In ArcheAge , patch 4.18 has been released on the patch server, intended to shorten the players’ wait for the new maximum level of 55 and to encourage greater use of the dungeons.
The patch notes for patch 4.18 are available for ArcheAge. Some fans had hoped that it would raise the maximum level to 55 . However, that will not happen. Instead, the patch brings some new daily quests, daily gifts, and easier access to the dungeons “Sea of Drowned Love” and “Serpentis.”
5 Hours a Day in ArcheAge: 10 Gifts!
For every 30 minutes a player is logged in, they will have a chance to receive a “Divine Gift.” According to Trion Worlds, this may include a range of items, such as Lucky Sun/Star/Moon Points, which significantly facilitate regrading. Players can earn 10 of these stones per day in then 5 hours.
DIVINE GIFTS
* Every 30 minutes, an icon in the bottom left corner will light up to offer you a Divine Gift package. You can collect a maximum of 10 Divine Gifts per day.
* Divine Gifts can be opened to receive Sun/Moon/Starpoints, Lucky Sun/Moon/Star Points, bound food, potions, Lunarites, Hereafter Stones, fireworks, or Any-Post Owls.
* Divine Gifts are untradeable.
Boosting Skill Lines is Worth It
Furthermore, ArcheAge rewards with the patch “full skill lines.” For every complete skill line, players (even retroactively) receive an item. These can then be exchanged for rewards.
* New quests are available from the Temple Priestesses at Glorious Nui statues, offering rewards for achieving level 50 in multiple skill trees.
* For each skill tree that reaches level 50, you will receive a Library Expedition Legacy item. Collect enough of these items and turn them in for the following stacking rewards:
– 5 Library Expedition Legacies: 80 Dragon Bone Chips
– 7 Library Expedition Legacies: 1 of 3 Fire Ember Necklaces – Strength, Agility, or Intelligence.
– 10 Library Expedition Legacies: 100 Dragon Bone Chips
* Library Expedition Legacies are granted retroactively by Temple Priestesses; if you already have multiple or all trees at level 50, you will be granted quest completion for each of the skill quests you have leveled when speaking with the Temple Priestess.
* Library Expedition Legacies are only removed from your inventory at the point you turn in the 10 Legacy quest. Completing the 5 and 7 quests will leave these items in your inventory for the next stage up.
* [Dragon Bone Chips are items used in crafting Red Dragon accessories at the Dragonslayer’s Workbench in Wyrmkin Camp, Karkasse Ridgelands.]
Three Times Daily to the Dungeon
Additionally, with the patch, portals will open in the cities to the dungeons “Sea of Drowned Love” and “Serpentis.” At these portals, there will be quests allowing up to three entries to the dungeons per day.
PARTY TIME – Sea of Drowned Love and Serpentis
* New portals directly to Serpentis and Sea of Drowned Love (10-player version) now appear in Caernord, Marianople, and Growlgate Isle.
* New quests at the portals provide 3 entry tokens to each dungeon every day.
* Additional quests at the portals reward completion of various dungeon objectives with Lunadrops, Lunafrosts, and packages of 10-day duration temporary jewelry items in your choice of stat.
The fans’ reaction to the patch is mostly positive. In the official forum, one user stated that this is the first patch through which the developers could reduce their own profit. Especially the “Divine Gifts” with the chance for regrade items are well received. However, other fans of Trion Worlds wished they would hurry with another larger content patch.
