Asheron's Call Dark Majesty: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets [Paperback]

Beth Loubet (Author), TBA (Author), Tuesday Frase (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets | Publication Date: October 16, 2001

Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty is an expansion of Microsoft's highly successful massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The retail box includes the entire original game, the expansion pack, and one free month of play -- all for just $19.95. New features include the ability to buy houses, store items securely, embark upon 14 new quests, battle up to 60 new creatures, explore a vast new landmass, and, along with other online adventurers, help shape the new story arc.

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From the Back Cover

Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty takes you beyond the continent of Dereth to the island known as Marae Lassel. Fulfill the perilous new quests, master the latest spells, purchase and furnish a house, and defeat terrible new monsters with this indispensable strategy guide. Written with full developer support, this guide provides Asheron's Call veterans and new players with all the tips, tricks, and updated stats necessary to succeed in the exciting new land that is Marae Lassel.

Inside you'll find:

* Essential strategies for succeeding in each new quest
* Expert advice for creating and developing your character
* The lowdown on housing and storage
* Vital details on magic, trading, and skills
* Comprehensive stats for all monsters and weapons
* Detailed maps of the newly settled landmass

About the Author

Tuesday Frase, a technical writer, has spent the past eight years in the game industry. During her career with Origin Systems and Incan Monkey God Studios, she has worked on more than 20 strategy guides. Along with writing duties, Tuesday handles everything related to IMGS's network, computer systems, and website.

Beth Loubet has worked with computer games for 11 years, including time at Origin Systems, Illusion Machines, and Firestorm Productions as customer support, game writer, editor, and admin. She currently works for IMGS as a writer, stat specialist, and editor, and has worked on 10 strategy guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc (October 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782140599
• ISBN-13: 978-0782140590
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Truly not worth it, unless for a casual player, March 4, 2002

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This review is from: Asheron's Call Dark Majesty: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets (Paperback)

This book is truly not useful to anyone save the casual AC player (is there such a kind?!). A simple internet search would reveal many more useful websites with free, up-to-date info, such as Maggie the Jackcat, AC Strata, etc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Worthless, November 17, 2001

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This review is from: Asheron's Call Dark Majesty: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets (Paperback)

I'd give it 0 stars if that was allowed. If you know anything about AC you know more than what's in this book. Maybe if you were brand new to the game it might not be a total waste. There isn't anything in this book that isn't available, for free, in better detail and more up to date on any of a dozen web sites. A total waste of money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well-organized reference for players up to level 20 - 25., November 26, 2001

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RobertL "RobertL" (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asheron's Call Dark Majesty: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets (Paperback)

Unlike the earlier useless Sybex book on AC, which was more-or-less a repetition of the pamphlet that came with the game CD, this book has over 50 tables of solid information and is reasonably well-organized. I've been playing for 6 months. I read this from cover to cover and learned several things I might never have discovered on my own. No real "secrets" are revealed, as everything here is probably available somewhere on some web site. But I find it valuable to have it brought together into a common format.

Several of the tables are useful to have on hand during game play. Examples: locations of the vendors in every town and what each sells, locations of all the collectors and what they collect, 23 stats on 400 types of monsters including strengths and weaknesses, 9 stats on over 500 types of armor, 6 stats on about 800 weapons, locations of the dungeons, towns, lifestones, portals, and housing, and maps of level 1-20 dungeons. Almost no information on higher-level dungeons or quests. No index. Some useful information is missing such as portal circle diagrams.

Recommended for all low-level players and for medium-level players who want to know every detail.