archeage

Official Site: ArcheAge
Studio: Trion Worlds
Launch Date: September 16, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

The Stream Team: A look at life after the big ArcheAge server merges + giveaway

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It finally happened: Massively OP's MJ was uprooted from her ArcheAge server of over three years and tossed onto a new world with a...

ArcheAge recovers from server merges, re-activates housing

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In the tumultuous annals of ArcheAge, this month's server merge might be remembered most for... being pretty smooth, overall. As the team brought the...
It would be difficult to master this again.

ArcheAge goes offline for two days for massive server merges, land rush scheduled for Friday

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We warned you about it back in July, and now it's here. ArcheAge is merging (er, "evolving") a dozen of its underpopulated servers down...
Very dynamic.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 133: Gaming Gamescom

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, sunsets for Ghost in the Shell Online and SkySaga, Closers, ArcheAge 4.0, Star Citizen's Gamescom demo, SWTOR, and WoW Argus, with mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes and MMORPGs as a drug, plus a PAX West preview.

Gamescom 2017: ArcheAge 4.0 ports naval warfare westward this year

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Trion is on a roll at a Gamescom this week: It's brought ArcheAge 4.0 to the party. "Slated for release in North America and Europe...
Where now?

Massively Overthinking: Gathering our thoughts on Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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This week, the dominant story has become Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, which is coming our way far sooner than a lot...
Strawberry fields forever.

Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy

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Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...
OHHHHH MYYYYYYYY

Massively OP Podcast Episode 129: Treasure Trove

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Secret World Legends, Trove, ArcheAge, Blade & Soul, Star Citizen, Chronicles of Elyria, Crowfall, and DCUO, with mailbag questions on non-fantasy MMOs and soloing in MMOs: %SURL%

The Daily Grind: How would you solve the housing server merge problem?

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When ArcheAge launched, I was one of those who was brutally harsh about its mind-numbingly stupid housing system, a more or less open-world system...

ArcheAge server merges will impact 12 realms

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Server merges are a nerve-wracking, anxiety-filled experience even on the best of occasions, but when an MMO offers contested territory and open world housing,...
sailing, sailing

Check out a trailer for ArcheAge’s upcoming naval arena

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Battle on the high seas! Cannons firing, seas foaming, decks wet, local slang dialect nearly incomprehensible! If that all sounds like fun times to...
Oh, thanks.

RIFT brings on a new community manager

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ArcheAge isn't the only game at Trion Worlds that's shuffling around its community team these days. RIFT announced last Friday that it brought on board...

The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would do better with a different business model?

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When it comes to ArcheAge, it's generally accepted that this is a pretty great fantasy sandbox that was absolutely sunk by a terrible business...

ArcheAge’s CM Celestrata is promoted to associate producer

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There's been a reshuffling in Trion Worlds' ranks this past week, as ArcheAge Senior Community Manager Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan announced on the forums that she has...

The MOP Up: Warframe’s Chains of Harrow (July 2, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Ironically, this is the sort of controversy you'd probably rather face from inside a hot tub.

Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?

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Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...

ArcheAge Begins puts a call out for Android mobile testers

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ArcheAge Begins' title is never going to be as appropriate as it is right now. Gamevil's spin-off of XLGAMES' well-known MMO sandbox has just...

The MMOs of the Steam Summer 2017 Sale

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After some ups and downs this afternoon -- everybody loves the "try again later" message, right? -- Valve's summer Steam sale is finally underway...
Time enough at last, only not.

Choose My Adventure: Cryptic’s Neverwinter in review

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My time with Neverwinter is done, and it's a game I find myself in an odd relationship with. It'd be fair to say that...

The Stream Team: Exploring ArcheAge’s Erenor Eternal

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ArcheAge's Erenor Eternal update has launched, and Massively OP's MJ is all about exploring those new lands. She'll be poking around Aegis Island and...

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