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[Column] ArcheAge: Cars and Gliders and Boats, Oh My
SBFord
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Here we are yet again, another day, another column, another post to discuss ArcheAge! My last column was mostly to discuss the news on Founder's Packs and a few other in-game experiences. Since then we've had one new blog post from Trion Worlds that discusses, “Traversing the World”. Let's leap into discussing that first and see where it goes.
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You know - I think there's a lot of ways to play this game. There are no voice-overs for the quests, only the cut scenes. So I just quested like I did in WoW. However, quests are just one thing that I honestly barely payed attention to in this game. Between farming, fishing, PvP, and a dozen other things - questing was just something I did on the side. I'm 50 in my first set of skills and started moving onto others. The world is very massive and open, and a blast to play. The questing isn't something like in ESO or other quest driven games.
Well put, this game has a way of sucking you in and not letting go. If you get bored of one aspect, there are dozens of other things to do. The only thing I would like to see changed is the toxic community, right now it is pretty bleak.
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Hope release is close.
Cant wait to finaly play a solid sandbox again !
I have been playing for several weeks and I must say this game comes the closest of any game to giving me the feelings I had while playing Star Wars Galaxies. As mentioned above, there are just so many kinds of things to do that questing almost becomes what you do when you just want to take a break from all the sandbox activities in the game. It's a fantastic game and I am happy to have paid the money to get into alpha. It was worth every cent.
And to clarify for everyone, this game is NOT just a sandbox. It is really like SWG in that it is a SandPark with sandbox and themepark elements mixed in a way that is just amazing!
I have been playing for about 2 weeks now and am addicted to it. I am first off not a huge pvp person and was a bit cautious but now that I am playing I find you can actually live and play and avoid pvp all together if you chose to you just have to be smart in your decisions such as planning out a route to where you are taking a trade pak run perhaps or where you are going to farm etc.
But I admit over seas is thrilling as well I go out there due to some pearl diving I do as well as some fishing and I must admit t he danger makes it even more fun.
Have done some pvp though only to defend myself and it has been fun as well. So all in all this game offers me alot of things to do when I want to do them and at the pace I want to do them. *thumbs up* XLGames And Trion.
The best mmorpg i ever played, all features are well placed in-game and connected in a amazing way.
Between a lot of the forum posts, some videos (thanks Scion Storm & RipperX), and this article, I'm sold!!
Signing up for founders pack tonight.
I just hope that I have the time needed to really get the most out of the game.
Really don't like the gfx and art style.
I might give it a try once it's released (it will be F2P after all), but I've watched quite a few game play vids so far, and I very much doubt that it's the game for me.
even with the silly anachronistic stuff i am really looking forward to the game. if the silly anachronistic stuff (like cars) were taken out, or at least there was one server without them. then i would literally be drooling in anticipation.
if its a good game... which it looks like it is... i will live with the parts i dont like
RIP Ribbitribbitt you are missed, kid.
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Unfortunately, pvp oriented games tend to draw in the more toxic player crowds.
I really want to get my hands on this one, I will wait just a little bit and buy a Founders Silver Pack and play Beta.
I better not fork up 150 bucks for Alpha access and the bonuses that comes with Archeum, or else my wife would feed me to the hounds
Cars, gliders, boats and A LOT OF BOTS AND HACKS, oh my.
Look at other language versions of AA before you start worshiping it.
I wonder if you have played the game in NA . I have not seen any hacs or bots though it is an Alpha . The game is a lot of fun . You should try it before you berate others for saying how excited they are for it.
Very excited for this game - with the debacle around ESO, the letdown of WoWStar, and the WTH of H1DayZ1, I'm really hoping ArcheAge delivers.