ArcheAge promises better communication, but the community isn’t having it

A lengthy letter from the ArcheAge team about the state of the game and its direction forward isn’t making a lot of people in the community excited. On the contrary, Reddit lit up with grumblings and complaints over the post, with some taking particular umbrage with Trion’s claims of “more direct communication from the core ArcheAge team.”

“The letter doesn’t address any core problems the community has with the game. It doesn’t even acknowledge them,” one player posted.

“It’s a little disappointing not only for me but I imagine the community when you don’t change anything you say. It’s simply damage control on certain issues by distracting us with another,” said another.

For its part, Trion said that it will be translating and posting development diaries from the Korean team as soon as they come out overseas. Associate Producer Celestrata acknowledged the studio’s failings and stated, “We need to forge onwards and do what we can to get things straight.”

As for the letter itself, Trion discussed the upcoming battle balance patch, adjustments to the marketplace, how the team is handling the fresh start servers, the lunagem system, and tailoring updates for the west – including the Maelstrom update announced yesterday.