Category: Asheron’s Call

No Place for Old PvPers

Posted by Naithin | Mar 18, 2020 | Asheron's Call, Gaming | 4

I Fought the Uber Penguin

Posted by Naithin | Oct 7, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 0

No Place for Old PvPers

by Naithin | Mar 18, 2020 | Asheron's Call, Gaming | 4

Mailvaltar recently wrote about the cool stuff that just doesn’t happen in ‘safe’ MMORPGs and it got me to thinking about days gone by when I was really into open-world PvP MMOs myself. It seems like so long ago. And I suppose...

Finding an All-The-Time Game

by Naithin | Jan 14, 2020 | Anthem, Asheron's Call, Monster Hunter: World, Warframe | 12

Recently Belghast posted on giving up the chase for the ‘Forever Game’. It didn’t really occur to me at the time of Bel’s post, but it has occurred to me since with my return to Monster Hunter: World. While the...

Time to Loot Journal: October 2019

by Naithin | Oct 31, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Elder Scrolls Online, Journal, Lost Ark, Other Games, Warframe, XCOM | 9

So… *twiddles thumbs* …I’ve kinda done something just a wee bit crazy. Yesterday I wrote about selecting a mere 5 games to last an entire year. I also encourage others to think about what their list might look like, and already...

Madness! Picking Just 5 Games for a Year

by Naithin | Oct 30, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Gaming, Other Games, Skyrim, Warframe, XCOM | 8

Now, I’m not much of one to partake in Halloween generally. But I came across something truly terrifying that I had to share. No, terrifying isn’t enough. It’s horrifying. Any other time of year, I might’ve had a quiet...

XCOM 2 and The Outer Worlds Added

by Naithin | Oct 27, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Blog, Other Games, XCOM | 4

It’s been a wee while since I’ve done a post in this format. I’d actually been struggling a bit with what I wanted to turn this into and how I wanted to carry it forward into the future. Looking back, the last time was for No...

I Fought the Uber Penguin

by Naithin | Oct 7, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 0

And the Uber Penguin did not win. While I’m also dealing with Penguin in the Telltale Batman game I don’t mean that one. No no, this Uber Penguin belonged to Asheron’s Call. The Uber Penguin is a metal encased cyborg-like level...

Time to Loot Journal: September 2019

by Naithin | Oct 1, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Journal, Other Games, WoW | 6

September was a month largely about returning to a sense of normalcy. The spectre of potential health issues being lifted and work returning to a more settled flow after the last round of restructuring being the primary drivers. Asheron’s...

Finishing the Facility Hub

by Naithin | Sep 28, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 0

Sure, I finished it about 20 levels later than intended. But I did! The last level gate on the last quest location from the hub was level 45 after all. I’m now 66 (although I was 65 when I wrapped up the Hub). I sort of got myself a tad...

Quality of Life Improvements

by Naithin | Sep 24, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 2

I had to make a really hard call last night. A call that went against my nature. Against all instinct. All understanding of what is ‘right’. But I did it anyway. And uh… So far it’s been… Yeah, pretty alright honestly....

Hitting Goals and Making New Ones

by Naithin | Sep 22, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 2

Asheron’s Call excels at having enough systems and ‘stuff’ in it for players to create their own goals and path to success. Some will require you to really stretch and dedicate yourself to their achievement, others you can simply...

Playin’ by new Rules

by Naithin | Sep 15, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 0

Some people love creating additional rules for themselves to play a game. Sometimes it’s quite simple — playing in a hardcore or ‘one life’ mode in a game that doesn’t officially support it. Sometimes they’re...

Teetertot Moments

by Naithin | Sep 9, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 6

Only a week ago, I was trying out Asheron’s Call again for the first time in what I estimate must be at least 10 years. Fourteen if you take it from when I last ‘seriously’ played. And I almost bounced off entirely. I was so close...

Ding!

by Naithin | Sep 5, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 6

Well alright, maybe more than just one ding. I very almost didn’t get a post out at all tonight on account of wanting to extract every moment possible of play until better sense took over and drove me to bed. I made a fair bit of progress...

Thrill of the Hunt

by Naithin | Sep 4, 2019 | Asheron's Call | 8

In EverQuest you camp. WoW has you questing. But in Asheron’s Call you go hunting. Ranging out near the edge of the safe lands. The pillars mark the edge, although it is still a transition and riding the edge can reap some rewards if careful....

Travel Down that Ol’ Town Road

by Naithin | Sep 3, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Gaming | 2

Everquest isn’t the only old school MMO in town with an emulator scene. Asheron’s Call does too. Until recently I’d resisted making any attempt to return. I was alright with just leaving my memories as they were and in the past....

Nostalgia and Moving On

by Naithin | May 9, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Gaming | 5

Sometimes I feel a bit… Old. Especially when I make realisations like this one: I could probably wax nostalgic about waxing nostalgic. Not quite what we’re here for today though. Isey started a conversation, wondering why nostalgia...

Missing Connections

by Naithin | Apr 4, 2019 | Asheron's Call, Gaming | 8

Before ‘Social Media’ as we know it today existed, MMOs were their own discrete social systems. In my experience, relationships formed were the exclusive domain of the game. If someone left, that might be the last you heard of them.