| | <TBODY> | <DIV align=justify> AC2
beta slots available at FilePlanet! Once again there are slots
available in the AC2 beta! Hustle over to FilePlanet
to download the beta installer and get your login
information. FilePlanet
AC2 Beta Download
</DIV> | </TBODY>  <TBODY> <DIV align=justify> <TBODY> | 
| <DIV align=left>Kingdoms
in Detail What suits you best–the lawfulness of the Dominion?
The valor of the Order of Dereth? Or perhaps
the chaos of the Shadow Kingdoms? Read about
these factions and their battlegrounds in this
article.
 </DIV> | <DIV align=left>The
Special Skill Tree</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Participation
in the Kingdoms brings great risk as well great
reward. For instance, players can gain
access to powerful abilities in the special
skills tree–invulnerability, summoning and
portal skills, just to name a few.
</DIV> |  |  | <DIV align=left>Specialized
Skill Paths There are many roads to travel along your character’s
career. Some with more general, and some
with very specific ends. From the Lugian
Tactician, to the Human Alchemist, read more
about the skill system’s specialized paths.
</DIV> | </TBODY> </DIV> | </TBODY>  <TBODY> | <DIV align=justify>The
following questions are addressed in our latest Letters
to the Editors: –Under enhancing and crafting items
it says at the end that you look forward to the first
market stalls and bazaars. Does that mean that
there will be player-run shops of some kind? If so what
kind?</DIV> –How
is AC2 going to handle pet experience? Will you
get the XP for their kills? Will they count toward fellowship
members for XP distribution? For
the answers to these and other questions, be sure to
consult the updated Letters
to the Editors and FAQs. | </TBODY>  <TBODY> | As
an added bonus, we’ve provided several new pieces of
game art. This month, screenshots of the mysterious
world, as encountered both above ground and below! 
| </TBODY> | | 
<TBODY> | <DIV align=left> Presenting
the latest Asheron’s Call 2 newsletter! We
bring you this bulletin every month to provide an
inside look at this developing massively multiplayer
online game. The
AC2 Insider Web Site Has Moved! The truck has arrived,
the boxes unpacked, and the AC2 Insider
has arrived at its new home: http://microsoftgamesinsider%2Ecom/ac2
</DIV> | </TBODY>  <TBODY> | The
Recent Reviews:
Gamespot:
“We were fortunate enough to be admitted into the game’s
prerelease beta test, and from what we’ve seen, Asheron’s
Call 2 is shaping up to be a very impressive game
indeed.” Plus, take a look at their AC2
movies!” Gamespy: We’ve been working with GameSpy
over the last month to get deeper into Asheron’s Call
2 than ever before. The fun began Sunday, September
1st, at: gamespy.com. HomeLAN: “...Asheron’s
Call 2 is already looking like it will become a worthy
player in this ever growing game genre and we’ll be playing
the beta till our eyes bleed to find out more about the
game (and kill a lot of monsters along the way).” VGM Fusion:
“Judging by the beta which we’ve been playing for a few
days, they certainly have a chance to make everyone forget
about its competition.” | </TBODY>  <TBODY> | You
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Published: Oct 1, 2002 04:44 pm