbob 08:20, 11 May 2012 (EST)
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Quest Updates for August! - Link
We are looking for player feedback for the big August update!
One of the aspects to August we want to do is spend some time revamping older content to make it more fun. We receive a lot of small quest improvement requests, so we want players to suggest three quest improvements to older quests that they would like to see implemented for the August update.
Read More Here!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 1:43pm, 10th May, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The May 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
The May Event Wayward Prince, is set to go live on Tuesday May 8th! On that day, all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern while we deploy the event. You can check out the event page here for all the latest news and update on the May event! 
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 6:43am, 5th May, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Schedule Maintenance Monday May 7th 5:00am - 11:00am Eastern - Link
On Monday May 7th All Turbine services will be down for maintenance from 5:00am - 11:00am Eastern. This includes all games, websites/forums and https://myaccount.turbine.com/.
We thank you for your patience and we will see you in the game soon! 
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 6:43am, 5th May, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for April 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool updates for April 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4096 (April 2012 Patch)
Decal;
* Decal, v2.9.6.6 (beta) - Updated 25th April, 2012
Decal Plugins;
* FelscudasNotes, v0.6.0.0 - Updated 25th April, 2012
* Sellvage, v1.3.0.0 - Updated 25th April, 2012
* ScrollReader, v1.7.3.0 - Updated 25th April, 2012
* Virindi Tank, v0.3.1.112 - Updated 24th April, 2012
* Virindi Hotkey System, v1.0.0.5 - Updated 21st April, 2012
* Virindi Integrator2, v1.0.1.10 - Updated 18th April, 2012
* Tings, v1.0.0.434 - Updated 16th April, 2012
* Alinco3 Buffs, v2.0.0.0 - Updated 2nd April, 2012
* GoArrow, v3.0.0.0 - Updated 2nd April, 2012
* GoArrow (VVS Edition), v2.5.0.0 - Updated 2nd April, 2012
Standalone Tools;
* ACQLaunch, v3.0.0.12 - Updated 15th April, 2012
Discontinued or Abandoned Plugins;
* Nil
--Sucamarto 4:45pm, 15th April, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The April 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
The April Event, Retributions is scheduled to go live on Thursday April 12th! On that day all worlds will be down from 8am - 11am Eastern. Make sure you check out the Official Event Page to see what is coming!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 9:14am, 12th April, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Travels in Dereth - Link
Bellos The Mighty has published an excellent travel blog of Dereth that hearkens back to sites of AC's golden age (2000-2002) where he describes and documents his journeys through Dereth with great depth and sharp wit. I highly recommend checking it out.
-- 10:55, 6 April 2012 (PST) 
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The Lugians! - Link
Head over to the Official Asheron's Call Facebook page to see the very first sneak peek at the upcoming Playable Lugians!
Frelorn - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 1:59pm, 4th April, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Leaderboard: Asheron's Call vs. Ultima Online vs. EverQuest - Link
Make sure you head on over to Leaderboard and vote for AC.
Back at the turn of the century, you didn't have the equivalent of cable's infinite choices when it came to MMOs. No, you pretty much had the standard Big Three of network programming: Ultima Online, EverQuest, and Asheron's Call. With the subscription model firmly in place, most players had to choose their loyalty and choose it well.
--Sucamarto 10:13am, 3rd April, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The Lugians are Coming! - Link
Kintani: I’ve been working on the Lugian player race, which has proven to be an interesting challenge as this is the first player race where I’ve had to make new versions of all of the clothing and armor in game. I’m working to preserve the look of the armors, even though the Lugians have a much larger frame, so the looks people have come to know and love transition over onto the Lugians in the ways they’d expect.
Kitani - AC Content Designer
--Sucamarto 3:53pm, 29th March, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for March 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool Updates for March 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4092 (March 2012)
Decal Plugins;
* Virindi Tank, v0.3.1.106 - Updated 30th March, 2012
* Virindi Integrator2, v1.0.1.9 - Updated 28th March, 2012
* CompHud, v1.6.5.0 - Updated 27th March, 2012
* MuleThis, v1.3.0.0 - Updated 27th March, 2012
* Tings, v1.0.0.408 - Updated 22nd March, 2012
* Mag-LootLogger Beta, v1.0.0.1 - Updated 11th March, 2012
* Mag-Enhanced VTank Classic Looter, v2.7 - Updated 11th March, 2012
* Tings, v1.0.0.396 - Updated 9th March, 2012
* Updated SpellData.XML for Alinco3 Buffs, v1.0.0.0 - Updated 7th March, 2012
* Mag-Tools, v1.0.8.17 - Updated 7th March, 2012
Standalone Tools;
* ACQLaunch, v3.0.0.11 - Updated 22nd March, 2012
* Aero's Asheron's Call Calculator, v1.219 - Updated 14th March, 2012
* The Quick and Dirty Skill Planner for Asheron's Call, v1.0 - Updated 13th March, 2012
Abandoned and Discontinued Plugins;
* Ammo Gimp, v1.4.1.0 - Updated 15th March, 2012(This plugin no longer works as of Feb 2012 Patch)
--Sucamarto 5:47pm, 11th March, 2012 (GMT +10)
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February Threads to be deleted - Link
Greetings,
Soon we will be deleting all the February specific threads to clean up the forums. If there is information you will want to reference in those threads you will want to cut and paste that information for your own reference.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 10:06am, 19th March, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The March 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
On Tuesday March 20th all worlds will be down from 7am - 11am Eastern for the release of the March event, Road to Revenge. Make sure you check out the March Event Page for all the latest information on the event.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:31am, 15th March, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Authentication Maintenance 3/14/12 7am - 10am Eastern - Link
On Wednesday March 14th the Asheron's Call authentication servers and https://myaccount.turbine.com/ will be down for maintenance from 7am - 10 am Eastern. During this time players will not be able to log into the game or update their billing information, but players already in the game should not be impacted.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 10:44pm, 14th March, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Bonus XP and Luminance Weekend! - Link
This weekend we will be turning on bonus XP and Luminance.
* Start time: Friday, March 9th, early evening
* End time: Tuesday, March 13th, morning
All quest XP and Luminance rewards will be multiplied by 1.5!
Severlin - Producer
--Atarax 09:44, 8 March 2012 (EST)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for February 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool Updates for February 2012;
The latest Decal Memlocs are = 0.0.11.4087
Decal Plugins;
* Virindi Tank, v0.3.1.88 - Updated 25th February, 2012
* AgentZ, v1.1.0.2 - Updated 25th February, 2012
* Mag-Tools, 1.0.8.14 - Updated 21st February, 2012
* Insane-Bot Client, v1.1.0.30 - Updated 16th February, 2012
Standalone Tools;
* Endy's Tinkering Calculator, v2.2.0.4 - Updated 27th February, 2012
--Sucamarto 5:47pm, 25th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Server Downtime 2/23/12 8am - 10am Eastern (-5 GMT) - Link
The Game servers will be down on Thursday February 23rd from 8am - 10am Eastern. Below is the list if things that are being addressed during the downtime.
* Weapons that exceed maximums for their wield requirements, tinkering, and modifications have had their damage adjusted.
* Alchemy phials now properly buff the Missile Weapons skill instead of the thrown weapons skill.
* Fixed some Missile weapons with broken wield requirements.
* Wield requirements for some quest shields have been reduced.
* Fixed activation requirements on some quest weapons and armor.
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 1:20pm, 23th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Help the Wiki update Weapon Stats
We are now collecting information on min/max stats for the newly introduced weapon types. You check them out and help add ones we are missing here.
-- 22:43, 22 February 2012 (PST)
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The February 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
The February Event Master of Arms is scheduled to go live on Tuesday February 21st. On that day all worlds will be down from 8am -11am Eastern.
You can check out the event page for February by clicking here!
Andy "Frelorn" Cataldo - Turbine Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:31am, 20th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The February 2012 Patch Master of Arms has been Announced - Link
You can check out the Master of Arms patch page for more info!
--Sucamarto 1:15pm, 18th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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February Imbue Goodies - Link
Due to some limitations of how imbues were implemented and restrictions of our crafting system we have had to change plans on moving weapon imbues from old to new weapons. . .
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 5:53pm, 8th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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February: What You Need to Know - Link
When you first log in you will notice a number of things have been changed about your character to match the new skills and systems we added to the game.
Here is a quick and dirty check list of the things you need to know when you log in after the February patch.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 1:53pm, 4th February, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Plugin and Tool Updates for January 2012
Here is the Latest List of Decal Plugin and Standalone Tool Updates for January 2012;
Decal Plugins;
* Mag-Tools, v1.0.8.13 - Updated 18th January, 2012
Standalone Tools;
* Endy's Tinkering Calculator, v2.2.0.3 - Updated 5th January, 2012
--Sucamarto 8:15am, 18th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Some February Questions answered - Link
As we move towards February some people in the previous thread had some questions about our plans for February. I wanted to answer some of those questions.
Severlin - Producer
--Sucamarto 5:41pm, 26th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Some Knowledge is Power - Link
Here is some specific information on the weapon change over/skill change over:
NoWorries - AC Associate Designer
--Sucamarto 5:35pm, 26th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The January 2012 Depths of the Dead Event is now Live.
You can check out the Depths of the Dead patch page for more info!
--Sucamarto 8:31am, 18th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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The January 2012 Patch Date is now Released - Link
The January Event Depths of the Dead is scheduled to go live on Wednesday January 18th. On that day all worlds will be down from 8am -11am Eastern.
You can check out the event page here!
Frelorn - AC Community Relations
--Sucamarto 8:31am, 17th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, January 9th from 6:00 to 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT)
The AC Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, January 9th from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT). The forums will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
See the AC Forum Post for more detail.
Tolero - Turbine Community Team
--Sucamarto 9:00am, 10th January, 2012 (GMT +10)
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