In the Sandpark MMO ArcheAge the 10% bonus, which has been much discussed, is now implemented, but it is not quite as announced. Nevertheless, players were able to enjoy a credit credit in the past few days.
The 10% bonus in ArcheAge is a somewhat complicated topic. Before the release, founder packages were advertised with the promise that players would receive a 10% discount on all purchases in the marketplace, the cash shop of ArcheAge. Items would cost founders 10% less. This was stated in the description as “after Launch” – after the launch.
Some players assumed that this meant: “The bonus is active immediately after the launch.” However, Trion Worlds said that they would implement it “sometime after launch.”
Where is actually the founder bonus in ArcheAge?
When ArcheAge was released, players asked, “Where is actually the founder bonus?” Trion Worlds responded that they didn’t even know how to grant it. To achieve that, they needed the help of the Korean developers of ArcheAge at XLGames. They understand the misunderstanding, apologize for it, and will definitely follow up on it.
A month then passed until it became clear that they could not grant the bonus as planned. That would have been too complex. During this time, XLGames preferred to work on new game content. However, they promised a “compensation,” a substitute. This has now been issued.
Instead of 10% more items, 10% more credits – but that’s not the same
Players receive 10% more credits for every credit purchase on the ArcheAge website. This applies retroactively from the head start on September 12. The only condition for this is that the players were “Patrons” at the time of purchase. Thanks to this regulation, some players received an email over the weekend and a credit of 10% of their purchased credits. This bonus will now continually be granted to all “Patrons.” Founders (those with the starter packages) do not benefit exclusively from this.
The catch: Originally (with the 10% discount), founders could have bought 10% more items with their credits included in the founder packages. That is no longer possible. Only more credits are flowing to players who purchased credits for real money directly from Trion Worlds. While all other credits are now essentially worth 110%, the originally special founder credits still remain worth 100%, even though these should actually be worth 110% (and all further purchases made by founders). One can imagine that founders are not exactly thrilled about not having received such an exclusive benefit. Already at head start, it became clear that the founder package did not function smoothly due to some bugs and issues. And that exclusive benefits were not exactly prevalent.
A little spicy is the fact that changes have been made to the cash shop over the weekend, which indirectly affect the attractive resource “Thunderstruck Tree.” The bonus credits that some players are now swimming in can easily flow away again.
