In a land overrun with monsters and villains, the mighty wizard Asheron has sent out a call to the bravest warriors and spell casters to return to the land of Dereth via magic portals. You and thousands of other Internet-connected players assume these adventurers in Asheron's Call . Unlike other massively multiplayer online role-playing games (or MMORPG, if you prefer), Asheron's Call takes a more holistic approach to game design. In the arena of character generation, rather than simply choosing a character class such as warrior or wizard, characters are designed based on the spending of skill points. If you want to play as a wizard that also dabbles in swordplay, Asheron's Call lets you make that decision. And unlike other MMORPGs available today, Asheron's Call offers a seamless world that avoids the lengthy halts whenever an entire new area is downloaded to the player's local computer. The game achieves this by performing constant smaller downloads behind the scenes. The only noticeable l
