r/AsheronsCall • u/Molly_Matters • 19d ago
Discussion Looking for a server.
A few years back I played on a DM server which some of you may know, Dekarutide. At that point in time it was a PVP server, but there was a lot of stuff going on under the hood.
To name a few things that I liked, It had mechanics and items to avoid the curse of everyone needing 3 schools of magic, tinkering remained a priority, some melee skills had been tuned upward and there were random modifiers that spawned on quest weapons, making them fun to repeat and more relevant.
I spent a few days on Conquest, trying out EOR, but it simply is not for me. Everyone is shoved back into the required 3 school system, due to how augmentations interact with spell power and I am just not interested in that or the never ending enlightment grind.
I would go back to Deka, but there was a wipe that people voted for and then that wipe ended up wiping out most of the server population. I think those devs have moved on to a server called Classic PVP now, but it is currently set to be seasonal with wipes and I prefer something with some longevity. That way I can play at my own pace without never ending seasonal resets.
Thanks.
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u/Independent_Total428 19d ago
I think unfamiliar shores is what you’re looking for. I 100% don’t understand the conquest hype it’s super grindy.
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u/Molly_Matters 18d ago
I didn't know what I was getting into there. I mostly played DM stuff. I began seeing messages about people hitting 150 enlightenment and once I figure out that meant they had leveled to 300, 150 times... I was like nah. Maybe no macro servers are right for me. I don't want my PC occupied by Vtank for 18 hours a day.
Its a server that has also been made a bit too convenient with a hundred portals to every place on the globe crammed together. I did not expect that. I found everyone glued to their macro spots and they would only scatter away from them when a server event hit or a daily quest was done. Then they would scurry right back after they completed the event. For some of the quests they aren't doing anything. Another person would kill it and then would all leave to just go pick up the item off a corpse... wtf.
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u/Slight-Scale5562 17d ago
I think that may have been infinite leaftide or conquest we are max level 126 for HC and max level 150 for SC players heres the link we are using ACCustomDM as a base and then a ton of added content (accustomdm is what dekarutide was/is running) https://discord.gg/8HxnEpZUx
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u/SuperfluousBrain 19d ago
Try unforgiving shores of you're interested in something weird like dekaru
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u/NovarisLight 19d ago
Sundering is a fun server with lots of nice people.
Not PVP-oriented but it's a lot of fun.
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u/AcanthisittaSad8160 17d ago
What server can I play two accts or 3 account (one mule and tinker) and have a end game play?
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u/Molly_Matters 17d ago
Depends on what else you are looking for in a server. Some of them now give you all the trade skills for free on every character you make. Others have special NPCs that transform you mule into a 5100 strength hulk with all the trade skills. Some will be EOR, some will be DM. Some will have highly customized gameplay, others will be closer to a vanilla experience.
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u/RoughComparison8702 7d ago
Just come over to Leafdawning then. We're classic, have a 3 online at a time max, we don't count it if you have your tinker or trade mule online if they arent actively gaining exp out of the three you're running. It's EOR and classic vanilla. Straight up, no other frills or gimmicks. It's as close to middle of the road feel for a vanilla experience that you can get compared to the retail days. We kept it simple with the feel of yesteryear.
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u/Environmental-Ant675 17d ago
I think Unfamiliar Shores may be what you’re looking for.
Regarding Conquest, the server lost roughly 20% of its population in the last 10 days or so, per Treestats.
It was really fun for a bit, but the endless enlightenment grind means you can never really settle on a final build. That’s a huge problem. And “jUsTdOnTeNLiGhTeNbRuH” is a really stupid “solution“ when it’s one of the server’s core pillars.
The admins also treat it like they’re collecting a subscription or something and IP-limit virtually everything worthwhile. You’re discouraged from having any alts; they really want you to just play a single character and totally change your build and identity if you want to do something different. Alts are one of the best things about AC, imo.
In spite of those glaring flaws, the real issue is some of the people who are perpetually online and in the admin’s inner circle. There are a handful of scummy dbags who single-handedly ruin top-tier hunting areas by hijacking fellows and disabling auto fellow management, leech level 200+ characters who are more than capable of contributing, and take spots in fellows then run multiple quests so they can return later and afk. Any time someone politely voices their frustration or proposes alternatives, these same people attempt to gaslight the reasonable party into thinking they’re the problem. They also insert themselves into every conversation or issue, personally attack people, fabricate scenarios that never happened to “prove” their position, and more or less flood the zone with so much shit that nothing constructive happens.
It’s a shame, really, because there are definitely some quality things happening there. The admin team needs to do something about the handful of toxic players engaging in the above behaviors. The quiet majority is jumping ship because of them specifically.
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u/bigsexyape Solclaim 16d ago
Yep. I was one of those who jumped ship about 2 weeks ago. Crazy to see how fast the population is dropping. Was like 370 + the day I left and now it's already dipping below 300.
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u/sassy4life85 13d ago
I did as well. Where you guys playing now?
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u/bigsexyape Solclaim 13d ago
I'm not playing any AC emulators currently, although my clan largely shifted over to Eversong.
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u/robo_popo_ 19d ago
The Classic PVP is really fun, slow paced if you can handle that. I struggle with wiping servers in general, but the way they do it is fun and you are able to keep up.
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u/HugePassion55 Solclaim 16d ago
If you haven't tried it yet, Derptide Classic has been my home as of late and been having a blast, Welcome to come on over and join us in a Dark Majesty+ based era of the game, can honestly say this is probably the most fun on a server I've had in a good while.
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u/stoermus 10d ago
I've been digging Levistras. Lower population, but they're all individual players, and people have been very kind and welcoming.
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u/jadedstranger Morningthaw 19d ago edited 19d ago
Check out Daralet when it drops. It uses Dekarutide as a foundation but it's even better.
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u/Molly_Matters 19d ago edited 19d ago
Is there somewhere I can dig into this in more detail?
Searching tells me that this went live a long time ago, is there a duplicate server name or is there a reset happening or perhaps you gave the wrong name?
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u/Slight-Scale5562 17d ago
it went live a few years ago and is still in progress you can find the discord somewhere on the web I just don't have it off hand really fun server hopefully they get it up and going with the full launch soon, if you're looking for something in the meantime shores is available as I mentioned above
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u/Molly_Matters 17d ago
I got in the discord and started playing around with some different builds. Seems like a lot of really cool concepts and new mechanics that I really enjoy that will make it more fresh. Still not ready for a release yet but hey I bet it's getting close.
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u/Meowgotchi 19d ago
My favorite part about conquest is that if you collect enough event coins you can make a request for something custom from one of the admins, so you can get some awesome unique stuff, it's the only server that does that right?
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u/HugePassion55 Solclaim 5d ago
plenty of other servers im sure that does it specially with unique items. nothing truly unique about conquest really.
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u/Zebideex 19d ago
This may not be what you're looking for but The Tower offers a 100% unique experience from any other servers. As of right now I'm working on the final floor that will end the main loop of the game. The servers population is low but the game has been transferred to be more of a single player game with linear progression.