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[Interview] ArcheAge: Russia Chooses Arcs Over Cash Shops
BillMurphy
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During last week's Igromir convention in Russia, the MMOzg.net team had a chance to chat with Lead Producer for Archeage in Russia Sergey Teymurazov to find out more about the "Arc" revenue model as compared to the cash shop model. The MMOzg.net team has graciously translated the interview and given us the go-ahead to publish it for our readers. If you're curious about how the anticipated game will be altered in Russia, read on. Check it out before heading to the comments to chat.
mmozg_Andre: These days the only theme we can talk about is the new ArcheAge economic model introduced for Russian localization. What do you think about players’ response to it?
Sergey Teymurazov: We didn’t expect such a reaction. We thought this model is attractive, understandable and easy to explain. Probably we couldn’t explain it well enough and it is mostly our fault. On the other hand, one of our goals was in fact to evaluate players’ reaction. Though we played the Korean version of the game, we don’t see the whole picture in the same way as active players and guilds do. That’s why we’re keeping in touch with them, talking, getting feedback. They have ideas and we’re listening carefully.
Read more of the MMOZG.net interview: ArcheAge: Russia Chooses Arcs Over Cash Shops.
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I must say i really like the critical questions. Most interviews shown make me think the interviewers don't have the balls to ask them.
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Since it's a thread about ArchAge.....
WoW, looked more like an IRS audit than an interview. I love it.
More journalism, less fluff.
Or like NW's AD or STO's dilithium. In fact, by a few questions I did the
emote, there are russian fleets in STO, they should know from experience how easily the devs can control dilly flow and dilly prices, same with NW's AD Exchange. All those lame questions about inflation and Arc-rubel rates 
"Sergey Teymurazov, spared us a lot of time and answers any questions, including the hard ones, and remains open and sympathetic. This, of course, demonstrates true professional behavior." +1 to him indeed.
Meanwhile in Russia: Mail.Ru, operator of ArcheAge localization, reacts on players' widespread discontent and claims that they now discuss possible changes in economic model with XL Games. According to Mail.Ru ther are three possibilities: (1) make current model with arcs more acceptable; (2) use current f2p model from Korea; (3) launch different servers with both mentioned models. Still not a word of p2p with subscription, but this is the beginning at least, because before there were no options at all.
Many thanks to MMORPG.com for spreading the word and to you folks for your interest for Archeage.
Here is a problem. Arcs is not like GW2 Gems or EVE PLEX. Plex and Gems can be exchanged for ingame currency by players' auction, they are not bring additional 'gold' in game, only reallocate it, and they are not actual ingame currency. Arcs actually intended to be emitted by Mail.Ru itself in unlimited amounts and to be actual ingame currency. Feel the difference. It is the main point why Russian community is so upset now.
No matter how cynical you become, its never enough to keep up - Lily Tomlin
Russia is a huge and viable MMO community, a fitting part of OUR community as well.
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LOL.
And the dumbest question of the day award goes to............
He was making a point. Not really all that important, in my opinion, but still a viable point of view.
Once upon a time....
Now this is a good interview. Tough questions.
I'd like see these types of questions / debates asked to ESO.
Sergey Teymurazov: You see, the gold boosts inflation instantly, but there is another situation with resources. Some resources may be mined by bots until we catch them and ban them. But there are some resources that cannot be produced by bots. For example, growing something on a farm. Only players can do that.
There was thousands and thousands of bots doing farming via botting earlier. Now that the game went f2p long time ago they went to the normal no risk killing mobs botting. This hole interview is a huge joke.
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Too bad all the info he got of the game comes from a 20 dias of power point presentation that some pr guy gave him from xlgames.
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No. RuneScape's bond system is similar to Eve's PLEX, this Russian AA one is very different from it.
The title is somewhat misleading. It should be:
"ArcheAge: Mail.ru Chooses Arcs Over Cash Shops, but Russia rejects it"
Looked at it the third time - you have a point. They are creating an alternative currency. It's a weird system, not sure how it'll work out.
sounds like Neverwinter - either pay or play 24/7
hopefully - if Trion is actually doing anything at all with AA other sitting on their hands - they are not adopting such a system
Yeah the interviewer sounded like he was on a anti-F2P crusade. The same questions could be asked about many other F2P titles like EQ2, LOTRO, TERA, Rift etc.
The bottom line is that if you have the money, you can buy anything you want in game. Someone will earn it for you. Its unavoidable. Whether its auctions, looting rights or even purchasing accounts who have already earned the items. You cant stop it.
The only way to minimise RMT in game is to have Bind on Pickup that instantly gets locked to the player / group / raid that defeats the encounter (so you cant sell looting rights). Even then, people will probably still buy raid slots and loot (like people did to unlock Mythical weapons on EQ2). This also gets rid of any opportunity for people to obtain items through In-game wealth rather than achievements, so its a double edged sword that many players don't like.
I think the interviewer was just rude and trying to push its own agenda.