In Trion Worlds’ sandpark MMO ArcheAge, there is now a list of items in the cash shop and an approximate estimate of what the fun (or the mandatory items) is expected to cost.
Haircuts cost about 4 Euros, a gender change costs less than 7, the most expensive are the gliders for 11.20 Euros. This is according to a list that a diligent user has posted in the ArcheAge forum. It shows the individual items in Trion Worlds’ cash shop for the MMO. The free-to-play game ArcheAge wants to finance itself through this shop – and a premium status called “Patron”.
The offerings are plentiful. The standard mounts, without special bonuses, are available for 400 credits. The creator of the list assumes an exchange rate of 1 credit for 0.005 cents. He bases this on the price of the founder packages. A standard mount would thus cost about 2 Euros, a slightly faster mount 6.73 Euros. Simple costumes cost approximately 4.25 Euros, while slightly more elaborate ones are around 7.25 Euros.
The prices in the cash shop have not yet been officially announced. The release prices will only be known when Trion Worlds sets the official exchange rates. However, the relations and the approximate direction of the list should be correct.
The fans’ reaction to the list has been quite positive. Most do not see a pay-to-win risk here. However, the fact that the expansion of the sparse inventory only occurs through the cash shop (10 slots cost 1.50 Euros) is not well received. Also controversial is a potion that grants players 1000 labor points. This allows cash shop users to break the natural cap that the constant and time-based regeneration of labor points actually sets. The labor point limit severely hinders craftsmen. If there is a way to bypass this progress stopper with Euros, some fear that the pots could become mandatory purchases that could strongly influence the balance in ArcheAge and on a server right at the start of the game.
For the complete list of items in the official ArcheAge forum, go here.
What do you think about the cash shop? Do you think the current prices are okay? Or do you think the game, with its lucrative “Patron” status, is already pay-to-play, and that a cash shop has no place in such a game? Or do you have a completely different opinion? Participate in our poll or leave us a comment.
