Returning Packs, Crystal Wings & More!

The holiday nostalgia is powerful enough to bring back Archeum Packs of days past!
Archeum Ascension Pack (Dec 21 - Dec 26)
Modified: Labor Pots swapped out for Resplendent Scrolls

• 5,000 Credits
• 90 Days of Patron Status
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
• Wrapped Otherworld Storage Chest
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Housing Décor Limit Increases +50
• 130-Slot Special Pirate Plushie Trove
• Wrapped Permanent Personal Post Owl
• Wrapped Lavaspark

Archeum Mistsong Pack (Dec 21 - Dec 26)
Modified: Used to be Bloodsong Pack, Labor Pots swapped out for Resplendent Scrolls, Birch Treehouse added, Superior Red Charms reduced from 3 to 2

• 5,000 Credits
• 90 Days of Patron Status
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scroll
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scroll
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scroll
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
• Anywhere Warehouse
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Wrapped Skillsaver Pendants
• Full Kit: Birch Treehouse
• Wrapped Moby Drake (also grants Celestial Fishing Boat Propellant when unwrapped)

Holiday fashion seems to come back around as well! (Dec 21 - Jan 4)

• Noble’s Winter Coat
• Icekissed Winter Festival Costume
• Poinsettia Winter Festival Costume
• Winter Yata Costume
• Springsong Greenman Suit

 




The Crystal Wings Crate (450 credits) can possibly include the following items:

• Common Drops:
  
  • Green Regrade Charm
  • Blue Regrade Charm
  • Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight Archeum Essence
• Uncommon Drops:
  
  • Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight Archeum Crystal
  • Sunpoint, Moonpoint, Starpoint
  • Yellow Regrade Charm
• Rare Drops:
  
  • Lucky Sunpoint, Moonpoint, Starpoint
  • Prime Weapon/Armor Temper
  • Superior Yellow Regrade Charm
  • Red Regrade Charm
  • Wrapped Crystal Wings
• Very Rare Drops:
  
  • Duun's Blessing
  • Superior Red Regrade Charm
  • Prime Weapon/Armor Temper
  • Resplendent Weapon/Armor Temper

 

You're ready for winter activities with this new Holiday Snow Cow Costume. You can also get this fantastic new dance: Wiggle!



'Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to spread the joy than by decking the halls of your house with festive furniture and holiday decorations!

Winter Wonderland Furniture Bundle - 5000 Credits
(worth 7200 credits, now at a 30% discount)

• Santa's Sleigh Bed
• Rudolph the Reindeer Table
• 2 Santa Clause Chair
• Santa Buddies Couch
• Santa Claus Coffee Table
• Tree Topper Bookshelves
• Santa Belly End Table
• 2 Festive Snowflake Rug
• Winter Wonderland Phonograph
• Gingerbread Lamp
• Festive Holiday Wreath
• 2 Winter Wonderland Window
• 2 Santa Buddies Partitions
• Santa Hearth Stocking
• Snowman Hearth Stocking
• Yata Hearth Decor

That's a lot of holiday cheer in one package!

Winter Wonderland Livingroom Furniture Bundle - 1700 Credits
(worth 2450 credits, now at a 30% discount)

• Santa Buddies Couch
• Santa Claus Coffee Table
• Tree Topper Bookshelves
• Santa Belly End Table
• Festive Snowflake Rug
• Gingerbread Lamp
• Festive Holiday Wreath
• Winter Wonderland Window
• Santa Hearth Stocking
• Snowman Hearth Stocking
• Yata Hearth Decor

All of these holiday items, and more, can be picked up individually as well!

Happy Holidays!
- The ArcheAge Team

Returning Packs, Crystal Wings & More!

The holiday nostalgia is powerful enough to bring back Archeum Packs of days past!
Archeum Ascension Pack (Dec 21 - Dec 26)
Modified: Labor Pots swapped out for Resplendent Scrolls

• 5,000 Credits
• 90 Days of Patron Status
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
• Wrapped Otherworld Storage Chest
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Housing Décor Limit Increases +50
• 130-Slot Special Pirate Plushie Trove
• Wrapped Permanent Personal Post Owl
• Wrapped Lavaspark

Archeum Mistsong Pack (Dec 21 - Dec 26)
Modified: Used to be Bloodsong Pack, Labor Pots swapped out for Resplendent Scrolls, Birch Treehouse added, Superior Red Charms reduced from 3 to 2

• 5,000 Credits
• 90 Days of Patron Status
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scroll
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scroll
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scroll
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
• Anywhere Warehouse
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
• 2 Wrapped Skillsaver Pendants
• Full Kit: Birch Treehouse
• Wrapped Moby Drake (also grants Celestial Fishing Boat Propellant when unwrapped)

Holiday fashion seems to come back around as well! (Dec 21 - Jan 4)

• Noble’s Winter Coat
• Icekissed Winter Festival Costume
• Poinsettia Winter Festival Costume
• Winter Yata Costume
• Springsong Greenman Suit

 




The Crystal Wings Crate (450 credits) can possibly include the following items:

• Common Drops:
  
  • Green Regrade Charm
  • Blue Regrade Charm
  • Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight Archeum Essence
• Uncommon Drops:
  
  • Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight Archeum Crystal
  • Sunpoint, Moonpoint, Starpoint
  • Yellow Regrade Charm
• Rare Drops:
  
  • Lucky Sunpoint, Moonpoint, Starpoint
  • Prime Weapon/Armor Temper
  • Superior Yellow Regrade Charm
  • Red Regrade Charm
  • Wrapped Crystal Wings
• Very Rare Drops:
  
  • Duun's Blessing
  • Superior Red Regrade Charm
  • Prime Weapon/Armor Temper
  • Resplendent Weapon/Armor Temper

 

You're ready for winter activities with this new Holiday Snow Cow Costume. You can also get this fantastic new dance: Wiggle!



'Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to spread the joy than by decking the halls of your house with festive furniture and holiday decorations!

Winter Wonderland Furniture Bundle - 5000 Credits
(worth 7200 credits, now at a 30% discount)

• Santa's Sleigh Bed
• Rudolph the Reindeer Table
• 2 Santa Clause Chair
• Santa Buddies Couch
• Santa Claus Coffee Table
• Tree Topper Bookshelves
• Santa Belly End Table
• 2 Festive Snowflake Rug
• Winter Wonderland Phonograph
• Gingerbread Lamp
• Festive Holiday Wreath
• 2 Winter Wonderland Window
• 2 Santa Buddies Partitions
• Santa Hearth Stocking
• Snowman Hearth Stocking
• Yata Hearth Decor

That's a lot of holiday cheer in one package!

Winter Wonderland Livingroom Furniture Bundle - 1700 Credits
(worth 2450 credits, now at a 30% discount)

• Santa Buddies Couch
• Santa Claus Coffee Table
• Tree Topper Bookshelves
• Santa Belly End Table
• Festive Snowflake Rug
• Gingerbread Lamp
• Festive Holiday Wreath
• Winter Wonderland Window
• Santa Hearth Stocking
• Snowman Hearth Stocking
• Yata Hearth Decor

All of these holiday items, and more, can be picked up individually as well!

Happy Holidays!
- The ArcheAge Team

Come celebrate this holiday season in Erenor!

Don your cold weather wear, for the Winter Maiden has come! Starting with regional maintenance on December 20, you’ll be able to earn yourself more than a few holiday treats through a variety of limited time events!

The celebration of the Winter Maiden has come around again, and the hosts of the festival will be Marianople and Solis Headlands. The event is in Austera, but all of Solis Headlands will be placed under Festival Law, which means that you will be unable to engage in PvP in those zones during the festival. Of course, the right of Guild Dominion trumps the Festival’s peace, so be on your guard! If you’re in a Dominion battle, you can still be attacked.

During the event, visit the Winter Maiden’s Messenger in your capital city to begin your path on the festival quests! The events involve fending off icy intruders, spreading merry tidings, building snowmen, and completing the Nutcracker!

This year’s prizes include special snowman statues that may drop from the Winter’s Ghost, the Grumpytree Ent non-combat pet, and special prizes available from the Festival Exchanger. Remember: If you can’t get the rewards during the event, they will be available later at the permanent Festival Exchange Machine in Mirage Isle!

And what’s a festival these days without Achievements? Complete the objectives below to earn achievements. Also, if you completed any of these quests or objectives enough times during Winter Maiden 2014 or Winter Maiden 2015, they will be automatically unlocked for you!

Come celebrate this holiday season in Erenor!

Don your cold weather wear, for the Winter Maiden has come! Starting with regional maintenance on December 20, you’ll be able to earn yourself more than a few holiday treats through a variety of limited time events!

The celebration of the Winter Maiden has come around again, and the hosts of the festival will be Marianople and Solis Headlands. The event is in Austera, but all of Solis Headlands will be placed under Festival Law, which means that you will be unable to engage in PvP in those zones during the festival. Of course, the right of Guild Dominion trumps the Festival’s peace, so be on your guard! If you’re in a Dominion battle, you can still be attacked.

During the event, visit the Winter Maiden’s Messenger in your capital city to begin your path on the festival quests! The events involve fending off icy intruders, spreading merry tidings, building snowmen, and completing the Nutcracker!

This year’s prizes include special snowman statues that may drop from the Winter’s Ghost, the Grumpytree Ent non-combat pet, and special prizes available from the Festival Exchanger. Remember: If you can’t get the rewards during the event, they will be available later at the permanent Festival Exchange Machine in Mirage Isle!

And what’s a festival these days without Achievements? Complete the objectives below to earn achievements. Also, if you completed any of these quests or objectives enough times during Winter Maiden 2014 or Winter Maiden 2015, they will be automatically unlocked for you!

Take charge of the seas and skies from the back of a fearsome Frost Drake mount!


To celebrate the launch of Archeage Maelstrom - 4.0, we're freshening up the pack list for you. Get your hands on the crisp Winter's Messenger Costume and breathe frost with the intimdating Frost Dragon Mount!

Maelstrom Silver Pack

• 30 Days Patron
  
• 1000 Credits
  
• 150 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• Red Regrade Charms
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume

Maelstrom Gold Pack

• 60 Days Patron
  
• 2500 Credits
  
• 350 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• 2 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Red Regrade Charms
  
• Superior Red Regrade Charms
  
• Duun’s Blessing
  
• Permanent Personal Post Parrot
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume

Maelstrom Archeum Pack

• 90 Days Patron
  
• 5000 Credits
  
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
  
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
  
• Duun’s Blessing
  
• Permanent Personal Post Parrot
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume
  
• Wrapped Frost Dragon Mount w/ Armor

Show your holiday spirit with themed furniture and even weapon skins that you can pick up from December 13th through January 3rd. Candy Canes, Holiday Trees, Winter Wonderland Fences, all of the letters of the alphabet, and more will be available to decorate your homes! When you're in the field, fighting off the cold, beat the holiday spirit into your enemies with sweet weapon skins like the Sugarplum Shank, Great Minty Mincer, and Sweet Flavor Saber!



It's the season of giving, and we're giving everyone the opportunity for 25% off of 1 year of patron! Keep the celebration going year round for only $99! This deal will only last from December 13th until January 3rd.

Stay frosty and enjoy the holidays!

- The ArcheAge Team

Take charge of the seas and skies from the back of a fearsome Frost Drake mount!


To celebrate the launch of Archeage Maelstrom - 4.0, we're freshening up the pack list for you. Get your hands on the crisp Winter's Messenger Costume and breathe frost with the intimdating Frost Dragon Mount!

Maelstrom Silver Pack

• 30 Days Patron
  
• 1000 Credits
  
• 150 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• Red Regrade Charms
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume

Maelstrom Gold Pack

• 60 Days Patron
  
• 2500 Credits
  
• 350 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• 2 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• 2 Red Regrade Charms
  
• Superior Red Regrade Charms
  
• Duun’s Blessing
  
• Permanent Personal Post Parrot
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume

Maelstrom Archeum Pack

• 90 Days Patron
  
• 5000 Credits
  
• 700 Bound Tax Certificates
  
• 5 Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Resplendent Armor Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scrolls
  
• 5 Red Regrade Charms
  
• 2 Superior Red Regrade Charms
  
• Duun’s Blessing
  
• Permanent Personal Post Parrot
  
• Winter’s Messenger Costume
  
• Wrapped Frost Dragon Mount w/ Armor

Show your holiday spirit with themed furniture and even weapon skins that you can pick up from December 13th through January 3rd. Candy Canes, Holiday Trees, Winter Wonderland Fences, all of the letters of the alphabet, and more will be available to decorate your homes! When you're in the field, fighting off the cold, beat the holiday spirit into your enemies with sweet weapon skins like the Sugarplum Shank, Great Minty Mincer, and Sweet Flavor Saber!



It's the season of giving, and we're giving everyone the opportunity for 25% off of 1 year of patron! Keep the celebration going year round for only $99! This deal will only last from December 13th until January 3rd.

Stay frosty and enjoy the holidays!

- The ArcheAge Team

Epic naval battles await you in Bloodsalt Bay!

The Maelstrom has arrived! We've sailed through Bloodsalt Bay with you, previewed the system updates in 4.0, and crafted a Gem Overhaul overview to celebrate this milestone. Now it's time to batten down the hatches and weather the storm!

From December 13th until January 11th (11 PM PST/2 AM UTC) open the Marketplace and grab your Homecoming Warrior's set! There are two versions with flexibility for new and veteran players.

Under Level 50
For 1 Silver, pick up your Maelstrom Beginner Bundle. Only one per account. Once unwrapped you'll notice three tiers of wrapped, level-dependent boxes (Heroic Wrapped Greenhorn's Bundle 10-30, Unique Wrapped Mercenary's Bundle 30-44, Celestial Wrapped Veteran's Bundle 44-50). After they've been opened you'll have 10 days before the gear expires, so work and play hard to get to the next level tier. You'll also receive a 7-day Mount, or Battle Pet (Mirage Bjorne Mount, Lavaspark Battle Pet, Steel Lightning Mount). Once you've reached 50 go for the Maelstrom Homecoming Bundle!

Level 50+
For 1 gold you can purchase the Maelstrom Homecoming Bundle once per account. Once you open it you can choose your set of Celestial gear. This gear can be upgraded with Homecoming Warrior Scraps. To earn those, you'll need to purchase the Homecoming Warrior's Challenge for 1 gold. This purchase can be made once per day and only once per account. Complete 1 of the 3 missions it has to earn a Homecoming Warrior Scrap. If you don't need to upgrade this gear, you can save 25 of them and craft the Homecoming Warrior's Lunagem Crate, which contains 2 of each of the T1 Lunagems!

In addition to all the exciting, awesome, and all around amazing things we’ve got coming up for you, we’re also offering you some special holiday bonuses as thanks for being one of our players. Want to captain the biggest warship in ArcheAge? Every day you log in is another entry, so keeping logging in to get more chances to win!

All players who log in between December 13th and January 3rd will be entered to win one of these incredible prizes:

• Grand Prize (3 Winners): Enoan Galleon
• Second Prize (5 Winners): Growling Yawl Design
• Third Prize (10 Winners): Seawhip Speedboat Design

You'll be entered into the giveaway once for each day that you log in during the event, so be sure to log in once per day!

Get more while you play this holiday season thanks to daily bonuses. A whole lot of them. From December 13th through January 10th on the weekends earn double Experience, Vocation, Honor, Kyrios Badges, and Loot Drop Chance! During the weekdays the rate will be 1.5 times the normal rate.

Enjoy your time off for the holidays in Erenor!

- The ArcheAge Team

Epic naval battles await you in Bloodsalt Bay!

The Maelstrom has arrived! We've sailed through Bloodsalt Bay with you, previewed the system updates in 4.0, and crafted a Gem Overhaul overview to celebrate this milestone. Now it's time to batten down the hatches and weather the storm!

From December 13th until January 11th (11 PM PST/2 AM UTC) open the Marketplace and grab your Homecoming Warrior's set! There are two versions with flexibility for new and veteran players.

Under Level 50
For 1 Silver, pick up your Maelstrom Beginner Bundle. Only one per account. Once unwrapped you'll notice three tiers of wrapped, level-dependent boxes (Heroic Wrapped Greenhorn's Bundle 10-30, Unique Wrapped Mercenary's Bundle 30-44, Celestial Wrapped Veteran's Bundle 44-50). After they've been opened you'll have 10 days before the gear expires, so work and play hard to get to the next level tier. You'll also receive a 7-day Mount, or Battle Pet (Mirage Bjorne Mount, Lavaspark Battle Pet, Steel Lightning Mount). Once you've reached 50 go for the Maelstrom Homecoming Bundle!

Level 50+
For 1 gold you can purchase the Maelstrom Homecoming Bundle once per account. Once you open it you can choose your set of Celestial gear. This gear can be upgraded with Homecoming Warrior Scraps. To earn those, you'll need to purchase the Homecoming Warrior's Challenge for 1 gold. This purchase can be made once per day and only once per account. Complete 1 of the 3 missions it has to earn a Homecoming Warrior Scrap. If you don't need to upgrade this gear, you can save 25 of them and craft the Homecoming Warrior's Lunagem Crate, which contains 2 of each of the T1 Lunagems!

In addition to all the exciting, awesome, and all around amazing things we’ve got coming up for you, we’re also offering you some special holiday bonuses as thanks for being one of our players. Want to captain the biggest warship in ArcheAge? Every day you log in is another entry, so keeping logging in to get more chances to win!

All players who log in between December 13th and January 3rd will be entered to win one of these incredible prizes:

• Grand Prize (3 Winners): Enoan Galleon
• Second Prize (5 Winners): Growling Yawl Design
• Third Prize (10 Winners): Seawhip Speedboat Design

You'll be entered into the giveaway once for each day that you log in during the event, so be sure to log in once per day!

Get more while you play this holiday season thanks to daily bonuses. A whole lot of them. From December 13th through January 10th on the weekends earn double Experience, Vocation, Honor, Kyrios Badges, and Loot Drop Chance! During the weekdays the rate will be 1.5 times the normal rate.

Enjoy your time off for the holidays in Erenor!

- The ArcheAge Team

Now with 100% chance to socket!

In Maelstrom, the lunagem system has received a complete overhaul to allow for the guaranteed socketing of gems! Going forward, everyone will have the ability to fully gem their gear with no worry of losing their progress. If you’re ready to gem up, earn yourself some honor to get started once 4.0 releases on the 13th.

Here’s a helpful chart that shows off the new set of gem stats and the changes to where they can be socketed. If you do not see one of the pre-4.0 gems in this chart, then it will no longer be able to be crafted or upgraded once 4.0 hits.



Lunascales will not be able to be crafted in 4.0 either, but all old gems will remain socketable alongside the new gems. It will cost 500 Labor to socket a new gem. Old and new gems alike may also be unsocketed using a Mornstone (price change: 2400 Honor) and 500 Labor. The potential failure-to-socket functionality of the old gems still exists, which would remove all gems on the gear, including new gems. We suggest socketing old gems first, and then the new gems to avoid this horrible fate.

We had lobbied for old gems to be salvageable once Maelstrom arrives, however the developers at XL decided not to provide this feature. We know it would be preferable to allow for salvaging, so we’ll continue to advocate for that change.

Also, there are no changes to Lunafrosts in Maelstrom, or to the functionality of Hero gems – though the stats for Hero gems have changed. Hero gems will also be unsocketable.

If you’re looking to start crafting a new T1 gem, be sure you’ve got 10,000 Honor, then check out the Honor Shop. To upgrade a T1 into a T2 head over to your nearest Handicraft Bench. T3 gems have not been released in the Korean build, so NA/EU will have to wait for those as well.

Lunarite is still used to upgrade the new gems and can be most commonly found in the following places:

• Fireglow/Waveglow/Copperglow – Metallic Chests, Treasure Chests found with Treasure Maps
  
• Galeglow – Mistsong Reticule, Mistsong Orb
  
• Sunglow – Lord’s coin + 50 labor
  
• Earthglow – Prestige shop

In 4.0 there will only be two tiers of Lunarite – Fine(T1) and Superior(T2). All pre-Maelstrom Lunarite converts to the new Lunarite in your inventory. Any 1:1 conversion will happen automatically when you log in after patching.

The current tiers will transform and convert in the following way:



The new gems will 100% socket, without a chance to fail like the old gems. Because everyone will have the ability to ‘full gem’ without any RNG, the new gems will cost 500 Labor and more gold than the previous system. The cost in the old system was quite variable due to the RNG failure, and having to recreate and re-gem your gear upon failure. This rebalancing of cost is made in consideration of the old system costs and new lack of RNG.

There are six categories of gems, each of which can be uncloaked to select specific stats and socket placement. Gems can only be upgraded in their cloaked state — but don’t worry, all new gems can re-cloaked using a Transmuter. If you’d like to extract them, it’ll cost you a Mornstone and 500 Labor as previously stated. They may be re-socketed into different gear, or even into the same gear after you’ve upgraded it. If you’re looking to make some gold, you can even trade or sell them on the Auction House!
The new Maelstrom gem system overhaul has removed the RNG in favor of a more stable system and allows all players to reach their full-gem potential.

May your pants be fully-gemmed.
– The ArcheAge Team

Now with 100% chance to socket!

In Maelstrom, the lunagem system has received a complete overhaul to allow for the guaranteed socketing of gems! Going forward, everyone will have the ability to fully gem their gear with no worry of losing their progress. If you’re ready to gem up, earn yourself some honor to get started once 4.0 releases on the 13th.

Here’s a helpful chart that shows off the new set of gem stats and the changes to where they can be socketed. If you do not see one of the pre-4.0 gems in this chart, then it will no longer be able to be crafted or upgraded once 4.0 hits.



Lunascales will not be able to be crafted in 4.0 either, but all old gems will remain socketable alongside the new gems. It will cost 500 Labor to socket a new gem. Old and new gems alike may also be unsocketed using a Mornstone (price change: 2400 Honor) and 500 Labor. The potential failure-to-socket functionality of the old gems still exists, which would remove all gems on the gear, including new gems. We suggest socketing old gems first, and then the new gems to avoid this horrible fate.

We had lobbied for old gems to be salvageable once Maelstrom arrives, however the developers at XL decided not to provide this feature. We know it would be preferable to allow for salvaging, so we’ll continue to advocate for that change.

Also, there are no changes to Lunafrosts in Maelstrom, or to the functionality of Hero gems – though the stats for Hero gems have changed. Hero gems will also be unsocketable.

If you’re looking to start crafting a new T1 gem, be sure you’ve got 10,000 Honor, then check out the Honor Shop. To upgrade a T1 into a T2 head over to your nearest Handicraft Bench. T3 gems have not been released in the Korean build, so NA/EU will have to wait for those as well.

Lunarite is still used to upgrade the new gems and can be most commonly found in the following places:

• Fireglow/Waveglow/Copperglow – Metallic Chests, Treasure Chests found with Treasure Maps
  
• Galeglow – Mistsong Reticule, Mistsong Orb
  
• Sunglow – Lord’s coin + 50 labor
  
• Earthglow – Prestige shop

In 4.0 there will only be two tiers of Lunarite – Fine(T1) and Superior(T2). All pre-Maelstrom Lunarite converts to the new Lunarite in your inventory. Any 1:1 conversion will happen automatically when you log in after patching.

The current tiers will transform and convert in the following way:



The new gems will 100% socket, without a chance to fail like the old gems. Because everyone will have the ability to ‘full gem’ without any RNG, the new gems will cost 500 Labor and more gold than the previous system. The cost in the old system was quite variable due to the RNG failure, and having to recreate and re-gem your gear upon failure. This rebalancing of cost is made in consideration of the old system costs and new lack of RNG.

There are six categories of gems, each of which can be uncloaked to select specific stats and socket placement. Gems can only be upgraded in their cloaked state — but don’t worry, all new gems can re-cloaked using a Transmuter. If you’d like to extract them, it’ll cost you a Mornstone and 500 Labor as previously stated. They may be re-socketed into different gear, or even into the same gear after you’ve upgraded it. If you’re looking to make some gold, you can even trade or sell them on the Auction House!
The new Maelstrom gem system overhaul has removed the RNG in favor of a more stable system and allows all players to reach their full-gem potential.

May your pants be fully-gemmed.
– The ArcheAge Team