In the sand park MMO ArcheAge , a seemingly annoyed farmer has now utilized the possibilities that ArcheAge offers in a classic way as a form of protest.
The many customization options in ArcheAge have been discussed frequently. Players can print their own logo on their sail, use it as a stamp, put on a mask, upload a picture from their computer and print it there, or compose their own songs. There are indeed many ways to express oneself in ArcheAge.
After the difficulties yesterday, a farmer reverted to the classic method, reached into the basket with seeds and capsules, and sent a message to Trion Worlds that can only be truly enjoyed from the air. A sort of fruit carpet, a fruit graffiti, a living work of art.
This form of “visual art” has a tradition in other MMOs as well. However, it is often not as easy to manipulate the environment as it is in ArcheAge. In World of Warcraft, for example, players shaped their corpses into a message to the developers or laid out a far more banal advertisement for a gold seller with their cadavers. In ArcheAge, one can truly leave traces, and leaving a message is significantly easier.
Ironically, the “living artworks” were likely destroyed within hours by uprooters. That happens to a fruit carpet reenacting the passion of Christ rather rarely. No respect for art, those philistines.
