Earlier today, publisher Kakao Games and its subsidiary studio XLGAMES held an online showcase for their upcoming PC + mobile MMORPG, ArcheAge War. Set to launch on 21 March 2023 in South Korea, the character name reservations for the first 7 servers were filled within 2 hours, with the game now having over 16 servers before launching. Here are some highlights from the media showcase event about ArcheAge War.
• We have previously touched on ArcheAge War’s backstory, so you can read it again here. Basically, this is ArcheAge before the continent was divided into East and West.
• The team started out by introducing ArcheAge War as a game which has “improved level of perfection” based on the original ArcheAge’s in-depth worldview and character setting.
• Combat in ArcheAge War has also improved as a “PVP-oriented” MMORPG with its improved attack speed for all characters and sense of impact.
• A key focus during development was focused on game optimization to allow “hundreds of users” to comfortably enjoy battles and adventures in a seamless open world regardless of devices in a PC and mobile cross-play environment.
• A new feature includes being able to be allies with a race which was hostile in the original ArcheAge, while also defeating enemies within the same race.
• Each of the 5 playable races have access to a variety of weapons, which include one-handed swords, two-handed swords, daggers, bows, and staffs.
• Players create unique builds based on passive and active skills, including chain skills which can be linked with party members or even skills assigned to vehicles.
• Post-launch, large-scale battle contents such as siege will be quickly added to determine the strongest player in the server, realm dungeon and realm siege.
• ArcheAge War’s naval combat not only focuses on attacking enemies with torpedoes, which are directional projectiles, but also playing to hit the torpedoes as well. Other gameplay elements include escaping a crisis situation with a movement speed increase technique or pursuing enemies with different skills.
• There are loot drops, bosses, and features which can only be found via the naval content, which XLGAMES intend to expand post-launch.
• There is a gameplay mode where players band together to defeat boss monsters spawning at a specific time. After the fight, players have to move artifacts from the corpse. Players would need to protect these carriers from being attacked and the artifacts getting stolen.
• All 12 members of the first Library Expedition can also be seen in ArcheAge War.
• A new graphical effect is the severing and detachment of limbs when monsters receive fatal blows.
• DLSS and FSR technologies will be supported to provide a more in-depth play experience on high-end PC systems.
• ArcheAge War would be linked to the chat app KakaoTalk, which not only enables remote play, but also the character status notifications and check item prices (we presume it means the auction house).
• There is no information on any overseas launch.
