Bodomfreak wrote:'Archage'
ArcheAge had an extremely rough beginning due to many exploits, poorly tested updates, lack of GM and CM presence as well as terrible customer support service and they have been behind Korea in terms of updates for a number of months now.
However, things have been shaping up a bit lately and by mid-September they should be fairly caught up with the latest 1.8/2.0 updates being combined and releasing around that time.
The game does have some P2W involved but how many MMOs these days can really say they don't. There are some annoying mechanics (such as pvp flagging issues) and a number of exploits the Trion team has deemed "emergent gameplay" that don't look to be resolved any time soon. The graphics look amazing and even as a free player you can have a lot of fun especially with the early game content in which you are exploring the world and learning things for the first time. Tons of options for PvE players and PvP players alike and the in-game housing system is not all that bad besides the fact it requires a subscription to participate in and even then you aren't guaranteed some land space.
The next update that releases will be including a whole bunch of new content and many quality of life additions that I think will incite a large influx of new and old players to check it out again.
Also I merged your thread with this one.