ReSubbed Episode 1: Asheron's Call
by Seraphina Brennan 
Nov 17th 2009 at 4:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Asheron's Call, Opinion, Humor, ReSubbed
At this point in time, we probably have you intrigued enough to read this paragraph. You're wondering what this new column is, aren't you? Well, wonder no further, dear readers, as you're looking at the second ever weekly Massively video feature -- ReSubbed.
What's this show all about? Simple -- take willing saps, er, participants, and subject them to a random MMO each week while recording the insanity. It's a preview, a review, a revisit, and a drunken raid all recorded live, hosted by Seraphina Brennan. We go inside the game so you don't have to. Plus, you can laugh at our misfortune. What could be better?
This week on ReSubbed, Sera has recruited Kyle Horner as her wing man as she subjects him to Asheron's Call in honor of the game's 10th anniversary. What happens when Kyle figures out that all of his emotes are bound to the keys of the keyboard? Check it out, right after the break.
(The management would like us to inform you that ReSubbed does contain one instance of profanity this week. So, be warned, we're slightly NSFW.)
What's this show all about? Simple -- take willing saps, er, participants, and subject them to a random MMO each week while recording the insanity. It's a preview, a review, a revisit, and a drunken raid all recorded live, hosted by Seraphina Brennan. We go inside the game so you don't have to. Plus, you can laugh at our misfortune. What could be better?
This week on ReSubbed, Sera has recruited Kyle Horner as her wing man as she subjects him to Asheron's Call in honor of the game's 10th anniversary. What happens when Kyle figures out that all of his emotes are bound to the keys of the keyboard? Check it out, right after the break.
(The management would like us to inform you that ReSubbed does contain one instance of profanity this week. So, be warned, we're slightly NSFW.)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
jjrodrigeuz75 said on 4:24PM 11-17-2009
Very nice section, I will be looking forward for the next episodes. This one was awesome!!
Thumbs up!
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chrisneed said on 4:22PM 11-17-2009
not bad. i enjoyed looking back on this game. i actually thought about re-subbing for a sec but glad you did it for me since i have too many current subs...btw please fix the sound next time..the main speakers voice was low and the secondary was loud. so i had to continually adjust volume up and down..annoying
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Seraphina Brennan said on 4:25PM 11-17-2009
Next episode will have a new and improved recording function that this episode did not have.
Trust me. It annoys me just as much because I couldn't do anything about it this episode. I learned... oh did I learn.
chrisneed said on 4:28PM 11-17-2009
cool, not to be all negative. I really did enjoy the piece ...very nice to look back :)
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Seraphina Brennan said on 4:34PM 11-17-2009
Well thank you. Good to know. ^_^ Also, don't worry, any and all negativity is chiefly distributed by myself onto myself. I dwell on things when they don't play out right until I make them work perfectly. :3
ultrasnarl said on 4:43PM 11-17-2009
I really enjoyed this. I had a lot of good times in AC, played the beta and for a while at release. Hearing the sounds again brought a smile to my face. :)
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Iggy said on 4:45PM 11-17-2009
Wow. I remember playing this game back in the day. I was like 14 and had no attention span, so I never got far, but this made me smile none-the-less. I've dabbled in a lot of MMOs, so this series will probably continue to bring back fond memories. :P
Kudos for doing this!
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Dumac said on 4:44PM 11-17-2009
This is nice. Here's suggestion if you dont mind, you two are fun to listen to but i would have liked a little less idle chatter and more gameplay or exploration. Its a great way to show us younger folk just what we have missed and i dont think it does justice to AC to just stand arround. Add humor to the equation and youve got a win :)
Looking forward to see what you have prepared for next week.
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Stimutax said on 4:45PM 11-17-2009
Those graphics are only slightly worse than Darkfall!
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Nef said on 4:52PM 11-17-2009
Yay, love pieces like this. I tend to go back to older games and relive them every once in awhile, and AC might be next... They've done a lot of character creation changes since I last played.
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count0break said on 5:05PM 11-17-2009
Balance your audio levels... one of you is loud as hell and the other can't be heard, also the game volume is way too high.
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Seraphina Brennan said on 5:37PM 11-17-2009
*points upwards in the comments*
Been covered.
Wispur said on 5:13PM 11-17-2009
I'm very glad you did Asheron's Call as the first game.
This was THE game that introduced me to MMOs and I had a subscription for....geeze... I think 6 or 7 years.
I really really wish that modern day MMOs would take more from Asheron's Call. If Turbine rereleased Asheron's Call with modern graphics, I swear I would be in the front of the line to preorder the uber collector's edition, without hesitation.
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danarchy said on 5:21PM 11-17-2009
I like this new thingie :) It was funny, I started it and was listening to it while working, heard the buff sound and suddenly all flash back style alt tabbed back in expecting to dodge a incoming lightning bolt 7 hehehe. I miss ac, I just cant take the graphics. Gameplay is a freaking blast though!
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judas said on 5:47PM 11-17-2009
Good effort! Started of a bit crap - too much goofing around - but finished well. Some good observations towards the end.
I played AC from 2000 to 2005 and have just resubbed. Early days yet - still getting used to the interface - and I think it's this that is the biggest hurdle to get over after playing newer MMOs. All the conveniences they offer are hard to lose (I've not installed Decal... yet) and the lack of decent movement controls and mouselook is a real pain.
But, there's so much that AC offers that is missing from newer MMOs - they're all too streamlined, mass appeal products. The open world, original setting and freeform character development model really make AC worth revisiting. I only resubbed for a 10th anniversary nostalgia trip, but I think I may stay a bit longer. And it's just about playable on my netbook too, unlike any modern MMO - bonus!
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Graill said on 6:33PM 11-17-2009
I have to say i like the format of this piece brennan, if done properly (this one was nicely done) . This format would be a big plus on this site. Looking forward to the other contributors doing something similar from time to time.
Now go visit the rabbit.
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Archipelagos said on 6:39PM 11-17-2009
Hmm, I'm getting problems with the video: a giant advert is covering the feed and not moving away.
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Sparros said on 6:48PM 11-17-2009
If it doesnt go away just click the screen to be taken to the video hosting site. I had the same thing and it was fine watching it that way, though not sure if youre at work etc....
Solude said on 7:29PM 11-17-2009
I cry a little every time I see footage of AC and think about how the AC community helped kill AC2 because it didn't follow that, ugh.
Hey but in '00 AC and I were really tight, AC2 I thought was a much better MMO on pretty much every front.
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Okra said on 7:31PM 11-17-2009
sure brings back memories.. i entered about a month after it went retail, via MSN Zone portal, and stayed for 4 wonderful fun-filled years... SUBWAY for LIFE!
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