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

Perfect Ten: MMO fan fashion scenes

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For some of us, having the best gear -- stat-wise -- isn't a driving force for playing MMOs. Now, the best-looking gear? That's a...

ArcheAge’s China launch moved to August 6

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If you think you waited a long while for ArcheAge as a western fan, imagine how the title's Chinese followers must feel. Tencent Games has delayed...

Trion Worlds purges Glyph of third-party games

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Trion Worlds is apparently getting out of the game distribution service, as least when it comes to games made by other studios. Scott Hartsman has...

ArcheAge kicks off double XP weekend today

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Got big plans for this weekend? No you don't any longer. You're going to cancel them, stock up on snacks and drinks, and then...
It goes the same as a thousand before.

ArcheAge 2.0 is closing the version gap between the US and Korean versions

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It's an undeniable fact that ArcheAge took a little while to arrive here on western shores, which means that the game's big updates are all...

Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero

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I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
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ArcheAge’s skill queues lead to near-instant kill exploits [Updated]

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Skill queues are meant as a way for players to "store up" commands and have all of those commands finally executed in one fell...

World of Tanks, SWTOR rocketed up the Raptr chart in May

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Raptr's most-played games list is out for this past May, and it looks that both World of Tanks and Star Wars: The Old Republic...

Trion welcomes action-RPG Devilian into its fold

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After a cryptic teaser site posted last week, Trion Worlds is finally ready to make its big announcement: The studio will be publishing Korean...
To be fair, it's this way all over.

Trion shuffles community managers for ArcheAge and its secret project

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There's a new name on the community team for ArcheAge this week. Evan "Scapes" Berman has posted his farewell letter on the game's official forums, announcing his...

ArcheAge’s latest patch introduces the feared leviathan

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The kraken? Oh, the kraken in ArcheAge was so last week's terrifying sea foe. Now the fantasy sandbox has a new threat emerging from...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 19

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Justin and MJ discuss Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, Ark: Survival Evolved, ArcheAge, and tons of news from E3 on Guild Wars 2's expansion, FFXIV's Heavensward, SWTOR's expansion, Shroud of the Avatar, Torchlight Mobile, and more.

Sword and Bored: Teleport

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Mo's companion demonstrates the proper way to deal with AFK grinders in their MMO.

Why Guild Wars 2’s prepurchase deal has the internet raging

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On the surface, ArenaNet killed it at E3, kicking ass with a much-wanted and huge expansion for Guild Wars 2, one of the biggest MMORPGs in...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

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One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...

MMO Mechanics: Three non-combat mechanics to love

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The wheels in my head have been turning over non-combat mechanics in MMOs for a while now, perhaps because of the buzz surrounding Wander,...

Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...

The Stream Team: ArcheAge’s barrel racing

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It can certainly be a stretch to come up with new seasonal events, but ArcheAge has added one for the summer that could either...
But this'll clear those population problems right up, I'm sure.

ArcheAge’s server merges will spark another land rush

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When ArcheAge first announced that there would be some sort of server consolidation, players were understandably nervous. Merges can be a messy business at...

The Soapbox: Can MMOs eradicate pay-to-win?

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You know what sucks about getting old? Apart from the adult diapers and the dying? Yeah, it's the seeing things you love retconned into...

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