ArcheAge

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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 775 Ratings

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  1. Zebad
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    First of all i played since june 2014 with founder pack (135E) :
    Pay 2 win, random injust ban, false promises, the game is poor at end game, and the worst part : Trion....is clearly incompetent to manage a mmorpg. i just deleted 3 account, i dont want to hear about them again. My bank consider Trion as frauder due to the numerous refund etc Don't give them a single dollar or euro it is no    First of all i played since june 2014 with founder pack (135E) :
    Pay 2 win, random injust ban, false promises, the game is poor at end game, and the worst part : Trion....is clearly incompetent to manage a mmorpg. i just deleted 3 account, i dont want to hear about them again. My bank consider Trion as frauder due to the numerous refund etc Don't give them a single dollar or euro it is no worth. That sad because this game should ave been great. But it is not.    … Expand
  2. Abelli
    Nov 16, 2014
    0
    This is a game that would be pretty fun if it weren't a F2P game run by Trion. They've seemingly made every effort to screw it up with their cash shop making it P2W amongst other things. They do not test their updates and they roll out broken. The game is easy to hack so there is no sense of it ever being legitimately competitive. F2P means every public chat channel is filled withThis is a game that would be pretty fun if it weren't a F2P game run by Trion. They've seemingly made every effort to screw it up with their cash shop making it P2W amongst other things. They do not test their updates and they roll out broken. The game is easy to hack so there is no sense of it ever being legitimately competitive. F2P means every public chat channel is filled with spam and they might as well not have them. The game also revolves around owning land which you have to sub to the game to own and after doing so you'll find out there is none left. But I suspect that is going to not be a problem as people stop playing.

    Their customer support is trash, I waited about 2 weeks for them to reply to my ticket where they said they hadn't looked into it yet and if i didn't reply to it that they'd just close the ticket and consider it solved. I was on vacation so they automatically closed it then when I reopened it they said oh that issue is too old for us to handle. If you do play this game and intend to spend money on it I highly recommend buying money from the gold sellers because they seem to be better people which is something I never imagined I'd say.    … Expand
  3. kansaimike
    Nov 16, 2014
    3
    It started as a promising continuation of Skyrim. I was hoping I would be able to come home from work and get some good Skyrim type adventure in.. You know, explore and fight a bit yet see and experience some interesting yet not so dramatic or bloody confrontations. I just want to explore and see what I can do in a few hours. I'm not looking to be a dick pirate or griefer. That's for theIt started as a promising continuation of Skyrim. I was hoping I would be able to come home from work and get some good Skyrim type adventure in.. You know, explore and fight a bit yet see and experience some interesting yet not so dramatic or bloody confrontations. I just want to explore and see what I can do in a few hours. I'm not looking to be a dick pirate or griefer. That's for the young kids. I have some money now. I've grown out of being a pirate. It's just too time consuming. This game gives me hope. But, unfortunately, I was was banned for speaking up against playing the game as a non-pirate. The banning policy kicked me out. I said a few words in local chat I shouldn't have and got booted -- end of game. Well, I wanted to be a good guy for once but got kicked out instead. I'm not sure what my future will be. Maybe I should go back to hacking.… Expand
  4. ChirikiCricket
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    This one looked promising, however, it's definitely not f2p. You have to be patron to do anything. I don't mind pvp, but getting pked while questing as a lowbie time after time after time is extremely frustrating. There are lots of bots and gold sellers, and even when you block them, they can send you mail in game. So you basically see nothing but spam all day. There's no land for housingThis one looked promising, however, it's definitely not f2p. You have to be patron to do anything. I don't mind pvp, but getting pked while questing as a lowbie time after time after time is extremely frustrating. There are lots of bots and gold sellers, and even when you block them, they can send you mail in game. So you basically see nothing but spam all day. There's no land for housing or farms. Trade runs aren't fun because you constantly get pked and lose your pack. Labor is very difficult to earn and in my opinion it's stupid to have to use all your labor to open coinpurses and identify armour/weapons. This was fun in the betas, but not in release. I sincerely believe you should look elsewhere for MMOs.… Expand
  5. Bunnikula
    Nov 13, 2014
    9
    Some context: I am Thirrin, a level 50 Primeval/Trickster/Cleric/Heirophant on the Inoch server. I was NOT around for headstart, I did not even join until ~2 weeks after the game was fully released. When I joined, there were still a small amount of land left in Windscour, but I hadn't decided if I wanted to subscribe to the game or not, so I got 0 land from the initial start. As ofSome context: I am Thirrin, a level 50 Primeval/Trickster/Cleric/Heirophant on the Inoch server. I was NOT around for headstart, I did not even join until ~2 weeks after the game was fully released. When I joined, there were still a small amount of land left in Windscour, but I hadn't decided if I wanted to subscribe to the game or not, so I got 0 land from the initial start. As of right now, I own one thatched farmhouse (Largest farm area in the game + house) 3 houses, and 2 16x16 farms.

    First, the negative points brought up by others:

    There is no land that you can get for free anymore, that was for those who paid for headstart, and Trion reimbursed everyone due to issues with headstart (free subscriptions). If you can't get land, I am sorry, you don't want it bad enough. If you work at earning money over at least one whole day or at most a week, you can buy land. People are spamming chat channels all the time trying to sell, and if you join a guild (Do NOT play this game solo, you will be crippled and it will be no fun) most guilds will have members who sell at a discounted rate to guild members who have been around for awhile. Heck, I know a guild mate specifically sought out guild mates who were subscribers but didn't have land yet, and sold them land for less than 1/4 the going rate. No, you don't get land for free, but isn't it more satisfying to know that you worked for this land, that fantasy of working your job and saving up money until you can stare at a patch of dirt and go "This is MINE." IMO, it is progression and a goal to work towards.

    Now, to you PvE'ers out there: The dungeons DO suck. Everyone who has complained about the "massive bugginess" in this game, I would say they exaggerate if not for the dungeons. The open world isn't too buggy, you get the rare falling through the world bug that exists in many games, and I do think this game will crash to desktop slightly more often than others. But I digress. There are two endgame dungeon in this game currently (5 and 10 man), and you can bug out every single boss of the first, and I don't know of a full run that's been completed of the second. I know that my guild will do runs of the first with only 3-4 people in them because with the bosses bugged it doesn't matter, it just takes a little longer. The dungeons are largely seen as that place you go for gear to PvP. (Or that rare pet drop off the last boss)
    There is very little for a PvE person to do in this game, except for the owning a farm/crafting, which in itself is very rewarding but not even really PvE. I see it as economic PvP, as the entire economy is player controlled. Even item buying/selling/trading is a PvP interaction as most big ticket items will be sold outside of the AH and through chat channels as the AH takes a 10% cut.

    Now, as for the P2W controversy: I am somewhat undecided about the greediness of Trion, but I do not think it is destroying the game (yet).
    People call the newest cash shop boxes that drop rare mats to be Trion taking the game P2W. However, since they have released, all players can buy these formerly prohibitively expensive mats at 1/5 the price on the AH. In other words, all players and F2P players can access crafting much, much more easily than before. Since the introduction I, myself have taken up Leatherworking more fullheartedly and I am at nearly 60k proficiency.
    Additionally, more players have access to fishing boats and farm wagons, which while some argue will add inflation to the game, I think there are enough gold sinks and checks in place to stop it from being a real issue. (Regrading gear to improve its stats can sink you several hundred gold to the abyss, and its not just a crafter thing, you regrade good drops from dungeons as well, etc, also that 10% Auction house fee, 500g certificates for fishing license/black arrow mount etc from vendors, seed/livestock costs, list continues)
    How I see it: As long as there ARE players willing to sink money into the game, since nearly every item is tradeable, you will never feel the need to P2W. Things only available in the cash shop are mostly on the AH for 10g, which is less than half an hour's work. IF those with money stop spending money on the game, I could see it developing into an issue (less being put on AH turns into prohibitive prices) but as of right now, I feel no pressure whatsoever to drop cash. Even the subscription can be bought with in game gold via Apex, which I feel is highly overlooked.

    Finally, the good points I feel need no explanation: Own land! Big world! Huge Ocean! Lots of PvP! Huge focus on economics! Huge diversity of classes! Player interactions are THE focus of the game. Join a guild or quit, honestly. Or revel in being an outcast and acknowledge that the odds are stacked against you, I can totally see that too. But you can find enough hype of this on the website. It has its good and its bad, but I have been an AA addict for awhile now.    … Expand
  6. abasche
    Nov 12, 2014
    3
    Started off very fun. Loved the farming, gathering, crafting tradepacks, doing pirate runs with my guild, etc. But unstable servers, Pay to Win BS and Free to Play bots ruined this game. Not to mention the lack of late game fun and incredibly slow, clunky rollout of Auroria. Trion would promise us that we would get something, then either ignore comments that these promises were not keptStarted off very fun. Loved the farming, gathering, crafting tradepacks, doing pirate runs with my guild, etc. But unstable servers, Pay to Win BS and Free to Play bots ruined this game. Not to mention the lack of late game fun and incredibly slow, clunky rollout of Auroria. Trion would promise us that we would get something, then either ignore comments that these promises were not kept or do 50% of what they said they would do. Just don't play this game, it's dead in the water.… Expand
  7. Maholix
    Nov 12, 2014
    7
    As a far as the game goes, Archeage is fairly polished for a korean ported MMO. The cash shop is important, but does not notably push players into using it like others might. Controls are not clunky and it has a smooth camera too. Game offers many things to do and rewards players for grouping up to achieve goals, be that building a house or questing. Is fairly scenic too. As long as youAs a far as the game goes, Archeage is fairly polished for a korean ported MMO. The cash shop is important, but does not notably push players into using it like others might. Controls are not clunky and it has a smooth camera too. Game offers many things to do and rewards players for grouping up to achieve goals, be that building a house or questing. Is fairly scenic too. As long as you have a few friends to game with, it can be pretty fun. It's even fully accessible to free players as paid players can share their property.

    However, it does have it's issues. It can feel too small for it's player base at times. Land is limited, even crowded. This lack of land is not just about the house space. I've talked to a number of people in and out of game and lots of them feel that the sea is a bit smaller than they'd prefer. Archeage gives the impression that large scale sea battles would be possible, but really, 4 or 5 ships traveling about are quite easily noticed.

    PVP is more of a gank fest, with skill combos designed to take down a player's health while they are stunned.. rather than strategic use of attacks. Groups of people often camp towns in attempt to pick off lower lvl players, since there is no penalty for doing so. So far, even the events are a bit light.

    It's major vice however, has to be it's poor management. While the game is smallish compared to some others, it has potential and could have easily overcome this.A good team would have added just the right touch. Trion was not the right team.

    The game has been affected by an early history of cheaters. These reports of botting and poor responses from Trion are completely factual. The economy has been hit hard and fast, with inflation having risen greatly in a matter of months. Many players are already talking about "trade runs" not being an effective way to make gold soon.

    To their credit, I can say that trion has now made an attempt to fight back. Server ques are less common, a report feature has been added, and public channel chat is no longer allowed until lvl 15. I personally have seen GM's booting bots and there are rumors they are seeking permission from XLgames (the game's owner) to ditch the current firewall for a better one.

    However, while these developments are praise worthy, I feel it may be too late. Technical issues have plagued archage since release. The game works well once you can get online, but odd lag spikes and client side crashes are common.

    Updates often take far longer than they should, and more than once a large number of people have been unable to login, giving a lucky few who could log in a large edge. Responses from trion have not really improved either.

    This has led many people to feel cheated. People are spending money on this game and not seeing much of an improvement or even apology. In light of this, I have to lower my rating.. archeage might be a good game to play if I could host it privately.. but I should never have to feel that way with an MMO I am paying for.    … Expand
  8. archanjo
    Nov 10, 2014
    5
    bots. hacks . pay to win. pure crap.
    one of the worst community ever also.
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  9. rpg4life
    Nov 9, 2014
    1
    Alright this game isnt terrible because of the pay 2 win crap... those idiots complaining about that are just cheap and if you cant pay 15 dollars a month like wow or any other rpg then you shouldnt play this game period. Now! that said this game is the best rpg ive ever played hands down in terms of character versatility build wise, questing, professions, and the idea of farming. Now whenAlright this game isnt terrible because of the pay 2 win crap... those idiots complaining about that are just cheap and if you cant pay 15 dollars a month like wow or any other rpg then you shouldnt play this game period. Now! that said this game is the best rpg ive ever played hands down in terms of character versatility build wise, questing, professions, and the idea of farming. Now when i say idea of farming im meaning they had a fantastic idea for this but their biggest down fall in this game is there is no where to put a house and farm plots!! One of the coolest factors in this game is their biggest down fall so making money and some of the professions goes to crap due to this inablility to farm. Everything is taken! I finally found a place to put a house but was in a pvp area and its literally 20 feet from where you can craft the stone, iron, or wood packs which i thought would be nice... wrong. People literally sit there and wait for you to craft then go to build on your house and then kill you and take your materials. The ones you have been farming hours for... If you dont have a group of body guards with you then you cant build crap in this game and in otherwords make money. So people dont waste your time. This little factor in the end makes the game terrible to play and its sad beacause it has such amazing potencial. If they could fix this then id come back to it but till then they get a 1 as a score.… Expand
  10. PeopleIsCancer
    Nov 9, 2014
    3
    Critic Reviews 78
    User Score 3.7
    it's sad, bad game can get a good estimate of the critics.This game is really bad,it looks more like a farmer simulator.
  11. Vidicus
    Nov 8, 2014
    0
    At first glance Archeage seems like a fresh take on MMOs. Digging deeper you find out it is a huge cash grab by the company that made it. Even paying subscribers are limited by earning labor. Of course you can get more labor by spending cash in their shop. Getting land is also a joke. The land is snagged the second it appears by bots, so having any land is near impossible. CraftingAt first glance Archeage seems like a fresh take on MMOs. Digging deeper you find out it is a huge cash grab by the company that made it. Even paying subscribers are limited by earning labor. Of course you can get more labor by spending cash in their shop. Getting land is also a joke. The land is snagged the second it appears by bots, so having any land is near impossible. Crafting has been made obsolete by the farming of drops for loot in one area that is camped by all players at the same time. it is total chaos and bad planning by the developers.

    Want to customize your character? That will cost cash... a lot of it. Want to sell your land... that will cost cash. This game is a total mess and a huge disappointment.    … Expand
  12. Reseption
    Nov 7, 2014
    3
    What Is Archeage?
    ArcheAge is a FREE 2 PLAY (F2P) game, designed mostly for PVP. The game is made by Trion,the company who made RIFT. The game contains amazing graphics.(Cry-engine 3). ArcheAge allows players to do anything they'd like, for example: claiming land, being a merchant, and especially being a fighter.
    *Side Note: No ArcheAge is not a p2w game (pay 2 win). it is a completely    What Is Archeage?
    ArcheAge is a FREE 2 PLAY (F2P) game, designed mostly for PVP. The game is made by Trion,the company who made RIFT. The game contains amazing graphics.(Cry-engine 3). ArcheAge allows players to do anything they'd like, for example: claiming land, being a merchant, and especially being a fighter.
    *Side Note: No ArcheAge is not a p2w game (pay 2 win). it is a completely free game.

    ArcheAge is perhaps one of the worst games you can find out there when it comes to PVP. The system is very unbalanced, due to the amount of stuns players get (AKA CC?) resulting in users unable to fight back, meaning a guarantee lost. Forcing friends to group together in order to survive, in other words forming guilds.

    ArcheAge is a Sandbox genre game, meaning that you are free to do anything you'd like. Such as killing other people, stealing merchant goods, fighting in war, etc. With the amount of places you can travel, making it the perfect sandbox game.

    ArcheAge contains thousands, if not millions of bots roaming around the server. Stealing land from other players (of course players who payed $15), making the Premium Service or Patron Status, not worth it. In fact the chances of even gaining a land spot is below 8%. Bots also advertise on the faction/nation chat every 3 minutes, meaning that players have to block them every 3 minutes which distracts players when playing the game.

    ArcheAge contains possibly one of the worst economy, prices inflate and deflate each day. Weapons can go up to 15 gold, and later in the next day it can become at least 50, or maybe 4.

    ArcheAge has many server issues, for example the Conquest of Auroria has crashed an estimate of 20000 players of each server. The Queue is also a problem, once very while players will be waiting in a 1-hour long line of players trying to log in.

    ArcheAge contains a bad chat system, in these public chats players are always talking over each other, meaning that those who try to ask for help have to wait a long time. Leading them to the customer support center, which is also not satisfying either.

    The customer support of ArcheAge should only be used as a last resource in my opinion. Workers of Trion often do little to no help at all for users.

    Overall: 3/10    … Expand
  13. LeroyJ
    Nov 7, 2014
    0
    Bots/hackers EVERYWHERE avoid this **** at all cost folks.They can teleport all over the map to steal land this is just amazing failure.Economy totaly ruined they dont do nothing.Massive P2W cash grab get ready to spend thousand of cash to get good gear.Simply the worst fail EVER in MMO history no joke.
  14. CalScott
    Nov 6, 2014
    9
    The game in it's self is a 10/10. The open world exploration is amazing, the PvP is actually challenging and the crafting/trading/farming is worth doing for once. It is a grind at points but not the sort of grind where you end up feeling like you did it because you wanted your moneys worth. Disregard any review that says "pay2win" because it isn't really pay to win it is pay to have landThe game in it's self is a 10/10. The open world exploration is amazing, the PvP is actually challenging and the crafting/trading/farming is worth doing for once. It is a grind at points but not the sort of grind where you end up feeling like you did it because you wanted your moneys worth. Disregard any review that says "pay2win" because it isn't really pay to win it is pay to have land or houses which don't give significant open world advantages it just speeds up the game play a little. The in game shop isn't pay to win either because the items inside it don't give players extra stats just an extra resource or two if you are desperate and if you play all aspects of the game you won't be desperate. The bots are a problem but bots are hard to get rid of once you have them unless you take down servers and do it that way but players moan like little bit*h*s if the servers go down for even an hour so there is no way to win. The biggest problem with the game isn't in game or even part of the game... it's Trion. Trion just keeps getting things wrong and messing around with things that don't need to be changed as well as not checking patches before releasing them. A majority of the reviews on here are people raging about Trion or about the servers at the very start/launch of the game which to me is just stupid because you can't dump on a game and how it plays just because the developers are being idiots behind the scenes. if a review has a number lower than 8 on here it is probably a child raging about P2W or how they get "ganked" in PvP. Good game, bad devs.… Expand
  15. Xabu
    Nov 6, 2014
    4
    Although many of the MMO aspects of AA are nothing new, the crafting/farming/trading aspect makes the game intriguing. The graphics are outstanding and there are many well done nuances to the world to allow for full game emersion. Building fast clipper ships, merchant trading vessels (or warships) and braving the high (PvP) seas as a merchant, mercenary or pirate all make the game uniqueAlthough many of the MMO aspects of AA are nothing new, the crafting/farming/trading aspect makes the game intriguing. The graphics are outstanding and there are many well done nuances to the world to allow for full game emersion. Building fast clipper ships, merchant trading vessels (or warships) and braving the high (PvP) seas as a merchant, mercenary or pirate all make the game unique and fun to play, but the heart of the game is crafting, trade and commerce. In order to get the full functionality and enjoyment out the game, you need at least a small plot of land (8x8) where you can safely farm the materials you need to craft, trade, and sell a ton of stuff. Here’s the catch: THERE IS NO LAND LEFT IN ARCHEAGE!! I was on a relatively new server with a relatively low population, and after hours and days of hunting for an available plot of land, I found nothing (I’m not unique; this sad song has been sung by many a player). Apparently during the Beta and early days of the release, there was a huge land grab; some players/guilds own several plots of land creating a land monopoly, which essentially shuts out new players. If you can’t find land you have to use either a public farm (which is very restrictive and subject to player theft) or rely on a guild or friend to let you use theirs. Trion will happily charge you the $15/month patron fee, but they do not guarantee you full game functionality, so they’re essentially perpetrating fraud. It’s kind of like paying full price for a car and only getting two wheels. As such, I’d recommend staying with a free-to-play account, which unlocks about 70% of the game content. That said, that’s about all you get with a paid (“Patron”) account since there is no land left to new players, so why pay real money?

    Perhaps if Trion develops a queue that eventually allowed one to at least get a 16x16 farm, then it might be worth sticking with a patron account. It would make more sense, however, to open up more land to new players (there appears to be broad expanses of land not being used for anything). I would be willing to (dare I say) use instanced zones for housing and farms just so I could get full game functionality.

    I queried Trion about these issues and ideas, and never received a reply on my ticket. The only advice I’ve received recommended I search and wait for a land plot to default due to a lapse in taxes…Gee, thanks Trion. I guess spending 90% of your “game” time randomly searching the entire world for hours on end waiting for another player’s plot of land to default is what passes for a good time? Sound like tons-o-fun! I think I’ll give my money to Blizzard.    … Expand
  16. JoshuaQ
    Nov 5, 2014
    3
    Loved the game in Beta. The last beta was terrible. Incredible amounts of lag. Game went live I have had very very very bad packet loss ever since. I constantly disconnect and packet loss.
    I contact support and they took about 4 days to respond with an "open these ports" response. It sorta helped, or it was in my head. It seemed like it did. I logged in a couple weeks later (I was out of    Loved the game in Beta. The last beta was terrible. Incredible amounts of lag. Game went live I have had very very very bad packet loss ever since. I constantly disconnect and packet loss.
    I contact support and they took about 4 days to respond with an "open these ports" response. It sorta helped, or it was in my head. It seemed like it did. I logged in a couple weeks later (I was out of town) and the lag and disconnects were even worse than before. I got a refund of my pre-order and now I am trying to get a refund for my starter kit because this game sucks if you have an issue like I do. I can't figure out what is causing it or how to fix it. I tried lots of different fixes and nothing made any difference at all. I even had my ISP come out and there was no change after their "fix." I am at a loss and support has not helped. I think it is time to just go twiddle my thumbs and wait for EQN. This is a great game is their servers weren't made out of trash...if that is even the problem. If they only had a fix or would actually help me...    … Expand
  17. nuclear
    Nov 5, 2014
    0
    This game could have been good. It is completely ruined by hackers and bots. Much of the land in the game has been claimed by hackers. An entire continent was opened on Mon. and within 10 minutes all available land was claimed by bots. Trion has done nothing to address the issue. Also, the game is very unstable and crashes constantly. It could be bad code, Hack Shield or that the game isThis game could have been good. It is completely ruined by hackers and bots. Much of the land in the game has been claimed by hackers. An entire continent was opened on Mon. and within 10 minutes all available land was claimed by bots. Trion has done nothing to address the issue. Also, the game is very unstable and crashes constantly. It could be bad code, Hack Shield or that the game is infested by hackers.… Expand
  18. monnef
    Nov 5, 2014
    2
    All begins with untruthful hardware requirements (e.g. 2GB RAM is no way enough, even with 4gigs the game were forcing Windows to swap). I really liked the idea of sandbox with thousands of people cooperating, crafting and building. But all this is severely limited by labor system, as a free player you have no chance of doing any "sandboxy" things. Those things, which are only advantageAll begins with untruthful hardware requirements (e.g. 2GB RAM is no way enough, even with 4gigs the game were forcing Windows to swap). I really liked the idea of sandbox with thousands of people cooperating, crafting and building. But all this is severely limited by labor system, as a free player you have no chance of doing any "sandboxy" things. Those things, which are only advantage over other F2P MMORPGs. Without these elements it's just another MMORPG game with nothing new and a lot of standard PVE and PVP stuff missing (again, from a point of view of F2P players).

    Transporation is tedious - takes minutes/tens of minutes, in my opinion too much realistic. Dungeons don't seem too elaborate. I did miss a lot of group PVE features - like proper loot system (no greed option, just pass/need), no group finder for dungeons/quests. I also dislike the notion of "only world PVP". I kinda like instanced PVPs with some team objective(s) - capture the flag, domination and so on. Quests feel repetitive even on lower levels, only story quests were a bit better (probably because of short cutscenes).

    Queues were a big problem, but I assume it gets/got better. What is a problem (for me at least) is EU players being treated as second class citizens, for example restarts in prime time, US problems are always fixed first (in some cases days between fixing US and EU side) and prices of paid items.

    It's pure PAY TO WIN, unless you buy a patron status, you are nothing. If you aren't planning on tossing money away, then avoid even trying this game, it's not worth it.    … Expand
  19. Mrteabag
    Nov 4, 2014
    3
    I like the game. Overall the crafting system is in depth the housing system is cool but challenging. Pvp is fun, and there are many other aspects about the game that makes it a great game. HOWEVER, The game administrators and developers are incompetent. Patch after patch there are problems, obtaining land is near impossible with the hackers and bots consuming every inch of usableI like the game. Overall the crafting system is in depth the housing system is cool but challenging. Pvp is fun, and there are many other aspects about the game that makes it a great game. HOWEVER, The game administrators and developers are incompetent. Patch after patch there are problems, obtaining land is near impossible with the hackers and bots consuming every inch of usable land worth any value. Hackshield creates even more problems and makes logging in a giant frustration. If you plan on playing this game as a new comer, wait for another game to roll out. if you started now you wont be playing for long once you realize the need to own land and its importance in advancing in this game. Simply too many hackers to contend with, communication from GMs to the community is sadly enough minimal and completely unapologetic about "known issues". They just released the new phase of pvp content which included new lands where guilds can build castles and fight to retain ownership there of. HOWEVER... loggin issues created an unbalanced and unfair land grab for less than half the server. It has been 5 hours since this new patch and I have yet to get online, while reports from guildies state that the new land has been completely filled. This has been a problem since early launch and unfortunately makes a great idea for a game completely a terrible and frustrating experience... Im bidding my time for the next MMO to come out and I'm leaving Archeage for good… Expand
  20. ahzqdfrbi
    Nov 4, 2014
    0
    The game is about 2 things: farming and PvP. The farming is great, way better than a farming app game, provided you can find land. All available land for placing your farm was grabbed up during the first day of the headstart, leaving nothing but scraps for the majority of players. Even now that they have opened up the new continent, Auroria, all the land is grabbed up by those few who wereThe game is about 2 things: farming and PvP. The farming is great, way better than a farming app game, provided you can find land. All available land for placing your farm was grabbed up during the first day of the headstart, leaving nothing but scraps for the majority of players. Even now that they have opened up the new continent, Auroria, all the land is grabbed up by those few who were able to get past the login issues. No land means no farming. Oh, and prepare to get ganked a bunch while trying to farm, as most areas aren't safe zones. PvP and farming don't mix.

    The PvP is lame as well, as you can "go pirate" and kill your own faction whenever you want. Then you just wait a minute and can un-flag yourself. Got too many crime points for killing your own faction? Drink a couple potions and those crime points are gone!

    You can't trust anyone, even those on your own faction. You can't farm or level in peace, as you are forced into PvP in any zone level 30 or higher.

    This game really only caters to the worst kind of PvPers. And you can't get any land to place your farms. Very poorly done.    … Expand
  21. Scruzzer
    Nov 3, 2014
    4
    After playing longer, I'm lowering my review. The game looks great and is fun for a while but don't be fooled by the whole land ownership thing. You won't beat the gold farmers to any land, and believe me this is a game filled with gold farmers.

    Also, their patron offer alludes that you can own land if you're a patron. Yes, you technically *can* own land, but you *won't* own land unless    After playing longer, I'm lowering my review. The game looks great and is fun for a while but don't be fooled by the whole land ownership thing. You won't beat the gold farmers to any land, and believe me this is a game filled with gold farmers.

    Also, their patron offer alludes that you can own land if you're a patron. Yes, you technically *can* own land, but you *won't* own land unless you pay a farmer for it.

    And then whole "If you are running a trade route, we will shut off all forms of fast travel" is just frustrating to no end.

    The game has a lot of pros and cons, but the cons are game killers. Pity because the potential is there. They just feel that they'll make more money off gold farmer subscriptions than player subscriptions, and that's who they cater to.    … Expand
  22. PeregrineOmega
    Nov 1, 2014
    10
    I'm giving this a 10 because I'm not exactly sure why people are so hastily against it. It's definitely a bit buggy, but not out of the ordinary for an MMO of this size. It's got a lot of things going for it, and its size is definitely one of them. It needs care and development overall, but the in-game GMs are VERY active and very quick to squash bots and hackers on site and will rewardI'm giving this a 10 because I'm not exactly sure why people are so hastily against it. It's definitely a bit buggy, but not out of the ordinary for an MMO of this size. It's got a lot of things going for it, and its size is definitely one of them. It needs care and development overall, but the in-game GMs are VERY active and very quick to squash bots and hackers on site and will reward you for accurate reporting. It's clear that the developers want this game to succeed.

    It's big, beautiful and better than ESO, that's for sure. I'm still playing for free and don't see why so many people think it's "pay2win." You can have a lot of fun as a free player and not even think about paying unless you want to get serious about playing the game. At which point... why wouldn't you pay?

    I think people are misunderstanding what is necessary to run an MMO. It's hard, expensive and time consuming. There must be incentive to pay, and I honestly wish more games would go back to an exclusive subscription plan. As someone who played Ultima, EVE and City of Heroes for several years, I don't see why you shouldn't expect to dish out for the full experience. Don't be afraid to pay for a game you like, and you will be rewarded for it. Stop expecting great MMOs to be free, and you might actually have some fun.    … Expand
  23. skarr
    Nov 1, 2014
    0
    No game will make you feel it is a PAY2WIN as Archeage does. In fact, no game make you grind so much for so little and on top of it pay real money to progress. An utter insult to gamers!
  24. mantoothbear
    Nov 1, 2014
    7
    Game is not Pay2Win and if you think Pay2Win is i am a free player and to cheap to pay for a subscription, they need to make money somehow they don't go to work just so you can have a free to play game and servers running on there own money so stop crying about it, There is nothing wrong with the economy most things on AH are very cheap unless its a high level crafting item that peopleGame is not Pay2Win and if you think Pay2Win is i am a free player and to cheap to pay for a subscription, they need to make money somehow they don't go to work just so you can have a free to play game and servers running on there own money so stop crying about it, There is nothing wrong with the economy most things on AH are very cheap unless its a high level crafting item that people spent time leveling and making so they cost the right amount for the time put into the item, just another case of people being to cheap, the same goes for houses, its like players want everything for free and MMOs should just give things to people just because but if your to cheap to play for a subscription, to lazy try to get gear (which is VERY easy to get) then just don't play and stop crying about how they game is Pay2Win there is nothing in the cash shop that gives you an edge over the other players that you cant by on AH for a 10g, Every MMO on launch has Queue's, PvP is part of the game if don't like PvP why are you playing a game that has Open world PvP with both factions, land is not hard to get and is being sold constantly, However there is a real botting Problem, slight lag issues such as lag spikes, disconnection and off scheduled maintenance they don't, almost Zero in game support (GMs), but like i said before the amount of Free2Play players crying about how the game is Pay2Win really need stop, Subscribing doesn't give you a i win card, Cash shop is pretty much just full of useless crap… Expand
  25. Carpe_Diem
    Oct 31, 2014
    4
    At this point in the game, I would only recommend ArcheAge if you're a team player and interested in PvP or casual PvE player.

    Reason being for my first point, group play in this game matters (Freedich-->Gilda). Numbers matter. Going solo in this game can be a frustrating experience unless you stick to only arenas. Although ArcheAge offers instanced dungeons, they are lackluster    At this point in the game, I would only recommend ArcheAge if you're a team player and interested in PvP or casual PvE player.

    Reason being for my first point, group play in this game matters (Freedich-->Gilda). Numbers matter. Going solo in this game can be a frustrating experience unless you stick to only arenas.

    Although ArcheAge offers instanced dungeons, they are lackluster for the most part. If you're a casual PvE player you will enjoy ArcheAge. Trading and fishing will be your sources of income. Farming, gathering, and planting are also helpful in generating materials for trade packs.

    You will enjoy this game if...
    - You're a group oriented PvP player and willing to join a guild.
    - Able to devote time into research. Game can be complicated.
    - Casual PvE player with only an hour or two a day for farming/fishing/trading.
    - Have a PC able to run AA in all its' glory.

    You will not enjoy this game if...
    - Solo player. Perhaps at first, but you will probably become bored.
    - Botters and hackers exist. Gold spam occurs as well.
    - Land larger than a 8x8 (smallest) is difficult to find unless you have gold to spend. Limiting the amount of crops you can plant.
    - Technical support is slow.

    If you're not interested at this point, I recommend just playing WoW for a MMORPG.

    If you are interested in still playing, I recommend subbing for a month and giving it a shot. Research builds, money making, etc, and join a guild. During the month your trade and fishing income will help pay for your next month.

    Best of luck    … Expand
  26. Augustus75
    Oct 30, 2014
    10
    I'm hooked. It's theme park elements introduce the sandbox elements as well as intended. Crafting is big and purposeful. The world is immersive, dangerous, and beautiful.
  27. rivetenn
    Oct 30, 2014
    8
    Despite all the people QQ this game is pretty good. The game is designed so you raid the AH and level up your profession over night, no you have to put some work and effort into it. This game is designed so you get what you put into it, farming, raiding, stealing. It's not like other MMOs where you yell into chat all day to farm the same instance over and over until you get the gear youDespite all the people QQ this game is pretty good. The game is designed so you raid the AH and level up your profession over night, no you have to put some work and effort into it. This game is designed so you get what you put into it, farming, raiding, stealing. It's not like other MMOs where you yell into chat all day to farm the same instance over and over until you get the gear you want. No you craft. So many people get butt hurt because they want everything handed to them. Over al, fun game.… Expand
  28. Jean-Luc_Picard
    Oct 29, 2014
    2
    The game in Alpha with a controlled amount of players was awesome.
    The game at release is a poorly designed and planned mess.
    Don't even think about joining now if you hope to get some land and a house. Bots, cheaters and zerg groups rule the game, honest players are screwed. To make it short... avoid this game like the plague, and wait if the developers eventually fix the flaws,    The game in Alpha with a controlled amount of players was awesome.
    The game at release is a poorly designed and planned mess.
    Don't even think about joining now if you hope to get some land and a house.
    Bots, cheaters and zerg groups rule the game, honest players are screwed.

    To make it short... avoid this game like the plague, and wait if the developers eventually fix the flaws, which I believe is impossible.    … Expand
  29. xveganroxx
    Oct 28, 2014
    0
    Download it and play it. Seriously, you need to see it to believe how outrageous it is. This could have just been a straight-up World of Warcraft clone, but the developers really went the extra mile here: all crafting relies on a single premium currency called "labor." Not only do you need labor for crafting, but you need it for almost everything else - including simple things likeDownload it and play it. Seriously, you need to see it to believe how outrageous it is. This could have just been a straight-up World of Warcraft clone, but the developers really went the extra mile here: all crafting relies on a single premium currency called "labor." Not only do you need labor for crafting, but you need it for almost everything else - including simple things like looting. No, you don't have to pay for it - it trickles in at the paltry rate of 1 per minute of ingame time, which isn't anywhere near enough for any kind of crafting, or even for looting enemies. Paying the subscription does NOT fix this, it just doubles the pathetic rate you acquire "labor." One way people have found around this is autorunning into walls overnight so they have enough labor to do five minutes of crafting in the morning. Seriously, if you've got time you should try this just to see how free to play can be done so unbelievably wrong.… Expand
  30. Sherfire
    Oct 24, 2014
    9
    I wanted to add another thing to my review minutes before.

    BOTS AND HACKS! - Firstly, this game IS free to play. This is unfortunate because there will always be bots for this reason. However, we have had GM's on my sever EVERYDAY for the past week for 8 hours at a time asking telling us "if you see any bots or hacks report them in faction so I can investigate". They have been clearing    I wanted to add another thing to my review minutes before.

    BOTS AND HACKS! - Firstly, this game IS free to play. This is unfortunate because there will always be bots for this reason. However, we have had GM's on my sever EVERYDAY for the past week for 8 hours at a time asking telling us "if you see any bots or hacks report them in faction so I can investigate". They have been clearing out tons of cheaters. They are doing MAC bans as well. For most players that means no more Archeage. For the gold selling companies they will spoof their MAC and be back unfortunately. But only to get banned again.

    As for the hacks. Yes, there are hacks in this game. I'm not a computer guy so I can't really offer any insight into how this is occurring but i can summarize what I have read about it. Too much of the game is client side, essentially. And the server side program doesn't do the appropriate checks that it should do in order to detect the hacks. Also I read that the hackshield is a piece of junk and doesn't work at all.

    From my perspective playing the game. I have not come across any hacks at all thus far. I have read about the hacks that are available. I know for sure that some hacks, like the teleport hack, is being detected and those players have had MAC bans. I have read about several other hacks I know that many of them ARE BEING DETECTED NOW. But for me I haven't been effected by them at all. I haven't witnessed them during my gameplay at all. I play about 5 hours a day since head start too. No hacks seen for me. I know that they definitely do exist though.    … Expand
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#74 Best PC Game of 2014
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#22 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. SpazioGames
    Jan 5, 2015
    80
    What ArcheAge presents, past the horror of the chilling launch, is an open world full of opportunities and challenges as we have not seen for a too-long time demonstrating that the real MMORPG, those based on persistence and interaction, have not disappeared.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    85
    Don’t let your judgment be clouded by other people’s opinions influenced by terrible server problems they encountered when ArcheAge was launched. It’s a really good, beautiful game. [Dec 2014, p.76]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Nov 18, 2014
    88
    ArcheAge is one of the best free-to-play games to be released this year, with a near endless amount of content awaiting eager adventurers.
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