In the sandpark MMO ArcheAge, the opening of the northern continent Auroria has become a disaster. Many players were unable to log in after the patch. It would have been so important to secure a plot of land. Are we in Europe facing the same this evening?
If a thread in the official forum is 432 pages long and has over 4300 postings (as of today; 9:37 our time), then something has definitely gone wrong. And if the thread is titled “Force-Disconnection”, you can imagine what it’s about.
While some cannot log in, others can start gathering
The patch that was supposed to open Auroria, the northern continent, has already been released yesterday for the US servers – it is coming for us in Europe today at 6 PM. After the patch, numerous players could not log in. And while these players were cursing and pacing, other players in Auroria could gather the important “Ayna” veins and gain an advantage in the run for the castles.
The concept of ArcheAge and Auroria now sees another kind of “race” after launch to secure the limited resource of “land”. There was already some trouble during the release, as players who bypassed the queues to log in immediately enjoyed brilliant advantages over those who waited.
With Auroria, only four guilds per server now have the opportunity to secure a castle. The competition is even fiercer, and so is the frustration when this competition does not proceed fairly or does not occur at all.
How important and profitable it is to log in and get started right after launch can be seen in other pictures. You need 50,000 mining skill to gather the coveted “Anya veins”, which can be sold for incredible prices – but only for as long as the rush lasts and as long as they are in demand. Here is a picture from a user on reddit:
Trion Worlds works through the night to solve problems with ArcheAge
According to Trion Worlds, they have done everything they can to resolve the issue. They called the Korean developers at XLGames during the night, coordinated with them, developed a fix, and are now still (in the USA, it is currently the middle of the night) working through the night to test and deploy the fix.
No rollback in ArcheAge
Some upset players are demanding a “rollback”. This means restoring the servers to the state they were in before the launch of Auroria. The community manager Scapes has already categorically ruled this out. This led to heated discussions in the forum. Trion Worlds banned some players due to their statements in the official forum.
Given the current conditions, it seems questionable whether the patch can go live for us in Europe at 6 PM. It was actually planned that the EU servers would be shut down at 12 PM and that the run for Auroria would start this evening.
Update: It has now been confirmed that the launch of Auroria on the EU servers has been delayed.
Especially concerning: According to a user on reddit, the building area that was released once the first zone was cleared was immediately occupied. Bots allegedly secured the free building spots within moments. As always, a discussion has arisen over whether these are actually hacks or if players just know all possible tricks to secure land quickly.
