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

Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...

ArcheAge’s February update brings costume sythesis and a tougher Mistsong Summit

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It might not be the largest content update that's ever graced ArcheAge, but the game's February update does have a few items of note...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!

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Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.

Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?

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Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
Not playing the game is a lot like playing the game in the right light.

ArcheAge introduces stat-granting costumes and clothes laundering

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After a long night of play in ArcheAge, do you stare at your costume slot and wonder why it can make you look so...

ArcheAge bans raiding guild for Leviathan exploit

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One raiding guild in ArcheAge is feeling the heavy hand of studio justice this weekend, as Trion Worlds has levied the boom against over...

Massively OP’s MMORPG Valentine’s Day 2016 roundup

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If you're one of those gamers who needs goofy real-world holidays in your MMOs, then this weekend is for you, as sappy pink hearts,...

Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam

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No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...

The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 2016)

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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...

ArcheAge’s costumes will soon come with stats and levels

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Fashion or power: Who says you can't have both? Not ArcheAge, that's for sure, because the game is getting ready to introduce costumes with...

Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans

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Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...

Bebopping through ArcheAge’s Bloodsong update with Trion

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Sometimes the wait for new content is made worse when you see another region enjoying it long before you can. That's how I've felt...
Blood's good. You need blood to live.

ArcheAge previews the central dungeon of the Bloodsong

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When a whole bunch of people start following a mysterious song to their deaths, you know that something is wrong, even in a setting...

First impressions of Black Desert’s closed beta test, part two: Crafting, gathering, and economy

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On Friday, I took a look at the classes, combat, and tricky mechanics of upcoming sandboxy Korean-import Black Desert's first western closed beta test....

The best Massively OP MMORPG streams of 2015

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The number of games our wee little Stream Team covers in the span of a year is staggering. If you ever wanted to know...

Tiptoeing through ArcheAge’s 2015

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It has been quite a year for ArcheAge. As you look back over the past 12 months, you certainly can't say 2015 was uneventful;...

Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs to watch in 2016

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A long time ago on another website far, far away, I held a tradition of kicking off the new year by listing the top...

The Stream Team: Cruising ArcheAge’s oceans

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The holidays are over in ArcheAge (*sniff*) so MassivelyOP's MJ has to find something else to occupy her time. How about a cruise? Those...

MMO Year in Review: WildStar Reloaded (September 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

One Shots: A blast of winter joy

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Aw, you guys! The call for winter and holiday screenshots proved to be a sustaining request, as many of you kept sending in more...

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