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Regardless, ''Asheron's Call'' remains one of the most unique MMORPG experiences in the genre. There are rumors that they are planning on porting the game to consoles and/or launching "AC 1.5", a re-envisioned version of the original game with updated graphics in the upcoming year(s).
Regardless, ''Asheron's Call'' remains one of the most unique MMORPG experiences in the genre. There are rumors that they are planning on porting the game to consoles and/or launching "AC 1.5", a re-envisioned version of the original game with updated graphics in the upcoming year(s).
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=== This game has examples of the following tropes: ===


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* [[Absurdly High Level Cap]]: The original MMORPG example -- experience capped out at 4 ''billion'', or around level 126, with requirements going up logarithmically. Players could continue to gain experience to max out every skill, with a similar cap of 4 billion, without actually increasing in level. A later update changed this, creating 275 levels in the game. Add in alternate forms of advancement such as Augmentations and Luminance, and it quickly moves [[Beyond the Impossible]].
* [[Absurdly High Level Cap]]: The original MMORPG example -- experience capped out at 4 ''billion'', or around level 126, with requirements going up logarithmically. Players could continue to gain experience to max out every skill, with a similar cap of 4 billion, without actually increasing in level. A later update changed this, creating 275 levels in the game. Add in alternate forms of advancement such as Augmentations and Luminance, and it quickly moves [[Beyond the Impossible]].
* [[Acronym Confusion]]: In this game, [[UST]] is a [[Punny Name|punny acronym]] for Universal Salvaging Tool, and also means "That which reduces" in Empyrean. It was introduced in-game like this:
* [[Acronym Confusion]]: In this game, [[UST]] is a [[Punny Name|punny acronym]] for Universal Salvaging Tool, and also means "That which reduces" in Empyrean. It was introduced in-game like this: