Great news!

Thanks much!

And Jake Song is now working on Arche Age!

I cant help plugging this game :)

Wheres the Sub-forum for this game??

:)

They were making good progress, now im getting impatient.  Im sure there working as fast as they can.

Anyone hear when the rest of the DF2010 content is coming out?  I want enviroment noises! :)

Spot on and funny as hell!

This game needs a subforum!! 

Make it so!

Originally posted by Lerxst

Beta is open to the public as long as you sign up on their forums.  They send mass invites out every couple of weeks to the new arrivlas and the last ones went out about a week ago.

The game has less than a handful of developers (3 for sure) but the whole thing is English based.  Don't expect weird Arabic fonts or Korean text floating around the screen.

Download is relatively small and free, also has minimal specs so it works on most laptops.  The only thing you pay for is the option to "build your own realm" if you choose to.

A word of warning though:  This game is not a free-for-all PvP UO type of universe.  There are severe limitations and barriers in place that prevent most PvP activities, except for in one or two small areas.  Don't expect the thrill of PvPing or theiving from others the same as UO allowed.

This game is a basic hack and slash dungoen crawl that lets you cook your own food and chat with other people while you find bucket-fulls of loot and grind up your skills.  It's like a co-op Dungeon Siege game.

 I think this post was a mistake...

Dark and Light used some server clustering tech that allowed them to make a world thats 40,000 sq kilometers.  Thats HUGE.

It can be done i think but the rest of the features need to be there too.  I would like to see a world the size of the US where everyone starts at one area and can expand outward.  All travel by boat, foot or horse.  

This would be the holy grail for me. 

I've been pouring over vids of this game and they just blow me away.  By now usually i would have seen something that makes me think meh mabye this isnt for me (Aion, Rift, TERA) but as hard as i look i cant find anything.   There is plenty of time before launch for them to take a big left turn and make it a themepark but i doubt it. 

This could be our time to rise up fellow sandbox players!!!! 

...sorry.. /climbs off soapbox

Originally posted by Ruyan

Looks good, sounds good, but I fear it has DnL written all over it.

Don't get me wrong, I'd be the first to sub this game if they could actually pull it off... but I highly doubt it! 

 I find it funny you say that, ive been looking for a new D&L since they were shut down! :)

I hope this is it with the things D&L was missing.

Originally posted by Aethaeryn

Originally posted by adderVXI

I can safely say if they deliver on all the specifics, i dont care what business model they use.  Im speaking for myself but am guessing a few others might feel the same. 

No I agree for the most part.  Alganon launch was an example of how to kill a game fast.  Pay to Win is also not cool. . XP potions, cosmetic items etc. . sure.   MyOwnzJu PvP set for sale. . no thanks.

 Ya i would have to agree, thats the one that would ruin it for me.  If it was free and they sold fluff crap i would buy some just to support the game i guess.

I can safely say if they deliver on all the specifics, i dont care what business model they use.  Im speaking for myself but am guessing a few others might feel the same. 

This game could be huge!  Needed is subforum yes!

Originally posted by wizyy

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Sfaliara

Originally posted by Gabby-air

From what I've heard, the beta testers thought the game was utter crap and shouldn't be released but again they have a different audience so who knows how it plays out here although if it doesn't get big there it probably won't come to the west.

This is what I also heard from the korean CBTs, I don't know if it was due to bugs tho or just the overall game but I suspect the coding was bad or something like that.

 

Can all you guys that have 'heard this somewhere' please start using some links to source?

I am interested in hearing all sides of this, but I dont put a lot of faith in anon random forum users :/

I tend to believe this review that someone already posted before in this thread

http://archeagesource.com/topic/96-archeage-review/

much more than what these guys "heard on the internet"

 With all the new info coming out in the last, what - 2 days, i cant but think this is all a big hoax :P

Ive read interviews with this Mr Song and CB1 and CB2 info i guess im just use to hearing hype 2 years before any beta.

Originally posted by skeaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjSb74gFdDE

Think this is my favorite video followed shortly by:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5RUDtslVVk&feature=related

 Those are impressive.  i like this one too, especially the end with the ship building

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzxGcY-y0J0&feature=related

Originally posted by Ebonyfly

It all looks too good to be true but worth keeping an eye on nevertheless.

 Some of the small stuff like planting a forest, climbing trees or chopping them down, planting a garden and it slowly grows... your right it does seem to be to much.  I dont know how its stayed off the radar so long.  In the last ling i provided it talks of a early 2011 release, Korea i assume, but that still means its nearly finished. 

The game seems to have all the things that people (or me at least ) think would be cool in a mmo.  Im just scared some other aspect of the game will suck because of all the neat features.  I dont see it yet  / crosses fingers

This game needs its own page here!  :)

Originally posted by Gintoh

What exactly are the sandbox features of ths game? Can I build a city and concur territory like EVE, become a pure crafter like SWG? What is sandbox?

 Youtube clips are best to watch but from what i gather there will be house building, gardening, ship building, sea combat and well land combat.  Giant seamless world anyhow watch some vids or hit up this fansite

http://www.archeagesource.com/

 http://archeagesource.com/topic/26-all-that-we-know-about-archeage/     <---- just added bottom link

I have been looking for a game like this for years.  It really is to early to say it will be any good but it has big money behind, or so it seems.  I think some light needs to be shed on it here in the west and stir up a little excitment.  It sounds like a US launch is certain from what ive pieced together.

Lets hope it all pans out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9stDIOCN4kE

This is crazy,  is this to good to be true??