ArcheAge: Server List in first post.

[Gulkeeva]

Looked up some PVP videos, man does this bring back memories of wow days just randomly sneaking around ganking people haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-12YxyKBnw

[Zerocool]

[shepardG]

He's killing folks in quest gear. But here's the OF summary of why this video is as crazy seeming as it is.
http://forums.archeagegame.com/showt...s-okay-1-vs-10

Of note:
-He's got mad potion buffs (crafted potions that are intended to be for lvl 55 play, with Item level 60+ gear)
-He's got top tier stuff that honestly took him all of alpha to acquire.
-The group he's killing is wearing shit gear, aka probably stuff they got from leveling quests
-None of the people are buffed, like he was, they weren't raiding they were out farming mobs to upgrade their weapons/gear
-This video is the equivalent of a seasoned PvPer, ganking lvl 50 unseasoned, un prepared lvl 50's. (equivalent would be a brand new lvl 50 killing lvl 20-30's.)

Take away that gear matters, it has too, it drives the entire economy. It isn't handed out, a set of 7 pieces of armor should take a person months to craft (luckily if you keep up your skills, you can craft some of it as you level, which i thought was cool). The cash shop giving archeum costs the equivalent of $10's of thousands of dollars, if you were to buy it with RL money. If someone is willing to pay that ammount, I say, more power too them. they can have their BiS armor, hell, i'll cheer them on as they gank me. That shit is crazy. Rich people gonna rich i guess.

[Charismatic]

He's killing folks in quest gear. But here's the OF summary of why this video is as crazy seeming as it is.
http://forums.archeagegame.com/showt...s-okay-1-vs-10

Of note:
-He's got mad potion buffs (crafted potions that are intended to be for lvl 55 play, with Item level 60+ gear)
-He's got top tier stuff that honestly took him all of alpha to acquire.
-The group he's killing is wearing shit gear, aka probably stuff they got from leveling quests
-None of the people are buffed, like he was, they weren't raiding they were out farming mobs to upgrade their weapons/gear
-This video is the equivalent of a seasoned PvPer, ganking lvl 50 unseasoned, un prepared lvl 50's. (equivalent would be a brand new lvl 50 killing lvl 20-30's.)

Take away that gear matters, it has too, it drives the entire economy. It isn't handed out, a set of 7 pieces of armor should take a person months to craft (luckily if you keep up your skills, you can craft some of it as you level, which i thought was cool). The cash shop giving archeum costs the equivalent of $10's of thousands of dollars, if you were to buy it with RL money. If someone is willing to pay that ammount, I say, more power too them. they can have their BiS armor, hell, i'll cheer them on as they gank me. That shit is crazy. Rich people gonna rich i guess.

So if I read this post and the last one you made it seems you're saying that gear doesn't matter and that gear does matter and it has to. You then go on to say that the game isn't P2W but at the same time it is P2W and you'll see more benefit if you're willing to pay lots (no shit, sherlock).
...which is to say that I should just ignore you, I guess?

[shepardG]

DON'TYOUEVERIGNOREME

[Edelweiss]

That might be one of the most obnoxious and shitty videos I have seen.

I actually expected a #420noscopeyolomtdewdoritos to flash on the screen at some point..

[shepardG]

But to answer your statement, i guess i'm getting enjoyment out of the game in different ways. Like, just the idea of growing stuff to make stuff that i then have to transport across the planet, and the dangers that i may encounter, with my buddies is what has me excited. Pvp becomes a part of that but i dont think there are going to be hundreds of folks who spent thousands to be ultra elite just to work over some random guys making chump change. Im probably wrong, lol, but its the most original mmo ive played in 3-4 years so ill give it a shot.

[Purrrfect]

So if I read this post and the last one you made it seems you're saying that gear doesn't matter and that gear does matter and it has to. You then go on to say that the game isn't P2W but at the same time it is P2W and you'll see more benefit if you're willing to pay lots (no shit, sherlock).
...which is to say that I should just ignore you, I guess?

I think what he's trying to say is that gear does make a difference, but that it is so exorbitantly expensive to get it via cash shop that most people won't go instawin right off the bat. It may be an issue for new players a year from now though.

[Infini]

Was gonna give this a go.... then found it has bloody hackshield spyware on it....... failware that does squat. Gonna have to give this a miss.

[D44kpunk]

that might have been the dumbest thing i've ever read

[Virg]

Random (imo unjustified) hackshield paranoia aside, which server are people going to roll on. I was originally leaning towards one of the 2 alpha guild servers but I´m willing to bet shit will be overpopulated as fuck which leads to very unpleasent gameplay experiences, especially in a heavily PVP oriented sandbox game. Also not sure about the whole max conflict thing the alpha guilds are planning to do on the 2 servers. Don´t really like the idea of a huge zerg train waiting around every corner to gank you. My alternate choice would´ve been Tahygan (not 100% on the spelling thur), which is kind of the unofficial RP server least when it comes to threads on the OF, but seems to have enough non RP people aswell along with being somewhat international (EU people that dont want to play on a EU server like me and NAs).

[shepardG]

Yeah, my Oceanic guild is rolling on Tharyang (also, not sure of the fucking spelling... seriously, just name the servers bob, john, william, etc. fuck.) as far as RP goes in this game, I... don't know how that would play out, but i witnessed none on T-rang the entire 4 days of OB.

[Virg]

Neat, what guild is that if I may ask? Looking for a decent group to roll with atm. International would be badass. Though I could theoretically play whenever I want since I´m self employed, I´d rather avoid playing at 4:30 AM, getting too old for that shit.

Edit: who are you on AA? Might´ve ran into each other since I played CBT3/4 and OB on T-rang (sounds perfectly fine to me). Virgil Nuian faction here.
Edit 2: sigh double edit. Far as RPing goes, I haven´t witnessed any either. Just stating what was posted on teh OF etc

[shepardG]

My AA name is ShepardG lol. I just started on t-rang for the open beta because of the guild. Guilds name is synapse, they have an enjin.

[Bombur]

Trion has done some last min changes

http://forums.archeagegame.com/showt....9-Patch-Notes

Here are the patch notes :

ArcheAge Version 1.2 Build 4.9: Patch Notes

GAMEPLAY
* The drop rate of loot bags from monsters has significantly increased.
* The drop rate of Sunlight Archeum, Moonlight Archeum, and Starlight Archeum from loot bags has been greatly increased.
* The chance of equipment from loot bags has increased from monsters. These items can be salvaged to gain archeum.
* The Solid Shaft recipe is available again, allowing for the construction of fishing boats.

INTERFACE
* The Auction House can now be searched using German and French.

MARKETPLACE
* The Marketplace inventory has been reorganized in terms of Featured Items and categorization of consumables.
* The Character Slot Expansion scroll has been added. Accounts may have a maximum of six character slots per region but a limit of four character slots per server.
* The Workman's Compensation labor potion has been returned to 12-hour cooldown and price of 300 Credits.
* The Auction House License permitting non-Patrons to create Auction House listings has been added. It is not tradable.

OTHER
* The priority server login queue for Patrons is now even faster.

COMING SOON
* Cosmetic Costumes: A future build will remove the stats from all costumes that are obtained or crafted in-game, much like stats were removed from costumes on the Marketplace. Similar to the normalization of mount speeds, this change is to prevent power creep and stat inflation while also promoting costume choice and preventing "best" items to be wearing to maximize your character's gameplay.
* Improved Anti-Spam: XLGAMES is delivering a way for us to integrate our internally-developed anti-spam technology which learns over time and then kills spam and spammers before you see either even once. Expect more details on this to be announced next week.

NOTES
* This patch is less than 200MB large from the Open Beta client (8.5GB large as a new installation) and is available for download now from Glyph. Note that Head Start begins September 12 at 10:00 AM PDT (GMT-7).

Looks like great changes. As far as p2w, the labor pot back to 12 hours and archeum being more available in the game itself is great. Should limit the advantage somewhat.

[shepardG]

I am naught but EXCITE!

[Virg]

Only couple more hours hnnnnnnggg!

[Mina]

Shiiit, headstart at noon(my time). I better get my ass home early today

Edit: I'm going to add people's names to a server list in the first post. Make sure to give your AA name, faction, and server.

[Mina]

Out of curiosity is anyone else rolling Harani faction? Seems like everyone I'm friends with is picking Nuian so I might be flying solo unless I find a BGer who is picking Harani as well.

[Virg]

Thats´s because clearly Nuia > Harani. Honestly tho, first character I created was a cat, really like their animations and physics but their armor...eeeehhh not my cup of tea.
Edit: AA name Virgil (unless taken), Server Tahyang, Faction Nuian