ArcheAge

First of all, I want y'all to know that I have no connection to this game, it's developers, etc...except that I'm playing it.

I took part in one closed beta, the open beta and, since it was released yesterday, I've been playing the game. So far, I like it a lot. It's made by Trion, the people who made Rift...it uses CryEngine 3 graphics...and it's DX11. That means it looks great and plays great. Here's a video, produced during one of the alpha tests that gives you an idea some of the stuff you can find in the game. You get a mount and a glider early on from quests.




The only bad thing about the game so far is long queues to enter your server. There are 8 servers for N.A. and an hour wait is common right now. I expect that'll sort itself out but it shows that this is a game that a lot of people want to play.

My toon is Gloryah...a Ferrin...on Inoch server....DPS/Healer mage.


Oh...I should mention that this game is F2P and, according to stuff I've read, not P2W.

http://www.archeagegame.com/en/

Looks pretty cool. I'm glad to see that it has both land and sea game play on a dedicated basis, instead of just one or the other.

Hopefully, we'll get something similar in an Elder Scrolls game one of these days.

Things are not going so good for Trion and ArcheAge. Some of their issues with this game:

1. Queues to log into servers are just as bad...or worse...than they were on launch day.

2. People who are paying customers (Patrons) are supposed to be able to avoid the queues. Not happening. They are stuck in line just like everyone else.

3. There are still various bugs...not game breaking, imo. I suppose these will be addressed eventually, but Trion has bigger problems with the queues right now.


Trion IS taking steps to deal with this.

1. They added two new servers. Unfortunately, within an hour the queues on those servers had over 4,000 people in line. :-(

2. They have restricted new character creation on a number of servers...to the point where you cannot create ANY new characters. I see this as a good thing, but I can understand the ire of people who have friends on those servers and are unable to play with them.


When it comes down to it, people need to remember that this game was released less than a week ago. ALL new games have problems...including queues. I'm certain things will settle down. In the meantime, I have my one toon...level 30 right now...to play. The game is a LOT of fun.

A couple of screenshots.

Not my video...but this is pretty creative: