Originally posted by archeageking

yes land rush is really really interesting spice up the gameplay. And you think america didnt take land away from native indians before america was born? come on its like gold rush every man for himself.

 

You snooze you lose.  There is so much land you coudl build house on it.

I am not so much concerned with the fact that people will be fighting for the land, I expected it. What disappoints me is that I cannot build anywhere I want (at least if I understand it correctly). I was looking forward to exploring and finding some cool place to build a house on, not at some predetermined spot.

be in the 21'st century. 

Run out of intangible land.

FML

Originally posted by botrytis

Originally posted by theoneandonly

More i read reviews like that, more i`m loosing interest in this game.

It looks like a job and not a game. ((((

I agree here. It sounds like Eve where people still have the game going and selling things while at work and then come home to play more. It does not sound like fun.

Don't worry, the game is pretty fun for players that don't take it too seriously. Even if you don't have house or any land property, you can still build ships and travel and do merchant trades, find shipwrecks under the sea to get some treasures, go hunt for treasure maps(if lucky you get really nice items), or find relics on northern continent for very nice amount of gold. 

There are plenty of things to do, but housing is pretty big if you want to play seriously. The housing zone isn't small. In fact it's pretty large but there are that many people with many land properties (there's no limit, you just have to pay more tax if own more) so things like this happen. Not many people buy castle or 2 floor houses because of the tax and the space needed to build it. But it does look really cool. I've seen one guy build a castle all on his own which was amazing (in unprotected area).

Some links with screenshots of building houses. Anywhere on the map with house sign is where you can build your house and farm. There are many in every region. You can build on mountains, land, islands, etc...

http://board.archeage.com/community/openboards/96665?page=11&uuidCharacterName=&tagSet=%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B8%80&sortType=NEW&tagOffset=0

http://board.archeage.com/community/openboards/92743?page=13&uuidCharacterName=&tagSet=%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B8%80&sortType=NEW&tagOffset=0

http://board.archeage.com/community/openboards/94859?page=12&uuidCharacterName=&tagSet=%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B8%80&sortType=NEW&tagOffset=0

Additionally, there is LOTS of housing spaces available on the North continent. Once your Expeditionary Force (read Guild) claims land there, or you can squat on someone elses claim area and pay their taxes. Of course if some sieger wants to, they can destroy your house after breaking a claim. You will get your house blueprint back in the mail, but contents? ... not so much...

Assajocuna, thank you info very much for this thread..it is very helpful and interesting.. I am surprised there is very little information onhousing bbefore your post..

there is still a lot free land for build, ppl only need look around a bit, nearly the completet north is still free + the tax will be higher as more buildings you have. most of ppl already destroy there houses becuse of high tax every week.

tthis months come fthe first  expansion with a few more land and isle building zones.

Originally posted by theoneandonly

More i read reviews like that, more i`m loosing interest in this game.

It looks like a job and not a game. ((((

Agree. I no longer have the time in life to be anything but a casual player, still watching this one from a distance, looking to see what happens with "westernization"

I was more looking forward to building in some obscure place.

Originally posted by assajocuna

 

 You will see this often when you guys play. 

That pumpkin scarecrow is one person's land property. He didn't pay tax for 2 weeks. The property is about to be expired in 30 minutes. A lot of people waited till this day and are gathering to claim this land.  You cannot claim this land if an object stand on it so you'll have to fight for it. Either you just stay on that spot until people give up and go away, or if you think they are afk, you can push them out slowly by forcing them to move out (pushing them away). If you have big truck or tanks, you can push them much easier. 

 

Getting a free housing area is so hard these days... There's not even a single tiny room for farm in EVERY SINGLE server right now. Unless that housing area is in a bad climate (where you have serious disadvantage on crowing crops, trees, animals etc) or if it's very unsafe (warzone). 

 

When you guys get the game, first thing you want to do is level up fast, do merchant trades to get special coins (which you can spend on mysterious island to buy house blueprints) and pumpkin scarecrows to claim land. Look for a good spot and build your house asap. The advantage you get for getting your own house + farm is enormous.  

 

It took around 1-2 weeks for people to realize that house is very important, and all the spaces became full within 3rd week of the game.

Doesnt sound good. Last thing i want is fighting for a place for house.

Originally posted by assajocuna
If you want land on unprotected region, you can just kill them all and claim the land. But building house in those regions are risky. That's why more people fight over spots on protected region. You don't have to worry about getting ambushed while building your own house and get your supplies stolen, or while you milk your own cow, they can kill you easily, or chopping your tree etc... But if you have friends or guilds that can protect you, it's all good.

This, on the other hand, sounds interesting

Originally posted by coretex666

I am slightly disappointed by the limits related to housing.

I always thought you can build pretty much anywhere you want. It is kind of sad that in several weeks, you have practically zero chance to build a house unless you manage to fight someone off their land.

It may turn out to be fun afterall, but at this point, I am not so happy about it. It does not mean I will not try this game. For me, it is one of few interesting MMOs.

In the southern continents, there are specific housing spots, but in the northern (the lawless or "savage" continent) the players will can build in almost every square of the ground.

Originally posted by Shadanwolf
Sounds a lot like UO and the "might makes right" philosophy of the game designers. If thats in the game when it hits North American shores...I certainly want no part of it.Who wants someone taking all your hard earned items ?

Nobody wants, and the mmo will provide tools to everyone with a minimal of intelligence avoid or overcome that, or even be the one that takes stuff from others.

I think that even the lax players will have a place in this game. There will be much thing unrelated to fight to be done.

Originally posted by Shadanwolf
Sounds a lot like UO and the "might makes right" philosophy of the game designers. If thats in the game when it hits North American shores...I certainly want no part of it.Who wants someone taking all your hard earned items ?

If only people could kill you and take all yor items you had on you.. that would be awesome.. sadly this game wont have that..

In the north you will be able to build all voer the place.. but its lawless so people will be able to siege your house or whatever not 100% sure how it works.. so yes you need to defend it :)

Originally posted by archeageking

yes land rush is really really interesting spice up the gameplay. And you think america didnt take land away from native indians before america was born? come on its like gold rush every man for himself.

 

And that is not good. It not just a land rush. It is a content rush! I have to rushed though the content get the land and that is not a good thing. I should be able to play that content on my own pace and still have as much changes and opertunities as player who simply have more time on there hands. 

I am not sure if this is really going to be a problem. If you have a nice area together with you clan where you all have you houses even in unsave area. Is it then still very unsave? 

This was a concern of mine when it comes to this game. I want to play the game for the housing, crafting, pvp, and farming.

Doesn't sound good to me. I like having housing that I can keep. What good is it if someone can just wait til I log off then go seige my house and take the land.

Jake Song has now said that they will be adding more housing areas to the Southern continents. So that should alleviate some of the crowding.

Also, don't forget players can form a family and share a house so not everyone needs their own individual house, especially if you are just using if for storage and crafting tools.

If you want to decorate and cover every flat surface with Boss kill trophies, then yes, you'll need your own home.

Originally posted by Tayah

This was a concern of mine when it comes to this game. I want to play the game for the housing, crafting, pvp, and farming.

Doesn't sound good to me. I like having housing that I can keep. What good is it if someone can just wait til I log off then go seige my house and take the land.

share the house with people i guess.. if your a member of a guild ask your mates to keep an eye on it lol.. there are always some no lifers that stay up 24/7..