Iron Will Games later decided to allow users to play for free, but with a limited experience. Īt that time, a monthly subscription fee was required to play (a business model seen in many MMORPG's, including World of Warcraft and EverQuest). 2004 TKO Software Sold the multiplayer rights back to Iron Will Games. Asylumsoft sold the assets of the game to TKO Software and the game was renamed to Ashen Empires. After the beta-testing stage was complete, the game started following a pay-to-play model on March 10, 2003. The game was first launched through an open, free beta in September, 2002, by its original publisher, Asylumsoft Inc. The modern game was originally known as Dransik, and was an upgraded version of the original Dransik game, which utilized an older graphics engine. Dransik Classic is still available for play using the Pixel Mine launcher. Its graphics resemble the tileset used in that game, but in SVGA. The original Dransik game, now known as Dransik Classic, was built in honor of Ultima V by Jason Ely, one of the U8 developers and Doug Gesler. It was released for a free, open beta in 2002 and later officially released in 2003. Massively multiplayer online role-playing gameĪshen Empires is a two-dimensional massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by American developer Jason 'Lothgar' Ely and now owned by Iron Will Games. Pixel Mine(current), Iron Will Games (former), Asylumsoft Inc. Doug Gesler (Zarquon), David Reese, Jeremy Mappus, Bill Money (OneEye), Denis Loubet

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