Editing Asheron's Call (section)

==Closure==
''Asheron's Call'' spent over two years in maintenance mode with no updates, although the occasional server and account issues were dealt with by [[Turbine Entertainment Software|Turbine]] staff. The largest event to occur in this time was the chat being permanently disabled on the Darktide server in order to prevent ingame abuse.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Snook|first1=Jerry|title=Re: Request for allegiance chat on Darktide|url=https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?&postid=744408#post744408|website=Asheron's Call Forums|publisher=Turbine|access-date=20 December 2016|date=16 June 2016|quote=There are no plans to bring back allegiance chat on Darktide due to the issues having it caused both to players on DT and the game in general.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090853/https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?&postid=744408#post744408|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

By December 2016, Turbine was no longer developing [[MMORPGs]], and the servers and account system were transitioned over to a newly formed studio called Standing Stone Games,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://massivelyop.com/2016/12/19/turbine-spins-lotro-and-ddo-teams-out-to-new-studio-using-daybreak-as-publisher/ | title=Turbine spins LOTRO and DDO teams out to new studio, using Daybreak as publisher | work=Massively Overpowered | date=19 December 2016 | access-date=20 December 2016 | author=Bree Royce}}</ref> but the ''Asheron's Call'' IP remained with Turbine and their owner [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]. The game closed on January 31, 2017.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

New account creation was disabled in December 2016, although players with an account were free to keep playing the game. The closure not only affected ''Asheron's Call'', but also its sequel. In 2012, ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings'' was resurrected, but would also close on January 31, 2017.<ref name="Bree Royce"/> Shortly after the servers closed, the website and forums were taken down along with the official Facebook page.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}