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Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets

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I bought this book anticipating it would give me a better understanding of asherons call 2 and help me find out more about all its functions. This book is mostly filler and pages about different skills and magic mostly fill it. while it did list all the ingredients for crafting which can be useful, it didn't outline where I could find the objects needed (which is the biggest part) for the different crafting receive in the game. The books real downfall is that it was created using the beta world of Asherons call 2, so they really didn't have much time to really Decipher the game. Hopefully the book will be revised. As for the book containing strategies and secrets, there really aren't any that it told about, it does give great info on the basic quest and vaults, but after you hit Level 5+ in the game, its of no use at all. All in all the good things I got with the book, were its great maps and ringway guides, which can really help you out for where you need to go, and some great websites to visit on more detailed stuff about asherons call 2. For my conclusion I recommend not purchasing the book, and just visit web sites devoted to Asherons call 2 as a guide to the game!

Sure, the game is great (dare I use the word "masterpiece"?)...but does this strategy guide have any greater significance? This question put forth by myself to my inner self and my peers and we began a weekly reading group of the book for the last several years, and ALL of us (save a guy none of us like) found deep, deep meaning within these pages. Is it perfect? Well, no. But it's close. Darn close.

As of the June patch, when Crafting 2.0 was implemented, there is now no longer ANY part of this book that is helpful to those new to AC2. It's not the fault of the author or publisher... all the stuff has been changed, and very much for the better!

If you are new to AC2 and want overview info and advice, you're best bet is to look at the fan websites: www.fallenkingdoms.com, ac2.warcry.com, and www.ac2hq.com. Turbine's AC2 site, ac2.turbinegames.com, has a lot of good advice as well.

So save your money, don't buy this book... unless they put out a new, totally revised edition.

The game has changed so much since this book was written that it is almost completely outdated. The skills have been completely redone. Character classes have been changed. A new hero level system has been put into place and the crafting system has been reinvented. Save your money and skip this book. You can find more current information at AC2 related web sites.

This is a good reference book. It basically has most of the elements of the game although not all parts of the game were finished with the book was written. I expect the second edition will fill those gaps. If you want to play Asheron's Call, I would recommend this book.