In that effect, charging for alpha/beta makes sense.

That’s cool, though, and they’d be fools to not take advantage of the hype and make boatloads of money while they’re testing. At most, Trion is testing for translation accuracy and different cultural metrics so they can accurately determine prices for cash-shop items for the NA/European audience. So this whole beta is nothing more than a sales ploy. It’s been released in Japan for the past year, and Korea for the past year and a half. Sure, this is a “water buffalo”… I guess… Why is it in Beta, anyway?įirst, I get it. About 2 hours of downloading ArcheAge later, though, I was able to get in. Marvel Heroes has come a long way since it started and is really a fun dungeon brawler! Nightcrawler is a freaking blast to play. With that in hand I set the 20+ GB download to start and promptly went and played Marvel Heroes for a while. Despite the overwhelming prevalence these days of paid alphas and betas and the ridiculous prices thereof, there were plenty of free beta keys to go around. Plus, it’s always good to try new things. It’s a challenge and feels like the perfect chance to test whether this MMO style really is for me or not. Yet it’s the pureness of the concept, the overwhelming statement of “this is not the game for you” that is quite tempting. That at least nets me clean dishes, something a lot more valuable to me than digital ingots.

I get more enjoyment standing in front of my sink, instead of a crafting station, cleaning dishes for 20 minutes. I’m also not a fan of crafting, either, as most crafting systems entail as much entertainment as watching grass grow. I take no joy in slaying other live players, or the imaginary competition of loot races, I’m not a fan of PvP. MMO purists should be rejoicing, for those that constantly complain about the “downfall” of MMOs and the “dirty casuals” that infect the genre, this is a title that actively promotes their preferred style of play.īelieve it or not, I don’t subscribe to that ancient style of thinking. ArcheAge is an Asian-inspired fantasy sandbox title where player vs player combat is the norm coupled with a full player-driven crafting economy. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why. Recently I have found myself quite interested in the upcoming Trion title ArcheAge.

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