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

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...

Trion Worlds secures ‘Reactor’ trademark

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No, it's not one of Tony Stark's inventions, but that doesn't mean this reactor is any less intriguing. Upon doing some sleuthing, RiftGrate discovered...
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ArcheAge’s ‘altogether different’ approach to server merges

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Trion hasn't formally announced server merges for ArcheAge yet, but the publisher is at least thinking about it, judging by a forum post made by...

One Shots: My imaginary friends

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Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds...
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ArcheAge preps a barrel racing daily event

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ArcheAge is gearing up for its annual Rum Runner Rapids event, which looks to involve drinking, whitewater rapids, and barrels out of bond. More specifically,...

Linda ‘Brasse’ Carlson on ArcheAge, community management, and her new role at Trion

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Linda "Brasse" Carlson is one of the MMO industry's most beloved community specialists, and genre fans everywhere boggled just a bit when Daybreak laid...

ArcheAge subreddit clarifies P2W censorship; Trion bans exploiters

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Another day, another Reddit drama, although the one swirling around ArcheAge appears to be coming to a middle. In a message titled Transparency is...

ArcheAge spawns fresh Reddit drama over pay-to-win

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Third time's a charm with Reddit! Remember back in March when a Skyforge moderator threatened to ban anyone using the term pay-to-win and was...

One Shots: Bugs Bunny 2099

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What would Bugs Bunny look like if he were a futuristic space mercenary who chomped on freeze-dried carrots and spat out, "What's UP, doc?"...

Massively Overthinking: The return of ‘consequences’ to MMOs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Kickstarter donor Antonia "Toni" Phillips aka ToniLyran, who's hit on a sore point with our writers, it...
Boat status = on one.

ArcheAge outlines the battles in the Sea of Graves

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So what sort of nautical nonsense can you get up to in the most recent ArcheAge update? How about beating back a leviathan of...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 12

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!

Perfect Ten: How to find the right MMO for you

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A common question that I see posited around forums and Reddit is, "What MMO should I play?" If there is a more loaded question...

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