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== Letter to the Players == {{Microsoft Zone | Link = <nowiki>http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin6.asp</nowiki> | Date = March 16, 2000 | Title = The Spin from Turbine | Text = Greetings! I'm Scott Herrington, the Turbine Producer for AC and filling in for Chris Foster this month. Much like when Regis filled in for Letterman, you can expect the same format, but far less comedy. <br><br>We've been basking in some of your praise from the last event, talking about the new boost to the graphics engine, the purpose of the huge spires, and the revised golems and drudges. My hat's off to the art department and our programmers for getting that stuff in, as I think you'll agree that it looks fantastic. Dave, Jesse, and L'Etoile have been working overtime to keep the grand story of AC moving forward, and Eri's been trying to stay ahead of the crushing wave of content plans, features, and bug fixes that she's got to contend with every month. They're all doing a great job, and you won't believe what's coming up in the next few months. <br><br>From the chat, I know that you're all wondering about the “stickiness” issue. After the first few days, there was the knee-jerk reaction to the first wave of criticism: “Pull it out” Then, we started hearing a number of players say they liked the patch, and we thought: “Maybe we should just let it be . . .” <br><br>Well, we're not going to do either of those things. We just made some minor changes to the system, and introduced those on Thursday. We're confident that the change is beneficial for you. Does that mean we'll only make the one change and then quit? No. As long as a system seems out of whack, we'll fix it. There may be some further changes in future updates to close the gap between our intention and the implementation. I hope you'll stick around to see. (Sorry for the bad pun) <br><br>So, what else? <br><br>Here's some other stuff that I've wanted to talk about: :* Don't give out your ZoneID and password to another player. Sounds like common sense, but it happens more often than you'd think and is the most common way people have their accounts “hacked.” Also beware of several shady programs out there that look innocent but are really designed to take control of your computer remotely, and can be used to hijack your character. Use your common Internet sense -- it's a mean world out there! :* Use the Sentinels, Advocates, and Online Team for help if you think that something “fishy” is going on in the game world. They're there to help (by the way, no member of the Online Team should ever ask you for your password). <br>And yes, Chris “Slapp” Foster or another AC designer will be writing this article from here on out once they see how badly I've done this month's column. <br><br> :--Scott "Gettin' my butt kicked on Morningthaw" Herrington :AC Producer :Turbine }}
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