<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
for	O
active	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
although	O
content	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
dynamics	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Turbine	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
until	O
Turbine	O
purchased	O
the	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
December	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
and	O
2005	O
,	O
Turbine	O
entered	O
business	O
arrangements	O
with	O
Jolt	O
Online	O
Gaming	O
to	O
operate	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
with	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	O
Legions	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Station	O
Publishing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
be	O
operated	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
shuttered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
restarted	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
game	O
,	O
costing	O
$12.95	O
USD/EUR	O
per	O
month	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
unique	O
in	O
providing	O
complimentary	O
monthly	O
content	O
updates	O
or	O
"	O
Events	O
"	O
that	O
added	O
new	O
quests	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
landmasses	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
gameplay	O
dynamics	O
and	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
to	O
all	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
titled	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	O
Legions	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
and	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
were	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
of	O
Auberean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Call	O
"	O
of	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
the	O
urge	O
followed	O
by	O
people	O
on	O
several	O
different	O
"	O
home	O
worlds	O
"	O
to	O
enter	O
portals	O
to	O
Auberean	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Empyrean	O
mage	O
,	O
Asheron	B-Application
Realaidain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
took	O
place	O
following	O
a	O
major	O
cataclysmic	O
event	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
massive	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
topography	O
of	O
one	O
continent	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
represented	O
people	O
emerging	O
from	O
the	O
shelters	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
world	O
their	O
ancestors	O
left	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
chose	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
races	O
:	O
Isparians	O
were	O
humans	O
from	O
Ispar	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
races	O
to	O
answer	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lugians	B-Application
came	O
to	O
Dereth	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
Isparians	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
Tuu	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
quite	O
hostile	O
to	O
Isparians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tumeroks	O
,	O
or	O
Tonks	O
,	O
also	O
came	O
to	O
Dereth	O
through	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	O
portals	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
world	O
on	O
Hazahtu	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
also	O
originally	O
treated	O
as	O
monsters	O
by	O
Isparians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
hostilities	O
were	O
worked	O
out	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
the	O
three	O
races	O
co-existed	O
with	O
conflict	O
limited	O
to	O
those	O
choosing	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
significant	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
quests	O
offered	O
in	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
:	O
some	O
centered	O
on	O
simply	O
combating	O
an	O
overpopulation	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
type	O
of	O
monster	O
,	O
some	O
involved	O
entering	O
a	O
dungeon	O
or	O
cave	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
powerful	O
"	O
boss	O
"	O
monster	O
,	O
some	O
involved	O
running	O
errands	O
for	O
NPCs	O
,	O
or	O
escorting	O
NPCs	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
epic	O
style	O
quests	O
that	O
involved	O
the	O
major	O
NPCs	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
or	O
past	O
story	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
also	O
had	O
an	O
extensive	O
crafting	O
system	O
that	O
operated	O
almost	O
completely	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
level-based	O
advancement	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
faction	O
"	O
system	O
by	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
improved	O
(	O
or	O
worsened	O
)	O
his	O
character	O
's	O
rapport	O
with	O
various	O
NPC	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
vs	O
player	O
combat	O
in	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
was	O
always	O
consensual	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
necessary	O
for	O
advancement	O
of	O
your	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Technical	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
enough	O
subscribers	O
to	O
be	O
viable	O
and	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Turbine	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
relaunching	O
the	O
game	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
beta	O
for	O
all	O
subscribers	O
of	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Turbine	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
develop	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
the	O
servers	O
and	O
account	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
transitioned	O
over	O
to	O
a	O
newly	O
formed	O
studio	O
Standing	O
Stone	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
IP	O
remains	O
with	O
Turbine	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
closing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
closing	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
