Are you excited for Archeage Unchained?

[Shinobido Heart]

I've always had an interest in Archeage, but never bothered to play it because of all the Pay 2 Win talk I heard about it.

Supposedly it's quite good, and a lot of people seem excited for this version of the game. Even I'm excited for it, as it seems like something I would like to play.

I'm hoping someone here on ERA has played it and could tell me about it.

 

[Doc Kelso]

I preordered just to see. I'm not exactly hyped for it since it's so heavy PVP but we'll see, I guess.

 

[Strakt]

nope dont trust archeage anymore. they said last time it would have no p2w and it ended up having it

 

[Komo]

Not at all. People were excited last time and the only thing to really get me to try it again, is going to be launch reviews.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

nope dont trust archeage anymore. they said last time it would have no p2w and it ended up having it

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Not at all. People were excited last time and the only thing to really get me to try it again, is going to be launch reviews.

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Supposedly its under a new publisher, but I don't know much about them either.

 

[texhnolyze]

Not exactly excited, but I'm keeping my eyes on it. The awful monetization was one of the major things that brought the game down under Trion.

I made it to the endgame and have a few spots of land at launch. It's an amazing world to explore, and I just love doing trading routes.

 

[KernelC]

didn't the devs abandon the first one after making it pay 2 win?

 

[Shinobido Heart]

didn't the devs abandon the first one after making it pay 2 win?

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Trion is the publisher for the P2W version of Archeage, and I believe Gamigo is the publisher for Archeage Unchained.

EDIT: I hear Gamigo bought Trion.

 

[Cream Stout]

I liked the graphical updates they showed off for some of the areas. I might give it a look when it releases

 

[garion333]

I burned $50 before the original release, so I'll be damned if I preorder anything related to this game ever again.

That said, I'm interested, absolutely. My expectations are low though.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I played a bit of the Archeage PTS and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed.

It's like if Guild Wars 2 and Tera Online had a baby.

The PTS doesn't have the graphics overhaul yet (I think) but I already thought the game looked beautful. Not to mention, the soundtrack really surprised me as
well.

EDIT: Apparently it does have the graphics overhaul.




The game looked pretty cozy, but the music was cozy too!

 

[signal]

Looks fun enough.

 

[Einbroch]

I'm very interested in this. They're saying everything right.

 

[Speely]

Huh. Had no idea this was a thing. Was interested in the original, but the p2w stuff kept me away. Looks great!

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I still haven't decided what kind of class I want to be. I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the skillset combinations you can do, but I suppose I'll be doing something with Battlerage.

 

[Speely]

I still haven't decided what kind of class I want to be. I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the skillset combinations you can do, but I suppose I'll be doing something with Battlerage.

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I actually really looking forward to the potential combos. I live for class-building. Very interested in the three skillset setup since it's similar to something I am designing for a tabletop rpg.

Of course, I will probably spend hours making my decision lol.

 

[Einbroch]

From what I remember, can't you just swap classes anytime? Or was that another MMO.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

From what I remember, can't you just swap classes anytime? Or was that another MMO.

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Yeah you can change skillsets and level them all up on one character.

There are probably skillset combinations that make PvE easier, and others good for PvP so I'll need to do some research.

 

[Real]

Had to stop myself playing on the PTS because I haven't had this much fun playing an MMORPG in years. Riding a horse in that Nuia starter area was really atmospheric -- love the city architecture/design. Preordered and in for character reservation tomorrow.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

Had to stop myself playing on the PTS because I haven't had this much fun playing an MMORPG in years. Riding a horse in that Nuia starter area was really atmospheric -- love the city architecture/design. Preordered and in for character reservation tomorrow.

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Yeah, I was in the process of building my house in Halcyona but had no idea where to get logs to make a Lumber Pack.

I hear finding trees outside in the world is pretty difficult because most trees are owned by someone or have already been chopped. I'll probably have to grow and chop my own trees.

 

[Deleted member 15447]

I liked the original I played with a VPN but Trion ruined Rift and the local ArcheAge so gave up quickly.

Is this no longer Trion? Interesting.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I liked the original I played with a VPN but Trion ruined Rift and the local ArcheAge so gave up quickly.

Is this no longer Trion? Interesting.

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I think it's still Trion but they are now owned by an EU publisher called Gamigo, so they have to obey EU laws I believe. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Richietto]

I had no idea a buy-to-play version was even a thing. Always thought the original had potential and then they went and ruined it.

 

[djplaeskool]

I survived the absolute cluster of Trion's original Archeage launch.
I dunno if I want to go through that again.

 

[signal]

Had to stop myself playing on the PTS because I haven't had this much fun playing an MMORPG in years. Riding a horse in that Nuia starter area was really atmospheric -- love the city architecture/design. Preordered and in for character reservation tomorrow.

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Screenshots pls.

 

[Thrill_house]

This looks...pretty fun! Going to be in the market for a new mmo until PSO2 hits. Wonder how robust the pve content is going to be? I don't really do pvp anymore

 

[Shinobido Heart]

Screenshots pls.

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I have a few myself from the PTS, nothing fancy but shows a few cool areas.

 

[Avis]

I remember I really wanted to like this cause it had a lot of cool sandboxy stuff but then it sucked. So I'll keep my eye out, if the reviews are good I'll give it a spin.

Do you have any links to impressions OP?

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I remember I really wanted to like this cause it had a lot of cool sandboxy stuff but then it sucked. So I'll keep my eye out, if the reviews are good I'll give it a spin.

Do you have any links to impressions OP?

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signal posted some impression videos a few posts up. :)

 

[Einbroch]

My graphics card will be here Monday for this. Woo.

 

[Avis]

signal posted some impression videos a few posts up. :)

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Yeah sorry I'm watching them now. First one started good but turned into an overly edited let's play. Second one seems decent so far.

 

[Won]

Wasn't aware of this being a thing. I don't think I'm ready for another go of Archage with all its quirks, good and bad. I'm not hardcore enough for that anymore.

On the other side, gliding into the ocean and sailing into the horizon is something I would love to do again.

Even just chopping down some trees.

 

[DoradoWinston]

Played archeage way back when and it was fun but shit happened and I dropped it.

Can anyone give me a quick summary of what's supposed to be different with unchained? Or is it just like a relaunch/renaming thing

 

[RustedEdge]

Lmao hell no

 

[Speely]

Played archeage way back when and it was fun but shit happened and I dropped it.

Can anyone give me a quick summary of what's supposed to be different with unchained? Or is it just like a relaunch/renaming thing

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Afaik, all/most MTs are cosmetic now and it's Buy to Play.

 

[Kwigo]

I learned about this today and I'm kinda tempted to try it out again.

Anyone from EU jumping in ?

 

[Real]

Played archeage way back when and it was fun but shit happened and I dropped it.

Can anyone give me a quick summary of what's supposed to be different with unchained? Or is it just like a relaunch/renaming thing

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Less cash shop dependency and it's buy-to-play as mentioned above.

 

[signal]

I have a few myself from the PTS, nothing fancy but shows a few cool areas.

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Those cars are goofy as hell but funny to see in the game.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

Hmm, I hear people are going to rush for land. I imagine those stone and lumber nodes are going to be contested on a daily basis.

I would like a house too, but I think I will just focus on having fun, exploring and hopefully reach the open seas. :)

 

[Einbroch]

Tomorrow's the day!

 

[FLCL]

Was very interested in the game back before the original version released. Not sure why but I never got into playing it. I did give the PTS a try a few days ago and it hocked me instantly. Very hyped to give the game a go, bought the cheapest back though just in case they screw it up again.

 

[Kalentan]

So this is still primarily for PvP players right? Not much in the way of pure PvE endgame?

 

[Real]

Any hype launch? Know EU servers are JAM packed right now -- US is up in a couple hours.

 

[Einbroch]

Any hype launch? Know EU servers are JAM packed right now -- US is up in a couple hours.

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Sitting here a waitin'.

 

[Island]

Working today, will try logging on later tonight. Haven't decided on a class or a server to play on. This should be a nice break from the Destiny grind for a bit

 

[Shinobido Heart]

It's open!

I'm 3155 in queue to log into Tyrenos.

Wait time 35 minutes.

Launch stream:

 

[Einbroch]

I'm in!

...queue.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I'm in!

...queue.

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Went down to 2353 in Queue but wait time increased to 1 hour+. :(

 

[Slayven]

Didn't know it existed. Will have to check it out. Black desert disappointed me

 

[Burt]

All the WoW Classic news gave me that MMO itch, so in the last month or so I've ran through the FFXIV free trial up to 35 on a Warrior. I love the game's aesthetic, but it's really not a good game. In 35 levels, I didn't make one significant skill or gear decision, and 98% of the experience was fetch quests, kill 10 rats, and dialog ping-ponging. Even going from Marauder to Warrior was functionally meaningless. I know the story picks up like 180 hours from now, and I could see dungeons potentially getting interesting, but it's hard to believe that it'd be worth the trek.

Does Archeage sound like the sort of thing that might hit the spot for me? I know that it's more open-ended, but beyond that, I don't really have any idea of what the game's about.