Allow me to rant, please.

MS ruined the chance of ever making a nickel off of AC2. They created a whole new game and wasted tons of resources trying to tie it to Asheron's Call. They had millions of gamers wanting a graphic update to the original game. What gamers got was a fake AC with beefed up graphics. I must admit, however, They did a great job with the graphics.

Yes...with a total upgrade to graphics, and some additional addons like seiges, voicechat, and perhaps mounts, AC would have thrived along side the toonmaster game called WoW.

As far as Botting goes...well, yah know what...get over it. Game devs are not the only ones with people smart enough to develop ideas, code, or addons to fit the life that most people have to spend on a 'game' that yields nothing more than a stadium filled with enthusists.

Yes, there were issues with PvP, but what game doesnt have issues. Should the devs be a fault for the exploits that players develop over months of trial and error...dont think so. But, in all fairness, they try their best to make the classes balanced (a word I have grown to hate).

AC is probably the first and last RPG that allows a newcomer to enter a world where they may not see another player for a week, if so desired, and a place to explore, adventure, and simply sink into the many, many, areas of RP that some games only reach in their titles.

LoTR, DDO, WoW, etc...they miss the mark totally.

If you've never played AC... you've missed an entire world.

I'm providing a checklist of sorts that shows the depth that other games fail to reach...

1. Born into a world where you can start exploring and adventuring at level 1.

2. Run across fields of threatening or non-threatning mobs.

3. Spend a week in a Dungeon trying to conquer it's residents.

4. Own a home with personal item storage.

5. Perform Quests when YOU want to do them.

6. Cast Powerful and useful magics.

7. Custom build toons via raw stats

8. Solve simple and complex problems for quality rewards.

9. Loot static chests for plats, scrolls, or fun.

10. Gain three levels while you sleep (wink)

I could go on...

But yah know what, AC is what it is, but I would have loved it much more with the graphic update.