[ArcheAdmin]

First off, let me apologize for posting this as news so long after it was originally posted on the forums. Second, this Q&A session was conducted by Romtim and helpfully translated by Deviana. Thanks to both of them the ArcheAge-Online.com Community is continuously updated with news and other cool stuff. We wish we had more to give them than custom forum titles, and maybe someday we will! Heheh. ;)

Here's the original post: http://community.arc...d-beta-testers/

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Hi everyone,

As some of you probably saw, our Admin posted a link to a post created by Romtim on the official Korean ArcheAge messageboard.

http://www.archeage....TITLE&keyworld=

For everyone who is having trouble viewing the posts or who wants a complete English translation of all the replies...here you go!

-RomTim
Hello, I have a few questions concerning ArcheAge.

1. Can you destroy houses?

2. Does your horse live in the world independently, or do you summon it from your inventory?

3. How do you get skills? As you level up your character? As you level up a main combat skill? Do you buy them with money or experience?

4. Do the races have different attributes?

5. Are there sets of armor that give bonuses?

6. What is the PvP system like? Are there 2 realms? Can you kill people in your own realm? Is it like Lineage 2 (open world pvp, you can kill everyone anywhere), or is it like WoW (you can only kill your enemies)?

7. What is the maximum amount of people in a group?

8. Is there level cap for skills?

9. Will there be instances?

-Reply 1
Wow, so many foreigners want to try ArcheAge!

-Reply 2
Its in CBT now, not much information is public. Maybe some testers can answer you.

- Reply 3
1. No
2. Independently
3. Character has few special abilities from the past. There are 10 abilities available and you can choose 3.
4. I don't understand.
5. I think so.
6. Yes.
7. I don't know.
8. Yes, I think.
(A ninth answer is missing.)

-Reply 4
Maybe the foreigners will not understand these words, lol. I can't translate anyway. -_-

-Reply 5
Hi, there are 4 main characteristics. (Might not be an accurate translation.)

-Reply 6
Hi, I'll try to answer your questions, but my Engilsh is poor so it may be tough to understand. I will try to do my best.

I don't know how things will turn out, but you can't destroy houses now.

It has not been set yet.

Your horse lives in the world independantly.

You obtain skills as level up your character. And skills level up with your character too.

Races don't have different attributes yet.

I don't know if these kinds of sets of armor exist.

-Reply 7
Maybe open world pvp? There are three continents, and two continents are commanded by NPC. Players can occupy the other continent.

I don't know maximum amount of people in a group. One player can belong to many groups. For example, you belong to national, guild and family at the same time.

Instances are in this game. The CryENGINE's physics engine only works in instances (for now).

I'm not a tester. I just read this bord, publicly-available articles, and presentations. So my information may be wrong or change.

-Reply 8
I respect you so much (a reply to #7).

-RomTim
Thanks very much everyone. Just few more things.

It is not HOUSE, but HORSE (mount), which is what I'm asking about. What does it do when you are offline? How do you call it to mount it? Can others kill it or mount it?

And about CryPhyiscs and instances... So you can not destroy bridges and other stuff? You can't use such meteor skills in PvP to kill many people by destroying a bridge they stand on? Is this FINAL? I mean is it possible that they will change it?

Thanks again!

-Reply 9 and 10
Sorry! ;_;

Horse also live in the field and are able to summon.
If horse is in a field, there is a button in the UI that says "call me."
And I don't know how long a missing horse or dead horse would take to summon.
CryPhysics processes only instances, I've heard.
Of course you can use meteor skills in PvP, but it sure can not destroy the bridge in field.
Maybe if your computer specifications are really high then they will apply it in the field. Maybe.

-RomTim
And what about controls? Can you jump?
Is the combat a target-based system?
I mean do you hit your melee skills on the one player you target, or does it hit everyone in front of you?
If the skill is ranged, does it work only on your target?
And what about AoE magic? How does it work in PvE and PvP? Do you just mouseover the ground and it hits EVERYONE, even your guild and group?

Thanks!

-Reply 11
Yes, you can jump.
This game has a combat target system.
You hit your melee skills on 1 player you target. This is not an 'action' MMORPG (like TERA).
If you enable attacking friendly target, your AoE skills will work on your friend.
But right now the "Love" ability "Light and Darkness" can not attack.

-RomTim
So the combat system is exactly like in World of Warcraft?
I didnt understand what you said about AoE skills.
If there are 3 enemies fighting with your friend and you throw in a METEOR, will it hit JUST 3 enemies, or will it hit 3 enemies and your friend too?

-Reply 12
Yes.
Now even if you belong to party, your AoE skills hit your friends too.
I think it seems to fix it.
A GM said that this test did not pay attention to the combat system, so that could change.

-Reply 13
This looks like the world for me and for everyone else.

-Reply 14
Do you know how the technology will work? (How crafting will work?)

-Reply 15
Not yet.

Devinote: All of the translations are extremely flexible. If anyone has any corrections please let me know!

Thanks again, guys!

[The Original Dave]

Thank you!!!

I'm trying not to get my hopes for this game up to high, but with what I've been seeing and reading about this game... it's hard not to. :D

[Power Incarnate]

Dope stuff! Tried as best as i could tounderstand most of it first time around but this does clarify some points! <3 tyyyyy

[ArcheAdmin]

Updated the first post with a link to the original thread. ;)