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[General Article] ArcheAge: Review in Progress 3 - Farmville Deluxe
SBFord
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ArcheAge is starting to become as addicting as Farmville. Only in this case, I don’t really hate myself for liking the game. As I near the infamous level 30, my slower than average leveling pace isn’t due to lack of playing. I’ve just spent inordinate amounts of time roving the countryside, exploring crafting, and dabbling in a whole bunch of other things. The question I ask myself though is: am I focused on ArcheAge’s crafting and farming because they’re fun, or is it because the questing and combat progression is so old hat?
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Gratz on getting your ship, Bill!
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Other reviewed games do not get this luxury?
So combat/questing/dungeons are boring and bad.
Playing 3D farmville is fun.
No ty.
Different reviewers review differently.
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No, they certainly do. But other games don't have quite as much meat to chew these days. Most are "kill stuff, do quests, level up. run dungeons". AA has that, but its nothing compared to the trading, economy, PVP, and crafting.
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Bill shouldn't have reviewed this title.
Too much of a "gamer just loving everything" and not enough gaming journalist.
My bet is the usual 8.7-8.9 score and a dead game within 4-6 month.
The usual 8.7 to 8.9 scores? Bill has THREE scores in that range. And MMORPG as a whole has NINE scores in that range.
Do some research before you tell your lies.
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Really? You're not going to include content in the game when reviewing the game? MMO's are ever-evolving things that change for the good (GW2 content update #1, WoW TBC) or for the worse (SWG NGE, WoW Cataclysm). A review is looked at by consumers on what to purchase of a game based on that publication on the game's state at that time. Mentioning queue issues that are a month old by review time -and no longer an issue, I might add- as well as ignoring unlocked content is a disservice to the readers who take a review as an educated read of the game.
And that naval combat Bill......ohmygawd
We had a Gallion fight with over 12 gallions participating ! that chaos ! destruction !
Its been a very long time since i had a blast and was totaly forgettting the time....
The battle lasted for 5 hours...when i checked the clock i noticed work was 2 hours away and i dint had any sleep yet :P
Love this mmo more then any other mmo i played in the past 14 years
This is what AA is about.
People, the usual suspects, stopping at level 11 and coming here to whine about quests are never going to understand what this game really offers.
The worse thing about this game is that it preteds to be WoW clone for the first 30 levels. And thats way too long. That 30 levels long tutorial doesnt do enough to present the non-questing part of the game.
Do some research into the game and actually read what he said. The northern continent is not in the game yet (so, NOT unlocked) therefore he can't review it.
"And that naval combat Bill......ohmygawd"
Could not agree with you more! I just joined a guild comprised of Navy Vets focused on naval warfare strategy...HOORAH! I must admit the glider and naval warfare aspect of this game really sold me on becoming a patron. Now, one does not have to be a war monger to have fun...I have created alts that are quite content with peaceful farming, crafting, and selling. That is the beauty of this game...so many things to do outside of the usual quest/battle/quest scenarios.
One issue that no one seems to be talking about is the rather sexist portrayal of females, eg, the body language and armor. I guess I can see how one would enjoy beaver shots while flying on a glider in skimpy "battle armor" but after awhile it really is annoying. Male characters are decked out in full coverage armor that protects all their parts; however, the female equivalent of the same armor leaves them half naked.
Oh well...onward to faring battle in my metallic g-string!
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Im with Torvaldr on this.
There is a lot to do, but outside of gathering I don't see much depth. This includes especially crafting. For a game where its PvE activity is craft centric, it has such a bare bones item making process.
I do not want to craft, I am not high level and have crappy gear so I prefer not to PVP. What is this "lots to do" you speak of?
If you don't like pvp or crafting then you can safely uninstall the pvp and crafting centric game you are playing
That does not make previous claim any less false.
You make a straw man argument there, I can craft and PVP in other games as well.
the game was advertised as a PVP and crafting game more than anything else. they have Dungeons, dailies, trade pack runs, fishing, boat fishing, normal quests, Wars in conflicted areas, farming, gathering, raising livestock, you can become a Pirate and roam the seas looking for someone to kill and rob, you can treasure hunt in the open water at sunken ship sites