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Art Hits Level Ten

When someone asks me what type of art style i prefer, i can now just point to ArcheAge. That right there is what i long for in an MMO. It hits the perfect balance of realism and style for me without going over the top in any one direction. Is it perfect? Of course not, and i don't think any one style can be, but it's close to what i'd envision if i were designing an MMO. It's like Lord of the Rings Online but with infinitely better character models.

During my first ten levels i found myself just admiring the scenery, much like i normally do with any new experience. I just can't seem quench that exploration thirst. This was encouraged by the lack of mob density which is another great aspect of the game. Why must every new MMO pack as many mobs into a square yard as possible? It's irritating not being able to weave around and do some exploring. I understand it's for questing purposes but i find it extremely annoying. So far i like what i see.

Incoming wall of images ~

QueueAge

7:21 PM ArcheAge

It never ceases to amaze me how so many players seem to go through a new MMO launch as if it were their first. The never ending cries of queue this and queue that, fail this and fail that. In the immortal words of Terry Tate office linebacker "that ain't nothing new baby." Every new MMO launch I've been a part of had queues and ArcheAge is no different. Why it seems to surprise people at this point is beyond me.

I recall sitting in queue for 8 hours when Aion launched. Players abused the auto afk system by creating jumping macros so they'd never get booted off. When Rift launched there were constant 2-3 hour queues which were sort of helped along by client crashes. The Old Republic was unplayable on release. GW2 sort of made it better with the overflow server system but i spent more time on that server than my own the first entire week of launch. Hell, i'm currently playing WoW and i still hit queues in the evenings on my server.

The bottom line is that this should be expected at this point and getting angry about it is silly. If anything, i assume that i won't be able to log in on launch and i find something else to do. Ironically though, i had no issues logging in once the ftp accounts were turned on. None until prime time of course which is to be expected.

My goals for launch day were pretty simple.

- Create Han Solo or something resembling him. Check!

- Log in. Check!

- Get my horse Sirdidymus. Check!

- Create my Shadowknight class. Check!

That's pretty much as far as i got. The evil queue monster got me when it came time to make some dinner. I'll probably do some scenery runs tomorrow and begin working on my build a bit more.

ArcheAge Imagefest

3:01 AM ArcheAge

As per usual, i love taking screenshots in game. I grabbed as many as i thought looked good or at least were interesting enough to show off the game. While these only show off my experience during my first ten levels, they're a decent indicator of how fantastic the game looks in general. It does look gorgeous.

ArcheAge Character Creator

8:13 PM ArcheAge

I managed to snag an ArcheAge beta key from an Alienware giveaway last week which got me into the Closed Beta Event 2 that started yesterday. As an avid and always outspoken advocate of expanded character creators, i have only good things to say about ArcheAge. It's not really a surprise since Korean MMO's always have great creators.

The most important aspect of a character creator to me is the hair options. This is one aspect that could use a lot more options in the current beta build. I doubt it'll be expanded on any time soon since this is pretty much what Korea has as well. The options available are pretty good though. As usual, i tried my best at a Han Solo impersonation.

(21) Hair Styles, (60) Hair Colors

(29) Eye Brows, Color Palette for Eyes and Brows

(16) Eye Makeup, (19) Beards, Color Palette for Both

(17) Age Lines, (8) Skin Colors

(12) Face Paints. (19) Scars

ArcheAge Player Creations

7:03 AM ArcheAge

When i first saw these pics i became pretty annoyed. I looked at them as a first step into in-game advertising, which is obviously a terrible idea. No one wants their fantasy space invaded by more corporate nonsense or any sort of real life product placement. Keep that junk out of my MMO!

After my initial annoyance, i started to look at it from a different perspective. Finally an MMO gives us tools to create almost anything we want, or in this case, something many players may not. The key word is options of course, and i feel anything that gives us more is a good thing. Obviously there has to be a line and perhaps it was crossed by these player made creations, but the fact that we have the option to even build something like this has to be commended. I for one am a fan and am willing to put up with the bad if it gives us the goods as well.

So check out what some Korean players have decided to build-

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