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panglicarpanglicar Member UncommonPosts: 7
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Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

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  • nonthalnonthal Member UncommonPosts: 57
    Crafting is not required, but is extremely helpful. The best money comes from traderuns, which require crafted trade packs. Ships must be crafted, the best gear is all crafted gear...ect. You could buy the mats and stuff from the AH, but money will be very tight for you. That being said, I have always been the anti-crafter in most MMOs, but something here is different. Once I got into it, I am really enjoying the crafting. Friend and I joined forces to build a boat, and it was a blast...
  • PepeqPepeq Member UncommonPosts: 1,977
    Originally posted by panglicar

    Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

    I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

    Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

    Crafting is totally optional.  

    The server is only PVP, so you will get to bash heads all the time... including your own faction, so don't trust anyone, they can attack you even if they are friendly to you.

    Basically, if PVP is what you are after, you're going to find plenty of it here... whether you want it or not.

  • panglicarpanglicar Member UncommonPosts: 7
    Thanks for the answers! Yeah I feel that I might enjoy crafting in this game too, though I wanted to make sure that I won't get screwed if it turns out that I won't like crafting.
  • thunderclesthundercles Member UncommonPosts: 510

    Crafting is not mandatory but it is a great option. I'm not super into crafting but I may spend a whole 2-3 hour gaming session on non combat activities and have just as much fun as combat. Underwater exploration/treasure hunting, farming, fishing, gathering are all viable ways to level as well as combat. Or you can watch a trial and have a few laughs.

    That being said I don't think AA is perfect but it's a great sandpark and a good gaming fix till the next best thing.

  • ReaperUkReaperUk Member UncommonPosts: 760
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by panglicar

    Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

    I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

    Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

    Crafting is totally optional.  

    The server is only PVP, so you will get to bash heads all the time... including your own faction, so don't trust anyone, they can attack you even if they are friendly to you.

    Basically, if PVP is what you are after, you're going to find plenty of it here... whether you want it or not.

    This is a totally misleading answer. Maybe 80% of the game is gathering, mining, farming, questing and trading. PvP is a large element for those that want it and completely irrelevant for those that don't. If you are only interested in PvP, you can ignore most of the game and still have plenty to do but the same goes for the others that aren't the slighted bit interested in PvP and play the game for the PvE elements. It's a sandpark/sandbox, whichever term you prefer. Play the game your way.

  • PepeqPepeq Member UncommonPosts: 1,977
    Originally posted by ReaperUk
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by panglicar

    Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

    I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

    Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

    Crafting is totally optional.  

    The server is only PVP, so you will get to bash heads all the time... including your own faction, so don't trust anyone, they can attack you even if they are friendly to you.

    Basically, if PVP is what you are after, you're going to find plenty of it here... whether you want it or not.

    This is a totally misleading answer. Maybe 80% of the game is gathering, mining, farming, questing and trading. PvP is a large element for those that want it and completely irrelevant for those that don't. If you are only interested in PvP, you can ignore most of the game and still have plenty to do but the same goes for the others that aren't the slighted bit interested in PvP and play the game for the PvE elements. It's a sandpark/sandbox, whichever term you prefer. Play the game your way.

    That statement is totally misleading... you can avoid PVP by staying in the level 30 and below zones.   You step outside of them, you are in a total PVP environment.  You do trade runs... PVP environment.  Head out into the ocean... PVP environment.  It's a PVP game with sandbox features, not a sandbox game with PVP features. 

  • thunderclesthundercles Member UncommonPosts: 510
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by ReaperUk
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by panglicar

    Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

    I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

    Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

    Crafting is totally optional.  

    The server is only PVP, so you will get to bash heads all the time... including your own faction, so don't trust anyone, they can attack you even if they are friendly to you.

    Basically, if PVP is what you are after, you're going to find plenty of it here... whether you want it or not.

    This is a totally misleading answer. Maybe 80% of the game is gathering, mining, farming, questing and trading. PvP is a large element for those that want it and completely irrelevant for those that don't. If you are only interested in PvP, you can ignore most of the game and still have plenty to do but the same goes for the others that aren't the slighted bit interested in PvP and play the game for the PvE elements. It's a sandpark/sandbox, whichever term you prefer. Play the game your way.

    That statement is totally misleading... you can avoid PVP by staying in the level 30 and below zones.   You step outside of them, you are in a total PVP environment.  You do trade runs... PVP environment.  Head out into the ocean... PVP environment.  It's a PVP game with sandbox features, not a sandbox game with PVP features. 

     

    While this is true. I don't pvp and I'm enjoying the game being over level 30. Avoid pvp isn't hard and it adds a thrill of being sneaky.

  • ReaperUkReaperUk Member UncommonPosts: 760
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by ReaperUk
    Originally posted by Pepeq
    Originally posted by panglicar

    Is crafting mandatory in this game or can you do without? I've played dozens on MMOs and apart from leveling up cooking or other such tertiary crafting skills I've never really been interested in crafting and selling items.

    I'm mainly interested in bashing skulls, be it in pve or pvp, I really don't have time to waste on gathering 50 different (yeah yeah i'm exaggerating) ingredients to make an item.

    Sorry if this has been answered before, I've tried to get more info but all I could find were crafting guides and such.

    Crafting is totally optional.  

    The server is only PVP, so you will get to bash heads all the time... including your own faction, so don't trust anyone, they can attack you even if they are friendly to you.

    Basically, if PVP is what you are after, you're going to find plenty of it here... whether you want it or not.

    This is a totally misleading answer. Maybe 80% of the game is gathering, mining, farming, questing and trading. PvP is a large element for those that want it and completely irrelevant for those that don't. If you are only interested in PvP, you can ignore most of the game and still have plenty to do but the same goes for the others that aren't the slighted bit interested in PvP and play the game for the PvE elements. It's a sandpark/sandbox, whichever term you prefer. Play the game your way.

    That statement is totally misleading... you can avoid PVP by staying in the level 30 and below zones.   You step outside of them, you are in a total PVP environment.  You do trade runs... PVP environment.  Head out into the ocean... PVP environment.  It's a PVP game with sandbox features, not a sandbox game with PVP features. 

    Why do people like you feel the need to mislead new players?. Take the Nuian continent for instance: Seven out of twelve regions are PvP free zones at ALL times. A further three zones are PvP free much of the time. Only three out of twelve zones are PvP enabled most of the time.

    Farmers, traders, questers don't ever need to come across PvP if they don't want to. It's a small part of the game for those that  want it.

     

    Don't worry, I'll be sure to tell my main who reached level 50 and trades daily without touching PvP that since you said so, he must have imagined it.........

     

     

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