Asheron's Call 2 Goes Sunset

In the wake of so many new MMOGs, it was inevitable that one would sink beneath the waves. Turbine's Asheron's Call 2 has called it quits, with a message on the official site stating that AC2 will close as of the end of December. The move comes at a somewhat confusing time, only three months after the release of Legions, the newest expansion for the two and a half year old gameworld. Gamespot has a report as well. The notice on the site reads: "In spite of our hard work and the launch of Legions, AC2 has reached the point where it no longer makes sense to continue the service. We will be officially closing the Asheron's Call 2 service on 12/30/05. Until then, we plan to run live events, but we will not be adding any content or features. We deeply appreciate the many dedicated fans of AC2 who have stood by us over the years. You have our sincerest gratitude. "

Comments

Re:OT: Any free MMORPGs?

[SnoopJeDi]

Guild Wars is a "free" CORPG (similar to MMO, but without the bad parts). When I say free, I mean that you don't have to pay an online subscription fee. The game will run you $30-50, depending on how you buy it (you can buy just the account code at Game2Go for $30, and pick up a box set with installation CDs that will help decrease downloaded content for $50 at most game stores)

Re:OT: Any free MMORPGs?

[losman]

You can get a download of Ultima Online for free. It's a trial version which means its the full software plus a 15 day subscription.

Now go to runuo.com or sphereserver.com and you can use that client on player run, free servers. I'm a 7yr vet of UO and I gave up paying them money and now play for free on a lot better servers!