We are aware of an issue that may lead to game crashes for owners of Nvidia graphic cards when DirectX 11 has been selected in the in-game options. As a workaround, please switch to DirectX 9 in the in-game options in the meantime.


We are aware of the issue where some visual effects of pets, such as the Wisp, are not displayed properly during preview.


We are aware of the issue where the Ezi's Light effect UI does not disappear in certain situations.

- Restarting the game removes the UI as intended. We are aware of the issue where unavailable/unusable quest and infrastructure markers are displayed on the map.


We are aware of the issue where registered weapon’s Item Grades score is incorrectly displayed in certain situations.

We are aware of the issue where the character’s held item is not registered in the Item Grades Ranking Information in certain situations.


We are aware of the issue where some pet armor incorrectly says Tempering Available.

We are aware of the issue where cloaks have a low chance to be displayed as folded.

We are aware of the issue where Portable Harpoon Cannon, Portable Siege Cannon, and Explosive Keg have a chance of not working.

We are aware of the issue where equipping 7 pieces of the Shadowsong Imprisonment set continually displays a system message.

We are aware of the issue where the Kraken Tentacle furniture displays no length and weight information.

We are aware of the issue where some items (cloaks, costumes) sometimes cannot be synthesized, and would display a system message that said “Can’t use this.”

We are aware of the issue where some accessories can be equipped via certain methods when they should not be able to.
- However, only 1 of the effects is applied.

We are aware of the issue where the Made By info is incorrectly displayed in the tooltip of crafted equipment.

We are aware of the issue where the Tempering info of Echoes of Malediction is incorrectly displayed.
- Tooltip says it can be tempered, but it cannot be tempered.

We are aware of the issue where Lunagems rewarded from quests are shown to consume Labor when equipped when they do not.

We are aware of the issue where monsters of Auroria drop Frozen Ore.
- This item can no longer be used. We are aware of the issue where Enchant Materials exceeding the XP amount for Max Grade cannot be registered during Synthesis.


We are aware of the issue where objects or terrain of the Arena may block the movement of Battle Pets.

We are aware of the issue where the Mana Regen of enemies at their Team Base is displayed.

We are aware of the issue where the Trade Pack Storage of companions cannot be seen in the Decorated Warrior Arena.


We are aware of the issue where unavailable quests are displayed.

We are aware of the issue where some quest scenes don’t face the player character.

We are aware of the issue the location of completed race quests is sometimes displayed on the map.
- Going back to the Select Character screen will fix the issue and correctly show only race quests in progress on the map.

We are aware of the issue where some characters below level 30 do not have the Daily Contracts Dungeon Master quest activated.
- Reaching level 30 will activate the quest.

We are aware of the issue where the region is incorrectly classified for placing Territory Supplies during "Supplies” quests.
- You can complete the quests of all regions by placing the Territory Supplies in one Warehouse.
- Trade Packs are only accumulated in the location you placed the supplies.

We are aware of the issue where the Arcane Sphere cannot be interacted with during the Akasch Invasion due to the terrain.


We are aware of the issue where the Recovery Pouch sometimes flies into the air during Shipwreck Treasure Chest Salvage.

We are aware of the issue where some skills are not applied in the Mistsong Soul Well.

We are aware of the issue where the fee of some regions rises too much during Buy Cargo.

We are aware of the issue where region fee does not accumulate.


We are aware of the issue where some Occupation Skills cannot be used on water surfaces or slanted terrain.

We are aware of the issue where some ranged/magic projectiles used by characters inflicted with Wraith's Curse are invisible.

We are aware of the issue where using Mounted Attack in a Neutral Territory with a character mounted on the back seat of a Lilyut Horse makes you a Notorious Felon.

We are aware of the issue where using some skills multiple times sometimes changes their effects into squares.

We are aware of the issue where using Songcraft performance skills on a Charmed Notorious Felon could cause the performer to become a Notorious Felon as well.

We are aware of the issue where using a Songcraft performance skill after learning Disciplined Performance sometimes cuts short the buffs of the used performance skill.

We are aware of the issue where the Report Suspicious User icon is sometimes deactivated in the Skills - Basic window.
- The skill can, however, be used anytime regardless of this issue.

We are aware of the issue where the Melee Attack increase from Battlerage’s Frenzy is incorrectly displayed.

We are aware of the issue where the alarm of performance skills is incorrectly played.

We are aware of the issue where Witchcraft’s Banshee Wail causes Exploitation to not stack properly.

We are aware of the issue where some skill’s effects do not disappear.


We are aware of the issue where characters can be stuck to the Hackney Carriage and be buried in terrain.

We are aware of the issue where there is a low chance where the character can fall off of ships.

We are aware of the issue where the re-summon time of ships and mounts can increase after repairing when the PC time setting is changed.

We are aware of the issue where the ship destruction animation is sometimes not played.
- Re-using a summon scroll removes the destroyed model.

We are aware of the issue where you need to throw bait (Bucket/Chum) more than once to start Sport Fishing.

We are aware of the issue where speed is sometimes not recovered right away when using Water Cannon Propellant of the Andelph Fishing Boat Propellant.

We are aware of the issue where the debuff effect for furling sails would occasionally lead to more than the number of sails when using the Furl Sails skill from ships.

We are aware of the issue where the Growling Zephyr Square Foresail's Wind Winner stacks would go back and forth between 59–60 in certain situations.
- This happens when you equip 2 Square Foresails of the same type and same grade.


We are aware of the issue where there is a certain chance that bloodstains will appear in the prison when you focus attacks on a dying criminal.


We are aware of the issue where skill shortcuts changed while at Garden of the Gods will reset when leaving.

We are aware of the issue where you can see the Stamina and Mana recovery info for other players outside your party when they use a Totem or certain skills.

We are aware of the issue where the UI can occasionally be visible during cutscenes.

We are aware of the issue where the Assembly Point's name of the Faction saved in the Memory Tome does not change when a character changes Factions.
- You can still move to the changed Faction's Assembly Point without a problem.

We are aware of the issue where you cannot enter text into text input UI if you continue to press Enter without any text.

We are aware of the issue where a PC Cafe related notice window is displayed when entering a global Arena.

We are aware of the issue where the Voting Period UI is removed when entering Mirage Isle and dungeons.


We are aware of the issue where the "First Round in New Morning" skill would not work when used by Hostile Factions during peace.


We are aware of the issue where you occasionally cannot use Furniture and Workbenches installed in buildings.
- You can normally use them by logging back in with your character.

We are aware of the issue where furniture will not be facing the direction of where you installed it.

We are aware of the issue where Towers and Walls cannot be built in certain areas of Auroria.

We are aware of the issue where Stakes are displayed somewhat narrower than they should in certain Housing Regions.

We are aware of the issue where plants are placed inside certain houses.


We are aware of the issue where Stonerind Pumpkin and Ironwood Tree occasionally do not appear even after you have completed a Family quest.


We are aware of the issue where the search feature at the Auction House does not work depending on the search conditions.

We are aware of the issue where auction items from inaccessible servers are displayed when using the Auction House while entering Garden of the Gods.
- You cannot make bids or purchase these items.


We are aware of the issue where growth times of trees, plants, and livestock may stop during regular maintenance depending on their growth period.

We are aware of the issue where trees, plants, or livestock are occasionally not visible.

We are aware of the issue where the Pirate Faction can interact with Private Tutors that belong to their race and is of the same Faction.

We are aware of the issue where the icons for Lullaby Pajama Bottoms and Lullaby Pajama Slippers are displayed incorrectly at the Vocation Badge Shop. (There are no issues with purchasing.)


We are aware of the issue where bloodstains may appear when using regeneration skills in succession to someone of the same Faction during Duel.

We are aware of the issue where you can get a debuff when using Hound of Kyrios's Barrage to an opponent right before a Duel ends.

We are aware of the issue where Guards will attack your vehicle if you attack after boarding a Fire Ironclad during Duel.


We are aware of the issue where there is a small chance that the background sound and sound effects cannot be heard.


We are aware of the issue where weapons can appear to overlap when using skills at Dairy Cow Dreamland.

We are aware of the issue where certain NPCs are occasionally not visible during the God and King of Dance event.

We are aware of the issue where duplicates of NPC Perry are summoned at Austera.

We are aware of the issue where you cannot obtain the Number One title if you have the Sky Racer title.

We are aware of the issue where you are occasionally stunned multiple times when stepping on the wood planks for the "Please, Go Ahead" event. (Added on Nov. 4)
 You can play normally if you don't jump right away after crossing the wood planks.


We are aware of the issue where the Weekly Prestige information in the Members info does not reset at 00:00 on Monday.


We are aware of the issue where there is occasionally an infinite loading sequence that occurs when checking the Mailbox.

We are aware of the issue where items inside the Bag are occasionally inactive and therefore cannot be used.
- Logging back into the game will resolve this issue.

We are aware of the issue where certain pouch items obtainable as loot will occasionally stack in empty spaces even when it does not exceed the maximum stack amount for its space.

We are aware of the issue where the Rebirth Trauma effect applies when leaving within 5 minutes of dying in a dungeon even when immune to it.

We are aware of the issue where a dead character can be standing up.

We are aware of the issue where a character's undergarments are occasionally not displayed.

We are aware of the issue where you occasionally cannot see the contents of a note.

We are aware of the issue where the movement of certain giant monsters looks unnatural.

We are aware of the issue where the number of unread mail displays "1" instead of displaying the actual number of unread mail.

We are aware of the issue where characters who revive at a Nui Temple occasionally revive under the surface of the ground.

We are aware of the issue where killing a monster near a wall may end up pushing the monster's corpse over beyond the wall, making it impossible to obtain its loot.

We are aware of the issue where you cannot delete certain mail which is inside the Sent mailbox.

We are aware of the issue where the Salvaged Ancient Cargo Ship will not float properly in areas where the terrain is complex.

We are aware of the issue where characters may appear to overlap when boarding a mount behind a Warborn male character.

We are aware of the issue where the sound of the player character's footsteps cannot be heard when applying the Optimizer feature.

We are aware of the issue where certain two-toned hairstyles will show only one color when wearing hats.

We are aware of the issue where information about fee exemption is incorrectly displayed in the mail that you get after selling an item at the Auction House while Patron benefits are applied.

We are aware of the issue where certain icons are abnormally displayed.

With Kakao Games opening the ArcheAge servers, both ArcheAge and ArcheAge: Unchained were updated to the latest build. Patch Notes can be found here. The below list refers to balance changes.


Vitalism
 
1. Prophet's Voice
 
* Before: When using Vitalism and Spelldance skills while Prophet's Voice passive was active, Spelldance's Skill Stack would go down to 0 and would not be obtainable.
* Now: Spelldance skillset Cooldown is increased by 30%.
 
2. Healing Circle

* Will now immediately be removed upon receiving PvE damage.
 
3. Aranzeb's Boon (Rank 3)

* Before: Increases all Stats +30
* Now: Increases all Stats +5%
 
Spelldance
 
1. Dream Hunter's Daughter

* Before: When the Dream Hunter's Daughter passive skill is active, Vitalism Skill Stack was deactivated
* Now: Cast Time for Vitalism skills is increased by 50%.
 
2. Spelldance - Dance of Hope

* Max regen capacity: 5 people -] 8 people
* Regen projectile range: 3m -] 5m
 
The combo effects for the following skills were changed.
 
3. Spelldance - Divine Blessing

* Before: Casting Communication to an ally reduces Cooldown -50%
* Now: Increases Regen +20% during [Communication]
 
Gunslinger

1. Gunslinger skillset - revised tooltips for certain skills.
 
2. Collateral Damage

* Siege Risopoda, Golden Wyvern, Red Dragon, Green Dragon, and Black Dragon will now only receive basic damage.
 
3. Collateral Damage: Quake

* Siege Risopoda, Golden Wyvern, Red Dragon, Green Dragon, and Black Dragon will now only receive basic damage.
* A 2-second Cast Time will be added.
* Can be used while casting. Damage increases based on cast rate.
* Upon maximum cast rate, you can deal the same amount of damage as before.
* The Slow effect upon hitting targets has been removed.
 
4. Splinter Shell

* Siege Risopoda, Golden Wyvern, Red Dragon, Green Dragon, and Black Dragon will now only receive basic damage.
 
5. Room Sweeper

* Global Cooldown was reduced.

Sorcery

1. Arc Lightning

* Cooldown was increased from 8 sec -] 12 sec.
* Cast Time was increased from 3.8 sec -] 4.8 sec. (Rank 7)
 
2. Magic Circle

* Range of Sorcery Skills reduced from 7m -] 5m.
 
3. Frigid Tracks

* Range of ice trail was increased.

Malediction
 
1. Crashing Wave

* Target search range increased from 12m -] 15m
 
2. Ring Throw

* Range was increased from 5m -] 8m.
 
3. Void Surge

* Before: Teleported the caster to a random location up to 5m–15m away. Was able to use as many as the number on the dice rolled.
* Now: Moves three times the number on the dice rolled (3–18m).
* Adds +5 Malice Charges when in Fury state
 
4. Soulbound Edge

* Range: 20m -] 25m
* Soulbound Edge (weakened)
* Max Stacks: 15 -] 5
* Before: Target Physical Defense -150, Magic Defense -150 per stack
* Now: Target Magic Defense -5% per stack

Auramancy
 
1. Bracing Blast

* No longer applies the Magic Damage Reduction effect that applies based on the number of enemies pushed.

Battlerage
 
1. Triple Slash, Triple Slash: Lightning

* Added a description that mentions that the third strike decreases Move Speed.
 
2. Triple Slash: Quake

* The first and second strikes also cause reduced Move Speed.
* Triple Slash's decreased Move Speed is not affected by combo effects.
 
3. Triple Slash - Damage increased 2% compared to before

* Triple Slash: Lightning - Damage increased 2% compared to before
* Triple Slash: Quake - Damage decreased 3% compared to before

Defense
 
1. Mocking Howl

* Range from Toughened combo effect decreased from 20m -] 18m
 
2. Invincibility

* 50% Reduced Received Healing added when invincible.
 
3. Toughened (Rank 4)

* Before: +5 Health Regen and additional increase in Health Regen based on Stamina.
* Now: Restores 1% Health every sec.
* Changed so that regen is based on duration, not skill rank. (1 sec per rank)

Archery
 
1. Endless Arrows

* Additional damage to slowed enemies 26% -] 35%
 
2. Steady Shooting

* Min range 6m -] 4m
* Cooldown: 40 sec -] 30 sec
 
3. Endless Arrows - Damage increased 2% compared to before

* Endless Arrows: Stone - Damage increased 2% compared to before

Swiftblade
 
1. Blade Flurry - Damage increased 2% compared to before
 
2. Blade Flurry: Wave - Damage increased 2% compared to before


1. Two-Handed Weapon

* Melee/Magic/Ranged skill damage and healing decreased by 2%
 
2. Shields

* Max Health increased by 5%
* Removed +350 Max Health and Mana increase
 
3. Armor

* Removed +3% Max Health increase
* Complete Plate Set (Plate)
* Removed +5% Max Health increase
 
4. Cloth Armor

* Added +300 Critical Hit increase
 
5. Complete Cloth

* Added +500 Critical Hit increase


1. Improved the Plant Uproot skill.

* Cast Time 5 sec -] 1.5 sec
* Labor consumed 10 -] 3
* You no longer leave behind footprints.
 
2. You can now obtain Iron Ore from Stone Piles.

Changed the quantity of Iron Ore obtainable from Fortuna Vein.
 

Time to start downloading, inheritor!

December almost starts and we all know that the 3rd day of December marks the reopening of the servers for ArcheAge! The game is now ready to be installed so that you are able to resume your adventure as soon as possible.

ArcheAge is making use of the Kakao Launcher. Please make sure to uninstall the old version first in order to install the correct version with the Kakao Launcher.

New and revamped products will be sold from December 3. 
Credits can be purchased from the web store and are used on the in-game marketplace to purchase cosmetic items. There is no Purchase Limit. Alternatively, Credits can be obtained through APEX.



There are also some one-time offers that allow you to obtain extra bonus credits These offer a higher value than the standard purchases.



Additionally, there will be some package bundles that give great value.

1) Starter Package



 * Seal of Blessing can be used from level 30 and will boost your character’s level to 55 upon use.

2) Advanced Package



Three Patron Passes can be purchased with Credits via the Patron Exclusive button in the game.
Patron Passes are not sold on the website (direct purchase is no longer available).



Marketplace products can be purchased in-game with Credits and in-game currencies.

1) Category: Main



* The free ArchePass Upgrade Ticket is to celebrate the service transfer and will be available from December 2 after maintenance to January 13, 2022, before maintenance.

2) Category: Consumables



3) Category: Vocation and UCC



4) Category: Custom items

New custom items have been added.


5) Costumes



All Costumes now cost 3,500 Credits.
The following new Costumes will be sold from Dec 2 after maintenance until Dec 16 before maintenance.

6) Gliders and Summons

New Gliders and Summon Items were added.


7) Currency Products
New products for purchase with Loyalty Tokens, Divine Keys, and Gilda Stars were added.
Loyalty Token products can be found below. You can check the Divine Key and Gilda Star product list at the in-game shop.

 

Greetings Inheritors,

Our goal with ArcheAge and ArcheAge: Unchained was to deliver the experience that you desired from the start. Our intention was for it to be rewarding, seamless, and to remove many of the barriers to enjoyment. After listening to some of the feedback we have received, we realized that we were missing that mark, especially where the Fresh Start servers are concerned. With this in mind, we’ll be making the following changes to our original plan.

[Update]

Added more information on Housing Storage Chests, Auction House and the Evernight Welcome Event.

Housing Storage Chests

* Setting storage permissions will be changed from Ancestral Lv.10 to Ancestral Lv.30
* It can prevent abusers from setting it early in the new servers. Meanwhile, we can find the better option if it needs such as disabling the function forever.

Auction House

* Use Auctioneer will be changed from Lv.30 to Lv.55. I have discussed this with Gareth, and we agreed that it could be a high hurdle when the normal players want to build a house if AH is limited by a high level. So we changed this to Lv.55.

Evernight Welcome Event

* We will get rid of this event in fresh start servers. But in the existing servers, players will receive the rewards.

Progression Cap: We have adjusted the specifications for the Fresh Start servers.



Double the Gain: This event will now be removed from the Fresh Start servers.
[Edit]: This event will be removed on ALL servers.

Initial limitation of Player to Player Trading, Auction, Mails, and Storage box: Concerns over the use of multiple accounts and also hacks and RMT have led us to make this difficult decision. Whilst this may be disliked by some, as it removes social aspects of the game that are at the core of ArcheAge, we ultimately believe that this will help combat some of the issues that you felt strongly about. This change is not permanent and we will be monitoring the economy and server activity until such a time as we feel it is safe to enable again.

Player to Player trading will become available only after reaching the required level.
* Sending Mailbox: Ancestral Lv. 10
* Private Trade: Ancestral Lv. 10
* Set Storage Permissions: Ancestral Lv. 10
* Use Auctioneer: Lv. 30

Known issue: The in-game text states that you must be lv65 to send mail. This will be fixed in an upcoming patch.

Peace Time: There will be no peace time on the Fresh Start servers.

We hope that these changes are closer to the direction that most of you wanted. We also know that we must do better at understanding the needs and wants of the community. The CM team will begin preparing some initiatives that will enable us to hear your voice and live up to the expectations you have.

- ArcheAge Team

a. Sea Shanty / Pirate Chants



The Akasch have invaded. Their emergence is affecting the Ghost Ship and Delphinad Ghost Ship, which they created long ago.
 
The changes to the Ghost Ship have affected those who have a close bond to the sea.
They say the ones who encountered the ship began to claim that they experienced what was best explained as the 'curse of the Ghost Ship.'
Pirates Robiquet and Lavis, who have spent their entire lives at sea, were no strangers to this odd encounter.
Thus, the story unfolds about the strange phenomena the two experienced after their chance encounter with the treasures of the Ghost Ship.

The new chronicles about the cursed Ghost Ship are divided into either the Sea Shanty or the Pirate Chants. You can check out different perspectives depending on your faction. If you're in a regular faction, you'll go through the Sea Shanty chronicle. If you're in a Pirate Faction, you'll go through the Pirate Chants chronicle.

Trace the rumors of the cursed Ghost Ship!

How to begin the quest

Open the Chronicle Quests UI and then purchase "Sea Shanty" from the "Chronicles" tab.

Quest Conditions

Sea Shanty: All factions, excluding the Pirate Faction, can complete the quest.
Pirate Chants: Only the Pirate Faction can complete the quest.

b. Black Thorn Prison



A demon, possessed by the chaos and turmoil of the world, discovers Serpentis.
When the demon pulls out its pain from the wound inflicted by Serpentis, this pain had the shape of a "black thorn."
As the Black Thorn started searching for feed, the demon created powerful beings inside the thorn and spread a false rumor.
Captivated by this rumor, those who were dreaming of wealth and glory headed for the Black Thorn, unaware they would become the thorn's feed themselves.

Unravel the mysteries of the Black Thorn Prison by completing the Black Thorn Prison chronicle.

How to begin the quest

Open the Chronicle Quests UI and then purchase "Black Thorn Prison" from the "Chronicles" tab.

The new skillset, Spelldance, will be added to ArcheAge.

Spelldance is a skillset that represents Naima, one of the twelve members of the Expedition. The skillset is based on graceful dances which exude healing powers on the battlefield. Naima's moves make it obvious that she was a dancer from the Misac tribe.

The skillset uses unique skill stacks called Happy and Sorrow. Using skills that buff allies will increase your Happy stats, and using skills that are harmful to enemies will increase your Sorrow stats. The stacks you gain will affect the effectiveness of your skills.

Details about Spelldance



Channeled Skill Details



Spelldance Ancestral Skill Additional Details




a. New Dungeon

A new dungeon, "Black Thorn Prison," has been added.



The Black Thorn Prison is the first growth dungeon presented by ArcheAge where you need to grow the dungeon up to level 12. The higher the level of the dungeon you complete, the more your rewards will be.
 
In order to level up the dungeon, you must use the "Black Thorn Enhancer" on the "Black Thorn Key" that can be acquired as a dungeon completion reward to synthesize and enhance the latter item. This will create a Black Thorn Lock on the dungeon entrance through which you can choose and challenge a dungeon level.

Dungeon Info

* Allowed Team Members: 5
* Min Entry Level: Lv55
* Allowed Daily Entry: Once (can enter up to 3 times by using Reset Entries)
* The Black Thorn dungeon's growth level resets every week on the maintenance day and all Black Thorn Keys and Black Thorn Enhancers in your Bag will disappear.

Dungeon Structure

* You will start from the "Thorn Lock Room," the protection area of the Black Thorn Prison where you can select and challenge a dungeon level. This room will be randomly connected to one of stage 1 rooms (x3) or stage 2 rooms (x3).
* The dungeon consists of 2 boss stages and each stage boss appears randomly.
* Upon defeating a stage 1 boss, you can return to the Thorn Lock Room and the entrance to the stage 2 boss room will open.
* Once you defeat a stage 2 boss, you can complete and exit the dungeon.

Available Rewards

The reward gradually increases depending on the level of the Black Thorn Prison completed. You can also acquire EXP rewards by completing related weekly quests.
 
Additionally, you can defeat a boss to acquire "Abyssal Crystals" and many other items, or defeat a specific boss to acquire the "Disciple's Equipment Chest." 

b. Ghost Ship and Delphinad Ghost Ship Revamp



The ghost ship and the Delphinad lost their will as they were greatly affected by the Abyss's power.
They were blinded by lust and started to target ships in the waters closer to land than before.

The weakened ghost ship appears in the "Castaway Strait" only.

The Akasch, who made their appearance in Erenor, had a great impact on the Delphinad.
The Delphinad, dominated by the Abyss's power, became much stronger and it has been sighted in the waters close to land.
Losing their will to fight under the domination of the Abyss's power, the ghosts tried to find a way to survive and suggested the pirates to form an alliance.
To help the pirates, the ghost ship underlings open a Worldgate on the Growlgate Isle every time the Delphinad appears.

The Delphinad Ghost Ship appears on "Halcyona Gulf" at 9 PM, 4 times a week.

c. Halcyona Skirmish

A ruthless battle breaks out in Halcyona. Do whatever is necessary to survive and claim victory as the last person standing.



* All participants are competing against each other and you must defeat all other participants to win.
* Make sure to be close to a safe area when the wave of Greedy Shadows moves in.
* The arena lasts for 15 minutes, but the Greedy Shadows move fast and will reach you before that.
* All kinds of chats are prohibited in the arena.
* Keep in mind that once you enter, all active buffs and debuffs are canceled and won't be restored even after you leave. This is to make sure all participants enter the combat under the same conditions.
* You can't use the skillsets you have selected before entering the arena, but you can select a skillset depending on the weapons and stats you have selected in the skirmish.

d. Faction Honor Area

Halcyona War from Dungeon Faction War has been updated and renamed "Faction Honor Arena." In Faction Honor Arena, an arena is randomly chosen between Skyfin Nest and Halcyona. Victory requirements and rules remain unchanged. While Halcyona is an open arena, the newly added Skyfin Nest consists of valleys.

e. Guild Revamp



In ArcheAge, the factions are clearly differentiated and each of them has a strong bond. However, we felt the motivation that keeps the Guild together was not strong enough.

To amend this situation, we are planning to strengthen the Guild bond, therefore establishing a solid foothold for the factions.

Guild Buff Update

* Guild Buff was updated.
* The existing buff given by level has been removed, along with buffs from using certain contents.
* Guild Buff can be activated by the Guild Leader by spending Prestige.
* You can activate different Guild Buffs depending on the Guild Level.
* Some buffs require certain Guild buildings or consumption of certain items.
* Buffs requiring certain buildings will be deactivated if the building is removed.
* The buff will be reactivated once the building is built again.

Prestige Update and Shop Changes

* Prestige was updated to be Guild Prestige, instead of the previous individual Prestige.
* Guild Prestige can be obtained from Guild Missions and can be used by certain ranking members of the Guild.
* Prestige Shop items were reduced and each of the items can now be purchased/used by certain ranking members of the Guild.
* Purchased Guild-only items will be removed if you leave the Guild.
* Previous items have been removed, with some moved to the Honor Shop, and new items have been added.



Guild UI Update

Guild UI was updated.

* Guild Announcement will now be shown at the far left.
* You can check the activated Guild Buff.
* Press the Guild Buff Effect button to upgrade the buff.
* You can check the Guild Prestige and Daily Prestige Limit.

Recruit/Search of the Community UI was updated.

* You can check the buff of the Guild you wish to join.

Guild Member UI was updated.

* Guild rank was moved to the left. You can still click the rank icons to change them.
* Member location info is not shown anymore while they are online. Only their online status and offline duration are now shown.
* Cumulative Prestige and Weekly Prestige were added to the UI.

Other Updates

* Guild Flare was changed to Powerless Guild Flare. (Use to obtain 1500 Honor Points)
* Peace Treaty was changed to Old Peace Treaty. (Use to obtain 540 Honor Points)
* Individual Prestige points were transferred to Honor Points after the update.
* The transfer ratio is 1 Prestige:30 Honor Points.
* As some Guild Buffs were removed with the update, a certain amount of Prestige will be distributed.
* Only certain ranking members can use Prestige after the update.
* To prevent abuse, all Guild member ranks will be changed to Apprentice, excluding the Guild Leader.
* To maintain and manage the Guild, a new Guild Leader will be appointed if the Guild Leader goes offline for a long period.
* When the Guild Leader is offline for more than 30 days, the search for a new Guild Leader will begin.
* Candidates are members with more than 1000 Cumulative Prestige and were online within 7 days.
* If there is more than 1 person who fits the above criteria, a higher-ranking member or the one with more Cumulative Prestige will be appointed Guild Leader.
* A mail will be sent to notify you when you are either appointed or relieved from the rank of Guild Leader.



f. Guild Residence and Exclusive Furniture

* Guilds can purchase a Guild Residence at Guild Level 5 as a Full Kit from the Prestige Shop.
* Guild Residence can be built in all housing provinces and uses Prestige to pay taxes.
* They are not subject to heavy/territory taxes but are affected by hostile land tax rates.
* Merchants are stationed within the residence to provide help to Guild Members.
* The Guild Leader can purchase Guild Residence exclusive furniture from the Prestige Merchant.
* (Cannot place ordinary furniture in the Guild Residence)
* You can apply UCC to this furniture, excluding 3 lights, so feel free to express the identity of your guild.
* The residence also has the Guild Base function.
* Use the Space-Time Ink sold at the Prestige Shop at the location you wish to save as a base to create a Guild Base location. Once you set a Guild Base, you can use the Base Teleportation Device to go to the base at any time.
* The Base Teleportation Device can be activated for a week by using a Space-Time Core.
* The number of bases you can activate increases with the level of the newly added Guild Buff Effect.



g. Purifying Auroria

Auroria Polluted Water Purification was added.

How to begin

Faction Hero of the faction having territory ownership can consume a Prosperous Pack at the flag to activate.

Details

*  When the Polluted Water Purification is activated, the flag loses power for 7 days, unable to do anything during that time.
*  When successfully activated, the faction’s Purifier and Purifier Repairman will appear.
*  25 Purifiers will appear for a maximum of 1 hour upon activation.
*  When you are near a Purifier, you can activate them with 150 Labor. The player who activates the Purifier receives 50 Contribution.
*  Successful Purifier activation will put you in a Grimy Body state, which prevents you from activating any other Purifiers within its duration.
*  The activated Purifier will begin to purify the polluted water.
*  The purification process lasts up to 1 hour. Once it reaches an hour, it automatically increases Territory Income by 600.
*  Activated Purifiers receive the Polluted Water Purification effect every 10 minutes, with stacks adding to its effect.
*  If the Purifier is destroyed before the Purification process is complete, you will not receive any Territory Income.
*  Regeneration skills do not apply to damaged Purifiers.
*  You can receive 1 Purifier Repair Tool per hour from the Purifier Repairman.
*  The repair tool can recover up to 600k HP of the Purifier.
*  Repairs can be done by multiple players at a time, but destroyed Purifiers cannot be recovered.
*  Hostile Factions can attack and destroy the Purifiers, from which they can receive Trade Packs depending on their stacks.
*  Obtained Trade Packs can be sold to Relic Merchants or delivered to the Territory Workshop of the purifying faction.
*  Trade Packs disappear after 30 minutes and can only be picked up by the Hostile Faction.
*  The faction that activated Purifiers cannot pick up the Trade Packs, but can prevent the Hostile Faction from taking them by destroying the packs.
*  Obtained Trade Packs can be sold to Relic Merchants or delivered to the Territory Workshop of the purifying faction for Gold.
*  Delivering the packs to the Territory will reward you with Territory Income and Gold.
*  Selling the packs to Relic Merchants will not give you Territory Income, but receive more Gold instead.
*  Rewards by Survival Time of the Purifiers can be found in the below table.



h. Rotten Specialty Merchant

*  The name of the NPCs were changed and are now permanently at their location.
*  They can now be found near the Community Center of each of their spawn regions.
*  The name of the NPC was changed to Specialty Preservation Bag Collector.
*  Their spawn locations are the same as before, and you can find their locations in the below table.




a. Global Chat System

*  A global chat channel, where you can chat with players from all servers and factions, was added. (not available between EU and NA servers)
*  Use the /unite command to enter global chat. (input dependent on Language Proficiency still applies)
*  You can recruit Raid members and share Url links on the global chat channel.
*  Now you can block characters from other servers.
*  Use the /block charactername@servername to block players from other servers.
*  Check out the Social Info tab in the Community (Shift+V) menu to view your Block List.

b. Folio Favorites function

*  ArcheAge provides a variety of materials and crafting items you can collect. To lessen the hassle of finding frequently used materials for crafting, we’ve added the Favorites function to Designs.
*  You can register up to 30 Favorites and they are easily accessible via the Favorites button.

c. Heterochromia Customization Expansion

Heterochromia customization is now also available for Nuians, Elves, and Harani.

d. Bag Sort and Search Update

Bag Sorting Revamp

Previously, using the sort function from your Bag or Storage and then restarting the game or playing on another PC did not maintain the sort you did prior. We’ve updated the sort to be maintained in such situations.

Search Function Added

* You can store hundreds of items in your Bag, Storage, and Warehouse, which makes it very difficult to find what you are looking for. We hope the newly added search function helps you easily find the items you seek.
* You can search by not only the name of items, but also by their Category, Grade, and equip location if they can be equipped.
* All other items except for the ones you searched for will be greyed out.

e. Guide Rest Area

* Many new and returning players gave feedback that there are not enough guides on in-game content. As such, we’ve added the Guide Rest Area at the gallery of Mirage Isle.
* At the Rest Area, NPCs and ArchePaper are readily available to provide you with various information and experiences.
* You can rent out various ArchePaper from the bookshelf behind Librarian Lutino.
*  Whether you are a long-awaited returning player or new to ArcheAge, the Guide Rest Area of Mirage Isle is worth a visit.

f. Dungeon Quick Enter Feature

* Now you can enter instances faster than before.
*  The quick enter feature allows you to enter instances with your current party instead of looking for applicants.


a. Labor Recharger Revamp

The charge efficiency of Labor Recharger was changed as below.




a.    New Growth Goals - New Equipment and Proficiency System Expansion

We’ve recently added new growth methods, such as new Skillsets (Madness, Spelldance), a new Weapon (Rifles), and Equipment Slot Enhancement (Ipnysh Artifacts). However, apart from a few Raid equipment, we haven’t added any new equipment for the last 2 years. New and better equipment could serve as a great goal to achieve, but this could become a burden to new and returning players.

That said, we do feel there needs to be a new goal for growth, so we will tune the overall growth balance so it is enjoyable for new and returning adventurers, and add new, more powerful equipment in 2022.

We would also like to revamp/expand the Proficiency system of Harvesting and link it to the Resident system to create new growth goals.

We hope these new goals become meaningful for all players.

b.   Additional Guild Co-op Contents
 
ArcheAge has a distinct faction conflict system, which in turn strengthens the bond between faction members.

Guilds, on the other hand, had relatively less of a bond between members compared to factions.

We believe this is because, while there are numerous contents specifically for factions, there are fewer for Guilds to do together.

To amend this situation, we’ve been updating the Guild system and plan to add more updates similar to that of the Guild Revamp and Guild Residence next year.

We plan to reveal a Guild Dungeon (PvE) where you compete against other guilds and a Guild Arena (PvP) where you can test your skills against guilds from other servers.
 
c.    Sea Revamp and the Great Plains
 
We plan to do an overhaul of the contents related to the sea (Pirates, Sea Raids, Salvage, Fishing).

We hope to satisfy both the combat craving players and those who love Vocation contents at sea.

And lastly, the new region, the Great Plains. The Great Plains has an exclusive activity to conquer the Guardian of Celestia, so please look forward to its reveal.


Update: we received extra patch notes for the upcoming build, they are listed below. We are aware that a request for Balance Changes has been made. We are working on that as well.

Additional Ghost Ship and Delphinad Ghost Ship Revamp Notes

Changed parts of the collection and exchange method of Delphinad Ghost Ship Stone Slabs.

* Only Nuia and Haranya Factions can obtain stone slabs when they successfully defeat the Delphinad Ghost Ship.
* These slabs can be exchanged with the Shadow Merchant or can be reverted to Onyx Archeum Essence.

Only the Pirate Faction can obtain stone slabs when they successfully defend the Delphinad Ghost Ship.

* These slabs cannot be exchanged with the Shadow Merchant but can be reverted to Onyx Archeum Essence.

* Added Shadow Merchants to Two Crowns and Solis Headlands.
* Added quests to reflect the changes to Ghost Ship and Delphinad Ghost Ship.

Design

Added a Design recipe that allows you to change a higher stage Hiram Awakening Scroll into a lower stage scroll.

Additional Purifying Auroria Notes

Purification does not require a Purification Pack. And if you are a member of the Territory, you can purify even if you are not the hero.

Faction & Hero

Changed the method to activate the Faction Support Task Board.

* Instead of requiring a hero to activate a Task Board, they are now automatically activated after 2 seconds.

Changed the Faction Statue to not reset after initial build completion.

Changed buff effect of the Faction Statue.

* Requires 5 Stone Bricks to obtain the buff effect.
 * You can choose between 2 buffs from the Faction Statue, which do not stack.

Changed the buff effect from the Commendation Collector due to the Faction Statue buff effect changes.

* The added buffs are the same.

Removed the area buff from Hero Cloaks.

Region

Added Mirage Isle NPC to the Wayfarer's Island Housing Region.

Dungeons

Changed the Serpentis dungeon as below.

* Removed the stage with long idle and play time.
* Changed the activation of the portal to the last room to not consume Labor.

Quest

Resolved the quest queue issue during the race quest at the beginning of the Southern Continent.

Building

Tweaked the number of obtainable items at the Miner's Farmhouse.

Tweaked the chance to discover a Jackpot Vein at the Miner's Farmhouse.

Changed the icon of the door open/close skill of buildings.

Vocation Badges

Lowered the Vocation Badges earned from some Resident and Family quests.

Added Gilda Stars as rewards for some Family missions.

Vocation Badges earned from Harvesting now start at a minimum of 1 and up to a maximum of 50.

Title

Removed achievements and titles related to the Blue Salt Brotherhood quests.

* You can no longer obtain the [–Hunter] titles from Cinderstone Moor, Halcyona, Sanddeep, Hellswamp, Karkasse Ridgelands, Ynystere, Rookborne Basin, Windscour Savannah, Perinoor Ruins, and Hasla.

Quality of Life

Changed the character deletion waiting time by level.

* Level 1–29: 1 minute
* Level 30–55: 1 hour
* Ancestral Level 1 and above: 3 days

Misc.

Added design to the input box of the Mail - Compose window.

Improved the Crime Details window design.

Improved the Verdict Details window design.

Improved the Skills - [Basic] tab window design.

Removed Territory Income info from the map.

Changed all drop-down menus to close when the menu is closed.

Changed the Report Inappropriate Language system.

* There is now a daily report limit and you cannot place the same report within 1 minute.

Event

Added a guild growth event.

* Individual guild mission XP and Prestige rewards are doubled during the event period. (excludes repeatable missions)
* Daily XP and Prestige limits will be increased during the event period.

Server Transfer

Changed the Character Server Transfer and Character Name change service cooldown to 15 days. (previously 30 days)

Bug fixes

Fixed the required number of achievements error for Rookborne Festival.

Fixed the equip location of the Magithopter Image: Backpack.

Fixed the issue where some hairs showed a headband when equipped with Image Item: Summer Racer's Swimwear.

Fixed the issue where alternate equipping the Image Item: Summer Racer's Swimwear showed the Dwarf female headband.

Fixed the issue where equipping the Image Item: Sus Worker Mask changed the appearance of male characters.

Fixed the issue where a certain grade of Erenor Equipment did not allow multiple Enhancers to be used during improvement.

Fixed the incorrect obtain method of Lunadrop in the Item Encyclopedia.

Fixed the typo in the Savage Greaves of Lasso Equip effect text.

Fixed the incorrect time consumption display for the Farmhand’s Trade.

Fixed the typo in Lieutenant Desmond’s speech.

Fixed the graphic issue with Radiant Dawnsdrop Cap when equipped with certain hairstyles.

Fixed the issue where the quest A Deadly Meeting could not be progressed when abandoned.

* To resolve the progression issue with A Deadly Meeting, the new You Lost It?! quest was added.

Fixed the issue where the range of Drop Trade Pack was different with race.

Fixed the issue where untradeable items were shown in the Auction House auto search.

Fixed the issue where raid equipment skills of Termisia, Resolute Hermit, and Nefarious Dread Necromancer equipment could only be reactivated when the equipment was taken off and then equipped again.

Fixed the issue where Necromantic Flame and Anthalon's Necromantic Flame were immune to the vacuum explosion immunity.

Fixed the issue where certain item categories were shown as different categories with Edit Tab.

Fixed the issue where completed Guild Group Missions were sometimes displayed as being in progress.

Fixed the issue where untrackable quests were added to the Quest Tracker.

Fixed the incorrect tooltip of the Use Recovery Items Guild Group Missions.

Fixed the issue where equipment would occasionally disappear from the Bag.

Fixed the issue where the Gunslinger skillset's Ceaseless Fire skill damage would apply abnormally to pets/mounts.

Fixed the issue where the Rooted effect for the Songcraft skillset's Basic Startling Strain skill would apply abnormally.

Fixed the issue where you would consume pet healing costs abnormally in certain situations.

Fixed the issue where the Shadowplay skillset's Leech skill was able to steal certain Powerstone Pet skill effects.

Fixed the issue where certain monsters would attack immediately after respawning at Western Hiram Mountains.

Fixed the issue where the appearance for Rampage GT would change in certain situations.

Fixed the issue where the Glide skill for mounts would activate near The Goddess Nui.

Fixed the issue where sound effects for Dragon Raising would play even when it's not in progress.

Fixed the issue where the bulls summoned at Arbiter's Plaza in Silent Plateau would not be able to remove Healing Flowers.

Fixed the issue where the debuff cancellation skill effect for Insidious Whisper: Stone would not apply.

Fixed the issue where the debuff cancellation skill effect for Bubble Trap: Stone would not apply.

Fixed the issue where the effective range for Insidious Whisper: Stone was incorrectly applied to 14m.

Fixed the issue where the effective range for Bubble Trap: Stone was incorrectly applied to 14m.

Fixed an issue where Provoked targets would remain Provoked even after the character who inflicted it died.

Fixed the issue where characters would get stuck in certain areas of Hereafter Rebellion when using movement skills.

Fixed the Snowlion mount's skill description for the Anabolica skill.

Fixed the issue where a combo effect would be activated when using the Spelldance Dancer's Touch to a target when connected via Communication with someone.

Fixed the issue where the entrance would occasionally disappear when fighting Black Thorn Prison's Orien.

Fixed the issue where the space between character levels or names would be too narrow.

Fixed the issue where the values for skills that provide protective shields were higher than the actual values applied.

Fixed the error where it would appear as if the recovery amount looked higher on the descriptions for health regen items than the actual recovery amount.

Fixed the issue where the duration of Thwart and Warding Light for Auramancy was not applied when equipped with Glorious Sunglow Lunagem: Warding Light.

Fixed the issue where certain animations would appear abnormal when using the Hot Air Balloon.

Fixed the issue where the Fence you obtain from the Grass Fence Crate could not be traded once you have installed it and then retrieved it.

Fixed the issue where the Gunslinger skillset's Corrosive Barrage and Corrosive Barrage: Stone debuff would only apply to a single target when used while equipped with a Rifle.

Fixed the issue where UI and Chat settings would reset when running multiple clients.

* The UI and Chat settings for all characters will reset after the update on Dec 3.

As briefly announced on November 4, gamigo will no longer be in charge of or involved with any live operation of ArcheAge and ArcheAge: Unchained. Starting December 1, this will solely be with the publisher Kakao Games directly.

We have put in hours of work to ensure safe data transfer to find a way that you can continue playing. We had several discussions with the staff of Kakao Games to make the transfer happen. This means your progress will not be lost.

Your data saved until November 18, 2021 (with all your characters) will be encrypted and transferred to the new platform. All subsequently saved data until the final implementation at Kakao Games will thus not be transferred.

Read all about what you need to know in this announcement and also make sure to pay a visit to our FAQ. We might extend the FAQ with more details at a later point.

Naturally, the data transfer will be protected according to the GDPR, and at no point will Kakao Games be able to identify you as a person by the transfer data unless you yourself register at their platform.

The current schedule for the transfer of accounts to Kakao Games is as follows:


Edit: *The opening of Kakao Games' transfer page was moved to November 19.

Please note these details might change as we go along with the process.

You can continue playing with your Glyph account until December 1, 2021, however, progression will not be saved after the maintenance on November 18. Kakao Games will take over the service starting December 1, but the exact service launch date will be announced on their transfer page. You will be able to find the link to the transfer page on November 18 in an upcoming news post. Once the service launches, you have to download and play the game via the official website from Kakao Games.

Please note that you cannot request a transfer of the data of multiple Glyph accounts to one single Kakao Games account. Each account you wish to transfer needs its own destination account.

Once everything is completed, our game data will be permanently deleted.

You can ask further questions in this thread and also read about Questions and Answers there. The information on this post and the FAQ may be updated as we go along with all processes.

We want to thank all of you for being on this adventure with us all these years and for all of your support. So long, Adventurers!

It is with lots of emotion that today, after 7 years of ArcheAge, and 2 years of ArcheAge: Unchained, we announce that the franchise will move to a new publisher in December.

gamigo games and its affiliated sub-companies will no longer be in charge of or involved with any live operation concerning ArcheAge and ArcheAge: Unchained. All of the rights and related duties will solely be with the new publisher Kakao Games directly.

Be at ease though as all your items will be transferred! And every item acquired while our shops are open will also be transferred together with all of your characters as well.

We are aware that the announcement leaves you with a lot of open questions. We will answer all of them to the best of our knowledge.

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Starting October 29 and lasting until November 1, it's time for the return of the Double Event in ArcheAge!

Almost everything! Stay in, log in daily and take advantage of Double Experience – level up your characters even faster; Double Loot Drop Rate – better your chance to get that item you’ve always wanted; Double Honor Points – get the most out of your battles during war; and Double Vocation Badges – exchange this currency for special vocation goods such as seeds, saplings, furniture, livestock, and much more!

Please note: This Double Event does not increase the rate of gaining Kyrios Badges.

The event lasts until November 1 at 8 PM UTC, so don't forget to take advantage of it while you still can!

The turn of leaves and the chilling howls of the souls from beyond means just one thing in Erenor - Hallowtide returns once more! Adventurers level 10 and above should follow the screams towards Two Crowns and Solis Headlands to celebrate the Hallowtide Festivities and defend Erenor from haunting enemies beginning October 21.


During the festival period, as always, Festival Law will be enacted preventing PvP conflicts until the end of the festival to put a temporary stop to general debauchery on the grounds. You won't have time to fight amongst yourselves either, between honoring the souls of the dead in Two Crowns to hopping on the backs of candy-crazed snails in a race!

After completing your daily quests and other tasks, you will receive Hallowtide Festival Tokens for your duties. These tokens can be exchanged at the Festival Gift Exchanger in Mirage Isle during the duration of the event.

Those looking to get some additional Festival Tokens under their belt should be sure to keep a lookout for some extra spooky activity in the Two Crowns Arena at the following times:
EU - 12PM, 5PM, 10PM
NA - 7PM, 12AM, 5AM


Hallowtide Festival Tokens can get you plenty! But from the Hallowtide event specifically, expect to see some returning goods and fan favorites from the previous years. You can exchange your Hallowtide Festival Tokens for the following goods:

• Sylvas Nocturn Top - 25x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Sylvas Nocturne Headgear - 25x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Sylvas Nocturne Bottoms - 25x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Sylvas Nocturne Shoes - 25x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Wool of Bat Broomstick - 20x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Eye of Newt Broomstick - 20x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Toil and Trouble Hat - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Boil and Bubble Hat - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Poison'd Entrails Hat - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Yata Pumpkin Hat - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Farmer's Friend Jack-o'-Lantern - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Gleeful Goblin Jack-o'-Lantern - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Rabid Jack-o'-Lantern - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Snooty Vamp-o'-Lantern - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Jack-o'-Snack-Bowl - 30x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Bound Hallowtide Feast Table - 50x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Bound Tricked Treat Balloons - 50x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Windwraith's Pipes - 80x Hallowtide Festival Tokens
  
• Manastorm Crystal - 10x Hallowtide Festival Tokens (F2P only)

Like all sweet things, this event will expire eventually! This event draws to an end on November 4 after the weekly maintenance, meaning you will no longer be able to participate in the Hallowtide Festivities. Be sure to get your fill of Hallowtide Festival Tokens before it's over!